Veteran actress Zeenat Aman has beaten off hard rivalry from some of the supreme film icons in the record of Indian cinema to top Eastern Eye's list of the 50 Sexiest Bollywood Stars of all time.

The first leading lady to truly and completely express her sexual orientation, Zeenat lit up the 1970s with her lovely face and near perfect body. The hottie laid the blueprint for the sexier actresses who rule Bollywood these days and inspired many incredibly attractive clones.

The unique countdown of male and female film celebs covers different eras of the Hindi film industry and gives an appealing insight into the sensational side of Bollywood from different generations.

The first-of-its-kind countdown is dominated by the sexy leading ladies, who occupy 29 out of the top 50 spots.

The highest placed males included Dharmendra, who came in at No 3 and Shammi Kapoor at No 5. The highest stars from the current generation were Hrithik Roshan at No 7 and Bipasha Basu at No 12.

The non-Asians in the list are silent screen goddess Sulochana (19) and 1930s action woman Fearless Nadia (34).

Other celebrities in the list include Madhubala (2), Parveen Babi (6), Salman Khan (13), Rekha (20), Feroz Khan (25), Shah Rukh Khan (30), Suraiya (32), Katrina Kaif (39) and Akshay Kumar (46). (With Inputs from Agencies)