B'wood's sexiest ladies

Move over blonde bombshells, it's the dark and sensuous Indian beauty who rules the roost when it comes to beauty pageants and international surveys. In fact, it was a moment to rejoice when Bipasha Basu topped the list of 'Maxim's Top 100 hottest women on the planet’. Here's a 'dekko' at other Bollywood sirens who made it to the list. Bengali beauty Bipasha Basu's sultry status has been reaffirmed. Bips has topped this year's Maxim Hot 100 list, beating last year's winner Deepika Padukone. Bipasha credits her Bengali genes for her hot looks. (Pic: Maxim)

This Czech's got the face as well as a hot bod to go with it. Pity, we haven't seen more of her since her 'Babuji' item number, except in her daring acts in 'Khatron Ke Khiladi'. Yana Gupta made the Maxim list at number 15. (Pic: Maxim)

Mrs Arbaaz Khan can sure give the younger girls a run for their money. She made it to the Maxim list at number 21. The svelte and glamorous Malaika Arora Khan makes sure that a berth's reserved for her on Maxim's list.

Jiah Khan burst into the scene with 'Nishabd' and really, Amitabh Bachchan never stood a chance. Now, she's all set to sizzle once again in 'Housefull', which also stars Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone and Lara Dutta. She made the Maxim list at number 35. (Pic: Maxim)

We thought television actresses are all about 'saas-bahu' sagas. Until Shweta Salve put on a bikini and modeled for Maxim, that is. With her killer curves, she made it to the list at number 36. (PIc: Maxim)

Well, how could one miss out the tall, leggy beauty Sohpie Chaudhary. The multi-talented actress, singer, songwriter, VJ, model and anchor occupies the 72 spot.

This babe's bold, beautiful and outrageous. Sherlyn Chopra is not the one to lie low, even after a dud debut in 'Red'. She'll soon be seen the Rani Mukherji and Shahid Kapoor starrer 'Dil Bole Hadippa'. She's at number 73 in Maxim's list.

After modeling in bikinis for calendars, southern belle Sheetal landed on the 74th spot on the Maxim list with her dancer’s curves (she's a Bharat Natyam dancer). She’s bee soon seen in the upcoming Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'My Name is Khan'.

She studied to become an engineer but got seduced by the arc lights instead. After 'Bigg Boss', Payal Rohatgi is all set to enter our homes once again with her new TV series, 'Unit 9,' a thriller on Sahara One. She made the Maxim list at number 79.