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Priyanka, Kareena, Aishwarya: THEN and NOW!
The leading men of the film industry have changed and how, from the time they made their acting debuts to the present day.
The ladies, on the other hand, seem to be ageless.
Most of the leading actresses have barely changed since the time they debuted, while for others, the maturity have only made them look better. How they have managed it, one can only guess.
Meanwhile, here's a look at Bollywood's glamorous actresses today, and how they looked when they made their movie debuts.
Priyanka Chopra
Chopra has come a long way since her beauty pageant days that led to a hit debut with Andaaz (2003), costarring Lara Dutta and Akshay Kumar.
Slightly rough around the edges during her early days, the actress has sure gone through a radical transformation and looks better groomed now.
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor has come a long way from being labelled as plump to size zero to curvy.
The simple look in her debut film Refugee (2000) has given way to ultra-glamorous avatars in leading roles and item numbers that border on surreal.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai transformed from a coy debutante in her 1997 Hindi film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya to a confident leading lady exuding a dignified restraint in her later roles.
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif seems to be frozen in time, as she looks pretty much the same since her debut film, Boom, in 2003.
Ameesha Patel
She may have started out with a blockbuster film (Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, 2000) but Ameesha Patel couldn't quite cash in on it.
Apart from floating her own production company and doing lead roles in her own films, the actress found time to shed some extra kilos and get a more trendy wardrobe.
Bipasha Basu
Bipasha has earlier admitted to being embarrassed by her rough-around-the-edges screen look in her debut film Ajnabee (2001).
But that's hardly something to worry about considering she rose to the occasion and reinvented herself in the course of her career.
Genelia D'Souza
Mrs Deshmukh went from a bubbly teenager in her debut Hindi film, Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003), to a demure bride-to-be in Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya that released shortly after her wedding to her costar in both the films.
Quite the case of life coming a full circle.
Mallika Sherawat
If you keep aside the not so steady stream of film offers, little has changed for Mallika Sherawat, who made her Bollywood with 17 kisses and skimpy clothes in Khwaahish in 2003.
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji, who starred in her first Hindi film -- an over-the-top sob saga Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1997) -- at just 19, has transformed into a confident performer today.
Preity Zinta
The spunky Preity Zinta retained her Liril girl effervescence and her famous dimpled, chubby cheeks in her debut film Dil Se and many films that followed.
Somewhere when we weren't looking, a new Preity emerged with sharper features and a svelte figure.
Shilpa Shetty
The svelte and snazzy Shilpa Shetty of today is a far cry from her Baazigar days (in 1993) of big hair, loud make up and garish clothes.