Top 10 Decade Defining Bollywood Actresses in 2000s (2000-2009)

The Top Ten

1 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai is an Indian actress who was born on 1 November 1973 in Karnataka, India. She was the winner of Miss World 1994 pageant. She has done many successful Bollywood films such as Jeans, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, Mohabbatein, Dhoom 2, Jodhaa Akbar, and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. ...read more.

2 Kareena Kapoor Khan

3 Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress, model, singer, film producer, philanthropist, and the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant.

4 Rani Mukerji

Rani Mukerji is an Indian actress. Through her Bollywood career, she has become one of the most high-profile celebrities in India, winning several awards, including seven Filmfare Awards.

5 Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif is an English actress who works in Hindi films. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics for her acting prowess, she has established herself in Bollywood and is one of India's highest-paid actresses.

6 Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen is an Indian film actress, model and the winner of the Miss Universe pageant of 1994. Sen was the first Indian to win the crown.

7 Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Intercontinental 1997 and Miss Universe 2000. She was the second woman from India to be crowned Miss Universe, and has been the only delegate from India to win the crown since.

8 Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu, also known by her married name Bipasha Basu Singh Grover, is an Indian film actress and model.

9 Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films.

10 Sandhya Mridul

The Contenders

11 Ayesha Takia

Ayesha Takia is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. She made her film debut in Taarzan: The Wonder Car for which she won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004. Her notable films include Dor, for which she won the Screen Award for Best Actress, and Wanted.

12 Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is an Indian actress. She has established a career in Bollywood and is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards, and five Screen Awards, and was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014. She is known for portraying strong protagonists ...read more.

13 Neha Dhupia