Malaika is Free as a Bird, That's What Her Tattoo Says

Bollywood's item girl Malaika Arora Khan got herself inked for the third time. This time the actress got three bird silhouettes tattooed on her waist. Malaika said, "Tatoo No 3. Free as a bird or should I say birds. Love wat they signify."

(This image was posted on Instagram by Malaika Arora Khan)

Revealed: Alia Bhatt's Pataka Tattoo

We were finally able to steal a real good look at actress Alia Bhatt's tattoo, which is the word 'pataka' or firecracker inked across the nape of her neck in Devnagari. The Bollywood actress, ravishing in Falguni and Shane Peacock, was at the Life OK Awards in Mumbai on June 23 and pushed aside her hair to give the paparazzi a glimpse of the tattoo.

Alia's good friend and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania co-star Varun Dhawan helped her display her tattoo.

Coming up: Here, Take a Good Look at Deepika's Tattoo

Actress Deepika Padukone learnt the hard way to be wary of getting a tattoo with the name of a current romantic partner. She had then-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor's initials inked on the nape of her neck some years ago only to later break up with him. Five years later, she still has the tattoo - despite some reports that she was going to have it removed - and the cameras got a good look at it, up close and personal, at the recently held IIFA Awards.

We say what's the big deal, it looks great and she needn't remove it for anyone but herself. We're not sure rumoured current boyfriend Ranveer Singh would agree though.

Next: Revealed: Eva Longoria's tramp-stamp

Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria's low-cut Zuhair Murad dress revealed her cross tattoo on the red carpet of Cannes.

Eva was walking the red carpet at Cannes for the premiere of French film Le Passe.

Coming Up: Ranbir is Awaara, just like granddad Raj

We spotted a tattoo on actor Ranbir Kapoor's wrist which reads Awaara (vagabond) in Devanagari script. Ranbir reportedly got this tattoo for his upcoming film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Incidentally, Awaara was also the name of Ranbir's grandfather Raj Kapoor's hit 1951 film. Inset: A clearer view of the actors tattoo.

Photo Credit: Santosh Nagwekar

Coming Up: Hot celebs, hotter tattoos

Take a closer look at jumpsuit-clad Priyanka Chopra's wrist as she navigates Mumbai airport and you'll see she's got herself some new body ink. Priyanka's new tattoo reads "Daddy's li'l girl" in cursive script. The actress, who will soon be seen in Barfi!, is the latest celeb to get herself inked after Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan and others.

She was looking pretty in a grey tube jumpsuit and her new hairdo also gets a thumbs up.

Scarlett Johansson has a new tattoo to go with her new movie The Avengers. And this time it is designed to look like a bracelet over her wrist and says "1(heart)NY". Will she start a tattoo jewellery trend?

This is the third tattoo for ScarJo. She already has a sun over the sea design on her forearm and two circles interlinked with the letter A on her ankle.

I Can Be A Doll: We spotted a tattoo on Kat's shoulder at a recent event. A source informs us that the tattoo is a part of her new look in an upcoming project. So much for the Barbie Doll image.

Vivek Oberoi's wife Priyanka Alva also showed off her body art in a low-back blouse at a recent event! We love the ink Priyanka.

Kangana Ranaut reinforces her wild-girl image with this artistic tattoo. We'd like to know the reason behind the Gangster girl's sudden detour to the world of body art. It looks like a winged cross to us, what do you think?

Arjun's wearing his heart on his sleeves, quite literally. Daughters Mahikaa and Myraa find special place on both hands. Now that's body art that expresses Daddy-love like none other!

Tanisha's tattoo artist could have done a better job with the two dolphins, which only jump out at you when you stare right at them for hours!

Raveena chose to ink herself on her shoulder where everyone can see it, and also drew our attention to her lovely hoo-hah with that second tattoo.

Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen has no less than 4 tattoos. She has the words 'I Am' etched on her right wrist as a proud declaration of her identity. Sushmita has two other tattoos on her arms and another on an unrevealed body part. Sush has been vocal about her desire to add to her collection of tattoos.

Sanjay Dutt is also a compulsive inker with multiple tattoos on his forearms featuring the names of his parents and wife Maanyata.

Sanju baba may just have been inspired by Saif Ali Khan who inscribed Kareena's name on to his forearm.

In a happier vein, Hrithik Roshan recently had wife Sussanne's name tattooed on his wrist. The couple already sport matching four pointed star tattoos.

Actor Akshay Kumar has a tattoo of his son Araav's name on his back.