Preeti Ganguly

Preeti Ganguly the Indian actress had played several comic roles in Bollywood movies in the 70s and 80s. The actress starred in films like Uttar Dakshin (1987), Kranti (1981), Thodi Si Bewafai (1980), Dillagi (1978), Khatta Meetha (1978), Khel Khel Mein (1975) and Ashiq Banaya Aapne (2005)

Preeti the daughter of veteran Indian actor, Ashok Kumar is best known for her comic role as Freni Sethna in 1978 released film Khatta Meetha.

Preeti Ganguly was typically casted as the funny oversized girl, with roles similar to Tun Tun and Guddi Maruti. Since then the actress has lost oodles of weight and started an acting school named after her father.

Delnaaz Paul

Delnaaz Paul has flaunted both in Bollywood movies and Hindi television serials. Delnaaz has also acted in over twenty-five plays. The talented Indian actress has acted in several comic roles in Bollywood movies.

Delnaaz Paul has had one major blockbuster with Kal Ho Naa Ho that was released in 2003 and worked on several big projects as well. The actress has worked with some of the biggest names in Bollywood including Shahrukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, and Kareena Kapoor. Read on more about Kareena Kapoor's horoscope.

Delnaaz Paul has acted in Bollywood flicks including Dil Ne Jise Kahaa (2004), Pyaar Mein Twist (2005), Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006), Showbiz (2007), Bhootnath (2008), Khallballi: Fun Unlimited. Her 2009 projects include Char Yaar, Paying Guests, I am 24, Toonpur Ka Superhero and Milenge Milenge.

Durga Khote

Durga Khote the famous Indian actress was born on January 14, 1905. The actress started as one of the foremost leading ladies of her times, for over 50 years remained active in Hindi and Marathi cinema, as well as theatre. The actress starred in around 200 films and numerous theatre productions.

In 2000, in a millennium issue, India Today, a leading magazine, chose Durga Khote among 100 people Who Shaped India, as it noted that, "Durga Khote marks the pioneering phase for woman in Indian Cinema."

Durga Khote also ranks amongst top 10 actresses in mother roles in Hindi cinema. Most notable films among them were, Jodhabai in K. Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam (1960), as Kaikey in Vijay Bhatt’s classic, Bharat Milap (1942), her other memorable roles as mother were seen in Charnon Ki Dasi (1941), Mirza Ghalib , Bobby (1973) and Bidaai(1974).

Durga Khote was also awarded, the highest award in Indian cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema, in 1983. She debuted in a minor role in an obscure 1931 silent film, Farebi Jaal, by the Prabhat Film Company, followed by Maya Machhindra (1932), but was soon promoted to play heroine in the 1932 bi-lingual (Hindi and Marathi) film "Ayodhyecha Raja", another Prabhat film, which proved to be a hit film, where she portrayed the role of Rani Taramati.

In 1937, Durga Khote produced and directed a film titled Saathi. The 40s open for her in a big way, with award winning performances that she gave in films like in Charnon Ki Dasi (1941) and Vijay Bhatt's classic, Bharat Milap (1942), both of which won her the BFJA Best Actress Award consecutively for two years.

In 1963, Durga Khote acted in Merchant Ivory's debut film, The Householder (1963), and her final memorable role was in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Bawarchi (1972). The actress died on September 22, 1991.

Nirupa Roy

Nirupa Roy was an Indian actress who was known for portraying the role of the Indian mother stereotype. Nirupa Roy played the heroine and the hero's mother in late 70s and 80s. Nirupa's acting career spanned more than 50 years and the lady acted in more than 250 movies.

In 1946 Nirupa Roy made her debut in acting with the Gujarati film Ranakdevi. The same year she acted in her first Hindi film Amar Raj. Among her popular films was Do Bigha Zameen (1953). In the 1940s and 1950s Nirupa Roy played mythological characters.

She acted with co-stars like Trilok Kapoor, Bharat Bhushan, Balraj Sahni and Ashok Kumar. In the 1970s, Nirupa Roy's roles as mother to the characters played by Big B made her name synonymous to the impoverished suffering mother.

Nirupa Roy in 1955 won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, for Munimji. In 1961 she got the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, for Chhaya.
In 1961, the actress was awarded the BFJA Best Actress in Supporting Role, again for Chhaya.

