Bhumika chawla

Bhumika Chawla , born 21 August 1978, is an Indian Bollywood actress. Her birth name is Rachna and is affectionately called 'Guddiya'.She has completed her schooling in Delhi. Her father and elder brother are in Defence Service. Her elder sister got married. She is the youngest of the family and living with her mother, currently. Her height is 5 ft 3 inches.She moved to Mumbai in 1997 and started her career with ad films and Hindi music video albums.Her first film Yuvakudu in Telugu was released in the year 2000.

Her second film Khushi with Pavan Kalyan was a super hit in Telugu. She got the 'Best Actress Award' for the film Kushi in Telugu. Since then she hasn't looked back. She has so far done five films in Telugu and two in Tamil.Bhoomika has no airs about her newly attained stardom. She's simple, yet elegant. With her graceful movements, warm smile and a great blockbuster movie to her credit, Bhoomika has carved a niche for herself in the hearts of many.

As a bright faced college girl, she caught the attention of ad film-makers in Mumbai. Her campaign for Ponds powder became so popular, that inevitably the film offers followed.She feels glad that she had started her career with ad films. It is there where she had learnt lessons of acting and expressions. She made her debut in Hindi films with "Tere Naam" in 2003 opposite Salman Khan. It was superhit. After that her one more film released in this year(2004), Run opposite Abhishek Bachchan.

Bhoomika has been inevitably flooded with offers from both in Tamil and Telugu industry. Yet, contrary to the general grain, she has not jumped at them. Instead, she has decided to take things one at a time.Her conviction is so deep-seated that she has refused a film with Manirathnam.Bhoomika can afford to have such a laid back outlook because she does not see acting as a profession or a means to an end. For her, it is an interesting medium for communicating.

She is into acting because she loves it. Critics saw in her performances, in Kushi and Tamil Badri and Rojakootam, a spark and spontaneity that even seasoned artistes find difficult to achieve. 'She is an absolute natural.She said her ambition is to win a National Award for Best Actress after winning the hearts of audiences, with the support and appreciation of colleagues of Cinema field. She is simple and enjoys what she is doing. Her only credo in life is, give your best and enjoy your work.

Deepika padukone

Deepika Padukone, born 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark, is an Indian model & Actress. She is the daughter of former badminton Champion Prakash Padukone. Her mother tongue is Tulu.

She has been modeling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, receiving many prestigious modeling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewelery exhibition.

She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover-girl face.At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly after wards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006, thus cementing her reputation as a supermodel.

She also bagged two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 - female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the year.Deepika has a younger sister named Anisha.

Gracy singh

Date of Birth : 20 july 1980 , delhi , india

Gracy was in the dance group "The Planets" along with Ronica Jacobs.She performed/toured with them for 2-3 years.It was during one of the shows that she was introduced Sanjiv Bhattacharya and got her first acting job as "Dinky" in the soap opera Amaanat.

During her screen test for Lagaan, Gracy was asked to dance to the song "Hothon pe aisi baat", which was originally played by Vyjanthimala in the film Jewel Thief.
Was offered the role of "Sapna" in Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) but turned it down because it required her to wear revealing clothes. Neha Dhupia later got that role.
Was supposed to star in a Hindi film called "Dil Dhadke Bar Bar" along with Amisha Patel and Karan Nath that was supposed to be released in 2003 and directed by Anees Bazmee.However,the project never developed further.

she thinks : -

[On her experience in Shart: The Challenge (2004)]: "It is a nice experience working within a southern set-up. Good directors is what I always look out for when I sign a movie. The story of this film is in itself not very great but the way he projected it was superb. Jagannathji has also written the script of this triangular love story."

[On her character in the film Wajjah...A Reason to Kill]: "I'm just playing a sensitive girl, a very strong character, who has family relations - parents and a person that she loves and wants to spend her life with. There can be no comparisons between this character and any other that I've done before."

Aditi govitrikar

Doctor turned model, actress, wife, mother, Mrs World 2001 Aditi Govitrikar, hails from a small town of Panvel, just outside of Bombay. A cute looking girl, eldest of three children, comes from a very orthodox, Maharashtrian Brahmin family. She got married to her all time sweet- heart Dr. Muzaffal Lakdawala and has a three-year-old daughter called Kiara.

A gynaecologist by profession, Aditi was never too interested in becoming a model. As a matter of fact, she says that she only thinks of it as a way to make money. If you're about to ask as to how a qualified doctor turned to modeling, here is the answer. A close friend of hers decided to send out some pictures to modeling agencies. Soon afterwards, she won the Glad Rags 1997 contest. In no time she was a Glad Rags supermodel. She also won the "Best Body" and "Best Face" prizes in the Asian Supermodel contest later that year. A fantastic career that wasn't interrupted even by Aditi's pregnancy! She posed for the cover of Elle when she was 8 months pregnant - not naked though!

Thereafter she appeared in a number of ads and music videos. Her first modeling assignment came from Ponds. But the music video she did for Adnan Sami opposite Salil Ankola, 'Kabhi Toh Nazar Milao' marked her debut in the tinsel town. People went gaga over her beautiful innocent eyes. Then followed the famous coke ad with Hrithik Roshan in which she was a replacement for Aishwarya Rai. This raised her popularity immensely.

Aditi entered into films with a South Indian film but her first Hindi film was Soch opposite Sanjay Kapoor in which she plays a madly- in- love actress. The film went unnoticed, but Aditi was signed for an action thriller 16 December opposite supermodel Milind Soman, in which she had a very small role and a song to her credit. Again her beauty surpassed her acting abilities and she looked as fresh as a drop of dew in the movie.

But even after entering into films, Aditi remains assertive on not giving up her modeling career. Ads and ramp are the aspects she loved to do most. “Besides”, she says, “the money is good too.” She has no qualms about dancing around trees, which she thinks is fun. She is one of those actresses, whose careers were never affected by marriage.

On her husband, Aditi says that he was always supportive of her modelling career and marriage did not change that for the worse. It seems that her husband's support has given her wings. On her interests, she says she likes reading and shopping. And she loves to shop for clothes, with her favourites designers being Manish Malhotra and Shahab Durazi.

"Call it my Gemini temperament or what you will, but I have this urge to change my profession every now and then." asserts Aditi. Well, she has already been a doctor, a model and an actress. What comes next? Actually her next venture most probably would be towards getting a PG degree in cosmetology. We could think of this as the balancing point between medicine and modeling, but it is nevertheless an ambitious wish keeping in mind how busy she must be with her career and her daughter. Aditi Govitrikar is certainly one of the most amazing personalities rising on the Bollywood horizon.

Antara mali

Antara Mali has come a long way from the bordering-on-plump girl of Mast to the bold and spunky heroine of Road. Her dad is the renowned commercial photographer Jagdish Mali and her mother is a theatre actress. Her grandfather, Shantanu Mali was a painter. With a legacy like this, it was only natural that Antara Mali would take to the arts, though it was films that interested her.

But it has been a roller-coaster ride for Antara till now who made her debut in a low-budget film called Dhoondte Reh Jaonge, which went unnoticed. To Antara's dismay, her second film Dum Dum Diga Diga was shelved half-way through. Her next break came with a Telugu film, Prem Katha directed by Ramgopal Verma, who later ensured her a slot in her first hindi film Mast. After this, she became a staple feature in Ram Gopal Varma’s movies, the next one being Company in which she played a complex and a deep character. Antara has loads of talent, and there can be no greater personality than Amitabh to testify. He was so impressed by her performance in 'Company' that he called her personally, and congratulated her.

