Lara Dutta
With those feline features, wide inviting smile and creamy skin, Lara is more attractive than a lightning rod at the moment. Strong roles in Billu Barber and Do Knot Disturb have led to her developing her comedic following and demonstrating her skills as an actress – and we’re all looking forward to her doing Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai when and if it finally escapes development hell. Blue wasn’t much to write home about in the end – no more than a damp puddle on the floor, but it hasn’t left her feeling blue, not now she has Mahesh Bhupati’s shoulder to cry on. Upcoming films include Housefull and an outing with the Big B – and she finishes the year on the cover of Harper’s – not a bad year at all for the Ghaziabad Gal.
