"mdworker32" making MBP run hot

Hi,
I have just upgraded to OS X Yosemite from Maverics
On Yosemite as I run Win7 on VMware Fusion 7.0 the machine runs hot with fans continuously spinning at >4K rpm
The activity monitor shows "mdworker32" taking ?60% of CPU time all the time.
Spotlight shows indexing, but the progress is 0% on the progress bar.
Am sharing screenshots with details.
What should i do. Can anyone help please.
Machine:
SSD Samsung 840 EVO 1TB
Screenshots of issue

Select the mdworker and quit it using the X in the top menu. Changes?

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