Nirupa also won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, in 1964 for Shehnaai and was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. In Mumbai on 13 October 2004 at the age of 73, she died after having a cardiac attack.

Neetu Chandra

Neetu Chandra was born on 20 June 1984 in Bihar. Neetu is an Indian theatre and film actress. She did her schooling from from the Notre Dame Academy, Patna in 2000 and wanted to enter the modelling world.

Before entering the Hindi film Industry, Neetu Chandra was an avid sportsperson. Also a black belt holder in Taekwondo the actress has represented India in International Taekwondo Championship at Hong Kong in 1996 as well as in World Korfball Championship in 1995 at New Delhi.

Neetu Chandra made her debut in Hindi film industry in 2005 with the flick Garam Masala. In 2007 Neetu appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's film, Traffic Signal.

In the year 2008, Neetu Chandra had four releases by directors, Dibakar Banerjee, Rahul Dholakia, Ashwini Dheer and Vikram. The Life Member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film and Television, the actress had also graced the cover page of Maxim India magazine in the January 2009 issue.

Neetu Chandra has also been signed up as the brand ambassador for the Hoop, that is a Gitanjali brand. Other than Garam Masala and Traffic Signal, Neetu has also worked in number of Bollywood films like Rann, 13B, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Summer 2007, One Two Three and her upcoming film Zara Jee Ke Dikha is under production.

Mumtaz-Biography

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Mumtaz,born on 31st July 1947,a Leo is a well known Bollywood actress who won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award for the movies Tere Mere Sapne in 1971 and Khilona in 1970.

She stepped in Bollywood as an extra in 1960's.She was seen playing small roles in films like Mujhe Jeene Do and big roles in small budget movies like Samson,Tarzan and King Kong.She appeared in a number of movies with famous wrestler cum actor Dara Singh and hence was labelled as a stunt actress.

She first caught director's attention when she played a role of a vamp in the movie Mere Sanam released in the year 1965.Her hit songs,Yeh Hai Reshmi and "Aye Dushman Jaan" in the movie Patthar Ke Sanam showed her sex appeal.

Her popularity rose when she was seen in the lead opposite Dilip Kumar in the film Ram Aur Shyam in the year 1967.The film went one to become a huge hit of its time.It was then that she received her first Filmfare nomination for the Best Supporting Actress.She appeared in movies like Yeh Raat Phir Na Ayegi,Mere Humdum Mere Dost ,Sawan Ki Ghata in a supporting role with Sharmila Tagore in the lead.

Mumtaz made the whole nation dance to her tune when she paired up with her then boyfriend Shammi Kapoor in the hit song,"Aaaj Kal Tere Mere" in the movie "Bhrahmachari"(1968).
Mumtaz became a full fledged star with the movie Do Raaste starring Rajesh Khanna.Shashi Kapoor who had earlier refused to work with her,wanted her in his next movie "Chor Machaye Shor"
Mumtaz starred in movies with many popular actors of their time like Jeetendra,Rajesh Khanna,Dharmendra,Sanjeev Kumar,Feroz Khan.

She retired from acting after her film Aaina in the year 1977 which bombed at the box office.She later on married millionaire Mayur Madhvani and returned to the big screen after 12 long years in the movie "Aandhiyan" in the year 1989 which too was a big flop.She then decided to quit acting for good.

She received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1966.She was honoured for her "Achievement in Indian Cinema" by IIFA in Bangkok.

Mahima Chaudhary

Mahima Chaudhary the famous Bollywood actress was born on 13 September 1973. The actress in 1997 made her film debut with Pardes. Mahima Chaudhary did her schooling from Loreto Convent, Darjeeling.

Mahima Chaudhary in 2006 got married to Bobby Mukherjee, a well-known architect. The actress has played a variety of roles in films like Daag The Fire (1999), Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999), Dhadkan (2000), Deewane, Kurukshetra, Lajja, Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001), Om Jai Jagadish, Dil Hai Tumhaara , Dobara, Zameer, Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005), Souten (2006) and many more.

The bollywood diva has also worked with numerous talented actresses including Kajol, Shilpa Shetty, Urmila Matondkar, Manisha Koirala, Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Preity Zinta, Tabu, Padmini Kolhapure, and Hema Malini. The glamorous girl has also won Won the LUX Face Of The Year for Pardes in 1998 and in the same year she was also awarded the Best Female Debut for Pardes.

