Rani Mukherji-The Biography

Rani Mukerji

Rani Mukerji, famous as the queen of Bollywood hails from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father Ram Mukherjee is a retired director and one of the founders of ‘ Filmalaya Studios’. Her mother Krishna was a playback singer. Her brother Raja Mukherjee is a film producer, now turned director.

Indeed, Rani Mukherjee has more filmi relations than one can count on fingertips.

The Name Mystery “Mukherjee or Mukerji”?

Rani changed the English transliteration of her surname from Mukherjee to Mukerji several years ago. At the time, it was reported that she did this for numerological reasons. In 2006, Mukerji stated that numerology was not a concern; her name had been put down as Mukerji on her passport, and she wanted to retain it.

Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat

With a trademark husky voice, Rani made her debut in a women-oriented film Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat that did nit help her much in establishing herself. She got her first breakthrough with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998.

Mukerji is a trained Odissi dancer, and began learning the dance in tenth grade. Mukerji studied at Maneckjee Cooper High School in Juhu, and later enrolled at Mithibai College in Mumbai. Rani Mukherjee is very fond of cricket.

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

The icing on the cake was ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, a film that had been eagerly awaited for the prospective battle of the Mukherjee cousins. While Kajol was, beyond doubt, the film’s heroine, Rani too had her share of meat in the supporting role of Shah Rukh’s first wife, Tina . She received her first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for the same film.

She was gradually shifting positions towards the top in the popularity charts, she started getting the initial jolts. Films like Baadal and Nayak cast a shadow on her prospects. The film left theatres in India without a whimper. Hope was alive in the form of Hadh Kar Di Aapne, which was in the pipeline. Rani had faith in Govinda and David Dhawan’s saleability at the box office. Unfortunately, the film failed to raise a laugh and the cash boxes did not ring.

Rani tried to remain unfazed. She was looking towards the future and Hey Ram. As an actress, Rani was proud to be associated with an actor-director of Kamal Haasan’s caliber and was thrilled to have Hey Ram in her lap. Even Hey Ram did not propel her career to the extent she had expected. There wasn’t any critical appreciation of her performance in the film. Infact, Rani’s fans became aloof when they saw their favourite actress locked in a passionate kiss in the film.

Rani Mukerji still was excitingly looking up about the projects that were lined up. A series of unsuccessful runs didn’t dampened the giggly self. She continued to be sprightly. Suddenly there was a furious debate about exactly what made Rani Mukherjee click (for a raging hit she was, especially with the male population) her daring, baring clothes, her husky voice, or the little peek you got into her acting abilities.

Whatever it was, this film helped Rani zoom into the happening league and suddenly, she was everyone’s favourite new star! Even a dud like ‘Hello Brother’ (1999) couldn’t affect her new-found status.

In 2001, Mukerji starred in Abbas Mustan’s romantic drama Chori Chori Chupke Chupke , co-starring Salman Khan and Preity Zinta. The film was released after a one-year delay, and was one of the first Bollywood movies to handle the issue of surrogate child-birth. Mukerji’s role was that of Priya Malhotra , a woman who is unable to conceive after a miscarriage, thus hires a surrogate mother. Rani Mukherji was handicapped with a role that doesn’t give her much scope besides weeping and sobbing,yet, to her credit, she manages to hold her own even while playing a stereotypical sacrificing bhartiya nari.

In 2002, Mukerji played the lead role in Kunal Kohli’s romance Mujhse Dosti Karoge , co-starring alongside Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor. Although the movie did not do well in India, it generated great business overseas, and marked her entry into India’s biggest production house: Yash Raj Films. Later that year, Rani Mukerji starred in Shaad Ali’s critically acclaimed Saathiya opposite Vivek Oberoi. The film was a moderate success and became one of the highest grossing movies of the year. The role of Suhani Sharma, the lead protagonist,(a medical student) became so real on-screen by her mesemerizing presence. She dealt with the tensions and discontent of married life beautifully. She won a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, and among several other nominations, received her first Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare.

Chalte Chalte

Mukerji’s first 2003 release was Aziz Mirza’s drama Chalte Chalte opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film saw her play a similar role to that of Saathiya, and she received her second nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award. Among another three releases that year, Mukerji starred in Chori Chori, where she portrayed her first comic role. Although the film did not do well at the box office, Mukerji’s comic timing was praised.