Her next release was the offbeat Road, which saw her transformation into a sizzling, bold and sexy Antara, with an enviably perfect figure to drool over. How did Antara manage the transition, considering bread and potatoes are her favourite foods? “Yoga,” she says, simply.

Antara is most famous for her role of Madhuri in 'Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon' which was her way of paying a tribute to the legendary actress Madhuri Dixit who remained Antara’s icon for years.

From pomfrets and shrimps to a vegetarian, Antara loves typical Maharashtrian food, vada pav being her favourite. “But dessert is a must”, says the spice girl with a sweet tooth who loves chocolate mousse and cheesecake.

Mature beyond her years, spontaneous and sensitive, it's difficult to ignore Antara. Her latest release ‘Gayab’ saw her looking hot in her skimpy outfits giving other bold babes a run for their money. With the projects pouring in, Antara Mali will be seen in a mix of meaningful and entertaining films, including Anurag Kashyap’s Gulaal and soon to be released Naach with Abhishek Bachchan. Eventually, she plans to move into film direction.

The lissome lasso is much more than you see. Inside the good girl, who sports an 'Om' tattoo on her arm, resides a naughty nymphet, who also sports a devil tattoo on her curvaceous body. Where? Keep guessing!

Yana Gupta

Date of Birth : 23 April 1979, Brno, Czech Republic
Birth Name : Yana Synkova
Height : 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Generally people tend to misunderstand Yana as a person of East Indian origin - she is actually European, a citizen of the Czech Republic.

A Taurus, Yana was born on April 23rd, 1979 in Brno. She has a natural beauty, enhanced by peaches and cream complexion, drop-dead gorgeous looks, a stunning figure, and a statuesque height of 5' 8" - ingredients that are guaranteed to sweep men completely off their feet.

Hand-in-hand with her physical charms is unrivaled intellect, and a knowledge of English, Czech, Hindi, Spanish, and Japanese.

Yana started modeling in the mid-1990s and did rouse considerable curiosity due to her unique last name, and her European looks.

Mothwithstanding her current location, Yana has been to almost every corner of the world including Milan, Paris Vienna, Munich, Hamburg, Prague, Tokyo, just to name a few.

She has modeled for high profiled clients such Calvin Klein, Victoria's Secret, Toyota, Honda, Sony, and cosmetic products such as Nivea, Rexona, Shuemura, & Shisheido
After graduating in Park Architecture and Gardening, she left for Japan, where she modeled for a considerable period of time. Her restless spirit then took her to India. She acquired her last name, when she fell in love and married Satyakam Gupta, and re-located to Pune, Maharashtra, India.

After her marriage, she continued her modeling stints in Mumbai with Limca, MTV, Lakme, and made her entry into Bollywood with an item in 'Dum'. Since then she has appeared in two Telegu one Tamil one Kannad movie, and another Bollywood movie 'Ek Ajnabee' opposite Arjun Rampal.
Amongst her interests and hobbies are playing the piano, the flute, dancing, aerobics, health, fitness, and computers. She is a vegetarian.

She is the TV Anchor of a musical countdown show on Zoom TV, and was named as the Lakme new face of the year, replacing model-actress, Lisa Ray. She has signed up with Indiagames and will be featured in their future ventures, which will include games, puzzles, etc..

Although she is now divorced, she does plan to remain in India, where she will be launching her very own album in English. After the completion of this project, Yana may consider entering Bollywood movpouseSatyakam Gupta (2001 - 18 May 2005) (divorced)
Was named the new face for Lakme cosmetics in 2001, replacing its former model Lisa Ray
Besides her native Czech language, she can also speak Spanish, Japanese, English, and a little Hindi and Urdu.

she is : -

Is a vegetarian.
Replaced Bipasha Basu in the movie Dum (2003) as the item number girl for the song 'Bijli Giri', which turned her into a star in the Bollywood film industry.
Is the first Western Caucasian woman to successfully crossover into the Indian film industry.

she thinks : -
"I have not strutted my stuff yet. If I start showing off and try to look sexy, many actresses will not get a sound sleep. Till now, whatever I did was just the tip of the iceberg. The day I will show the whole iceberg, no one will stand any competition against me." (March 2007)

Vidya Balan

Date of Birth : 1 January 1978, Palghat, Kerala, India
Birth Name : Vidya P. Balan
Height : 5' 4" (1.63 m)

Vidya was born in the Tamil-speaking Balan family on January 1, 1978 in Palghat, Kerala, India. Her family consists of her dad, P.R. Balan, who is the Vice-President of ETC Channel; mom - a home-maker, and an elder sister, Priya, who is married to Kedar. She also has an aunt by the name of Raji Raju.

The Balan family re-located to live at Road No. 11, near Ambedkar Garden, Chembur, Bombay, when Vidya was very young. She studied in St. Anthony's Convent School, and thereafter in St. Xavier's College from where she obtained a degree in Sociology. She then went on to obtain a Masters degree in Sociology from Bombay University.

She also studied and performed in Prithvi Theaters' workshops. Due to tradition of most Tamil-Iyer families, Vidya and her Priya learned Carnatic dance form during their early childhood days, but Vidya opted out as the dance classes took place early on Sunday mornings and as she is not an early riser.

Considerably overweight during her school-days, she decided to shed those extra pounds when she elected to opt for modeling and movies. Her first break came with a Malyalam movie 'Chakram' opposite Mohanlal, however,the project was shelved, and she had to wait until 1998 to debut in a Surf Excel commercial. She then went on to appear in several commercials directed by Pradeep Sarkar.

She also appeared in three music videos for Pankaj Udhas, Euphoria, and Shubha Mudgal in supporting roles. She then also appeared in two TV serials Ekta Kapoor's 'Hum Paanch', and Ashok Pandit's 'Hanste Khelte'.

During 2003 she was signed-up to play a role in a Bengali movie 'Bhaalo Theko' opposite Joy Sengupta. This project was completed during the year 2006, and was a considerable hit.
Then during 2006 Vidya was approached by Vidhu Vinod Chopra during a pop-concert in Mumbai to play a lead role in 'Parineeta'.

She then had to undergo 17 make-up shoots and 40 screen tests before being chosen for this role. All this hard work did result in success as 'Parineeta' was very well received so much so that the Tamil producer, who had previously rejected her, invited her to appear in a 'Dasavatharam' opposite Kamal Hassan, and now it was Vidya's turn to reject this offer which eventually went to Asin.

Apart from acting, Vidya occupies herself for supporting education for young Indians by promoting children's books; is associated with Americans for Aids Research; with Hale House - that provides support and housing for children born with HIV and drug abuse; as well as hosting forums and attending events for Harvard Aids Institute.

An ardent devotee of Bhagwan Shri Sai Baba, she makes it a point to attend Mandirs every Thursday. She is proficient in Tamil, Malyalam, Hindi, English, Bengali, and can also read Urdu.

she is : -

A Tamilian from Kerala, she hails from the Iyer community in Palghat, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Did her schooling from St. Antony's School and later on at St. Xavier's College where she graduated in Sociology. She soon started work on her MA from Mumbai University when she was offered a role in a Malayalam film starring Mohanlal, but it was later shelved due to issues with the director.
Speaks English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil. After filming Parineeta (2005), can also speak Bengali quite well.
Listed as number 8 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25-2006)

she thinks : -

"Neither of my first two Malayalam films got completed, and I walked out of the third, a Tamil film, because I was not comfortable. I was replaced in another Tamil film with the excuse that I could not act. They made me feel ugly to the point where I was scared to look in the mirror. In retrospect I thank God, and by God's grace today the going is good."

