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Barbara Mori

Barbara Mori Ochoa was born on February 2, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay. This Mexican actress and model got a big break in 2004, with the remake of the telenovela Rubi in which the actress played the lead role. In 1998, Barbara Mori got her first leading role as 'Azul' in the series Azu; Tequila opposite Mauricio Ochmann. Soon after a year Barbara filmed the series Me muero por tí in Miami opposite Peruvian star Christian Meier. Indian film producer Rakesh Roshan signed her as the leading actress for his upcoming movie Kites with co-star Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan .

Zarine Khan

Zarine Khan who looks similar to Katrina Kaif , is an Indian actress and model. Zarine started her career in Bollywood with the film Veer opposite smart hunk Salman Khan. The actress was born on 25 May, 1984. Zarine Khan got acting offer when she was present on the set of Yuvraaj at Subhash Ghai 's film school Whistling Zarine never thought of becoming a model but due to some financial crisis in her family she had to gave up studies and tried her luck in the glamour world. Luck was in her favour and she got some modeling assignments which helped her to run her house. Salman Khan noticed Zarine and decided to cast her for his film Veer.

Lalita Pawar

Born on 18 April 1916, Lalita Pawar appeared in almost 700 movies both in Hindi and Marathi cinema. Lalita's other memorable roles were in films like Anari (1959), Shri 420 and Mr and Mrs 55 . The actress also played the role of Manthara in Ramanand Sagar's television epic serial, Ramayan . The actress was particularly known for playing maternal roles, especially cruel mother-in-law. Lalita Pawar died on 24 February 1998 in Aundh, Pune , where she had been staying, for a while.

Jaya Prada

Bollywood actress turned politician Jaya Prada was born on 3 April 1962. In 1986, Jaya Prada married producer Srikanth Nahata who was already married to Chandra and had 3 children. If we look at her Bollywood career, K. Viswanath remade Siri Siri Muvva in 1976 into the Hindi version Sargam and introduced Jaya Prada to Bollywood industry in 1979. The film became a huge hit and Jaya Prada became an overnight star. The actress earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. With another hit movie Kaamchor that came in 1982 she started getting more Hindi films and she also bagged two more Filmfare nominations as Best Actress for playing Amitabh Bachchan ’s endearing girlfriend in Prakash Mehra 's Sharaabi in 1984 and for her challenging double role in K. Vishwanath's Sanjog in 1985. Jaya made a successful team, not just with Amitabh Bachchan and Jeetendra , but also with her immediate screen rival Sridevi with whom Jaya has acted in about a dozen films. In 2002, Jaya...

Kim Sharma

Kim Sharma born 21 January 1980 in Ahmednagar is a Bollywood actress and model. On a trip to Mumbai, Kim Sharma went through an audition for Close-Up toothpaste and she was selected too. After this commercial, Kim endorsed many products like Sunsilk, Pepsi, Tata Safari, Ponds, Fair and Lovely, Clean-n-Clear and Liril. The actress is also the brand ambassador of Olay in India. Aditya Chopra signed Kim Sharma for his film Mohabbatein opposite Jugal Hansraj . The movie also marked the launch of five other newcomers, Uday Chopra, Jugal Hansraj, Jimmy Shergill, Shamita Shetty and Preeti Jhangiani . The movie turned out to be great success and it started Kim's career in Bollywood film industry.

Nargis Dutt

Nargis Dutt was born in Calcutta on 1 June 1929. This talented Bollywood actress was recruited to the cinema at an early age. Nargis made her first film appearance in the 1935 Talashe Haq when she was six years old. Nargis was married to actor Sunil Dutt in 1958 and she appeared in many movies after her film debut; she won lasting fame for her later, adult, roles, starting with at the age of 14, in Mehboob Khan's Taqdeer in 1943 opposite, Motilal. The actress also starred in many popular Hindi-Urdu films of the late 40's and 50's to name a few Barsaat, Andaz, Deedar, Shree 420 etc.Her most famous role was in the film Mother India that was released in 1957. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her brilliant performance in the film. Nargis Dutt sank into a coma on 2 May 1981 and died on 3 May 1981.

