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Mrinalini Sharma Indian Model

2011-10-02T22:34:00.000-07:00

Mrinalini Sharma is an Indian model and Bollywood actress. Born in September 1982, she hails from New Delhi. Mrinalini did her schooling in Carmel Convent, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi.

She started her career as a model. She has been cast in many commercial advertisements and began her career in Bollywood with an item number in Prakash Jha’s movie Apaharan.

Her acting career took off with two films with Mahesh Bhatt. The first one was Awarapan in which she got to share the screen space with Emraan Hashmi.

The movie also starred South Indian actress Shriya Saran. The other movie was choreographer Raju Khan’s directorial debut Showbiz.

Mrinalini says she is very happy about the way her Bollywood career has taken off. She hopes to do bigger projects in the future.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu

2011-09-14T12:12:00.000-07:00

Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. Born to Malayali and Telugu parents, Samantha was brought up in Tamil Nadu and pursued a career in modeling during her late teens. Despite signing up to Ravi Varman's Moscowin Kavery in 2007, her first release happened to be the critically acclaimed 2010 Telugu romance film, Ye Maaya Chesave, directed by Gautham Menon.

Born on April 28, 1987 to a Malayali mother and a Telugu father, Samantha was brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu as the youngest child of the family to Prabhu and Ninette and two elder brothers Jonathan and David, whilst becoming fluent in the Tamil language.

She was brought up speaking Tamil and English at home. As a part of her education, Samantha completed her schooling from Holy Angels Anglo-India High School, T. Nagar and a degree in commerce at Stella Maris College, Chennai.

Despite signing up for three Tamil films in quick succession, Samantha's first release was Indira Productions' Gautham Menon directed romance film, Ye Maaya Chesave. The film, a simultaneous remake of the Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, created much anticipation prior to release, primarily due to the first-time-collaboration between Menon and composer A. R. Rahman.

The actress was signed up for the project in mid August 2009 and completed schedules across India and the United States for the film which released in February 2010.

he film portrays Samantha as the lead character of Jessie, which was also the working title of the film; a Malayali Christian girl living in Hyderabad, whom the male protagonist, played by Naga Chaitanya falls in love with. Upon release, Samantha received very positive reviews for her portrayal, with the film also garnering much critical acclaim.

Nandana Sen

2011-08-08T21:42:00.001-07:00

Nandana Sen (born Nandana Dev Sen), is an Indian actress. Sen was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a Bengali Hindu family.

She is the daughter of Nobel Laureate and Bharat Ratna economist Amartya Sen and Padma Shri winner Nabanita Dev Sen, one of the most prominent authors in the contemporary Bengali literature.

She spent her growing years in various cities across Europe, India and America. She studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and studied literature at Harvard University.

Sen made her film debut with the movie "The Doll". She made her first debut in Bollywood as Rani Mukerji's 17 year old sister in the movie Black. In 2008 she appeared in the British television series Sharpe, in the episode Sharpe's Peril.

Mona Lisa - Antara Biswas

2011-08-03T19:54:00.000-07:00

Antara Biswas (also credited as Mona Lisa) is an Indian actress. She was born to a Bengali Hindu family. She adopted the stage name of Mona Lisa at the behest of her uncle.

She studied at Julien Day School in Gariahat, south Kolkata and graduated from Asutosh College of the University of Calcutta earning a BA degree in Sanskrit before starting out a few years ago as a small-time TV actress and model in Oriya Albums.

She acted in several b-grade films before making her debut in Bollywood with Blackmail starring Ajay Devgn and Suniel Shetty.

She then acted and got rated in South Indian films before coming to notice through her role in Tauba Tauba opposite Amin Gazi. She did video albums in Oriya which earned her some film roles.

Brinda Parekh

2011-07-28T00:09:00.000-07:00

Brinda Parekh is an Indian film actress and model. She has acted in South Indian films and has also done item numbers in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. She is a Gujarati.She has acted in 4 movies in Tamil, in addition to 2 movies in Kannada. She is from Mumbai, and started her career from modeling in television commercials like Vimal Suitings, Microsoft Windows XP, Royal Challenge beer, Thums Up cola, etc. and hundreds of other brands in print media as well.

Mahie Gill

2011-07-27T19:58:00.001-07:00

Mahi (or Mahie) Gill is an Indian actress, working in the Bollywood industry. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film Dev.D, a modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novella Devdas for which she also won the 2010 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She started her career in Punjabi films before making a debut in Bollywood with Dev D.

MunMun Dutta

2011-07-24T18:52:00.000-07:00

Munmun Dutta is a Bollywood popular hot and sexy actress and model. Her full name is Munmun Dutta and mother tongue India. Moon Moon Dutta is one of the hot and sexy indian girl who is the fastest growing actress in Indian cinema. She is very hot and sexy Indian film actress, model and comedy television serial.

Priyanka Mathur

2011-07-20T02:57:00.000-07:00

Name: Priyanka Mathur Age: 22 years Height: 5’6’’ Weight: 49 Kgs Vital statistics (in inches): 32-23.5-35 Place of birth: Patna City: Noida Profession: Model Relationship Status: Unmarried College: Jesus & Mary College, New Delhi

The last movie that made you cry?
I don’t cry so easily.
If a star were to give a solo performance for you, whom would you prefer and why?
Russell Peters because all his shows are hilarious, I wouldn’t be disappointed.
The weirdest thing you have ever tasted...
Wasabi nuts
What gives you a high?
Great music

If you win Miss India, what would be your first big splurge?
Allow me to cross the bridge first and I’m sure I’ll have plenty to splurge on.
One law you would like to break...
Well, I prefer to abide by rules.
Your best kept secret...
It wouldn’t be a secret if I tell you...
A tune you cannot get out of your mind...
Don’t stop believing, Journey

Coolest pick up line you have ever heard?
I’m sure your father is a gardener, because you look like a beautiful rose to me. Not the coolest, but the first one used on me. And no, I did not fall for it.
What is the craziest rumour you have heard about yourself?
None as yet.
Do you have a tattoo or a piercing in a secret place? Where?
No
What is the sexiest single article of clothing a woman can wear?
A Saree of course.
Your craziest experience in life so far?
River rafting and Treks during boarding school.

How sexy is intellect?
I think intellect is the definition of sexy. A pretty boy can amuse me for a while but an intelligent man can captivate me for life.
Is nude photography an art form or an entertainment? Or it can be both?
I believe it can be both, it’s all in the eyes of the beholder.
With which celebrity would you like to go on a vacation...
Jay Sean, since I’m a big fan.
Do you think live-in is a good way to check out a relationship?
Yes to me it is. A good way to be sure before you take the final vow.
Your body to you means...
An overall image of self worth, beauty, happiness and good health.
A man’s most attractive feature...
His hands and voice.

