Stepping into Bollywood is no mean feat. Even the top Bollywood actresses had their tough time making their debut in the industry.

But did you know that a few actresses in B town today had also featured as the Kingfisher calendar girls? That was perhaps their gateway into the industry. From Deepika Padukone to Katrina Kaif, many actresses have been featured on the prestigious Kingfisher calendar.

Starting off their careers as models, the actresses were picked to be the Kingfisher calendar girls during the latter's model hunt. They soon entered B town thereafter and then there was no looking back. The Kingfisher Supermodels is an annual competition to select a model for the calendar released every year.

Here are some of the Bollywood actresses who were also Kingfisher calendar girls

1. Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone was the Kingfisher Calendar girl in the year 2006. She made her Bollywood debut in 2007 in Shah Rukh Khan's 'Om Shanti Om'.

2. Katrina Kaif

After her Bollywood debut Boom bombed at the box office, Katrina featured on the Kingfisher calendar in 2003.

3. Lisa Haydon

Lisa Haydon became a super model after she appeared on the 2011 edition of Kingfisher Calendar.

4. Nargis Fakhri

The 'Rockstar' heroine Nargis Fakhri starred in the 2009 calendar and made her Bollywood entry thereafter.

5. Yana Gupta

Yana Gupta featured on the calendar for three consecutive years from 2003 to 2005. She made her Bollywood debut in a special song 'Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo' in Dum.