Urmila matondkar

Date of Birth : 4 February 1974, Bombay, India
Height : 5' 1½" (1.56 m)

The daughter of a lecturer, actress Urmila Matondkar began her celluloid career as a child artiste with the film _Kalyug (1980)_. Although an average film at the box-office, her next film, Masoom (1983), about a family coping with an illegitimate member, showed her acting talents blossom and she received critical acclaim from both her fans and the film fraternity. She subsequently appeared in a number of films including Dacait (1987), where she plays Sunny Deol's under-aged sister who gets brutally raped.

Years later, Urmila then made her debut as an adult actress in N. Chandra's Narasimha (1991) opposite Sunny Deol . She then did the fantasy Chamatkar (1992/I) with the then-débutant Shahrukh Khan and Shreemaan Aashique (1993), a comedy on male chauvinism opposite Anupam Kher and Rishi Kapoor and a crime movie Drohi (1992), But no matter what films she did, while her fellow actresses Manisha Koirala and Raveena Tandon reached the peak of their popularity with blockbuster after blockbuster, success seemed to elude her.

Then she did Ram Gopal Varma's Rangeela (1995), a tale of a girl's journey in the film industry. The movie came as a refreshing surprise and Urmila gave a magnificent performance, which is no small feet alongside actors Aamir Khan and Jackie Shroff, but what gave the film classic status was A.R. Rahman's music, Asha Bhosle's songs and designer Manish Malhotra, who transformed Urmila from a Maharashtrian middle-class girl into a sexy and glamorous actress. With this movie Urmila revolutionized sensuality on the Indian screen. What most actresses hadn't managed even after a dozen hits, Urmila had achieved with only one film. And ever since, she has been associated with Asha Bhosle's sensual voice and of course the image of the sizzling seductress - in fact, she is still known for her sizzling sensuality and her stunning looks.
However, Urmila is not to be judged only for her looks.

She is also an actress of great talent and skill - her performance in Satya (1998) as a modest girl whose boyfriend, the titular character, gets sucked into the Bombay underworld is one of her best ever performances to date. And since 2000, she began to play roles of depth and substance, making an impact most notably in the films Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya... (2001), Om Jai Jagadish (2002), Pinjar (2003), a drama based on India's partition, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005), about a man accused of Gandhi's murder and Ek Dhun Banaras Kee (2006).

As of 2006, she has acquired several assignments, both using her talents as an actress and as a seductress - she is doing Onir's Bas Ek Pal (2006) and Ram Gopal Varma's Sholay (2006), the latter of which audiences are eagerly waiting for with bated breath...
Today Urmila is known as one of Bollywood's most versatile actresses. After Sridevi, she is known to have the played the most varied characters next to fellow actresses Tabu and Mahima Chaudhry.

she is : -
Indian model.
Her father is a lecturer
Has worked with other top actresses like Sridevi, Manisha Koirala, Mahima Chaudhry, Juhi Chawla and Rekha which proves that she's not afraid to share credit.
Also well known (along with actresses Sonali Bendre, Raveena Tandon and Sushmita Sen) for her sensational dance numbers.
She started her career as a child artist.
She has played three different negative roles: In 'Kaun' she was a sociopath, in 'Pyar Tune Kya Kiya' she plays a desperate woman who won't give up at any cost to get what she wants and in 'Om Jay Jagadish', she plays the arrogant and uptight wife and daughter-in-law. She has played a semi-negative role in 'Bhoot', where she plays a newly wedded housewife who gets possessed by a dead woman.
Was very good at academics in school. has been awarded the scholarship (state wide conducted examination) in the 4th standard.

she thinks : -

When I saw Chamma Chamma, I was extremely disappointed. It wasn't even one-hundredth of what I'd put in.
People can't digest the fact that I am still sane, while everyone around is breaking down
I am obsessed with the way I look in a film. I can't look like a mess to prove that I am not vain.
I haven't patented my acting style. So anybody is free to copy it as and when desired. Many actresses have already tried it, successfully or unsuccessfully
I honestly feel that what we are doing is no big deal. After Sridevi, none of us can even claim, we are such big stars.

Udita goswami

Date of Birth : 2 September 1984, Dehra Dun, Uttarkhand, India
Height : 5' 7" (1.70 m)

Virgoan Udita was born in Dehra Dun, India on September 2, 1984. Her parents are from the North-Eastern State of Assam. Dehra Dun is the capital of Uttarkhand, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas. She comes from a very traditional and conservative family, and studied in D.A.V. Public School until the 8th standard.

Always wanting to be part of showbiz, she was not quite happy with her life in Dehra Dun. When she proposed to leave town for Bombay, her parents initially opposed, but subsequently let her have her own way.

She soon started modeling for Nokia, Star Movies, Pepsi and Titan watches.
In 2003 Bollywood actress turned film-maker, Pooja Bhatt offered her a role in Paap, which failed to make any impact at the box office, but did get stunningly beautiful Udita noticed, so much so that she got an offer to act in Zeher - a movie that made her famous virtually overnight.
She has subsequently appeared in Aksar; has a special appearance in Dil Diya Hai; has appeared in a music video by Ahmed Patel titled 'Kya Khoob Lagti Ho' opposite Upen Patel.

She has also been involved in political awareness & has done a show for the Sick Kids Foundation. She was award presenter in 2004 for the 49th Filmfare Awards in 2003.

Udita is currently reviewing all offers that are coming her way and is open to acting in commercial movies - if she likes the role.

she is : -

Is a model turned actress.

she thinks : -

"One never knows what destiny has in store. I always knew I wanted to be in the glamour industry. I did well as a model and now I hope all works for me as an actress".
About her debut film Paap (2004): "I didn't want to make a debut in a film seeing which the audience would say, 'Oh, just another model, who's come and gone.' I needed people to sit up and take notice of me."

She is from the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Her attitude places her in quite a different category of bollywood actresses. Her appereance on the screen are mostly in scanty clad clothing which in turn make her look at her best.

Udita was educated in Dehradun, capital of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas. She studied in D.A.V.Public school until class 8. She is currently dating director Mahesh Bhatt nephew (Mohit suri).

The green-eyed model started career in modeling, then made her jump into the Bollywood industry.

She has been a model for high profile companies before joining the Bollywood.Her gorgeous looks have quickly established her as a Bollywood heart-throb.This doe eyed ‘84 born has been in lime-light for her extremely successful modeling assignments for brands like Pepsi, Sun.com, Nokia, Star Movies, Platinum, Levis, Wills Sports, Lee Cooper, Rags, Elle Sports, Rupam, Park Hotel, Taj Hotel, Titan Watches, Brylcream, etc. Having modeled for an array of products, acting naturally figured in Udita's scheme of things.

Udita is the winner of "MTV Model Mission 2 and of prestigious Model of the Universe Asia 2001” and can also been seen on covers of ELLE, Femina, Cosmopolitan, Bride n Home, Zinc, etc. She has been very active on ramp and is featured in shows by Suneet Verma, Tarun Tahilyani, Nikki Mahajan and Ranna Gill.

