Those 5 top beauties of Bollywood who started their journey with South films, then created a stir in Hindi cinema; see list

News India Live, Digital Desk: In today’s era, the trend of ‘Pan-India’ films has increased, but since decades ago, actresses have been making South Industry the launchpad of their career. When she entered Bollywood after working in South films, she became a superstar overnight.1. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, counted among the most beautiful women in the world, made her debut in the South before the Bollywood film ‘Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya’ (1997). First film: ‘Iruvar’ (Tamil) (1997) Director: Mani Ratnam Special thing: Aishwarya had worked with veteran director Mani Ratnam in her very first film. 2. Deepika Padukone: Today, Deepika’s first film, considered the number-1 actress of Bollywood, was not ‘Om Shanti Om’. First film: ‘Aishwarya’ – Kannada (2006) Special thing: A year before making a splash in Hindi cinema with Farah Khan’s film, she had shared the screen with Kannada superstar Upendra. 3. Priyanka Chopra Jonas: Global icon Priyanka Chopra also first moved to South after becoming Miss World. First film: ‘Thamizhan’ – Tamil (2002) Special thing: In this film she was seen with Thalapathy Vijay. His first Hindi film ‘The Hero’ came in 2003.4. Kriti Sanon: National Award winner Kriti Sanon also started her acting career with a Telugu film. First film: ‘1: Nenokkadine’ (1: Nenokkadine) – Telugu (2014) Special thing: She made her debut with South superstar Mahesh Babu, after which she stepped into Bollywood with ‘Heropanti’ in the same year.5. Katrina Kaif: Although Katrina’s first film ‘Boom’ (Hindi) got a lot of discussion, but she had moved to South in the early stages and was very successful there. South Film: ‘Malliswari’ (Telugu (2004) Special thing: For this film, she was considered to be the most expensive debut actress of that time. Other prominent names who started from South: Taapsee Pannu: Film ‘Jhummandi Naadam’ (Telugu) Rakul Preet Singh: Film ‘Gilli’ (Kannada) Pooja Hegde: Film ‘Mugamoodi’ (Tamil)