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Vidya Sinha Biography

Vidya Sinha is an Indian actress born on November 15, 1947. She hailed from a humble family of Mumbai. Her father, S. Maan Singh was an assistant director. She began modelling at an early age of 18 and debuted opposite Kiran Kumar in Raja Kaka . However, fame came to her through a low-budget, alternative cinema break-away hit Rajnigandha, directed by her mentor Basu Chatterjee. The movie, although having none of the trappings of a typical Bollywood blockbuster, was a major box office success. This was followed by many more small-budget art-house films like Choti Si Baat (1975), and later by more mainstream, bigger budget Bollywood productions like Pati Patni Aur Woh (1977). She was married before entering films. She later quit the industry in the eighties. During this time, she raised her daughter, Janhavi .After her husband Venkateshwaran Iyer (1968-1996) died, she returned to acting, on her daughter's encouragement. She returned to acting via working in TV serials like Bahu Ra...

Amrita Prakash

Amrita Prakash is an Indian bollywood actress who has both acted in Hindi as well as in Malayalam cinema. Amrita Prakash has also appeared in a number of commercials. Amrita Prakash was born in Jaipur but currently she is based in Bombay where she is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Commerce. This young actress with her talent knows how to survive in Bollywood industry and the actress has given her best in each and every film she has been assigned. In the year 2001 Amrita was seen in Tum Bin , in 2004 she did a Malyalam film titled Manjupoloru Penkutti, 2005 came with Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai . In 2006, Amrita did Vivah where she played younger sister to Amrita Rao and in 2008 she played younger sister to Isha Kopikar in Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi and her 2009 project is titled World of Fassion .

Priya Gill

Priya Gill is an Indian actress who has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood and in a Punjabi film. Priya Gill was born on 9 December 1977. Priya Gill began her Bollywood career with the ABCL production Tere Mere Sapne along with Arshad Warsi and Chandrachur Singh. Priya Gill was known more for her Indian appeal and simple girl-next-door looks. Her performance was applauded in the movie Sirf Tum which was one of the highest grossing films of the year 1999. Selected filmography of the actress is Tere Mere Sapne (1996), Sham Ghansham (1998), Sirf Tum (1999), Bade Dilwala (1999), Megham (1999), Josh (2000), Rayalaseema Ramanna chowdhary (2000) (Telugu film), Red (2002), Jee Aayan Nu (2002) and LOC Kargil (2003). Priya Gill worked with some of the top heroes of that time like Shahrukh Khan in Josh and Suniel Shetty . She is remembered for her portrayal of a naive South Indian Brahmin girl in Tere mere Sapne, a smart witty waitress in Bade Dilwala and a Goan Catholic violinist in Josh.

Gul Panag

Born on January 3, 1979 Gul Panag is a critically acclaimed Bollywood actress and former beauty queen. Gul Panag won the Miss India title in 1999 and was crowned Miss Beautiful Smile at the same pageant. Gul Panag began her movie career with the 2003 film Dhoop . Since then she had worked in films like Jurm (2005) and the TV series Kashmeer (STAR Plus). However Gul Panag received acclaim for her role of Zeenat Fatima in the 2006 Nagesh Kukunoor film, Dor . The 2007 film, Manorama Six Feet Under , inspired from Roman Polanski's Chinatown (film), earned her fabulous reviews. In 2008 Gul Panag acted in the the films Hello and Summer 2007 . Her 2009 projects include the movies Straight and A Rectangular Love Story. Gul appeared on the front page and a photo shoot for Maxim (magazine) in September 2008. Gul's notable films are Dhoop, Dor, Manorama Six Feet Under, Hello and Straight. Gul is also Brand Ambassador for Tata Sky with Amir Khan . The actress was also nominated for the ...