Yuva

In 2004, her performance as a Bengali housewife in Mani Ratnam’s Yuva won Mukerji her second Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. Though the film failed to do well, her performance was critically acclaimed with one critic writing, “the role demanded an actress of substance and Rani more than lives up to the expectations”. She followed through by playing the leading role in the romantic comedy Hum Tum, which became one of the biggest hits of the year. The film, based on the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally…, was directed by Kunal Kohli. Mukerji’s portrayal of Rhea Sharma, a woman of today’s generation, won her several awards, including her first Filmfare Best Actress Award.

Yash Chopra’s love saga Veer-Zaara, co-starring alongside Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta emerged as the top grossing movie in India and abroad, tells the love story of an Indian officer, Veer Pratap Singh , played by Khan, and a Pakistani woman, Zaara, played by Zinta. Mukerji played the supporting role of Saamiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani lawyer who takes it upon herself to find the truth about Veer Pratap Singh.

Black came as the biggest milestone in her career. Mukerji in her critically acclaimed performance as the blind, deaf and mute Michelle McNally in Black (2005), earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award for the second consecutive year.

In 2005, Mukerji starred in four high-profile films: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Black, Shaad Ali’s Bunty Aur Babli , Amol Palekar’s Paheli and Ketan Mehta’s The Rising .

Black

She was primarily noted for her performance in Black . When Bhansali first came to Mukerji with the offer, she turned it down and stated that she was not confident enough to play a deaf-blind girl. Once the director put faith in her, she agreed to do it and intensely studied sign language with professionals at the Helen Keller Institute in Mumbai. Mukerji received much critical acclaim for her performance and collected numerous trophies in the category of Best Actress at various award ceremonies. There’s no denying that Rani delivered her best performance to date. With no dialogues in her lap, the actress conveys through expressions solely and what a terrific impact she makes. Here’s a performance that should act as a reference guide for all aspiring actors.

Bunty Aur Babli

Her next release, Bunty Aur Babli, surfaced as one of the biggest hits of the year. The film, though successful at the box office, opened to mixed reviews, and so did Mukerji’s performance, with one critic writing, “Rani has done a great job most of the time, though she does tend to go a little over the top in the crying scenes. Nevertheless,
Mukerji received Best Actress nominations from the IIFA Awards and Filmfare Awards.

Mukerji was offered the lead role in Mira Nair’s Hollywood film, The Namesake (2007) but owing to clashing dates with Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, she could not commit to the project.

Her first release in 2006 was Karan Johar’s drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, which consisted of a multi-starrer that included Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Kirron Kher. The film opened to mixed reviews but emerged as the most successful movie ever overseas.The film tells the story of two unhappily married couples in New York, which results in an extramarital affair. Mukerji played the role of Maya Talwar, a woman layered with self-doubt and question about the relationship between her and her husband, played by [Abhishek] Bachchan; her performance was well received. The movie did not do well at the box office in India, though proved to be a hit overseas. Her role as a widow met with mixed reviews.

Anticipated Projects in 2009

Anurag Singh’s directorial debut starring Shahid Kapur and Rani Mukherjee in the lead, under production since July 2008, is already plagued with controversies.

“There are too many reports circulating against the actors. The allegations against Rani and Shahid are rubbish and baseless. Both of them are very professional actors,” the source is quoted as saying.The film has been titled ‘Addipa’ or ‘Haddipa’.

We hope that she comes back with a bang and bring joy to all her fans with her power packed performances and mesmerizing smile.

Nandana Sen - The Biography

Nandana Sen or Nandana Dev Sen was born 19 August, 1967, and is an
upcoming bollywood actress.Her father is Nobel Prize winning economist
Amartya Sen and mother is Bengali writer Nabanita Dev Sen. She was
born in Calcutta. She spent her childhood in India and USA. Sen
started her career with the movie The Doll. In 2008, she appeared in
the British television series Sharpe, in the episode Sharpe's
Peril.She dated Madhu Varma.She married Horst Yorgan Rutstch. She’s
somewhat of a maverick – never hesitating to go against the
convention. Perhaps, it’s this very quality that makes Nandana Sen hot
and sizzling.


Filmography



Year Feature Film
2009 Rang Rasiya, The Forest, The World Unseen, It's a Mismatch (To
be released)
2007 Strangers, Marigold
2005 The War Within, My Wife's Murder, Tango Charlie, Black
2004 The Miracle: A Silent Love Story
2003 Bokshu, The Myth,
2001 Branchie
2000 Seducing Maarya
1998 The Doll/Gudia

Year Short Feature
2006 The Silence/Chuppee
2001 Forever

Nandana has always been on the fringes of Bollywood. Strictly
speaking, she hasn’t been part of the mainstream and has kept herself
restricted to off-beat cinema with only a few exceptions.

