This is a list of notable actresses who have starred in

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, the commercial

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-language film industry based chiefly in

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. The following are some of the most popular Indian actresses of their decades: Patience Cooper (vers 1925)

Asha Parekh at Saudamini Mattu's wedding reception (cropped)

Deepika Padukone at Yonex Sunrise India Open 2018 (cropped)

Deepika Padukone at 2019 Cannes (cropped)

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Actresses An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...