Minissha Lamba

Minissha Lamba was born on 8 January 1985 in Kashmir, India. This Indian actress wanted to become a journalist. While finishing her graduation in Delhi, Minissha Lamba pursued modelling as a hobby and soon became a well-placed model in the Indian modelling industry. The actress did many commercials for companies such as LG, Sony, Cadbury, Hajmola, Airtel, Sunsilk, and also others.

Minissha Lamba has also done a music video 'Tera Suroor...' for the hit music album Aap Ka Suroor sung by Himesh Reshammiya. Minissha Lamba made her debut with movie Yahaan, which was directed by Shoojit Sircar and got released in 2005.

Critics praised the flick bringing Minissha Lamba's performance as one of the highlights. In 2008, Minissha acted in Siddharth Anand's film Bachna Ae Haseeno which featured Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone along with Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles.

This movie was produced by Yashraj Films. Kidnap was highly acclaimed at Cannes Film Festival especially Minissha Lamba's performance. The actress was also doing movie series called “MYSTICISM”. It's 8 versions were directed by four different directors including Soham Shah and Sanjay Gadhvi .

Kim Sharma

Kim Sharma was born on 21 January 1980. This Bollywood actress first started her career with modelling. Kim Sharma is also the brand ambassador of Olay in India.

Kim Sharma got her first break in Aditya Chopra's directorial venture titled Mohabbatein. The flick also marked the launch of five other new faces in Bollywood, Uday Chopra, Jugal Hansraj, Jimmy Shergill, Shamita Shetty and Preeti Jhangiani.

Some of her films includes Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai (2002), Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar (2002), Fida (2004), Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav (2005), Yakeen (2005), Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005), Tom, Dick and Harry (2006), Ladies Tailor (2006), Zindaggi Rocks (2006), Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana (2007), Nehlle Pe Dehlla (2007), Moonlight (2006), Heyy Babyy (2007) to name a few.

Mohabbatein also featured superstars like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The film was a huge hit. With Mohabbatein Kim Sharma got many offers and in Heyy Babyy and Magadheera she also made special appearances. Know more about Amitabh Bachchan.

Koena Mitra

Koena Mitra former model and Bollywood actress was born on 7 January 1981 in Kolkata, West Bengal. Koena Mitra pursued a career in modeling while she was studying.

As the time passed on, Koena Mitra also did commercials for ACP Whisky, Mirinda, Clinic All Clear, Maruti Alto, etc. Koena Mitra had also won the Gladrags Mega Model 2002 crown. Koena Mitra also featured in films like Dhool, Blackmail, Heyy Babyy, Anamika, Agar, Apna Sapna Money Money, Cash and many more.

Koena Mitra's acting career started with a item number in Ram Gopal Verma’s ‘Road’. This was followed by a small role and the actress was featured in two item numbers in Sanjay Gupta’s Musafir. Koena's first movie as a lead actress was in the film Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena which was directed by Suparn Verma opposite Fardeen Khan.

Jaya Prada

Jaya Prada born on 3 April 1962 is an Indian Bollywood actress and politician. In 1986, Jaya got married to producer Srikanth Nahata, who was already married to Chandra and had 3 children.

With the remake of K. Viswanath's Siri Siri Muvva (1976) into the Hindi version Sargam introduced Jayapradha to Bollywood in 1979. The film became a huge hit and Jaya became an overnight star there as well.

Jaya Prada earned first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress as well. It took almost three more years before director K. Vishwanath relaunched her again in Hindi films, with the hit film Kaamchor (1982) where Jaya Prada spoke Hindi very well for the first time.

Jaya Prada than worked in many hindi movies and earn two more Filmfare nominations as Best Actress for playing Amitabh Bachchan's girlfriend in Prakash Mehra's Sharaabi (1984) and for her challenging double role in K. Vishwanath's Sanjog (1985).

Along with her Bollywood film career, the actress earned fans, not just with the masses, but also with the great Indian director Satyajit Ray, who has said she was one of the prettiest women in the world.

In 2002, Jaya Prada stepped into the Marathi film industry by being a guest in the movie Aadhaar and started acting in seven languages and has completed 300 films during a 30-year film career.