Biography: Karisma Kapoor

Karisma Kapoor

Karisma Kapoor, nicknamed "Lolo" born on June 25, 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra,to Randhir Kapoor, an actor popular during the 1970s and 80s, and actress Babita. Her sister is actress Kareena Kapoor. She studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai until grade six. Her grandfather is actor Raj Kapoor.

Making her film debut in 1991, Kapoor went on to become one of the most popular actresses of her generation. During her career years, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, Raja Hindustani being the most notable of them, as it was her biggest commercial success, and won Kapoor her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. She surprised critics and audiences with her performances in art films such as Fiza (2000) and Zubeidaa (2001), for which she earned a Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics) awards at the Filmfare ceremony. Since then, she has worked in several films though most of them performed poorly at the box office.

In 2003, Kapoor took a break from cinema and is likely to make her comeback very soon.

Karisma does not like to talk about her personal life but she has been romantically involved with Ajay Devgan and Abhishek Bachchan. She announced her engagement to Bachchan in October 2002 on the 60th birthday of Abhishek's father, Amitabh Bachchan. Four months later in February 2003, they split up.

Karisma Kapoor's Marriage with Sanjay Kapur

On 29 September 2003, she married industrialist Sanjay Kapur, CEO of Sixt India. In typical Kapoor tradition, Karisma was married at her grandfather, the late Raj Kapoor's home, R K Cottage. The couple opted for an hour-long Hindu ceremony. The couple has one daughter named Samaira, who was born on 11 March 2005. After the birth of her daughter, there was considerable rift between her and her husband. The couple has subsequently patched-up.

Karisma made her debut in the 1991 movie Prem Qaidi, which was a semi-hit. Although most of her multiple releases from 1992-1996 failed to do well at the box office, she had some success with films like Jigar (1992), Anari (1993), Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) and Jeet (1996).

Karisma Kapoor in Raja Hindustani

In 1996, Kapoor played the female lead in Dharmesh Darshan's Raja Hindustani opposite Aamir Khan. The movie was the highest grossing film of the year and she won her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. The following year, she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Yash Chopra's super-hit, Dil To Pagal Hai opposite Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.

Kapoor took a year break from films in 1998. Her diminutive comeback in 1999 proved to be good as she took part in the year's most successful films. Kapoor starred in four absolute hits. David Dhawan's comedy Biwi No.1 opposite Salman Khan became the biggest hit of the year. She proved to have success with comedy films, as David Dhawan's another film Haseena Maan Jaayegi did fairly well at the box office.

Kapoor also collaborated for the first time with the Rajshri Productions banner with Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United which also resulted in a hit. Her last release, Jaanwar opposite Akshay Kumar, was another box office hit, making her the most successful actress of the year.

Karisma Kapoor in Fiza

Karisma Kapoor in Zubeidaa

In 2000, she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Khalid Mohammed's Fiza . Her performance in the film was much appreciated as she surprised the audiences and the critics showing great emotional range and depth. She also achieved critical acclaim for her role in the film, Zubeidaa (2001), which garnered her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Her performance in Shakti - The Power (2002) was highly appreciated and earned her many nominations in the Best Actress category.

In 2003 she played the leading role in the television series Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny. After her film, Baaz: A Bird In Danger that also released in 2003, she took a sabbatical from full time acting for three years.

Her most recent release was the delayed film, Mere Jeevan Saathi (2006) in which she played a negative role.

In October 2008, alongside actor Arjun Rampal and director/choreographer Farah Khan, Kapoor began judging the dance show Nach Baliye 4.

Manish Koirala – Crushed Expectations

Manisha Koirala

There were huge expectations from this actress hailing from an illustrious Nepali family (her grandfather was the first Prime
Minister of democratic Nepal). But all of them came crashing down as Manisha Koirala has sadly enough have somewhere lost the spark and her filmi career turned into a checkered pattern with more downs and less ups.

The charming beauty was once slated to be Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit's successor. In fact, she has often been accused of modeling herself after the former. And when she bagged the coveted lead role in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's '1942: A Love Story' (1993) that was originally meant for Madhuri , she created quite a stir.

It was her inclusion in this film that prevented Manisha's relegation into history as another one-film wonder. For, all the way from her sensational debut in Subhash Ghai's 'Saudagar' (1991) to her upcomin film Ek Second...Jo Zindagi Badal De?, she has done some odd 67 films in her career spanning two decades, but Manisha had achieved precious nothing.

