SHARMILA TAGORE............

This beautiful Bengali actress, with a long chain of history, hit the Hindi speaking audiences with her charming ways in Kashmir Ki Kali. Though the film had a stalwart like Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore was able to leave her mark. She was the most flamboyant actress of her time and eventually gave many hits.

Her almond-shaped eyes and bubbly nature added with acting skills made her the most sought after actress in Hindi cinema. She had a fairy-tale like appearance on screen. Sharmila Tagore has worked with all the top actors of her time like Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Khanna and even Amitabh Bachchan. Some of her movies are Aradhana (1970), Daag, Safar, Amar Prem (Rajesh Khanna), Mausam(Sanjeev Kumar), Faraar (Amitabh Bachchan), Mere Humsafar (Jeetendra), Mere Humdam Mere Dost (Dharmendra) and Chupke Chupke.

So powerful was her acting in Aradhana that she was the winner of Filmfare Best Actress award. She was also received the Lifetime Achievement award by Filmfare in 1997. She has such simple good looks that when she played the Plain Jane with Uttam Kumar in Amanush, her beauty radiated in simple traditional outfits.

Sharmila Tagore was the most good looking actresses of her times and that looks still remain intact though she has put a lot of age. Of late, she was seen in Inder Kumar's Mann where she played Aamir Khan's grandmother. It's a pity that such talented and beautiful actresses have to do such miniscule roles to keep their going strong.



Born on 8 December 1946 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Sharmila Tagore is a relative of the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Sharmila converted to Islam in order to marry Mansoor Ali Khan, Nawab of Pataudi and officially changed her name to Ayesha Sultana. She then married him in 1968. They have three children: Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970), Saba Ali Khan, and Soha Ali Khan (b. 1978)

Tagore established herself as a popular Hindi film actress with Shakti Samanta's Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964. Samanta would cast her in many more hit films such as An Evening in Paris (1967), and he would be responsible for famously teaming up her with Rajesh Khanna for Aradhana (1969), Amar Prem (1971), etc. Other directors paired them together in Daag (1973) and Safar (1970). She also played the mother role in Mira Nair's 1991 film Mississippi Masala.

The upcoming Vidhu Vinod Chopra film, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, brings together real life mother and son, Sharmila Tagore and Saif Ali Khan. They will share screen space for the first time since Aashiq Awara, where she had helped launch Saif as a leading man

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Sharmila Tagore is a well known name of the Indian film industry. From April 2005 onwards, she is the head of the Indian Film Censor Board. The same year in the month of December, she served as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Well, in this article, we will present you with the biography of Indian actress Sharmila Tagore. Read further to know the complete history of Sharmila Tagore.

Sharmila Tagore (Bengali: শর্মিলা ঠাকুর Shormila Ṭhakur) (also known as Ayesha Sultana, after marriage) is a renowned Indian film actress from Bengal, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador



Born in a Bengali Hindu family on 8 December 1944 in Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh , India. Sharmila Tagore is the daughter of Gitindranath Tagore, a distant relative of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Sharmila married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi after converting to Islam[1] and took the new name of Begum Ayesha Sultana. They have three children: Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970), Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan (b. 1978).

Mini Biography

A Bengali actress who achieved success young, Sharmila appeared in numerous Bengali classics before making the jump to Hindi cinema, which made her a sex symbol. The great-granddaughter of poet Rabindranath Tagore, she is also the wife of His Highness Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi, with whom she has three children, actor Saif Ali Khan born 16 August 1970, Saba and Soha Ali Khan, born 4 October 1978.



Mini Biography

Sharmila Tagore is a Bengali actress, who has now achieved success in Hindi films produced by Bollywood. Sharmila Tagore's ancestor was the noted Rabindranath Tagore. Sharmila married the famous Indian cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan, and since then her marriage has been intact. Sharmila has one son and two daughters. Her son is Bollywood actor, Saif Ali Khan, and the daughters are Saba and Soha. Daughter Soha has recently entered Bollywood too. Sharmila is the grandmother of two children, a girl Sara Ali Khan, and a boy Ibrahim Ali Khan.



Her daughter-in-law is noted Bollywood actress, Amrita Singh. However, recently both Saif and Amrita have separated, with Sharmila's grandchildren remaining with their mother, Amrita, in India.

TANUJA...........

Tanuja was born in Bombay on 23 September 1943.

Tanuja started her career as a child artist in the movie Hamari Beti (1950). And her career as an actress started with the movie chhabili(1960), at the age of 17 years. She is one of those actresses who doesn’t stop her career in bollywood. The turning point of her career was the movies like bhoot bungla(1965), jeene ki raah(1969),Paisa yaa Pyaar(1969), haati mere saathi(1971) . Her performances in the movies like Rules: Pyar ka superhit Formula(2003) Khaki (2004), are still appreciated. She got the hits like Bhoot Bungla, Jeene Ki raah, Paisa ya Pyaar, Haathi mere Saathi, etc. and still working and giving her best performances, but still she is not recognised as a superstar. Her last movie was Deewar(2004).after that she didn’t work in any other movie. In 1995, she played a small role in the movie Kalyug ke Avtaar as a computer operator.

Tanuja’s both the daughters, Kajol & Tanisha are actresses in Bolywood. Tanuja’s eldest daughter, kajol married with the actor Ajay Devgan. Tanuja is the sister of actress Nutan. She got married in 1973 with Mr. Shomu Mukherjee, who passed away in April, 2008

Actress Tanuja who was a popular name in the yesteryears and obviously known for being the mother of the ravishing Kajol is all set to make a comeback on the small screen. She will be seen playing the role of a Ghost in the serial ‘Babbanbhai Vs Bimlatai’. When asked about it, Tanuja said that she had been getting offers on TV but then all of them were more on the Saas-Bahu lines which were not appealing to her. She found this subject interesting and that too with a message to the audience. Hence she grabbed the offer. She will soon be seen in the 9X entertainment channel in her new role.



Tanishaa Mukherjee, the beautiful daughter of yesteryears actress Tanuja who knows how to kill hearts with her gorgeous smile became the envy of all girls on the sets of her upcoming film ‘One, Two, Three’. Incidentally, the Bengali beauty was draped in a bright yellow baby doll outfit which sent the onlookers for a round of jealousy and obviously the male members open mouthed. Her impact was so high that daughter of director Ashwini Dheer insisted that her papa buys her the same outfit.

Biography

Personal life

Tanuja was born in Bombay into a family of four children as Tanuja Samarth to poet Kumarsen Samarth and his wife Shobhna Samarth. Her mother was a famous 1930s and 1940s actress and her father was a poet and film director. When she was very young her parents separated. Tanuja entered films as a child actress and continued working until 1973. She met director Shomu Mukherjee on the set of Ek Baar Muskara Do(1972). A whirlwind romance ended in a 1973 marriage. They had two children: Kajol Mukherjee (b. 1974) and Tanisha Mukherjee (b. 1978). They were later separated.

She started her film career with her older sister Nutan in the film Hamari Beti (1950) as Baby Tanuja. She debuted as an adult actress in the film Chhabili (1960) which was directed by her mother. Her other films included Baharein Phir Bhi Aayengi. Her film career ran through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

After the success of Haathi Mere Saathi (1971), she acted in Mere jeevan Saathi, Do Chor and Ek Baar Muskara Do (1972). Some of the other films she has acted in are Pavitra Paapi, Bhoot Bangla, Anubhav, Jeene Ki Raah, etc.

Afterwards, Tanuja retired from films for a number of years, but came back when her marriage ended. She was now offered supporting roles often starring former heroes. Her Pyar Ki Kahani hero Amitabh Bachchan had to call her bhabhi (sister-in-law) in Khuddar (1982). She also played a supporting role in Raj Kapoor’s Prem Rog (1982). She has recently appeared in such films as Saathiya (2002), Rules (2003), and Khakee (2003) as a supporting actress.

During the mid 60’s Tanuja started a parallel career in Bengali movies in Kolkata starting with the film Deya Neya (1963) where she was paired opposite the stalwart of Bengali cinema, Uttam Kumar. She followed it up with many other memorable hit films like Anthony-Firingee (1967) and Rajkumari (1970). Tanuja had fantastic on-screen chemistry with the then superstar Soumitra Chatterjee with whom she made some huge box office hits like Teen Bhuvaner Parey (1969), Prothom Kadam Phool etc.



This tomboyish daughter of Shobhana Samarth and sister of Nutan, Tanuja started with small roles and slowly graduated into a full-fledged heroine of 60s and 70s. She had no inhibitions in playing small roles with lots of substance. She did not have inhibitions in playing character roles. She indeed was a true actress.

Some of Tanuja's initial films were Raj Kapoor's 'Sapno Ka Saudagar', 'Jewel Thief' and the likes. But her sizzling song 'Raat Akeli Hai...' Stole many hearts and helped her in establishing a career of her own. She continued doing films like 'Jeene Ki Raah', 'Jeeyo Aur Jeene Do', 'Do Chor', 'Mom Ki Gudiya', 'Mere Jeevan Saathi', 'Humshakal', 'Imtihaan' and 'Haathi Mera Saathi'. Her co-stars mostly were Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna and Rajesh Khanna. She took to character roles as fish takes to water and did films after films as a character actress.

KARISHMA KAPOOR...........

