We have seen a lot of actresses in Bollywood come and go. They have all tried their best to be as successful as possible, but it is really hard to make your name. Few have achieved what most others can’t, and these gorgeous and talented actresses have achieved the status of superstars in Hindi film industry. Here we have comprised the list of the top 10 most successful Bollywood actresses based on their success rate.The List includes actress and stars of current generation only as Box office numbers are prime factors in determining this list which was missing in the old days.
Here is a list of 10 most famous Hindi film heroines with the highest success rate on Box office as of 2017 i.e. the number of Blockbusters, Superhits, Hits and average movies they did in their career.
Top 10 Most Successful Bollywood Actresses
Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with degrees in English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se.. in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year. These performances earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage single mother in Kya Kehna (2000). She subsequently established a career with a variety of character types; her film roles along with her screen persona have been credited with contributing to a change in the concept of a Hindi film heroine, and won her several accolades. Preity Zinta remained on top for most of the time in her long career. She was part of successful films like Kal Ho Na Ho, Koi Mil Gaya, and Kya Kehna. She had a success rate of almost 40% which is quite amazing.In addition to acting in films, Zinta has written a series of columns for BBC News Online South Asia, is a social activist, a television presenter, and a regular stage performer. She is the founder of the production company PZNZ Media and, along with ex-boyfriend Ness Wadia, a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kings XI Punjab. She is known in the Indian media for publicly speaking her mind and openly expressing her opinions, and consequently has sparked the occasional controversy. These controversies include her being the only witness not to retract in court her earlier statements against the Indian mafia during the 2003 Bharat Shah case, for which she was awarded the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Award.
Priyanka Chopra
The former Miss India and Miss World ,the actress, singer and songwriter Priyanka Chopra (PC), Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress, singer, film producer, philanthropist, and the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant. One of India's highest-paid and most popular celebrities, Chopra has received numerous awards, including a National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She made her acting debut in 2002 with the box office super hit Andaaz opposite Akshay Kumar. In 2012, her films Barfi and Agneepath were super hits, and her acting was hailed by critics. She was given the “Hottest Girl of the year” title by Maxim.She also made it into this list with an overall success rate of more than 40%, which include blockbusters like Krrish franchise and superhits like Barfi and Agneepath.In addition to her acting career, Chopra is noted for her philanthropic work. She has worked with UNICEF for the last ten years and was appointed as the national and global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights in 2010 and 2016 respectively. She promotes various causes such as environment, health and education, and women's rights and is particularly vocal about gender equality and feminism. Chopra's off-screen life is the subject of substantial media coverage. As a recording artist, she has released three singles. She is also the founder of the production company Purple Pebble Pictures, which released the acclaimed Marathi comedy-drama Ventilator (2016).Kareena Kapoor Khan
Kareena Kapoor known by her married name Kareena Kapoor Khan, is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. She is the daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor. Noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of film genres—from romantic comedies to crime dramas—Kapoor is the recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards, and is one of Bollywood's most popular and highest-paid actresses.She has been a fantastic one with a success rate of close to 50% which includes two all-time blockbusters, three blockbusters and a couple of superhits.Born into a film family in Mumbai on 21 September 1980, She made her Bollywood debut in 2000 war drama Refugee. She mostly in the list of the top ten actress. In 2012 she married to B’wood star Saif Ali Khan, and gave 2 major hits. She starred with Aamir Khan in the movie, Talaash. She performed an item song in Salman Khan’s film, Dabbang 2. The song, “Fevicol Se” was a huge hit and is featured regularly on all music channels.Married to actor Saif Ali Khan, with whom she has a son, Kapoor's off-screen life is the subject of widespread coverage in India. She has a reputation for being outspoken and assertive, and is recognised for her contributions to the film industry through her fashion style and film roles. In addition to film acting, Kapoor is a stage performer and has contributed as a co-author to three books: an autobiographical memoir and two nutrition guides. She has also launched her own clothing line in association with the retail chain Globus.