Manisha was recognized despite having established stars like Rajkumar and Dilip Kumar, She couldn't have expected much from the likes of 'First Love Letter' (1991), 'Yalgaar' (1992), 'Dhanwaan' (1993) in any case.

But under Chopra's watchful eye, she transformed into a pristine beauty. Not only did Manisha look incredibly innocent and vulnerable in this period drama, she also executed the demanding role of a freedom fighter's daughter torn between two worlds, with amazing conviction.

And then followed it up with two more towering acts in Mansoor Khan's 'Akele Hum Akele Tum' (1995) and Mani Ratnam's 'Bombay' (1995). These three films confirmed the fact that Manisha was one of the most accomplished actresses on the scene.

A few hiccups later, she portrayed another exciting character in 'Agnisakshi'. But her stock really soared skyward with the bilingual super-hit ' Hindustani ' (1996) and a memorable performance in Sanjay Bhansali's 'Khamoshi - The Musical' (1996) _ a film that brought out the best in her. Playing a character caught between the silent world of her deaf and mute parents and the prospect of a fruitful singing career, she lent immense credibility to the dilemma of an individual trying to strike the right balance, as she'd done in '1942…', 'Akele Hum...' and 'Bombay'.

Her next commercial venture was Rajiv Rai's ' Gupt', which may have had little to offer by way of meat, but was still important because of it's huge success. And then came 'Dil Se..' (1998), Mani Ratnam's first Hindi film and his second with Manisha after 'Bombay'. While it turned to be a complete washout at the box-office, it was, perhaps, Manisha's greatest moment as an actress. In a role executed with acute sensitivity and defined by the art of understatement, her delicate face offered a range of expressions and emotions with rare finesse. Sadly, there's been nothing to write about her films after 'Dil Se ’. Except, juicy titbits from her personal life that provide ample for the gossip mills to run, there is not much to say.

On the professional front, Manisha has either picked up inconsequential roles ('Kachche Dhaage ' (1999), 'Baaghi' (2000)) or lent her name to a string of no-starters ('Mann' (1999), ' Khauff' (2000)).

Some of her other movies include Mann; Grahan, Khamoshi, Gupt, Dil Se, Company, Market, Paisa Vasool and Tum. Unfortunately, there's very little to look forward to as well. It's perhaps not appropriate to wonder if this is the end of the road for her, but it is going to take something really special to put her career back on track.

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Randhir Kapoor was born on 21st September 1980 in Mumbai. Her father is the Punjabi Randhir Kapoor, an actor and her mother is the Sindhi Babitha . Her parents divorced when she was quite young. Her older sister is Karishma Kapoor, an actress. Her family tree reads like the who’s who of Bollywood. Her great grandfather is Prithviraj Kapoor and her grandfather is Raj Kapoor. Her uncles are Rishi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, while her maternal aunt is Sadhana.

Kareena did her schooling partly in Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai and later in Welham’s Girls Boarding School in Dehra Dun. She was in Harvard briefly to study Information Technology and Microcomputers. On returning back to India, she studied law for a year at the Government Law College at Churchgate, after which she enrolled in Kishore Namit Acting School.

She was dating Shahid Kapoor since 2004 but they broke up just when they landed their first hit together in Jab We Met. She is now dating actor Saif Ali Khan.

She is involved in several humanitarian causes. In 2005, she joined NDTV by visiting the jawans in Rajasthan . She was part of the Marco Ricci Each One Reach One benefit concert, for World Youth Peace Summit. She donated the prize money she won in Kaun Banega Crorepathi in 2007 to St.Anthony’s Old Age Home and Mount Mary’s Bandra. In 2007, she appeared in Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hai? The money she won was donated to St.Anthony’s Old Age Home.

Kareena Kapoor

Kaho Na Pyaar Hai was supposed to be her debut but she walked out of it and instead starred with Abhishek Bacchan in J.P.Datta’s Refugee in 2000, in which she played Naaz, a Bangladeshi girl who falls in love with Refugee. This won her the Filmfare Best Debut award. In 2001, she worked with Tusshar Kapoor in Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai which was one of the successes of the year. Yaadein did not do well. Her fiery Kaurwaki act in the epic Asoka with Shah Rukh Khan won her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress award. Her fourth film was the multi-starrer Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham in which she played the part of the haughty yet adorable Pooh. The film was her biggest commercial success. The next two years saw her in a few films like Mujhse Dosti Karoge, Khushi, Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon for which the response ranged from flops to moderate successes.

