2014: Top 5 Female Personalities in Bollywood

2014 will go down in Bollywood history as the year when women centric films made a mark and heroines showcased their solo might at the box-office. We list out the top five female personalities of 2014

Priyanka Chopra

The Chopra girl yet again proved why she is perhaps the most versatile actress in today's generation. Her standout performance as Mary Kom had audience giving her a standing ovation in theaters. The actress who faced immense criticism before the release of the movie with skeptics raising doubts over her ability to portray a North Eastern boxer silenced all her detractors with her masterly performance. And when she wasn't making waves with films, it's her singing career in West that kept her busy. The actress signed off the year in style by inking a deal with a major Hollywood studio.

Alia Bhatt

Mahesh Bhatt's daughter finally came into her own with Imtiaz Ali's Highway. The girl shows remarkable maturity in a role that saw her paired opposite a much older actor. If Highway was all about class, Alia proved her box-office mettle with 2 States which raked in more than 100 crore. Her DDLJ styled romance with Varun Dhawan too was much appreciated. The actress is also now rumoured to be dating Sidharth Malhotra which is like the cherry on the cake.

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut perhaps delivered the biggest hit of the year with Queen. The movie which was made on a shoestring budget of less than 10 crore ran for almost a month and collected close to 50 crore at the BO. Kangana's riveting acting and the brilliant plot combined to produce magic and also paved way for other female centric films this year.

Deepika Padukone

The actress consolidated her position with SRK's mega hit, Happy New Year. Unlike last year, Deepika didn't have much to caw about this time. The lady however remained in news for her cleavage controversy which saw the entire industry standing behind her like the Rock of Gibraltar.

Anushka Sharma

Miss Anushka was more in news for her personal life than professional one. The lady who is currently dating our hot shot Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli showed remarkable poise when it came to dealing with the pesky media. Be it her lip job controversy or affair with Virat, Anushka proved to be a tough nut to crack and wither under pressure. She also signed off the year with Bollywood's biggest commercial hit, PK. Right now, the lady is enjoying some much earned romantic bliss with Virat in Australia.