Pix: When Bollywood gals got pierced

Bipasha Basu decided to look even hotter by getting her navel pierced. The actress revealed through her Twitter account that she'd wanted to do it ever since she was 16.

But before she went ahead and got herself that sexy look, there have been quite a few actresses who have sported pierced navels, to scorching effect.

We look at some of them.

Lara Dutta

Ex-Miss Universe Lara Dutta flaunted her tonned body in the movie Blue. Her navel ring seemed to draw attention to her flat stomach.

Priyanka Chopra showed off her navel jewellery when she attended the premiere of her film What's Your Raashee at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009.

Ayesha Takia shows off her slim waistline -- and her navel jewellery -- in this outfit.

Starlet Negar Khan always knew how to look H-O-T. Her navel piercing does the trick neatly here.

Riya Sen enhances a simple white outfit by adding a navel stud.

So Koena Mitra is still trying hard to find a footing in Bollywood. But she sure knows how to grab attention.

Antara Mali showed off her sexy curves and her piercing in Ram Gopal Varma's film Naach.