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 Best Actress for the film.

Her first marriage was with actor and businessman, Gautam Berry, with whom she has a son, actor Sikander Kher, before they divorced in 1985. She then married actor Anupam Kher, who she first met at Department of Indian Theatre in Chandigarh in 1974, which had Balwant Gargi has its head, though after which Anupam Kher went to Delhi and joined National School of Drama (NSD), while Kirron went to Bombay and got married to her first husband, subsequently they met while working together in a play called Chanadpuri Ki Champabai, and married in 1985, now they together run a production house.

In 2002, she appeared in Devdas (2002) alongside Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai, and was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

It was followed by Darmiyaan (1997) also made in the same year. In between the years, 1988 to 1996, she decided to concentrate on bringing up her son, Sikander, and stayed away from films.

But after the sabbatical, she came back with a bang with films like Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali, which won her a National Award for Best Actress. In 2003, she won an international award at the Locarno Film Festival for her role in the Pakistani film Khamosh Paani. She followed it with a fiery performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas for which she won a best supporting actress award from Filmfare.

Kiron has also won accolades for her many successful portrayals of mother and wife in innumberable films like Main Hoon Na (2004), Hum Tum (2004), Veer-Zaara (2004). Rang De Basanti, Fanaa (2006), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Om Shanti Om (2007), Saas Bahu Aur Sensex and Singh Is Kinng (2008). Besides her flair for histrionics, the actress is also known to have a mindboggling collection of sarees and generally wears her own saris in films.

In 2003, she changed her name from "Kiron" to "Kirron" due to beliefs in numerology.

She has been casted in 24 films, as a costume designer in 1 film and special appearance in 1 film.

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 edition of Hello magazine as one of the '50 Most Beautiful People' of the country the actress is suffering from incurable cancer. But the actress knows how to move on and has given her nod to a film based on Charles Sobhraj Lisa Raybiopic, opposite Sanjay Dutt.

Nargis Dutt

Nargis Dutt was born on June 1, 1929. Nargis who was considered as the greatest actress in the history of Hindi cinema made her screen debut as a child artist in Talash-E-Haq in 1935, but her career in acting began in 1942 with the film Tamanna.




During her career one of her best-known roles was that of Radha in the Academy Award-nominated Mother India (1957), for which the actress won Best Actress trophies at the Filmfare Awards and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. For the film Raat Aur Din that came in 1967, the actress won the National Film Award for Best Actress.

Nargis died in 1981 of pancreatic cancer. Nargis Dutt appeared in numerous movies after her film debut. The actress starred in many popular Hindi-Urdu movies of the late 1940s and 1950s such as Barsaat (1949), Andaz (1949), Awaara (1951), Deedar (1951),Shree 420 (1955), and Chori Chori (1956).

Some of the noted films of the actress were Mela (1948), Anokha Pyar (1948), Anjuman (1948), Aag (1948), Roomal (1949), Lahore (1949), Darogaji (1949) etc.

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 Mahendru 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 most popular reality show Bigg Boss.

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 Rani (2000), followed by Kavyanjali (2004), Hum do hain na etc.

She had married second time to a Netaji Salunkhe, a doctor based in Australia. She had met him on the internet after her first husband's death in 1996. They have been living together in Versova, India. In January 2009, she filed a complaint against her 70-year old husband, claiming that he tortured her.

She is currently seen on prime time soaps like Zaara and Bhabhi.

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 Amitabh Bachchan but Zeenat Aman was a strong competitor for her and they were often compared due to their western outlook. She worked with almost all stars, directors at that time. Parveen was very famous among people but she was also brought in to many controversies.

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 journalist for Femina and then later on moved on to modeling. One of the first few brands that she modeled for was Taj Mahal Tea and Television X Debut in 1966 exclusively.

Zeenat Aman was drawn to more unconventional roles. She was cast in Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, as the ambitious girl who considers aborting her baby to pursue a career (Ajnabee), the happy hooker (Manoranjan), the disenchanted hippie (Hare Rama Hare Krishna), the girl who falls in love with her mother's one-time lover (Prem Shastra), and a woman married to a caustic cripple but involved in an extramarital relationship (Dhund). She managed to balance these roles with acting in more conventional films such as Chori Mera Kaam, Chhaila Babu, Dostana and Lawaaris, which is considered by many to be a landmark in Indian Cinema.

Aman's film career began with a small role in O. P. Ralhan's Hulchul in 1971.

In Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Aman, aided by R. D. Burman's song "Dum Maro Dum" (Take Another Toke), won over the heart's of audience as Janice. She earned a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and BFJA Award for Best Actress.

Throughout the 1970s, the Dev-Zeenat pairing was seen in half a dozen films: Heera Panna (1973), Ishq Ishq Ishq (1974), Prem Shastra (1974), Warrant (1975), Darling Darling (1977) and Kalabaaz (1977). Of these, Warrant, was the biggest box-office success.

Her hip looks in "Yaadon Ki Baaraat' (1973) as the girl carrying a guitar, singing 'churaliya hai tumne jo dil ko' (in Asha Bhonsle's voice) has won her more popularity and the hearts of millions of fans.

She became the favourite cover girl of the popular magazine 'Stardust'.Zeenat Aman, in her later career, found success with other banners such as B. R. Chopra, Nasir Hussain, Shakti Samanta, Manoj Kumar and Manmohan Desai.

In 1978, she starred in Raj Kapoor's massively publicised Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978), however, the film was heavely criticized. The subject ironically dealt with the notion of the soul being more attractive than the body, but Kapoor chose to showcase Aman's sex-appeal. The actress was highly criticized for her exposure but somehow, later on the film had a great deal to do with Zeenat's fame and the movie itself was distinguished as a work of art. She also earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress for this film.

Aman continued to act in hits like Dharam Veer, Chhaila Babu and The Great Gambler.As a rape victim seeking justice in B. R. Chopra's Insaaf Ka Tarazu (1980) for which she received a Filmfare Best Actress nomination also came. This film was followed by success in the love triangle Qurbani, Ali Baba aur 40 Chor, Dostana (1980) and Lawaaris (1981).

The critics appreciated her performance in some movies with female-oriented themes like "Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka", "Yaadon Ki Barat", "Baat Ban Jaye" & "Namumkin".Her last role as the female lead was in the movie "Gawahi" a court room drama in 1989. Zeenat made a come back for doing cameo roles in the film Bhopal Express, Boom (2003), Jaana... Let's Fall in Love (2006), Chaurahen (2007) & Ugly Aur Pagli (2008).

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 Shilpa Shetty in Fareb in that same year opposite Manoj Bajpai. Currently, she isn't working on any film.

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 and which also
established her as a sex bomb.


She previously acted in romantic role in the film Narsimha, where the main role was played by Sunny Deol and Om Puri. She never drew attention despite good work in the film.

Urmila had also acted as a girl in a Ram Gopal Verma film titled Bhoot, who did exceptional activities due to involvement with a dead soul. She was treated in the film and it was realised that the ghost wanted to let the people know about the way it was killed in the previous life.

Urmila also acted in Judaai, opposite Anil Kapoor and Sri Devi. Urmila had also performed in item numbers including the song in the film China Gate. Urmila’s performance was appreciated in addition to serious performances from Om Puri, Naseer, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, etc.

In 1998, she earned critical acclaim for her performance in Satya, for which she received another Filmfare nomination. Satya was a critical and commercial success.

Her notable films especially the arty ones are Tehzeeb (2003), Pinjar (2003), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005) and Bas Ek Pal (2006).

Sharmila Tagore Biography

Sharmila Tagore is a renouned actress of the Indian film industry. From April 2005 onwards, she has taken up as the head of the Indian Film Censor Board. The same year in the month of December, she served as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Trace her journey here below as you go through the thick and thin of her life in this biographical account.




She was born on the December 8, 1946 in Hyderabad. She is a relative of the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. She wanted to marry a Muslim man Mansoor Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi. For marrying him, she got her religion converted to Islam. She even changed her name to Ayesha Sultana. In the year 1968, she got married. They have three children, namely Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan.


Her film career started in the year 1959. She got her first break by playing the lead role in Satyajit Ray film Apur Sansar (The World of Apu). She was just fourteen years old, when she worked in her maiden film. Acting was never a difficult task for this multi-talented actress. Her first film Kashmir ki kali in 1964 opposite Shammi Kapoor, by the famous director Shakti Samantha launched her as the hottest and most glamorous actress of her times. Thereafter, she was
starred in many films and won many awards.

She was also a style setter. Her butterfly knot blouse, her style of making up, long eyelashes, her curvy dresses all became a fashion statement. In the mean time she also appeared on the cover of a magazine in two piece bikini which became the talk of the town."Looking back, I realize I was very different from the other actresses of my time.

Her roles opposite Rajesh khanna became the best-known duo in the industry.

