FHM India's 100 Sexiest Women 2012: Part 2

Zarine Khan

Gone are the days when people thought she was a Kat look-alike. She may not be the typical lean-cum-sexy actress we are quite used to, but she charmed everyone with her role in Housefull 2. However, we know she’s here in the list mainly because of her song Character Dheela. Got to agree with you boys, she did look hot in that one!

Preity Zinta

Well, last year she could not manage to woo you dudes, but this year you gave in to her dimples. This babe may have been missing from the silver screen for a few years now, but she always managed to be in the tabloids, especially for her PDAs with Yuvraj Singh. She will soon be seen in her home production releasing this September and we hope she comes back with a bang!

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Nathalia Kaur

Ever since Miss Kaur’s raunchy item number Dan Dan aired, she has become many Indian men’s fantasy girl, which includes you all. You guys selected her and she’s here. What we love is the fact that she made it clear that Ramu is not her godfather. Thank god! Else soon she would have also disappeared like his previous heroines.

Sonali Bendre

Never mind that Ritesh Deshmukh may replace her in India’s Got Talent, she is one of the few actresses who has your votes even after getting married. She dresses impeccably, looks classy and will always be the Humma Humma girl.

Karisma Kapoor

With her hubby keen on marrying another ‘Miss’, this yummy mummy has decided to move on by acting in more films even after her comeback in Bollywood was a debacle. But then did that hamper her sweet girl persona? It doesn’t look like that. She’s still got her mojo and flashes of her kissing scene from Raja Hindustani still linger on in your and our minds.

Shamone Jardim

Jacques Kallis’ girlfriend created a stir in the media equal in hype to the other controversies of the IPL. Amidst all the hoopla surrounding KKR, the bikini model didn’t go unnoticed. In fact. she uplifted the WAGs camp to a great extent. You picked her and are we happy with your decision. Hell yes, mates!

Shilpa Shetty

Another celebrity making a re-entry is Rajasthan Royals co-owner. Seems like you guys didn’t get affected with the fact that she just delivered a baby. And why would anyone? She still manages to look so stunning. Way to go new mommy!

Vidya Balan

You still hadn’t forgotten her sultry shoot with us in a sari when she appeared in The Dirty Picture and then we gave you to her wrapped in a lungi. She is okay being the pin-up for every boy in India, but more than that she is comfortable being her size. “Indian women are damn hot. They have the curves, dark eyes and long dark hair… Unfortunately, we’ve been too busy aping the West’s idea of a perfect body type.” “It’s been a while since we have been accepting of a woman with a bigger frame.” “As far as I’m concerned, I am sexiest at my fattest best,” she laughs. We say yes and ask her to promise us a cover pouting in leather.

Dia Mirza

From last year, she managed to get a place in the top 10 and we at FHM like to believe we had a hand to play in her sexy status. The khadi knicker on our Feb issue slightly changed her image of a coy, good girl. What remains the same is she still is the sweet lass who could also be your mother’s first choice. “I’m a very simple person,” she insists. “People might say I lack ambition. Truth is I sleep peacefully at night, I have genuine friends and I only go after things that make me happy.”

Sunny Leone

We know you Googled her, downloaded her pics and watched one of her videos. We know that because you decided her position in our list before she featured in that sheer green sari on our cover. We don’t have to tell you that she is the lead in Ragini MMS 2 and Jism 2, and neither do we have to tell you that she has been in the adult movie business since 2005. Though she is married, she still says - “I am single for my fans… I always will be.” That’s more like it!

Chitrangada Singh

Two things you can never get over when it comes to this dazzling damsel – Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and FHM’s sexy photoshoot (of course). She has managed to make jilted lovers out of many of us and she is not sorry about it. She showed her sexy side as the professor in Desi Boyz, but her image in a plain cotton sari still stays in our mind – “It’s not like I’d put on a sari and do a Hazaron… a 1000 times over – If I did then they’d call me repetitive.” True that!

Sonakshi Sinha

After Dabangg, Miss Sinha gave another 100-crore hit – Rowdy Rathore. You like her in desi avatars, but then again you couldn’t get over her smoldering shoot with us either. You’d be happy hearing she is single and still looking for love, but before you start jumping, let us tell you she is the purani jeans-kind of girl. “Serious relationship”, “No flings”, “True love” and the likes – she told us in her interview. One thing is clear – no old tricks from the book will work on her boys.