Other than this Jaya Prada has also won Kala Saraswati Award, Kinnera Savitri Award, Rajiv Gandhi Award, Nargis Dutt Gold Medal, Shakuntala Kala Rathnam Award, Uttam Kumar Award, Kalakar Award for Best Author (2005) and in 2008 ANR Achievement Award.

The glamorous actress Babita

Babita the bollywood actress was born on 20 April 1948. Babita got married to Randhir Kapoor on 6 November 1971. After their marriage, Babita opted out from her acting career. She is the mother of the two mosst talented actresses of Bollywood Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.

After 20 years of separation, Babita re-united with husband Randhir Kapoor in 2007. In her short career Babita appeared in almost 19 films like Dus Lakh (1966), Raaz (1966), Farz (1967), Aulad (1968), Haseena Maan Jayegi (1969), Kab Kyon Aur Kahan (1970), Bikhare Moti (1971) and many more. Babita with Randhir Kapoor also gave a hit film Kal Aaj Aur Kal which was released in 1971.

Babita had worked in at least one film with all the top stars including Rajendra Kumar in Anjaana, Manoj Kumar in Pehchaan and Dharmendra in Kab Kyon Aur Kahan.

Bindu

Bindu born on January 17, 1951 is a Bollywood actress who gave popular performances during 1970's, 80's and 90's.

She first landed in Bollywood with a role in "Anpadh" starring Dharamendra and Mala Sinha directed by Raj Khosla. In the movie,she played a young graduate though in real life, she was only 11 years old.

She climed the ladders of success with the movie "Kati Patang" directed by Shakti Samanta where she appeared in the song "Mera Naam Shabnam" as a Cabaret Dancer. The song is still popular with the audiences. Bindu from then on, mostly took negative roles and became popular as a Vamp along with Helen and Aruna Irani.


Bindu had everything that a sex symbol in Bollywood should possess.She was beautiful,fair skinned and carried herself with good poise.However despite having everything she could not bag lead roles in the films.

After Kati Patang,came her roles in movies like Ittefaq in the year 1969 and Imtihaan in 1974 where she played a seductress.The movie Hawas(1974) where she played a nymphomaniac left the audience in awe of her. Bindu proved that an actress can have a tag of being a sex symbol despite her marital status.

But being sexy was not the only thing that she could do. Her roles in "Arjun Pandit" and "Abhimaan"(1973) showed the industry she can act too. In the movie "Chaitali",she was as convincing as the lead character of a crippled woman Chaitali.

Some of her Films include:

• Khamoshi(1969)
• Zanjeer(1973)
• Kati Patang
• Ittefaq
• Lawaaris(1981)
• Karma(1986)
• Biwi ho to Aisi(1988)
• Kishan Kanahiya(1990)
• Hum Aapke Hain Kaun(1994)
• Judwaa(1996)
• Hum Saath Saath Hain(1999)
• main Hoon Na(2004)
• Om Shanti Om(2007)

Venus of the Screen-Madhu Bala

Mumtaz Begum Jehan Dehlavi famously known as Madhubala was born on 14 February 1933 was an extremely popular Bollywood actress who made a mark in the industry which no other actress has managed to achieve so far.
Even with contemporaries like Nargis and Meena Kumari, she was regarded as the most talented and powerful actress that Hindi Cinema had ever seen.

Madhubala was born into a conservative Pathan family in New Delhi. When Madhubala's father lost his job at the Imperial Tobacco Company in Peshawar and she lost her four sisters and two brothers, life came to a standstill for her and her family moved to Mumbai in search of a better life. They frequented Mumbai's film studios in search of Work. After a lot of struggle, Mumtaz was made to enter the film industry at the age of nine.

first film of her Bollywood career, title Basant released in the year 1942 was a huge hit. In the movie, she played the daughter of actress Mumtaz Shanti. She continued playing a child artist in several other films. Her performance was noticed by celebrated actress of her times, Devika Rani who suggested her to change her name to Madhubala.Her performance and professionalism soon earned her fame and reputation in Bollywood. By the time she reached adolescence, she was chosen for lead roles due to her unmatched beauty and good looks.

