With her first film Dabangg, Sonakshi Sinha brought the rustic appeal of village belles back on screen with her character Rajjo with much success.

Looks like the young actress has taken a shine to the countryside as photographs from her upcoming film Joker have indicated that she may be playing a village girl yet again.

The quintessential gaon ki gori has been Bollywood's pin up girl for as long as we can remember and several actresses have sizzled on screen as village-dwelling young spirited girls who remain etched in our memory.

So let's revisit the countryside and have a peak at the hottest village belles of Bollywood.

Bipasha made Bidi Jalaeele an anthem as the sultry village dancer Billo in Vishal Bhardwaj's Omkara, his desi take on Othello.

Deepika plays freedom fighter Kalpana Datta in Ashutosh Gowarikar's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.

Dressed in crisp cotton saris, Deepika looks quite the idealistic and brave woman she portrays in the film.

One of the 12 characters that Priyanka plays in the film is that of a 15-year old village girl Jhankhna.

Nervous and aloof, Jhankhna meets Yogesh Patel (Harman Baweja) for a prospective matrimonial alliance.

The petite Amrita Rao plays Kamla Kumharan in Shyam Benegal's film. Kamla lives with her mother-in-law in their native village while her husband is in the 'city' to earn a decent living.

The naive and demure village lass is faithful to her husband but is also drawn to Mahadev (Shreyas Talpade).

In Nagesh Kukunoor's Dor, Ayesha Takia features in one of her best roles, a kind-hearted Rajasthani girl Meera.

Dressed in the regional attire and jewels, Ayesha pulls off the look and gives a career best performance.