Gone are the days when a pair of marigolds knocked against each other to convey a kiss.
The year 2011 saw Bollywood drop its inhibitions further with more and more mainstream actors puckering up to get up, close and personal with their co-stars.
Here's a look at the 10 hottest kisses that caught our attention.
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
How far would you go for a kiss?
Katrina Kaif rides all the way from Bunol on a bulky Enfield to lock lips with co-star Hrithik Roshan in Zoya Akhtar's Spanish feast of a flick.
Murder 2
Image: Jacqueline Fernandez and Emraan Hashmi in Murder 2A regular fixture on such lists, Bollywood's serial kisser is back to doing what he does best.
After heating up the screen with Mallika Sherwat in Murder, Emraan Hashmi exercises his lips on a smoking hot Jacqueline Fernandez in its sequel.
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Image: Mahie Gill and Randeep Hooda in Saheb Biwi Aur GangsterWhen it comes to making out on big screen, Mahie Gill is quite a sport.
As a lonely, neglected wife of a Nawab in the critically-acclaimed Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster, the actress satisfies her cravings by engaging in some intensive mouth-to-mouth with Randeep Hooda.
Delhi Belly
Image: Imran Khan and Poorna Jagannathan in Delhi BellySpontaneous, silly and sexy, more or less, sums up the smack between Imran Khan and Poorna Jagannathan in Delhi Belly.
The man simply leaps inside the car window to plant an impulsive kiss on its stunned driver's lips.
Rockstar
Image: Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis FakhriThe urgency in Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri's need to express as well as resist their innermost sexual urges through forceful lip locks and guilty pauses is treated with sensitivity and sweetness in Imtiaz Ali's rocking musical.
The Dirty Picture
Image: Tusshar Kapoor and Vidya Balan in The Dirty PictureWith a title like that, it would be foolish to expect anything less than the wolf-whistle worthy smooch between Vidya Balan and Tusshar Kapoor on top of a car in complete public view.
7 Khoon Maaf
Image: John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra in 7 Khoon MaafTrust John Abraham to do complete justice to a 'You may kiss the bride' scenario with a cozy peck or two on 7 Khoon Maaf's pouty-lipped lady, Priyanka Chopra.
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
Image: Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma in Ladies v/s Ricky BahlOkay so it's not even close to the sensual, extended kiss they shared in Band Baaja Baaraat but the chemistry between Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma is just as steamy when they get seriously cozy for the second time in Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl.
Yeh Saali Zindagi
Image: Arunoday Singh and Aditi Rao Hydari in Yeh Saali ZindagiTheir kisses were the talking point of Yeh Saali Zindagi before release.
One look at the raw passion unleashed between Arunoday Singh and Aditi Rao Hydari, be it in an auto rickshaw or in the bedroom, is enough to explain why.
Shaitan
Image: Kalki Koechlin and Kirti Kulhari in ShaitanAnd in Bejoy Nambiar's whimsical Shaitan, straight takes the face of twisted when Kalki Koechlin and Kirti Kulhari slip into the wild girl mode, teasing the viewers with a fleeting but evocative peck on the lips.
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