Success or riches?
Success, as riches follow success.
One word in which you would like to be described to a guy...
Bewitching
Favorite Actor: Nicolas Cage, Aamir Khan, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth etc.
Favorite Sportsman: Saina Nehwal
Favorite Movies: The Butterfly Effect, Shaw shank Redemption, Rang de Basanti, 3 Idiots, Mr & Mrs. Iyer, The terminator movies etc.
Love is...a virtue representing strong affection, kindness, attachment and compassion.
Food is...like a little celebration three times a day.
Sex is...a divine bond between two lovers.
Modelling assignments: I've walked the ramp for Wills India Fashion Week 2010 spring/summer, Revlon, Femella Fashions, Nike, Loreal, Sansaara, Neeta Lulla, Kavita Bhartia, Rohit Bal, Mira Muzzffar, Blossom Kochar, Rahul Gunjan, Deepika Govind, Preeti Bahl, Sonal Agarwal, Mary Kay etc.

Lakshmi Rai

2011-07-02T09:50:00.000-07:00

Lakshmi Rai (born May 5, 1989) is an Indian film actress and model from Belgaum, Karnataka, predominantly appearing in Malayalam and Tamil films.

While most of her Tamil releases performed poorly at the box office, she rose to fame with the popular Malayalam-language films Annan Thambi (2008), 2 Harihar Nagar (2009), Chattambinadu and Evidam Swargamanu (2009), establishing herself as one of the leading actresses in the Malayalam film industry.

Lakshmi Rai initially worked as a model before entering the film industry. She appeared in several television ads such as Sylcon Footwears, Josco Jewellers and Emmanuel Silks.

She made her acting debut in 2005 in the Tamil film Karka Kasadara. Subsequently she appeared in a number of unsuccessful Tamil films, including Kundakka Mandakka (2005), Dharmapuri (2006), and Nenjai Thodu (2007).

In 2008, she began working in more serious films such as the drama film Velli Thirai, in which she played herself, and the action thriller Dhaam Dhoom. Her portrayal of a lawyer in the latter garnered her a Filmfare Award nomination in the category for Best Supporting Actress.

She made her debut in Malayalam in 2007, starring in Rock & Roll opposite Mohanlal,she was noticed by the film field although film was a commercial failure. But she followed it up with several successful films such as Annan Thambi, 2 Harihar Nagar (2009), Evidam Swargamanu (2009) opposite Mohanlal, and Chattambinadu (2009) opposite Mammootty.

Sophie Choudry

2011-06-28T04:41:00.001-07:00

Sophie Choudry (born Sophia Choudhry, 8 February 1981) is an Indian film actress, singer, former MTV India VJ and occasional model and anchor.

Sophie was born and brought up in London, England. Her father adored Sophia Loren and hence her birthname is "Sophia", however she now goes by the name "Sophie". She has one elder brother. She now lives with her mother and grandmother.

She studied at the London School of Economics, graduating in European politics and French and is also a gold medallist from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Furthermore, she studied for nearly two years at the "Sciences Po", an esteemed political institute in Paris, France, where many French politicians studied. BollySpice reports, that while still studying, Choudry became a VJ for Zee UK.

Sophie is a polyglot, able to speak fluently English, Hindi, Urdu, French and Italian and sings in these languages as well as in Spanish, Punjabi and Arabic. She is trained in various dance styles, including Indian classical dance as Bharatnatyam, which she learnt in London for four years, and Kathak, which she learnt in Mumbai for two years as well as in Western dance as salsa.

She is also well trained in Western classical music, which she learnt for three years in the UK from Helena Shenel, as well as in Indian classical music, which she learnt from Pandit Ashkaran Sharma.

Anjori Alagh

2011-06-23T21:09:00.000-07:00

Anjori Alagh is an Indian actress and model. She is the daughter of renowned actress Maya Alagh and made her first appearance at the age of 4 in an advertisement. Her debut film was Vikram Bhatt's Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee (2007). She is a trained Kathak dancer.

Anjori was born to the Alagh Punjabi Patel family in India. Her mother, Maya Alagh, is a popular Bollywood character actress, her father, Sunil, was CEO of Britannia Industries. Anjori also has a sister name Sawari who is married to Sameer Nair (CEO of NDTV).

Anjori Alagh began acting at the tender age of four and did a number of advertisements for Maggi and Kodak with Prahlad Kakkar. At the age of 10, Anjori quit acting to complete her studies. She went to the US to study economics and business management in Ohio.

After a summer stint at Stanford Acting School, she completed her studies and returned to India where she joined Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Academy. Her mother guided Anjori early on in her career and introduced her to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt.

Anjori made quite an impression on Bhatt and a few months later, Anjori received a call from Bhatt who offered her a role in his movie Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee. Bhatt was impressed by her performance and cast her again in his next film 1920 in 2008. Anjori has also acted in the NDTV Imagine serial Seeta Aur Geeta.

Zarine Khan

2011-06-21T08:02:00.001-07:00

Zarine Khan (born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood films. She started her acting career in 2010 with the film Veer, starring Salman Khan. She has been noted for looks very similar to actress Katrina Kaif.

Khan was born to a Pashtun family in Mumbai. She speaks fluent Hindi and Marathi. In college she weighed almost 100 kg (220 lb). Although she never planned to be model, she began to focus on losing weight and getting into shape.

In order to lose weight, she began to work out at the gym, eventually reaching her target weight. Her family's financial troubles forced Khan to abandon her education and begin working.

With no marketable skills, she tried her hand at modeling. Khan did a number of small assignments that fetched her enough money to run her family's house.

Khan's acting career began while visiting the set of Yuvraaj at Subhash Ghai's film school Whistling Woods. Salman Khan noticed her and decided to cast her for his film Veer because, he said, "She looks the character - the sweet princess she is playing in Veer".

After a screen test, Khan was given the role of Princess Yashodhara. She gained eight kilograms in order to be more convincing as a 19th century princess. Because of Veer's poor box office performance, Khan at first had trouble finding roles in big-budget films. In 2011, she made a cameo appearance in Anees Bazmee's Ready, parodying characters from Mughal-e-Azam, Sholay and Shri 420. Her upcoming films include Housefull 2 and Partner 2.