Nargis Fakhri

Rumours, rumours and more rumours surround this 33-year old who has been criticised not only for her Hindi, but for her acting as well. But are we worried? Not at all! Her pout and the cherry-kissed lips seen in our April shoot in abundance have created frenzy. “I am sure many people want to kiss these lips,” she laughs. After RK and Shahid, Miss Fakhri is now linked with Ness Wadia. You know she is single, we know she is single and this is a pretty darn good reason for her being in the top 15.

Mallika Sherawat

India’s hottest jat didn’t do much this year except walking the Cannes 2012 in a nude coloured dress and doing an item number, Laila in Tezz. Oh, also her Hollywood flick Politic of Love, which although went unnoticed can still be mentioned. Is this the reason why you people dropped her several places down? We won’t blame you, but we too are starving for her comeback!

Malaika Arora-Khan

This sexy-mom slipped down a few position this year because you guys are morons. So what if the Munni Badnaam Hui phase may have fizzed out and Anarkali Disco Chali may not have created the same amount of noise, she is undoubtedly still the sexiest mother who looks superhot while dancing. “The audiences need to be teased and the more you tease them, the more they want it,” she laughs. Well, hopefully she’ll tease us even more when Dabangg 2 hits the theatres this year-end.

Veena Malik

It’s not rocket science as to why Miss Malik is here. You loved her immensely on FHM’s cover even though hate mails bombarded our accounts and it became more than nationwide news. But then again, whatever she’s done has been marred in more controversy more than Berlusconi. Her public spat with a Maulvi, the match fixing allegations of her ex-lover Mohd Asif and of course, the issue of her topless pictures online – all made headlines. “You have seen me very closely… Do I look like the girl in those pictures?” No comments, we say! Not to forget, her disappearing act, which just further triggered the hue and cry.

Sonam Kapoor

Ms Kapoor joins the brigade of actresses who failed to impress you guys in the last one year seeing a seven-place drop for her, though we can’t blame you for that. Her flick Players was a debacle and post that she has only been seen adding glamour to parties and red carpets. She is known for being straightforward and thanks to that, she has landed in controversies as well – “I'm a good daughter. I stay at home, don't party too much, people don't talk about my affairs or that I am unprofessional. Yes, I tend to shoot my mouth off, but they (my parents) don't pull me up for that,” Sonam says that her parents don’t scold her for being so blunt.

Shruti Haasan

Her small role in Dil To Bacha Hai Ji earned her a place in the top 30. A few more appearances in Hindi films and she’ll be turning the tables for sure. As of now, she hasn’t signed any films here in tinsel town, but what you will definitely see her doing next is strumming a guitar whenever she’s not shooting. Already a pianist and part of the rock band – The Extramentals, Shruti will soon be a guitarist too. We always had our eyes on this rockstar!

Minissha Lamba

Like a few others, she too has jumped many positions this year. She kept a low profile last year appearing in only two films – Bheja Fry 2 and Well Done Abba. Nonetheless, we still managed to score a pic of her in polka-dotted underwear, which is good enough to make her appear in the list next year too. What’s more – she is still single.

Soha Ali Khan

Did we help you boys place her so high up in the list? Yes, of course! Post her shoot with us, which was so hot, you couldn’t think of Little Miss Khan in a salwar kameez from Rang De Basanti anymore. What we really like about her is that she thinks like us. “Long distance never works. Every weekend in college someone would be sitting in the dorm with a bottle of vodka nursing a broken heart,” says the cuter Nawab.

Genelia D’Souza

Her marriage didn’t reduce your love at all. In fact, surprisingly she managed to fare better this year. “I kept hearing from people that things change so much post marriage, but it's the same good life, but now with a husband,” she quoted. You ignored the last bit and so did we! That apart, we still love this bubbly, chirpy girl.

Mahie Gill

This Punjabi kudi’s claim to fame was Dev.D, but that was a while back. She went on to appear in Dabangg, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster and Paan Singh Tomar. Yet to-be-seen in a sizzling avatar, she has still won your hearts with her simplicity.

Shibani Dandekar

She won a few more hearts this IPL and beat her co-host in our list. We’re not saying that, your votes show it. Her marks may not be the highest in Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, but her sexy moves are more than enough to get her votes. Did we forget to tell you she sings and is single too? “I am single and I have a feeling that after people listen to my songs, I’m going to remain single for a while,” she says. This line, ought to get her a better place next year, right?

Candice Boucher

This Playboy centre-spread hottie may have gone unnoticed in her first flick Azaan opposite Sachiin Joshi, but she still made it her. Because her superhot bikini shoots for umpteen magazines including FHM forced you to download her and vote for her.