With no formal training in acting and no star-child tag to boot, Udita has left an impression on the audience with her sensuous looks and her effervescent smile. Among her favorite actors are Gary Cooper, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha and Marilyn Monroe. Quite a foodie, Udita freaks on Goan food. Her favorite perfume is Red Door by Elizabeth Arden.

Udita Goswami set the small screen on fire as the Channel [V] Goddess. The green-eyed beauty of the ramp made her foray into cinema with Pooja Bhatt’s directorial debut "Paap". While the film didn’t work at the turnstiles, the electric chemistry between Udita and the male lead, John Abraham, was definitely the talk of tinsel town.

However her movie career didn't get off to a very good start, with her first film,"Paap", flopping commercially in 2003. But Udita got rave reviews in her unconventional act of a Buddhist monk. She looked absolutely gorgeous and fresh in the film.Unphased by the set-back Udita persisted with her acting career.

Fortunately, her next role in 2005's low-budget "Zeher" was successful and became her breakthrough role.Her role was that of a femme fatale in this film. The film was quite controversial as it included some explicit scenes. The film's success was probably due, in no small part, to the controversial its sparked with its explicit scenes – with many people saying Udita showed too much skin in the movie.However the film was succesful in establishing her as a well known face in the industry.

She also acted in the movie "Aksar", opposite Dino Morea and Emraan Hashmi. Her performance in the movie Aksar and especially the song “Laagi Laagi” was very noticeable. And she established herself as one of the hottest babes in the industry.

She was featured with Upen Patel in Ahmed Khan's music video of the remix of "Kya Khoob Lagti Ho".Udita has done performances for political awareness.

Her upcoming film is "Aggar" opposite Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade.With an army of male fans, Udita's acting career will almost certainly soar even higher in the future.

Twinkle Khanna

Date of Birth : 29 December 1974, Pune, India
Birth Name : Tina Jatin Khanna
Height : 5' 4" (1.63 m)

Very few people have the privilege of being born on the same day as their mom or dad, Tina is one of them. She was born on 29 December 1974, and shares her date of birth with her dad, Jatin alias super-star Rajesh Khanna, born in 1942.

Tina is the daughter of well-known Bollywood actress, Dimple Kapadia; has a sister, Rinke, who is married to Industrialist Sameer Saran, and has a daughter. Her aunt is Bollywood actress and costume designer, Simple Kapadia. Her parents are no longer married to each other.

Tina, now renamed Twinkle, made her debut in 'Barsaat' at the age of 21, opposite Dharmendra's second son, Bobby Deol. This movie got an average box office rating, and catapulted both actors to a fair level of popularity. She then went on to star in a total of 15 movies, including one in Telugu ('Seenu') opposite Venkatesh. She has acted opposite Salman Khan, Govinda, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan amongst others. She was the recipient of Best Debut award for her performance in 'Baraasat'.

She was once engaged to Rajiv Bhatia, alias Bollywood actor Akshaye Kumar, the engagement was broken, however, they did get engaged for a second time, and were subsequently married on 14 January 2001.

After her marriage, Twinkle quit acting, and subsequently gave birth to a baby boy, Araav, on 15 September 2002.

After Araav's birth, Twinkle, in partnership with Gurlein Manchanda, opened an Interior Design store (White Window) in Bombay's Crawford Market, and subsequently went on to receive the El Decor Award. She is in the process of opening another store in Bombay.
she has married with Akshay Kumar (14 January 2001 - present) 1 child

she is : -

Daughter of actor Rajesh Khanna and actress Dimple Kapadia. Niece of actress Simple Kapadia. Became an aunt on 19 October 2004 when a daughter was born to her sister Rinke Saran.
Engaged twice to Akshay Kumar. Got married after the second engagement. Has a son named Araav Bhatia.
Was offered Rani Mukherjee's role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Proposed marriage to Akshay Kumar on a video cassette featuring Akshay for her to check him out.
Indian model.
Sister of Rinke Khanna (actress).
She and father Rajesh Khanna share the same birthday. He was born 32 years before her (1942).

Tara Sharma

Tara Sharma is a Indian actress.She made her debut in 2002 with Anupam Kher's Om Jai Jagadish. Despite having a huge star cast which included Waheeda Rehman and Anil Kapoor, the film did not do well.

After that she made an appearance in the popular British police series The Bill. Her first hit came with the comedy Masti (2004).

This was followed by the critically acclaimed film Page 3 (2005). Her performance was appreciated by the critics.

Tanushree datta

Date of Birth : 19 March 1984, Jamshedpur, Bihar, India
Nickname : Tanu
Height : 5' 7" (1.70 m)

Born on 19th March 1984 in Jamshedpur, Bihar, cusp-born (Pisces/Aries) Tanushree comes from a conservative Hindu Bengali family, and had her personality groomed according to strict social norms, resulting in her being shy and very introvert. Her dad's name is Tappan, who works for the Life Insurance Corporation of India.

She was employed with Oracle Institute for 3 months in event management and market survey and report making, her assignments included ramp, print campaign, videos, & commercials. She also was stage artist, doing concerts in various parts of India as well as abroad (Dubai).

This lack of confidence and shyness changed when she was enrolled in a boarding school in Pune where she would get a degree in Communications. This is where Tanushree literally found herself, ended up being more confident and open enough to to participate in the Miss India pageant in 2002 and 2003. Success eluded her as she could not make it to the final group of contestants.

She was not discouraged with her failures, but persisted and finally dusky Tanushree not only made herself eligible for the competition but was crowned Miss India, replacing Nikita Anand, at the Bandra-Kurla Complex on March 27, 2004. She was also crowned Miss Confidence and Miss Beautiful Smile. The participating judges included Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Ritu Beri, Sonu Nigam, Farah Khan, Madhavan, Saif Ali Khan & Hemant Trivedi.

She went to participate in Miss World and ended up amongst the 10 ten finalists.
Tanushree easily got used to the limelight and of having her photos taken, so much so that at the end of her tenure as Miss India, handing over the title to Amrita Thapar, she still felt the need to continue to be popular, and this is what motivated her to join Bollywood.

Her career as an actress started with 'Chocolate' in 2006, and then went on to star in 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne', '36 China Town', & 'Risk'. She has done a dancer number in 'Bhagam Bhaag', and also acted in a Telugu movie 'Veerabhadra'. She is currently involved in the shooting of 'Raqeeb', and has been signed up to act in 'Speed', 'Rokda', 'Dhol', 'Good Boy Bad Boy', 'Dus Kahaniyan' and 'Mr. Fraud'.

She even anchored a Bengali show on Televions titled 'Hoi Hullod'.
When not working, she is a a very lazy person, loves taking a long bath, treats herself to a 7 course meal, take an afternoon nap, wake up have dinner or go to a movie. She is not afraid to be wear swimsuits.

She has a degree in Commerce and had studied in Bombay based Brihan Maharashtrian College.
This charming and tall (5'7") actress, who weighs around 55 kilos, measures 31-26-35, wants her work to be appreciated, hopes to be eventually settled in Bollywood, and act in better films.

Tanushree Dutta(born 19 March 1984) is an Indian film actress and model. She won the Femina Miss India title in 2004.

