bollywood girl power

Ladies in the Hindi film industry are better known for their dancing skills and sex appeal than their kickass skills.
But these days, it seems that the ladies are not the helpless type anymore; they do not care to wait for their heroes to rescue them. They just clean up their own mess.

Latest in the band of these action heroines is Esha Deol in Anubhav Sinha's Cash, which sees her deftly maneuvering cars in high speed chases and performing high flying kicks in the air! And the best part is the actress has performed the stunts herself, refusing to use a duplicate.

Aishwarya Rai in Dhoom 2
She's a thief who stole another thief's heart!

Playing Sunehri, Ash never looked more beautiful. Though Hrithik hogged most of the limelight, Ash didn't lag far behind, either.

Shilpa Shetty in Dus
Anubhav Sinha's big budget venture had everything -- an edgy background score, high-flying ensemble cast, and of course, Shilpa Shetty

Priyanka Chopra in Don
She can dance, sing and... fight!

The actress took on Zeenat Aman's role in the original classic, and came out shining. Not only did she look the part, she even played the part by training hard for it.

Sushmita in Samay: The Hours
The former Miss Universe took on a solo 'hero' role of a cop and managed quite well in this thriller.

Looking comfortable in shirts and trousers, she does not hesitate to order her male counterparts around while wielding the gun with practiced ease

Sridevi in Army
Army, released in 1996 saw the actress sharing screen space with Danny Denzongpa, Ronit Roy, Ravi Kissen, Mohnish Behl, Sudesh Berry, Harish, and Shah Rukh Khan (in a special appearance).

She commands a group of young men to avenge her husband's death, a far cry from a lone defenseless widow portrayed on screen earlier.

Kajol in Gupt: The Hidden Truth
Okay, this may be stretching the action bit too far, but Kajol really rocked in the villainous role, which won her a Filmfare award.