Few new Bollywood faces, but how they dazzled

Fresh faces failed to make a smashing debut in Bollywood this year But actors like Mahie Gill Kalki Koechlin Giselle Monteiro and Shurti Haasan did stand out Here are 10 newcomers who made a markMahie Gill She may well hold the record for being a debutante with the most number of releases in a single year First she managed to catch everyones attention as the new age Paro in Dev D a modernday take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyays novel Devdas Later she impressed in Anurag Kashyaps next film Gulaal She is a complete natural and one would love to see more of her She also featured in the duds Aagey Se Right and Pal Pal Dil Ke PaasKalki Koechlin Born to French parents Kalki as a modern day Chandramukhi showed how to get the sensuality in place in Dev D Good acting skills did not harm her causeGiselle Monteiro She was the hidden treasure for the entire team of Love Aaj Kal With her identity being unveiled only after the release of the film she made countrywide news once it was declared that she was a Brazilian in the garb of a Punjabi soni kudiChandan Roy Sanyal Pretty much following the route that was laid out for Prateik Babbar when he made his quiet supporting actor debut with Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa Chandan was hardly in the news until the release of Kaminey He was truly discovered when he played his part of Mikhail to perfection in the dark crime thrillerJaccky Bhagnani Even though Kal Kissne Dekha didnt work Jackky did deliver Quite confident in front of the camera he neither overplays nor underplays his part Though a better script would have helped Kal Kissne Dekha did act as a show reel for young BhagnaniSheena Shahabadi For Sheena what worked most was the authorbacked role that she got in Tere Sang Playing a 15yearold who was looking at exploring life to the fullest she was easily the star of the show and came up with a bravura act that made Tere Sang believableSohum Shah The film Baabarr went largely unnoticed but debutant Sohum Shah stood tall as he impressed most with his dialogue delivery He is bound to be noticed in a big way from here on though it would be interesting to see how he looks clean shavenShruti Haasan If there was one quintessential Bollywood material that arrived in 2009 it was Shruti Haasan However the really poor script of Luck ruined the pretty girls chances of starting off her Bollywood outing with a smash hit She has the body the looks and the attitude All she needs now is another good opportunity on a decent enough platformNausheen Ali Sardar In a small film Three Love Lies Betrayal which unfortunately went totally unnoticed Nausheen made a good switch from TV Kkusum to the big screen Her role demanded her to look sad and worn out in every scene but she didnt complain However she didnt miss a chance when she found a good stage to demonstrate histrionics especially during the final moments of the filmJacqueline Fernandes Jacquelines task was pretty much cut out in Aladin She had to look good and this is where her Miss Sri Lanka crown came in handy Moreover she was indeed good in the couple of scenes where she was required to mouth dialogues in addition to just smiling Just like Katrina Kaif who started off her career with her good looks and fair acting capabilities Jacquline too has a future in Bollywood