PIX: Meet the Debutante Heroines of 2014

Quite a few stunning women will make their presence felt on the big screen for the first time this year. We take a look:

Hasleen Kaur

Film: Karle Pyaar Karle 
Release date: January 10

Miss India Earth 2011 Hasleen was seen in a small role in Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal.

But it is with Karle Pyaar Karle that she will be make her full fledged debut as leading lady.

She is being launched by director Suneel Darshan and paired opposite his son Shiv, who makes his debut as well.

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Film: Yaariyaan 
Release date: January 10

Another Miss Earth (2010) Nicole Faria will make her debut on the same day, with Yaariyaan.

The college film also features Serah Singh and Rakul Preet, as the other pretty attractions.

Former actress Divya Khosla Kumar, who is married to T-series head Bhushan Kumar, makes her directorial debut with this film.

Film: Jai Ho
Release date: January 24

Sana could well be a veteran amongst newcomers. She has been seen in as many as 15 films in the past, including a bit role in Halla Bol.

But Salman Khan-starrer Jai Ho will be her first film as heroine.

She has done item numbers as well in films like Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal and Bombay To Goa.

The film's other heroine Daisy Shah has dabbled in Kannada and Tamil films before turning to Bollywood. She also starred in the Kannada version of Bodyguard, called Jaggesh.

Daily was an assistant to choreographer Ganesh Acharya as well, and has featured in an item number in the film, Bloody Isshq.

Film: Heartless
Release date: February 7

Giselli Monteiro of Love Aaj Kal fame had been chosen to feature in Shekhar Suman's Heartless.

But as the film proceeded, she was replaced by newcomer Ariana Ayam.

Ariana is paired opposite Adhyayan Suman in this love story.

Film: Hate Story 2
Release date: March 14

Like Sana Khan, Punjabi kudi Surveen Chawla is also not new to the world of showbiz.

After being seen in 15 odd regional films, she will finally make her Bollywood debut as a leading lady in Vikram Bhatt's Hate Story 2.

She was last seen in an item number in Sajid Khan's Himmatwala. She has also done a cameo in Hum Tum Shabana.

Film: Action Jackson
Release date: May 1

Though Sonakshi Sinha was an obvious choice for Prabhu Dheva when he was putting together Action Jackson for Ajay Devgn, Yaami Gautam stepped into the proceedings.

However, one of the female leads have also gone to Manasvi Mamgai.

Manasvi had represented India at the Miss World 2010.

Film: City Lights
Release date: May 1

This Mahesh Bhatt film -- to be directed by Hansal Mehta -- will star newcomer Patralekha.

Like the Bhatt heroines that we have seen so far, Patralekha also holds promise.

City Lights also stars Rajkummar Rao.

Film: Heropanti
Release date: May 23

A Delhi girl, Kriti Sanon has been quite a prominent face in the world of modelling and endorsements.

The year 2014 is going to be a special year for her, as she debuts opposite Tiger Shroff in Heropanti. Sabbir Khan has directed the film.

She will also be seen opposite Mahesh Babu in Telugu film 1.

Film: Shaatir 
Release date: August 29

After the ill-fated Sher with Sanjay Dutt, which was aborted after its initial schedule, this pretty woman will be back in front of the camera.

This time around, her co-star is Emraan Hashmi and the film in question is Shaatir. It will be directed by Kunal Deshmukh.

With UTV Motion Pictures as the film's producers, she can be assured of some good promotion.