Bollywood Actress Biography

Biography of Aruna Sheilds

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Aruna Shields is an British Actress of Anglo Indian descent she had made her debut in the Bollywood in 2010 with the film Prince starring opposite to Vivek Oberoi.Aruna Shields was born in United Kingdom. She began her education in a convent school before she got the scholarship for boarding school she went on their in boarding school and get distinction from Guildhal School Of Music and Drama and had also obtained her degree from the Central St.
Martins London. Her father was in UK because there was the shortage of doctors in UK but basically her father is an Indian and belong to Bangalore she also having 2 brothers one of them is an Accountant and other is Engineer. She had spotted doing many feature films like Mission Improbable(2007) and Live bailt and Private Moments (2005).

she made her debut in Bollywood in the year 2010 in film Prince opposite to Vivek Oberoi which did was not able to stay in box office it was the flop it was directed by Kumar S Taurani in Which Vivek Oberoi was playing the role of thief and Aruna Sheilds was playing the role of her girl who was a also a thief.After that she was seen again in the bollywood movie Mr singh Mrs Meheta which was released on 25th June 2010 but this movie was not also good at box office Aruna is also a good choreographer.Again she will be seen in the up comings movies .

Zubedia-The real princess

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Zubeida Begum Dhanrajgir was an Indian movie actress, who was the First Talkie Actress of India, as she enacted in first Indian talkie Alam Ara released in 1931.Her credits involve early hits like Devdas released in 1937, and played the lead role in Sagar Movietone's first talkie, Meri Jaan.
Zubeida was one of Indian cinema's earliest super actress and among the few ladies who entered movies at a time when it wasn't aknowledged an appropriate profession for girls from respectable parivaars. Born in Surat, Zubeida was a sizzling beautiful princess, the daughter of the Nawab of Sachin and Fatima Begum.

In 1925, Zubeida had nine releases including Kala Chor, Devdasi, Desh Ka Dushman respectively. A year later she featured in her mother's movie, titled Bulbul-e-Parista. In the year 1927, she acted in films like Laila Majnu, Nanand Bhojai, and Naval Gandhi 's Sacrifice which were very successful films at this time.

Zubeida starred in a bunch of silent movies too before India's first talkie 'Alam Ara’ proved to be the turning point in her acting career and was her biggest success at the box office. In 1934 she set up Mahalakshmi Movietone with Nanubhai Vakil and had another couple of box-office hits in 'Gul-e-Sonobar' and 'Rasik-e-Laila'. The actress continued to feature in one or two flicks a year till 1949. 'Nirdosh Abla' was her last movie.

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The Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez

2011-07-13T14:27:00.003+05:30

Jacqueline Fernandez is a Sri Lankan actress and model, at the moment she’s been working in Bollywood movies. Jacqueline is a former beauty queen who won the Miss Sri Lanka Universe tag in the year 2006. She has bagged an International Indian Film Academy Award and Stardust Award for Best Female Debut in 2010 for her character in the Indian movie Aladin. Born in Colombo, Western Province Fernandez comes from a Sinhalese parivaar in Sri Lanka. At the age of three her entire family moved to Bahrain.In Bahrain, the actress studied at the Sacred Heart School.
After graduating from the Murrey University in Melbourne, Australia with a degree for mass media studies and chose modelling as her profession, and have worked with a number of fashion designers in Australia, Singapore, Dubai and Sri Lanka as reported.In March 2006, Jacqueline was tagged as the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2006. Jacqueline Fernandez made her acting debut in the 2009 Bollywood fantasy film Aladin directed by Sujoy Gosh alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, and Ritesh Deshmukh.

The year 2010 saw her once again featuring alongside Ritesh Deshmukh again in the romantic comedy Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai and she also had a cameo appearance in Sajid Khan's Housefull in a song which became a big victory. The flick featured Akshay Kumar in the lead character while actresses Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Jiah Khan, actors Ritesh Deshmukh and Arjun Rampal featured in supporting roles. Jacqueline Fernandez has one project set to release in 2011; Murder 2 while Housefull 2 is scheduled to release next year in 2012. Raaz 3 is the thriller genre movie pairing up Jacqueline Fernandez and Emraan Hashmi. Directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt, the movie will be shot in 2012.

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The Marathi Queen Bhagyashree

2011-07-11T14:36:00.002+05:30

Bhagyashree belongs to the family of Patwardhans from Sangli town in Maharashtra. Her father is Maharaja of Sangli. Bhagyashree Patwardhan was born on 23 February 1969 and she has acted in Bollywood films as well as for small screen.The actress started her career in acting with Kachhi Dhoop which was a television series directed by veteran actor Amol Palekar. The serial was based on Louisa Mary Alcott’s Little Women.

Her appointment with acting happened by chance when Amol Palekar requested her to perform in his serial “Kacchi Dhoop” as the heroine who had been roped on board had deserted the serial unexpectedly. The serial did quite well and later on Bhagyashree had bagged characters in Honi Anhoni and Kisse Miya Biwi Ke.The diva is best acknowledged for her character that she played in the 1989 movie Maine Pyaar Kiya with actor Salman Khan.

After getting married, she acted in three movies like Peepat's QaidMain Hai Bulbul, K.C. Bokadia's Tyagi and Mahendra Shah's Payal all opposite her husband Himalaya.After a break of several years, the gorgeous diva made a comeback to television with Aandhi Jasbaton Ki, where she enacted the role of a politician. She was also showcased in Didi Ka Dulha, which was a comedy serial on national broadcaster Doordarshan and a telefilm where she enacts a blind person.

She made her debut in Marathi films starting off with the romantic comedy like Zhak Marli Baiko Keli in June 2009. Bhagyashree is the promoter of a media company Shrishti Entertainment with her husband. Maine Pyar Kiya, Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul, Tyaagi, Paayal, Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi, Maa Santoshi Maa, Hello Girls, etc. are some of the films that featured Bhagyashree in the lead roles.

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The yesteryears actress Farida Jalal

2011-07-08T16:50:00.002+05:30

Farida Jalal, the Bollywood actress who hails from New Delhi, was born on March 14, 1949 started her career in the 1960’s, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt which was organized by Filmfare. Farida usually played the sister or rejected fiancee of the male stars, but she was never offered to play the main lead in of the films. One of her most critically commended character is in Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia starrer Bobby where she enacted the role of the mentally challenged would-be fiancee of Rishi Kapoor. During the time period of 1980’s,

her characters improved from sister and girlfriend to aunt, mother, or grandmother. The honourable actress is also remembered for her role she portrayed in Aradhana, where she enacted Rajesh Khanna's girlfriend.Farida Jalal acted for over fourty years in film industry, only taking a break during 1983 and 1990, when she settled in Bangalore. During the 1990’s, Farida Jalal acted in numerous chief hits in India, like Raja Hindustani, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil To Pagal Hai, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai,Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, for which she bagged a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Farida also acted in many television soaps,

such as in the hit series, Dekh Bahi Dekh.She also was majestically much-admired for her character in the 1994 movie Mammo, for which she bagged the Filmfare Best Performance Award. Farida was also seen in another daily soap Shararat Thoda Jadu, Thodi Nazaakat, in which she played the main role of a fairy. The comedy serial is still telecasted on the Disney Channel.In 2005, the actress co-hosted the 50th Filmfare Awards alongside Saif Ali Khan and Sonali Bendre, organized in Mumbai. She also appeared in the Punjabi movie titles Yaariyan and another famous serial Balika Vadhu that aires on channel Colors.

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Bhairavi, upcoming talent in Hindi Cinema

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Bhairavi Goswami is the new talented face in the Indian film Industry. Part from being an actress she is also a fashion model, a television host and humanitarian. Bhairavi's father is a bengali part south Indian and her mother was a Creole. She spent most of her childhood in UK, as she left India at the age of six. She returned to India to pursue her course for modeling and acting.Bollywood actress Bhairavi Goswami made her debut in hindi cinema with Sagar Bellary's movie Bheja Fry.
After this success run of this movie she also acted in the animation hit My Friend Ganesha 2. she is playing a role of a glamorous girl in her upcoming movie named as Mr. Bhatti on Chutti. Anupam Kher and Amitabh Bachchan were in lead roles. Before acting in movies Bhairavi Goswami is an theater artist. There are 10 successful plays at her credit like Liar Liar, Tea Coffee or Me, Mad House, See no Evil, Hear no Evil, Speak no Evil. Apart from this Bhairavi has also performed over 700 stage show all over the world.

Under the belt of achievements she is the only Indian actress to be featured in TIME, Telerama, Courier International and Paris Match. She is also a mastereo of seven languages namely Hindi, English, French, German, Sanskrit, Tamil and Kannada. Bhairavi Goswami is professionally attached with a chain of food company in India.

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The vivacious Tina Munim

2011-07-06T17:24:00.003+05:30

Tina Munim was born on 11 February 1957 and is an Indian movie actress who had a successful Bollywood career during the late 1970’s and early 80’s. The actress is married to big shot Anil Ambani. She is also indulaged in a number of benevolent and charity activities and is presently running an NGO and a hospital. Tina was found by actor Dev Anand. Tina desired to become a Paris-trained couturier and was poised to go there for her studies in design when approached with a cinematic offer.

In 1978, Dev Anand cast her in his movie Des Pardes, which launched her movie career. He would again cast her in numerous other movies with him in the lead character, such as Lootmaar and Man Pasand.Late actor Sunil Dutt launched his son Sanjay Dutt in his movie debut Rocky. Tina was chosen as Sanjay's actress. Tina Munim was spotted in Fiffty Fiffty, Souten, Bewafai, Suraag, Insaaf Main Karoonga and Adhikar and movies where she was not heroine of Rajesh like Rajput, Akhir Kyun and Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai.

Apart from Dev Anand and Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim also made a popular screen team with cute star Rishi Kapoor, since they were paired romantically in six flicks, the most famous being Subhash Ghai's Karz. Producer-director-star Rakesh Roshan also cast her many times, including for the movie Aakhir Kyon? and Aap Ke Deewane respctively. Filmmaker Basu Chatterjee time after time cast her in his movies like Baaton Baaton Mein and Man Pasand. In the year 1987, Tina Munim made the cognizant decision to put her Bollywood career on hold and she moved to California and attended college.

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Ayesha Jhulka

2011-07-01T16:12:00.002+05:30

Ayesha Jhulka was born on 28 July 1975 in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. She is a bollywood actress. During her acting career, she has worked with big bollywood actors like Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty, Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan and many others.The actress made her debut in Bollywood industry in the year 1991 with Kurbaan opposite Salman Khan, which became a successful hit at the box office.

She got two popular hits in 1992, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander with co-star Aamir Khan and Khiladi with the action God Akshay Kumar. In 1993 movies like Dalaal and Rang were hits too. Even though Dalaal was a hit at the box office, Ayesha was having problems with its maker, Ayesha filed complaints with the Cine Artistes Association and the Film Producers Association. Out of the three controversial scenes, two were afterwards deleted from the film. But it made the actress depressed as she always played the gals next door kind of characters.In 1993, the diva was part of two more standard successes like Waqt Hamara Hai and Meherbaan.

Rumours of having an affair with Akshay Kumar was also aired at that time. She was ready to get married to Armaan Kohli and decided to leave movies after her bad experience with Dalaal. She completed all her commitments, but her relationship with Armaan came to an end.After a gap, she again joined the race and in 1996, with hit Masoom she revived her mark in the film industry. Her other movies with Mithun called Suraj did quite well in audiences, but it did not help her much. Ayesha also did Vishwavidhata and Ghoonghat.

In both the films, she was having roles with essence, but both flicks bombed at the box office. In Chachi 420, she was seen in a cameo role even though movie did well and also received positive reviews. While continuing her acting career, she got married to construction tycoon Sameer Vashi. She played supporting but significant roles in Run, Socha Na Tha and Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan starrer Umrao Jaan.

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The all-rounder actress Madhavi

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The South Indian actress Madhavi has played the female lead character for seventeen years in seven languages like Hindi, Malyalam, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Oriya and Kannada. The actress has acted in more than three hundred movies and was quiet popular among Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi movies. Madhavi learnt classical dance, Bharat Natyam from Uma Maheshwari and folk dances from Mr. Bhatt at an early stage.Now after taking retirement from movies, she has somehow declared that she still feels the urge to act when she watches good films.
Filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao gave her a leading role to play in the Telugu movie titled “Thoorupu Padamara”. The movie became a huge hit too. K. Balachander then cast her in a supporting character in his Telugu movie Maro Charithrawhich was released in 1978.Madhavi also worked in the Hindi remake of Ek Duje Ke Liye released in 1981, which became the top grossing movie of that year and the movie also starred Sridevi and Kamal Hasan in the lead roles.

She bagged a Filmfare Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. The actress also featured opposite superstar Amitabh Bachchan in the 1990 Hindi movie Agneepath.She acted in a number of Kannada movies alongside popular Kannada actors like Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Anant Nag and Ambareesh. She also appeared in many Malayalam projects with superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal.

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Meena Kumari

2011-06-27T18:23:00.002+05:30

Meena Kumari was an Indian movie actress and poetess. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema. Meena Kumari was the third daughter of Ali Baksh who was a veteran of Parsi theater played harmonium, taught music and Iqbal Begum. Bollywood actress Meena Kumari gained a reputation for playing grief-stricken and tragic roles, and her performances have been praised and reminisced throughout the years.

During a career from her childhood to her death, she starred in more than ninety films, many of which have achieved classic and cult status today.Bollywood heroine Meena started her acting career at the age of 7 in 1939 with Leatherface, directed by Vijay Bhatt. Meena Kumari gained fame with her role as a heroine in Vijay Bhatt's Baijju Banwara in1952. She became the first actress to win the Filmfare best actress Award in 1953 for this performance. Pareeenita, Daera, Ek Hi Raasta Sharda, and Dil Apna Aur Preet Paraya are some big hits of bollywood legend Meena Kumari.

