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Vote! The Sexiest Indian Actress at Cannes

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AIshwarya Rai Bachchan

The 64th Cannes Film Festival, which came to a close on Suday, saw a record number of Bollywood celebrities sashaying down the red carpet.

Among the notable apearances were Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Mallika Sherawat and Freida Pinto (Saif Ali Khan and Minissha Lamba made blink-and-you-miss appearances).

So we go back a little and take a look at how these Bollywood babes fared in the fashion department.

Click through the slide show and cast your vote for your favourite fashionable appearance at the end.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

For the opening ceremony, Ash wore a beautifully structured Ellie Saab gown that complimented her slightly chubby frame.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Ash topped her first appearance with this edgy Armani Prive dress, a statement ring and golden make up.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

This was Ash's third and the last appearance at the 64th Cannes Film Festival.

The actress wore a Lanvin silk trench-dress for a Heroine photocall with director Madhur Bhandarkar and producer Ronnie Screwvala.

Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam Kapoor

Fashionista Sonam Kapoor made the maximum appearances and received mostly positive reviews with a couple of misses.

The young actress wore a gorgeous Vivienne Westwood dress for a photoshoot in Cannes and totally worked the look.

Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam Kapoor
For her first red carpet appearance, Sonam wore a striking Jean Paul Gaultier gown and carried it off well.

Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam Kapoor
Sonam then took a bit of a misstep with this flowing shapeless dress and her hair. The neon lipstick couldn't salvage much either.

Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam Kapoor

Sonam was the only one who brought a bit of Indianness with this Masaba Gupta sari and brownie points to her for that.

Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam Kapoor

Sonam wore a Roberto Cavalli dress for a party hosted by the designer himself.

All set to party Cannes style, the actress looked glamorous in this outfit.

Mallika Sherawat

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Mallika Sherawat

Someone rightfully remarked that she look like a white ostrich when Mallika turned up for amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Gala in Cannes.

Mallika Sherawat

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Mallika Sherawat
The actress was spotted in a canary coloured strapless mini too and looked cute with minimal make up and a simple updo.

Mallika Sherawat

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Mallika Sherawat
The Maiya Maiya temptress kicked off Cannes Film Festival in this revealing black dress and predictably made headlines and turned heads.

Mallika Sherawat

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Mallika Sherawat
Mallika went demure in this peach number as she attended the Tree Of Life premiere.

Mallika Sherawat

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Mallika Sherawat
Miss Sherawat's shenanigans also saw her wear this dazzling blue number that suited her to the hilt. She was attending a party for her new film.

Freida Pinto

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Freida Pinto

Freida wore a Lanvin dress for her maiden appearance at Cannes and was seen hanging out with beau Dev Patel.

Freida Pinto

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Freida Pinto
The actress did a photoshoot in this adorable lacy dress and styled it up with high heeled pumps.

Vote! The Sexiest Indian Actress at Cannes

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