Tanushree Dutta was born and raised in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand state (then Bihar), and did her graduation in communications in Pune, Maharashtra. She is a Bengali by birth.
She won the Femina Miss India title in 2004, and placed among the top ten in the Miss Universe 2004 pageant held in Quito, Ecuador.

She debuted in Bollywood in 2005. She worked on two films simultaneously "Chocolate" and "Aashiq Banaya Apne". "Chocolate" was intended to be her debut film, however its release was preceded by "Aashiq Banaya Apne".
Her recent films were "Risk" and " Raqeeb". And her upcoming film is "Dhol".

Tanisha Mukherjee

Date of Birth : 1 January 1978, Mumbai, India
Birth Name : Tanisha Mukherjee
Height : 5' 1" (1.55 m)

she is : -

Sister of actress Kajol
Great-granddaughter of Rattan Bai
Maternal granddaughter of actress Shobhna Samarth
Niece of Joy Mukherjee, Deb Mukherjee and Nutan Behl
Sister-In-Law of Ajay Devgan
Cousins of Sharbani Mukherji, Mohnish Bahl and Rani Mukherjee
Daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee

Tanisha Mukherjee (born 1978), is a Bollywood actress.She is popularly known as Tanisha.Tanisha comes from a well known family, which has been working in Bollywood since the 1940s. Her paternal grandfather is Sashadhar Mukherjee, uncles are famous actors Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee, great-grandmother Rattan Bai, grandmother Shobhna Samarth and aunt Nutan. Her father is Shomu Mukherjee and her mother is famous actress Tanuja. She is the youmger sister of the popular actress Kajol.

Her other famous cousins include Mohnish Behl, Sharbani Mukherjee and another most famous actress Rani Mukerji.Her paternal grandfather was a famous film director and producer. His wife Satirani Devi, Tanisha's grandmother was the sister of three great film personality Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar. She is of a Bengali descent.She made her debut with Sssshhh opposite Dino Morea. The film did not do well. Following releases didn't do very well at the box office either.

Tanisha's first hit film was Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar, which starred film legend Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan. Recently, she played the female lead character of Nikkita "Nikki" Bakshi in Neal N Nikki, which failed to make an impact at the box office.

Tabu

Tabu (born Tabassum Hashmi on November 4, 1970) in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) is an award-winning Indian actress who has acted in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. She has won the coveted National Film Award for Best Actress twice.

She is best known for her critically acclaimed acting in many films rather than achieving box office success.

She is the niece of Shabana Azmi and the younger sister of actress Farha.She is the life member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film and Television, Noida.

Sushmita Sen

Date of Birth : 19 November 1975, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Birth Name : Sushmita Shubeer Sen
Nickname : Titu Sush Sush
Height : 5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Sushmita was born in the Bengali-speaking Sen family on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her family consists of her dad, Shubeer, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander; mom, Subhra, Jewelry Designer and owner of a Dubai-based store. She has two siblings, a sister named Neelam, who is married to Nauman Malik, and a brother named Rajeev. Subhra's dad was a poet.

She attended different schools in Jorhat, and Nagpur, but spend the majority of her schooling days in the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute and Air Force Silver School in Delhi. She was regarded as a tomboy and spent most of her times with boys. Since the schools were Hindi medium, she could not speak English until she was 16 years of age. She subsequently not only mastered English, but became an English Honors student, and also obtained a degree in Journalism. Due to her place of birth she can speak Urdu flawlessly.

Her first public appearance was at the Air Force Club Contest at the age of 15. She did a few fashion shows thereafter. Then during 1994 she decided to be a participant in Miss India beauty pageant, fully aware that she was being pitted against the reigning favorite, Aishwarya Rai. Sushmita took everyone by surprise when she was crowned Miss India while Aishwarya had to content with being the First Runner-up. Both beauties went on to win Miss Universe and Miss World titles respectively. Ironically the final outfit for Miss Universe for Sushmita was made by a little-known Meena Bazar tailor, and her mom.

It was during 1996 that she first appeared as herself in a Bollywood movie titled 'Dastak'. Though the movie did not fare too well, she was noticed and thus began her career on the silver screen. She has since then portrayed herself in a variety of characters and also some 'item' numbers.

Not considered a classic beauty and leading quite an unconventional lifestyle she ended up in many relationships but did not marry anyone. She wanted to be a mother and to adopt a baby girl, and name her Renee. Since she is single, she had to fight a Court battle before she could finally adopt Renee. Finally on 13 April 2000 she was given the go-ahead to adopt her, even though the family-owned business in Dubai was already re-named as 'Renee' quite ironically a year earlier on 13 April 1999.

she is : -

Miss Universe 1994
Miss India 1994
Has an adopted daughter by the name of Renee.
She is the first Indian to win a Miss Universe Title in 1994.
She won the best supporting actress award in the year 2000 for her role in 'Biwi No. 1' which was the biggest hit of 1999.
Enjoys writing prose and poetry.
Listed as number 10 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25-2006)

she thinks : -

"I have many memorable moments in my treasure-chest of memories but the day I became a mother is something special. On June 30, 2000 the courts handed me my daughter, Renee. I was ecstatic that day. I loved Renee from the first time I laid eyes on her. In court the fight was a tough one as I was a single parent and a celebrity, so those were marks against me. But I still won and got my daughter." (Movie Mag International, July 2004)

"I am totally a beach person. I love South America and I've been there lots of times, specially Venezuela and Brazil. They are great vacation cities. There is not a single country in South America that I have not been to. Among the places I haven't seen but which I would love to visit, Spain tops my list." (Movie Mag International, July 2004)

"Yes, I am a night person but I prefer staying awake at home till late at night. I rarely go to any pub. I would rather hang out at home with loud music and dance in my room. Abroad I love going to restaurants like 'Sky Bar' in Los Angeles and 'Tao' in New York." (Movie Mag International, July 2004)

Her thoughts about touring: "Doing these kind of shows take a lot of planning and activity and ends up being extremely hectic. So to revive myself, I look for those small moments that make you forget the rigors of the tour." (Lifeline magazine, Fall 2006)

"Between 18 to 20, I really thought there were fun things in life that I would much rather be doing than worrying about the responsibilities of that magnitude. But now at 30, I feel I was able to get a jump-start on my life and have achieved a lot. I don't feel I missed out anything." (Lifeline magazine, Fall 2006)

"I feel I started my life when I won at Goa - The Miss India contest. Then another memorable moment was when I won the Miss Universe crown in Manila. There have been several others. But none of those moments compare to what I felt on July 31 in 2001. That was when the court gave me Renee's adoption rights. Renee means "to be born again", and after having her in my life, I feel reborn. I don't want anything to go wrong for her ever. So I am that much more careful with my life now. No more rash driving. Being a mother, I don't think anything has topped the moment yet." (Lifeline magazine, Fall 2006)

"The reason why I wanted to be famous! No one's asked me that one so I am going to tell it now. I have always thought that a person is born, lives his life, goes through life in a certain way, maybe does some good things that everyone applauds... maybe your family, maybe your friends. But when you die, you want to have touched a few more lives. You want people to feel the loss when you go and miss you. I want to be famous because I want my fans to become my extended family." (Lifeline magazine, Fall 2006)