Though she cultivated the image of a tragedienne, she also performed commendably in a few light-hearted movies like Azzad, Miss Mary, Shararat, and Kohinoor.Meena Kumari fell in love with and married film director Kamal Amrohi. After divorcing her husband in 1964, heraddiction to alcohol became stronger and three weeks after the release of Pakeezah, actress Meena Kumari became seriously ill, and died on 31 March 1972 of liver cirrhosis.

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Yesteryears bollywood actress Sadhana

2011-06-24T12:37:00.002+05:30

The famous Bollywood actress Sadhana Shivdasani was born in 1941. When she was fifteen years old, she caught a gaze of some producers who had seen her performing in a college play. They cast her in India's first Sindhi movie named Abana which was released in 1958, where she played the heroine's younger sister for which she was paid a token of rupees one. A photograph of her publicizing the movie appeared in a film magazine. Subodh Mukherjee, one of India's yesteryears producers, saw the magazine and roped her in her first 1959 Hindi movie LoveIn Simla, opposite his newcomer son, Joy Mukherjee.

The movie was directed by another newcomer, R.K. Nayyar, who created her trademark look called the Sadhana trimming.In 1955, the actress was seen as a chorus girl in Raj Kapoor's Shree420. Her other flicks included Mere Mehboob, a 1963 release and "Woh Kaun Thi?" for which she received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. Raj Khosla roped in Sadhana in two more mystery projects, MeraSaaya, Waqt and Anita.

Mera Saaya was released in the year 1966. The movie showcased Sunil Dutt and Sadhana in the lead roles. K. N. Singh and Prem Chopra played supporting characters. Madan Mohan composed the music for the film and Raja Mehdi Ali Khan wrote down the lyrics for all songs.The honorable actress later featured in Inteqaam, Ek Phool Do Mali, and Geeta Mera Naam, which she also directed. Her other noted movies were Hum Dono, Picnic, Dulha Dulhan, Arzoo, Mehfil, and so on.

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Tabu

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The glamorous Bollywood actress Tabu born in Hyderabad in 1971, is the niece of popular Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi and the younger sister of actress Farah Naaz. The actress studied in St. Anns high school in Hyderabad and later in 1983 moved to Mumbai where she studied at St. Xavier's College for two years. She has mainly acted in Bollywood movies, and has also featured in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali, American flicks too.

Tabu to her credit has received the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, and she even has the record of four Filmfare's Critics Award for Best Female Performer. Even with a few exceptions, Tabu is well-known for acting in creative, low-budget movies that go on to gather more critical approval than extensive box office statistics. Her presence in commercially successful movies were not much, and her roles that she played in these particular movies were short, like the list has Border, Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United,

Saajan Chale Sasural and Biwi No.1. Her most remarkable presentations comprised of movies like Maachis, Hu Tu Tu, Virasat, Chandni Bar, Cheeni Kum, Maqbool, Astitva, etc. In Mira Nair’s American flick The Namesake also gathered huge success for the actress.Considered as one of the most gifted Indian female actress of her generation, Tabu is acknowledged to be quite choosy about her characters she plays and she once mentioned that she do movies that move her from inside. Tabu is the recipient of the 2011 Padma Shri India's fourth-highest civilian award. This brilliant actress has also featured on the Vogue India's cover page in 2009 issue.

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Mamta Kulkarni

2011-06-17T14:24:00.002+05:30

Mamta Kulkarni is a former Bollywood heroine. During the 1990’s, she was part of several commercial hits like Karan Arjun, Sabse Bada Khiladi, Aashiq Awara and Krantiveer. MamtaKulkarni made her debut through the Tamil movie titled Nanbargal which was released in Hindi as Mera Dil Tere Liye directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. She made her Bollywood debut in 1992 film Tirangaa. Than in 1993 she featured in Aashiq Awara, which wbagged her a Filmfare Lux New Face Award too. She went to appear in many other famous films like Waqt Hamara Hai, Ghatak: Lethal, Beqabu, Baazi, Gangstar, Chupa Rustam, Qila, Andolan, and many more.
Mamta was approached for many other movies with Ajay Devgan, Bobby Deol, Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, but she kept on rejecting big projects like Agnaary, Mr and Mrs Khiladi, Bandahan, Aunty No 1, Aflatoon and Shikary because of the money matters.Rajkumar Santoshi, later roped her in China Gate. The only song in the film, Chamma Chamma, performed by Urmila Matondkar, rocked the box office. In 1997, the actress was paid a large amount to perform at a private function by a legislator from Bihar, who was later arrested after investigations into the Fodde Scam case. She was interrogated too.

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Waheeda Rehman

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Waheeda Rehman, famous Bollywood actress who still appears in Bollywood pictures, has most remarkable ones like C.I.D. and Guru Dutt classics like Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, etc. to her credit. Waheeda Rehman was found by Guru Dutt in a movie and was asked to come over to Mumbai. Kaagaz Ke Phool is a story of a successful filmmaker's downfall after he falls in love with the main lead. Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman were featured together in Chaudhvin Ka Chand. She completed Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam under some pressure.Soon Guru Dutt and Waheeda called off their relationship after the movie’s dull reception at the Berlin Film Festival in 1963. Waheeda Rehman was cast as "Gulabi" in Satyajit Ray's Bengali movie Abhijan in 1962.

The actress’s career prolonged throughout the 1960’s, 1970’s, and 1980’s respectively. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her characters she played in Guide and Neel Kamal . She had also won National award for her performance in Reshma Aur Shera, some of the flicks bombed at the box office. Since her presence in the film Lamhe she took retirement from the film industry for almost 12 long years. On 21 November 2000, her husband died following a prolonged illness. In recent years the actress made a comeback enacting elderly mother and grandmother roles in Om Jai Jagadish, Water and the most memorable movie Rang De Basanti and Delhi6 which were all critically praised.

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Ameesha Patel

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Ameesha Patel the famous Bollywood figure features chiefly in Bollywood films. Making her acting debut with Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai opposite Hrithik Roshan, the actress bagged critical acclaim for her acting skills in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha opposite superstar Sunny Deol, and soon the film became one of the biggest hits in the era of Hindi cinema,bagging her a Filmfare Special Performance Award. The actress would consequently showcased in various flicks, most of which proved dud at the box office.

It is said that her performance in the 2006 release Ankahee, received critical acknowledgement, and she continued it with a supporting character that she played in 2007 hit movie Bhool Bhulaiyaa. The actress has also endorsed famous Indian brands such as Bajaj Sevashram, Fair and Lovely, Cadburys Jai Lime, Fem, Lux, etc. After showing her brilliant acting skills in Anil Sharma’s Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, in 2002, she had four failures but her last suspense thriller, Humraaz, became one of the biggest grossing movies of the year at the box office,

and she was also nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award for the film. The Abbas-Mustan marital thriller saw her enacting a role with negative shadows for the first time in in her career. Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai, Aap Mujhe Acche Lagne Lage were average box office success. Satish Kaushik's thriller film Vaada, featured Ameesha portraying the character of Arjun Rampal's disloyal wife. Elaan, showcased her as a TV reporter. She was also seen in Ketan Mehta's historical drama Mangal Pandey: The Rising. 2006 releases Mere Jeevan Saathi, Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera, Tathastu, Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai, etc were all big flops. 2011 projects Power, Run Bhola Run and Chatur Singh two Star featured the diva.

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Praveen Babi

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Parveen Babi was a famous Bollywood artiste, who is chiefly known to the whole world for her enchanting characters together with top listed male actors of the 1970’s and early 1980’s in smash hits like Deewar, Namak Halaal, Amar Akbar Anthony and Shaan. The actress never married but was involved in relationships with famous personalities like filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, Bollywood star Kabir Bedi, and Danny Denzongpatoo. It was also believed that the beautiful diva had a strong love affair with Amitabh Bachchan.

Mahesh Bhatt penned and directed the 1982 successful hit film Arth , that was considered as a semi-autobiographical venture about his personal relationship with Praveen, and again he wrote as well as produced the 2006 released WohLamhewhich was madeon real facts about his relationship with the actress. Parveen Babi started her line of business in modelling in 1972 and was immediately followed by her debut with the movie Charitra which was released in 1973 opposite cricketer Salim Durrani.

The movie was a ringing flop but Parveen Babiwas admired and was signed up for many more Bollywood projects. Her foremost successful hit was 1974 Majboor opposite Amitabh Bachchan. Praveen was the first Bollywood babe to have been showcased on TIME magazine's cover page, in July 1976, much to the unrest of her colleagues. She had also appeared in Kaalia, Khud-daar, Suhaag, Kaala Patthar, Meri Aawaaz Suno and The Burning Train. She too featured in innovative movies like Vinod Pande's Yeh Nazdeekiyan which got released in 1982. In the film she portrayed the character of the other lady opposite Marc Zuber.

Praveen known for her sublime acting skills was found dead in her Mumbai residence on 22nd January 2005 after the residential society secretary stated the police that she had not collected milk and newspapers from her house for three days. It was assumed that the actress was suffering from gangrene of the foot as she was diabetic. The police ruled out any foul play and it was determined she had died from what appeared to be complications from diabetes.

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Farah Naaz

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Farah Naaz was a well known face in Bollywood. Her most memorable movies were Hamara Khandaan, Naqab, Yateem and Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri. Farah took retirement from acting in 1990. She worked with almost all of the top listed stars of her times namely Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Mithun, Govinda, and Aamir Khan. Farah made her debut in the year 1985 with Yash Chopra's Faasle opposite Rohan Kapoor.

She was part of hits movies like Marte Dam Tak, Naseeb Apna Apna, Love 86, Imaandaar, Ghar Ghar Ki Kahaani, Diljala, Rakhwala, Hamara Khandaan, Woh Phir Ayegi, Veeru Dada, Baap Ek Numbari Beta Dus Numbari and Muqabla and so on. In the 1990s, Farah Naaz worked with Aamir Khan in two films, Jawani Jindabad and Isi Ka Naam Zindagi, but both the films badly failed at box office. She was also approached for Khuda Gawah but because of delays in production, she was later on replaced with Shilpa Shirodkar. Farah Naaz then started portraying supporting characters in movies like Muqabla, Dhartiputra and Izzat Ki Roti. The actress after sometime appeared on small screen and did some daily soaps like Amar Prem, Andaz, Ahaa, Vailayiti Babu and Papa.

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Smita Patil

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Making a mark for herself in Bollywood industry with the release of 1977 flick Bhumika actress Smita Patil acted in number of Bollywood films and also contributed in television and theatre. Smita Patil featured in almost seventy five Hindi and Marathi movies and also bagged National Film Awards and Filmfare Award and she was the receiver of the Padma Shri India's fourth-highest civilian honour in 1985. Smita played most remarkable roles in movies like Manthan, Bhumika, Aakrosh, Chakra and Mirch Masala. Apart from acting, the Bollywood known figure was a member of the Women's Centre situated in Mumbai. Smita Patil was always ready to help women in every possible way.

Smita Patil was married to Bollywood famous star Raj Babbar. Unfortunately, the actress died on 13 December 1986 at the age of 31. It has been revealed that the successful actress was more related to small cinema for about five years. She had also truned down all commercial offers. Somewhere in 1977 and 1978, the small cinema era began approaching many stars. She was abruptly removed from a couple of ventures. This was a understated matter but anyhow affected the actress. She even tried to keep her cool. The day she turned down big, commercial offers because of her contract to small cinema, since then the actress got less amount of offers from Bollywood. Also named as tidal wave, the actress had to suffer a lot of controversies as she was linked up with many Bollywood celebrities.

Jacqueline Fernandez biography

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Jacqueline Fernandez born in Colombo, Western Province, Fernandez belongs to Sinhalese family. Her fafther's native place is Negombo who noe lives in Malaysia and her mother is from Kandy. At the little age, her family migrated to Bahrain from where she did her schooling. She completed her graduation in mass media from the Murrey University in Melbourne, Australia . It was from there, she planned to chose Modelling as her career followed by serving for various fashion shows Australia, Singapore, Dubai and Sri Lanka Her career- Fernandez earned the title of Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2006.

in March 2006, She was among one of the contestant in Miss Universe 2006. After contending at the pageant of Miss Universe she started her work as an anchor on Lanka Business Report where she use to write weekly column for The Daily Mirror, at the time she continued modeling in India. In year 2006, she made her first acting debut for a fascinating Bollywood movie, Alladin. The movie was directed by Sujoy Gosh,. It was this movie which added spark to her career as she got an opportunity to work with B Towns big fames Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, and Ritesh Deshmukh.In the movie, She potraited the character of Jasmine, the new girl in college who has come from America.

actress once again was seen with Actor Ritesh Deshmukh again in the romantic comedy Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai. Ater this she appeared in many super hit movies like in Sajid Khan's Housefull featuring in supporting role.currently Fernandez is working in the Tamil film Mankatha in a special role alongside Ajith Kumar, Nagarjuna, Trisha Krishnan, Manoj Manchu, Vedhika Kumar and Lakshmi Rai. Well, her upcoming movie is Murder 2 and further will be seen in Milap Zaveri's film.

Sensational queen- Deepika Padukone

2011-05-09T18:04:00.001+05:30

Deepika Padukonee, born on 5th January 1986 in Mangalore, Karnataka is daughter of former badminton champion Prakash Padukonee and Ujjala Padukonee. She started her career as a scorching model and gradually swifted into Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language movies. She did played Badminton during her school days and at State level but did not chose it as career as her poised Beauty tilted her towards the Glamor world. Padukonee Started the journey by perusing career in modeling ,marked in a ramp competition in NLS, Bangalore. Next was the aupicious eve of fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards where she was awarded the title "Model of the Year" followed by being chosen as one of the model for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006.

