Indian models sizzle in a hot new calendar!

Photographs: Courtesy Elite Model Management

International modelling agency Elite, in association with cellular giant Samsung Mobile recently launched its hot new 2010 calendar featuring top Indian models in sensual settings. Elite is one of the largest modelling agencies in the world, making its presence felt in more than 50countries and has successfully launched the careers of catwalk queens like Gisele Bundchen, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer.

This fourth Indian edition of the calendar, with its sultry theme, 'Object of Desire', was shot by renowned Slovakian photographer Martin Machaj in the romantic setting of Madawa in Rajasthan and featured leading models like Lisa Haydon and Sanea Sheikh. Take a look!

Gracing the cover (from left to right) in black, with a misty, camel-inhabited background are Vipasha Agarwal, Neha Kapur and Diana Penty.

Regal recliner

Model Tina Desai reclines in ruffles on sacks of spices and grain in a typical market scene.

Carriage caper

Yasmin Ponnappa poses in pristin white on a carriage.

Royal blue in a royal bedchamber

Royal chambers within the Mandawa Castle Hotel provide the backdrop for Neha Kapur in an exquisite cocktail number.

Puffball pair

Arshia Ahuja and Rebecca Tyagi size each other up in another culturally rich chamber of the palace, looking like glam divas in their puffball dresses.