KARISMA KAPOOR BIOGRAPHY

She was born on June 25, 1974 to Randhir Kapoor, an actor popular during the 1970s and 80s, and actress Babita. She's one of the most glamorous girls in Bollywood and has got the maturity in playing the roles offered and given to her to the perfection so rapidly that she now stands among the top ten of the Bollywood. Karishma Kapoor is an Award-winning popular Indian actress who has worked in many perilously and commercially successful Bollywood movies.

Karishma Kapoor was born to one of the most eminent family of Bollywood one thought Karishma Kapoor, daughter of Babita and Randhir Kapoor, had a silver spoon to her concession and all doors would open to her automatically. Her grandfather was the Raj Kapoor; her great grandfather was Prithviraj Kapoor . Her younger sister Kareena Kapoor is also a famous Indian actress.She spent her early years of schooling in "CATHEDRAL and JOHN CONNAN HIGH SCHOOL" at Fort - Bombay and did her CBSE before she joined "SOPHI COLLEGE for FYJC" in ARTS. Karisma made her debut in the 1991 movie Prem Qaidi, which was a semi-hit. An all-around actress, the pair of Karishma-Govinda gave several hits. But it was in 'Raja Hindustani? that one saw a shift in Karishma's performance. So power-packed was she in the film that it immediately fetched her the Filmfare's Best Actress award for 1996, apart from being the biggest hit of that year. The following year, she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film, Dil To Pagal Hai. The blue-eyed beauty has acted with all the heroes and enjoys her profession keeping fit all the time that whenever she gets her time off she finds and makes a bit of it to dance. She loves her profession which keeps her going all the time that she has a dream of getting into sort of a business having connections with the Bollywood as she wants to be a woman of material.



Karishma Kapoor

Who would have thought that the great showman's granddaughter would have a tough struggle before anyone took her seriously?For that matter, would Raj Kapoor have been pleased at all, to watch little Lolo on screen? Most probably, not, considering the Kapoor family's aversion to letting their women folk pursue a career in films.

Karisma's mother, Babita had to bid adieu to the arclights when she tied the knot with Randhir Kapoor, as did Rishi Kapoor's wife, Neetu, who had to pack up at the height of her popularity.

It is no wonder then that Babita groomed her elder daughter to step into her shoes and break the family tradition, in what was then interpreted as a blatant act of rebellion. An awkward looking Karisma took centrestage at the tender age of 17 in D Rama Naidu's romance, 'Prem Qaidi' (1991), opposite Southern actor Harish.

A steady stream of flops followed its moderate success till finally, another Southern hit, 'Anari' (1993) bailed her out. After which started the beginning of her association with Govinda. Together with David Dhawan, they kicked up quite a row with the raunchy and highly controversial "Sarkailyo khatiyaa" number from 'Raja Babu' (1994), that fetched Karisma a loyal fan following amongst front benchers and earned her equal flak from critics.



But who cared for critical acclaim anyway? It was the box-office returns that mattered and that's exactly where this phenomenal team scored, once again with 'Coolie No. 1' (1995).

Around the same time, Lolo dropped the 'h' from Karishma and became Karisma Kapoor, apparently for numerological reasons. She also hired ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra to give herself a make over.

Whatever it was that clicked, transformed Karisma from being an 'also-ran' to a prime contender for Madhuri Dixit's crown. A fact affirmed by the mind-boggling success of her 'comeback' film, 'Raja Hindustani' (1996). Armed with an all-new wardrobe, brown contact lenses and refreshing make-up, Karisma looked a different person and oozed immense confidence on screen.

And then she displayed enough courage to actually take on the reigning queen by consenting to play the second lead in Yash Chopra's 'Dil To Pagal Hai', a role several other frontline heroines had politely rejected. Everyone believed this move was tantamount to professional hara-kiri, since Madhuri was still No.1 and, in any case, had the meatier part.

But, come Diwali 1997, Karisma was having the last laugh, when the film got a warm welcome at ticket windows and it was she and not Ms. Dixit who was being lauded for her performance.



Since then the Kapoor gal has only got better in every department. And has steadily pushed back the competition to earn the well-deserved top slot. For, Karisma has evolved into a polished actress, with films like 'Biwi No. 1', 'Haseena Maan Jayegi' (1999) and 'Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge' (2000).

So much so, not even rumours of her alleged fallout with long-time co-star Govinda could make a dent in her popularity ratings. Nor has the arrival of the Aishwarya Rais and Rani Mukherjees made any difference.

Today, Karisma is every filmmaker's delight, for her thorough professionalism and willingness to stretch herself to the limit. No wonder then that a Shyam Benegal has cast her in his 'Zubeida' and Khalid Mohammed has chosen her the heroine of his directorial debut, 'Fiza'.

On the personal front, there has been speculation about her relationship with Bachchan junior, but neither of them is prepared to talk about it. Rightly so. After all this is prime time for these star kids, with Abhishek about to make his debut and Karisma on top of the world…

Karishma Kapoor born on 25th June 1974 into Bombay filmdom's legendary Kapoor family. Her green eyes are the trademark of the Kapoor family. She was the first woman and the fifth generation in the Kapoor's clan to have green eyes.



She made her film debut with Prem Qaidi (1991) opposite Harish. Her next big hit was Anari (1993) and during this time she made news with a fight with her Andaz Apna Apna (1994) co-star, actress Raveena Tandon. She had a series of hit comedies between 1994 and 1997 starting with Raja Babu (1994) and ending with Hero No.1 (1997) with Govinda and director David Dhawan. She hit the big time with the super success of Raja Hindustani (1996) and further consolidated her career with Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). In Fiza (2000), she surprised many with an excellent performance showing great emotional range and depth.

She has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1996 for her role as Arthi in Raja Hindustani (1996). Karishma has won the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) as also the Filmfare and Zee award in the same category. She was offered Rani Mukherjee's role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

Formerly engaged to Abhishek Bachchan (2002). Four months after her engagement news of their split came. Then she finally married with Sanjay kapur, a famous industrialist.

Karishma Kapoor, nicknamed "Lolo" (born 25 June 1974 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.

She is from the renowned Kapoor Family of Bollywood.She is the daughter of Randhir Kapoor, an actor popular during the 1970s and 80s, and actress Babita. Her sister is actress Kareena Kapoor.Raj Kapoor is Karishma Kapoor's Grandfather and renowned actors Rishi and Rajiv Kapoor are her uncles.

She studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai until grade six.

Karishma made her debut in the 1991 movie Prem Quaidi and has since then acted in sixty five movies.

She did many films which went on to become hits or do average at the box office. Films like Andaz Apna Apna, Raja Babu, Saajan Chale Sasural and Coolie No. 1 did well at the box office and enhanced her in the industry. She starred in the hit Raja Hindustani with Aamir Khan. The movie was one of the biggest hits of the year and she won her first Filmfare award. She achieved critical acclaim with film such as Zubeidaa, Shakti: The Power and Fiza.
She temporarily retired from the industry after her marriage.



Her movie Mere Jeevan Saathi was released in 2006, and marked her comeback.
Balancing commercial crowd-pleasers and art-house dramas, Kapoor has garnered four Filmfare Awards to date including Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raja Hindustani (1996) and Fiza (2000), Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Shyam Benegal's Zubeidaa. She also won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai and an IIFA Best Actress Award for her work in Fiza, 2000.

In 2005, an American rock singer named Don Hammontree paid tribute to Karishma on "Karishma Comes to Lowell," a song about a Bollywood-oriented concert the actress performed at in 2000 in Lowell, Massachusetts. The track was released on the singer's 2005 CD "The Mumbai EP," which also pays tribute to another Bollywood actress "Juhi Chawla" on a track by the same name.

On 29 September 2003, she married industrialist Sunjay Kapur, CEO of Sixt India, according to Sikh marriage rites. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter name Samaira, on 11 March 2005. Ever since they had some widely publicized marital problems, they reconciled. Prior to her marriage to Sunjay Kapur, she was also engaged to Abhishek Bachchan, the scion of the Bachchan Family, and also dated Ajay Devgan.

Karishma Kapoor Detailed Biography

Born on 25 Jun 1975, into Bombay filmdom's legendary Kapoor clan, Karishma Kapoor nicknamed "Lolo". She spent her early years of schooling in "Cathedral and John Connan High School" at Fort Bombay and did her CBSE before she joined "Sophi College For Fyjc" in Arts quitting her education in the end to stage her entry into the Bollywood.

Karisma made her film debut with Prem Qaidi (1991) opposite Harish. Her next big hit was Anari (1993) and during this time she made news with a fight with her Andaz Apna Apna (1994) co-star, actress Raveena Tandon. She had a series of hit comedies between 1994 and '97 starting with Raja Babu (1994) and ending with Hero No. 1 (1997) with Govinda and director David Dhawan. She hit the big time with the super success of Raja Hindustani (1996) and further consolidated her career with Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). In Fiza (2000) she surprised many with an excellent performance showing great emotional range and depth. She has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress 1996 for her role as Arthi in Raja Hindustani (1996). Karisma has won the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) as also the Filmfare and Zee award in the same category. She was offered Rani Mukherjee's role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.



The blue-eyed beauty has acted with all the heroes and enjoys her profession keeping fit all the time that whenever she gets her time off she finds and makes a bit of it to dance. She loves her profession which keeps her going all the time that she has a dream of getting into sort of a business having connections with the Bollywood as she wants to be a woman of substance. Formerly engaged to Abhishek Bachchan (2002). Four months after her engagement news of their split came. Then she finally married with Sanjay kapur, a famous industrialist.

