The vivacious Tina Munim

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

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

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



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Tina Munim

Tina Munim was born on February 11, 1957 in Mumbai, India. Tina Munim is considered to be an Indian film actress who had a successful Bollywood career during the late 70's and early 80's. Tina Munim is married to the industrialist Anil Ambani, now one of the richest men in the world.

Munim was discovered by Dev Anand after she represented India at the International Teen Princess contest in Aruba, and won the Miss Photogenic and Miss Bikini awards. In 1978, Dev Anand casted Tina Munim in his film Des Pardes, which launched her film career.

Tina Munim was also romantically linked with film actor Rajesh Khanna after starring together in films such as Fifty Fifty and Souten. The relationship created a lot of publicity as Rajesh Khanna was married to Dimple Kapadia when he took up with Munim, but their relationship eventually ended.

Tina also made a popular screen team with actor Rishi Kapoor, since they were paired romantically in six films, the most popular being Subhash Ghai's Karz. Producer-Director-Actor Rakesh Roshan also cast her several times, including for the hit film "Aakhir Kyon?". Director Basu Chatterjee repeatedly cast her in his films, such as Baaton Baaton Mein and Man Pasand.

In the late 1980s, Tina Munim made the conscious decision to put her Bollywood career on hiatus. She moved to California and attended college.

Tina is working on "Empowering Indian Senior Citizens" and runs magazine called "Harmony". She also organizes yearly exhibits for artists, "The Harmony Show".

Neelam

Neelam was born on March 3, 1968. Neelam is an Indian actress and an established jewellery designer. Neelam was born and spent her early childhood in Hong Kong, before her family shifted to Bangkok. The actress learnt Ballet for five years in Hong Kong. The family has a traditional jewellery making business.

Neelam got married to Rishi Sethia, son of a rich businessman from U.K despite opposition from Rishi's family. They married in Hong Kong, but divorced.

It is rumored that Govinda, her co-star in many films had a crush on her, and pursued her for a long time before he finally gave up.

She is very close to Sanjay Kapoor's wife - Maheep Kapoor and is regularly seen in the Mumbai Page 3 circle with her other close friends Ekta Kapoor, Sunita Menon, Bhavna Pandey and Farah Khan.

After Neelam's early childhood in Hongkong, her family moved to Bangkok and Neelam was holidaying in Mumbai and was approached by Ramesh Behl. The actress decided to give it a shot and did Jawaani in 1984 alongside Karan Shah who is Tina Munim's nephew, but the film was a flop.

Neelam became famous in 1986 in the film Ilzaam opposite another debutante Govinda. She went on to make a regular pairing with Govinda in movies such as Love 86 (1986), Khudgarz (1987), Hatya (1988), Taaqatwar (1989) and Do Qaidi (1989).

Since then Neelam made many other movies in the late 1980s wit mixed success. Neelam is also noted for her appearance in the 1998 movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai where she appeared as herself in the movie playing a VJ. In 1999 Neelam appeared in the multi-starrer family film Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United.

Even while pursuing her career in acting, Neelam was into jewellery designing and was involved in the family business. After saying goodbye to films in 1999, Neelam started her out commercially on her own under the name of Neelam Jewels. Neelam's most recent release was Kasa in 2001.