Just when you thought Pooh was as far as she could go, she started experimenting by portraying different characters in her films that released in 2004 and it paid off. She stepped into the shoes of a sex worker in Chameli with Rahul Bose, earning a Filmfare Special Performance award. The other critically acclaimed film was Dev with Amitabh Bacchan, in which she played Aaliya , a victim in the communal riots in Gujarat. She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. She played the villainous Neha Mehra in Fida. She had three releases in 2005: Bewafa, Kyun Ki" and Dosti: Friends Forever, of which the latter did well in the United Kingdom.

Kareena Kapoor

The year 2006 saw her in a thriller 36 China Town and a comedy Chup Chup Ke which were average performers at the box office. It was her role of Dolly in Omkara that clinched the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. The film was an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello and Dolly was based on Desdemona. She also appeared in an item number in Farhan Akhtar’s Don, which was originally done by Helen.

Imtiaz Ali’s romcom Jab We Met with Shahid Kapoor\ was a runaway hit in 2007, her portrayal of the spontaneous and fun-loving Geet was applauded. She won the Filmfare Best Actress award for that role. In 2008, she came out with Tashan with her new boyfriend Saif Ali Khan and her size zero figure but that failed to live up to the hype. She has lent her voice to Laila in the animation flick Roadside Romeo and is part of Golmaal Returns, a sequel to the comedy hit Golmaal.

Some of the films Kareena’s fans can look forward to in 2009 are Main Aur Mrs.Khanna with Salman and Sohail Khan, Kambakth Ishq with Akshay Kumar, Three Idiots with Madhavan and Aamir Khan, Milenge Milenge with Shahid Kapoor.

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Preity Zinta Biography

Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta, born on the 31st January 1975 in Shimla comes from a non-filmi family. Her father Durganand Zinta was in the Indian Army and her mother is Nilprabha. Her older brother Deepankar is with the Indian Army and a younger brother Manish lives in California. Zinta’s parents were in a car accident that killed her father while her mother made it with severe injuries.

Zinta spent her early years at the Jesus and Mary boarding school in Shimla. She is a graduate in English from St.Bede’s College in Shimla after which she did a degree in Criminal Psychology.

Her break into show business was a matter of chance, when she was featured in the Cadbury Perk’s commercial. She went on to be the Liril girl and part of other ads. She made a move into movies in 1997. Her debut Shekhar Kapoor’s Tara Rum Pum Pum with Hrithik Roshan was cancelled after which she landed a role in Mani Rathnam’s Dil Se.Zinta was dating Marc Robinson. She is currently dating Ness Wadia, a businessman who comes from the family that runs Bombay Dyeing .

Zinta was awarded the Godfrey’s Mind of Steel Award and the Red and White Bravery Award for testifying against the underworld who had threatened her during the Bharat Shah case. She was one of the few witnesses who stood her ground.More recently, Zinta was accused by singer Suchitra Krishnamurthy for being the reason behind her divorce from director Shekhar Kapoor, which Zinta denied more.

Preity Zinta

Zinta’s life has been more than just show business. She wrote for the BBC News Online about women’s issues. She is actively involved in various social causes like AIDS awareness, clean up drives in Mumbai, human trafficking etc. Her prize money from Kaun Banega Crorepathi was donated to the Red Cross Society in Shimla. She was one of the celebrities, who as part of NDTV’s Jai Jawan, visited the army men based in Hisar, Haryana.

In 2008, she became the youngest and only woman to own a franchise of the Mohali based Twenty20 cricket team of the Indian Premier League. She was in the news for her rapport with the team’s players and support that she extended towards them during the matches.

Preity Zinta’s first release was in Mani Rathnam’s Dil Se (1998) with Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala. Her role as the outspoken Preeti Nair and her song sequence Jiya Jale was enough to seal the deal. Her second movie the same year was as the lead in Soldier with Bobby Deol. She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award. She also acted in a Telugu movie Premante Idera.

In 1999, she appeared in another Telugu movie Raja Kumarudu and as a CBI officer in Tanuja Chandra’s Sangharsh, which was inspired by Silence of the Lambs. In 2000, she played Priya Bakshi in Kya Kehna which dealt with pre-marital sex and the ostracization of a single, pregnant woman. This was followed by Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega with Rani Mukherji and Salman Khan and Mission Kashmir in which she played a journalist opposite Hrithik Roshan.

