Madhuri Dixit was the only actress to truly shine in the 1990s. She met all the requirements for a superstar in that she was perfect in every way.

Rani Mukherjee made her debut in 1998 with the biggest hit of that year, "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai", in which she was paired with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

Deepika Padukone, the latest unstoppable female celebrity, has ruled as the Queen of Bollywood for nearly ten years.

For a leading lady, Sridevi experienced stardom that was unheard of. She was playing roles that had been specifically crafted for her in the biggest movies

In the 1970s, Hema Malini, Bollywood's Dream Girl, was the most commercially successful female performer.

Nargis began her career as a child performer and achieved her artistic peak in the 1957 Oscar-nominated film Mother India.