Shama Sikander

2011-05-11T06:46:00.000-07:00

Shama Sikander is an Indian Film/TV actress. She is known mainly for playing the role of Pooja Mehta in the popular Sony TV drama Ye Meri Life Hai. In 1991, she came to Mumbai to try her luck in Bollywood. Shama received fame as Pooja Mehta in the hit television serial Ye Meri Life Hai.

Sakshi Gulati

2011-05-06T03:27:00.000-07:00

Sakshi Gulati isn’t new to the glamour world and has been a 2007 Miss India pageant finalist. Miss Delhi 2006, Sakshi Gulati is a graduate in Economics from Delhi University and a successful model. Incidentally she had appeared in an inconsequential role in Delhii heights last year and though technically she is not a debutant, Sakshi is still looking at Contract being her launch pad.

Ankita Shorey

2011-05-01T06:08:00.000-07:00

Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2011 Beauty Pageant Contestants Name: Ankita Shorey Height: 5’8’’ Weight: 50 kgs Vital statistics (in inches):34-25-36 Profession: Model/Actor/Writer Relationship Status: Single City: Mumbai College: Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi

Sonakshi Sinha

2011-04-13T19:19:00.000-07:00

Sonakshi Sinha (born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress and model. She is the daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and Punam Sinha. She has two brothers, Luv Sinha and Kussh Sinha.

Sinha started her career as a model and walked the ramp at the Lakme Fashion week 2008 and then again in Lakme Fashion week 2009.

She made her acting debut with the 2010 film Dabangg co-starring Salman Khan. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing Bollywood films.

The latest buzz is that Sonakshi has signed a yet to be titled Tamil movie opposite Indian actor Kamal Haasan. She considers this as the biggest changing point in her career.

Sonakshi has signed Dyna premium beauty soap as a brand ambassador. The earlier Brand ambassador was Katrina Kaif.

Shruti Hassan

2011-04-12T00:43:00.000-07:00

Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and singer, who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films.

Shruti Rajalakshmi Haasan was born to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika in Chennai, India. She also has a younger sister named Akshara, who represents India nationally for Ballroom Latin dancing.

Haasan studied at Abacus in Chennai, until 10th grade, when she moved to Mumbai to study psychology at St Andrew’s College. Later Haasan shifted her focus to cinema and music, and eventually travelled to the USA to continue to learn music at the Musicians Institute in California, before returning to Chennai.

Shruti Haasan sang her first song aged just six in her father's Thevar Magan in the composition of Ilaiyaraaja. Later while pursuing her studies in school, Haasan made her singing debut in the Hindi language film, Chachi 420, singing a duet performing for the voice of a child, with her father Kamal Haasan, who also directed the film.

Shruti Haasan's second song came in Hey Ram, where she sang the bilingual versions of the title theme, Rama Rama with her father, in Hindi and in Tamil. The album from Ilayaraaja, which was critically praised, won Haasan accolades for her efforts with reviewers, Screen India praising that she "has the makings of a good singer, and with some training she should go great guns".

Shruti Haasan had the opportunity to sing with veteran singer K J Yesudas for the movie 'En Mana Vaanil' under Ilaiyaraaja's music. The song was 'Roattorap paattuch chaththam'. The movie was released in 2002. She has sung in a Tamil film, for Gautham Menon's Vaaranam Aayiram under the composition of Harris Jayaraj. As of November 2008, Haasan is also midway through her untitled debut album, which she has composed, written and sung, and is set for release in mid-2009.

Ayesha Thapar

2011-04-11T00:39:00.000-07:00

Ayesha Thapar Yesil knows she was born with the proverbial silver spoon. But this princess of style also had a rebellious streak in her.

"My dad was known for what he had achieved while I was known only as his daughter," she says about dad Vikram, adding, "There was always the pressure to be the best. People would endlessly talk about how I was, how I conducted myself... and that was bugging. Even my parents wanted me to be perfect in public. But I guess you have to take the good with the bad and everything comes for a price."

After marrying Turkish tycoon Engin Yesil, Ayesha today divides her time between Turkey, India and Miami.

"Engin doesn't fit the picture of my Prince Charming perfectly. But he has strong morals and the love that I wanted to see in my partner's eyes. And then my parents did their own share of checking too. They met him for the first time in New York and they scared the hell out of him. For 14 hours, they asked him questions. Engin understood that he wasn't marrying just about anybody!" she says.

One look at Ayesha and it's obvious she is not 'anybody'. "I am what I am. And I have no regrets in life. I know I was born with good looks by God's grace, but I have also done justice to them. I don't wear this mask of being the perfect person either... I even smoke in front of my parents," she says.

Shreya Dhanwantary

2011-04-06T03:16:00.000-07:00

Shreya Dhanawanthary is a model who hails from Warangal and has done her B.Tech from NIT Warangal. She was the first runner-up in the Femina Miss India South, 2008.

She also won the Femina Miss Beautiful smile title. She has also been a part of Pantaloons Femina Miss India, 2008 and was one among the final contestants of Pantaloons Femina Miss India, 2008 (PFMI).

She will be introduced in “Sneha Geetam” under the Larsco Banner which is produced by Lagadapati Sridhar and directed by Madhura Sreedhar

Shreya Dhanwanthary is an Indian model. She is an electrical engineering student from Warangal. She is a well trained dancer and also a singer.

She was one of the contestants of Femina Miss India South 2008, a beauty contest organized by Femina, a women's magazine. She was declared the first runner-up on December 26, 2007. She also won the Femina Miss South Beautiful Smile sub-title.

She was one of the contestants of Femina Miss India 2008, a beauty pageant organized by Femina, a women’s magazine and Pantaloons, a multi format retailer in India.

Lekha Washington

2011-04-02T01:54:00.000-07:00

Lekha Washington (born on April 30, 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian film actress and model, who has appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu films and Kannada language films.

After appearing as a video jockey with SS Music, Lekha's breakthrough film role was as an independent estranged sister in Jayamkondaan (2008), whilst she has gone on to portray roles in the multi-starrer Vedam and the comedy Va.

Lekha Washington was born April 30, 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to a father of mixed Burmese, Italian and Punjabi ancestry, Kenneth, and a Maharashtrian mother. Despite the mixed heritage, Lekha has stated she considers herself South Indian due to her upbringing and speaks English and Marathi at home.

Lekha pursued a degree in Fine Arts at Stella Maris College, Chennai and went on to attend the National Institute of Design taking courses in first, Lifestyle Product Design, and then re-applying to enrol in the Film and Video Communication course.

