This year proved to be a good one for Bollywood debutants. A number of new faces proved themselves ready to give established actresses a run for their money.

Here is a list of promising Bollywood actresses for 2011:

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Nargis Fakhri
• Made her Bollywood debut in “Rockstar”(2011) • Selected as brand ambassador for Van Heusen Woman Official site, "Rockstar&
Sarah Jane Dias
Sarah Jane Dias won the 2007 Femina Miss India World title and debuted with Abhinay Deo’s “Game”. Yet another model-turned-actress, the former television anchor also hosted Channel V’s famous reality supermodel show, “Get Gorgeous”. Official Web site
Pooja Gupta
The winner of the 2008 Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe title, Puja made her Bollywood debut in Remo D’ Souza’s “FALTU”. Apart from acting and modeling, she is also a trained martial arts exponent. http://www.pujagupta.com/
Preeti Desai
A British-Indian actress, who also won the 2006 Miss Great Britain crown, Preeti made her debut in Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.’s “Shor in the City”. Her performance was acclaimed by critics and the film’s directors received the Best Director Award at the Mahindra Indo American Arts Council Festival (MIAAC), held in New York. The actress will next be seen in Navdeep Singh’s forthcoming film “Rock the Shaadi”. Joel Ryan/PA Archive/Press Ass
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