Mini Biography

Born into Bombay filmdom's legendary Kapoor clan, Karisma Kapoor made her film debut with Prem Qaidi (1991) opposite Harish. Her next big hit was Anari (1993) and during this time she made news with a fight with her Andaz Apna Apna (1994) co-star, actress Raveena Tandon. She had a series of hit comedies between 1994 and '97 starting with Raja Babu (1994) and ending with Hero No. 1 (1997) with Govinda and director David Dhawan. She hit the big time with the super success of Raja Hindustani (1996) and further consolidated her career with Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). Today she is the reigning megastar of Hindi cinema leaving her contemporaries like Manisha Koirala and Raveena Tandon far behind. In Fiza (2000) she surprised many with an excellent performance showing great emotional range and depth.

Mini Biography

Karisma was born on June 24, 1974 to Punjabi-speaking Randhir and his Sindhi-speaking wife, Babita, who is the daughter of actor Hari Shivdasani, and cousin to Sadhana. Karisma is the third Kapoor female to appear on the silver screen in India. The first being her aunt, Sanjana Kapoor, daughter of actor Shashi Kapoor, followed by her sister, Kareena.

Karisma studied in the Cathedral and John Cannon School in Bombay until the sixth standard.

The Kapoor family, who have all been major actors in their own rights, including great-grandfather, Prithviraj; grandfather, Raj; Uncles, Shammi and Shashi; aunt Jennifer; Paternal uncles, Rishi & Rajiv; Rishi's wife, Neetu Singh; Shashi's sons Kunal and Karan.



Karisma began appearing on the silver screen during 1991 to date, with a total of over 60 movies to her credit. She has also lent her voice in 'Papi Gudia'. So far she has bagged 10 awards for her performance in 'Dil To Pagal Hai', 'Raja Hindustani', 'Fiza', & 'Zubeidaa'.

On September 29, 2003, she married Delhi-based industrialist, Sanjay Kapur, at the R.K. Cottage, where all Kapoor marriages have taken place.

After a break of 3 years, Karisma has returned to acting during 2006.

KAJOL............

Kajol Biography

Kajol Devgan / Mukherjee , born August 5, 1975 in Mumbai, India, popularly known as Kajol, is six-time Filmfare Award-winning popular Bollywood actress and is one of India's most successful actresses.Her height is 5 ft 5 inches.

Kajol comes from a Bengali family with a long history in Indian cinema. Her mother Tanuja was an actress; Her father is Shomu Mukherjee; her cousins Rani Mukerji, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl are also part of the industry. Her aunt Nutan, grandmother Shobhna Samarth and great grandmother Rattan Bai have all been influential figures in the Bollywood film industry. Her younger sister Tanisha recently started a film career. Kajol is married to actor Ajay Devgan. Her uncles are Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee. (See Mukherjee-Samarth family)

Kajol's paternal grandfather Sashadhar Mukherjee was a film director and producer who had left a great achievement in the Bombay film industry. His wife Satirani Devi, Kajol's grandmother was the sister of three great film personality Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Kajol is of Bengali-Marathi descent.

Kajol married actor Ajay Devgan on February 24, 1999. She is the mother of a baby girl, Nysa, who was born in April 2003.

Kajol left school and started her career at the age of seventeen. Her debut film was Bekhudi in 1992. It was not a great success at the box office, but Kajol was noticed and went onto become a successful actress with many box office hits to her credit.Kajol shot to fame with her second film Baazigar in 1993 which was her first major hit.



She went onto make a popular pairing with her Baazighar co-star Shah Rukh Khan in Karan Arjun (1994), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001).Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was so well received that, as of April 2007, it is still showing in a Mumbai cinema, an eleven-year continuous run. Kajol received her first Best Actress Award from Filmfare for her performance in the film.

In 1997 she starred in "Gupt: The Hidden Truth" which was one of the highest grossing films of that year and her performance raked a significant development for female actors in Bollywood; she was the first female actor to have won the Filmfare Best Villain Award.

Her second Filmfare Best Actress Award was received for her performance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which was the biggest hit of that year.She also made a successful screen couple with husband Ajay Devgan in movies such as Ishq (1997) and Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998).

After the successful Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham in 2001 which she won several Best Actress Awards including her third Filmfare Best Actress Award, she took a sabbatical from full time acting for five years. She gave birth to her daughter Nysa in 2003. A few months after her delivery, she made a brief cameo appearance in the 2003 film Kal Ho Naa Ho.



Before her comeback to the silver screen, in 2005, Kajol had already started acting actively in advertisements, mostly with her husband Ajay Devgan. In May 2006, she made a successful comeback in Fanaa, one of the highest grossing films of the year. She won her fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in this movie, portraying a blind Kashmiri girl who fell in love with a Kashmiri independence fighter.

Her fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award places her at par with other famous Bollywood actresses, Meena Kumari and Madhuri Dixit each of whom holds 4 Best Actress Awards from Filmfare. Kajol's late aunt, Nutan is holding the record for five such awards.Later in August 2006, she made a brief appearance in her friend Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna in the "Rock n' Roll Soniye" song. This was the film for which she was offered her comeback role, but which she declined over Fanaa instead.Currently, she is working on her husband Ajay Devgan's directorial debut U Me Aur Hum which is set for release this year. She is also set to give a guest appearance in Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om.

It seems Kajol is poised for a very successful comeback with several projects in the near future in addition to U Me Aur Hum. Among them are Kunal Kohli's next as-yet untitled film where she will star alongside Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherji. The project may set off in October 2007. Then there is Rajkumar Santoshi's upcoming film Ramayan where she will star as Sita opposite her husband Ajay Devgan.

In addition there are numerous reports and rumours abound that Kajol is all set to star in Karan Johar's next film opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Work is expected to begin on it towards early 2008.



Kajol Mukherjee Detailed Biography

Born to star actress Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee, acting was in Kajol?s blood line as her great grandmother Ratanbai, her grandmother Shobhana Samarth her mother Tanuja and aunty Nutan were all well known renowned actresses of their time. She schooled in Panchgani's St. Joseph's Convent. She admits that she was an average student whose scoring subject happened to be English literature. Eventually, she got herself enrolled in Sophia College but later gave upon studies to join the movies at the sweet age of 16. There are people who depend on beauty. But Kajol knows she's not one of them. She doesn't care if her look is unperfected. Not that she makes an effort to be unglamorous but she just- doesn't consider a perfect hair-do and the oh-so-sophisticated attire to be beautiful. Swathed in simple, young clothes, bereft of any obvious make-up, she's so totally unconventional. This being central to her identity, it's no surprise that she defines herself in her own terms and becomes something that's never been seen before. There's never any danger that Kajol would be a carbon copy of anybody. She was only nine-films-old, and her best actress trophy for DDLJ had affirmed the all-round opinion that she is one hell of the feisty actress.

She may not be a classic beauty, but is definitely sexy. She looks appealing playing a dauntless girl and also wins you over with her little girl's vulnerability. With her, we can never talk about a one-dimensional surface. There's something or the other constantly unfolding. Maybe because she's a paradox, she has this versatility, which allows her to play a variety of roles. And a lot of non-bimbo roles, you see. She's smart but she's able to play characters that don't essentially have to be smart.



She wanted fame but she never wanted anyone to put her up on a pedestal. Not shallow and yet transparent. As a little girl with resolute convictions, Kajol began pursuing her acting career quite earnestly. When she got her creative outlet, she cleverly avoided following the trajectory of other young performers who, after rising early, crash and burn. She wanted to be an artiste, and not just a piece of decoration. With her emotions lying so close to the surface that we find her so real on screen. No wonder, film makers like Yash Chopra can sense that she's like a piece of fine glass that can come out sheer, more transparent and with a keener edge if handled rightly. If Yeh Dillagi caused tremors of the unusual kind, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge was a truly earth-shaking event.

Five years down, Kajol shines on in the constellation once occupied by her grandma Shobhana Samarth, mum Tanuja and aunt Nutan. Nominated first time in 1995 for the film Yeh Dillagi, Kajol was disappointed when the award went to Madhuri Dixit. But she didn't lose hope and won the 1996 Best actress award for DDLJ. According to her, an award means an acceptance and appreciation of your work... and that's what makes a trophy valuable. She felt that the biggest compliment ever paid to her was that she was competing in the same category as Madhuri Dixit. She never felt close to the role she played in DDLJ of Simran and whatever she displayed on the screen was out of her imagination. Rajiv Rai's murder-mystery Gupt, which was a major hit, had Kajol in lead, where she played a villainess to win her childhood love. Sapnay and Hamesha, was a semi-flop but Kajol's work was appreciated. Indra Kumar's Ishq was her next hit.

Kajol's other super hits in a row were Pyar To Hona Hi Tha opposite her hubby Ajay Devgan and Sohail Khan's Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya, and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which went on to became a blockbuster which also bagged Kajol many awards that year.



Right after the success of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kajol decided to get married with Ajay Devgan. Kajol Weds Ajay : Feb 24, 1999 at 1:00 PM. It was a quiet ceremony with only close relatives and friends attending it. Before the wedding, Ajay & Kajol went to the gurudwara in Andheri, and later a simple ceremony was held at Ajay's residence Varsha, in Juhu, at 7 in the evening. Mehndi was held a day before in Kajol's south Bombay apartment. For their honeymoon, the couple went to Europe, Egypt, and then later Australia.

