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5 times Bollywood actresses redefined stardom

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Mid-Day
Entertainment
By Amarylisa Gonsalves
Published May 01, 2026

Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore shocked the nation and rewrote the rules of Hindi cinema with her bold swimsuit moment in An Evening in Paris.

Lauren Gottlieb

After making her mark in Bollywood, she surprised many with her Punjabi film debut in Ambarsariya.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Shen took Indian stardom international with films like Bride and Prejudice and The Pink Panther 2, long before crossovers became the norm.

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Zeenat Aman was among the boldest stars of her time. Her strikingly uninhibited performance in Satyam Shivam Sundaram created a nationwide stir.

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