Deepika Padukone
The hottest most telented model and actress Deepika Padukone is at number 4. Born to badminton player Prakash Padukone on 5 January 1986, she chose to become an actress. She made her acting debut in 2006 and got huge fame after Om Shanti Om. She was noted for portraying modern, independent women in several commercially successful films, including Love Aaj Kal, Housefull, Cocktail and Race 2 her performance in the latter earned her unanimous critical appreciation and Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies.With blockbusters like Chennai Express, Om Shanti Om, and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, arguably the number one Actress, Deepika has been able to cement her position in the list of most successful Bollywood actresses. She has a success rate of 53.33% with 3 Blockbusters, one superhit, and six hits.Was born on 5th of January, 1986, Deepika Padukone is an Indian film actress and model who is one of the most popular and highest-paid Indian celebrities since she has established a career in Hindi films as well as is the recipient of several awards including three Filmfare Awards. . Always obsessed with playing badminton in early age, it is such a surprise how Deepika change from sports to screen work like that. Have gone through a few relationships, Deepika was cheated and broke up which is her worse experience since she is such a very successful person in her careers.
Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan is an Indian actress. She has established a career in Bollywood and is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards, and five Screen Awards, and was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014. She is known for portraying strong protagonists and has been acknowledged in the media for pioneering a change in the concept of a Hindi film heroine.She is going to be in the top 5 for today with the success rate of 53.85%; she has a hit percentage of 38.5% with many of them are superhits. Vidya Balan is one of the few Bollywood actresses who has delivered successfully on her own.This initial success was followed by roles in the romantic comedies Heyy Babyy (2007) and Kismat Konnection (2008) which had negative reviews. By 2009 Vidya had established herself as a leading actress of Hindi cinema, as she went on to portray five consecutive roles to wide critical acclaim in the 2009 drama Paa, the 2010 black comedy Ishqiya, the 2011 semi-biographical thriller No One Killed Jessica, the 2011 biopic The Dirty Picture, and the 2012 thriller Kahaani. She followed this with a series of films that performed poorly at the box office, although her performance in Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh (2016) was praised.
Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma Was born on 1st of May, 1988, she is an Indian film actress and producer who has established a career in Hindi cinema and is one of the most pouplar actresses in India. In 2012, again she act with Bollywood’s King, SRK in Jab Tak Hai Jaan. The film was a blockbuster. Her performance was widely hailed by critics and she outshone her fellow co-star, Katrina Kaif. She is known for portraying young, energetic characters, which go well with her age.She is one of few names in the industry who has climbed to the top position in no time. Almost every film of her has been average, hit, super hit or Blockbuster. She has hardly been a part of flops and below average movies.She also has received one Filmfare Award from six nominations as well. Back in 2007, Sharma got her first work as a model for fashion designer Wendell Rodricks and later moved to Mumbai to pursue her career in modeling. she is also known as one of the highest paid actresses of the Bollywood Industry, sonam made her debut as professional actress Sexy and beautiful Sharma is in a relationship with cricketer Virat Kohli. Their relationship has attracted India’s substantial coverage although she is reluctant to talk about it. She started practicing vegetarianism in 2015, and she was listed as one of ‘Bollywood’s hottest vegetarian celebrities’.
Katrina Kaif
Katrina is definitely the lucky charm for the industry. She is undisputed and stands on top of the list with success rate of close to 80%. With her recent performances and hits. In last few years, Katrina was part of seven All Time Blockbusters, Blockbusters and Superhit Hindi films.One of the most beautiful actress of all time, Katrina Kaif born on 16 July 1984, in Hong Kong to an Kashmiri Indian father and an English mother. She made her acting debut in 2003 Boom. She earned commercial success with Namastey London and later earned public recognition for playing glamorous roles in such male-centric films as Partner (2007), Race (2007) and Singh Is King (2008),New York (2009), Rajneeti (2010), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), and Ek Tha Tiger (2012, the second highest-grossing Bollywood film) and Jab Tak Hai Jaan alongside Shah Rukh Khan. She is set to appear in two high-profile productions; Vijay Krishna Acharya’s adventure film Dhoom 3 and Uday Chopra and Siddharth Anand’s Bang Bang.
