Gallery: The 20 Hottest Indian Actresses

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If geriatric love affairs aren't your thing, you probably won't be in the theater watching The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel at any point this weekend. But, we actually might be... OK, we're just going to wait for the DVD. The idea of a bunch of retirees (played by the venerable lineup of Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Tom Wilkinson) spending their late years in a falsely-advertised, run-down hotel in India doesn't exactly appeal to us, but there is one bright spot: Tena Desae. 

The beautiful Bangladore, India, native is new to the acting craft, having previously made a name for herself as a model, appearing in over 100 commercials. But unlike the film's titular hotel, Desae fully delivers the promised goods. Her untapped sex appeal inspired us to hunt down some of India's spiciest exports, the Bollywood knockouts we wish would relocate to Hollywood, if only it meant a little more screen time with them. Experience the unfamiliar sexiness with our gallery of The 20 Hottest Indian Actresses.

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20. Katrina Kaif

19. Bipasha Basu

18. Ishaa Kopikkar

17. Diya Mirza

16. Tena Desae

15. Rakhi Sawant

14. Veena Malik (for FHM) 

13. Malaika Arora Khan

12. Mona “Sherlyn” Chopra

11. Nisha Kothari

10. Mallika Sherawat

9. Neha Dhupia

8. Shilpa Shetty

7. Amisha Patel

6. Deepika Padukone

5. Frieda Pinto

4. Celina Jaitley

3. Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan

2. Lara Dutta

1. Priyanka Chopra