Indian models who turned actresses

The clichéd phrase ‘models can’t act’ has undergone a huge change as models have proved that they are not just stunning good lookers but also boast of major acting prowess.
Most of the female models are so good that actresses now feel threatened at the prospect of another model joining the film industry. These ladies have proved that 'they can act' and, in fact, have a far better record than the male models-turned-actors.

1. Bipasha Basu

This Bong babe's career took off when she won the Ford Supermodel Contest in 1999 at the young age of 17. She soon rose to the top in the field of modelling and became a leading supermodel of her time. Bipasha joined Bollywood with the movie 'Ajnabee' for which she won the Filmfare award for the Best Debut. Her successful transition from modelling to acting has been phenomenal,

2. Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto has been living a dream after her appearance in the film 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Prior to acting in the film, Freida was an anchor in the show 'Full Circle' on Zee International Asia Pacific. She modelled for four years appearing on ramp shows and magazine covers. The credit for Freida's landing on the Hollywood scene, and being highly successful at it, entirely goes to her modelling career which brought her into

Deepika Padukone

With a successful modelling career and a Kingfisher Calendar photo-shoot to her credit, Deepika broke into Bollywood with the superhit 'Om Shanti Om'. Deepika, however, does not like being referred as a model-turned-actress because, according to her, she has not dropped modeling and would love to take it up again whenever she feels like. Well, irrespective of what the conclusion is, we all know that this young girl is already

Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif started her modelling career, in London, at the age of 14. After a stint at the London Fashion Week, Katrina found her calling in Bollywood and went on to star in the disastrous film 'Boom'. After the movie bombed, Katrina stayed on in Mumbai and continued modelling while taking up acting classes and, also, lessons in Hindi. Today, she is one of the top actresses of the country with a box-office success ratio that