Exclusive: First look at 2016 TV calendar featuring 13 actresses

2016 television calendar

Countdown to the New Year has begun and finishing touches are being given to the 2016 television calendar. hitlist has managed to lay its hands on some smokin' hot snapshots of telly divas who feature in the calendar, which will soon be launched by Sunny Arora and Anand Mishra of Marinating Films. A team of 13 popular actresses did the photo shoot in Taiwan earlier this month.

A snapshot of Barkha Bisht from the calendar. She rates a five on five on our style-o-meter. Pictures Courtesy/MARINATING FILMS

"As envisioned, we have managed to achieve a vibe different from the past calendars this year. In the true sense, the audience is going to see television actresses in a never-seen-before avatar in the 2016 calendar," says Anand.

The shoot was done in various parts including Sun Moon Lake, Taroko and Kaohsiung. The photography was done by Omkar Chitnis and styled by Rehan Shah, while Chetan Kharkanis and Justine Mellocastro did the make-up and hairdo.

Here's the first look with the ratings:
4/5: Sara Khan, who plays the main female antagonist in 'Bhagyalakshmi'

2/5: Tina Dutta, who just wrapped up a reality show shoot

4/5: Surbhi Jyoti is seen as the main lead in 'Qubool Hai'

2/5: Additi Gupta features as the main antagonist in 'Qubool Hai'

3/5: Sukirti Kandpal, who was last seen in the recently-concluded 'Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls'

4/5: Pooja Gor, who played a surgeon in 'Ek Nayi Ummeed - Roshni'

5/5: Vrushika Mehta is the new lead of 'Satrangi Sasural'

5/5: Nia Sharma is currently seen in 'Jamai Raja'

5/5: Anita Hassanandani features in 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'

5/5: We saw Rubina Dilaik last in 'Jeannie Aur Juju'

2/5: Sayantani Ghosh is presently doing 'Naagin'

3/5: Srishty Rode is part of 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi...Let's Go', a comedy show