During her time studying film-making, she opted that she preferred a career in "front of the camera, rather than from behind". During her time on the course, she made three short films called Spoonerism, Catch 22 and Sunn with locations ranging from Myanmar to Mauritius.

While pursuing her education, she decided to appear in Chetan Shah's experimental English film, Framed, and subsequently received offers to be a music video jockey from SS Music. Lekha was signed on to play the lead role of an orthodox Brahmin girl alongside Silambarasan in his project Kettavan, however despite completing a schedule the film was shelved later cancelled.

Amala Paul

2011-03-17T02:33:00.001-07:00

Amala Paul is an Indian film actress, who works primarily in the Tamil film industry. After appearing in supporting roles in a few low budget ventures, she was acclaimed for the portrayal of a controversial character in the film, Sindhu Samaveli.

Despite the failure of that film, Amala became noted after playing the title role in Mynaa, receiving critical acclaim for her work in the film. Since, she has signed several notable projects and is considered the leading upcoming actress in Tamil films.

Amala Paul, after finishing her Plus Two education, took a year out before planning to pursue engineering for further education. At the time, her modelling portfolio was spotted by noted Malayalam director Lal Jose who offered her a supporting role in his remake, Neelathamara (2009).

Despite emerging a success, the film failed to attract any further offers, as she had anticipated. She pursued roles in Tamil films and went on to sign the low-budget comedy film Vikadakavi, which is still in post-production, before signing on to play the lead role in another small budget film Veerasekaran (2010).

The film, which became her maiden Tamil release, was panned by critics and went completely unnoticed, while Amala's role was being labelled as 'minimal', and she later cited that she regretted doing the film and many of her scenes were edited out.

Amala Paul then went on to work in Samy's controversial Sindhu Samaveli (2010), portraying the role of Sundari, who has an illicit relationship with her father-in-law. The director of the film had previously drawn criticism for his depictions of illicit romances as well for assaulting his previous lead actress in a film, but Amala played down the issue citing that she had no problem with the director.

Aruna Shields

2011-03-10T22:24:00.000-08:00

Aruna Shields is a British actress of Anglo Indian descent. She debuted in Bollywood with the film Prince. Aruna Shields was born in United Kingdom. She is of Anglo-Indian descent (Scottish/English/Kannadati).

She began her education at a convent school before winning an academic scholarship to attend a boarding school. She went onto gain a distinction from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She also obtained a degree from Central St Martins, London.

Her father came over to UK when there was shortage of doctors in England. Her father is from Bangalore and his mother tongue is Kannada.Her mother is also in medical profession.She has two brothers, one is an accountant and the other is an engineer.

Shields', while at a theatrical workshop, was spotted by an acting agent. Her earlier works include working in theater for over a year. She also worked in various other leads in independent and feature films like Mission Improbable (2007), Live Bait and Private Moments (2005).

She made her Bollywood debut in 2010, in the action thriller, Prince. The same year, she appeared in the epic adventure Ao The Last Neanderthal, a love story set 30,000 years ago in a lost savage world. The film was produced by European cinema chain UGC.

Her film Mr Singh Mrs Mehta, was released on 25 June 2010. Aruna is also a dance choreographer and has experience as a belly dancer. According to Google zeitgeist , in the year 2010 , Aruna was the number one most sought-after actress in internet queries originating from India.

Kangana Ranaut

2011-03-07T22:48:00.000-08:00

Kangna Ranaut (born 20 March 1987) is an Indian actress who acts in Bollywood films. She made her Bollywood debut in 2006 in Gangster. She won both a Filmfare and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a troubled model in Fashion (2008).

Ranaut was born to Asha, a school teacher, and Amardeep, a businessman, in a Himachali Rajput family. She has an elder sister, Rangoli and a younger brother, Akshit. She was born in a small town called Bhambla in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Her family lives in Mandi.

She did her schooling in Chandigarh, from DAV model school Sector 15. She took admission in Government College for Girls Sector 11, in Bachelors of Arts program. She left for Delhi after a few months of college. She then moved to Delhi to become a model. She also joined the Elite Modelling Agency in Delhi in 2003 with the prospect of becoming a model.

Ranaut started her career as a theatre actor in Delhi with the Asmita Theatre Group She trained under eminent theatre director Arvind Gaur. She participated in his theatre workshop at India Habitat Centre and acted in several plays. Her first play with Arvind Gaur was Girish Karnad's Taledanda (Rakt-Kalyan).

Ranaut joined Asha Chandra's three-month course in 2004 to brush herself to face camera. Ranaut moved to Mumbai to try her luck in movies. During September 2005, Hindi film-maker Anurag Basu spotted her having coffee in a cafe in Mumbai, and offered her the leading role in Gangster, written by Mahesh Bhatt, and she accepted it.

Released in 2006, the film became both critically and commercially successful and her performance was especially applauded. This was followed by another acclaimed performance in Woh Lamhe (2006).

Amrit Dhaliwal

2011-02-20T02:32:00.000-08:00

Amrit Dhaliwal, one of Bollywood’s newest and hottest Actress who exploded onto the film and music scene in 2005. Born in London England and raised in Canada, Amrit Dhaliwal is of East Indian Decent. She lives in Calgary Alberta and is an International Indian Supermodel & one of the top FAME Fitness Stars,FHM Model.

Amrit has worked with some of the top photographers such as David Ford & Wireimage & Top Celebrity photographer George Pimentel & Fashion Designers Marciano,Guess,Parasuco,West Coast Leathers,Paul Lishman Furs etc.

Fitness Model. Spokesperson. Corporate Leader. 32 year-old Amrit Dhaliwal refuses to let any business opportunity pass her by. While working as a model for high-profile fashion lines such as Parasuco and Guess, hosting the Naked News (in Toronto), appearing on the Howard Stern Show, and competing in numerous fitness competitions.

Amrit Dhaliwal is one Punjabi femme fatale to watch for in the mainstream media scene. Known by an ever increasing number of associates and admirers, Amrit is a unique phenomenon, holding a number of well deserved titles: Canada’s Best Kept Secret; The Punjabi Femme Fatale; India’s First Fitness Bikini Model; and Corporate Chic.

Uniquely positioned in the fitness, modeling and corporate world, Ms. Dhaliwal is quickly establishing a world wide reputation as a woman in high demand. Often told that no one looks like her, a truer exclamation would be that no one is quite like her: she is a unique and original creature in ever way imaginable.

Men may admire from afar her beauty, but once they meet her, they fall in love with her for her mind. While women take inspiration from her accomplishments, and view her as a role model.

