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Bindu

Bindu born on January 17, 1951 is a Bollywood actress who gave popular performances during 1970's, 80's and 90's. She first landed in Bollywood with a role in "Anpadh" starring Dharamendra and Mala Sinha directed by Raj Khosla. In the movie,she played a young graduate though in real life, she was only 11 years old. She climed the ladders of success with the movie " Kati Patang " directed by Shakti Samanta where she appeared in the song "Mera Naam Shabnam" as a Cabaret Dancer. The song is still popular with the audiences. Bindu from then on, mostly took negative roles and became popular as a Vamp along with Helen and Aruna Irani . Bindu had everything that a sex symbol in Bollywood should possess.She was beautiful,fair skinned and carried herself with good poise.However despite having everything she could not bag lead roles in the films. After Kati Patang,came her roles in movies like Ittefaq in the year 1969 and Imtihaan in 1974 where she pla...

Nadira

Nadira who was born on 5 December 1932 was a profound Bollywood actress who contributed a lot to the Indian cinema. Nadira is best remembered for her performance in the 1950s and 1960s flicks like Shree 420 (1955), Pakeezah (1972) and Julie (1975), which also won her Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. Nadira acquired lot of fame with the 1952 film Aan with her role as a savage princess. Other than this Nadira played lead roles in a number of films like Dil Apna Prit Parayee, Hanste Zakhm, Amar Akbar Anthony and Pakeezah. In the 1980s and 1990s, Nadira entered a new phase of her career, playing elderly women as a supporting actress in Bollywood films. The actress was last seen in the film Josh (2000). On 9 February 2006, this dynamic lady died at the age of 73 at the Bhatia Hospital in Tardeo, Mumbai following a prolonged illness.

Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma born on 1 May 1988 is a model and Bollywood actress. In 2008, the beautiful lady played the female lead role in the flick Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shahrukh Khan . The film was directed by Aditya Chopra , who has also directed hit movies like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Mohabbatein. Anushka Sharma was born studied in Army School and got graduated in arts from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. Anushka Sharma wanted to acquire fame in modeling world and she also began her modeling career at the Lakme Fashion Week as a model for Wendell Rodricks's Les Vamps Show and was called to be Rodricks's finale model at the Spring Summer 2007 Collection. Presently the actress is busy filming for Yash Raj Film titled film Right Hand Man alongwith Shahid Kapur . The film will be directed by Parmeet Sethi and Anushka will begin shooting for Nikhil Advani's Patiala House, opposite Akshay Kumar . The movie is scheduled to start it's shooting in December.

AMRITA ARORA

Amrita Arora was born in a traditional Maharashtrian family at Mumbai (Bombay). She is the younger sister of Malaika Arora , the well known model and actress. Amrita Arora followed footsteps of her elder sister. She started her career as Model and gradually moved into being a Video jockey. Amrita hosted shows such as "MTV House Full" and "MTV Chill Out". Amrita Arora also featured in many advertisements such as Ponds, Elle 18 and Sunsilk Fruitamins. Amrita Arora made her debut in Bollywood with the film "Kitne Door Kitne Pass" opposite Fardeen Khan . Her first film was unsuccessful at the Box Office. Amrita's first successful movie was "Awara Paagal Deewana" directed by Vikram Bhatt. After that, a series of flop film followed including the controversial film "Girlfriend" with Isha Koppikar (a film about lesbian relationship). She was romantically linked to Kevin Otter, Upen Patel and Ashmit Patel . Currently she is said to be dat...

Kamini Kaushal

Kamini Kaushal (born 1927) is an Indian film actress. Her original name was Uma. Her father was a Botanist and Professor at Lahore University . She did her college at Kinnaird College in Lahore, British India . Her sister died leaving behind very young children and Uma married ( or was made to marry) her sister’s husband. Her husband, Mr. Sood was an officer in the Bombay port trust. Uma came from a well-to-do background, she was an honours graduate in literature, which was very rare in the world of films in those days. There is also a mention of her having been a stage actress in Delhi. She worked as a radio artist before she was discovered by Chetan Anand as the lead for his film Neecha Nagar. This movie was shot before her marriage and released in 1946. After Neecha Nagar and marriage, Kamini Kaushal worked with all the top leading men of her time such as Ashok Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar. In 1965 she moved to playing character roles with a film called Shaheed starring Man...