Parineeti Chopra

If we consider Ishaqzaade as her debut, she did a pretty good job not just by looking good, but also by delivering a power-packed performance. Now that the film is a hit, she is being touted as the next best thing in Bollywood. There’s something exceptionally raw about her expressions and the way she smiles, but that’s the thing we love about her. When someone asked her about her loud behavior, she unapologetically said, “I’d rather be myself instead of filling a pre-conceived notion of what actresses should be like.”

Saina Nehwal

She has proved her mettle again and again, and all eyes will be set on her when she goes out to play at the London Olympics this month. While she remains one of the best sporting faces of India, the fact is that she is also a pretty face, something that makes her a hot favourite with advertisers. She’s now sporting a leaner look after losing a couple of kilos. When we chatted with her to get some weight loss tips, she said, “ I had to leave everything to lose weight, but I missed eating parantha.”

Archana Vijaya

She is another reason to love cricket, especially the IPL. The sexy diva is up several places this year and you know why… because she wooed you boys with her bikini shoot in FHM and is charming you with her dance move in Jhalak Dikhla Jaa. Need more reasons to love her? She is a video games-buff and happily challenges us for a game. “I love God of Wars, Tekken, cricket and tennis. I love to beat the crap out of boys in them – cheap thrills,” she teases. Challenge accepted!

Irina Shayk

Irina is the exquisitely beautiful Russian swimwear model often seen on the arm of Cristiano Ronaldo. She’s dropped from the number 10 spot and we’re blaming him for that. But she remains a figure of our fantasies because of: A) everything about her and B) her claim that her dog is the offspring of the dog from Marley & Me. That’s proper claim-to-fame business right there.

Esha Gupta

Jannat 2 was shit, and we were forewarned about it, but we were so bowled over by Esha’s sultry looks that we didn’t mind watching yet another Emraan Hashmi crap fest. While the Miss India International 2007 did a pretty good job at being a showpiece in the film and her sex appeal was well served by the Bhatt’s, we want to see more of her. Our wait will end with Raaz 3D and Prakash Jha’s Chakravyuh where she plays a cop. “It’s a de-glam role,” that’s all she said when asked about her role in Chakravyuh. Can’t wait to see the sexiest cop ever.

Amy Jackson

There were only two things remarkable about her opening inning in Bollywood, Prateik starrer Ek Deewana Tha – A.R. Rahman’s music and the fact that she rocked a sexy sari. Though Bollywood filmmakers are not upbeat about walking up to her with yet another role, the British model is being cajoled by Southern cinema. She’s currently shooting for Thaandavam with Southern superstar Vikram. When quizzed about whether she’s in love or not, she once said, “yes”.

Freida Pinto

The fact that she is seen more often in Hollywood than here doesn’t impress you at all. No wonder then that even after trailers of her lovemaking scenes in her recent film Trishna did the rounds, she still went down a few places this year. We are sure once the movie hits theatres here, she’ll be on her way up next year.

Anne Hathaway

Even after her pathetic performance co-hosting the Oscars, she is in a better position than last year. Okay, let’s admit it, we all know why. She is the new Catwoman who is looking extremely hot in her leather suit driving mean machines in The Dark Knight Rises. Add to this the fact that she has a thing for bad boys and we have a winner!

Maria Sharapova

The 6 feet 2 inches tall tennis champ is here to create history. After winning the French Open, she is all set for the Wimbledon. “I’m certainly very happy with what I have achieved, but that doesn’t make me less eager to want to achieve more,” says Sharapova. Absolutely! And we don’t settle for less either. She maybe all about forehands, aces, loud grunts and long-endless legs, but more importantly she is a champ and the World No 1.

Sania Mirza

In sports, she is the queen of controversies, but that aside, she is undoubtedly a great player who looks hot as well. Her last win at the French Open upped her mixed doubles ranking and added another grand slam to her kitty. She may not be India’s answer to Sharapova, but she has all the potential to win a gold at the Olympics.

Neha Dhupia

Her sexy Lokpal Bill ganji on the cover of FHM set hearts on fire. That sexy pout and her seductively biting the horn-rimmed spectacles is why she’s in the top 50. “You know this is the most I have ever exposed since my debut,” she laughs. She’s not only hot, but also experiments with her films (Phas Gaye Re Obama) and takes a keen interest in politics. “As far as I’m concerned, what’s the harm in bringing everyone under the Lokpal Bill?” – something she voiced out in our interview.

From the July 2012 issue of FHM India.