Successfully she won two trophies at the Idea Zee Fashion Awards: "Female Model of the Year" and "Fresh Face of the Year”. Throwing light on her acting journey, her first debut was in Kannada film Aishwarya in 2006 followed by Hindi Super blockbuster 'Om Shanti Om' opposite to Shah Rukh Khan, the movie which revolutionize her whole career and because of which, she was honored with Filmfare Best Female Debut Award .Casting opposite to King Khan easily justifies her elegant beauty and talent both. on the way was Siddharth Anand's romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno opposite to Ranbir Kapoor where she played the role of independent young girl, Gaytri. Forster came big banner superhits like Chandni Chowk To China, Love Aaj Kal and Housefull. Former Model was also debuted in Himesh Reshmiya's album 'aap ka Suroor' where she looked stunning in black gown. Besides acting,She quickly endorsed premium brands like Liril soap, Limca, Close-Up toothpaste, Kingfisher Airlines ,Tissot, Nescafe and more including international cosmetics vogue Maybelline. The young dynamic model was conferred with lot many Awards for Modeling and acting styles.

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Zarina Wahab

2011-05-05T12:35:00.002+05:30

Bollywood actress Zarina Wahab hails from Andhra Pradesh. The actress who is well versed in English, Hindi and Telugu languages have done numerous critically acclaimed films like Chit Chor, Gopal Krishna. Flmmaker Raj Kapoor was not so much impressed with her personality, when he met her at FTII. So Zarina Wahab since that day decided to work hard to change her entire look and attended film parties and events. The actress as time passed got noticed and was cast in several movies. In 1974 Zarina was seen in Dev Anand directed film Ishq Ishq Ishq along with Zeenat Aman, Kabir Bedi and the talented actress Shabana Azmi.

Zarina Wahab was normally roped in as the middle-class, natural character. The diva had a major hit movie in Basu Chatterjee's Chit Chor which was released in 1976. Zarina also bagged a a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress for the character she portrayed in Gharonda in 1977. She has also contributed in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam movies. In 1977, she also featured in “Agar…If” alongwith Amol Palekar and Kader Khan. Zarina Wahab as stated made a comeback to Malayalam projects with Calendar, which released in 2009. She appeared in Bollywood movie “My Name Is Khan” playing mother to Rizwan Khan played by Shahrukh Khan.

She most targets towards Telugu flicks, and has encouraged her daughter Sana too to begin start her career in South Indian films, the way she had in a Telugu film Gajula Kistayya

Though her daughter Sana tried acting in 2006 many times but couldn’t survive in the stardom world. Zarina Wahab currently plays older roles in television serials. Zarina Wahab met Bollywood filmstar Aditya Pancholi on the sets of Kalan Ka Tika. After which they got married in 1986. Still they are living happily together. Other than this she has also appeared in Ram Gopal Varma’s Rakta Charitra in 2010.

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Rajshree

2011-05-04T13:28:00.003+05:30

Bollywood actress Rajshree was well acknowledged for her classic beauty, acting abilities and dancing qualifications. Rajshree is the daughter of acclaimed Indian filmmaker V. Shantaram and actress Jayshree, second wife of V. Shantaram. Her brother Kiran Kumar was a former Sheriff of Mumbai. While shooting with Raj Kapoor in America for film “Around the World in Eight Dollars”, Rajshree met American student Greg Chapman.z The two got married three years later in a Vedic, Hindu marriage ceremony in India, that lasted five days and was attended by 15 thousand guests.

The actress left with her husband to permanently live in America. They have one daughter. She has been living in America for the past thirty years running a successful custom clothing business while still maintaining her interest in movies. She was an assistant director on three films, “Hack O’Lantern”, “Tainted Love” and “Monsoon” and has done narration on a children’s video titled “Ashok By Any Other Name. Rajshree was launched by her father along with actor Jeetendra in the film Geet Gaya Patharon Ne. She also starred in popular hits films like Brahmachari, Jaanwar and Shehnai. Naina, Brahmachari, Suhag Raat, Dil Ne Pukara, Gunahon Ka Devta, Mohabbat Zindagi Hai , Sagaai, Janwar,,

Do Dil, Ji Chahta Hai, Ghar Basake Dekho, Stree and Subah Ka Tara were some of her noted Bollywood films. Her movie Brahmachari also bagged the Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1968. Shammi Kapoor was awarded the Filmfare Best Actor Award for the same movie. Sehnai released in 1964 was directed by S. D. Narang featured Rajshree, Biswajeet, Nirupa Roy, Leela Chitnis, Johnny Walker Asit Sen and Iftekhar in pivotal roles. Rajshree also made her mark in Bollywood and is still remembered till date for her outstanding performance and her appearance with the renowned Bollywood actors like Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Jeetendra, etc!!

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Katrina Kaif

2011-05-02T12:36:00.003+05:30

Katrina Kaif is one of the hot actresses in Bollywood film industry. Nick named as Kat, she born on 16-July-1984. Her birth place is Hong Kong while her native place is London. She is 5'9" long. Kat is very attractive because of her Vital Stats, which is 36-28-36. Her mother is from England while her father is from Kashmir. Firstly she was doing modeling. She started modeling when she was of only 14 year old. She was in Hawaii at that time and got chance for modeling for a jewelry campaign. After this she did modeling in her home town.

When she started working in Bollywood she was only of 18 years. Katrina got her first break in Bollywood in movie "Boom", which was offered to her by film-maker Kaizad Gustad. With Atul Kasbekar she did many professional photo shoot, and got offers from LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, and Veet. In year 2005, she was chosen as the face of the year for the Lakme India Fashion Week. Her favourite actors are: Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan. Favorite actresses are Kajol and Madhuri Dixit. She loves cricket, her favourite cricketer is Irfan Pathan.

Her favourite Indian food is Dahi and Rice. Kat likes to watch movies also, her favourite movies are: Umrao Jaan (1981), Casablanca (1942), and Gone with the Wind (1939). Kat loves 'Gucci Rush' perfume most. Katrina Kaif did many movies like: Boom, Malliswari, Sarkar, Maine Pyar Kyu Kiya, Allari Pidugu, Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye, Balram V/S Taradas, Namastey London, Apne, Partner, Nanhe Jaisalmer, Welcome, Race, Singh Is Kinng, Hello, Yucvraaj, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, Blue, New York, Tees Maar Khan, And latest upcoming is Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Kat is very good actress, her voice is very soft. When she smiles she looks very cute. She is very bold in nature.

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Bina Rai

2011-04-25T19:11:00.002+05:30

Bina Rai born on 4 June 1936 was a renowned Bollywood actress of the black and white time of Hindi cinema. Bina was mostly known for her characters she played in classic films like Anarkali, Taj Mahal, and won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her outstanding performance in the movie, Ghunghat. Before coming to Mumbai, the actress stayed in Kanpur.

She had to persuade her mother and father to allow her to opt acting as her career. Bina Raiwas a first year student of Arts in the Isabella Theodore College' of Lucknow in the year 1950, when she came to know about an advertisement that organised a talent contest. When she applied for the contest the sponsors of the show approached her. On the other hand Bina went Mumbai to take part in the contest where she bagged whooping amount, that time, of Rs. 25 thousand. Soon after that she made her first Bollywood debut with Kishore Sahu's project titled 'Kali Ghata' in the year 1951 opposite Kishore Sahu.

Somewhere in the 1950’s the actress married Bollywood star Prem Nath, whose sister Krishna tied the knot with Bollywood superstar and filmmaker Raj Kapoor. Bina Rai was paired up with Prem Nath before marriage in films like Aurat and Delilah. The couple within no time made their first film production house known by the name of P.N. Films. The first film made under the banner was Shagufa which got released in 1954 but the movie couldn’t run at the box office.

Neither Bina Rai’s charm nor Prem Nath’s thin-skinned depiction of the character of a doctor could set aside "Shagufa" from being a dud. And the movies that followed Shagufa were Prisoner of Golconda, Samunder and Watan vanished within couple of days. It is assumed that for these reasons the off-screen couple couldn’t impress the audiences with their on-screen thanda performance.

Bina Rai was later paired opposite actor Pradeep Kumar in films like Ghunghat, Anarkali, Taj Mahal respectively. In the 1970s, Bina’s son Prem Krishen became a star and gave a superhit film Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye which got released in 1977. But he later on became a producer and launched his banner with the name Cinevista, and went on to produce small screen daily soaps like Kathasagar, Gul Gulshan Gulfam and Junoon. Bina Rai left the Hindi cinema many years ago. Her husband Prem Nath died on 3 November 1992. The actress as said died on 6th December, 2009.

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Sarika

2011-04-15T16:39:00.002+05:30

Bollywood actress Sarika was born on 3 June 1962 into a Maharashtrian family in New Delhi, India, and became an acclaimed National Award winning actress soon. Sarika started her career in acting as a child artist, Master Sooraj, enacting the character of a boy during the 1960’s in Bollywood industry. The actress appeared in many children's films as well as B grade movies. She moved to good scripts with Rajshri Productions Geet Gaata Chal with actor Sachin, with whom she starred in many Hindi as well as Marathi flicks and is known to have had a short time love affair with Sachin too.

In her acting career, she was often cast as the glamorous girl in films from 1980's. She gave up her career after getting married to actor Kamal Hassan and moved to Chennai with him during the top height of her career. Sarika’s daughter Shruti Hassan is also an Bollywood actress and has appeared in films Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji and Luck. Sarika has now made a comeback in Hindi movies after a long gap. She played Ipsita Ray Chakraverti in the film Sacred Evil – A True Story which badly failed at the box office. In year 2000, she won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for the film Hey Ram, her outstanding performance in Parzania in which she played the character of a Zoroastrian woman who loses her child during the 2002 riots of India, bagged her the National Film Award for Best Actress.

The Bollywood most talented actress also starred as Sheetal Thadani in the Bollywood film Bheja Fry which was released in 2006. Sarika on the other hand also had a small but important role to play in Manorama Six Feet Under. See was last seen in “Shoebite” which got released last year where she was paired up opposite the most honourable Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

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Kalpana Iyer

2011-04-13T17:30:00.003+05:30

Kalpana Iyer is a former Miss India, and Bollywood actress. The actress was well known as a famous vamp of the 1980's and 1990's. Having appeared in a number of Bollywood movies featuring dance sequences espcially item numbers, somewhat reduced her in appearance with a short interruption in Indian Television. The actress is currently a restaurateur based in Dubai, UAE.

After being first runner-up at Miss India in 1978, Kalpana Iyer started making full-blown appearances playing negative character in a number of Bollywod projects, continuing in the tradition of Bollywood actresses like the most gorgeous Bindu, the most sizzling actress Helen who have performed several item numbers and the fascinating Aruna Irani. Some of Kalpana Iyer’s famous dance sequences were to the songs "Hari om Hari" in Pyaara Dushman in 1980 and "Rambha Ho" in Armaan 1982 .

Some of the renowned Bollywood projects of the sizzling actress include 1982 released film Satte Pe Satta starring Shakti Kapoor, Amjad Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranjeeta and Hema Malini, Anjaam (1994), Raja Hindustani alongwith Aamir Khan and Karishma Kapoor (1996) and Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999). Kalpana Iyer was critically acclaimed for her performance as prison warden in Madhuri Dixit, Shahrukh Khan starrer Anjaam. Kalpana Iyer has also acted on television. She became a pop singer and performs in shows as well. Kalpana Iyer also featured in Salman Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam, Saif Ali Khan, Karishma Kapoor, Tabu starrer, Hum Saath Saath Hain.

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Namrata Shirodkar

2011-04-04T18:45:00.002+05:30

Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in Mumbai, India. She is an Indian actress and former model The actress used to live in Khar, in Mumbai initially. Her sister Shilpa Shirodkar also works in Bollywood as an actress.
Namrata is the granddaughter of famous Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who featured in film Brahmachari, and was the first actress to wear a swimsuit.

Namrata Shirodkar began dating Tollywood star Mahesh Babu after the shooting of Vamsee in the year 2000. They got married on 10 February 2005. Now the actress stays in Hyderabad with her husband. Namrata Shirodkar worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India back in 1993. She also represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and earned the sixth position . She made her debut with a small character in superhit flick Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai which was released in 1998, opposite Salman Khan alongwith Twinkle Khanna who played the lead role. Namrata then went on to star in the hit flick Vaastav opposite superstar Sanjay Dutt. Her performance well acknowledged and she became a known name in Bollywood fraternity.

She has played mainly supporting roles in movies like Pukar, Hera Pheri and Astitva. She was also nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in Pukar and the film also featured Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. In 1999, Namrata featured opposite Megastar Mammootty in the Malayalam project titled “Ezhupunna Tharakan”. In 2004, she starred opposite another South superstar Chiranjeevi in a Telugu Movie "ANJI " In 2004 she went back into the limelight when she played the character of Jaya Bakshi in Bride and Prejudice. In the film she played elder sister to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The film was a hit overseas particularly in the UK but failed to do well in India.

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Payal Rohatgi

2011-03-29T13:10:00.005+05:30

Payal Rohatgi born in Hyderabad is a Bollywood actress and model who has appeared in Bollywood movies too. Payal Rohatgi daughter of Veena Rohatgi and Shashank Rohatgi, has a brother named Gaurav Rohatgi. The actress was brought up in a middle class family and she completed her schooling from Udgam School and did her engineering from L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad.

Computer engineer by profession, Payal Rohatgi started her career by modeling for popular brands like Amul, Nirma, and Nescafe. The beautiful lass gained lot of attention after appearing in a television ad for Cadbury's Temptations Chocolates ad campaign. By the time she also appeared in music videos by rock band, Silk Route and Indipop artist, Kay Kay. In 2002, Payal took part in the Femina Miss India contest and in the same year, she won the Miss Tourism World in Medellin, South America. As soon as she began her career in Bollywood, Payal was more inclined towards acting. However, she appeared along with cricketer Virender Sehwag in an advertisment for Dabur’s Lal Dantmanjan. The movie was directed by Pradeep Sarkar. She was also seen in an ad film for Eveready battery in the year 2006 with Bollywood most honourable actor Amitabh Bachchan, which was also directed by Pradeep Sarkar.

