10. Namrata Shirodkar: Marathi Mulgi Namrata Shirodkar, who was Miss India in 1993, debuted in Bollywood with “Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai” (1998). Post her many lackluster Bollywood outings, she decided to try her luck down South. She made her Telugu debut with film, “Vamsee”, opposite superstar Mahesh, who she married later. In 2004, her role in “Bride and Prejudice” came in for much praise.