Top 10 heroines to watch out for in 2013

Deepika Padukone: The Dimpled One's kitty is full this year with four films releasing. First up is action thriller Race 2 directed by Abbas-Mastan, co-starring Saif Ali Khan, Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ameesha Patel. The film releases on January 25.

Next comes Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, a rom-com directed by Ayan Mukerji which co-stars ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor and will be released on May 31.

Still filming but releasing later this year are Rohit Shetty's Chennai Express which reunites Deepika with her Om Shanti Om co-star Shah Rukh Khan, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram Leela, co-starring Ranveer Singh.

Katrina Kaif: After a bumper 2012 with the blockbusters Ek Tha Tiger and Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Katrina Kaif will be seen in a heavy duty role in Dhoom 3. Aamir Khan is cast opposite her in the film and Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra reprise their roles of ACP Jai Dixit and Ali.

After that will come Bang Bang a romantic action film co-starring Hrithik Roshan. The film is a remake of Hollywood movie Knight and Day starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz.

Kareena Kapoor Khan: The new bahu in the Bollywood industry has two films releasing this year. She will be seen in Prakash Jha's political thriller Satyagraha co-starring Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpai. Kareena will also appear in director's Punit Malhotra's second film, as yet untitled, opposite her Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu co-star Imran Khan.

Anushka Sharma: 2013 may well belong to Anushka. The first of her three films out this year is Vishal Bhardwaj's romantic comedy Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, co-starring Imran Khan and Pankaj Kapoor. The film will release on 11 January. Next in line are Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet opposite Ranbir Kapoor and Raju Hirani's Peekay opposite Aamir Khan. She even took some tips from Imran Khan on working with Aamir in Peekay.

Vidya Balan: New bride Vidya's first role as Mrs Siddharth Roy Kapur is a housewife in Rajkumar Gupta's film Ghanchakkar opposite her The Dirty Picture co-star Emraan Hashmi. The actress, who had wrapped up her schedule days before the wedding, was asked to gain weight for the movie where she plays a newly married Punjabi woman.

Next up is Pritish Nandy's Shaadi Ke Side Effects, a sequel to the 2006 film Pyaar Ke Side Effects. Vidya Balan will be seen opposite Farhan Akhtar in the film.

Priyanka Chopra: Multi-talented Priyanka Chopra is on a roll this year. Last year, she appeared in the blockbuster Agneepath and Barfi!. This year, she has three films out - Apoorva Lakhia's remake of Zanjeer opposite Southern star Ram Charan Teja, Rakesh Roshan's Krissh 3 opposite Hrithik Roshan, and Ali Abbas Zafar's Gunday with Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.

Sonakshi Sinha: Four movies in 2012 – Dabangg 2, Rowdy Rathore, Son Of Sardaar and Joker – will be followed up with four movies in 2013. Lootera, a romance drama is first in the list. The film is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and Ranveer Singh is cast opposite the actress. The film releases on July 5.

Then comes Milan Luthria's One Upon A Time In Mumbaaai Again, a sequel to the 2010 hit film Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. The film also features Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan and Sonali Bendre and will be released on 8 August.

Then comes Tigmanshu Dhulia's Bullet Raja opposite Saif Ali Khan, releasing on 6 September. Sonakshi will also appear in the remake of Thuppakki with Akshay Kumar.

Sonam Kapoor: This is going to be a warm up year for actress Sonam Kapoor who is desperately seeking a hit. She had just one film out in 2012 – Players opposite Abhishek Bachchan – and that was a box office debacle. 2013 looks promising with Raanjhana opposite Tamil actor Dhanush and Abhay Deol.

She will be seen next in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag opposite Farhan Akhtar. The film is a biopic about athlete Milkha Singh and is directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.

Sonam has also been cast in the remake of Rekha's hit film Khubsoorat and the next Yash Raj film.

Sunny Leone: She debuted in the Bollywood industry last year in Jism 2. This year, Sunny has Ragini MMS 2, a sequel to 2011 horror film Ragini MMS. The actress has also reportedly signed a three films deal with a leading production house.

Kangana Ranaut: Last year was slow for Kangana with Tezz but 2013 is shaping up to be a bonanza. She will appear in Rakesh Roshan's Krrish 3 with Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and Vivek Oberoi. Next comes Sanjay Gupta's Shootout at Wadala, which also stars Anil Kapoor, Manoj Bajpai, John Abraham and Sonu Sood in pivotal roles, and I Love New York with Sunny Deol.