In 2002, she made her Bollywood debut with Harry Baweja's, Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?, a Hindi remake of the Hollywood teen movie American Pie. After that Payal appeared in the films like Plan, Police Force and Rakht. In 2006, she got her major breakthrough with the movie, 36 China Town, that also featured Kareena Kapoor, Paresh Rawal and Shahid Kapoor. Later that year in July, the actress appeared in the critically acclaimed, Bipasha Basu starrer “Corporate”, in which she performed an item girl. In 2007, her first release was Priyadarshan's Dhol, produced by the Percept Picture Company. Payal played a positive second lead character with co-star Arbaaz Khan. In 2008, she was again seen in a cameo opposite Ranvir Shorey in PNC movie Ugly Aur Pagli which was released in August and also starred Mallika Sherawat in the lead role. In mid-September, Payal again appeared opposite Irrfan Khan in a TV18 flick Dil Kabaddi where she played the character of an aerobics instructor. In 2010, she signed a comedy project titled ‘30 Takka’ also featuring Boman Irani.

In August 2008, Payal Rohatgi appeared in Bigg Boss Season 2 aired on Colors TV as a contestant. She was involved in a lot of controversies relating to Rahul Mahajan, whom she dismissed as a seven-year old buddy. In 2009, Payal Rohatgi performed a comedy play as a celebrity performer in Comedy Circus - Chinchpokli to China that appeared on Sony Television. On 11 January 2010, she appeared in the Ndtv Imagine show Raaz Pichle Janam Ka Beside acting, Payal Rohatgi is actively collaborated with the cause of rehabilitation of drugs addicts and alcoholics and celebrated World Anti Drugs Day with them. She is also actively working for an NGOcalled Jeevan Dhara in Mumbai.

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Minissha Lamba

2011-03-23T15:55:00.002+05:30

Minissha Lamba was born on 18 January 1985. She is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Minissha Lamba was born in a Jatt Sikh family of Delhi. Her father was in the hospitality business and this gave her the great chance to travel around the country and meet many people.

She can fluently converse in Hindi, Punjabi, English and French languages. Minissha has appeared in films like Yahaan, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Kidnap and Well Done Abba. Minissha did her schooling from Sherwood Hall and later on moved to Chettinad Vidyashram, both located in Chennai. In 2004, the actress majored in English with honours from Miranda House, University of Delhi. Her mother is also very talented and is a painter. Minissha Lamba's in the beginning wanted to become a journalist. While studying for a degree in Delhi, Minissha Lamba pursued modelling as a hobby and soon became a well-placed model in the Indian modelling industry.

Minissha's early modelling work includes numerous television commercials for companies such as LG, Sony, Titan watches, Cadbury, Hajmola, Airtel, Sunsilk, and many others. The actress has also done a music video titled ‘Tera Suroor’ for the hit music album Aap Ka Suroor by Bollywood singer Himesh Reshammiya. Minissha’s first movie "Yahaan", which was directed by Shoojit Sircar, was released in 2005. Critics praised the flick stating that Minissha’s performance as one of the highlights. In 2008, she acted in Siddharth Anand's film Bachna Ae Haseeno alongwith Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor in the main roles.

Bachna Ae Haseeno was made under Yashraj Films. Her next major role was in the Shyam Benegal film Well Done Abba that was released last year in 2010, and this movie was highly acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival. Minissha Lamba is presently shooting for Shirish Kunder's upcoming movie “Joker”, in which she will star opposite talented actor Shreyas Talpade. The actress has also posed for Maxim India.

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Nimmi

2011-03-18T17:36:00.002+05:30

Nimmi was a popular Bollywood actress who achieved fame in the 1950s and early 1960s in Hindi cinema. The actress became popular after she played spirited village belle type roles, but also featured in varied genres such as fantasy and social movies.

Nawab Banoo (Nimmi) was born in Agra, India. Her mother was a famous singer and actress by the name of Wahidan who was well connected within the film fraternity. Nimmi had visited Bombay in her childhood, and her mother being on good terms with Mehboob Khan and his family. Through the connection with her mother who had worked with him in the 1930s, in 1948, the famous film director Mehboob Khan, invited the young Nimmi to watch the making of his current production Andaz at Central Studios.

The actress had shown keen desire to work in films and this was a bright chance for her to understand the film making process. At the time when Nimmi met Raj Kapoor on the sets of Andaaz, the actor was filming his production of Barsaat in 1949. Having already cast the famous heroine Nargis in the female lead role, he was on the hunt for a young girl to play the second lead. After observing Nimmi's unaffected and shy nature as a guest on the sets of Andaaz, Mehboob Khan at once decided to cast Nimmi in Barsaat opposite Bollywood actor Prem Nath. Barsaatmade a history. It was a phenomenal critical and commercial success.

Despite the presence of most sought out stars like Nargis, Raj Kapoor and Premnath, Nimmi too had a very important and well received role to play and was an instant hit with audiences. Nimmi later on worked with top actors like Raj Kapoor, and Dev Anand. To her great advantage Nimmi formed a very popular screen pair with Dilip Kumar, after the success of movies like Deedar (1951) and Daag (1952). Aside from Nargis with whom she co-starred with in Barsaat and Deedar, Nimmi also appeared alongside many notable leading ladies including Madhubala in Amar, with Suraiyain Shamma, Geeta Bali in Usha Kiran, and Meena Kumari in Char Dil Char Rahen, etc.

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Nalini Jaywant

2011-03-16T18:36:00.002+05:30

Nalini Jaywant was an Indian movie actress who was seen in films during the 1940s and 1950s. Nalini is first cousin to actress Shobhna Samarth, the mother of Bollywood actresses Nutan and Tanuja. Nalini got married to director Virendra Desai in the 1940s. Later, the actress married her second husband, actor Prabhu Dayal, with whom she acted in several films.

In her teens, Nalini Jaywant got some fame through her performance in Mehboob Khan's Bahen that was released in 1941, a movie about a brother's obsessive love for his sister. Nalini, however, performed in a few more flicks before the notable 1948 release ‘Anokha Pyaar’. The movie involved a love triangle among characters played by Dilip Kumar, Nargis, and Nalini. Nalini played the character of the girl who sacrifices her love for the hero played by Dilip Kumar. Nalini's performance in that movie proved to be the movie's saving grace.

1950 came as a breakthrough year for Nalini when she became a top actress with her performances opposite Ashok Kumar in Samadhi and Sangram. “Samadhi” was a patriotic drama on Subash Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army.
Nalini and Ashok Kumar performed together in many movies like Kafila (1952), Naubahar (1952), Saloni (1952), Mr. X (1957), and Sheroo (1957). Nalini remained an important leading heroine through the mid-1950s. Though, many famous filmmakers extended Nalini Jaywant’s association with realistic films, while movie makers like Mahesh Kaul with Naujavan (1951) and AR Kardar with Jaadu developed her musical persona.

The 1958 Bollywood film Kaala Pani which was directed by Raj Khosla, was Nalini's last successful flick and that year, she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in that movie as Kishori, who formed a main witness in framing the hero's father for a murder. Her come-hither dance in S. D. Burman's composition Nazar Laagi Raaja Tore Bangle pe and her tearful looks at evergreen star Dev Anand from across the room in S. D. Burman's Hum Bekhudi Mein were most remarkable

Bombay Race Course (1965) was Nalini's last main movie. Besides, above mentioned movies, Nalini received much critical acclaim for her performances in Rahi (1952), Shikast (1953), Railway Platform (1955), and Awaaz (1956), etc. Nalini Jaywant died on the afternoon of 20th December 2010 in lonely situation at her bungalow of 60 years at Union Park, Chembur, Mumbai.

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Pooja Gupta

2011-03-14T15:37:00.002+05:30

Pooja Gupta was the winner of Miss India Universe in the year 2007. Pooja Gupta later went to Mexico to participate at Miss Universe 2007. Wearing a gunmetal gown with Mongol inspired beadwork designed by Hemant Trivedi, the actress reached the top ten finishing in 9th position.

Born in New Delhi on January 30, 1985, Pooja Gupta came to the limelight after winning the Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe which was organized by Pantaloons, a clothing line and Femina, a women's magazine in India. Pooja Gupta was offered to persuade her career in Hindi film fraternity and her interests also included drawing, traveling, writing, doing yoga and horse riding. Pooja Gupta who is really hardworking will be making her film debut in Puja films upcoming movie F.A.L.T.U. She encouraged tourism in Germany as an Indian ambassador. The good looking lass had also respresented India in Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organisation and made it to top

Ten in Mexico out of 86 countries and also worked on spreading awareness for Aids with names like Ashley Judd and Bono. Pooja Gupta is also well-trained in Martial Arts. Her upcoming Bollywood movie is salted to hit the theaters on April 1, 2011 and is directed by Remo D’ Souza and produced by Vashu Bhagnani respectively. The buzz is also making rounds these days that her upcoming film is currently facing an identity crisis.

The movie also features Jackky Bhagnani, Riteish Deshmukh and Arshad Warsi. Many stars like Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, R Madhavan, Sahil Khan and Kareena Kapoor will be appearing in cameo roles in the movie. The film's soundtrack is composed by Sachin-Jigar, with lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil. We hope and wish that with her debut Pooja Gupta would charm the audiences by her performance.

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Shahana Goswami

2011-03-09T14:52:00.002+05:30

Shahana Goswami was born on 6 May 1986. She is a Indian Bengali actress who also works in Bollywood movies. Shahana Goswami studied in Sardar Patel Vidyalaya , New Delhi and Sophia College, Mumbai. The actress was the house captain and sports champion in her school. And she had also secured second position at the National Artificial Wall Climbing Competition.

In addition to this, Shahana Goswami also received training in Odissi for 10 years under Guru Padmashri Kiran Segal and has trot and performed expansively with her dance troupe. Shahana Goswami had a single-minded focus on professional acting since she was a kid. The lass moved to Mumbai to complete her graduation and to explore the possibility of taking up acting as a career. In Mumbai, Shahana's first acted with Jaimini Pathak's theatre group. There, she started working as a production assistant and then she acted in their productions titled ‘Seagull’ and ‘Arabian Nights’.

She also met the talent consultant Shanoo Sharma who asked her to try for a role in Naseeruddin Shah's directorial debut Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota. However, she got a short role of Boman Irani's daughter in Reema Katgi's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., when she visited the production house for some other work. The actress was also auditioned for the lead role in Percept Picture Company's Rubaru, directed by Arjun Bali, with Randeep Hooda as her co-star.

With no contacts in the film fraternity Shahana stucked on her motive struggling hard and finally she got the big break playing the character of Debbie in Rock On!!. Her excellent performance helped her to make a mark in Bollywood, and she also bagged many awards, one of them being the Filmfare Best Actress (Critics) award. She appeared in the music video for Dido’s song, "Let's Do the Things We Normally Do" as the taxi driver in Mumbai, shot by Siddharth Sikand.

Shahana Goswami's first international project is Deepa Mehta's "Winds of Change", which is an adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Booker-winning novel Midnight's Children. Have a quick look at the awards and nominations of the actress- She has won Max Stardust Award in 2010 for Breakthrough performance in Firaaq. She was also awarded the Lions Gold Award in the same year for Best Supporting Actress in Firaaq. 54th Filmfare Award in 2009 was bestowed to her for Best Actress (Critics) for the film Rock On!!

The actress in 2009, won the 15th Nokia Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in Rock On!! In 2009, Lions Gold Award for Best Supporting Actress was given to the actress for the film Rock on!! She then bagged the Cineblitz Award in the same year for Best Supporting Actress again for the movie Rock On!! The list of nominations include the 55th Filmfare Award in 2010 for Best Supporting Actress for Firaaq. She was then nominated for the 16th Nokia Star Screen Award for Best
Supporting Actress for the same flick Firaaq.

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Sri Devi

2011-03-08T17:18:00.002+05:30

Sri Devi born on 13 August 1963, is an Indian actress who has starred in hundreds of movies in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam languages.

The actress has been acting at the age of four, she made her debut as an adult in the late 1970s. After then the actress established herself as one of the leading actress of her time.

Bollywood Actress Sri Devi started her career with her first Tamil movie in 1967 Kandhan Karunai playing the role of young Lord Muruga and acted in many Tamil and Telugu movies from there on. During her early teens, she acted in a number of Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam movies as a lead actress.

In 1976 the actress got her first big break as heroine in K. Balakrishna's film Moondru Mudichu where she shared screen space with Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan. She then followed with a succession of films with both Haasan and Rajnikanth.

Then Sri Devi started with Telugu film, there also the lady ruled for years. She started acting in Hindi movies. Many of these initial movies starred Jeetendra. Her first hindi Film was Solva Saawan. In her second Hindi flick Himmatwala the diva starred opposite Jeetendra.

Her performances in the '80s included Justice Chowdhary, Jaani Dost, Mawaali, Maqsad, Tohfa, Karma, Aakhree Raasta, Jaanbaaz, Ghar Sansar, Nageena, Mr India, Suhagan and Aulad. With Nagina she became the most successful actress of her time. Shekhar Kapur's Mr India became an all-time hit and earned her titles like Miss Hawa Hawai. Sridevi also imitated the legendary Charlie Chaplin in a famous sequence in the film.

Sridevi also developed passion for painting which has since brought her foreign attention. In March 2010, her paintings have been chosen by a reputed international art auction house. The auction was set to start in April 2010, and all the money raised has been donated.

After going on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of her time, she left the industry in 1997 to raise her children.

Manisha Koirala

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Born on August 16, 1970, Bollywood actress Maisha Koirala is a well known face in Bollywood film industry as well as she is a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist too. Manisha Koirala has worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in several Tamil movies as well. The actress is also a talented
Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer.

Making her acting debut in the Nepali flick, “Pheri Bhetaula” in 1989, Manisha made her Bollywood debut in 1991 with Subhash Ghai’s top-grossing drama genre movie, Saudagar. The actress went on to team up with some of the most flawless and famous Indian filmmakers of her times, and throughout the 1990s, she was one of the best-known actresses in India, for her hard work. Manisha Koirala mostly projected into serious and realistic cinema. Although box office collections of her movies have varied every now and then, critics have noted that her mark that she has made for herself has remained unharmed irrespective of box office collections.

