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Be it any fashion week that you get to see in India, it is the Bollywood attendance on these shows which decide how popular the designer is or how successful the show was! Bollywood celebs not only place themselves comfortably on the front row seats but also unknowingly steal the thunder of the gorgeous models who walk the ramp. However, no matter how wrong this looks, if the models and the fashion world have a problem with actors eating into their business, they themselves are no different. Tall, good looking and by flaunting that perfect body, models are easily accepted in movies, all thanks to the glamour quotient they add to the film and in no time if they can ‘unfortunately’ act they even end up dethroning the popular actors, having an acting background.

We list down few models turned actors who are giving non-model actors a run for their money.



Aishwarya Rai: Probably the most beautiful face from the modelling world to enter Bollywood, Ash’s immense beauty helped her win hearts easily once she stepped into the movies business. Her ‘Miss World’ title helped her bag prominent roles in films right from the beginning of her career.

She still is one of the most sought after models when it comes to ads.

Sushmita Sen: If we’ve spoken about Ash, how can we not have Sush next? At 18, Sush won the Miss India and then the Miss Universe pageant establish herself as the most sought after model on the ramp. However, Sush too followed into Ash’s footsteps and chose to get into Bollywood.

Though Sush couldn’t give as many commercial hits she managed to make herself an actress who could do different and challenging roles in spite of being a female in the industry.

Bipasha Basu: Bipasha Basu was remembered for her ‘Close-up’ ad with Ajay Jadeja and even her presence in the Sonu Nigam video ‘Tu’ before she became an actress. An erstwhile Ford model, Bips was famous on the ramp for her dusky complexion and sex appeal which later won her roles in films too starting from Ajnabee.

Bipasha today is one of the most popular actresses of Bollywood and yet another model who has made it big in films.


Priyanka Chopra: Priyanka kicked off her filmy career with fellow model and beauty pageant winner Lara Dutta in Andaz and since then there is no looking back for the stunner. In her latest film Fashion she has yet again proved how the actress can successfully get back to her modelling career in case she feels she is done with acting!

Priyanka with her hour glass body is definitely making waves in Bollywood making her competitors get into shape!


John Abraham: With a Greek God body, John first set the ramp on fire and then a few hearts when he debuted with hottie Bipasha Basu in Jism . He has walked the ramp for some of the best designers in town and is associated with some of the best brands – Wrangler, Pepsi and Fastrack to name a few.

And as far as Bollywood is concerned, we see him getting better and hotter with every film.