Kajol took a long gap in the movies and there were rumors that she is quitting films but then she did two films opposite Ajay Devgan : Dil Kya Kare and Raju Chacha. Both films flopped at the box office. But success or flop doesn't matter to Kajol.

Kajol signed Karan Johar's Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum, which was released at the end of 2001, which got trumenodus success. The film did prove that Kajol is different from others and that her marriage didnt affected her even a bit.

She had the best role to play in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum and she bagged the Filmfare Award for Best Actress 2002 and Lux Zee Cine Award's Outstanding Performance of the year 2002 for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghum.

Kajol is the best actress in Bollywood today. Her mom Tanuja , has also acted in a lot of films. Her sister Tanisha, who acts in some T.V. programs in India, presently employed by BPL Cable. Her dad's name is Somu Mukherjee, and he's a producer. Acting is in Kajol's blood. Kajol's parents are split up, though she sees both of them, and says that she wasn't affected a great deal by their split.


Kajol, one of the most successful actresses of Bollywood, was born to actress Tanuja and producer Somu Mukherjee. She comes from a filmy family, her grandmother Shobhna Samarth and great grandmother Rattan Bai have been major figures in Bollywood. Famous star of yesteryears, Nutan is her aunt and Rani Mukherjee, another equally successful actress, is her second cousin. Her childhood was laden with happiness and material prosperity.

Though she has the girl next door image and is not as glamorous as the others in her field, Kajol is outstanding in her acting. The flexibility of her acting can be seen from the various characters done by this natural actress. She gives more attention to her acting than the financial success of a film.

Kajol debuted with the flop film 'Bekhudi' (1992), but she made an impact with her second film 'Baazigar' (1993). This was followed by a fabulous performance in the family drama, 'Udhaar Ki Zindagi' (1994) for which she received rave reviews. Her next movie was 'Yeh Dillagi' (1994) where she showed her full range of acting along with Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. In 1995, she had a hit 'Karan Arjun', with Shahruk Khan. The same year she paired with Ajay Devgan, in two action thrillers 'Gundaraj' and 'Hulchul'. Her 'Dilwale Dulahaniya Le Jayenge'(1995) with Shah Rukh Khan shot her to the top most position in Bollywood. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in this film.

She did not do many films in the year 1996. In 1997, she played a villainous role in Rajiv Rai's murder mystery 'Gupt' and became the first woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award. Then she was again paired with Ajay Devgan in Indra Kumar's romantic comedy, 'Ishq' which was a huge commercial hit. But the same year, 'Sapnay', a remake of the Tamil hit 'Minsaara Kanavu' with Arvind Swamy and Prabhu Deva, failed at the box office.



The Year 1998 was good for her with three successive hits such as 'Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha' with Ajay Devgan, 'Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya' with Salman Khan and 'Dushman' with Sunjay Dutt. But the real blockbuster of the year happened towards the end, with Karan Johar's 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' where her character Anjali played a frivolous role with her boyish look in the first half and a very different sophisticated role in the second. Then came movies like 'Dil Kya Kare' (1999), 'Hote Hote Pyar Hogaya' (1999) etc which failed to draw the same response at the box office.

She got married to actor Ajay Devgan on February 24, 1999 and a daughter Nysa was born to them in April 2003. After her marriage she became selective in her roles and joined Ajay Devgan's production company. She was seen in films like 'Raju Chacha' (2000), 'Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi' (2001), Karan Johar's 'Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham' (2001) and 'Kal Ho Na Ho' (2003). She won the third Film Fare award for her brilliant performance in 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham'. After this movie, she stayed away from the film industry for a while. In 2006, she came back enacting the role of a blind Kashmiri girl with Aamir Khan in Kunal Kohli’s 'Fanaa'. Aamir and Kajol showed sparks of brilliance and created an incredible chemistry between their characters.

Charming Kajol, with her simplicity, girl next door attitude and exceptional acting talent has won over the audience and has a steady fan following. She is the brand ambassador of Whirlpool products along with her husband. Her younger sister Tanisha appeared in films like 'Neal 'n' Nikki', 'Sarkar' etc. Kajol's eventful journey from 'Bekhudi' to 'Fanaa', shows the power of her versatility, sheer hard work and dedication towards art behind all of her roles. She doesn't give more importance to publicity or celebrity because she believes acting is purely a profession. No wonder then that Kajol is rated as superb among her generation of leading ladies...

REKHA........

Rekha Biography

Rekha, born October 10, 1954, is a National Film Award-winning popular Bollywood actress.

She is considered to be the eternal Diva of the Bollywood film industry. Throughout the 1970s till date she has been considered as a Sex Symbol icon, known for her beauty, acting talent and dancing skills. She has acted in over 180 films in her career, taking part both in the Indian mainstream cinema as well as in parallel cinema, having commercial success as an actress, as well as critical acclaim for her strong performances down the years.

Born in 1954, in Chennai, India, Bhanurekha Ganesan (later known simply as "Rekha") is the daughter of renowned Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan and the Telugu actress Pushpavalli. Her father enjoyed phenomenal success and Rekha was to follow in his footsteps.

Rekha's parents were not married, and her father did not acknowledge his paternity during her childhood. It was during the early 1970s, when she was looking for a footing in the Bollywood film industry, that she revealed her origins. Later, at the peak of her career, Rekha told a magazine interviewer that her father's neglect still rankled and that she had ignored his efforts at reconciliation. She has had various unsuccessful relationships with Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan ,Vinod Mehra and was briefly married to a businessman Mukesh Aggarwal from Delhi before he committed suicide.



Rekha appeared as a child actor in the Telugu film "Rangula Ratnam" (1966). Rekha made her debut as heroine in the successful Kannada film "Goadalli CID 999" with Dr. Rajkumar in 1969. She had two films released in 1970: the Telugu film "Amma Kosam" and the Hindi "Sawan Bhadon". "Sawan Bhadon" was a hit and she becomes a star overnight.

She got a lot of offers but nothing of substance. Her roles were mostly used to be just of a glamour girl, a typical Hindi movie heroine. She appeared in several successful films, such as "Kahani Kismat Ki", "Raampur Ka Lakshman", and "Pran Jaaye Par Vachan Na Jaaye". Her first serious and performance oriented role came in 1976 when she signed "Do Anjaane" with Amitabh Bachchan. People noticed her in that and then came "Ghar" in 1978. She got critical acclaim for her performance as a rape victim and received her first nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards ceremony.

She first attained real fame in 1978 with "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar", in which she co-starred with Amitabh Bachchan. The movie was the biggest hit of the year and Rekha was set as one of the most popular actresses of these times. She went on to co-star with Amitabh in a number of 1980s hits. She was rumoured to be Amitabh's real-life flame, and that's why the most scandalous of their films together was "Silsila" (1981), in which she played Amitabh's love interest and Amitabh's real-life wife, Jaya Bhaduri, played his wife.



The film-column gossip may have contributed to her success. However, even critics had to admit that she had worked hard to perfect her Hindi and her acting, and that she had transformed herself from a "plump" duckling to a "swan" in the early 1970s. Rekha's credits to this transformation were yoga, a nutritious diet, and a regular, disciplined life.

In 1981, she starred in the critically acclaimed Urdu film "Umrao Jaan". The film was considered one of her best performances and she received the National Film Award for Best Actress. Overall, she was known for doing frequently these kinds of roles. Her portrayal of courtesan with a heart of gold in films like "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar" and "Umrao Jaan" won her acclaim and she played similar roles in other movies.

The post-Bachchan era marked the turning point where Rekha turned her career professionally. She was willing to work with independent and art film directors, and regularly worked in Parallel Cinema in films like "Utsav", "Baseraa", "Ek Hi Bhool", "Jeevan Dhaara" and "Ijaazat". These films were known for their realistic and realistic topics, and Rekha was praised for her performances. Apart from parallel cinema, Rekha took on other increasingly serious, even adventurous roles; She was among the early actresses to play lead roles in heroine-oriented films, delivering films such as "Khubsoorat", "Khoon Bhari Maang" and "Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye"; She won Filmfare trophies for her roles in "Khubsoorat" and "Khoon Bhari Maang".

The 1990s saw drop in her success and she almost lost her stardom. She was part of some commercially and critically unsuccessful films, in spite of doing even more challenging roles. Unlike most of the actresses of her generation during the 70s and the 80s like Hema Malini and Raakhee, who began making supporting roles as the mother or the aunty, Rekha was known for still playing the leading roles, at the same time as heroines Madhuri Dixit and Raveena Tandon were notable.



The foreign film "Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love" and the commercially successful "Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi" (1996) were some of her most notable films during the decade. While the former, was known for its controversial issue that Rekha played a Kama Sutra teacher in the film, the latter was a major grosser and earned her several awards in the Best Supporting Actress and the Best Villain categories for her first villain role.

In recent years, she has appeared in relatively few movies, usually as a mother or a widow rather than a glamour queen. She was acting in films such as, "Zubeidaa" (2001), "Dil Hai Tumhaara" (2002), "Koi... Mil Gaya" (2003) and "Parineeta" (2005). In 2006, she was seen in the sequel to "Koi... Mil Gaya" i.e "Krrish", which was one of the most successful films of the year.

