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 Entry". She was nominated for Filmfare Best Villain (Female) Award for her performance in "Ankahee". She also featured in Tamil film "Ayitha Ezhuthu" directed by Mani Ratnam. Esha Deol gave rocking performance in the movie "Yuva" opposite Ajay Devgan. Esha Deol is set to star in her mother's next directorial venture with Rekha and Abhishek Bachchan and also a film in which her mother and she will be starring together for the first time.

* Her name 'Esha' comes from Sanskrit and is derived from the Upanishads to mean "the divine beloved".
* Esha is fitness freak and she works out at Barbarian Power Gym owned by Satya, who is brother of Rakhi.
* Though she works in Hindi films, she is not so fluent in Hindi.
* As a part of the film "LOC Kargil" cast, Esha received a national award for being a part of the film.
* Esha Deol has done her graduation in "Computer Science" from Oxford University.



Five years and twenty films old, Esha Deol has evolved as an actress. Her relationship with her parents, Dharmendra and Hema Malini, her brothers, Sunny and Bobby Deol and her sister Ahana Deol, too has undergone a sea change. Today, Esha takes pride in admitting that in spite of being a dare-bare actress, she is still daddy's little gal!

In fact, it may come as a surprise to many that she is extremely possessive about her father. She recently admitted that she did not like dad Dharmendra's kissing scene (with Nafisa Ali) in Anurag Basu's METRO!
However, Esha is very happy that her father has found success after a long time with METRO and APNE.

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.

Bindiya Goswami

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Bindiya Goswami was born on 8th August, 1961. Bindiya was a Bollywood actress who acted in Hindi films from the late 1970s to early 1980s. Bindiya Goswami was discovered when she was just fourteen years old by superstar Hema Malini's mother at a party who felt that there was a resemblance to Hema and recommended her to film producers.

Bindiya's first Hindi film was "Jeevan Jyothi" where she co-starred with Vijay Arora whose career was on the decline, and the film flopped. Bindiya Goswami forged on ahead and soon became a success starring for director Basu Chatterjee in Khatta Meetha (1977) and Prem Vivah (1979).

Brief filmography of the actress-

Mera Yaar Mera Dushman (1987)
Vishaal (1987)
Avinash (1986)
Chor Police (1983)
Mehndi (1983)
Aamne Samne (1982)
Hamari Bahu Alka (1982)
Jay Vijay (1977)
Jeevan Jyoti (1976)
Bristi (1974)
Lalita (1972)
Chik Mik Bijuli (1969)

Bindiya has taken up designing costumes for female stars such as Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor for her husband J.P. Dutta's films, such as Border(1997), Refugee (2000) and LOC Kargil (2003).However, her biggest hit was for director Hrishikesh Mukherjee in the comedy Golmaal (1979). That film's success led her to take Hema Malini's place in the big-budget film Shaan (1980), because Hema was busy with her other film commitments.

Rimi Sen, is now Rimii

Rimi Sen born on September 21, 1981 in Kolkata, India is an Indian actress working in the Bollywood film industry. Her real name is Shubhomitra Sen. She is also an Odissi dancer and performed in the dance troupe of the eminent Kolkata-based Odissi exponent, Aloka Kanungo. Rimi completed her schooling from Bidya Bharati Girls' High School in the year 1998.

She was first noticed when she auditioned for a Coca-Cola advertisement, impressing Priyadarshan, the director of the ad. Priyadarshan cast her in his hit film Hungama, establishing her in Bollywood. She then played Amitabh Bachchan's and Hema Malini's grand daughter in the hit film Baghban. Her next big hit was the Yashraj Productions Dhoom. Her next releases Phir Hera Pheri, Kyunki and Golmaal have also been successful at the box office.

Rimi is now going by the screen name Rimii. She explains the name change as a career move: there are many other Sens working in Bollywood right now, and a single name may help her stand out from the crowd and stay apart from others.

Her last release was De Taali in 2008. In 2007, she appeared in the critically acclaimed Johnny Gaddaar alongside newcomer actor Neil Nitin Mukesh. She also had a cameo in 2006 film Dhoom 2.

Rimi is now going by the screen name Rimii. She explains the name change as a career move, there are many other Sens working in Bollywood right now, and a single name may help her stand out from the crowd and stay apart from others.

We will get to see more of this bengali beauty in soon to release film Sankat City which is releasing on June 26th, 2009.

Esha Deol

Esha Deol was born to Dharmendra and Hema Malini, both Bollywood veteran actors. Esha Deol has a sister named Ahana Deol. Bollywood actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol are her half-brothers. The name 'Esha' is a Sanskrit word and is taken out from the Upanishads, which means' the divine beloved'. Esha Deol grew up into a multi-faceted personalityEsha Deol completed her school studies from Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai. Esha Deol later attended Oxford University for her Masters Degree in Media Arts and Computer Technology. Esha Deol is an expert in Bharatanatyam and Odissi classical dance forms. She is also an accomplished national level football player. Esha Deol also had a crash course in Jazz dance and Ballet in United States. It was while her stay in United States Esha Deol has had a cosmetic surgery to enhance her already radiating beauty.