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[[File:Deepika and Siddharth Mallya at Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2011.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Deepika Padukone]], herself a Kingfisher Calendar Girl of 2006, at the launch of the calendar in 2011.]]

'''Kingfisher Calendar''', is a calendar published by the [[United Breweries Group]] of [[India]] annually since 2003 that features models in swimsuits. Described by [[Rediff]] as "arguably the most prestigious [modelling assignment] in India", it is credited with advancing the careers of models and actresses like [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Yana Gupta]], [[Sonali Raut]] [[Ujjwala Raut]], [[Nargis Fakhri]], [[Bruna Abdullah]], Deepti Gujral, [[Lisa Haydon]], Aishwarya Sushmita and [[Angela Jonsson]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Kingfisher Calendar 2012: Bikini beauties battle it out! | date = 18 October 2011 | url = http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-glamour-meet-the-kingfisher-calendar-2012-contestants/20111018.htm | work = [[Rediff.com]] | accessdate =16 January 2012}}</ref> Photographer [[Atul Kasbekar]] has been associated with the calendar since its inception. Kasbekar along with [[Vijay Mallya]] are credited with creating the idea of the annual Kingfisher Calendar.<ref>{{cite news | first = Deepti | last = Jakhar | title = Sizzling beauties of Kingfisher Calendar 2012 | date = 10 January 2012 | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kingfisher-calendar-2012-sizzles/1/168015.html | work = [[India Today]] | accessdate =13 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Sanskrity | last = Sinha | title = Kingfisher Calendar 2012 Unveiled: Models’ Exclusive Bikini Shots (PHOTOS) | date = 12 January 2012 | url = http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/280697/20120112/kingfisher-calendar-2012-unveiled-models-exclusive-bikini.htm | work = [[International Business Times]] | accessdate =13 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Kingfisher Bikini babes audition for Kingfisher Calendar 2011 | date = 12 September 2010 | url = http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/sep/09/slide-show-1-glamour-kingfisher-calendar-2011-auditions.htm | work = [[Rediff.com]] | accessdate =16 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Deepti | last = Jakhar | title = Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar 2012 to be unveiled soon | date = 10 December 2011 | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kingfisher-swimsuit-calendar-2012-vijay-mallya/1/163652.html | work = [[India Today]] | accessdate =16 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Making of Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2010 | date = 28 October 2009 | url = http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=3329686 | work = [[MSN.com]] | accessdate = 16 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501090052/http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=3329686 | archive-date = 1 May 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Photographers, locations, models and production ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
! width="60px"|Year
! width="80px"| Photographer
! width="120px"| Location
! width="450px"| Models
|-
! 2003
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Mauritius]]
| [[Shivani Kapur]], [[Ujjwala Raut]], [[Vidisha Pavate]], [[Yana Gupta]] and [[Katrina Kaif]]
|-
! 2004
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Thailand]]
|[[Yana Gupta]], [[Nifa Hindes]], Pia Trivedi, [[Vidisha Pavate]] and [[Rohini Tiwari]]
|-
! 2005
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[South Africa]]
| [[Yana Gupta]], [[Cindy Burbridge]], [[Asha Leo]], Pia Trivedi and [[Sheetal Menon]]
|-
! 2006
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Australia]]
| [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Shruti Agrawal]], [[Karishma Kotak]], [[Neelam Chauhan]], [[Shilpa Reddy]] and [[Mashoom Singha]]
|-
! 2007
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[French Riviera]], France
| [[Bruna Abdullah]], [[Mia Uyeda]], [[Nikii Daas]], [[Deepti Gujral]], [[Shamita Singha]] and [[Selma Lasrado]]<ref name=one>{{cite news | title = Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar 2007 | date = 29 December 2006 | url = http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2006/kingfisher-calender-2007-291206.html | work = [[Oneindia.in]] | accessdate =16 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
! 2008
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Goa]], [[Andaman Islands|Andaman]], [[Ladakh]] and [[Udaipur]], India
| [[Deepti Gujral]], [[Preeti Desai]], [[Sheetal Menon]], [[Monikagana Dutta]], [[Shruti Agrawal]], [[Melissa Mehra]] and [[Tamara Moss]]
|-
! 2009
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || Islands on the [[Andaman Sea]]
| [[Monikana Dutta]], [[Nargis Fakhri]], [[Mimi Blix]], [[Tamara Moss]], [[Katya Melnikova]] and [[Sunisa Jongsawat]]
|-
! 2010
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Maldives]]<ref>{{cite news | title = Making 'Kingfisher Calendar 2010' | date = 26 November 2009 | url = http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/fashion/indian-models/making-kingfisher-calendar-2010/Making-of-Kingfisher-Calendar-2010/articleshow/5271404.cms |work=The Times of India | accessdate =16 January 2012}}</ref>
| [[Esha Gupta]], [[Gia Johnson|Gia Johnson-Singh]], [[Ashika Pratt]], [[Himarsha Venkatsamy]], [[Anjali Lavania]] and [[Sonali Raut]]
|-
! 2011
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Mauritius]]
| [[Fiona Thomas]], [[Angela Jonsson]], [[Lisa Haydon]], [[Anjali Lavania]], [[Cherlotte Lohmann]] and [[Lisa Golden]]<ref>{{cite news | title = Reloaded: Kingfisher Calendar 2011 | date = 12 December 2011 | url = http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/gallery/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=4760561#image=1 | work = [[MSN.com]] | accessdate = 16 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111222074123/http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/gallery/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=4760561#image=1 | archive-date = 22 December 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
! 2012
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Negombo]], Sri Lanka
| [[Tina Desai]], [[Angela Jonsson]], [[Maia Haydon]], [[Mimi Blix]], [[Saiyami Kher]], and [[Nathalia Kaur]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Sanskrity | last = Sinha | title = Kingfisher Calendar 2012 Unveiled: Models’ Exclusive Bikini Shots (PHOTOS) | date = 12 January 2012 | url = http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/280697/20120112/kingfisher-calendar-2012-unveiled-models-exclusive-bikini.htm | work = [[International Business Times]] | accessdate =16 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
! 2013
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[South Africa]]
| [[Kanishtha Dhankar]], [[Elena Fernandes]], [[Nevena Pejatovic]], [[Priya Emmanuel]] and [[Kyra Dutt]]<ref>http://kingfishercalendar.com/2013/{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! 2014
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Boracay]], Philippines
| [[Nicole Faria]], [[Rochelle Rao]], [[Rikee Chatterjee]], [[Ketheleno Kenze]], [[Sobhita Dhulipala]] and [[Sahar Biniaz]]<ref name="kingfishercalendar">{{cite web|url=http://kingfishercalendar.com/2014/|title=#KFCalendar2014|publisher=kingfishercalendar.com|accessdate=24 July 2016}}</ref>