Karisma Kapoor

2011-02-07T22:10:00.000-08:00

Karisma Kapoor (born 25 June 1974), often informally referred to as Lolo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. Making her film debut in 1991, Kapoor went on to become one of the most popular actresses of her generation.

During her career years, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, Raja Hindustani being the most notable of them, as it was her biggest commercial success, and won Kapoor her first Filmfare Best Actress Award.

She won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai (1997).

She surprised critics and audiences with her performances in art films such as Fiza (2000) and Zubeidaa (2001), for which she earned a Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics) awards at the Filmfare ceremony. In 2003, Kapoor took a break from cinema.

Kapoor was born in Mumbai to Randhir Kapoor, an actor popular during the 1970s and 80s, and actress Babita. She is the granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great-granddaughter of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, sister of actress Kareena Kapoor and niece of actor Rishi Kapoor. Kapoor studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai until grade six.

Kapoor made her debut in the 1991 movie Prem Qaidi, which was a semi-hit. Although most of her multiple releases from 1992-1996 failed to do well at the box office, she had some success with films like Jigar (1992), Anari (1993), Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) and Jeet (1996).

Anita Hassanandani

2011-01-28T01:22:00.000-08:00

Anita Hassanandani (born 14 April 1981), also known as Natassha, is an Indian model, film and television actress. Hassanandani is best known for acting in Balaji Telefilms and has also acted in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu films.

After her success as a model for EverYuth, Sunsilk, Boroplus and other brands, she made her debut on the television screen in Ekta Kapoor's daytime soap Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii. She made her Hindi film debut with the 2003 Thriller film Kucch To Hai produced by Balaji Telefilms.

She later worked for Balaji Telefilms again in the films Krishna Cottage, a supernatural thriller; and Koi Aap Sa. She also starred in the television show Kavyanjali, playing the protagonist Anjali, a middle class girl marrying into a business tycoon's family.

Other than her mainstream Bollywood film and television screen performances, she also worked in some South Indian movies including 'Nenupelliki ready' and 'Thotti gang'.

'Nuvvu Nenu ' was a hit Telugu movie; later the movie was remade with the name Yeh Dil in Hindi with Ekta Kapoor's brother Tusshar Kapoor.

Isha Chawla

2011-01-15T12:12:00.000-08:00

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Koena Mitra

2011-01-08T02:21:00.000-08:00

Koena Mitra (born 7 January 1984). is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood flims. Koena Mitra was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a Bengali Hindu family. Mitra attended South Point High School and Lady Brabourne College of the University of Calcutta.

Mitra was trained with the Mamata Shankar ballet troupe for 12 years.and she trained in western dance forms, basket ball, swimming and tennis. her dream was to be an athlete, she started her career too early and that had created a lot of tension in her family, she mad mentioned that on a TV show right after winning the tittle.

She had almost bag packed and left her house, she was in high school when she won the all India tittle. While in school, Mitra pursued a career in modeling. Koena Mitra is a lethal combination of beauty with brains. Being a major in psychology she knew that her svelte figure, her chiseled features and her striking beauty were perfect weapons to make a mark in the fashion industry.

Coming to Mumbai in 2002 she took the city by storm conquering the stage and winning one of the biggest beauty pageants Gladrags Mega Model India 2003. She later on went on to become the 1st runner up of Miss Intercontinental in Germany out of 84 countries.

Thereafter, there has been no looking back for her. Over the years, Koena has done commercials like for Mirinda, Clinic All Clear, Maruti Alto, Jewellery and beauty products; she has done many fashion weeks even in Milan and Beijing.

She featured in quite a few music videos like Stereo Nation’s “Ishq”, “Aaj Ki Raat”, “Akh Teri”, “Channo” by Jassi. Her dream of being on the silver screen fell in place after her special appearance in Ram Gopal Verma's "Road". It was ‘Musafir’ her first film where she completely stole the show , and she delivered hits like ‘Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena’, a film that had the critics talking about her and which won her great reviews. She followed it up with ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’ which became one of the most bankable movies on the box office and kept the cinema halls occupied for over 150 days.

Manya

2010-12-08T02:54:00.000-08:00

Manya is a South Indian actress and movie star. She started her film career in the Telugu movie industry and quickly captivated a large following. Her popularity then expanded into Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil movies.

Manya is a unique actress because she has acted, and won prestigious film awards, in 4 major languages within the Indian Film Industry. In 2000, she was introduced to Malayalam films by famous director Lohithadas where she acted in the smash hit Joker opposite Dileep.

The success of the movie, led to a series of more Malayalam movies and credibility of doing films outside of her mother language Telugu.

Namitha

2010-11-20T03:40:00.000-08:00

Namitha (born as Namita Mukesh Vankawala in Surat, Gujarat, India) is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi & Malayalam films.

She was crowned Miss Surat during the year 1998. She was a contestant in the 2001 Miss India pageant. She did a number of TV commercials like Himani cream & hand soap, Arun Ice Cream, Manikchand Gutka, and Nyle herbal shampoo .

She made her acting debut in the Telugu film sontham against aaryan rajesh,directed by sreenu vitla. Subsequent to that, she starred in the Tamil film "Aai".

Kamal Sidhu

2010-11-08T04:11:00.000-08:00

Kamal Sidhu (born February 24, 1971) is an Indian model, VJ, TV anchor and actor. Kamal was born in an Indian sikh family who lived in the Philippines, where she stayed till the age of six.

Later they moved to Canada, where she was raised and educated. She has a university degree in pre-medical. She is fluent in Tagalog, English, Punjabi and French.

Prior to being in TV shows and in the modeling industry, Kamal Sidhu was an athlete, training to compete at the Olympics Games in Atlanta, representing Canada in the heptathlon.

An unfortunate injury abruptly ended her dreams and made her to pursue other avenues. She was advised by a cousin, and consequently entered the Miss India-Canada contest in 1991, to which she won first runner-up.

In India, she started her career with MTV. She also worked with channel AXN in this same country. One of the first few 'Indian' VJs, Sidhu and her Canadian accent were hugely popular with the teen population, many imitating her style of dress, hair and talking.

She hosted an adult show on sex lives on Zoom TV and anchored an environmental series called EarthPulse on National Geographic.

Negar Khan

2010-10-04T22:56:00.000-07:00

Negar Khan is an Norwegian-Iranian Bollywood-actress. Negar Khan grew up in Norway and studied in Australia from where she obtained her bachelor's in Marketing and Advertising and two Master degrees, Master in International Business and Master in Film and Television respectively.

