Tall tales of B-town

Lately, if you were tall and pretty, you may become a beauty queen, a fashion model or maybe an airhostess. But you could hardly hope for a job in Bollywood. But, now the concepts have been proved wrong and here are some of the beauties who are exceptionally tall and fits the concept of the famous B'wood song 'Jiski Biwi Lambi Uska Bhi Bada Naam Hai'.... And what happens when the heroine is a towering 5 feet 8 inches like Deepika Padukone?

Girls with long limbs couldn't ever hope to become a heroine. Sure, talent mattered too, and fashion models were by and large wanting. But a leggy exception strode in one day and shattered long- cosseted myths. Shilpa Shetty was the woman then.

With legs up to there and a body to go with, Bipasha has left us feeling a little short in the height department, but we can make up for that in other ways. (BCCL Photo)

Sexy in a way that only a woman named Lara could be, this beauty can make even the tallest man feel small. Lucky for us. (BCCL Photo)

Who said long legs are ugly, they can add feminity to your attitude, this is atleast what Shamita Shetty shows. (BCCL Photo)

The beautiful brunette from Namastey London is not only tall, but she's almost perfect. Well, she's a little tall and her height is 5 feet 8.5 inches. (BCCL Photo)

When 24-year-old and 5'8" height, Diana Hayden won the Miss World crown in Seychelles in November, was she just reiterating the fact that Indian women are the most beautiful in this world. (BCCL Photo)

Girls with long limbs couldn't ever hope to become a heroine. Sure, talent mattered too, and fashion models were by and large wanting. But a leggy exception strode in one day and shattered long- cosseted myths. Deepika Padukone was the woman then.

According to a recent survey, Priyanka Chopra with a fabulous height of 5 feet 9 inches has the sexiest legs in Bollywood. (BCCL Photo)

Tall at 5 feet 9 inches, beautiful and well groomed, Pooja was poised too and communicated very well. (BCCL Photo)

The Hindi film industry did have its Sonali Bendre who is dangerously tall then 5'7". (BCCL Photo)

Sushmita Sen is the tallest actresses in B'wood. Her height is 5 feet 9.5 inches.....Oops she can touch the sky it seems! (BCCL Photo)

Here is a completely westernized beauty queen who couldn't act to save her life, tall enough to dwarf all her heroes, who yet could be a major star, Yukta Mookhey. (Photo/Rajesh Bansod) (BCCL)

Talented, stunningly beautiful, and tall, a majestic five feet seven inches, today Isha towers over many Bollywood actresses. (BCCL Photo)

Tabu is an ideal picture of glamour and sensuality draped in the black attire. (BCCL Photo)

Back to back: One of the most successful actresses in Tollywood, Rituparna Sengupta set her foot in Bollywood with Main Meri Patni Aur Woh. (Source: Jeetendra Vyas Photography, gazebofilms.blogspot.com)