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Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon was an Indian-born British actress. She began her film career in British movies, and a prominent character as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), brought her attention. Leading roles in such flicks as The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1934 advanced her career, and she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn . Merle Oberon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark Angel in 1935. A traffic collision in the year 1937 caused facial injuries that could have ended her career, but the heroine soon followed this with her most renowned role, as "Cathy" in Wuthering Heights released in 1939. Her career continued until the end of the 1940s when her acting performances over the following years were relatively few. Follow Bollywood on twitter .

Kashmira Shah

Kashmira Shah was born on 2 December 1970 in Mumbai. She is an Indian actress and model too. Kashmira is the Granddaughter of famous Hindustani classical singer, Anjanibai Lolekar. The actress has appeared in a number of Hindi and Marathi movies. She has also won many beauty contests such as Miss University World and Miss India talent winner.[2] Kashmira Shah studied at Jai Hind college before stepping into her modeling career. She has featured in flicks likeYes Boss, Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Jungle and My Bollywood Bride. The actress also made a special appearance in a song in the film, Murder . She was also nominated for 'Best Female in a Negative Role' for the film, Jungle at Screen Videocon Awards in 2000. She was recently ranked among the Top 35 All Time Actresses of India. In 2010 , Kashmira Shah appeared on TV Drama show Baat Hamari Pakki Hai … Read Bollywood twitter updates .

Neetu Chandra

Neetu Chandra is an Indian actress who has appeared in Bollywood movies. Before entering the Bollywood film Industry, Neetu Chandra was an avid sportsperson. The actress is also a black belt holder in Taekwondo. She has represented India in two different games. Neetu has represented India in International Taekwondo Championship at Hong Kong in 1996 and represented India in World Korfball Championship in 1995 at New Delhi. She entered film in 2005 in Akshay Kumar and John Abraham starrer Garam Masala in which she portrayed Sweety, an airhostess. In 2007 she appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar 's Traffic Signal. Neetu Chandra also danced gracefully in a video album Rasiya Saajan for music director Ismail Darbar along with Zubeen Garg. In the year 2008, the actress had four releases by Directors, Dibakar Banerjee, Rahul Dholakia , Ashwini Dheer and Vikram. Follow Bollywood on twitter . Read Akshay Kumar twitter updates .

Reena Roy

One of the most talented Bollywood actress of her time, Reena Roy was born on 7 January 1956. From 1972 to 1985, the actress has appeared in many Bollywood flicks. Reena Roy 's career in films started with a non-starter, B. R. Ishara 's Nai Duniya Naye Log with another newcomer Danny Denzonpa , but it was shelved temporarily. Both of them were starred together in Zaroorat released in 1972, along with another newcomer Vijay Arora. Another break came after two years for the actress. Reena Roy also made several films with actor Sunil Dutt . Reena Roy's appearance with actor Jeetendra in marital dramas like Badaltey Rishtey (1978) and Pyaasa Sawan (1982) set her career. The duo produced three of their greatest classics together - Apnapan (1977), Aasha (1980) and Arpan (1983) respectively. Reena Roy entered the 1980s as a leading heroine in demand, acting with the stars like Vinod Khanna , Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra . Though professionally she competed with Rekha , off

Jennifer Dinshaw Kotwal

Jennifer Dinshaw Kotwal is a Parsi model and Bollywood actress. Jennifer completed her schooling at Villa Teresa High School in Mumbai, and completed her further studies with a degree in Economics at HR College, Mumbai.. Jennifer Dinshaw Kotwal started her acting career with Hindi television serials such as Just Mohabbat and then also enacted smaller roles in Hindi movies such as Subhash Ghai's movie Yaadein starring Hrithik Roshan and sizzling Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor before landing the blockbuster Kannada movie 'Jogi'... Jennifer was in Abhishek Bachchan starrer Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai where she enacted Abhishek Bachchan’s sister. Soon she is making her Bollywood debut as a lead heroine in Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekkh Mudh Mudh Ke, opposite Himesh Reshammiya .

Namrata Shirodkar

Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in Mumbai, India. She is an Indian actress and model. She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and came in sixth place. Namrata however, made her debut with a small role in super hit film Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), along with Salman Khan and Twinkle Khanna . Namrata then took up new project that was a big hit titled Vaastav . Her performance was appreciated and she became a known name in Bollywood. The actress has played mainly supporting roles in films like Pukar , Hera Pheri and Astitva went on to do well. She was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in Pukar. Since then her films have not done well at the box office. In 1999, she starred opposite Superstyar Mammootty in the Malayalam film Ezhupunna Tharakan. In 2004 the beautiful girl went back into the limelight when she played the role of Jaya Bakshi in Bride and Prejudice. She played Aishwarya Rai 's elder sister in the film.

Shahana Goswami

Shahana Goswami was born on 6 May 1986. This Bollywood actress received training in Odissi for 10 years under Guru Padmashri Kiran Segal and has travelled and performed extensively with her dance troupe. Her dad is an Economist and her mom works as an Editorial Consultant. Shahana Goswami's elder brother and sister-in-law are physicists. The actress had a single-minded focus on professional acting since childhood. She moved to Mumbai to complete her graduation and was interested in taking up acting as a career. In Mumbai, her first step in acting was started at Jaimini Pathak's theatre group Working Title. There, she started off as a production assistant and then acted in their productions Seagull and Arabian Nights. She has also acted in Naseeruddin Shah 's directorial debut Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota .. Shahana also played the role of Boman Irani's daughter in Reema Katgi 's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. She was also seen in Rock On !!!