On how she would react if a woman made a pass on her: "I'd say, 'thank you'. Another human being likes you, what's wrong with that? How far they like you is again, their problem, not yours. That woman has made a choice of being with another woman, I have made mine to be with a man. It's just a difference in our sexual preferences. Doesn't mean one is acceptable and the other is appalling. Absolutely not!" (Stardust magazine, September 2006)

"If the need arises and my heart doesn't agree with it (marriage), I will have children without getting married." (Stardust magazine, September 2006)

"Today if you take a poll asking men if they want to be with women who are 30 and virgins, they will run away." (Stardust magazine, September 2006)

When asked if sex is over-rated in India: "There was a time when it definitely was, not anymore. It was something you didn't talk about, and from the face of it, people from good families probably never did it. But today, media primarily focuses its attention on sex, so much that it's inevitable that it would become a part of the social structure. It's not like it didn't exist before, we're the land of the KamaSutra. Today, people are more comfortable talking about it." (Stardust magazine, September 2006)

"I'm 30, and enjoying every bit of it. I haven't changed a thing that I don't like wearing and the only reason I don't wear it is 'coz I don't like it on myself. I reveal when I feel like it. Today I do, tomorrow, I might not. It's about freedom of choice, not age. All power to people who understand that ultimately, clothes are going on your body. If you are comfortable with it, wear it. I'm not judgmental about the way people dress. What disturbs me however, is if after you've worn it, you're constantly talking, pulling, figuring yourself out. Thats disturbing." (Stardust magazine, September 2006)

Sophiya chaudhary

Sophiya Chaudhary is an bollywood actress, singer and a popular MTV VJ.Sophie is a linguist, and speaks English, Hindi, Urdu and French. She sings in these languages as well as in Spanish, Punjabi and Arabic. Sophie was born in UK. Her father adored Sophia Loren and hence her birth name is "Sophia", however she now goes by the name "Sophie".

She was a performer from a young age: a part of the school choir and playing the lead role in school and college musicals. Her talent was discovered by the acclaimed music director Biddu when she was 13 years old. She started her career by singing back up for Shweta Shetty and Alisha Chinai.

Sophie was a brilliant student. Reportedly, before her 'A' levels her headmistress actually called in her mum, and told her that Sophie needed a holiday! She attended one of the best Private Schools in England, where she indulged not only in Drama, Theater, Music and Sports but also debate. She began debating from the age of 11 on issues ranging from the right of Abortion, smoking in public, to the benefits of E.U. She captained her inter school debate team.

Sophie got 4 'A's in her A level examinations; French, History, Italian and Drama and also achieved an A grade in 'AS level' maths. She then went onto become part of the prestigious London School of Economics in a course which has room for only 13 students; European Politics and French. As part of her degree Sophie studied for nearly two years at "Sciences-Po" in Paris, the most prized political institute, from which all French Prime ministers and Presidents have graduated.

She was the only Indian student in the entire college, and almost all the other students were of French origin. Nonetheless despite the odds, she topped her "Geo-political class and exam". She went on to write a 10,000word dissertation in French on the role of women in the French Resistance and got a "First" for it.Having completed her education, Sophie decided it was time to follow her dreams and she began her singing career. She moved to Mumbai in 2003, became an MTV VJ and a successful singer.

She is trained in classical Indian dance, Bharatnatyam, Kathak and street dance.Sophie has also compared various award shows such as Star Screen Awards and several corporate events for Airtel, Tata, Godrej and many others.She hosted MTV Loveline. She made her debut in 2000 with her all-girl band "Sansara" with a song which Sophie herself wrote ("Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai"). Her videos "Habibi" and "Le Le Mera Dil" were popular. She has performed from in many Indian cities, as well as in Montreal and London's Wembley Arena.In November 2003, she released her first super-hit remix album "Sophie & Dr. Love"; Mera Babu Chail Chabila. The album was a chart-topper for six months in India and broke records in the U.K Asian Pop Charts by holding the number 1 spot for 12 weeks.

The album contained old classics by Runa Laila, Nazia Hassan and Salma Agha. The video was directed by Rao and Sapru of Kaanta Laga fame and music remixed by Harry Anand.Less than one year on, Sophie returned with her newest offering "Babylove"; Ek Pardesi Mera Dil Legaya. According to Sophie, she listened to over 400 songs in order to come up with her perfect 12. Songs on this album include Dil Ke Armaan, Ghar aaya Mera Pardesi, Bachke Rehna re baba, Zoobi Zoobi, Naulakha, and Jaadugar Saiyyan.

The Ek pardesi video showed Sophie as glamorous and endearing. This was followed up by videos of Jaadugar Saiyyan and nine other short videos from the album including the songs Naulakha, Dil ke Arman, the hip hop Kissiko, Saiyyan le Gayi Jiya and many more.In October 2004, she won the Lycra MTV style award for "Most stylish female in music". In January 2005, she won the Bollywood award for Best pop Singer, at the Bollywood Awards held in Dubai Global Village in January 2005.

She made her Hindi film debut in David Dhawan's film "Shaadi No.1" in which she is paired opposite Zayed Khan. The film also stars Fardeen Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Esha Deol and others. The film was released on 4th November, and had a great response.Her recent film is ; Pyar ke Side Effects which is PNC film (Pritsh Nandy Communications Production) co-starring Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat.

And a film titled Speed directed by Vikram Bhatt in which Sophie stars alongside Urmila Matondkar, Zayed Khan and Aftab Shivdasani is on the verge of releasing.Talks are currently on for a few more films; Bollywood, Indo-Pak and Indo-British projects. Sophie is also in the process of recording her next album due for release 2006 Diwali.

Sonali kulkarni

Date of Birth : 1974, Poona, Maharashtra, India
Height : 5' 3" (1.60 m)

Sonali was born in the Marathi-speaking Kulkarni family in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Her dad is an Engineer, and she has two brothers, Sandeep and Sandesh.

Even she was a child her passion was acting, and got her chance to act during the Ganesh Mahotsav celebrations. She was enrolled in the Abhinav Vidhyalaya in Pune, and after completing schooling attended Ferguson College, where she majored in Political Science and got a scholarship in Marathi literature. She used to speak Hindi, Marathi and English fluently, but since then also picked-up Gujarati, Italian, and Tamil.

After attending a workshop by Satyadev Dubey she and Sandesh formed a theater group and called it 'Samanvay'.

She first made her appearance on the tinsel screen in a Tamil movie titled 'Cheluvi', and thereafter has appeared in a total of 32 movies, including one in Italian titled 'Fuoco Si Di Me'.
Apart from acting, she is also an Editor with 'Viva', a supplement of 'Loksatta', and pens a weekly column called 'So Kool'.

Sonali Kulkarni is an Indian actress.Sonali Kulkarni was born and brought up in Pune.She went to Abhinav Vidyalaya and was a fairly good student, always scoring 80s and 90s. She comes from an academically inclined family .Her dad is an engineer and her brothers are academically brilliant. She wanted to study in Ferguson College. She majored in Political Science from there and even got a scholarship in Marathi literature.

She worked with handicapped children in Balkayan Sanstha, Pune for 5 years as dance and entertainment teacher. These kids were physically or mentally challenged.
She always had a flair for learning languages. Being in the film industry gave her an opportunity to learn several including Gujarati, Italian and Tamil, apart from the ones she already knew like Marathi, Hindi and English.