Rekha is thus one of the few hindi film actresses who had the versatility to carry with equal aplomb such diverse roles as that of the brattish schoolgirl of "Khubsoorat", the sultry siren of "Muqaddar ka Sikandar", the school-maarmish housewife of "Ijaazat" and classical courtesan in "Umrao Jaan". Her diction and dialogue delivery in Hindi and Urdu, languages that were not natural to her, is an example even to native speakers of those tongues. She imbues every role she essayed with a dignity and characterization that makes it difficult to visualize anyone but her in those roles. In doing so, she has carved an indelible name for herself in the annals of Indian cinema.

The young Rekha filled the gossip columns with rumours of affairs with actors Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Kiran Kumar, and Amitabh Bachchan. In 1990 she married Delhi-based businessman Mukesh Aggarwal, who committed suicide in 1991. She was rumored to have married to actor Vinod Mehra in the 1973, but in a 2004 television interview with Simi Garewal she denied being married to him calling him a "well-wisher."

Rekha currently lives along with her secretary Farzana in her Bandra home in Mumbai



Rekha (Bhanurekha Ganesan) is daughter of the well known film superstar Gemini Ganeshan and actress Pushpavalli. Both of her parents were film stars hence studio became her playground. Film studio was like second home for her. Rekha started acting very early, at the age of Thirteen . She did not even know Hindi at that time. But she was a quick learner and learnt hindi in three months and dancing in one month. Her first film Sawan Bhadon done with Navin Nischol, was released in 1970. Throughout the Seventies, she remained an insignificant entity in Bollywood with nothing but moderate success to her credit. Rekha turned out to be a smart girl. With the help of Yoga and make overs she underwent amazing transformation in early 1980s both physically and mentally, transforming from a plump, darkish, also-ran sort of leading lady to an athletic sexy looking damsel.

This overnight transformation boosted her image in the Bollywood so much so that she reigned as number one for almost a decade! The transformation was so complete that it did not only change her appearance but also seemed to have enhanced her acting capabilities.It was at this stage that Amitabh Bachchan entered her personal and professional life. Their hits together like 'Mukaddar Ka Sikandar', 'Mr. Natwarlal', 'Khoon Paseena' and 'Silsila' made Amitabh-Rekha one of the most successful pairs on the Hindi screen. Her most memorable film is Umraoo Jaan in which she played the role of a court dancer with such charm and captivated the audience with her mastery of classical dances. She acted in over 20 films with the then reigning superstar Amitabh Bachchan with whom her reported love Affair culminated in Yash Chopra's art-imitating-life movie Silsila.

Rekha was the undisputed number one film actress of the 80s and part of the 90s. She wasn't just an actress though, Rekha was and still is a LEGEND, and it has been a calculated and hard earned effort. Much has been made of her "transformation" from (in her own words) "a round ball of flesh" (where I think she means a mere human) in the 70s into a toned and manicured ultimate fashion and beauty icon and screen 'star' in the 80s. She practiced yoga and mastered the art of make-up. She was media smart and kept herself in the top headlines for over a decade.

Rekha Biography



Rekha is daugher of the well known film superstar Gemini Ganeshan and actress Pushpavalli. Both of her parents were film stars hence studio became her playground. Film studio was like second home for her. Rekha started acting very early, at the age of Thirteen . She did not even know Hindi at that time. But she was a quick learner and learnt hindi in three months and dancing in one month. Her first film Sawan Bhadon done with with Navin Nischol, was released in 1970. Throughout the Seventies, she remained an insignificant entity in Bollywood with nothing but moderate success to her credit. Rekha turned out to be a smart girl. With the help of Yoga and make overs she underwent amazing transformation in early 1980s both physically and mentally, transforming from a plump, darkish, also-ran sort of leading lady to an athletic sexy looking damsel. This overnight transformation boosted her image in the Bollywood so much so that she reigned as number one for almost a decade! The transformation was so complete that it did not only change her appearance but also seemed to have enhanced her acting capabilities. It was at this stage that Amitabh Bachchan entered her personal and professional life. Their hits together like 'Mukaddar Ka Sikandar', 'Mr. Natwarlal', 'Khoon Paseena' and 'Silsila' made Amitabh-Rekha one of the most successful pairs on the Hindi screen. Her most memorable film is Umraoo Jaan in which she played the role of a court dancer with such charm and captivated the audience with her mastery of classical dances. She acted in over 20 films with the then reigning superstar Amithbh Bachchan with whom her reported love Affair culminated in Yash Chopra's art-imitating-life movie Silsila.

Rekha was born as Bhanurekha Ganesan on the 10th of October in 1954 in Chennai. She is one of the most brilliant as well gorgeous actresses of Bollywood. Well, in this article, we will present you with the biography of Indian actress Rekha.

Early life

Acting is in her blood. Her father Gemini Ganesan was a well known Tamil actor and her mother Pushpavalli was a Telugu actress. It is said that her parents did not tie wedding knots. Infact, people are of the say that, when Rekha was born, her father didn't even make the declaration of his paternity. It was in the early 1970s that, she established her foot in the Indian film industry. To know the complete life history of Rekha, read on.

She is believed to have had several relationships. She became the hottest topic of gossip. All the magazines and newspapers were filled with rumors of Rekha's relationship with Bollywood stars Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Kiran Kumar, and Amitabh Bachchan. But, none of the relationships worked out and she finally got married to a Delhi based businessman Mukesh Aggarwal in the year 1990. However, he committed suicide the next year in 1991.

Mini Biography

Bhanurekha was born in the Telugu-speaking Ganesan household on October 10, 1954. Her dad was the popular Tamil actor, Gemini, while her mom was a popular Telugu actress, Pushpavalli. She has seven sisters and one brother. One of her sisters is Dr. Kamala Selvaraj, while another one, Radha, lives in San Francisco with a son named Naveed, who is being readied to act in Bollywood movies.

No stranger to the tinsel screen, Bhanurekha acted in a Telugu movie 'Rangula Ratnam' as Baby Bhanurekha along with her mom during 1966, which was subsequently re-made and released in Hindi during 1976 as 'Rangeela Ratan'. She acted in one more Telugu as well as one Kannada movie (Amma Kosam and Goadalli CID 999 respectively) before re-locating to Bombay.

Due to her background, she ended up being very gloomy and pessimistic during her early years. She get a chance to debut in Bollywood movies during 1970 with 'Sawan Bhadon' opposite Navin Nischal with a screen name of Rekha. Inability to speak Hindi, a dusky complexion as well as her weight did not exactly add to her assets in a predominantly fair-skinned, Hindi-speaking North-Indian film industry.

She decided to take matters seriously, took Yoga, shed those extra pounds, learned Hindi and dancing, and thus was born a new and much improved Rekha - who went on to deliver one box office hit after another for example 'Nagin', 'Muqadar Ka Sikander', 'Mr. Natwarlal', 'Khubsoorat', 'Umrao Jaan', 'Khoon Bari Maang' amongst others. In her later years she has taken up character roles and appeared as a mother, even a grandmother in 'Krrish' during 2006.



Her slim, slender looks got her many admirers, including well established Bollywood actors such as Kiran Kumar, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, and Amitabh Bachchan. Her marriage to Vinod ended in a divorce, and she ended up getting married to a businessman, Mukesh Aggarwal. This marriage resulted, too, in a divorce, with Mukesh killing himself shortly thereafter.

She likes to surf the Internet, has written biographies of actresses like Zeenat Aman, and Salma Agha on IMDB, likes to collect old photographs and postcards, mimic people, watch movies, and practices Yoga regularly, read comics like Archie and Dennie the Menace, and is a vegetarian. She now lives with her Secretary, Farzana, and pets in a self-owned bungalow in Bandra (West)in Mumbai.

MADHURI DIXIT..............

Madhuri Dixit Biography

Madhuri Dixit (born as Madhuri Shankar Dixit to a Marathi family on May 15, 1967) is a five-time Filmfare Awards winning Indian Bollywood actress. She is a native of Mumbai, India. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she dominated Hindi cinema as a leading actress, appearing in many hit films. She is considered to be an icon of the Bollywood film industry.

Madhuri, born to Shankar and Snehlata Dixit, married an Indian-American, UCLA trained cardiovascular surgeon who practices in Denver, Dr. Sriram Madhav Nene, in 1999, also from a Marathi Koknastha Brahmin family. She has two sons, Arin (born in March 2003 in Colorado) and Ryan (born on March 8, 2005 in Colorado).She has two elder sisters, Rupa and Bharati, and an elder brother, Ajit. Madhuri now lives with Dr. Nene and her two children in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Dixit attended Parle College and wanted to be a micro-biologist.She is trained as a Kathak dancer, in the Indian classical tradition. She made her acting debut in "Abodh" (1984). After a few minor and supporting roles her first major role was in "Tezaab" (1988) which launched her career.



She then went on to star in the hit films "Dayavan" (1988), "Ram Lakhan" (1989), "Dil" (1990), "Saajan" (1991), "Beta" (1992), "Khalnayak" (1993), and the Bollywood blockbuster "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun". (1994).

After three years of little success, she appeared as Pooja in the successful "Dil To Pagal Hai" (1997) for which she won her fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award.She is considered to be the most popular and powerful actress ever in Bollywood, known for her beauty, acting talents, and dancing skills.

