We love them already for their pretty presence in the movies. But here, we look beyond beauty and bring to you the actresses who left an impression on us with their amazing acting skills this year.
We know Silk Smitha (Soft-porn southern actress of 80s) so much better now, all thanks to Vidya Balan. She'd surrendered to the character so beautifully that its hard to imagine anyone else playing this role in Ekta Kapoor's The Dirty Picture.
Unlike all the characters she's played before, Laila of ZNMD had an amazing attitude towards life - live every moment to the fullest. Katrina played the role of a carefree and adventurous girl with aplomb in Farhan Akhtar's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
Kareena plays the notorious, yet sweet, daughter of a rich father who hires Salman Khan as her Bodyguard. She looked lovely in the film and did full justice as Divya, who was much on the lines of her 'Jab We Met' character.
Rani Mukherjee stunned us all when she hurled abuses at the drop of a hat in No One Killed Jessica. She plays, with much conviction, the role of a confident and modern age journalist who helps Sabrina Lal (Vidya Balan) to get justice for Jessica Lal's murder.
Kangana Ranaut as a brash and spoilt girl - no one could even imagine her like that. But she is adorable as Tanu, the bindaas girl who only does what she wants to - be it right or wrong.
Priyanka plays the tough Interpol officer Roma in Don's sequel. She looks well toned and even does some action sequencesin in the film. Junglee Billi (as Don fondly calls her) does it all with perfection.