She starred in a number of unsuccessful films during 1992-1993 until Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s love saga 1942: A Love Story and Mani Ratnam’s Tamil drama Bombay and for the movie she got the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Manisha was also seen in more commercial projects, like Mansoor Khan’s romantic musical film Akele Hum Akele Tum where ahe was casted opposite Aamir Khan. Manisha Koirala had a great successful year in 1996. She received good reviews for her performance in the drama Agni Sakshi where she was featured opposite Nana Patekar. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s directorial debut, Khamoshi: The Musical also featured her alongwith Salman Khan. In 2001, she starred in the drama Grahan opposite Jackie Shroff.

Rajkumar Santoshi’s drama Lajja along with an ensemble cast that included Rekha, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit also starred Manisha. Overall, Manisha Koirala starred as the leading character in six high-budget, successful Tamil movies. In December 2009, the actress served as the Jury member in the fifth
edition of Dubai International Film Festival In 2010, she appeared in Partho Ghosh’s, Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De?. Her forthcoming releases include Deepti Naval’s directorial debut, “Do Paise Ki Dhoop”, “Char Aane Ki Baarish” and Rohit Kaushik’s “Chehere” respectively.

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Rajshree

2011-02-25T17:51:00.002+05:30

Rajshree, the Bollywood actress was born to the acclaimed Indian filmmaker V. Shantaram. Rajshree’s mother Jayshree was also an actress, and was the second wife of V. Shantaram. While shooting with Raj Kapoor in America for the most famous film, titled “Around the World in Eight Dollars” Rajshree met an American student by the name of Greg Chapman, to whom she got married three years later, according to Hindu marriage ceremony in India.

Though, their marriage lasted only for five days and was attended by 15 thousands guests. Rajshree then, returned back to America with her husband, to permanently live there, leaving her film career in India far behind. The actress has now been living in America for the last 30 years running a successful custom clothing business. Rajshree was an actress in Indian Hindi films during the 1960s. She was known for her classic beauty, acting and dancing abilities.

The actress was actually launched by her father along with the famous actor Jeetendra in the Bollywood movie Geet Gaya Patharon Ne. She also featured in popular hits such as Jaanwar and Brahmchari with the most flawless actor Shammi Kapoor and she also shared the screen space with Biswajeet in Shehnai.

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Sameera Reddy

2011-02-23T15:27:00.004+05:30

Sameera Reddy was born 14 December 1982. The Bollywood actress has two sisters, Sushma Reddy and Meghna Reddy respectively. The actress did her schooling at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai and completed her college from Sydenham College.

Sameera Reddy first appeared in the ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas’s "Are Aahista" music video when she was a graduate. In the year 2002 Sameera got a chance to make her Bollywood debut with the film Maine Dil Tujhko Diya. In 2004, she appeared in Musafir, in which she played a very sensual character. Apart from doing Hindi movies, Sameera Reddy has also appeared in a few Telugu, Tamil and Malyalam films.

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Zeenat Aman

2011-02-18T13:34:00.002+05:30

Zeenat Aman who have been known for her glamorous and bold avatar in films, was born on November 19, 1951. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in late 1970. After having studied in Los Angeles, her looks in "Yaadon Ki Baaraat' (1973) as the girl carrying a guitar, singing 'churaliya hai tumne jo dil ko' won her more popularity.

She appeared on every Hindi film magazine's cover during 1970s. In December 1974, Cine Blitz magazine was launched with Zeenat Aman on its cover page. Zeenat Aman received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the Zee Cine Awards function in the year 2008, as a recognition of her contribution to Hindi Cinema. The actress also received An Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema award at IIFA awards 2010 held at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Ratna Pathak

2011-02-16T15:48:00.005+05:30

The talented Bollywood actress Ratna Pathak, was born on 18 March, 1963. The actress is married to the most famous Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah. Ratna ahs also appeared in many successful films, including Mirch Masala, The Perfect Murder. She recently appeared in the hit comedy soap Sarabhai vs Sarabhai .

Ratna Pathak has been acting in a number of high quality comedy serials on the Indian television. In July 2008 she appeared in the successful film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na as the mother of Imran Khan.

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Shruti Hassan

2011-02-14T13:12:00.002+05:30

Shruti Haasan born on 28 January 1986 is an Indian actress and singer, who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu movies. She’s the daughter of Bollywood stars Sarika and Kamal Hassan. After pursuing a career in singing the actress also entered into modelling and initially started by featuring in the Frappe! Magazine version of September 2007, since then she has gone on to feature in Verve.

In 2000, Shruti Haasan made her cinematic debut in the Tamil and Hindi bilingual movie , “Hey Ram”, directed by her father. She made a cameo appearance as the daughter of Vallabhai Patel in the biopic of Mahatma Gandhi. After rejecting good film offers, in late 2007 she was set to make her full debut as a actress in 2008 with a movie opposite R Madhavan directed by Nishikanth Kamath.

Shruti even featured in Soham Shah's Bollywood film “Luck” opposite Bollywood actor Imran Khan. Shruti Haasan is the music composer of the Tamil flick titled Unnaipol Oruvan which was released in 2009. The actress was recently seen opposite Emraan Hashmi in Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji.

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Soni Razdan

2011-02-12T11:29:00.002+05:30

Soni Razdan born on 25 October 1962 is a British-born Indian actress and filmmaker. Soni Razdan was born in Birmingham to a German mom and a Kashmiri father. The actress attended acting school in London and came back to India to pursue career in acting.

Soni Razdan appeared as Sulochana in the hit TV series Buniyaad. She has acted in numerous Bollywood films and has been a regular star on Indian television. Soni Razdan got married to prominent director Mahesh Bhatt. She lives in Mumbai with her husband Mahesh Bhatt and her two daughters, Shaheen Bhatt and Alia Bhatt. Recently she has been seen in Nikhil Advani’s directed film Patiala House.

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Freida Pinto

2011-02-09T18:00:00.003+05:30

A professional model and Indian actress Freida Pinto born on 18 October, 1984 is best known for her character of Latika in the 2008 Academy Award winning movie Slumdog Millionair e. Freida Pinto has also won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a cast in a Motion picture.

In 2010, Freida featured in movies like You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. Freida Pinto was also featured in many television and print ad campaigns for products like Skoda, Vodafone India, Airtel, Wrigley’s Chewing Gum and DeBeers. Pursuing modeling for four years and appeared in runway shows and magazine covers, she learned acting from The Barry John's Acting Studio in Andheri and was trained by theatre filmmaker Barry John. She will also appear in the 2011 fantasy-action-drama flick, Immortals, in which the actress will play the role of the oracle priestess Phaedra. The actress has been approached to act opposite Aamir Khan in Bollywood film Dhoom 3.

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Daisy Bopanna

2011-02-07T14:21:00.005+05:30

Daisy Bopanna is an Bollywood actress who has also acted in Kannada films. Daisy has also acted in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She has worked with actors like Kamal Hassan in Rama Shama Bama, Upendra in Aishwarya, Mammootty in Prajapathi and Akshay Kumar in Garam Masala.Coming from an intellectual and highly educated family,

the actress had a keen interest in pursuing a career in advertising as a copy writer. Daisy Bopanna made her cinematic debut in a de-glamorized role in the Kannada film Bimba, a film directed by Kavitha Lankesh which explored the exploitation of child artistes in the film fraternity.

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Madhuri Dixit

2011-01-12T16:56:00.003+05:30

A real Indian beauty and one of the most prominent actress in Bollywood, Madhuri Shanker Dixit was born on 16th May 1967 and belongs to a Marathi Bhramin family. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actress and a trained kathak dancer, she is well known for her expressive performances and dance numbers in various films, she was awarded the Padam Shri by the Government.

Initially she appeared in minor and supporting roles, In 1988 she landed the lead female role in Tezaab which was the superhit starting of her career then she gave various outstanding films to the Industry Her one of the best known movie is Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...! which became the biggest grosser in the history of Indian cinema that time. Madhuri Dixit is not only known for her acting skills but for the dancing skills as well, she is praised by people as a goddess of Dance. She is notable for her dance performances accompanying bollywood songs such as ek do teen, dola re dola, Dhak Dhak, maar dala and many more.

Maduri got married in 1999 with Shriram Mahadev Nene, a UCLA trained cardiovascular surgeon who practices in Denver, he is also from Marathi Bhramin family. She has two sons Arie and Raayan. These days Madhuri Dixit has been stealing the show on Jalak Dikhlaa jaa, she judges various contestants on the show and she believes that her past is freshened up with each and every performance by the participants.

Merle Oberon

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Merle Oberon was an Indian-born British actress. She began her film career in British movies, and a prominent character as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), brought her attention. Leading roles in such flicks as The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1934 advanced her career, and she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn.

Merle Oberon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark Angel in 1935. A traffic collision in the year 1937 caused facial injuries that could have ended her career, but the heroine soon followed this with her most renowned role, as "Cathy" in Wuthering Heights released in 1939. Her career continued until the end of the 1940s when her acting performances over the following years were relatively few.

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Kashmira Shah

2010-12-13T19:03:00.002+05:30

Kashmira Shah was born on 2 December 1970 in Mumbai. She is an Indian actress and model too. Kashmira is the Granddaughter of famous Hindustani classical singer, Anjanibai Lolekar. The actress has appeared in a number of Hindi and Marathi movies.

She has also won many beauty contests such as Miss University World and Miss India talent winner.[2] Kashmira Shah studied at Jai Hind college before stepping into her modeling career. She has featured in flicks likeYes Boss, Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Jungle and My Bollywood Bride. The actress also made a special appearance in a song in the film, Murder. She was also nominated for 'Best Female in a Negative Role' for the film, Jungle at Screen Videocon Awards in 2000. She was recently ranked among the Top 35 All Time Actresses of India. In 2010 , Kashmira Shah appeared on TV Drama show Baat Hamari Pakki Hai…

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Neetu Chandra

2010-12-10T17:50:00.002+05:30

Neetu Chandra is an Indian actress who has appeared in Bollywood movies. Before entering the Bollywood film Industry, Neetu Chandra was an avid sportsperson. The actress is also a black belt holder in Taekwondo. She has represented India in two different games.

Neetu has represented India in International Taekwondo Championship at Hong Kong in 1996 and represented India in World Korfball Championship in 1995 at New Delhi. She entered film in 2005 in Akshay Kumar and John Abraham starrer Garam Masala in which she portrayed Sweety, an airhostess. In 2007 she appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's Traffic Signal. Neetu Chandra also danced gracefully in a video album Rasiya Saajan for music director Ismail Darbar along with Zubeen Garg. In the year 2008, the actress had four releases by Directors, Dibakar Banerjee, Rahul Dholakia, Ashwini Dheer and Vikram.

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Reena Roy

2010-12-08T16:48:00.005+05:30

One of the most talented Bollywood actress of her time, Reena Roy was born on 7 January 1956. From 1972 to 1985, the actress has appeared in many Bollywood flicks. Reena Roy's career in films started with a non-starter, B. R. Ishara's Nai Duniya Naye Log with another newcomer Danny Denzonpa, but it was shelved temporarily.

Both of them were starred together in Zaroorat released in 1972, along with another newcomer Vijay Arora. Another break came after two years
for the actress. Reena Roy also made several films with actor Sunil Dutt. Reena Roy's appearance with actor Jeetendra in marital dramas like Badaltey Rishtey (1978) and Pyaasa Sawan (1982) set her career. The duo produced three of their greatest classics together - Apnapan (1977), Aasha (1980) and Arpan (1983) respectively. Reena Roy entered the 1980s as a leading heroine in demand, acting

with the stars like Vinod Khanna, Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra. Though professionally she competed with Rekha, off the screen they were good friends. Rekha helped Reena improve her costume sense and hair styles. Enacting the character of a tormented daughter-in-law in Sau Din Saas Ke (1980), she defies conventions to oppose her mother-in-law.

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Jennifer Dinshaw Kotwal

2010-12-06T19:01:00.002+05:30

Jennifer Dinshaw Kotwal is a Parsi model and Bollywood actress. Jennifer completed her schooling at Villa Teresa High School in Mumbai, and completed her further studies with a degree in Economics at HR College, Mumbai..

Jennifer Dinshaw Kotwal started her acting career with Hindi television serials such as Just Mohabbat and then also enacted smaller roles in Hindi movies such as Subhash Ghai's movie Yaadein starring Hrithik Roshan and sizzling Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor before landing the blockbuster Kannada movie 'Jogi'... Jennifer was in Abhishek Bachchan starrer Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai where she enacted Abhishek Bachchan’s sister. Soon she is making her Bollywood debut as a lead heroine in Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekkh Mudh Mudh Ke, opposite Himesh Reshammiya.

Namrata Shirodkar

2010-12-03T17:17:00.002+05:30

Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in Mumbai, India. She is an Indian actress and model. She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and came in sixth place. Namrata however, made her debut with a small role in super hit film Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), along with Salman Khan and Twinkle Khanna.

Namrata then took up new project that was a big hit titled Vaastav. Her performance was appreciated and she became a known name in Bollywood. The actress has played mainly supporting roles in films like Pukar, Hera Pheri and Astitva went on to do well. She was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in Pukar. Since then her films have not done well at the box office. In 1999, she starred opposite Superstyar Mammootty in the Malayalam film Ezhupunna Tharakan.

In 2004 the beautiful girl went back into the limelight when she played the role of Jaya Bakshi in Bride and Prejudice. She played Aishwarya Rai's elder sister in the film. The film was a hit overseas particularly in the UK but failed to do well in India. She has since left the industry after her marriage.

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Shahana Goswami

2010-12-01T18:08:00.003+05:30

Shahana Goswami was born on 6 May 1986. This Bollywood actress received training in Odissi for 10 years under Guru Padmashri Kiran Segal and has travelled and performed extensively with her dance troupe. Her dad is an Economist and her mom works as an Editorial Consultant.

