The Vivacious-Juhi Chawla

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Juhi Chawla was born on 13 November 1967. The actress is a film producer and television presenter. After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Juhi Chawla pursued an acting career. Juhi Chawla is married to industrialist Jai Mehta and the couple have two children.

Chawla went on to become one of the leading actresses of Bollywood, and starred in numerous commercially and critically successful films, from the romances Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Darr to Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award, to Yes Boss and Ishq.

During the 2000s, after having starred in over 70 mainstream Hindi films, Juhi Chawla turned towards art and independent cinema, along with films in her native tongue of Punjabi, and has been mostly working in parallel cinema for which she gained critical recognition for her performances in films like Jhankaar Beats, 3 Deewarein, My Brother Nikhil and Bas Ek Pal. Since 2000, Chawla branched out into film production and television presenting as well.

Cover of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Juhi Chawla has also been presenter and host of numerous television shows, particularly award ceremonies, including the Filmfare Awards and the Zee Cine Awards. Juhi Chawla will also be a judge for the entertainment show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa alongside Saroj Khan and Vaibhavi Merchant during the show's third season.

As a producer, Juhi became the co-owner of a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with Shahrukh Khan and director Aziz Mirza. The first two films produced by the production company were Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and Asoka. Their third film, Chalte Chalte was the first success for the company.

Juhi has successfully managed to steer clear of a smashing image and carved a niche of the innocent, vivacious girl in pigtails. A quality that will keep her embedded on people's minds long after the star Juhi fades away into oblivion.