She starred once again with Rani Mukherji and Salman Khan in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), which was mired in controversy as it was supposed to have been financed by the underworld. Then there was the groundbreaking Dil Chahta Hai which cast her as Aamir Khan’s love interest. Dil Hai Tumhaara, her only release in 2002, did not do well at the box office. Armaan, in 2003, saw her in a negative role and part of Bollywood’s sci-fi movie Koi Mil Gaya with Hrithik Roshan. It was Naina Catherine Kapoor’s role in Karan Johar’s Kal Ho Na Ho that cinched the Filmfare Best Film Actress Award. In Lakshya she famously played the role of journalist Barkha Dutt and Veer – Zaara, a love story between a Pakistani woman and an Indian man won her praise.

Preity Zinta

Salaam Namaste, set in Australia starring Saif Ali Khan had her in the role of Amber a radio jockey in a live-in relationship and Teen Patti, Johnny Mastana and Shantaramor the third time on screen she was pregnant out of wedlock.

Kabhie Alvida Naa Kehna, another multi starrer by Karan Johar, did well in 2006. Jhoom Bharabar Jhoom in 2007 didn’t do well in India but did better business overseas. Rituparno Ghosh’s The Last Lear got mixed reviews. In 2008, she played Kuljeet Kaur, a war-widow in Heroes and Chand in Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth that was about domestic violence.

Jahnu Barua’s Har Pall, is her next release in 2009 and has her starring with Shiney Ahuja.

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Biography of Waheeda Rahman

Waheeda Rehman

Waheeda was born in a Urdu-speaking family in Hyderabad, India, on May 14, 1936. Her father was the District Magistrate which led him to be posted in several places. Tragedy visited her in 1948 when her dad passed away. Her mom passed away in 1955.

A year after her dad's death she appeared in a Telegu movie 'Rojulu Marayi'. Her role was as an dancing child artiste. She is proficient in Bharat Natyam. It was here that she was spotted by noted Bollywood actor and film-maker, Guru Dutt, who gave her a lead role in C.I.D.. She went on to appear in 'Pyaasa', 'Kagaz Ke Phool', 'Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam', 'Chaudvi Ka Chand', 'Bees Saal Baad', 'Teesri Kasam' just to name a few, in a career that spanned from 1949 through to 2006. She has acted as a child artiste, a leading lady, then switched to character appearances. She has procured the Best Film Actress Award in 1965 for her role in 'Guide ', and then again in 1968 for 'Neel Kamal'.

Guide

Neel Kamal

She had co-starred with Kamaljit Singh in ' Shagun ' , and later married him on April 27, 1974, and moved to his farmhouse in Bangalore. She subsequently gave birth to a son, Sohail, and then to a daughter, Kashvi. When Kamaljit became ill, she considerably reduced her commitments in Bollywood , and the family re-located to 'Sahil', located near Bandra Bandstand, Bombay. Kamaljit passed away on November 21, 2000. Sohail has achieved his M.B.A. and is working in a Private Limited Company, while Kashvi is a Jewelery Designer.

She is very friendly with former actress Nanda and both spend a lot of time together, and often go out to eat out, including Dahi, Bhel, and Pani Puri right outside Elco Arcade in Bandra, West. A Taurus, Waheeda went on to produce her very own film 'Om Jai Jagadish' which met with considerable success. She went on to act in 'Water', 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara', '15 Park Avenue', and 'Rang De Basanti'.

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, India. Sushmita was born in a Bengali family to Shubeer Sen, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander and Subhra Sen who worked as a fashion artist and jewelery designer. She has a brother, Rajeev Sen and a sister, Neelam Sen. She was born St.Theresa's hospital, Hyderabad, and grew up in New Delhi. She attended school at Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute studying English, and had career plans in journalism. She has been linked romantically to several people. In 2000, she adopted a daughter, named Renee. In 1994, at the age of eighteen, Sushmita won the title of Femina Miss India beating out Aishwarya Rai who was the runner up. Sen represented India at the Miss Universe Pageant, held in Manila, Philippines. Sushmita won the Miss Universe 1994 contest.

At Miss Universe, Sushmita ranked third overall in the preliminaries, right behind preliminary winner Miss Colombia Carolina Gomez, and Miss Greece Rea Totounzi, who ranked second but won the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Sushmita went on to place second, fifth and third in the swimsuit, interview, and evening gown semi-final competitions respectively, placing her in third place behind Miss Colombia and Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado. All three women went on to be the final three contestants. In the end, the judges placed their votes on Sushmita, making her the first woman from India to become Miss Universe.