Her dance sequence in the many songs, such as, Ek Do Teen (Film Tezaab), Bada Dukh Dina (Film Ram Lakhan), Dhak Dhak (Film Beta), Chane Ke Kheth Mein (Film Anjaam), Choli Ke Peechche (Film Khalnayak), Akhiyan Milau (Film Raja), Piya Ghar Aya (Film Yaarana), Key Sera (Film Pukar), Mardala (Film Devdas) etc., received critical acclaim.
Her dancing skills, facial grimaces and expressive eyes in the songs has haunted the hearts of millions of viewers ever since.In 2001, Dixit was awarded the National Citizens Award to recognize various activities that effect everyday life.

In 2002, she starred in "Devdas", with actor Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. Madhuri Dixit was applauded for her acting in the film. The film attracted worldwide attention and was featured at the Cannes Film Festival.



Since then she has not appeared in any films.On February 25, 2006 she performed on stage for the first time in six years at the Filmfare Awards to music from her last movie "Devdas". Her performance was choreographed by Saroj Khan and was very well received.

Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Hussain who considers her the epitome of the Indian woman. She also appeared in his film "Gaja Gamini"(2000). "Gaja Gamini" was intended as a tribute to Dixit's talent and beauty.

On December 7, 2006, Dixit returned to Mumbai along with her husband and sons in order to start to film her new movie titled "Aaja Nachle", to be produced by Yash Chopra and directed by Anil Mehta.

A couple of insignificant movies like 'Abodh' and 'Swati ' and critics wrote off this diva without a flitch. More movies of the like came with 'Uttar Dakshin', 'Wardi' and 'Khatro Ke Khiladi' but it was with 'Tezaab' and 'Ram Lakhan', that the country sat up and took notice of this young woman who was going to change the course of things to come on Indian Cinema.



None other than Madhuri Dixit, she went on to become the Nation's favorite with some of the biggest hits of the 90's. Together with Anil Kapoor, she gave some of her most memorable performances with 'Parinda', 'Jeevan Ek Sangarsh', 'Jamai Raja', 'Beta' and 'Zindagi Ek Jua'. Equally popular with her other costars, Madhuri has survived in the industry and has had the opportunity to romance not just Vinod Khanna in Dayavan' but even his son (Akshaye Khanna) when he came of age with "Mohabbat'.

A couple of bloopers came along the way with "Anjaam', Prem Granth and "Rajkumar'. But taking it all in her stride she went on give further hits with 'Dil', 'Raja' and 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' and 'Dil To Pagal Hai'.

Then came the highly acclaimed Devdas in 2002, where she created magic with her timeless role of Chandramukhi, the prostitute who falls in love with Devdas (Shahrukh Khan).

Married and settled abroad with two children today, Madhuri's forthcoming movies include Somnath Sen's untitled venture and Engineer.

Madhuri Dixit Was a top-line model in India before entering the Hindi film industry. Was launched by heavy-weight producer-director Subhash Ghai. Regretted showing flesh in Dayavan (1988) and has tried to maintain a clean image since then. Got recognised by her Ek-do-teen song/dance number in Tezaab (1988), which launched her as a top actress. Had an affair with actor Sanjay Dutt.



A superb performance followed in Dil (1990) - which brought Madhuri her first Filmfare award, a rapport was struck with Indra Kumar which resulted in two more blockbusters Beta (1991) and Raja (1995). 1990 onwards, a hit film per year followed including Saajan, Khalnayak, Prem Pratigaya, cumulating in Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994), hindi cinema's biggest blockbuster to date. Madhuri mania ensured the success of Raja (1995), a film with many flaws, thus Madhuri was renamed as female Amitabh Bachchan.

Married to "Sriram Nene" on 17 October, 1999. She didn't quit films after marriage. She gave us a splendid performance in Pukar. Now she is blessed with a baby boy. Then after a short gap, she came back in Lajja with a super performance which bagged her the Best Supporting Actor award in the Lux Zee Cine Awards 2002.

She was also awarded the "National Citizen's Award" on August 25, 2001 in Delhi. Tbe award recognizes excellence in various activities affecting national life.

Madhuri Dixit

Biology student at Parle college who started with a flop film (Abodh), then struggled for years until her success with the 'Ek do teen' song in N. Chandra's Tezaab. Her overtly sensual dance style continued to bring her fame in the 'dhak dhak' song in Beta and 'choli ke peeche' in Khalnayak. Now Mrs Nene, she reigns as one of the leading female stars of Bollywood, proving her acting ability with fine performances like Prakash Jha's Mrityudand.

Mini Biography



Was a top-line model in India before entering the Hindi film industry. Was launched by heavyweight producer-director Subhash Ghai. Regretted showing flesh in Dayavan (1988) and has tried to maintain a clean image since then. Got recognized by her Ek-do-teen song/dance number in Tezaab Is Acid (1988), which launched her as a top actress; had an affair with actor Sanjay Dutt. Her performance in Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994) was the crowning glory of her career. From there on it was all downhill as she put on weight, lost her nubile charm, and had a series of flops. She has regained some ground by winning the Fimfare best actress award in 1998 for her performance in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997).

Mini Biography

Born in a Marathi-speaking Koknastha Hindu Brahmin family consisting of dad, Shankar, mom, Snehlata, sisters, Rupa and Bharati, and brother, Ajit.

An acclaimed Kathak dancer, acting was not her goal, for she wanted to be a Micro-biologist, and did study in that course in Bombay's Parle College, in Vile Parle (East), Bombay.

She first appeared on Bollywood's tinsel screen in 1986 with two releases 'Abodh' and 'Swati', and from then continued to act in approximately 66 movies, as well has lent her voice as a playback singer in 'Devdas' and 'Wajood'. She has won approximately 12 awards from Filmare, Star Screen and Zee for her performances in 'Dil', 'Beta', 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun', 'Dil To Pagal Hai', 'Devdas', 'Raja', 'Mrityudand', and 'Lajja'.



In 1999 she got married to Dr. Sriram Madhav Nene, a Cardiovascular Surgeon, belonging to the same Caste as the Dixit family, and relocated to Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., where she subsequently gave birth to two sons, Arin and Ryan in March, 2003 and March 8, 2005 respectively.

Since December of 2006, the Nene family temporarily living in India as Madhuri is starring in 'Aaja Nachle' which is being directed by Anil Mehta, and produced by Yash Chopra.

PADMINI KOLHAPURII...............

Life of Padmini Kolhapure


KID-SINGER, CHILD-ACTRESS, singer, hero­ine and producer. The girl from Kolhapur has been all this and more. She began her film innings on a 'relative note', that is, singing "Yaadon ki baraat nikli hai aaj" ('Yaadon Ki Baraal') as a kid with kid sis Shivangi and Lata Mangeshkar, to whom she was also related. A few films as kid-singer and years later, Padmini began acting in films as a child artiste ('Zindagi', 'Dream Girl') and achieved instant stardom with four major hits — Raj Kapoor's 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram' (playing Zeenat Aman as a kid, coming to the rescue of her temple priest father Kanhaiyalal and taking over the song "Yashomati maiyya se"), 'Saajan Bina Suhagan', 'Thodisi Bewafai' and above all, as the teenage rape victim of psychopath Raj Babbar in B.R. Chopra's 'Insaf Ka Tarazu', for which she won the Best Supporting Actress award. In 'Gehrayee' (1981), the Hindi rehash of'The Exorcist', she played the possessed girl, creating a sensation with the shot of her nude back. Padmini's earthy-n-ethnic looks and prodigious talent earned her lead roles the moment she was physically mature enough to play a heroine.

Nasir Hussain, who had introduced her as a kid-singer in 'Yaadon Ki Baraat', was the first to cast her as Rishi Kapoor's seventh debutante co-star in 'Zamaane Ko Dikhaana Hai'. Luckily for her, her first release was not this misfired enter­tainer, but a fairly rivetting 'Ahista Ahista' (1981), in which it was not difficult to shine as the nubile devdasi opposite a deadpan Kunal Kapoor.

The film's success (it was interest­ingly released just a few months after 'Gehrayee', her last vehicle as a kid), paved the way for more films, and her career prospects had al­ready zoomed up with Raj Kapoor signing her for 'Prem Rog' and Gulshan Rai-Subhash Ghai getting her to do 'Vidhaata'. Dev Anand even went one better by making her fall in love with him in his own 1982 flop 'Swami Dada'. Padmini Kolhapure's rela­tively brief career (she chucked up acting after her love mar­riage to Tutu Sharma, the producer of her 'Aisa Pyar Kahan', in 1987) was resplendent with a spectrum of roles, most of which had substantial dramatic meat.




Though not averse to skin and cleavage show if the role justified it, Padmini was mainly branded as ei­ther the young girl in love or a miniature Meena Kumari-esque tragedienne. If this imaging re­stricted her range, it also established her acting credentials in a milieu where precisely such roles brand any artiste as a great performer. Which the Kolhapure girl undoubtedly was, whether as the helpless girl trapped by her socio-cultural background in 'Woh Saat Din', the child-woman of 'Prem Rog' (a brilliant performance that annexed a Best Actress award for her), the girl-woman in the throes of a sexual awakening in 'Anubhav', the wife separated from her husband by the machinations of her rich mother in 'Pyar Jhukta Nahin', or in her other less-cel­ebrated roles in films like 'Pyari Behna', 'Swarag Se Sunder', 'Mazdoor' and 'Muddat'. After the unexpected super-suc­cess of'Pyar Jhukta Nahin', Padmini did a slew of films with Mithun Chakraborty, most of which were dramatic in nature and helped give the Bengali hero a phase of A-grade respectability as a hero.

