Deepika, Kangna, Priyanka: Best actresses of 2014

These gorgeous women have given some brilliant performances this year.

As 2014 draws to a close and we get ready to take stock of the year going by, we decided to ask YOU, dear readers, to share YOUR best and worst lists with us.

And you obliged in great numbers.

Here then, is your list of the Best Actresses of 2014.

Deepika Padukone in Happy New Year

Deepika shone the brightest this year as well with stellar turns in films like Homi Adajania's Finding Fanny and Farah Khan's Diwali blockbuster Happy New Year.

Her sizzling hot item number in the film was quite popular too.

Read the reviews here, here and here.

Kangna Ranaut in Queen

After a string of flops and obscure roles in multistarrer comedies, Kangna Ranaut made quite the turnaround this year with Vikas Bahl's superlative comedy drama Queen.

Such was the appeal of this quirky coming-of-age story that it gained the stamp of approval from both critics and movie-goers.

Read the review here.

Priyanka Chopra in Mary Kom

While her first 2014 release Gunday got her commercial success, Omung Kumar's Mary Kom lent some gravitas to her acting credits.

While it received mixed reviews, PeeCee was applauded for her performance.

Read the reviews here and here.

Alia Bhatt in Highway

After debuting with a rather frothy high school romance drama, Alia proved her acting prowess with Imtiaz Ali's Highway early on in the year.

The subsequent success of 2 States and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania were icing on the cake.

Read the reviews here and here.

Tabu in Haider

Enough has been said about the ever luminous Tabu and her striking turn as the troubled hero's mother in Vishal Bhardwaj's much lauded Haider.

No wonder then, that Rediff readers were just as smitten by her as the rest of us.

Read the reviews here and here.

Sonakshi Sinha in Action Jackson

Never mind that Sonakshi Sinha mostly works in hero-centric films where she is often reduced to playing a pretty prop.

Thanks to her 2014 releases Holiday and Action Jackson, she's found a place in this list too.

Read the review here.

Katrina Kaif in Bang Bang

Nobody can hold our attention as well as Katrina Kaif and her smouldering looks.

Her Bang Bang turn, in which she teamed with the gorgeous Hrithik Roshan for some scenic romance and adrenaline-pumping action, will attest to that fact.

Read the reviews here and here.

Parineeti Chopra in Hasee Toh Phasee

Parineeti Chopra's screen presence came into its own with her film Hasee Toh Phasee, in which she played a scientist with a pill-popping problem.

Read the review here.

Madhuri Dixit in Dedh Ishqiya

Madhuri Dixit's second comeback was decidedly much more spectacular than the 2007 debacle that was Aaja Nachle.

Just wish she'd gotten to dance a wee bit more.

Read the review here.

Rani Mukerji in Mardaani

Mrs Aditya Chopra returned to acting duties after secretly getting married in Italy.

The film's misplaced notion of feminism and vigilantism notwithstanding, Rani won her fans' approval.

Read the review here.

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