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita's rival at the 1994 Miss India pageant, Aishwarya Rai, went on to win the 1994 Miss World contest. After her reign as Miss Universe was over, Sushmita became an actress. Her first movie, Dastak was in 1996, where she played the victim of a stalker, that didn't do well at the box office. Her subsequent Tamil film Ratchagan, was a huge hit However, it was two years later that her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner. She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen. So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na, in which she starred as Shahrukh Khan's love interest. Later on, she played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower, called Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Her most recent movies include Karma ,Confessions and Holi (2006) opposite Naomi Campbell, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007) Dulha Mil Gaya (2007) opposite Shahrukh Khan.

Sushmita Sen

It has been reported that Sushmita will portray the slain Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto in a film co-produced by Zaid Aziz and Henna Rai of Karachi production firm Vox Vision and Leicester-based Sum Films respectively. Tentatively titled "Benazir Bhutto: The Movie", the flick will be shot at various locations in Pakistan, the US, Britain and Dubai, where Bhutto had spent years as a student and later as a political leader in exile. When asked Sushmita about playing this big role, she excitedly told, “Yes, I am keen to play the role.”

Biography:Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, India. Sushmita was born in a Bengali family to Shubeer Sen, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander and Subhra Sen who worked as a fashion artist and jewelery designer. She has a brother, Rajeev Sen and a sister, Neelam Sen. She was born St.Theresa's hospital, Hyderabad, and grew up in New Delhi. She attended school at Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute studying English, and had career plans in journalism. She has been linked romantically to several people. In 2000, she adopted a daughter, named Renee. In 1994, at the age of eighteen, Sushmita won the title of Femina Miss India beating out Aishwarya Rai who was the runner up. Sen represented India at the Miss Universe Pageant, held in Manila, Philippines. Sushmita won the Miss Universe 1994 contest.
At Miss Universe, Sushmita ranked third overall in the preliminaries, right behind preliminary winner Miss Colombia Carolina Gomez, and Miss Greece Rea Totounzi, who ranked second but won the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Sushmita went on to place second, fifth and third in the swimsuit, interview, and evening gown semi-final competitions respectively, placing her in third place behind Miss Colombia and Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado. All three women went on to be the final three contestants. In the end, the judges placed their votes on Sushmita, making her the first woman from India to become Miss Universe.
Sushmita's rival at the 1994 Miss India pageant, Aishwarya Rai, went on to win the 1994 Miss World contest.





Sushmita sen







After her reign as Miss Universe was over, Sushmita became an actress. Her first movie, Dastak was in 1996, where she played the victim of a stalker, that didn't do well at the box office. Her subsequent Tamil film Ratchagan, was a huge hit However, it was two years later that her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner. She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen.
So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na, in which she starred as Shahrukh Khan's love interest. Later on, she played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower, called Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Her most recent movies include Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006) opposite Naomi Campbell, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007) Dulha Mil Gaya (2007) opposite Shahrukh Khan.
It has been reported that Sushmita will portray the slain Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto in a film co-produced by Zaid Aziz and Henna Rai of Karachi production firm Vox Vision and Leicester-based Sum Films respectively. Tentatively titled "Benazir Bhutto: The Movie", the flick will be shot at various locations in Pakistan, the US, Britain and Dubai, where Bhutto had spent years as a student and later as a political leader in exile. When asked Sushmita about playing this big role, she excitedly told, “Yes, I am keen to play the role.”

Madhavi Latha....HSBB Hot, Sexy, Bold & Beautiful, Southern Mera Bharat

Telugu Movies always welcome new faces. There some production houses who do not hesitate to launch new faces. They bring strong scripts and story line and cast new hero and heroines.
It is always risky business cast new stars - without any star value. But the advantage of casting new comers many. First is fee. Big stars draw big salary and big fees which are sky high. Second advantage is the dates. Big stars are busy with several projects and they don't have bulk dates. Whereas new stars, they give bulk dates. Also there is no tantrum thrown by these new entrants.
Madhavi Latha, a new comer has done couple of movies already. And she is too willing to look glamorous. Here are collection of some exotic photos of Madhavi Latha. Some of her snaps are in saree which are very gorgeous and as well as sexy. She is happy to show her deep belly and navel.

Lavi in Low Hip Saree....HSBB Hot, Sexy, Bold & Beautiful, Southern Mera Bharat

Women looks graceful in the Indian attire Saree - the 6-yard drape! The look more feminine and sexy in the saree, specially if they wear it well. Women prefer to wear the saree a bit low hip, showing their navel and deep belly. It has gone a bit deeper and deeper down the belly line - till it reaches the pantie lines.
Telugu Movie Industry has brought in lot of belles who wear saree deep down the belly line, showing their sexy hip and the navel. Presenting to you here is Telugu Spicy Actress in blue Saree. She wearing it real deep down the navel. She look beautiful and marvelous in this blue saree. She has nice fit body that suit this saree.