Madhubala got her first big break in the movie Neelkamal released in the year 1947, directed by Kidar Sharma who cast her opposite Raj Kapoor. Until then she was always called out to as Mumtaz but this movie gave her the recognition of Madhubala. Though the movie did not do well at the box office, her performance was recognized.

She was known as the "Venus of the Screen" by the film media and her fans. However it was her role in Bombay Talkies production, Mahal(1949) that made her a household name. Audiences drooled over her presence on the screen and wanted to see more of her. She was only sixteen at the time when critics acknowledged her subtle and dexterous performance overshadowed veteran actor Ashok Kumar. The film went on to become a huge hit and the song "Ayega Anewala " gave the industry two new superstars- Madhubala and Lata Mangeshkar.

Madhubala gave many successful films following the movie Mahal. She acted in as much as twenty four films to secure the financial position of her family which greatly compromised her credibility as a actress.

During 1950's she proved herself as a versatile performer by appearing in movies like Badal(1959), Sangdil(1952), Gurudatt' sattirical movie .She faced a down swing in her career in the mid 50's but got back on her feet again with the movie Howrah Bridge where she played an unconventional role of a cabret singer ensnared in the underworld of China town in Calcutta (now kolkata). She made a big impact with her attire in the movie. She wore deep cut blouses, fitted pants that were a taboo during the time. the song "Aiyee Meherbaan" sung by Asha Bhosle became such a hit that it is on everybody's lips till date.

the most coveted role of her career,however was, Mughl-e-Azam where she played the role of Anarkali who faced capital punishment for the offence done by falling in love with the Emperor (Akbar's) son Salim.The film became an iconic one and no other film made after that could break its record of the biggest grossing film of Hindi Cinema until Sholay was released.

Madhubala had over 70 films to her credit.

Nadira

Nadira who was born on 5 December 1932 was a profound Bollywood actress who contributed a lot to the Indian cinema. Nadira is best remembered for her performance in the 1950s and 1960s flicks like Shree 420 (1955), Pakeezah (1972) and Julie (1975), which also won her Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.




Nadira acquired lot of fame with the 1952 film Aan with her role as a savage princess. Other than this Nadira played lead roles in a number of films like Dil Apna Prit Parayee, Hanste Zakhm, Amar Akbar Anthony and Pakeezah.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Nadira entered a new phase of her career, playing elderly women as a supporting actress in Bollywood films. The actress was last seen in the film Josh (2000). On 9 February 2006, this dynamic lady died at the age of 73 at the Bhatia Hospital in Tardeo, Mumbai following a prolonged illness.

Asin Thottumkal

Asin Thottumkal was born into a Catholic family in Kochi, Kerala. Her father, Joseph Thottumkal originally from Thodupuzha, managed several businesses and was considered a prominent entrepreneur before he stopped managing his businesses and decided to manage his daughter's acting career instead.

Furthermore Asin's father accompanies her to all her foreign shoots. Her mother, Seline Thottumkal, remains a surgeon despite moving 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".

Asin Thottumkal, born on October 26, 1985 an Indian film actress from the state of Kerela. 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 Award.

She looks fresh and photogenic and acts her part brilliantly, giving Asin's performance a positive outlook. Asin is committed to Vipul Shah's London Dreams alongside Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan, in which she plays a member of a five-troupe band. The film got released on October 30, 2009. She recently judged the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 and Fashion Big Bazaar's India Ka Fashion Star 2009 events.

The Aamir Khan- Asin action romantic musical Ghajini has turned out to be the biggest ever-Hindi blockbuster in Kerala. Aamir is going all out to promote and recommend Asin. She has replaced Gul Panag in the Tata Sky ads and Aamir, who is brand ambassador for Titan's watch line has also helped her bag an endorsement deal with Tanishq which is Titan's jewellery brand. He has recommended her for a Disney film as well. She is definitely a part of his camp now. Asin is very good in Hindi and does not need another person to dub for her is also seen as one of her advantages.

With her attractive looks and considerable histrionic skills, she could be the next southern siren to conquer Bollywood after Vyjayantimala(Tamil), Hema Malini (Tamil), Rekha (Tamil), Jayaprada (Telugu) and Sridevi (Tamil).

Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma born on 1 May 1988 is a model and Bollywood actress. In 2008, the beautiful lady played the female lead role in the flick Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shahrukh Khan.




