Photos: Actresses from Bihar who gave the state a distinct identity in Bollywood...

The actresses of Bihar have brought laurels to the state by showing their talent from Bollywood to Hollywood.

Actress Priyanka Chopra was born on 18 July 1982 in Jamshedpur, which is now in the state of Jharkhand. Earlier Jamshejpur was one of the districts of Bihar. Priyanka Chopra is counted among the richest actresses in India.

Bollywood actress Neha Sharma was born on 21 November 1987 in the Bhagalpur district of Bihari. She has worked in films in several Indian languages such as Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil.

Actress Sonakshi Sinha was born on 2 June 1987 in Patna, the capital of Bihar. She is the daughter of the industry's well-known actor Shatrughan Sinha. Before working in the film industry, she was working as a costume designer.

Actress Neetu Chandra, one of the most successful actresses of Bollywood, was born on 20 June 1984 in Patna, the capital of Bihar. She has played characters in Hindi, Telugu, Bhojpuri, Kannada, and Greek languages. She is the first Bihari actress from Bihar who also runs her own production house named Champaran Talkies.

Bollywood's popular actress Shweta Basu Prasad was born on 11 January 1991 in Jamshedpur. After the separation of Jharkhand from Bihar, Jamshedpur became a district of Jharkhand.