Shahana Goswami's elder brother and sister-in-law are physicists. The actress had a single-minded focus on professional acting since childhood. She moved to Mumbai to complete her graduation and was interested in taking up acting as a career. In Mumbai, her first step in acting was started at Jaimini Pathak's theatre group Working Title. There, she started off as a production assistant and then acted in their productions Seagull and Arabian Nights. She has also acted in Naseeruddin Shah's directorial debut Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota.. Shahana also played the role of Boman Irani's daughter in Reema Katgi's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. She was also seen in Rock On!!!

Kareena Kapoor

2010-11-30T17:16:00.002+05:30

Kareena Kapoor often referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received five Filmfare Awards and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary romantic dramas to comedies, period films to major Bollywood productions, as well as less publicized independent films.

The hot actress was born on September 21, 1977 in Mumbai India. She is the youngest daughter of Punjabi Randhir Kapoor, an actor Babitha, a Sindhi. Her parents separated when she was quite young. Her older sister is Karisma Kapoor, an actress. She is the granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great-granddaughter of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, and niece of actor Rishi Kapoor. According to Kapoor, the name "Kareena" was derived from the book Anna Karenina, which her mother read while she was pregnant with her. Her family tree reads like the who’s who of Bollywood.

Kareena faced the media spotlight from a very young age, but did not make her acting debut until the 2000 film Refugee. Her melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, became India's highest-grossing film in the overseas market in 2001, and is one of her biggest commercial successes to date. Her portrayal of a sex worker in Chameli (2004) proved to be the turning point in her career and she was later noted for her performances in the critically acclaimed Dev (2004) and Omkara (2006). Kareena Kapoor, still fresh from the success of her recent releases, is all smiles.

At twenty- eight, her life’s getting even better, both on the acting front. She was dating Shahid Kapoor since 2004 but they broke up and now dating actor Saif Ali Khan. n a 2009 poll conducted by the newspaper DNA, she was voted as one of India's most popular icons. According to the UK magazine Eastern Eye, Kapoor was ranked fourth in the list of "Asia's Sexiest Women" in 2009; she had been previously ranked eighth in 2007 and third in 2008. She became the only actress to be featured on CNN Go's list of "Who Mattered Most in India" and was described as "India's Most Beautiful Woman" by People in 2010.

In July 2010, Kapoor was placed eighth in Filmfare Magazine's annual power list, an achievement she repeated from the previous year, where she was ranked at number ten. Today, Kareena is considered as one of the most popular Bollywood celebrities in India. Her look and performances have established her as a style icon for young girls and women.

Katrina Kaif

2010-11-22T15:47:00.002+05:30

Katrina Kaif (born 16 July 1984) is an actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu, and Malayalam films. She was born in Hong Kong and then moved to Hawaii till she was about 14, then she moved to London. Presently, she lives in Mumbai.

Katrina Kaif is one of eight siblings, all girls, from a mother who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, and a father who was formerly from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British citizenship. She spent subsequent years in Hawaii, and then in London, Britain, She started modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the tender age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelry campaign. Thereafter she continued modeling in London. Continuing to model was the reason she got her break in a Bollywood movie 'Boom' offered by none other than film-maker Kaizad Gustad.

The very next year, in 2004, she played the part of Princess Malliswari in the Telugu movie Malliswari. She had another Telugu film, Allari Pidugu in 2005, along with two Hindi movies, Ram Gopal Verma’s Sarkar and as one of Salman Khan’s love interests in David Dhawan’s Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya. Both movies did well at the box office. She won the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award for Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya

Five releases marked 2007. Her movie Namaste London with Akshay Kumar, was one of the year’s top hits, for which she did her own dubbing. Kaif's first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham, was a critical and commercial success. Kaif's first film of 2010 was Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The film did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status. She is currently filming Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar. The film is set to be released on 24 December 2010. Her popularity led her to be named as one of Bollywood's six top actresses in a September 2010 article, alongside actresses Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai, Deepika Padukone and Kangna Ranaut.

Monikangana Dutta

2010-11-19T15:30:00.002+05:30

Monikangana Dutta is an Indian model and actress who lives in Mumbai. She hails from Guwahati, Assam and the actress has studied in the Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. Monikangana has appeared in Elle, Vogue, and other magazines and in fashion shows and brands too..

The actress has played a short role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish.

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Lekha Washington

2010-11-17T14:47:00.002+05:30

Lekha Washington is an Bollywood actress, TV host and sculptor. A qualified filmmaker from National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. The actress began her career as a theatre artist. In 2006 she became a VJ on SS Music, and hosted the popular show PCO and later Connect.

Lekha started her acting career by playing the lead character in the flick Framed directed by independent director Chetan Shah. The actress has also acted as Lasya in Vedam, which is a multi-starrer film. She will be going to be starred in Rajkumar Santoshi's Power where she is cast opposite Ajay Devgn. Other lead stars in this project are Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut.

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Camilla Belle

2010-11-15T16:19:00.002+05:30

Camilla Belle who is gonna star in Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s international project Break-Away is an Hollywood actress who was born on October 2, 1986. Her Hollywood works include The Lost World: Jurassic Park, When a Stranger Calls, 10,000 BC, The Quiet, and Push.

At the age of five she was featured as a lead in her first film, NBC's thriller titled ‘Trapped Beneath the Earth’ Camilla Belle began her acting career with a small role in the film production of the novel A Little Princess starring Liesel Matthews. Her first lead role was in Rip Girls in 2000, it was a Disney Channel original flick. Camilla Belle's next big release was playing the character of Kira Hollis in a Hollywood film Push, which was a sci-fi thriller that involved a group of super-powered youths, hiding from a clandestine U.S. government agency.

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Suhasini Mulay

2010-11-12T16:12:00.002+05:30

Suhasini Mulay was born in 1953. Suhasini has acted both in films as well as television. She won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999, in Gulzar's movie Hu Tu Tu.. Suhasini Mulay born in Patna, was brought up by mother, Vijaya Mulay and she lost her dad at the age of three. In 1965 Suhasini was chosen by Pears Soap to be its model.

It was this ad campaign which caught the great Mrinal Sen's attention and he signed her for Bhuvan Shome in 1969. The then 16-year-old Suhasini Mulay went on to win a National Film Award for her power-packed performance. She also finished a degree in mass communication. The actress majored in film, radio, TV, journalism and print from Canada. After coming back to India in 1975, she picked up as assistant to Satyajit Ray in the Bengali film Jana Aranya.

Later she went back to Mrinal Sen as assistant director in Mrigaya. Since then, the actress is actively producing movies and has made over sixty documentaries. She achieved national awards for four of them. She has been playing motherly roles in Bollywood. She will be next seen in Faruk Kabir’s directed film Allah Ke Banday which will release on November 26, 2010.

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Nandita Chandra

2010-11-11T18:16:00.002+05:30

Nandita Chandra is an Indian actress and model. Nandita has featured on the international stage and in independent movies too. In addition to acting, Nandita Chandra is an acclaimed children's theatre director and a former television anchor for Channel V India.

The glamorous lady also holds the pride of being the first Indian woman to be accepted into the Acting program (MFA) at the prestigious Actor's Studio Drama School in New York. In 2003 Nandita Chandra received critical acclaim for her performance in the play Edible Women and Anastasia. The actress last featured in a Yashraj films production with Bollywood leading actor Shahid Kapoor.

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Shraddha Das

2010-11-08T14:49:00.002+05:30

Shraddha Das was born March 4, 1987. She hails from Mumbai, india. Shraddha is an Bollywood actress, who has mainly appeared in Telugu flicks. She started her career down south, and her first film was Sidhu from Srikakulam, that was a hit. Shraddha thereafter starred in a number of Telugu movies, including Target, 18, 20 Love Story, Diary and Adhineta.

But the beginning of her actual career as an actress began with Sai Om Films'. Shraddha Das is also known as a 'sequel queen' in the South. She has also played the female lead in Adhineta, her sixth film in Telugu with hero. Shradhha das played the other female lead in the remake of blockbuster maro Charitra. The actress will be seen in a Bollywood film Dil Toh Bachcha hai Ji.

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Sarah-Jane Dias

2010-11-03T18:36:00.002+05:30

Sarah-Jane Dias was born on December 3, 1982. She hails from is a Mumbai and took part in the Indian beauty pageant contest and had won the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2007 title. She is an actress too. Sarah-Jane Dias did her schooling up to Class X at Indian School Wadi Kabir and the remaining two years at Indian School Muscat and then she studied in Mumbai's Mithibai College as well as St.

Andrews College in Bandra. Sarah-Jane Dias made her debut with the Tamil romantic comedy film titled ‘Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai’ opposite Vishal Krishna. The movie also featured Bollywood actresses Neetu Chandra and Tanushree Dutta. Before the release of her first film, she signed on for Game, a Bollywood project opposite Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role.

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Sudeepa Singh

2010-11-01T18:56:00.002+05:30

Sudeepa Singh is an Indian model and actress, who has acted in TV ads and TV soap operas.. She hails from Amritsar. Sudeepa Singh was spotted by Gyan Sahay, the director of photography of the 2004 Zee Antakshari TV competition who then insisted her to participate in an upcoming reality music show on Zee.

Sudeepa Singh will be seen in upcoming Bollywood film Action Replayy. She has also acted in a Punjabi film titled ‘Yaaran Naal Baharan’ with other actors Jimmy Shergill, Juhee Babbarr and Gurpreet Ghuggi.

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Priyanka Sharma

2010-10-29T18:09:00.003+05:30

Born on 20 October, 1986, Priyanka Sharma is an Indian VJ and actress respectively. Priyanka hails from Ghaziabad, India. The actress later moved to Jhansi. Priyanka Sharma studied in Lady Shri Ram College for Women in Delhi. It is said that Priyanka started her career as an MTV India VJ and then appeared in a few music videos too, which brought the actress to the attention of the Bollywood industry.

Priyanka Sharma had donned a brief role in the film Lucky: No Time For Love, where she was credited as Priyanka Shinoy. She received several other film offers but she rejected them. She even got the offer to work in Anant Mahadevan’s ‘Meeting Se Meeting Tak’, where she had to play the character based on auto-biographical role of a busy college girl who try hard to find the man of her dreams. Priyanaka is currently working on Dheeme Dheeme opposite Shiney Ahuja. She is also going to be seen in a small role in Rituparno Ghosh’s Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam.

Perizaad Zorabian

2010-10-27T17:43:00.003+05:30

Perizaad Zorabian was born on 23 October 1973. She is an Indian actress. Perizaad’s film debut was with Nagesh Kukunoor's film, Bollywood Calling and she gained international recognition for her role as Jenny in Subhash Ghai's Jogger’s Park that was released in 2003.

She also did a minor role in Mumbai Matinee in 2003. In 2004, she played a supporting role in Morning Raga and made a cameo appearance in Bollywood flick Dhoom. In 2005 she appeared in Ek Ajnabee opposite Kelly Dorjee and a year later with Malcolm McDowell in Exitz. More recent films include Highway 203 released in 2006, Moonlight (2006), Just Married (2007) and Kabhi Up Kabhi Down. She has also acted in a Chinese movie , Bandung Sonata, in which she played Indira Gandhi.

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Panchi Bora

2010-10-25T18:00:00.002+05:30

Panchi Bora, who has been appeared in several commercials is an Indian television actress. She was born on 27 December 1985.. She has also played a lead role in the Balaji Telefilms daily soap Kayamath… Panchi Bora begaan her undergraduate course in law at ILS Law College in Pune, but took a break from studies during her second year to pursue a career in television.

Earlier, Panchi has worked on the MTV soap Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi and has also featured in advertisements. Panchi Bora is all set to make her apperance in a Bollywood film -It's My Life which is salted for release on 26th November 2010. In the movie as said she will be donning the role of the main lead's sister. On the other side, the actress also have a Telugu and Tamil film in her hand titled ‘Akashame Haddu’, which will be released on 8 December 2010 in both the versions.

Geeta Basra

2010-10-22T16:55:00.002+05:30

Bollywood actress Geeta Basra was born on 13 March 1984. So far in her acting career has featured in two movies. Geeta Basra who was born to Punjabi Indian parents in Portsmouth on the south coast of England, but now the actress resides in Mumbai. Geeta was first seen in Dil Diya Hai with Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi in the year 2006.

Her second release in 2007 was also opposite co-star Emraan Hashmi. Geeta Basra played the character of Roma, a working woman who gets caught up in an extramarital affair. She was also spotted in the music video for the Sukshinder Shinda and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for the song "Ghum Sum Ghum Sum", playing the love interest of the male protagonist. Merged into controveries, Geeta Basra also denied her relationship with Harbhajan, stating the reason that they were just good friends.

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Sameera Reddy

2010-10-20T15:15:00.002+05:30

Sameera Reddy Bollywood actress was born on 14 December 1979, Andhra Pradesh to a Telugu family. The actress has two sisters Meghna Reddy and Sushma Reddy. Sameera Reddy first appeared in a ghazal album sung by Pankaj Udhas titled "Aur Aahista Kijiye Baatein…" when she was a graduate.

Sameera Reddy grabed the attention of Bollywood industry and was casted in a pivotal role in the 2002 Bollywood movie Maine Dil Tujhko Diya. In 2004, the actress was seen in Musafir. Apart from doing Bollywood films, she has also appeared in quite a few Telugu, Malyalam and Tamil flicks. Sameera Reddy has also appeared in the Tamil movie Vaaranam Aayiram which was directed by Gautham Menon. The movie was a big blockbuster.

Vidya Malvade

2010-10-15T16:59:00.003+05:30

Vidya Malvade is an Indian actress, who has worked in several Bollywood films…. Vidya studied Law and worked as an air hostess. Her husband, Capt. Arvind Singh Bagga was working as a pilot with Alliance Air. After his death in 2000, the actress in the year 2009 got married to Sanjay Dayma.