She was recently seen in character roles in Mann, Dhadkan, Eklavya and Morning Walk.The most noted and worthwhile films of Sharmila Tagore are Apur Sansar (The World of Apu), Waqt, Nayak, An Evening in Paris, Yakeen, Amar Prem, Aradhana, Mausam, Desh Premee, Charitrheen and Chupke Chupke.

Awards Won
Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1969 National Film Award for Best Actress in 1976 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003

Sonu Walia- Biography

Sonu Walia the gorgeous bollywood actress was born on 19 February 1964 and the actress was also honoured with the title of Miss India pageant and was a great model. Sonu Walia was a daughter of an Indian army Officer.




Sonu Walia won the Miss India contest in 1985 and in 1985 went on to compete in Miss Universe. Sonu took over from Juhi Chawla, Miss India 1984.

The charming actress did less amount of films like Khoon Bhari Maang in 1988, Apna Desh Paraye Log (1989), Mahasangram(1990), Dil Aashna Hai (1992), Sahibaan(1993), Anari Dada (1994), Jallad (1995), Yash, Kasam (2001), Suryakaant (2005), Mahadaav(1989), Nischaiy (1990), Aakarshan (1988) and Dalapathi (1990).

Sonu Walia also won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Khoon Bhari Maang which came in 1988 also starring Rekha and Kabir Bedi. Along with Tom Alter and Shahbaz Khan she also acted in a TV serial titled Betaal Pachisi.

Bollywood actress Jayshree T- Biography

The Bollywood famous Actress and dancer Jayshree T is still active in the bollywood and Gujarati movies. Jayshree began her career in the mid 1960s as a supporting actress and comedian alongside actors like Mehmood and Jagdeep.




Jayshree T became more popular when she started performing item dances in Big-Budget films. Some of her famous dances are Reshmi ujala hai-Sharmilee(1971), Naach meri jaan phataphat-Main Sundar hoon(1971), and Sultana Sultana-Tarana(1979).

Jayshree performed dances in more than 100 films, really a huge number in the 1970s and early 1980s. The actress was one of the most popular dancers of the time along with Aruna Irani, Kalpana Iyer, Padma Khanna, Asha Sachdev and Prema Narayan.

Some of her notable films in which she gave her outstanding performances were Raaz (1967), Chanda aur bijlee(1970), Jaani Dushman(1979), Shoukeen (1982), Andar Bahar (1985), Ghar Ghar ki kahani (1988), Ghar ho to aisa (1990). In the year 2001 the actress also did Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke and Chalte Chalte in 2005.

Anu Agarwal-Biography

Anu Agarwal was born on 11 January, 1969. Being an Indian model and Bollywood actress, she is best known for her leading role in the blockbuster movie, Aashiqui. Anu Agarwal was alos paired opposite Rahul Roy in the film.




After 1996, Anu Agarwal shifted her focus on to South Indian films. After she met with an car accident she sustained considerable injuries and since then has focussed on yoga and is running a yoga school.

Not much hyped as a successful heroine in bollywood industry Anu Agarwal was seen in limited films which are listed below, have a look...

Partner (2005), Return of Jewel Thief (1996), Kanyadaan (1995), Janam Kundali (1995), The Cloud Door (1995), BPL Oye! (1994), King Uncle (1993), Thiruda Thiruda (1993) (Tamil film), Khal-Nayika (1993), Ghazab Tamasha (1992) and Aashiqui (1990).

Anjana Sukhani-Bollywood Actress

Anjana Sukhani was born on December 10, 1978. She is a Bollywood Indian actress. Anjana Sukhani was born to a Sindhi family in Jaipuron. Anjana did her schooling from Bombay at Kamla High School, Khar.



Anjana Sukhani holds a Management Degree in International Business. Her sister Meena Sukhani made her debut in the movie Bachna Ae Haseeno; she was one of Minisha Lamba's friends.

Anjana Sukhani put her academic pursuits behind to pursue acting. During the early years of her career, Anjana was cast in a television advertisement for Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates with the Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

Anjana was also noted for her performance in the remixed Hindi music video for the song 'ghar jayegi'. Even though she does not have a film industry related background, she has figured in sizeable roles in multi-starrer block buster movies such as Salaam-e-ishq.

Anjana has acted in Golmaal Returns, sequel to the 2006 hit movie Golmaal. Her latest projects are Jai-Veeru (2009), Allah ke Banday (2009) and Jashn (2009) and MaLeyali Jotheyali (2010).

