Let's take a look at the masala babes of Bollywood... the ones that provide that special spice to every film.
Although even the biggest star is not above doing an item number or two... Sushmita has done it, as has Aishwarya, Bipasha, Priyanka, Kareena... but there are a few who form the backbone of sultry slithers in films.
Did you know that item empress Malaika Arora Khan would rather take up a single item number than shoot an entire film?
That's where the moolah is, you see. The sexy lady made guys swoon with her spectacular 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' and she continues to radiate heavy doses of sex appeal.
Czech stunner Yana Gupta did a number for 'Dum' in Babuji and pretty much opened the flood gates for the entry of Eastern European models into Bollywood.
She's still as sexy and even more ready to gyrate than ever before!
'Khallas' girl Isha Koppikar made her debut in RGV's Company and now all the other wannabe item girls do only one thing- 'Copy-Kar' Isha! Is that lucky for her or what?
With 'Saaki saaki', Koena became an overnight sensation. Her sexy dances moves had all the men panting after her and all the women dying to be in her dancing shoes and tiny clothes.
Mallika is just all over the place, sometimes 'hissssing' in a skin tight snake dress, sometimes slithering in skimpy clothes in 'Maiyya Maiyya' in 'Guru'.
She's in your face and dares to do anything that's going to get the eyeballs!
Mumaith is one of the latest item dancers of India. She came to limelight with 'Munna Bhai MBBS' was this Pakistan-born Mumbai gal's launch pad and she hasn't looked back ever since.
She is all set to reprise Sharone Stone's 'Basic Instinct' act in the Telugu film, 'Target'.
Rakhi Sawant still has what it takes, and more. A load of oomph! A ton of in- your face-attitude and an ever changing bust line, Rakhee has the whole of the country unquestionably under her spell.