10 Bollywood Actresses Who Went From Cold To Bold On Screen

Huma Qureshi's debut film ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur 2’ gave her the label of one of Bollywood's cold actresses. Though her debut film got her into the limelight but took a while to get into the big league. The Bollywood actress played a bold role of a prostitute in Sriram Raghavan’s ‘Badlapur’ 

Hot and sweet actress, Vidya Balan had the girl-next-door image for a long time since her debut film ‘Parineeta’ before signing Milan Luthria’s ‘The Dirty Picture’ where her bold scenes made her undergo a total transformation. An actress par excellence, Vidya Balan shed her inhibitions to play the role of the late seductress actress, Silk Smitha. Vidya Balan's sexy look in the biopic helped her bag that years 'Best Actress' Filmfare award in 2013.

Sonam Kapoor took a while to get a foothold in the industry since her first release ‘Saawariya’ which released in 2007. She did ‘Ranjhaana’ opposite Dhanush which hit the bulls-eye at the box office but it was Sonam Kapoor's bikini avatar in Yashraj’s ‘Bewakoofiyaan’ which grabbed eyeballs. Sonam Kapoor's sexy look transformation helped her bag bigger films of which Salman’s ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ is one.

This Sri Lankan beauty debuted in Sujoy Ghosh’s fantasy flick ‘Aladin’ which didn’t do much for her career. Jacqueline Fernandez thereafter did do a few multi-starrers thereafter but a big hit eluded her till she decided to go for a makeover opposite Salman Khan in ‘Kick’ where the Bollywood actress played a sexy role that sprung her to the top in the industry.

A Yashraj discovery, Anushka got the perfect launch opposite King Khan in ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ where she got noticed and went on to do quite a few big banner films like ‘Badmaash Company’, ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’, 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' and ‘PK’. Anushka Sharma's sexy look got her noticed when she shed her inhibitions and appeared in a bikini in ‘Badmaash Company’ and 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' which rose the temperatures.

The small-time TV actress graduated to the big screen by playing Farhan Akhtar’s wife in ‘Rock On!!’ in 2008. Though Prachi Desai has done a few films since then like 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai', 'Teri Meri Kahaani', 'Bol Bachchan', 'I, Me Aur Main' and 'Policegiri', but her sexy look in the item number in ‘Ek Villain’ set the tone for her in her upcoming films.

The little girl started her acting career by playing a small part in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s ‘Delhi- 6’. Aditi Rao Hydari fought her way through by bagging plum roles in Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ and ‘London Paris New York’. Aditi Rao Hydari's sexy look set the temperatures soaring when she donned a bikini in Akshay Kumar’s ‘Boss’ where she grabbed a lot of eyeballs.

This Salman Khan discovery initially belonged to choreographer Ganesh Acharya’s dance group before being picked to play the lead opposite Salman in ‘Jai Ho’. The film went on to garner more than a 100 Crore but it did little to Daisy Shah and her acting career. On Salman’s instance, Daisy Shah got noticed in her sexy avatar went she did the bold flick ‘Hate Story 3’ where she did some intimate scenes with Karan Grover.

This Katrina Kaif look alike made her debut opposite Salman Khan in ‘Veer’ which failed to open the floodgates for her in Bollywood. Zarine Khan did a few more films where she went unnoticed after which she signed up the third installment of the ‘Hate Story’ franchise which involved a few bold scenes for audiences to sit up and take notice of her.

Kareena Kapoor started her career with JP Dutta’s ‘Refugee’ in 2000. She took up glamorous roles instantly to attain the numero uno spot in Bollywood. She did wear a swimsuit in ‘Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon’ but it was when the Bollywood actress played a sexy role in the film 'Tashan' that got her famous as the size-zero actress.