Also included in the list were actress Vidya Balan, politician Sonia Gandhi and former Indian Police officer Kiran Bedi.

According to an official statement: “On the occasion of Women’s Day, Google search trends reveal who are the most searched 20 successful Indian women. Kiran Bedi is still among the top 10 most searched Indian women.

“Two sportswomen (Saina Nehwal and boxer M.C. Mary Kom), two authors (Arundhati Roy and Shobhaa De) and four politicians (J. Jayalalithaa, Sonia Gandhi, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj), also made it to the top 20.”

Among other most ‘Googled’ Indian women, were designer Ritu Kumar, actress Shabana Azmi, designer Neeta Lulla and filmmaker Meera Nair.

Aishwarya was recently voted world’s fourth most beautiful women by website Hollywoodbuzz.