The film was directed by Aditya Chopra, who has also directed hit movies like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Mohabbatein. Anushka Sharma was born studied in Army School and got graduated in arts from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.

Anushka Sharma wanted to acquire fame in modeling world and she also began her modeling career at the Lakme Fashion Week as a model for Wendell Rodricks's Les Vamps Show and was called to be Rodricks's finale model at the Spring Summer 2007 Collection.

Presently the actress is busy filming for Yash Raj Film titled film Right Hand Man alongwith Shahid Kapur. The film will be directed by Parmeet Sethi and Anushka will begin shooting for Nikhil Advani's Patiala House, opposite Akshay Kumar. The movie is scheduled to start it's shooting in December.

AMRITA ARORA

Amrita Arora was born in a traditional Maharashtrian family at Mumbai (Bombay). She is the younger sister of Malaika Arora, the well known model and actress. Amrita Arora followed footsteps of her elder sister. She started her career as Model and gradually moved into being a Video jockey. Amrita hosted shows such as "MTV House Full" and "MTV Chill Out".




Amrita Arora also featured in many advertisements such as Ponds, Elle 18 and Sunsilk Fruitamins. Amrita Arora made her debut in Bollywood with the film "Kitne Door Kitne Pass" opposite Fardeen Khan. Her first film was unsuccessful at the Box Office. Amrita's first successful movie was "Awara Paagal Deewana" directed by Vikram Bhatt. After that, a series of flop film followed including the controversial film "Girlfriend" with Isha Koppikar (a film about lesbian relationship). She was romantically linked to Kevin Otter, Upen Patel and Ashmit Patel. Currently she is said to be dating Usman Afzaal.

Her date of birth is 31st January , 1981. her nickname is Ammu. Address of her home is Plot No198, Poojakunj Apartments, Sher-e-Punjab Colony, Andheri East, Mumbai-400 093. Her height is 5’5(1.65m). She is a graduate in psychology , Sophia college( Mumbai).

She made her debut opposite Fardeen Khan with the film Kitne Door Kitne Paas which was not successful at the box office. Her first successful movie was Awara Paagal Deewana.

A series of flop followed, among them the controversial move Girlfriend (2004) opposite Isha Koppikar, about a lesbian relationship. Her latest release was Kambakth Ishq produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. She appeared on the show Koffee with Karan, hosted by Karan Johar with her sister. She made an appearance in Farah Khan's latest film Om Shanti Om in a song named 'Deewangi' along with her sister and brother-in-law.

Filmography


Amrita Arora Famous Movies: Deewana, Kayanaat, Raakh, Speed, Heyy Babyy Red - the dark side, Jeet , Fight Club, Rakht, Girlfriend , Ek Aur Ek Gyarah, Kitne Door Kitne Paas , Awara Paagal Deewana, Ab Ke Baras.

Her best friend in the film industry is kareena kapoor.

Her father died of cancer.

One of memorable experience of Amrita is winning MTV VJ hunt.

Born on the same date as the actress Preity Zinta.

Amrita arora married shakeel ladak on 7march, 2009.

Amrita Arora is an Indian film actress, worked in good films and shown her acting skills in mostly comedy cinema. She is the younger sister of Malaika Arora Khan and best friend of Kareena Kapoor.

Kamini Kaushal

Kamini Kaushal (born 1927) is an Indian film actress. Her original name was Uma. Her father was a Botanist and Professor at Lahore University . She did her college at Kinnaird College in Lahore, British India. Her sister died leaving behind very young children and Uma married ( or was made to marry) her sister’s husband. Her husband, Mr. Sood was an officer in the Bombay port trust.



Uma came from a well-to-do background, she was an honours graduate in literature, which was very rare in the world of films in those days. There is also a mention of her having been a stage actress in Delhi. She worked as a radio artist before she was discovered by Chetan Anand as the lead for his film Neecha Nagar. This movie was shot before her marriage and released in 1946.

After Neecha Nagar and marriage, Kamini Kaushal worked with all the top leading men of her time such as Ashok Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar.

In 1965 she moved to playing character roles with a film called Shaheed starring Manoj Kumar (not to be confused with the 1948 film Shaheed in which she was the lead with Dilip Kumar). As a character artist she was a fixture in 7 Manoj Kumar films right up to Dus Numbari in 1976. She has had a long stint in films with releases right up to 2003. She made the transition to character roles very easily and has excelled in them ever since.