Divya Bharti

Divya Bharti was an Indian Bollywood actress who was born on 25 February 1974. Divya started her career in 1990 with Telugu movies making her debut in Bobbili Raja. After various other hits in the South. then she made her entry in Hindi flicks with Vishwatma in 1992 that was her debut film. This film was average in the box office but even then Divya claimed lot of praise for the song Saat Samundar Paar which gave her fame. Divya Bharti appeared in more than 14 Hindi films within a year, the years between 1992 and Mid 1993 are till date remembered for her smashing record at the time for a newcomer that nobody could ever beat. Divya Bharti married Sajid Nadiadwala in May 1992. Her career was cut short by her tragic death in April 1993 at the age of 19. Divya's death is still a mystery unknown to everyone as no one could find enough evidence of how she died therefore the closed the case in 1998. The actress also appeared in Bollywood films like Dil Aashna Hai , Shola Aur Shabnam , ...

Simple Kapadia

Simple Kapadia was a Bollywood actress and costume designer too. Simple began her career when she was 18 years old. The actress made her acting debut in 1977 in the film Anurodh casted opposite her real-life brother-in-law, Bollywood renowned actor Rajesh Khanna . Simple Kapadia appeared in about 20 movies. She stopped acting in 1986 and worked as a costume designer for films since then. In 1994, Simple also won a National award for her costume design in the film Rudaali . The actress died on 10 November 2009.

Lillete Dubey

Lillete Dubey the Bollywood actress was born in Mumbai. Her daughter Neha Dubey is also an actress who starred in the Mira Nair movie ' Monsoon Wedding '. Her other daughter Ira Dubey is also an actress and starred in 'The President Is Coming' with Konkona Sen Sharma . Lillete Dubey, in addition to acting, is an acclaimed theatre director, television and film artist, and founder of the Theatre Action Group in Delhi. Lillete has also directed the play, 30 days in Septem,ber. She has also appeared in films like Sach, My Brother Nikhil, Aap Ki Khatir , Corporate, Main Aisa Hi Hoon , Fanna , etc.

Anjana Sukhani

Anjana Sukhani hails from Jaipur. This model-turned-actress was born on December 10, 1978. This Bollywood actress did her schooling from first till tenth standard in Mumbai at Kamla High School way back in 1994, Khar. Anjana also holds a Management Degree in International Business. Her sister Meena Sukhani made her debut in the movie Bachna Ae Haseeno. Anjana Sukhani was cast in a television advertisement for Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates with the Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan . The actress was also well remembered for her performance in the remixed Hindi music video for the song Ghar Jayegi. Anjana was also seen in Bollywood films like Salaam-e-Ishq , Golmaal Returns , which was a sequel to 2006 hit flick Golmaal and so on.

Prachi Desai

The small screen actress took no time to acquire the B-town fame Prachi Desai was born on 12 September 1988. Prachi is best known for her role as ‘Bani Walia’ in the Hindi television drama Kasamh Se which aired on Zee TV. Prachi Desai is the spokesperson, brand ambassador endorser and the face of Neutrogena products in India.Studied at St Joseph Convent, Panchgani, Prachi then completed her schooling till 9th grade in Surat. For her higher studies she went to Pune. Prachi Desai’s first film as a Bollywood actress was Rock On !! Opposite Farhan Akhtar . Prachi had to leave her very successful role of "Bani" in Kasam Se to act in Rock On. She was also seen in films like Life Partner, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai , a film to be released in mid 2010. It stars Ajay Devgan , Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut . Prachi Desai has just recently roped in the Bollywood remake of the American novel The Great Gatsby, and will star in an ensemble cast featuring the heartthrob Hrithik Ro...

Shahana Goswami

Shahana Goswami is a Bollywood actress who was born on 6th May 1986 in New Delhi.She has been schooled in Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Delhi and Sophia,Mumbai. Shahana's mother is an Editorial Consultant and father,an Economist. She is a trained Odissi dancer and has had been learning the dance for 10 years under Guru Padmashri Kiran Segal.The actress has besides learning,performed at various places with her dance group.Besides,being a performer,she has been an atelete in her school days and participated in badminton,basketball and volleyball at the zonal level and stood second in the National Artificial Wall Climbing Competition. She was introduced to acting through Jaimini Pathak's theatre group where she was a production assistant.It was later on that she acted in the theatre's production Seagull and Arabian Nights.She was asked to meet Shanoo Sharma who advised her to give a screening test for Naseerudin Shah's directorial debut “ Yun Hota to Kya Hota ”.After that,Sha...