With success as a star, Padmini wisely put her singing ambitions in a mental attic, though some filmmakers were occasionally tempted to use her voice at the fag end of her career ('Dana Pani' and a couple of other films).

After marriage to Tutu, Padmini opted out of the star firmament, completing a straggling lot of releases till 'Qurbani Rang Layegi' (1991) and 'Professor Ki Padosan' in 1994. In 1989,she turned producer with 'Dav Pech', a horrendous mutilation of the Manmohan Desai classic 'Sachcha Jhoota'. Today, she helps her husband in the produc­tion of his films, occasionally taking official credit as producer ('Rockford'/1999). An Acting Acad­emy that she began in London has gained a .foothold and Padmini remains in touch with films even without donning the greasepaint.

Padmini Kolhapure was a famous Hindi film heroine in the 1980s.Padmini Kolhapure is one of the finest actress India has produced. Beginning her career as a child actress in Dev Anand's 'Ishk Ishk Ishk' and Raj Kapoor's 'Satyam Shivam Sundram' she went on to become a rage in the Eighties.

Padmini was born to a middle-class Maharashtrian family in 1965. Her father was a classical singer and her mother had a job working for the airlines. Her father's first cousins are singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, and as a child was in the chorus for some of their songs. Her sister Shivangi is married to famous actor Shakti Kapoor.

The buds for both acting and music were in her blood.Padmini's paternal grandmother and the legendary Dinanath Mangeshkar were sister and brother. Her grandfather Krishnarao Kolhapure, along with Dinanath Mangeshkar and Chintamani Kolhatkar owned the Balwant Naatak Company, and in these plays Krishnarao would always do all the female roles.

Her grandmother and both of her paternal aunts wanted her sister Shivangi and her to become actors, but as kids they were more inclined towards music.As kids, they would sing in films songs right from the early �s under R.D.Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Kalyanji-Anandji.



Padmini first faced the camera for "Ek Khilari Bawan Pattey" ( a humble film made in 1970 during Vinod Khanna's pre-fame days) in which she doubled up for a child artiste who fell sick. "My neighbour was filmmaker B.S.Thapa and he called me for the role."

When she recorded 'Yaadon ki baaraat...', the title-song of the Nasir Husain blockbuster with Lata Mangeshkar and sister Shivangi, the sisters' voices went in a joint chorus on three child artistes, one of whom was Aamir Khan.

Asha Bhosle introduced Padmini to Dev Anand at the recording of "Ishq Ishq Ishq" as her bhatiji (niece) who could also act and she ended up playing the sixth sister in the film. This led to other films, such as "Dreamgirl"(1978), "Zindagi", "Saajan Bina Suhagan" (1978), etc.

Her mother quit her airlines job to be a full-time chaperone as Padmini picked up more roles. Her most famous child role was playing Zeenat Aman as a child in Raj Kapoor's film "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" (1977). The memorable song "yashomati maiye se" was picturized on her, with playback singing done none other than by her relative Lata Mangeshkar.

The success of that song led to her most controversial role in "Insaaf Ka Tarazu" (1980), remake of the American film "Lipstick" (1976), where she played the rape victim that was originally played by Mariel Hemingway. She became a household name and earned the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

She also graduated to heroine roles at seventeen in Nasir Hussain's "Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai" opposite Rishi Kapoor. The film flopped, but she reunited with Rishi Kapoor for his father Raj Kapoor's film "Prem Rog" (1982). The film earned her a Filmfare Best Actress Award. She also won a special acting award for "Ahista Ahista"(1982).

Padmini is particulary known for her bold and brazen acts in movies like "Gehrai","Insaaf Ka Taruzu", "Anubhav" and "Pathar Dil".Her fans and people loved her for her brazen style of acting that many of other Indian actresses could not and would not do in the then conservative Indian society. Another notable fact, in her movies when singing she is most of the time actually singing the songs, being a singer herself unlike most of the actors and actresses.

Padmini was also known for her professionalism and diligence. She even worked when she had a fever on "Do Dilon ki Dastaan". She had more box office hits, such as "Vidhaata" (1982) and "Souten" (1983). She had a huge hit with "Pyar Jhukta Nahin" (1985) with Mithun Chakraborty, and they were paired together in several more films.

Padmini also has to her credit the only song in world cinema in which one actor has had seven playback voices - `Saat saheliyaan...' in Vidhaata - Hemlata, Kanchan, Anuradha Paudwal, Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam, sister Shivangi and Padmini herself sang the chartbuster with Kishore Kumar under Kalyanji-Anandji for the Shammi Kapoor-Padmini Kolhapure dance number.



A striking feature of the actor's career is her getting to work with so many legends - Dev Anand (besides Ishq Ishq Ishq and Darling Darling also romantically in Swami Dada), Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar (Vidhaata, Mazdoor, Aag Ka Darya) as also with Shammi Kapoor (Ahista Ahista, Prem Rog, Vidhaata, Daata), Rajendra Kumar (Lovers, Star), Raj Kumar (romantically in Ek Nai Paheli), Sanjeev Kumar (Zindagi and romantically in Professor Ki Padosan), Nutan (Saajan Bina Suhagan, Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon), Mala Sinha (Zindagi), Nanda (Ahista Ahista, Prem Rog, Mazdoor) and Tanuja (Lovers, Suhagan).

She fell in love with producer Tutu Sharma after he cast her in "Aisa Pyar Kahan". They married and she retired from films at the tender age of 22. She has a son with him named Priyank. After her son grew up, she returned to acting in 2004, such as for the Marathi film "Manthan". She has also acted in new films such as "Eight".

She was set to play the role of Tulsi Virani in "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" after Smriti Irani left but then the role was offered to Gautami Kapoor.

DEEPIKA PADUKONE.....

Deepika Padukone (born January 5, 1986) is an Indian model turned actress. Deepika Padukone is daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone and mother Ujjala Padukone, Deepika grew up into a sultry model with dreams in her eyes to make it big in showbiz industry. Though she played badminton during her school days and reached to the level of a State player, she did not take her game to the national level as she had set her sights on the glamorous world of showbiz. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, at eleven months old she moved to Mangalore, Karnataka when her family returned to India

She attended high school in Dehli. She was a proud member of the dance club run by her father. She has been modeling for advertising Liril soap, Dabur Lal powder Part plus shampoo and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery festival. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international covergirl face.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly afterwards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006. She also won two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 - Female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the year. She recently did a commercial for Moods condoms. She is a brand ambassador for Kingfisher Airlines



Deepika Padukone (born January 5, 1986) is an Indian model turned actress. Deepika Padukone is daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone and mother Ujjala Padukone, Deepika grew up into a sultry model with dreams in her eyes to make it big in showbiz industry. Though she played badminton during her school days and reached to the level of a State player, she did not take her game to the national level as she had set her sights on the glamorous world of showbiz. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, at eleven months old she moved to Mangalore, Karnataka when her family returned to India
She attended high school in Dehli. She was a proud member of the dance club run by her father. She has been modeling for advertising Liril soap, Dabur Lal powder Part plus shampoo and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery festival. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international covergirl face.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly afterwards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006. She also won two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 - Female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the year. She recently did a commercial for Moods condoms. She is a brand ambassador for Kingfisher Airlines



Deepika Padukone looks a natural athlete with a height of 5 ft 9 inches. She was born on January 5th 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark and spent her childhood in Bangalore. She did her schooling from Sophia’s High School, Bangalore and completed her undergraduate program from Mount Carmel College. Deepika Padukone entered the international Scenario with her first campaign with Maybelline, one of the most renowned cosmetic brands.

Deepika Padukone was associated with the glamour world from the very childhood and has appeared in various advertisement campaigns including that of Close-up, Liril and so on. Deepika Padukone has received formal training in Bharatnatyam dancing and has also played badminton at the state level like her father. But unlike her father she could not continue the game because of her board exams and to add to this was acting which was her passion as she could associate herself with it but she was not very comfortable with playing badminton. Deepika’s mother, Ujjala Padukone is a travel agent. This beautiful actress has a younger sister named Anisha.

Her graceful appearance and dimpled smile made her feature in Kingfisher’s Swimsuit calendar 2006. The title for the female model of the year for commercial assignments and Fresh Face of the year at Idea Zee F Awards has also been awarded to her. This actress has maintained her stardom with grace as she is very calm and composed. Aishwariya Rai is her idol and to be like her she has a long way to go in her acting career.