ESHA DEOL

Esha Deol , born on November 2, 1981, is daughter of 'Dream Girl' Hema Malini and 'He Man' Dharmendra. She has a sister named Aahan. Esha is step sister of Bollywood star Sunny and Bobby Deol. Esha Deol is an accomplished classical dancer and National level Football player. Esha studied in the Jamnabai Narsee School, excelled at football, then went on to attend Oxford University and obtained a Masters Degree in Media Arts and Computer Technology. She also learned classical dance forms from her mom, the daughter of Jaya Chakraborty. Favourite Perfume: Estee Lauder's Pleasure. Esha Deol made her debut with the movie " Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche ". The film was unsuccessful at box office but she went on to win Filmfare Best Debutant Award for her performance. After that a series of unsuccessful films followed. Isha Deol's first successful film at box office was "Dhoom". Since then she has given two more hit films "Kaal" and " No E...

KIRON KHER

Born on June 14, 1955, the actress has her roots in theatre. Kiron Kher , the wife of Anupam Kher , actually, began her career as a television host before moving on to Hindi films. Her first film was a Punjabi one, Aasra Pyar Da, made in 1983. Then came her first major role in Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum, where she played the main role of the singer. EARLY LIFE: Kirron Kher was born in Mumbai to Jatt Sikh parents, and brought up in Chandigarh, Punjab, where she did her schooling and later college from Panjab University, Chandigarh. At school she was an avid Badminton player along with her sister, Arjuna awardee Kanwal Thakar Singh, their mother Diljit Singh was also active in sports and dramatics in in her college days in pre-partition Punjab. Kirron also had a brother, painter Amardeep Singh , who passed away in 2003. In 2000, she appeared in film director, Rituparno Ghosh's Bengali film Bariwali 1999, to critical acclaim. Though when she won the National Film Award for Bes...

Lisa Ray

Lisa Ray was born on April 4, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lisa ray the former fashion diva and Indian actress first appeared in an advertisement for Bombay Dyeing wearing a high-cut black swimsuit opposite Karan Kapoor . Lisa Ray made her first debut in 1994 in a Tamil movie opposite actor Sarath Kumar in the film Nethaji where she appeared in a brief role. Lisa began her Bollywood acting career with the film Kasoor in 2001 opposite Aftab Shivdasani . Lisa Ray's was also casted in Deepa Mehta's romantic Indian-Canadian romp, Bollywood/Hollywood in 2002. In 2005, Lisa worked again with Deepa Mehta in the Oscar-nominated film, Water. Other films of the actress includes All Hat, A Stone's Throw and 50's apartheid South Africa in The World Unseen and a Christian-Arab lesbian in I Can't Think Straight that was directed by Shamim Sarif. In 2007, the beautiful actress was also seen in a contemporary Hollywood film Kill Kill Faster Faster. Featured in the Canadian ...

Anju Mahendru

Anju Mahendru the bollywood actress was born on January 11, 1946. The talented star was discovered by poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi and was a popular starlet during the 60's and 70's. Although Anju Mahendru didn't made it as a leading lady and moved to character roles. She acted only in few films during the 80's and 90's. Anju Mahendru also acted in films like Dastak (1970), Bandhan, Intaquam, Sunghursh, Jewel Thief, Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse, Satta, Kyon?, Waah! Tera Kya Kehna, A Pocket Full of Dreams (2001), etc. In the late 1990s, Anju Mahendr u made a comeback via television with strong roles in television serials in India. The actress also acted in a supporting role in the critically acclaimed Saathiya alongside Rani Mukherjee and Vivek Oberoi. She also made a guest appearance in Page 3 and had a part in 2006's Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye alongside Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif.

Diana Hayden

The gorgeous model Diana Hayden was born on May 1, 1973. Diana is an Indian model, bollywood actress and former Miss World. Diana Hayden became popular when she was crowned as Miss World in the year 1997. Diana Hayden became the third Indian woman to win the Miss World pageant and soon after that the actress entered Bollywood industry. Diana Hayden moved to the UK and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. The actress also studied at Drama Studio London, where she concentrated on the works of Shakespeare and earned a Best Actress nomination from the studio. In 2001, she made her screen debut in the film version of Shakespeare’s Othello in South Africa. In 2006, Diana was signed by the Avalon Academy as the face of the Academy and currently serves as a celebrity guest lecturer for airline personnel training programs. After failing to make a mark in Bollywood, Hayden moved to Los Angeles and devoted herself to social causes. In 2008, Diana Hayden alos became a part of the...

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.

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.

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 ...