Dilip Kumar in his biography has admitted his attraction to her. He said that she was his first love. There were rumors of an affair between the two. But there is no source giving her side of the story or of her acknowledgement of the same.

She also stepped into writing children’s stories. Her stories used to be published in the children's magazine Paraag and she dabbled in television doing serials like Chand Sitare on Doordarshan. At present she works in the highly popular serial Shanno Ki Shaadi on STAR Plus. She plays the role of Bebe, the grandmother of Shanno, the main protagonist played by Divya Dutta.

Gracy Singh

Gracy Singh born on July 20, 1980 in Delhi, India is a famous Indian actress. Gracy Singh is best known for her role as Gauri in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India.

Gracy started her career touring with the dance group The Planets and got her first break in the television soap, Amanat. After that Gracy Singh got an acting role in the film Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain as Kajol's younger sister and in Hu Tu Tu which lead her to her role opposite Aamir Khan in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India.

Gracy Singh was also nominated for the best debut actress for Lagaan. Doing a number of hit films in Hindi and Telugu including Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Santosham, the lady has also starred in Punjabi films such as Lakh pardesi hoye.

Gracy Singh is the director of the NGO Save our Souls for abolishing dowry. In 2002 Awards of the International Indian Film Academy, she won Special award "Face of the Year" was nominated for Popular Award Actress in a Leading Role for Lagaan. Gracy Singh also won the Screen Weekly Awards's Most Promising Newcomer and Zee Cine Awards Best Debut- Female both for Lagaan.

Farida Jalal

Farida Jalal who belongs to New Delhi, started her career in bollywood films in the 1960s. Farida Jalal also won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare.

Farida Jalal usually played the sister or rejected fiancée of the male lead, but the actress was never ever seen playing the main lead roles. One of her most critically acclaimed roles is in Bobby where Farida Jalal played the part of the mentally challenged would-be fiancée of Rishi Kapoor's Raj.

In 1980s, Farida Jalal's roles progressed from sister and girlfriend to aunt, mother, or nanny. She is also remembered for her part in Aradhana, in which she plays Rajesh Khanna's girlfriend.

The actress has acted for over 40 years. During the 1990s, Farida Jalal acted in films like Raja Hindustani, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil To Pagal Hai, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, for which the lady won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2005, Farida co-hosted the 50th Filmfare Awards alongside Saif Ali Khan and Sonali Bendre, that held in Mumbai. She recently made a special appearance in the Punjabi film Yaariyan.

ESHA DEOL

Esha Deol, born on November 2, 1981, is daughter of 'Dream Girl' Hema Malini and 'He Man' Dharmendra. She has a sister named Aahan. Esha is step sister of Bollywood star Sunny and Bobby Deol. Esha Deol is an accomplished classical dancer and National level Football player. Esha studied in the Jamnabai Narsee School, excelled at football, then went on to attend Oxford University and obtained a Masters Degree in Media Arts and Computer Technology. She also learned classical dance forms from her mom, the daughter of Jaya Chakraborty. Favourite Perfume: Estee Lauder's Pleasure.




Esha Deol made her debut with the movie "Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche". The film was unsuccessful at box office but she went on to win Filmfare Best Debutant Award for her performance. After that a series of unsuccessful films followed. Isha Deol's first successful film at box office was "Dhoom". Since then she has given two more hit films "Kaal" and "No Entry". She was nominated for Filmfare Best Villain (Female) Award for her performance in "Ankahee". She also featured in Tamil film "Ayitha Ezhuthu" directed by Mani Ratnam. Esha Deol gave rocking performance in the movie "Yuva" opposite Ajay Devgan. Esha Deol is set to star in her mother's next directorial venture with Rekha and Abhishek Bachchan and also a film in which her mother and she will be starring together for the first time.

* Her name 'Esha' comes from Sanskrit and is derived from the Upanishads to mean "the divine beloved".
* Esha is fitness freak and she works out at Barbarian Power Gym owned by Satya, who is brother of Rakhi.
* Though she works in Hindi films, she is not so fluent in Hindi.
* As a part of the film "LOC Kargil" cast, Esha received a national award for being a part of the film.
* Esha Deol has done her graduation in "Computer Science" from Oxford University.



