If Poonam Pandey, Sherlyn Chopra, Veena Malik and Sunny Leone did it, mainstream Bollywood actresses can do better - get bold and remain beautiful.

Sunny Leone might have taken India by storm (and taken the sunshine away from rest of the actresses). But Anushka Sharma with her 'bold' FHM cover shoot is turning the heat on.

Photoshop or not she looks absolutely well-toned with perfect curves.

"Just had a fabulous shoot with Anushka Sharma for the cover of a magazine. Stay posted for more updates," wrote make-up artist Puneet B Saini on Facebook.

Sharma's look in the photographs has been described as "bold” and a sharp contrast to the girl next door image that she displayed on the most recent cover of Filmfare.

Anushka fans will be quite dumbstruck to see the incredibly bold yet feminine shots of the actress.

With this shoot she certainly will give the reigning FHM chart-topper Katrina Kaif a run for her money.

After having tasted success with her debut film 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi', this actress went onto climb the success ladder.

They say one shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but this FHM cover reveals the book and the content quite convincingly.

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