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta the Indian Bollywood actress is UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and Miss Universe 2000. Lara Dutta won the annual Gladrags modelling competition in her native India. Later, Lara Dutta was crowned Femina Miss India Universe and Miss Universe in 2000. In the same year, Priyanka Chopra and Dia Mirza won their respective Miss World and Miss Asia Pacific titles which gave India a rare triple victory in the world of beauty pageants. First Lara Dutta signed up to do the Tamil film, Arasatchi in 2002, but due to financial problems, it only released in mid-2004. Lara made her Hindi debut in 2003 with the film Andaaz which was a box office success and for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. Lara Dutta then appeared in a number of films, some of which failed at the box office and some of which were mildly successful. Her box office "hits" include Masti (2004), Kaal (2005), No Entry (2005) and Partner (2007). In 2006, she starred in the comedy, Bhagam Bhag which d...

Part-I Parveen Babi biography

Parveen Babi , a Gujrati Muslim and the beautiful actress of the bollywood, was born on 4th april, 1949 in Junagarh, India . Her original name was Parveen Wali Mohammad Khan Babi. She was the only child of her parents and was born fourteen years after the marriage of her parents. She did her schooling in Aurangabad and graduation from St. Xavier's in Ahemdabad. Parveen Babi entered in the film industry in the year 1973 with the film Charitra while she was studying in the college and was a leading and successful actress in 1970s. Parvven Babi was the first Indian actress who was featured on the Time Magazine's cover in 1975. She has given superhit films Deewar(1975), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Shaan(1980), Kalia(1981), Khuddar(1982) in which she was paired with the superstar Amitabh Bachchan . Some of her hit films are: Majboor(1974) 36 Ghante(1974) Trinurti(1974) Bullet(1976) Chandni Sona(1977) Kranti(1981) Namak Halaal(1982) Parveen Babi has a very good chemistry with Amitab...

Zeenat Aman Biography

Zeenat Aman born November 19, 1951 is an Indian actress and a former beauty queen who has appeared in Bollywood films in the 70s and 80s. Upon making her debut in Hindi films, Aman was credited with bringing the Western heroine look to cinema. Zeenat Aman was born to a Muslim father, Amanullah Khan and a Hindu mother, Scinda. Her father , was one of the writers for the blockbuster movies of Mughal-e-Azam and Pakeezah. He died when Zeenat was just 13. Zeenat's mother was a German citizen, and took her to Germany - where Zeenat was very unhappy, returning to India as soon as she turned 18. Zeenat received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the Zee Cine Awards function in 2008, as a recognition of her talent & contribution to Hindi Cinema. Zeenat married Sanjay Khan (Abbas) during the making of the film Abdullah. in 1980's she got married to Mazhar Khan and had two sons Azaan and Zahaan. Aman studied in Mumbai and abroad. Upon returning to India, she first took a job as a...

Anita Guha "Silver Screen Ki Sita" Biography

Anita Guha was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became most famous for playing the title role in Jai Santoshi Maa (1975). Previously, she had played Sita in mythological films like "Sampoorna Ramayana" (1961), "Shree Ram Bharat milap" (1965) and, "Tulsi vivah" (1971). She came to Mumbai in the 1950s when she was only 15 years old. She became an actress there and made her film debut in "Tangewali" (1955). She moved onto hit films like "Sharada" (1957) and "Goonj Uthi Shehnai" (1959), for which she earned her only Filmfare nomination of her career as Best Supporting Actress. But it was her title role in Jai Santoshi Maa (1975) that brought her the most fame. She had never even heard of goddess Santoshi until she was offered the role, as this was a little-known goddess. It was only a guest appearance, and her scenes were shot 10-12 days. She fasted during the shooting. The low-budget pi...

Shamita Shetty Biography

Shamita Shetty born on February 2, 1980 is an Indian actress. She is the younger and pretty sister of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty . Shamita is the second and youngest daughter of Surendra and Sunanda Shetty. She was born in a traditional close-knit family that hails from the Bunt community of Mangalore. Her parents are manufacturers of tamper-proof caps for the pharmaceutical industry and her native language is Tulu. Shamita Shetty attended St Anthony's Girls High School in Chembur, Mumbai. She graduated from Sydenham College. Shetty made her debut in 2000 with the Yash Raj Films blockbuster Mohabbatein , which was directed by Aditya Chopra . Since Mohabbatein, she mostly found success in item numbers, including "Sharara Sharara" in Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2001) and "Chori Pe Chori" in Saathiya (2002). Later, Shetty's most notable solo performance in a movie thus came so far with the film Zeher opposite Emraan Hashmi . She worked once with her sister ...