Her earliest memories in the performing arts goes back to performing at Ganapathy Utsav - in a culturally active colony in Pune. She participated in everything, sports, music, dance and theatre. Her elder brother Sandeep was supportive for her pursuing theatre and is totally responsible for her foundation in theatre.

She got her first break in high school, when she attended a workshop by Satyadev Dubey and realised the importance of choosing one creative pursuit. It was then she decided to chose acting as her career option.She established a theater group along with her brother Sandesh inPune by the name "Samanvay". Samanvay is a group of people passionate about theatre - from acting to direction to production. Sandesh Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni, Amrita Subash, Nikhil Ratnaparkhi, Shashank Shende, Kiran, Nilesh Kulkarni and Sameer Doshi form Samanvay. Each person in the group is a name to reckon with today, in their respective specialities.

She did not realise when acting turned into her passion. While she was studying at Ferguson College, Pune, she got her first break in cinema - in Cheluvi, directed by well known playwright and filmmaker Girish Karnad.

She was just a teenager when she auditioned for Girish Karnad's Cheluvi (a fantasy about a girl who can become a tree). In Dr. Jabbar Patel's "Mukta", she played a character facing discrimination.She did not want to secure herself to one genre or language. She wanted to try new things and reach out to the whole world. She wanted to do 'world cinema'.

Sergio Scapagnini saw her first film "Cheluvi" at the Cannes Film Festival and as a result she got to work in Vrindavan Film Studios which was shot in India and abroad. Directed by Lamberto Lambertini, with an entirely Italian crew, this film had just three Indians in the cast, Mohan Agashe, Gautam Ghosh and Sonali Kulkarni.

After a couple of films in Tamil and Marathi, the turning point came when she landed the lead role in her first Hindi feature film "Daayraa". The film was directed by Amol Palekar. The film went on to win her the Best Actress Award in France International Film Festival.

Despite the critical acclaim and years of work in regional and parallel cinema, she didnot get the recognition until Mission Kashmir. Mission Kashmir was the turning point for her in that sense. The film had a national and international release. It brought her the kind of recognition that she could never have dreamed of. That year she was nominated for each and every award for that role.

Next "Dil Chahta Hai" was offered to her which helped her to get even more fame and established her as a heroine in Bollywood."Dil Chahta Hai" was a refreshing change for her.She appeared in several commercial films after that. Some of these films are-Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), Junoon (2002), Kitne Door Kitne Paas (2002), Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), Agni Varsha (2002),Danav (2003), Silence Please... The Dressing Room (2004),Hanan (2004) ,Devrai (2004),Bride & Prejudice (2004),White Rainbow (2005) ,I see You(2006) ,Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) and Taxi Number 9211 (2006).

In Agni Varsha,her costumes were from that era - very basic, bare essential pieces of cloth. Initially she was a bit shy. But by the end of the first day, she was cool with it. She loved her character in the film - a simple woman who stands up for truth.

In the film "White Rainbow", directed by Dharan Mandrayer (nephew of legendary Tamil film thespian Sivaji Ganesan) is a touching story about the widows of Vrindavan. She plays the role of Priya, a character based on the real life social activist Mohini Giri who runs the Guild of Service in Vrindavan.

Sonali also worked in the Gujarati film "Love is Blind" which was released in Nov 2005. This refreshing film was made with an aim to draw audiences back to regional cinema. This humorous film with rocking music has been a hit with the Gujaratis - young and old. Directed by Vipul Shah and produced by R H Kampani of Nugget Entertainments Co., Her co-star in the film is Sandeep Patel, brother of the famous singer Devang Patel.

She has also worked in the Italian film "Fuoco Di Su Me" (transalates to Fire at my Heart) and being a stranger to the language made it both interesting and exciting.It was her work in "The Vrindavan Film Studio" several years ago that got her the role. Working on it has been a fabulous experience for her , especially with Omar Sherif as part of the cast. Shot mostly in Procida, Italy, it required her to learn Italian and get her accent right a month before shooting began. Sonali Kulkarni has won the best actress award at the Milan Film Festival for her performance in the film Fuoco Su Di Me (My Heart Is On Fire) on April 12, 2006.

Released in March 2006, Taxi No. 9211 was a film she signed almost instantly after listening to the impactful narration by Milan Luthria, the director.She loved the story and her character in the film. The film totally reflects today's Bombay.Her role has been appreciated by fans and critics as well.

She was in Venice in Sep. 2005, where she had gone to attend the Red Carpet Grand Screening of her Italian film "Fuoco su di me" directed by by Lamberto Lambertini at the 62nd Venice Film Festival.

Her strength in cinema has always been doing a variety of roles. From a tree in Cheluvi, to a boy in Daayra, from an innocent kid sister in Doghi, to a spicy wife in Taxi No. 9211, She has always offered variety to her audience.

Sonali's home is a place to relax for her.Rangoli, thorans, bells, lamps and fancy curtains adorn her flat. Her creativity was at its peak when doing up her place and she loved every moment of the four months it took.

When She is not shooting, her day begins with pranayams followed by tea.She also loves to read and write in her leisure. She also loves cooking. But her favorite food is her mom's traditional recipes. She also has ten minutes of meditation before lunchtime as she believes that it is very refreshing for the mind.

She is also a guest editor of Loksatta's supplement Viva. Its an Express group daily. She writes one column each week. It is published every Thursday. Her column is called So Kool, which is an abreviation of her name.

Sonali bendre

Date of Birth : 1 January 1975, Bombay, India
Height : 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Sonali Bendre started out as a model before being selected for the "Stardust Talent Search". She was invited to Bombay and received training from a variety of top actors and performers of the Indian film industry. Sonali has three sisters and was in her own words a quiet child who loved to read, while she was growing up. Since her debut in 1994, Sonali has appeared in several films and has starred opposite top stars such as Sunjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh. Sonali was also awarded the price of "Newcomer of the year" in 1995. She married Goldie Behl in 2002, and during 2005 became a mother.

Sonali Bendre started out as a model before being selected for the "Star Dust Talent Search". Her first role was in Aag (1994) opposite Govinda. Though she initially struggled to be a successful actress, she has eventually given critical acclaim for her performances in films like Sarfarosh (1999), Zakhm, Duplicate, Hum Saath Saath Hai (1999), Tera Mera Saath Rahey and Anaahat (2003) among many others.

She has starred with many of the leading actors of Bollywood including Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan. In 1995 she won the Filmfare Lux New Face Award. In 2001 she also won the Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai where she co-starred with Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai. She was the only cast member who won the award. She was also appreciated for her comic performances in films like Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega
Next to her well-received performances, she was also recognized as a graceful dancer through films like Bombay, Lajja and Major Saab to name a few.

On November 16, 2001 she married film producer Goldie Behl. She has acted in a few Marathi, Telugu and Kannada movies and has been successful. She also hosted the 50th Filmfare Awards alongside Saif Ali Khan and Farida Jalal on February 26, 2005.
On August 11, 2005 she gave birth to a son, Ranvir, in Beach Candy Hospita

Soha Ali Khan

Date of Birth : 4 October 1978, New Delhi, India
Height : 5' 2½" (1.59 m)

Soha Ali Khan is the daughter of Bollywood actress, Sharmila Tagore, who is also the Chair of the Indian Censor Board. Soha is the daughter of cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. She is also the sister of Bollywood actor, Saif Ali Khan, and former sister-in-law of Bollywood actress, 'Amrita Singh' , who has since been separated from Saif Ali Khan.