Deepika Padukone (born January 5, 1986) is an Indian model turned actress. Deepika Padukone is daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone and mother Ujjala Padukone, Deepika grew up into a sultry model with dreams in her eyes to make it big in showbiz industry. Though she played badminton during her school days and reached to the level of a State player, she did not take her game to the national level as she had set her sights on the glamorous world of showbiz. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, at eleven months old she moved to Mangalore, Karnataka when her family returned to India
She attended high school in Dehli. She was a proud member of the dance club run by her father. She has been modeling for advertising Liril soap, Dabur Lal powder Part plus shampoo and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery festival. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international covergirl face.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly afterwards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006. She also won two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 - Female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the year. She recently did a commercial for Moods condoms. She is a brand ambassador for Kingfisher Airlines



Deepika Padukone looks a natural athlete with a height of 5 ft 9 inches. She was born on January 5th 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark and spent her childhood in Bangalore. She did her schooling from Sophia’s High School, Bangalore and completed her undergraduate program from Mount Carmel College. Deepika Padukone entered the international Scenario with her first campaign with Maybelline, one of the most renowned cosmetic brands. Deepika Padukone was associated with the glamour world from the very childhood and has appeared in various advertisement campaigns including that of Close-up, Liril and so on. Deepika Padukone has received formal training in Bharatnatyam dancing and has also played badminton at the state level like her father. But unlike her father she could not continue the game because of her board exams and to add to this was acting which was her passion as she could associate herself with it but she was not very comfortable with playing badminton. Deepika’s mother, Ujjala Padukone is a travel agent. This beautiful actress has a younger sister named Anisha. Her graceful appearance and dimpled smile made her feature in Kingfisher’s Swimsuit calendar 2006. The title for the female model of the year for commercial assignments and Fresh Face of the year at Idea Zee F Awards has also been awarded to her. This actress has maintained her stardom with grace as she is very calm and composed. Aishwariya Rai is her idol and to be like her she has a long way to go in her acting career.

Deepika's schooling was done in Sophia's High School, Bangalore and she did her undergraduate studies from Mount Carmel College. Her father is the legendary Badminton player Prakash Padukone who was one of India's greatest sportsmen. Her mother is a travel agent.

Padukone has branched out from modeling into acting. She started by starring in the music video for Naam Hai Tera a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, an independent album by Himesh Reshammiya.

More recently Padukone made her cinematic debut in a Kannada film Aishwarya. Padukone made her Bollywood debut in the Farah Khan- directed film Om Shanti Om, opposite Shah Rukh Khan. In the movie, she has been depicted as a 1970s superstar Shantipriya and later as Sandhya aka Sandy. Padukone has already signed Priyadarshan's next film Pirate, and Made In China opposite Akshay Kumar.



Deepika Padukone (born January 5, 1986) is an Indian model turned actress. Deepika Padukone is daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone and mother Ujjala Padukone, Deepika grew up into a sultry model with dreams in her eyes to make it big in showbiz industry. Though she played badminton during her school days and reached to the level of a State player, she did not take her game to the national level as she had set her sights on the glamorous world of showbiz. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, at eleven months old she moved to Mangalore, Karnataka when her family returned to India
She attended high school in Dehli. She was a proud member of the dance club run by her father. She has been modeling for advertising Liril soap, Dabur Lal powder Part plus shampoo and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery festival. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international covergirl face.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly afterwards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006. She also won two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 - Female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the year. She recently did a commercial for Moods condoms. She is a brand ambassador for Kingfisher Airlines


Deepika Padukone looks a natural athlete with a height of 5 ft 9 inches. She was born on January 5th 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark and spent her childhood in Bangalore. She did her schooling from Sophia’s High School, Bangalore and completed her undergraduate program from Mount Carmel College. Deepika Padukone entered the international Scenario with her first campaign with Maybelline, one of the most renowned cosmetic brands. Deepika Padukone was associated with the glamour world from the very childhood and has appeared in various advertisement campaigns including that of Close-up, Liril and so on. Deepika Padukone has received formal training in Bharatnatyam dancing and has also played badminton at the state level like her father. But unlike her father she could not continue the game because of her board exams and to add to this was acting which was her passion as she could associate herself with it but she was not very comfortable with playing badminton. Deepika’s mother, Ujjala Padukone is a travel agent. This beautiful actress has a younger sister named Anisha. Her graceful appearance and dimpled smile made her feature in Kingfisher’s Swimsuit calendar 2006. The title for the female model of the year for commercial assignments and Fresh Face of the year at Idea Zee F Awards has also been awarded to her. This actress has maintained her stardom with grace as she is very calm and composed. Aishwariya Rai is her idol and to be like her she has a long way to go in her acting career.



Deepika's schooling was done in Sophia's High School, Bangalore and she did her undergraduate studies from Mount Carmel College. Her father is the legendary Badminton player Prakash Padukone who was one of India's greatest sportsmen. Her mother is a travel agent.

Padukone has branched out from modeling into acting. She started by starring in the music video for Naam Hai Tera a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, an independent album by Himesh Reshammiya.

More recently Padukone made her cinematic debut in a Kannada film Aishwarya. Padukone made her Bollywood debut in the Farah Khan- directed film Om Shanti Om, opposite Shah Rukh Khan. In the movie, she has been depicted as a 1970s superstar Shantipriya and later as Sandhya aka Sandy. Padukone has already signed Priyadarshan's next film Pirate, and Made In China opposite Akshay Kumar.

Deepika got her formal training from the maestro himself who is none other than Mr. Anupam Kher. His training institution was the place where she got her formal acting training from. She was a quick learner as well as a very dedicated student.

Like the usual trend in Bollywood, Deepika Padukone has already been linked with various men and the recent gossip is her relationship with the famous cricketer Mahindra Singh Dhoni.

Now leaving apart the reel life and coming to her real life, Deepika Padukone is a very timid person with lots of values which she has inherited from her parents. She is not at all an extrovert. During her spare time, she is either spending time with her friends and if not that she prefers to fly home and spend time with her family. Her favourite films are Matrix and Charlie’s Angels. She has always admired three women in the industry whom she saw acting when she was growing up and they are none other than Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit and of course Aishwariya Rai.

Deepika Padukone Biography

Deepika Padukone was born to Ujjala and Prakash Padukone in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Deepika has modeled for several famous Indian brand names and hit the international scene withn Maybelline made her their new international spokesperson.

Deepika Padukone made her cinematic debut in Kannada film, Aishwarya in 2006. Her debut film in Bollywood was Om Shanti Om opposite Shahrukh Khan. Deepika’s performance in Om Shanti Om brought her the Fimlfare Best Female Debut award.
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Deepika Padukone, born 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark, is an Indian model & Actress. She is the daughter of former badminton Champion Prakash Padukone. Her mother tongue is Konkani.

She has been modeling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, receiving many prestigious modeling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewelery exhibition. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover-girl face.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly after wards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006, thus cementing her reputation as a supermodel. She also bagged two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 - female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the year.

Deepika has a younger sister named Anisha.

Deepika Padukone Biography

Deepika Padukone, daughter of former all england badminton champion and Prakash Padukone,is a contemporary indian actress and a supermodel. She was born on 5th of january, 1986 in Copenhegen, capital of Denmark. She has a younger sister,Anisha, an aspiring golfer.

Her early appearances in print and TV media are made through advertisement campaigns
for Liril, Close-up and Limca. She was made brand ambassador for Jewels Of India,an annual jewelry exhibition.

Her modelling career hit the international scene when famous cosmetics company Maybelline made her their new international cover-girl face. Soon she bagged many prestigious awards and accolades, including 'Model of the year' awarded at the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards. In 2006, she was chosen as one of the models to appear in the Kingfisher Swimsuit calendar, owning herself glory of a supermodel.
Among other recent awards are two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards(2006)-

'female model of the year' and 'Fresh Face of the year'.

Daughter of famous badminton player, Prakash Padukone, Deepika was born on January 5, 1986. She took to modeling at an early age, while still in college and was a supermodel before she turned to acting. Her height, slenderness and fresh looking face have gone a long way in making her a supermodel and stand out from the crowd. During her modeling years, Deepika has been the face for almost all the famous Indian brands such as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up and Limca.

She has received many prestigious modeling offers, which included becoming the brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India. She hit the international scene when cosmetic giants Maybelline made her their international spokesperson. At the 5th annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards she was awarded the title Model of the Year. Shortly afterwards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006 and won two trophies at the Idea Zee Fashion Awards: Female Model of the Year - (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the Year later that year. Deepika was also chosen as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines and most recently Levi Strauss and Tissot SA.

After pursuing a successful career in modeling, Padukone decided to give acting a chance as well. She started by starring in the music video for the song Naam Hai Tera from the independent pop album Aap Kaa Surroor by Himesh Reshammiya. In 2006, she made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film, Aishwarya, opposite actor Upendra. But it was her Hindi film debut in Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om in 2007, opposite Shah Rukh Khan, which really saw her arrive in films. Om Shanti Om went on to become the biggest hit of the year, both in India and abroad. Deepika won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and was also nominated in the Best Actress category.



Deepika's second film, Yash Raj banner's Bachna Ae Haseeno, directed by Siddharth Anand and starring Bipasha Basu, Ranbir Kapoor and Minissha Lamba has just been released. Even though Deepika did not have a big role in the film, but she has been appreciated for her role. Her freshness is very endearing. On the anvil, currently, is Nikhil Advani's Chandni Chowk To China opposite Akshay Kumar and opposite Saif Ali Khan in his maiden home production being directed by Imtiaz Ali. Currently Deepika is seeing Ranbir Kapoor. Her previous liaisons have got her a lot of attention as well, specially her relationship with cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who she broke off with before getting involved with Ranbir. The actress seems to be on a roll as both her professional and personal life are rocking.