Sanjay Dayma was assistant director to Ashutosh Gowariker during the making of Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh starrer film Lagaan. Vidya Malvade gave birth to her acting career with Vikram Bhatt's Bollywood venture Inteha that was released in the year 2003. However, the film failed at the box office badly.
After a big list of unsuccessful movies and several advertisements, Vidya Malvade was seen in Shahrukh Khan starrer Chak De India in the year 2007 where she played the character of a goalkeeper cum captain of the Indian women's national hockey team. Her most recent movie of this year is Striker (2010)

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Reema Lagoo

2010-10-13T17:56:00.004+05:30

Reema Lagoo is a Marathi actress who has appeared in a number of Marathi as well as Hindi movies. The actress was born as Nayan Bhadbhade in 1958. Her mother was a well-known actress on the Marathi stage.

Reema Lagoo had a love affair with late Bollywood star Shafi Inaamdaar. The actor helped Reema Lagoo by his own approach in the initial stage of her carrer. In late 1970s or early 1980s, Reema started acting in Hindi and Marathi flicks. After that she got married to Marathi actor Vivek Lagoo. After marriage, she changed he name from Nayan to Reema.

Reema Lagoo has mostly acted in supporting roles with some of the biggest names in the Indian film industry. Reema Lagoo became famous with the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak that was released in 1988 where she played mother to Juhi Chawla. She then featured in the role of Salman Khan's mom in Maine Pyar Kiya that was released in 1989.

She was also featured in 1994 Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Rangeela (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kal Ho Na Ho! (2003).

One of her most notable performance can be seen in the bollywood movie Rui Ka Bojh 1997 that also starred actor Pankaj Kapur and Raghuvir Yadav.

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Carol Gracias

2010-10-11T14:41:00.002+05:30

Carol Gracias is the well known name in Bollywood and fashion world. She is a established Indian model who was born and brought up in Mumbai itself. Carol Gracias is also the winner of the coveted India's L'Oreal-Elite "Look of the year" title. The gorgeous lady belongs to the East Indian Catholic community.

Carol had also made a cameo in the Bollywood film Being Cyrus. The actress also appeared in the music video album for the song Right Here Right Now...from Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra starrer flick Bluffmaster. It is said that Carol Gracias also appeared on the television reality show Bigg Boss, which was produced by Endemol India for Sony Entertainment Television.

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Beena Banerjee

2010-10-08T19:20:00.003+05:30

Beena Banerjee is a graceful Indian actress who has got her own style of acting. She has appeared into several important roles in many Bollywood movies. She was seen in the movie Anjaam where she played the role of Shahrukh Khan's mother.

Beena has proved that no role can be small if done with full dedication. Some other famous movies of Beena Banerjee include Khauff, Prem, Le Chal Apne Sang, Maseeha, Baabul, Aatma etc.

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Reema Lagoo

2010-10-06T17:25:00.002+05:30

Do you remember the mother of Salman Khan in the movie 'Maine Pyar Kiya' ? Yes, she is Reema Lagoo. Reema is a Marathi actress who has appeared in many Hindi and Marathi films . Reema's real name is Nayan Bhadbhade, her mother was a famous actress of the Marathi stage. She has done her schooling from Huzurpaga HHCP High school, Pune. Reema commenced her acting career from Marathi stage.

Bollywood actor Late. Shafi Inaamdar had helped her a lot in shaping up her career. She began acting in the Hindi and Marathi films in early 1980's. Reema married the Marathi actor Vivek Lagoo, she has a daughter named Mrunmayee Lagoo who lives in Mumbai. Bollywood actress Reema has worked with all the big names of Bollywood like Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and Urmilla.

Reema has given outstanding performance as a mother in the movies like 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun ' 'Hum Saath Saath Hain' 'Rangeela' and 'Qayamat se Qayamat tak.' She is well known for her performance in the movie 'Vaastav' wherein she appeared as a mother of Sanjay Dutt. Reema appeared in many T.V serials like 'Tu Tu Main Main' and 'Shrimaan Shrimati'.

Neelam

2010-10-04T17:45:00.002+05:30

Bollywood’s former actress Neelam was born on March 3, 1968. She is an established jewellery designer. After her early childhood in Hong Kong, Neelam’s family moved to Bangkok and the actress was holidaying in Mumbai and was approached by Ramesh Behl.

After that she decided to give it a shot and did Bollywood film Jawaani in 1984 alongside Karan Shah. But the movie turned out to be a flop. Neelam worked hard and became famous in 1986 in the film Ilzaam opposite another debutante Govinda.

She went on to make a regular pairing with Govinda in movies such as Love 86 that was released in1986,followed up with Khudgarz that came in 1987, 1988 flick Hatya, Taaqatwar a 1989 film and Do Qaidi that was released in 1989. She was also seen in films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Hum Saatha Saath Hain.

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Gouthami Tadimalla

2010-09-29T17:33:00.004+05:30

Gouthami Tadimalla, is an Indian actress. She has acted in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada movies.. Gouthami’s first film was Dayamayudu, a Telugu movie based on the life of Jesus Christ. The actress was studying at GITAM College in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh when she received her first film offer.

She was introduced to Tamil film industry through Guru Shishyan, a film that also starred Rajnikanth. She was a competitor to the other heroines of the time, Kushboo and Banupriya. Her filmography includes Thevar Magan, as well as Mani Ratnam's Iruvar which was released in 1997, which co-starred Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu, Nasser and Revathi.

Gouthami has acted also in Kannada films as well. She appeared in Hindi flicks like Andha Kanoon, Naqaab, Aadmi, Pyar Hua Chroi Chori, Teesra Kaun?, Janata Ki Adalat, Dharmendra and Jayapradha starrer Veer, Trimurti, God and Gun, and Dhaal: The Battle Of Law Against Law……

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Supriya Pathak

2010-09-27T18:07:00.002+05:30

Supriya Pathak Kapur was born on 7 January 1961. This talented actress is quite famous for her role that she played in the Indian soaps Khichdi and Idhar Udhar. Supriya Pathak who's the daughter of Dina Pathak, a well known actress famous for playing mother and grandmother roles during the 1980s and 1990s.

Her sister Ratna Pathak Shah is also an actress, who is married to actor Naseeruddin Shah. Supriya got married to Bollywood actor Pankaj Kapur with whom she has a daughter and son. Her step son is the famous Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor. Coming to her professional life, Supriya Pathak began her career with the critically acclaimed 1981 movie Kalyug which was followed by several characters in critically acclaimed films such as 1982 flick Vijeta, 1983 film Bazaar, followed by Masoom and 1985 film Mirch Masala.

The actress also had a minor role as Mahatma Gandhi's niece in the multi-award-winning biopic Gandhi which was released in 1982 and she was also starred in the 1988 French film The Bengali Night opposite Hugh Grant. In the early 1990s the actress took a long break from acting in films but appeared in several television series. After an 11 years of gap from acting, she starred to act in flicks again with 2005 film Sarkar opposite Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.

Recently, she appeared in 2009 movie Wake Up Sid with co-star Anupam Kher. In 1982, the actress won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the character she played in Bazaar. In the year 1980, she again won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the movie Kalyug. In 2010, Supriya Pathak was nominated for the same award for her role she portrayed in Wake Up Sid.

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Padmini Kolhapure

2010-09-25T17:55:00.002+05:30

Padmini Kolhapure was born on 1 November 1965. She is a famous Bollywood actress who made her mark in the film industry since the 1980s. Padmini Kolhapure, as a child was in the chorus for some of their songs like Yadoon Ki Baraat, Kitab, Dushman Dost along with her sister Shivangi (married to Shakti Kapoor).

Padmini also later sang for her own films like Vidhaata (Saat Saheliyan), Hum intezaar Karenge, Sadak chaap (with late Kishore Kumar). It is said that the actress also released an album with Bappi lahiri called "Music Lovers". She also had the honour of performing for the GLC (Greater London council) at the Royal Albert hall London with Baapi Lahiri and his troupe in 1986.

Padmini was also casted 1975 released flick Ishq Ishq Ishq and this led to other films, such as Dreamgirl (1978), Saajan Bina Suhagan, etc. Padmini’s success list led to her most controversial role in Insaaf Ka Tarazu. Padmini was known for her professionalism and diligence.She even worked in hit films like Vidhataa, Souten , Pyar Jhukta Nahin, Woh Saat Din, Aisa Pyar Kahan, and so on.

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Neha Sharma

2010-09-22T18:24:00.002+05:30

Neha Sharma was born in Bihar. After that the Bollywood actress shifted to Delhi. She was born on 21st of November 1987 . The actress did her fashion designing from Nift Delhi. Neha Sharma made her entry into the films through a Telugu film Chirutha, starred opposite Ram Charan Teja.

Chirutha was the debut movie for both Neha Sharma and Ram Charan Teja. The film was released on 28 September 2007 and did good business even with mixed reviews. Neha Sharma will be seen opposite Emraan Hashmi in Mohit Suri’s directed flick Crook:It’s Good to Be Bad.

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Shruti Hassan

2010-09-20T18:14:00.004+05:30

Shruti Haasan was born on 28 January 1986. She is a talented singer turned actress . The noted Bollywood actors, Sarika and Kamal Hassan. After pursuing a career in singing, Shruti Haasan, also entered into modelling. And started by appearing in the Frappe! magazine version of September 2007, since then she has gone on to appear in Verve.

In 2000, Shruti Haasan made her cinematic debut in the Hindi and Tamil bilingual movie, Hey Ram, directed by her father. After some time, Shruti Hassan signed up to Soham Shah's Luck opposite Imran Khan.

Rituparna Sengupta

2010-09-15T17:07:00.003+05:30

Rituparna Sengupta was born on 7 November 1971. Rituparna is the leading actress in Bengali Cinema for the last decade in India, and is also currently performing in critically acclaimed Bollywood flicks. The actress was active in the arts since a young age.

The actress studied at Mount Carmel school, and later graduated in History from Lady Barbourne College and began studying for a Master's in Arts at Calcutta University. Rituparna Sengupta got married to her childhood friend Sanjay Chakrabarty, founder and CEO of MobiApps on 13 December 1999 in Kolkata. She is actively involved in the cause of children suffering fromThalssaemia.

She is also into outdoor sports and plays badminton whenever found herself free.
The actress has also be honoured with many awards like the Bharat Nirman Award in the year 1995.

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Bhagyashree

2010-09-13T17:40:00.002+05:30

Bhagyashree Patwardhan was born on 23 February 1969 is an Indian film and television actress. Her full name is Shrimant Rajkumari Bhagyashree Raje Patwardhan. The actress is the daughter of H.H. Meherban Shrimant Raja Vijaysinhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan.

This Bollywood star later married her childhood friend Himalay Dassani. Now she is a mother of three growing children. The actress started her acting career with "Kachhi Dhoop" - a t.v. serial by Amol Palekar. The serial was based on Lousia Mary Alcott's "Little Women".

Her acting happened by chance when Amol Palekar, a renowned actor director, requested Bhagyashree to step in and act in his serial Kacchi Dhup as the actress who had been signed on had abandoned the serial abruptly. The serial did well and later on she had roles in Honi Anhoni and Kisse Miya Biwi Ke.

The actress shot in fame with the super hit film Maine Pyaar Kiya opposite Salman Khan. After marriage she acted in three movies- Peepat's Qaid Main Hai Bulbul, K.C. Bokadia's Tyagi and Mahendra Shah's Payal all opposite her husband Himalaya. But after a gap of many years, Bhagyashree did made a comeback with 'Aandhi Jasbaton Ki', small screen serial where she played the character of a politician.

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Sonakshi Sinha

2010-09-10T15:47:00.002+05:30

Sonakshi Sinha was born on 2 June 1987. She is an Indian actress and model too. Sonakshi Sinha started her career as a model, and walked the ramp at the Lakme Fashion week in 2008 and then again in Lakme Fashion week 2009.

Sonakshi Sinha has made her acting debut in a film entitled Dabangg opposite Salman Khan.

Jennifer Kotwal

2010-09-08T17:26:00.002+05:30

Jennifer Dinshaw Kotwal is a Parsi model and actress who hails from the dream city Mumbai, India. Jennifer Kotwal completed her schooling at Villa Teresa High School in Mumbai, and completed her studies with a degree in Economics at HR College, also in Mumbai..

The actress started her acting career with Hindi television serials such as Just Mohabbat and then also acted in smaller roles in Bollywood films such as Subhash Ghai's movie Yaadein, before landing the blockbuster Kannada movie Jogi opposite actor Shivarajkumar which set box office records.

Jennifer was also seen in Abhishek Bachchan starrer flick Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai playing Abhishek Bachchan’s sister. Once again the actress will be making her Bollywood debut as a lead heroine in Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekkh Mudh Mudh Ke, opposite singer-turned-actor Himmesh Reshammiya.

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Deepa Sahi

2010-09-06T16:17:00.002+05:30

Deepa Sahi is an Indian Bollywood actress and film producer as well. Deepa Sahi was born in Dehradun, India. Her family later shifted to Canada but she continued to stay in India only. In her early film career Deepa Sahi collaborated with noted auteur Govind Nihalani and made her debut with the 1984 film Party.

This was well-received and Deepa acted in Aghaat that was released in 1985. Her thespian achievement, will always remain her role as the independent-minded and empowered lower-caste Punjabi woman she enacted in the highly acclaimed television film Tamas (1986).

After marrying film director Ketan Mehta, the actress acted in several of his movies including Hero Hiralal (1988), Maya Memsaab (1992) and Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India (1995). Her other notable films include Hum (1991) and Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991). Deepa Sahi was last seen in the flick Aar ya Paar (1997) and since then she didn’t appeared in any film.

She got filmfare best supporting actress nominee for Hum and National Award (Jury) for Maya Memsaab. In 2005 the actress co-produced her husband's film Mangal Pandey: The Rising - which was a moderate success at the box office.
Deepa also wrote the screenplay for Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India which was written and directed by Ketan Mehta.

