Once again this newcomer was paired with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and she carved a niche for herself in the role of a girl-next-door. After that she has been signed for two more Yash Raj projects.

Incidentally, another Bangalore-based girl Anushka Shetty, who is ruling the roost in the Telugu film industry, is ready to try her luck in Hindi films as her Telugu hit 'Arundathi' is being dubbed in Hindi.

A former yoga teacher, she has been the talking point among some big Hindi movie producers.

Commenting upon the popularity of Bangalore girls in tinsel town, fashion designer Prasad Bidappa said: 'It's a very cosmopolitan city and the mindset of people here is very different. Parents encourage their kids to take up professions like fashion, modelling or films.'

Bidappa also runs a finishing school for models and has the credit of training models like Lara Dutta.

'Apart from that, this city provides the best grooming platform to budding actors. They get right grooming that helps them to polish their skills. After spending a year or two here, they are confident enough to take up any movie assignment.

'So it's a combination of various factors like meeting the right people at the right time and getting good assignments - all this is done very well in Bangalore where directors come looking for budding talent,' he said.