Farah Khan debuts on the list after Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Happy New Year (which she directed as well as wrote the screenplay for) raked in over Rs 200 crore at the box office. She has done the choreography for another upcoming Shah Rukh film, Dilwale, which releases mid-December. She gained popularity with two television shows this year; Bigg Boss Halla Bol (an extension of Bigg Boss hosted by Salman Khan) and Farah ki Dawat.
Fast Fact: Farah Khan trained Colombian pop star Shakira for a Bollywood version of her song 'Hips Don't Lie'.