Khan shot to fame with her appearance in an Hindi video entitled 'Chadti Jawani' remix video and numbers in Indian movies entitled Rudraksh and for her role, Khan took pole dancing classes in London.

Khan also acted in the Italian movie Vita smeralda by Jerry Calà in 2006. In 2009 she was one of the contestants in the Norwegian reality show Paradise Hotel. In 2009 she was one of the contestants in the International reality show I am a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. In 2010 she was one of the contestants in the Scandinavian version of Wipeout.

In 2004, Negar Khan allegedly posed topless for a Norwegian men's magazine VI Menn. She, however, denied having posed topless and said that the pictures had been graphically manipulated.

On another occasion, the top of her two-piece dress came off during a fashion show. She was also deported from India on February 7, 2005 since her visa was not extended by Indian authorities.

Khan has shown interest in representing Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, and has revealed that she has been offered three songs which she will have to choose from for the national final.

Sayali Bhagat

2010-09-30T00:59:00.000-07:00

Sayali Bhagat ( born 1 January 1984) is an Indian actress and former Miss India.

Bhagat was born in Nashik, Maharashtra (Nashik Road) in a traditional family.

She studied at Fravashi Academy, Nasik, and completed her graduation in BMS (Bachelor of Management Studies) from Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute of Finance and Management Studies.

The college is located inside Mumbai University campus, Kalina, Santacruz.

Like the other beauty contest winners, she too entered the modeling industry, followed by Bollywood. The Train: Some Lines Should Never Be Crossed was her first Hindi film, co-starring Emraan Hashmi and Geeta Basra.

The movie was released on 8 July 2007. She also appeared as a journalist from Singapore, who pretends to interview Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid on the show Mtv Bakra. In 2009, she was seen in the Hindi movie named, Paying Guests, opposite Javed Jaffrey.

Aarti Chhabria

2010-08-08T20:15:00.000-07:00

Aarti Chhabria , born 21 November 1982) is an Indian actress and a former model, who appears in Bollywood, Telugu and Kannada movies.

Aarti was born in Mumbai. She comes from a Sindhi family. Her family has no connections with Bollywood or any other Indian movie industry. Her father is a dentist Dr. Ashok Chabria, and her mother Sunita Chabria is a designer for beaded curtains and pelmets. She has a younger brother named Abhishek. She is fluent in English and Hindi.

Aarti was modeling since the age of 3 years. She was the Farex Baby, and appeared in several commercials like, Maggi Noodles, Pepsodent Tooth Paste, Clean and Clear Facewash, Amul Frostick Ice-cream, Lml Trendy Scooter, Krach Cream.

After completing her education, Aarti shot into fame when she was crowned Miss India in 2000. She then appeared in the music video of Sukhwinder Singh's "Nashi Hi Nasha"; one titled 'Madhubala', one for Adnan Sami's "Roothe Hue Hai Kyo" from the album Tera Chehra.

She made her debut in Bollywood with Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai in 2002, but before that she had also acted in a cameo role in Akansha and Lajja in 1989 and 2001 respectively.

She portrayed the roles of an NRI tapori in Awara Paagal Deewana, of a woman with a split personality in Raja Bhaiya, a conservative Muslim belle who is a bar dancer, in love with an underworld don in Shootout at Lokhandwala, or a Christian housewife in Daddy Cool.

Aishwarya Rai

2010-07-04T20:06:00.000-07:00

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 1994. During her career, Rai has acted in over 40 movies in Hindi, English, Tamil and Bengali, which include a number of international productions.

Often cited by the media as the most beautiful woman in the world, Rai made her movie debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans (1998). She came to the attention of Bollywood in the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her performance in the film won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 2002 she appeared in Bhansali's next project, Devdas (2002), for which she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award.

After a low phase in her career during 2003–2005, she appeared in the blockbuster Dhoom 2 (2006), which turned out to be her biggest Bollywood commercial success. She later appeared in films like Guru (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Enthiran (2010) which were commercially and critically successful. Rai has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in the Indian film industry.

Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai and Vrinda Rai. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy and has also co-produced one of Rai's movies, Dil Ka Rishta (2003). At an early age her parents moved to Mumbai where she attended the Arya Vidya Mandir high school in Santa Cruz. Rai then entered Jai Hind College at Churchgate for one year, and then moved to Ruparel College in Matunga to finish her HSC studies. She planned to become an architect, and started studying architecture, but gave up her education to pursue a career in modelling.

While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai began modelling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place behind Sushmita Sen, and was crowned Miss India World. She went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her academic education after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London. Rai then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress.

Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil biopic film, Iruvar (1997) with Mohanlal, The controversial film was a critical success and won many awards including Best Film award at the Belgrade International Film Festival, two National Film Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South. Rai appeared in dual roles, opposite veteran actor Mohanlal, with one of her roles being a cinematic depiction of political leader and ex-actress J. Jayalalithaa. Rai made her Bollywood debut in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol, which also released that year; the film did not do well at the box office, and was also panned by critics. However, her third project, S. Shankar's Tamil film, Jeans (1998) was a commercial success. The film was also noted for the song "Poovukkul", written by Vairamuthu, in the lyrics of which, she is compared to the seven wonders of the world and described as the eighth.

Neetu Chandra

2010-06-04T00:03:00.000-07:00

Neetu Chandra (born on 20 June 1984 in Bihar) is an Indian theatre and film actress and model. Neetu Chandra was born in Patna, Bihar, on June 20, 1984 in India. A resident of Patliputra Colony, Neetu did her schooling from the Notre Dame Academy, Patna , and dreamt of entering the modelling world. Neetu's father, a businessman, was initially reluctant to let her pursue a career in showbiz but her mother, Neera, stood by her.

Not surprisingly, Neetu attributes her success to her mother, a native of East Champaran in Bihar. She has done dozens of ads and videos for reputed firms since her graduation days in Delhi's IP College, University of Delhi.

Before entering the Hindi film Industry, Neetu was an avid sportsperson. She is a black belt holder in Taekwondo. She has represented India in two different games. She has represented India in International Taekwondo Championship at Hong Kong in 1996 and represented India in World Korfball Championship in 1995 at New Delhi. This would be remarkable feat even for this little known sport.

It is unclear that she would meet the basic requirements to be selected by the Indian korfball federation. Also, this would also mean that she finished her high school (2000) at the young tender age of 16. She is a national games Silver Medal winner in Taek-won-do. After completing her basic education, she started her work with small print ad campaigns in Delhi. But her hard work and perseverence took her to the Hindi film Industry.

