| Actress Name | Debut Year | Top Films | |--------------|------------|-------------| | Preity Zinta | 1998 | Kal Ho Naa Ho , Veer-Zaara , Koi... Mil Gaya | | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | 1997 | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam , Devdas , Jodhaa Akbar | | Rani Mukerji | 1996 | Black , Hum Tum , Yuva , Bunty Aur Babli | | Kareena Kapoor Khan | 2000 | Jab We Met , Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham , 3 Idiots | | Bipasha Basu | 2001 | Jism , No Entry , Race | | Lara Dutta | 2003 | Masti , No Entry , Partner | | Priyanka Chopra | 2003 | Fashion , Barfi! , Mary Kom | | Vidya Balan | 2005 | Parineeta , The Dirty Picture , Kahaani | These actresses are headlining major releases and OTT content.
| Actress Name | Active Decades | Notable Films | |--------------|----------------|----------------| | Devika Rani | 1930s-1940s | Karma , Achhut Kanya | | Madhubala | 1940s-1960s | Mughal-e-Azam , Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi | | Nargis | 1940s-1960s | Mother India , Shree 420 | | Meena Kumari | 1950s-1970s | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam , Pakeezah | | Nutan | 1950s-1970s | Bandini , Sujata | | Waheeda Rehman | 1950s-1970s | Guide , Pyaasa | | Sadhana | 1960s-1970s | Woh Kaun Thi? , Mera Saaya | | Sharmila Tagore | 1960s-1980s | Aradhana , Chupke Chupke | | Hema Malini | 1960s-1990s | Sholay , Seeta Aur Geeta | | Rekha | 1970s-present | Umrao Jaan , Khoon Bhari Maang | | Jaya Bachchan | 1970s-1980s, 2000s | Guddi , Sholay , Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | | Smita Patil | 1970s-1980s | Bhumika , Arth (Parallel cinema) | | Shabana Azmi | 1970s-present | Ankur , Arth , Neerja (later) | These actresses dominated the era of economic liberalization and satellite TV. all bollywood actress name
Note: This report focuses on mainstream Hindi cinema (Bollywood). It excludes actresses exclusively from Marathi, Bhojpuri, or other Indian language film industries unless they had significant Hindi film careers. | Actress Name | Debut Year | Top