|-
! 2015
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Turkey]]
| [[Sarah Jane Dias]], [[Keisha Lall]], [[Dayana Erappa]], [[Elena Fernandes]] and [[Aastha Pokharel]]<ref name="kingfishercalendar2">{{cite web|url=http://kingfishercalendar.com/2015/|title=#KFCalendar2015|publisher=kingfishercalendar.com|accessdate=24 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
! 2016
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Seychelles]]
| [[Aisha Sharma]], [[Aishwarya Sushmita]], [[Maya Hendricks]], [[Noyonita Lodh]] and [[Sushrii Shreya Mishraa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kingfishercalendar.com/2016/|title=#KFCalendar2016|publisher=kingfishercalendar.com|accessdate=24 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
! 2017
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] || [[Mykonos]], Greece
| [[Vartika Singh]], [[Meenakshi Rathore]], [[Dayana Erappa]], [[Kanishtha Dhankar]], [[Alliny Gomes]], [[Helena Gomes]] and [[Nora Fatehi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/lifestyle/kingfisher-calendar-2017-say-hello-to-these-sexy-af-bikini-hotties-1714083/|title=#KFCalendar2017|publisher=india.com|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
!2018
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] ||[[Croatia]]
| [[Priyanka Moodley]], [[Ishika Sharma]], [[Priyanka Karunakaran]] and [[Mitali Rannorey]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kingfishercalendar.com/2018/|title=#KFCalendar2018|publisher=kingfishercalendar.com|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>
|-

