Famous vamps of Bollywood

  • Shashikala
    Shashikala is mostly known for her hypocritical and conniving roles as a mother, sister or daughter during the 60s and 70s.

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  • Preity Zinta in Armaan
    The movie, Armaan bombed at the box-office but, Preity Zinta did a good job in a negative role as the schizophrenic patient.

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  • Lalita Pawar
    Lalita Pawar was the prototypical wicked mother-in-law of Bollywood. In her films, she essayed the roles so perfectly that even today any evil mother-in-law is termed Lalita Pawar!

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  • Shabana Azmi in Makdee
    Shabana Azmi, the spooky witch in Makdee scared the daylights out of children.

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  • Jacqueline Fernandez in Race 2
    Jacqueline Fernandez plays the role of Omisha, a gold-digger in Race 2.

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  • Kajol in Gupt
    Kajol plays the role of a psychopathic killer in Gupt.

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  • Bipasha Basu in Jism
    Bipasha Basu plays the role of an ambitious seductress in Jism.

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  • Priyanka Chopra in Aitraaz
    Priyanka plays a powerful boss in Aitraaz who seduces her junior (Akshay Kumar) with whom she has a scandalous history. She plays the role of a sultry seductress without a glitch.

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  • Urmila Matondkar in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya
    Urmila Matondkar's role in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya was nothing short of brilliant. She played an obsessed, jealous mistress who eventually turns stalker.

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  • Tabu in Maqbool
    Maqbool sees Tabu seducing Irrfan Khan even though she was involved with the Godfather Pankaj Kapoor.

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  • Katrina Kaif in Race
    Katrina Kaif is the coy and sweet girl for most part of Race but she turns the tables quite conveniently to reveal a wicked side to her in the later half of the movie.

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  • Amrita Singh in Aurangzeb
    In Aurangzeb we see Amrita Singh as a very convincing powerful businesswoman without moral qualms.

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  • Mahie Gill in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster
    Mahie Gill, the lovelorn Begum in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster takes her driver to bed. But, when he turns out to be a liability she gets him killed!

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  • Konkona Sen Sharma in Ek Thi Daayan
    Konkona Sen Sharma sent shivers down the spine with her powerful performance in Ek Thi Daayan. The witch disguised in a khadi sari and kohl-lined eyes had the audience glued to their seats.

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  • Over the years, Bollywood's given us some of the greatest vamps. Here are some of the notorious women on-screen you will always love to hate.

    Vidya Balan in Ishqiya
    Vidya Balan essays the role of the manipulative and passionate widow, Krishna Verma to perfection.

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