Biography Bollywood actress Tabu

Tabu born on November 4, 1970 is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali language films, as well as one American film. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice , and she holds the record for the most wins of Filmfare's Critics Award for Best Female Performer, with four. She went to St. Anns high school in Hyderabad. Tabu moved to Mumbai in 1983 and studied at St. Xavier's College for two years. She is the niece of Shabana Azmi and the younger sister of actress Farah Naaz. She has homes in Mumbai and Hyderabad In Gulzar’s Machis, she depicted the agony of citizens of Punjab, who were the victims of terrorist attacks during the period when there was unrest in the state. Chandrachur Singh and Om Puri also provided realistic performance in the state. She was sublime in the film Tarqieb, where she was killed and there was no evidence to prove the guilt of the offender. She was ...

Anita Raj

Anita Raj who was born on 13th August 1962 is a former Bollywood actress who was quiet popular in the 1980s. Anita Raj began her Hindi film career with the love story Premgeet that was released in 1982 opposite Raj Babbar. Anita Raj played a brain tumor victim in the film. The film was a big success at the box office and the actress became an overnight star. Anita Raj acted in several films in the 1980s and early 1990s like Zameen Aasman (1983), Bheegi Palkein (1984), Ghulami (1985), Taqatwar (1989), Adharm (1992), Kaun Kare Kurbani (1992), Gehra Raaz (1996), Nafrat Ki Aandhi (1989),Jeene Nahi Doonga (1984), Thodi Life Thodi Magic (2008) and many others. The Bollywood actress starred with actors like Raj Babbar, Sunjay Dutt, Shatrughan Sinha , Dharmendra , Mithun Chakraborty , Govinda and many other top actors of the 1980s.

Sameera Reddy-Biography

Bollywood actress Sameera Reddy who made her debut in Maine Dil Tujhko Diya in 2002 is also famous for her role in Musafir . But Sameera Reddy failed to give big blockbuster successes like Deepika Padukone or like Konkana Sen Sharma who managed to make their mark in Bollywood. Instead of making a mark in Bollywood the actress did well in South Indian Tamil Cinema where she recently acted in a movie Vaaranam Aayiram directed by Gautham Menon which proved to be a hit. Other than her debut film, the actress also worked in Darna Mana Hai, Musafir, Plan, Naksha, Taxi Number 9211, No Entry, Fool and Final Race, One Two Three , Naam and her 2009 films are Red Alert - The War Within, Aladin , De Dana Dan and Blue . Sameera Reddy is believed to have lost weight for the film and done extensive make up to pull off a slim good looking modern girl. Her role in Bollywood flick Musafir gave her a glamorous image, one that she has evidently tried to shed through her choices thereafter.

Urmila Matondkar Biography

Urmila Matondkar born on February 4, 1974 in Mumbai is an Indian Bollywood actress and is a typical Marathi girl. Urmila Matondkar had acted in experimental roles for the last 15 years. But the viewers remember her more in scary characters created by Ram Gopal Verma. She acted as a child artist in Masoom, in 1983. She showed her innocence in the character as she was the daughter of Shabana Azmi who liked to play with her step-brother played by Jugal Hansraj. She gave good lips in the song “lakri ke kathi” composed by R.D.Burman. She stormed bollywood films with her performance in Ram Gopal Verma’s Daud, opposite Sanjay Dutt . It was serio-comic film which was based on a stolen property. Both Sanjay and Urmila travelled in different places and were chased by thiefs for the stolen property. The story was straight forward, but the performance of Urmila was well appreciated by the audience. She proved her identity also in the film Rangeela with Jackie Shroff which was her debut film ...