Suprena....HSBB Hot, Sexy, Bold & Beautiful, Southern Mera Bharat

A New face Actress who looks like a village beauty having beautiful smile has just landed to the Indian film industry. She is a Kollywood (Tamil Actress) Heroine. Her name is Suprena, does that sound a little difficult to remember. Suprena ...Suprena... Dont mistake her to the very famous Old malayalam actress Suparna who acted in Vaishali. Never mind she will become more familiar to everyone very soon. Not much of her biography is available as she is a new comer into cinema world. You can see how much good looking she is in that Half saree photo. Tamil heroines are very cute and much different than Bollywood Actress who mostly act in films wearing modern dress where as most people love to see them in Saree.

Jyothika....HSBB Hot, Sexy, Bold & Beautiful, Southern Mera Bharat

In the Tamil film industry Jyotika was one among the highest paid actress ever. After giving several blockbuster movies in Tamil and Telugu, she married her long term lover Surya. At present she is a lovable mom and a responsible housewife. The couple is blessed with the cute little angel Diya. Jyothika gave her excellent performance in her recent Tamil movie Mozhi. Earlier,she had also bagged the best actress award for Chrandramukhi.

Riya Sen

Riya Sen

Riya Sen was born in Kolkata , India on January 24, 1981 is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who hails from a family of actors
including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen , began her acting career in 1991 as a child artiste in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was with Style, a 2001 Hindi low-budget sex comedy directed by N.Chandra. Some of her other films include producer Pritish Nandy's musical film, Jhankaar Beats (2001) in Hinglish, director David Dhawan's comedy film, Shaadi No. 1 (2005) and director-cinematographer Santhosh Sivan's Malayalam horror film Ananthabhadram(2005).

Riya was first recognised as a model when she performed in Falguni Pathak's music video Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi at the age of sixteen. Since then, she has appeared in music videos, television commercials, fashion shows, and on magazine covers.

Riya has worked as an activist and appeared in an AIDS awareness music video with the aim of dispelling popular myths about the disease. She also helped raise funds for pediatric eye-care. Riya has faced controversies such as a MMS clip with actor Ashmit Patel, her semi-nude photograph on photographer Dabboo Ratnani's annual calendar and she on-screen kisses in a conservative Indian film industry.

Riya Sen

Born on January 24, 1981 in Kolkata, West Bengal, Riya is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen, a former actress, and granddaughter of Suchitra Sen, a legend in Bengali cinema before moving to Mumbai, she lived in
Kolkata with her parents and Sister Raima Sen, also an actress. Her father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose
younger sister Gayatri Devi is the Maharani of JaipurHer paternal grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. Riya's maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a prominent Kolkata businessman, whose father Dinanath Sen was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura. The sisters are credited on-screen under their grandmother's maiden name, although their official papers carry the surname Dev Varma.

Riya completed her schooling at Loreto House and Rani Birla College, both in Kolkata. Thereafter, she studied at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, and she took up jewellery-designing as a hobby. She designs most of the clothes that she wears in films and commercials. Riya is trained in Kathak and is still pursuing it under Vijayshree Chaudhury and kickboxing taking lessons (has completed the Level I of the 5 levels in belly dancing. Riya entered the film industry through small-time modeling assignments, commuting between Mumbai and Kolkata and traveling by public transport during the her early career. After breaking into the film industry, she shifted from
her mother's house in Ballygunge Circular Road in south Kolkata to Mumbai. There she moved into the family house in Juhu, where she stays with her sister. During her stay in Mumbai, the media romantically linked her to model and actor John Abraham.

Riya has suffered a number of untimely incidents. During the filming of Shaadi No. 1 in France, she was knocked unconscious after being accidentally run over by a stuntman's motorbike, but she was not seriously injured. Shortly before the release of Silsiilay, in which she starred opposite her boyfriend Ashmit Patel, a 90-second video clip was circulated through Multimedia Messaging Services and the internet, showing the pair in compromising situations. This was one of a number of controversies that erupted when celebrities were caught in similar situations using cameraphones. Following this incident, the couple split up, although Riya denied that she was the girl in the MMS clip.One commentator claimed that the footage was an orchestrated publicity stunt. In 2007, she underwent a brief detoxification session in Bangkok for addiction to chocolate.

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