!2019
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] ||[[Sardinia]], Italy
| [[Sushrii Shreya Mishraa]], [[Shubra Aiyappa]], [[Madusha Mayadunne]] and [[Diva Dhawan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kingfishercalendar.com/2019/|title=#KFCalendar2019|publisher=kingfishercalendar.com|accessdate=20 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
!2020
| [[Atul Kasbekar]] ||[[Western Cape]], South Africa
| [[Aditi Arya]], [[Zoya Afroz]], [[Pooja Chopra]] and [[Aishwarya Sushmita]]{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
|}

==Kingfisher Calendar Model Hunt==
[[File:07 Nathalia Department - Flickr - rgvzoomin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Nathalia Kaur]], winner of the Kingfisher Calendar Model Hunt 2012]]
The ''Kingfisher Calendar Model Hunt,'' now known as ''Kingfisher Supermodels'' <ref name="ndtv">{{cite web|url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/kingfisher/|title=Kingfisher Supermodels 3|publisher=goodtimes.ndtv.com|accessdate=24 July 2016}}</ref> is an annual competition to select a model for the annual calendar. Started in 2010, the competition has been televised by [[NDTV Good Times]].<ref name=herald/> The format includes competing 10 women in a reality show across 13 episodes.<ref>[http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/kingfisher/default.aspx Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2012: Nathy ], ''[[NDTV Good Times]]''. Retrieved 13 January 2012.</ref>

===Winners===

<ref name=hindu>Shalini Shah, [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2740015.ece Sees, shoots and leaves], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 23 December 2011, Retrieved 12 January 2012.</ref>
* 2010 – [[Himarsha Venkatsamy]]<ref>{{cite news | title = llt | url = http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/NDTV-Show-Special.aspx?ID=411 | work = [[NDTV Good Times]] | accessdate =13 January 2012}}</ref>
* 2011 – [[Angela Jonsson]]<ref name=ht>{{cite news|title=Angela Jonsson prefers good story over big names |date=7 December 2011 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Angela-Jonsson-prefers-good-story-over-big-names/Article1-779049.aspx |work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=12 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114165602/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Angela-Jonsson-prefers-good-story-over-big-names/Article1-779049.aspx |archivedate=14 January 2012 }}</ref>
* 2012 – [[Nathalia Kaur]]<ref name=herald>{{cite news | first = Nafeesah | last = Ahmed | title = Going for the kill | date = 8 January 2012 | url = http://www.deccanherald.com/content/217424/going-kill.html |work=Deccan Herald | accessdate =13 January 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/nathalia-pinheiro-kingfisher-calendar-girl-2012-nathalia-pinheiro-kingfisher/1/6070.html Kingfisher Calendar Girl], ''[[India Today]]'', Retrieved 13 January 2012.</ref>
* 2013 – [[Nevena Pejatovic]]
* 2014 – [[Ketholeno Kense]]
* 2015 – [[Aastha Pokharel]]
* 2016 – [[Aishwarya Sushmita]]

==See also==
*[[India's Next Top Model]]
*[[Pirelli Calendar]]

== References ==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

[[Category:Recurring events established in 2003]]
[[Category:Indian reality television series]]
[[Category:Modeling-themed reality television series]]
[[Category:Promotional calendars]]
[[Category:Annual publications]]
[[Category:Swimsuits]]

Kingfisher Calendar - Revision history

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