Nargis

2010-09-01T16:07:00.002+05:30

Nargis Dutt was born on June 1929. She was an Bollywood actress who was popularly regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema. Nargis made her screen debut as a child in Talash-E-Haq in 1935, but her acting carer began in 1942 with Tamanna.

During a career that spanned from the 1940s to the 1960s, the actress appeared in several commercially successful as well as critically appreciated movies. One of her best-known roles was that of Radha in the Academy Award nominated Mother India released in (1957). For her brilliant performance in Mother India, she won the Best Actress trophies at the Filmfare Awards and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In 1958, Nargis married Sunil Dutt and left the film industry..

Nargis died in 1981 of pancreatic cancer. In 1982, the Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Foundation was established in her memory. The award for best feature film on national integration in the annual National Film Awards ceremony is called the Nargis Dutt Award in her honour.

Tanuja

2010-08-30T18:13:00.001+05:30

Tanuja Samarth worldwide known as Tanuja was born on 23 September 1943.
Mother of Bollywood actresses Kajol and Tanisha, Tanuja is most remembered for her roles she played in Bollywood flicks like Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi that was released in 1966, Jewel Thief, Haathi Mere Saathi which was released in 1971, Anubhav(1971); simultaneously she also appeared in many Bengali films like, Teen Bhuvaner Parey (1969), Prothom Kadam Phool…

The actress started her film career with her older sister Nutan in the movie Hamari Beti (1950) as Baby Tanuja.. One of her early films, Baharein Phir Bhi Aayengi, was appreciated for her acting that was released in 1966. The movie was directed by Shaheed Latif.

Tanuja has also won the Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Award for Paisa Ya Pyar. After the success of Haathi Mere Saathi(1971), Tanuja acted in Mere jeevan Saathi, Do Chor and Ek Baar Muskara Do (1972). The talented actress has recently appeared in such films as Saathiya (2002), Rules (2003), and Khakee (2004) as a supporting actress.

Anita Hasnandani

2010-08-27T17:37:00.003+05:30

Anita Hasnandani is an Indian model-turned-actress. She is also known as Natassha. The actress is popularly known for acting in Balaji Telefilms. She has acted in many Tamil movies, Hindi movies, Kannada movies and Telugu movies.

She has been a successful model and has done several popular commercials which include Ever Yuth, Sunsilk, Boroplus and other brands. Anita Hasnandani made her debut in the television world with the successful soap Kabhi Sautan Kabhie Saheli of Ekta Kapoor. Then it was time for this actress to move towards Bollywood. Soon in 2003, she made her Hindi film debut with Kucch To Hai. The movie was produced by Balaji Telefilms. She then worked in Balaji Telefilms again for the movie Krishna Cottage which was a supernatural thriller.

Some of her South Indian movies include 'nenupelliki ready' and 'thotti gang'. 'These were quite hit. Nuvvu Nenu ' was also remade with the name 'Yeh Dil' in Hindi staring Anita and Tusshar Kapoor. Anita Hasnandani did a special appearance in the song Ishq Bina in Taal. Her filmography include Kucch To Hai with Tusshar Kapoor, Yeh Dil with Tusshar Kapoor, Krishna Cottage with Sohail Khan, Silsiilay which had no male co-star, Koi Aap Sa with Aftab Shivdasani, Just Married with Eijaz Khan — Special Appearance and Ek Se Bure Do with Arshad Warsi.

Shruti Seth

2010-08-25T18:47:00.002+05:30

Shruti Seth is a popular Indian television artist, VJ and film actress. She was born in Gujarat in 1977.She completed her schooling from Ashok Academy and then graduated from St. Xavier's College. She did her graduation in Economics and Commerce.Shruti started her career by being a model.

She herself says that she stepped into the glamour world by chance. In fact she she never planned for modelling but as people kept on asking about that so she thought that she should give it a chance. As a model Shruti Seth did few commercials which included Clean and Clear moisturiser, TATA Home Finance, Ponds Talc, Frooti, Lifebuoy Soap, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, LG, Airtel, Mrs. Marino Hair Softener, Dominos etc. She started her TV career seriously with some serials. These serials included Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr, Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand and Shararat (sitcom) with actress Farida Jalal.

Shruti Seth has also worked in Channel V as a host of First day First show and Junglee Jukebox. She soon stepped into Bollywood. Though she could not get the lead role but she got the opportunity to work in several superhit movies. These movies included Fanaa which was released in 2006 and Shruti got to work with Aamir Khan and Kajol. She also acted in Tara Rum Pum, produced by Yash Raj Films. Recently she was seen in Prakash Jha's film Raajneeti in 2010. Shruti Seth is a skillful and talented actress and has got a bright future in Bollywood.

Mugdha Godse

2010-08-13T17:10:00.003+05:30

Mugdha Godse was born on 26 July 1985. The actress made her debut in Bollywood with Madhur Bhandarkar’s 2008 movie Fashion. In the year 2009, the Bollywood babe appeared in two films, All The Best: Fun Begins and Jail. The actress will be seen in Help opposite Bobby Deol. The film is based on horror genre.

Mugdha Godse was also nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Award category. Will You Marry Me? Is another film of the actress that is salted for December release.

2010-08-11T17:40:00.002+05:30

Bollywood actress Bindu born on 17 January 1951 who was most popular, receiving several award nominations, in the 1970s. The actress has acted in over 160 movies in a career that spanned four decades. Bindu was born to film producer Nanubhai Desai at a small village called Hanuman Bhagda in the district of Valsad in the Western Indian state of Gujarat.

Kati Patang was only the beginning of her career that was followed by Ittefaaq (1969) and Imtihaan (1974), Hawas (1974). With a string of hits behind Bindu, she successfully managed to break out of the myth that married actresses usually do not go to become sex symbols, especially in the Hindi film industry.

Prachi Desai

2010-08-09T19:01:00.002+05:30

Prachi Desai who started her acting career with small screen's daily soap Kasamh Se was born on September 12, 1988. The actress is the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Neutrogena products in India.

The actress hails from Hanuman Bhagda, Valsad and was born in Surat, Gujarat. She studied in St Joseph Convent, Panchgani and completed her schooling till 9th grade in Surat. Praachi went to Pune to complete her higher studies.

Prachi Desai made her Bollywood debut with Rock On!! which was released on 29 August 2008 opposite Farhan Akhtar. Recently, the actress was seen opposite Emraan Hashmi in Milan Lutharia's directed film Once Upon A Time In Mumbai along with Kangana Ranaut aand Ajay Devgn.

Mandakini

2010-08-02T16:51:00.002+05:30

Former Bollywood actress Mandakini was born in an Anglo Indian family in Meerut on 7 January, 1969 . The actress had a controversial career in Bollywood films and it was rumoured that she have a relationship with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.

Mandakini's career suffered a serious setback. The actress decided to quit movies after doing Zordaar in 1996. She had also released two pop music albums - No Vacancy and Shambala - neither of which was a success.

Currently, the actress runs classes in Tibetan yoga and is a follower of the Dalaai Lama..Along with her husband, she runs a centre for Tibetan medicine, which is known as the Tibetan Herbal Centre...... In January 2010 it was reported that Mandakini alongwith her husband would co-direct an English film.....

Kajal Kiran

2010-07-28T14:03:00.002+05:30

Kajal Kiran is a former Bollywood actress who was casted by Nasir Hussain in his blockbuster hit Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (1977) ...Kajal was born in a Marathi family. The movie Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin turned out to be one of the biggest successes of that year but it did not help to nourish Kajal's career.

Though the actress was paired opposite Romantic actor Rishi Kapoor. But her pairing with him did not work out as they were not cast opposite each other again. Kajal Kiran was also seen opposite Mithun Chakroborty's heroine in films like Wardaat and Humse Badhkar Kaun which were declared hits at the box office.

In spite of the success of her movies Kajal never managed to reach the height of successful actresses of her time. She was also casted in horror flicks like Saboot, Dahshat, Saaya and Haveli.. She was also paired opposite Universal Star Mohanlal in the Malayalam flick Uyarangalil and with megastar Mammootty in the movie Ee lokam Evide Kure Manushyar.

Amrita Prakash

2010-07-26T18:25:00.005+05:30

Amrita Prakash is an Bollywood actress who has both acted in Hindi and Malyalam films. Amrita has also appeared in a number of advertisments. Her name is sometimes mispronounced as Amrutha Prakash. The actress was born in ‘Pink City’ Jaipur but is based in Mumbai where she is pursuing a Masters degree in Commerce.

The actress was last seen in Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi, and she has also appeared in films like Tum Bin, Vivaah, Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai, etc.

Mrinalini sharma

2010-07-19T17:39:00.002+05:30

Mrinalini Sharma hails from New Delhi. She was born in September 1980. Mrinalini Sharma completed her schooling from Carmel Convent, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi. She started her career as a model and was casted in a many commercial advertisements and then Mrinalini began her career in Bollywood industry with an item number in Prakash Jha’s film Apaharan.

Mrinalini Sharma’s acting career took off with two films with director Mahesh Bhatt...The first one was Awarapan in which the actress got to share the screen space with Mahesh Bhatt's favourite Emraan Hashmi.

The flick also starred South Indian actress Shriya. The other movie was choreographer Raju Khan’s directorial debut Showbiz in which Mrinalini was casted.

Sugandha Garg

2010-07-16T18:58:00.003+05:30

Sugandha Garg is an Bollywood actress who has appeared as Shaleen in the Hindi lanugage movie Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na that was released in 2008. Sugandha Garg also played role of best friend to Gayatri Patel in Movie "Let's Dance" that was released on June 19th, 2009.

Sugnadha Garg also played a role of a student reporter.

Kalki Koechlin

2010-07-14T19:21:00.002+05:30

Kalki Koechlin is an Indian actress who made her debut in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed 2009 Hindi movie Dev D. In the movie Kalki played the character of Chandramukhi. Kalki Koechlin was born to French parents and hails from a small village in Pondicherry.

Kalki can very well speak Tamil, English and French while she had to learn Hindi as to prepare for her role in Dev.D. For her work in Dev D, she received lot of appreciation and was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2010.

Kalki Koechlin was also paired with Bollywood actor Imran Khan for a Coca Cola ad. Now the actress will be seen next in Anurag Kashyap's That Girl in Yellow Boots and in Ram Gopal Varma's Happy Journey. It is heard that Kalki would also appear in Zoya Akhtar's forthcoming film Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara with Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif and Abhay Deol. Follow Hrithik Roshan on Twitter.

Kalki Koechlin won The Hindu Metro Plus Playwright Award 2009 along with Prashant Prakash for their co-authored entry Skeleton Woman.

Varsha Usganokar

2010-07-12T18:43:00.002+05:30

Varsha Usgaonkar, is a famous Indian film actress. She has worked in various Bollywood as well as Marathi movies and has played the main lead roles. During the 1990s, Varsha was the most popular actress in Marathi cinema.

Varsha Usganokar has acted in several Bollywood movies like Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi and Pathreela Rasta. Then later in 2005 the actress appeared in the other Bollywood movies like Mangal Pandey, Mr Ya Miss Varsha Usganokar has also appeared in the Marathi shows like Aakash Zep and Eka Mekansathi.

Aushima Sawhney

2010-07-09T16:50:00.002+05:30

Aushima Sawhney was born in Delhi. She is a granddaughter of Romesh Bhandari Ex-Govener of Uttar Pradesh. Aushima Sawhney most of time in Bangkok with her parents. Aushima is a Miss India 2005 finalist, with the height of 5 feet and 7 inches.

Her mother is a regional director of ‘ World Youth’ and her father works with UN (ECSA). After completing her studies in Media and Arts production and communication from Sydney University she get entered in Bollywood industry.

Aushima made her debut by Pooja Bhatt film Dhoka in the year 2007. Though the movie did not get success in the box office. After that Aushima get chance to be a participant in the NDTV Imagine reality show Desi Girl, with other seven contestants.

Sahila Chadha

2010-07-07T16:15:00.003+05:30

Sahila Chadha is a former Miss India in the year 1983. She has began her acting career in the film Tarzan. She had also played the lead role in Ramsay Horror like Veerana and Sau Saal Baad with Hemant Birje. Sahila also played supporting role in the movie like Bhabhi (1990), Sailaab (1990) and Maa (1992).

In the super hit movie Hum Aapke Hai Kaun her role was appreciated and in Aunty No. 1 Sahila played cameos role. Sahila married to an actor Nimai Bali.

Kangna Ranaut

2010-07-02T12:31:00.002+05:30

Kangna Ranaut was born on 20 March 1987. She is an Indian Bollywood actress who made her Bollywood debut in 2006 with the film Gangster. Kangna won both a Filmfare and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her outstanding performance as a troubled model in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion in 2008.

Kangna Ranaut did her schooling in Chandigarh, Punjab from DAV model school Sector 15. She then moved to Delhi to become a successful model and joined the Elite Modelling Agency situated in Delhi in 2003 with the prospect of becoming a model.

Later, Kangna starred in yet another Anurag Basu project, the superhit film Life In A..Metro. Her last successful film was a thriller Raaz-The Mystery Continues opposite Emraan Hashmi. The actress will be seen opposite Ajay Devgn in her upcoming film Once Upon A Time In Mumbai..

Aamna Shariff

2010-06-29T10:35:00.000+05:30

Aamna Shariff is an Indian TV as well as Bollywood actress. Aamna is popularily known for the role she played of Kashish in the popular Star Plus daily soap Kahin To Hoga with her co-star who is now entered into film industry Rajeev Khandelwal.

Aamna Shariff made her debut with the film Aloo Chaat alongwith actor Aftab Shivdasani. The film was released on 20 March 2009. Aamna did her second Bollywood film in the same year 2009 again with Aftab Shivdasani, produced by Aftab himself that was titled Aao Wish Karein.

The actress is also doing south indian movie COOL in kannada with golden star Ganesh. Shooting of the movie will start from July 2010 respectively.