Five years and twenty films old, Esha Deol has evolved as an actress. Her relationship with her parents, Dharmendra and Hema Malini, her brothers, Sunny and Bobby Deol and her sister Ahana Deol, too has undergone a sea change. Today, Esha takes pride in admitting that in spite of being a dare-bare actress, she is still daddy's little gal!

In fact, it may come as a surprise to many that she is extremely possessive about her father. She recently admitted that she did not like dad Dharmendra's kissing scene (with Nafisa Ali) in Anurag Basu's METRO!
However, Esha is very happy that her father has found success after a long time with METRO and APNE.

KIRON KHER

Born on June 14, 1955, the actress has her roots in theatre. Kiron Kher, the wife of Anupam Kher, actually, began her career as a television host before moving on to Hindi films. Her first film was a Punjabi one, Aasra Pyar Da, made in 1983. Then came her first major role in Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum, where she played the main role of the singer.




EARLY LIFE:

Kirron Kher was born in Mumbai to Jatt Sikh parents, and brought up in Chandigarh, Punjab, where she did her schooling and later college from Panjab University, Chandigarh. At school she was an avid Badminton player along with her sister, Arjuna awardee Kanwal Thakar Singh, their mother Diljit Singh was also active in sports and dramatics in in her college days in pre-partition Punjab. Kirron also had a brother, painter Amardeep Singh, who passed away in 2003.

In 2000, she appeared in film director, Rituparno Ghosh's Bengali film Bariwali 1999, to critical acclaim. Though when she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the film.

Her first marriage was with actor and businessman, Gautam Berry, with whom she has a son, actor Sikander Kher, before they divorced in 1985. She then married actor Anupam Kher, who she first met at Department of Indian Theatre in Chandigarh in 1974, which had Balwant Gargi has its head, though after which Anupam Kher went to Delhi and joined National School of Drama (NSD), while Kirron went to Bombay and got married to her first husband, subsequently they met while working together in a play called Chanadpuri Ki Champabai, and married in 1985, now they together run a production house.

In 2002, she appeared in Devdas (2002) alongside Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai, and was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

It was followed by Darmiyaan (1997) also made in the same year. In between the years, 1988 to 1996, she decided to concentrate on bringing up her son, Sikander, and stayed away from films.

But after the sabbatical, she came back with a bang with films like Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali, which won her a National Award for Best Actress. In 2003, she won an international award at the Locarno Film Festival for her role in the Pakistani film Khamosh Paani. She followed it with a fiery performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas for which she won a best supporting actress award from Filmfare.

Kiron has also won accolades for her many successful portrayals of mother and wife in innumberable films like Main Hoon Na (2004), Hum Tum (2004), Veer-Zaara (2004). Rang De Basanti, Fanaa (2006), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Om Shanti Om (2007), Saas Bahu Aur Sensex and Singh Is Kinng (2008). Besides her flair for histrionics, the actress is also known to have a mindboggling collection of sarees and generally wears her own saris in films.

In 2003, she changed her name from "Kiron" to "Kirron" due to beliefs in numerology.

She has been casted in 24 films, as a costume designer in 1 film and special appearance in 1 film.

Anne Hathaway Love and Other Drugs

in Love and Other Drugs (Filming) as Maggie Murdock.

Love and Other Drugs is an upcoming 2010 drama film directed by Edward Zwick, based on the novel Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman written by Jamie Reidy. Love and Other Drugs Stars are Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.

"Love and Other Drugs" Filming on Baum Blvd, Pittsburgh as below:


Principal photography for the film began in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region in September 2009. The city was chosen for its atmosphere, rich medical history, the state's tax incentive program for film productions, and the area's experienced crews. McCandless, Squirrel Hill, Fox Chapel, Sewickley, Aliquippa, and Brownsville have been used as locations for the film, as well as Mellon Arena, the Omni William Penn Hotel, and Station Square. Pittsburgh doubled as Chicago for some scenes.

Tell about... A salesman competes in the cutthroat world of pharmaceuticals to hawk a male performance enhancement drug. Gyllenhaal's character will play the Pfizer-pusher who meets Anne Hathaway's character during one of his sales calls.

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