She entered film in 2005 in Garam Masala in which she portrayed Sweety, an airhostess. In 2007 she appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's film, Traffic Signal. In preparation Chandra in order to enter her character spent a whole week living on the streets of Mumbai and living by a traffic light. Neetu Chandra also danced gracefully in a video album Rasiya Saajan for music director Ismail Darbar along with Zubeen Garg. The video was directed by noted video director S Ramachandran.

In the year 2008, she had four releases by Directors, Dibakar Banerjee, Rahul Dholakia, Ashwini Dheer and Vikram. Her Tamil film, Yavarum Nalam with Madhavan released this year and was declared a major hit. Currently, Neetu is working on a major project, Jag Mundhra's Apartment.

Mugdha Godse

2010-05-03T23:42:00.000-07:00

Mugdha Godse ( born 26 July 1986) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. A former model, Godse was a semi-finalist at the Femina Miss India 2004 competition. She made her acting debut in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2008 Bollywood film, Fashion.

Godse was born to a small middle class family in Pune, Maharastra. She has one sister named Madhura. During her early days, Godse sold oil and only earned Rs. 100 a day. She then started working out in the gym and participated in local beauty contests.

In 2002, she participated and won the Gladrags Mega Model Hunt. In 2004, Godse took part in the biggest modeling contest in India, the Femina Miss India contest.

She reached the semi-finals and won the Miss Perfect Ten title. She then moved to Mumbai and started modeling.

Godse made her Bollywood debut with the film, Fashion (2008), alongside Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and won the Apsara Award for Best Female Debutante.

In 2009, Godse appeared in two films, the first being the comedy, All The Best, and the other was Jail. Her latest film, Help opposite Bobby Deol was released on 13 August 2010. Her final release of the year, Will You Marry Me?, is slated for a December opening.

Anushka Shetty

2010-04-24T21:21:00.000-07:00

Anushka Shetty born on 7 November 1981 as Sweety Shetty) is an Indian film actress, working in the Telugu and Tamil film industries.

Anushka Shetty was born in a Tulu speaking family in Mangalore. She did her schooling and college in Bangalore. She was also a Yoga Instructor and has trained under yoga guru Bharat Thakur. She also speaks Telugu, Hindi and Tamil as well.

Shetty made her acting debut in Puri Jagannath's 2005 Telugu film Super alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna. The same year, she acted in another film Mahanandi, which was an unsuccessful venture. In 2006, she had four releases, the first being S. S. Rajamouli's Vikramarkudu opposite Raviteja, in which she portrayed the character Neeraja Goswami.

The film went on to become very successful and got her much recognition, that eventually made her very popular in Andhra Pradesh.

She next had starred in the film Astram, a remake of the 1999 Hindi film Sarfarosh, following which she debuted in the Tamil film industry, acting in the Sundar C.-directed action flick Rendu, sharing screen space with R. Madhavan. Later that year, she made a special appearance in A. R. Murugadoss' directorial debut in Telugu, Stalin.

Her first release in 2007 was Lakshyam, after which she starred in Raghava Lawrence's Don opposite Nagarjuna again, of which particularly the former did very well at the box office. 2008 she had appeared in six films overall; Okka Magaadu was the first release, in which she played one of three female leads. Her subsequent releases Swagatam alongside Jagapati Babu and Bhumika Chawla and Baladur opposite Ravi Teja again, garnered poor reviews and box office returns. She next appeared in the film Souryam pairing with Gopichand again, which became a box office hit.

Anushka Sharma

2010-03-24T22:54:00.000-07:00

Anushka Sharma born 1 May 1988) is an Indian actress and former model who appears in Bollywood films. In 2008, she made her screen debut in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, directed by Aditya Chopra.

Sharma was born in Bangalore. Her father, Col. Ajay Kumar Sharma, is an army officer and her mother Ashima Sharma is a housewife. She has an elder brother named Karnesh who was a state-level cricketer and is now in the Merchant Navy.

She studied in Army School and graduated with specialization in arts from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She then moved to Mumbai to further her modeling career, where she currently resides.

Sharma says she originally wished to make it big in the modeling world but had no strong aspirations for films. She began her modeling career at the Lakme Fashion Week as a model for Wendell Rodricks's Les Vamps Show and was picked to be Rodricks's finale model at the Spring Summer '07 Collection. Since then she has done campaigns for Silk & Shine, Whisper, Nathella Jewelry and Fiat Palio.

Her first acting role was in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film was a huge success and her performance was appreciated. Film critic Taran Adarsh said, "Anushka looks the character and surprises you with a confident performance.

It's no small achievement to share screen space with an actor of the calibre of SRK and Anushka manages it very well from start to end." Her second film, Badmaash Company, also under Yash Raj Films, was released on May 7, 2010. She was praised for breaking out of the shell of the conservative and homely Taani to play the feisty and independent Bulbul, and her performance was applauded. Harshita Kohli of StarBoxOffice.com said, "Anushka Sharma goes from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi housewife to super hot chic in Badmaash Company...Her acting is under stated and there are no histrionics that you normally associated with females in Bollywood films which makes it a pleasant surprise."

Kajal Agarwal

2010-02-03T22:59:00.000-08:00

Kajal Agarwal (born on 19 June 1985) is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in Bollywood, and had her first huge commercial success at the box office in the Telugu movie Chandamama and in Tamil movie Saroja. She rose to prominence after her performance as Yuvarani Mitravinda and Indu in the 2009 Telugu film Magadheera which turned out to be her biggest Tollywood commercial success.

Kajal was born on 19 June 1985 in Mumbai, India. She finished her studies in Mumbai. She started her modeling career while she was in college.

Kajal made her acting debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun… Ho Gaya Na!, in which she enacted a minor supporting role as the friend of Diya, the film’s lead, played by Aishwarya Rai. She got her next acting offer only 3 years later, which was veteran Tamil director Bhrathiraja’s Bommalattam. The film, however, got delayed and released only in late 2008.

In the meantime, she made her debut in the Telugu film industry and played her first leading role in Teja’s Lakshmi Kalyanam alongside Kalyan Ram, which did not do well at the box office. Later that year, she appeared in the Krishna Vamsi-directed film Chandamama, which became her first major successul film.

In 2008, she had her first Tamil-language film release, which was Perarasu’s action entertainer Pazhani co-starring Bharath. Following this film, she had two more Tamil releases that year with Venkat Prabhu’s comedy-thriller Saroja, in which she did a guest appearance, and finally Bharathiraja’s investigative thriller Bommalattam.

