She made a lasting impact on viewers after her first movie - Hazaaro Khwahishey Aaise - to the extent that she was even compared to the late Smita Patil. Recently she made heads turn with her latest movie Sorry Bhai. Meet this off beat and commercial movie actress, who is touted as the next big thing.

Chitrangada Singh swears by denims and T-shirts. And her fashion statement is a combination of the "classic, slightly understated minus the bling look". The actress said she usually shops for Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger clothes. Chitrangada's colours are black, white and lime.

Her ad credits include ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery. She was also featured in Auguest issue of Verve fashion magazine!

Looks: Her dusky complexion and angular face is very unconventional in fair-skin-obsessed Bollywood. This combo not only makes her different, it makes her stunning too.

Intelligence: Educated and forthright, Chitrangada is a woman with a mind of her own. Married to ace golfer Jyoti Randhawa, Chitrangada's been travelling with him throughout the world and her exposure has been immense. Only three-films -old and this is what she has to say about Bollywood, "There's insecurity and the glamour is addictive and you fight to stay." Yes, she definitely knows what she's got into.

X factor: Although critically acclaimed, "Hazaron Khwahishen" Aisi was not a runaway hit. But Chitrangada still got herself noticed. So when she left the industry (to have a baby) it was widely written about. That's the kind of impact she had on her audience. You wouldn't call it merely beauty or charm, but there is something about her personality that's magnetic.

Previously on Spotlight:
Gauri Khan
Genelia D'souza
Amrita Rao
Vidya Balan
Sushmita Sen
Sania Mirza
Yana Gupta
Karishma Kapoor
Soha Ali Khan
Imraan Khan
Lara Dutta
Kunal Kapoor
Minissha Lamba
Arjun Rampal
Mallika Sherawat
Neil Nitin Mukesh
Malaika Arora Khan
Sonam Kapoor
Shilpa Shetty
Kangna Ranaut
Rani Mukherji
Aamir Khan
Salman Khan
Amitabh Bachchan
Emraan Hashmi
Amisha Patel
Abhishek Bachchan
Shahid Kapoor
Priyanka Chopra
Neha Dhupia
John Abraham
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Preity Zinta
Akshay Kumar
Shahrukh
Kajol
Katrina Kaif
Kareena Kapoor
Bipasha Basu
Saif Ali Khan
Deepika Padukone
Ranbir Kapoor
Hrithik Roshan