Hema Malini's Biography

Hema Malini was born on October 16, 1948. Hema is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968), she went on to appear in numerous successful Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra.
Hema Malini was initially promoted as "Dream Girl", and in 1977 starred in a film of the same name. Hema is a member of India's Bharatiya Janata Party and represents the party in Rajya Sabha, the upper House of parliament. She now spends most of her time involved in charitable and social ventures, though she still makes occasional appearances in films.

Hema Malini debuted in a 1968 film Sapnon Ka Saudagar, playing a young teen opposite the ageing superstar Raj Kapoor. With Dev Anand in Johnny Mera Naam (1970), Hema became a top star. She worked with Dev Anand again in Tere Mere Sapne (1971), among other films, with the latest being Aman Ke Farishtey (2003).

Hema also played double-roled in 1972s Seeta Aur Geeta as the top female star in Bollywood. She became one of the reigning divas of the Bollywood film industry, and her fans called her The Dream Girl of Bollywood

Hema starred in many movies throughout the 70s and 80s and is remembered for her glamour, style, and accomplished classical dancing. She formed a hit pair with Dharmendra, and the duo performed a number of hit movies like Sholay, Charas, Aas Paas, Jugnu, Seeta Aur Geeta, The Burning Train. She also achieved some strong dramatic or comic moments in films like Trishul, Joshila, Lal Patthar, Meera and Satte Pe Satta.

After taking a back seat from films for a number of years, Hema worked with Amitabh Bachchan in the successful film Baghban (2003), and played a cameo role opposite Big B in the 2004 blockbuster Veer-Zaara.

Nutan's Biography

Nutan was born on June 4, 1936. She was an Indian Bollywood actress, who appeared in several successful movies of the 50s and 60s.

Nutan was recognised as an accomplished dramatic actress, and her performances often received praises and accolades. Nutan holds the record of winning 5 Filmfare awards for best actress, the highest number of awards won by an actress.

Nutan started her career as actress as a 14 year old in Hamari Beti (1950). This film was produced by her mother, Shobhana. In 1952 she was the winner of Miss India.

First big break of the actress was Seema, for which she won a Filmfare Award. She followed her success with a romantic comedy, Paying Guest, in which she co-starred with Dev Anand.

In 1959 Nutan starred in two hit films, Anari (with Raj Kapoor) and Bimal Roy's Sujata (with Sunil Dutt). In the 1960s and 1970s she had many more successful films including Chhalia (1960), Bandini (1963), Saraswatichandra (1968), Devi (1970) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978).

In the 1980s she played elderly mother roles in blockbuster films such as Meri Jung (1985), Naam (1986) and Karma (1986). Karma was notable for being the first time she was paired with actor Dilip Kumar. For Mere Jung she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Her last film released while she was alive was Kanoon Apna Apna in 1989. She died in 1991 of cancer. Two of her films Naseebwala (1992) and Insaniyat (1994) were released after her death.

Nutan also received BFJA Best Actress Award: Bandini in 1963 and BFJA Best Actress Award: Milan in 1967.

Nutan's Biography

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Nutan was born on June 4, 1936. She was an Indian Bollywood actress, who appeared in several successful movies of the 50s and 60s.

Nutan was recognised as an accomplished dramatic actress, and her performances often received praises and accolades. Nutan holds the record of winning 5 Filmfare awards for best actress, the highest number of awards won by an actress.

Nutan started her career as actress as a 14 year old in Hamari Beti (1950). This film was produced by her mother, Shobhana. In 1952 she was the winner of Miss India.

First big break of the actress was Seema, for which she won a Filmfare Award. She followed her success with a romantic comedy, Paying Guest, in which she co-starred with Dev Anand.

In 1959 Nutan starred in two hit films, Anari (with Raj Kapoor) and Bimal Roy's Sujata (with Sunil Dutt). In the 1960s and 1970s she had many more successful films including Chhalia (1960), Bandini (1963), Saraswatichandra (1968), Devi (1970) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978).

In the 1980s she played elderly mother roles in blockbuster films such as Meri Jung (1985), Naam (1986) and Karma (1986). Karma was notable for being the first time she was paired with actor Dilip Kumar. For Mere Jung she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Her last film released while she was alive was Kanoon Apna Apna in 1989. She died in 1991 of cancer. Two of her films Naseebwala (1992) and Insaniyat (1994) were released after her death.

Nutan also received BFJA Best Actress Award: Bandini in 1963 and BFJA Best Actress Award: Milan in 1967.