Although the former went on to become a commercial as well as a critical success, both films failed to boost her career as her roles were too insignificant. Both her Telugu releases that year, Pourudu and Aatadista opposite Sumanth and Nitin, respectively, neither received positive reviews nor were successul at the box office.

Anjana Sukhani

2010-01-24T20:34:00.000-08:00

Anjana Sukhani (born December 10, 1978) is an Indian film actress and model, who predominantly appears in Bollywood films.

Anjana was born to a Sindhi family in Jaipur on December 10, 1978(age 31). She did her schooling from first till tenth standard in Mumbai at Kamla High School way back in 1994, Khar.

Academically inclined, she holds a Management Degree in International Business. Her sister Meena Sukhani made her debut in the movie Bachna Ae Haseeno; she was one of Minisha Lamba's friends.

Anjana Sukhani put her academic pursuits behind to pursue acting. During the early years of her career, she was cast in a television advertisement for Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates with the Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

She was also noted for her performance in the remixed Hindi music video for the song Ghar Jayegi. Even though she does not have a film industry related background, she has figured in sizeable roles like in the 2007 multi-starrer blockbuster film Salaam-e-Ishq, following which she starred in Golmaal Returns, a sequel to the 2006 hit film Golmaal. Her latest releases are Jai Veeru, Jashnn and her Kannada debut film MaLeyali Jotheyali alongside popular actor Ganesh and Yuvika Chaudhary.She is going to act for Ravi Teja's Film making a grand entry into tollywood.

Asin Thottumkal

2009-12-24T23:42:00.000-08:00

Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononymously as Asin is an Indian film actress from the state of Kerala.

Making her acting debut in Sathyan Anthikkad's Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001), Asin had her first commercial success with Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003, and won a Filmfare Award for the Best Telugu Actress for the film.

After a number of films, she received her second South Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in her second Tamil film, Ghajini (2005). She played the lead female roles in hits, the thriller Ghajini (2005) and the action comedy Varalaru (2006).

More recently, Asin made her début in Bollywood, with Ghajini, the remake of its Tamil namesake, subsequently winning the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.

Asin was born into a Syrian Catholic family in Kochi, Kerala. Her father, Joseph Thottumkal originally from Thodupuzha, managed several businesses before he decided to manage his daughter's acting career instead where he accompanies her to all her foreign shoots. Her mother, Seline Thottumkal, remains a surgeon who moved settlements from Cochin to Chennai to Mumbai to live with her daughter. Asin has quoted that her name "means pure and without blemish". She claims that "the 'A' in her name is from Sanskrit meaning "without", and 'Sin' from English".

Jiah Khan

2009-11-03T23:12:00.000-08:00

Jiah Khan ( born 20 February 1988, is a British-born Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Raised in Chelsea, London, Jiah Khan is the daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan, an Indian American, and Rabiya Amin, a Hindi film actress in the 1980s from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India and most remembered in Tahir Hussain's Dulha Bikta Hai.

Jiah Khan completed her A levels in film studies and literature in London. She also studied at the Lee Strasberg Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, though she quit upon receiving a movie offer from Mumbai.

A sixteen-year-old Khan was to debut in Mukesh Bhatt's Tumsa Nahin Dekha, but backed out when she felt the role was too mature for her and was immediately replaced by Dia Mirza. Two years later in 2006, she debuted in the controversial Nishabd, where she acted opposite Amitabh Bachchan.

The film was released in March 2007 to mixed reviews, though Khan was noted for her confidence, attitude, and sex appeal. She also got a "Filmfare Best Debutant" Nomination for her Acting skills.

She appeared alongside Aamir Khan in A.R. Murugadoss's Ghajini, the Hindi remake of its Tamil namesake. She shot for a significant portion of the Ken Ghosh directed film Chance Pe Dance opposite Shahid Kapoor, but was replaced by Genelia D'souza. Despite this, UTV Motion Pictures (who are backing Chance Pe Dance) subsequently signed the actress for a two-film deal; Ghajini producer Madhu Mantena signed her for a 3-film deal shortly after.

Khan also appeared as a supporting actress in the Sajid Khan's Housefull as Devika, a woman who cheats on her husband with the boyfriend she wanted to get married to but could not because her father would not approve of a non-Indian son-in-law. She was seen as a child artiste in Dil Se, portraying Manisha Koirala's childhood role.

Koel Purie

2009-10-03T23:19:00.000-07:00

Koel Purie (born 25 November 1978 in Delhi, India) is an Indian film actress who made her debut with Rahul Bose's directorial venture Everybody Says I'm Fine! in 2001 and later featured in Road to Ladakh starring alongside Irrfan Khan. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Purie hosts a talk show On The Couch With Koel on the Indian news channel Headlines Today. Purie is the daughter of media tycoon Aroon Purie. She married her French boyfriend Laurent Rinchet on 12 April 2009.

Minissha Lamba

2009-09-03T23:28:00.000-07:00

Minissha Lamba (born on 18 January 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is known mostly for her role in Bachna Ae Haseeno.

Minissha was born in a Khatri Sikh family of Delhi ,her grandparents hailing from Lahore in the erstwhile undivided Punjab.Her surname,Lamba is of Punjabi Khatri background and is not to be confused with the Lamba Jaat clan from Haryana.

Growing up, her father was in the hospitality business and this gave her the opportunity to travel around the country and meet many people. She can converse in Hindi, Punjabi, English and French fluently.

Lamba's long term ambition was to become a journalist. While studying for a degree in Delhi, Lamba pursued modelling as a hobby and soon became a well-placed model in the Indian modelling industry. Examples of Lamba's early modelling work include several television commercials for companies such as LG, Sony, Cadbury, Hajmola, Airtel, Sunsilk, and also others. She has also done a music video (Tera Suroor) for the hit music album Aap Ka Suroor by Himesh Reshammiya.

She did her schooling from Sherwood Hall and later on moved to Chettinad Vidyashram, both in Chennai. In 2004, she majored in English with honours from Miranda House, University of Delhi. Her first movie "Yahaan", which was directed by Shoojit Sircar was released in 2005. Critics praised the movie citing Lamba's performance as one of the highlights. In 2008, she acted in Siddharth Anand's film Bachna Ae Haseeno which stars Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone along with Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles. This movie was produced by Yashraj Films. Her next major role was in the Shyam Benegal film Well Done Abba (2010), which was highly acclaimed at Cannes Film Festival.

She is currently working on a movie series called "Mysticism”; its eight versions will be directed by four different directors including Soham Shah and Sanjay Gadhvi. She has also posed for Maxim India.she is often considered as a sex symbol.she went to Bangladesh for opening Shoppers World.