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.