Karishma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. One of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of India, Kapoor is particularly known for her work in the female-centric films and her film roles have been credited as a significant departure from the traditional portrayal of women in Hindi films. Kapoor is often regarded as the nation's most beautiful actress, and is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards.
One of the most popular Hindi film actresses of 90s has delivered highest successful films in last two decades. For many years she was the biggest competitor of Madhuri Dixit who missed this list because of her low success rate. Overall Karishma Kapoor had a success rate of 43%.The 1996 blockbuster romance Raja Hindustani marked a significant turning point in Kapoor's career, earning her praise and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[3] She later won the National Film Award and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of a dancer in Yash Chopra's blockbuster musical romance Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). Kapoor achieved further success by featuring as the female lead in three of David Dhawan's top grossing romantic comedies—Hero No.1 (1997), Biwi No.1 (1999) and Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000), and Sooraj Barjatya's highly successful family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999)—and won the Best Actress and Best Actress Critics awards at Filmfare for her titular roles in the highly acclaimed dramas Fiza (2000) and Zubeidaa (2001), respectively.[4] She also received widespread praise for her performance in the 2002 revenge drama Shakti: The Power. Kapoor took a sabbatical from full-time acting in 2004, and made her comeback with the 2012 supernatural thriller Dangerous Ishqq, after which she again took sabbatical.
Rani Mukherjee
Rani Mukerji is an Indian actress. Through her Bollywood career, she has become one of the most high-profile celebrities in India, winning several awards, including seven Filmfare Awards. Her film roles have been cited as a significant departure from the traditional portrayal of women in Bollywood.She is considered among most talented Bollywood actresses of all time as well. With one All Time Blockbuster and two superhits, she is one of the most successful Bollywood actresses of all time.By 2004, Mukerji had established herself as a leading actress of Bollywood with roles in the romantic comedy Hum Tum and the dramas Yuva and Veer-Zaara. She achieved further success for portraying a deaf, blind and mute woman in the acclaimed drama Black (2005) and an unhappily married woman in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). Mukerji then collaborated with Yash Raj Films on several unsuccessful films which led critics to criticise her for choosing poor roles and pairing with the same set of actors. The semi-biographical thriller No One Killed Jessica (2011) proved to be her first box office hit in four years, and she followed it by starring in the successful thrillers Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012) and Mardaani (2014).In addition to acting in films, Mukerji is involved with several humanitarian causes and is vocal about issues faced by women and children. She has participated in concert tours and stage shows, and featured as a talent judge for the 2009 reality show Dance Premier League. Though she is reticent to discuss her personal life in public, her off-screen life is the subject of substantial media coverage in India. She is married to filmmaker Aditya Chopra, with whom she has a daughter.
Kajol
Kajol known by her married name Kajol Devgan, is an Indian film actress, who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. Born into the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of actress Tanuja Samarth and late filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee. Regarded as one of India's most successful and highest-paid actresses, Kajol is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations. Along with her late aunt Nutan, she holds the record for most Best Actress wins at Filmfare, with five. In 2011, the Government of India awarded her with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country.She also made it into this list with second highest number o Blockbusters in the entire career, after Kareena Kapoor. One of the very few Bollywood actresses who made a comeback in the industry and became part of a hit film.After making her acting debut in the 1992 romance Bekhudi, with her mother Kajol had her first commercial success with the 1993 thriller Baazigar. She rose to prominence by featuring as the female lead in four of India's annually top-grossing romances—Yeh Dillagi (1994), Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998), Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998) and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999)—and received wide critical recognition for playing against type in the 1997 mystery film Gupt: The Hidden Truth, that earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Villain, and the 1998 psychological thriller Dushman. Her acclaimed portrayal of a conservative NRI in the blockbuster romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), a tomboy in the blockbuster romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), a lower middle class Punjabi woman in the blockbuster melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), a blind Kashmiri woman in the romantic thriller Fanaa (2006) and a divorced, single mother in the drama My Name Is Khan (2010) garnered her five Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. Following a five-year sabbatical from full-time acting in 2001, Kajol received praise for portraying the lead female roles in the dramas U Me Aur Hum (2008) and We Are Family (2010), and the comedy Dilwale (2015), the later of which rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time.
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