Her father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the current nawab, is a former captain of the Indian cricket team. Her mother, Sharmila Tagore, is a noted film actress, and a distant relative (not a direct descendant, as often supposed) of the nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Soha is also related to the late Nafisa Joseph. Her brother is actor Saif Ali Khan.
She was born in Mumbai and at the age of six shifted to delhi. She studied at British School and use to study hard to get good marks. She enjoyed sports and theatre. Then she did her under graduate at Oxford and master's at London School of Economics in International Relations. Studying abroad has given her international outlook and understand and be tolerant towards other cultures.

She has been brought up in liberal way, where ever to travel, think and have friends she wants. She was quite a hyperactive child. Very friendly and outgoing always running from one place to another. But never bothered about appearances. She didn't wear too much jewellery nor was colour coordinated.

While studying she know exactly that she wanted to be in films in terms of career. She know if started acting before accomplishing her academy, then it wouldn't be possible for her to go back to studying. Her parents had the typical normal parental concerns about joining the films. When she was 12, she meant to play the child in Mira Nair's "Mississippi Masala" and taken two months leave from school also. But couldn't do the film because she had to get braces.
Soha made her acting debut with the Bollywood production "Dil Maange More" (2004), where she shared credits with Shahid Kapoor and two other leading ladies which were Tulip Joshi and Ayesha Takia . Starting off weakly, she has since received critical acclaim for her performances in the Bengali film "Antar Mahal" (2005) and "Rang De Basanti" (2006).Her next release is the eagerly awaited "Khoya Khoya Chand".

Before embarking upon her film career, Soha worked for the Ford Foundation and Citibank. She is involved in a range of activities outside the acting world, including serving on the Advisory Board for a new project of the public entrepreneur group, Res Publica. She has also recently modeled for the spring-summer collection of Globus, an Indian chain of boutiques.

Shilpa sheety

Shilpa Shetty (born 8 June 1975) in Mangalore is a four-time Filmfare Award-nominated Indian film actress and model.She currently resides at the centre of the Hindi-language film industry in Mumbai, India. Both of them worked together in the film Fareb (2005)Shetty currently lives in Mumbai with her parents and sister.

Her younger sister Shamita Shetty is also a Bollywood film actress.Shilpa was crowned the winner of the British Celebrity Big Brother on 28 January 2007 with 63% of the final vote,after an international racism controversy involving her and fellow contestants Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd.Shilpa Shetty was born in a strict and traditional close-knit family that hails from the Bunt community of South Canara/Mangalore, although she was born in Mangalore.

She is the eldest daughter of Surendra and Sunanda Shetty, manufacturers of tamper-proof caps for the pharmaceutical industry,and her native language is Tulu although she can speak nearly ten other languages including English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu and basic French.She attended St. Anthony Girls' High School, located in Chembur, and later attended Podar College.

She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She is also into sports and was the captain of the baseball team in school and earned a black belt in Karate and currently a dance sport expert and enthusiast..Shetty started her career by modelling for Limca in 1991 at age 16, and made her film debut in 1993 at age 17 in Baazigar.

Although she was a supporting actress alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, the film was a major success and earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.Her first leading role was in the film Aag in 1994, which was averagely received at the box office. She had a hit that same year with the film Main Khiladi Tu Anari opposite Akshay Kumar. This was followed by many films which were average to poor performers at the box office.

1997 was one of her busiest years yet, she appeared in six different films, beginning with the small Telugu language film Veedeva Dani Babu. Her first major Bollywood film of that year was the action thriller Auzaar. In 1998, she had one release, Pardesi Babu (co-starring Raveena Tandon and Govinda), for which she received critical acclaim and won best supporting actressIn 2000 Shetty received much acclaim for her role in Dhadkan which earned reasonable takings at the Indian box office.

She received several nominations under the Best Actress category in different awards ceremonies, although she lost them to Karisma Kapoor. She would later go on to star with Kapoor in the film Rishtey (2002). Her performance as an eccentric fisherwoman was appreciated and she received a nomination under the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award category.2004 was also a good year for Shetty with the release of Garv opposite Salman Khan.

She received much acclaim for her performance in Phir Milenge after a sensitive portrayal of a successful city high-flyer who contracts HIV via unprotected sex and becomes a social outcast as a result. This film earned Shetty a Filmfare Best Actress nomination, and also provided an impetus for her HIV-related charity work.

The actress was also a guest judge on the Indian Idol television show. Shilpa had one release in 2006, the much delayed Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar. The film was a box office flop but she got good reviews for her role as a wife with negative shades. In 2006, she was a judge on Jhalak Dikhlaja, a Sony Entertainment Television dance show .

Shetty was a contestant in and the winner of Celebrity Big Brother UK. and is the first Indian celebrity included in the Celebrity version. She was reportedly paid Rs.31.5m (£367,500) for her participation, Shetty won the contest after gaining 63% of the public vote .She was also the subject of a Sky One documentary entitled "The Real Shilpa Shetty", which was produced by British television production company Twofour.

Shilpa Shetty has always been a centre of several controversies.The large number of commercial offers that Shilpa received after winning Celebrity Big Brother themselves became reason for controversy with an increasing number of accusations about her riding the 'racism' wave to commercial gain.On 27 March 2007 News of the World, National Tabloid, UK had reported information about her date with Akshay Kumar back in 1999.

Accordingly, someone very close to both Shilpa and Akshay has revealed private information that was kept as a secret from many people including Shilpa's parents. On April 15th, Richard Gere kissed her several times in a stage show, thus creating another controversy.In May 2003 a controversy erupted over alleged links between Shetty's parents and the Indian underworld.

The Surat police issued arrest warrants against her parents on charges of extortion.In April 2006, a Madurai court issued non-bailable warrants against Shetty and Reema Sen for "posing in an obscene manner" in photographs published by a Tamil newspaper.Her first release after the reality show got a great opening. The movie, Life In A... Metro became the first Bollywood movie to premiere at Leicester Square.Danielle Lloyd was also invited by the actress to attend the premiere.

As well as modeling and acting, Shetty has associated herself with several other commercial and non-profit organizations.In February 2006 Shetty lent her support to a BBC World Service Trust television show designed to tackle the problem of HIV-AIDS in India. In March 2006 various sources reported Shetty's joining PETA as part of an advertising campaign against the use of wild animals in circuses.

According to a PETA India press release, Shetty is a long-time PETA supporter and has assisted the campaign by posing for photographs in a figure-hugging tiger costume. In May 2006 , it was announced that Shetty would be the brand ambassador of Romanov Vodka. Sami Lala, President of United Spirits, said that Shetty was chosen for her status as an "aspirational icon", and that her "innate style, energy and attitude highlight the core attributes of the brand.

Shetty is a frequent subject of speculation regarding romance.However, she has remained tight-lipped whenever questions of marriage are posed to her. Her previous relationships include an affair with actor Akshay Kumar, whom she met on the Main Khiladi Tu Anari set in 1994.

The couple split in 2000 after he started dating Shetty's friend and fellow actress Twinkle Khanna .She is also linked with Anubhav Sinha.In an interview for the Sunday Mirror a friend of Shetty revealed that she was "in love" with Sinha and that he was her "soulmate", but that she could not be with him for fear of parental disapproval, social stigma (Sinha is married with two children, although currently separated) and adverse public perception.Shetty has stated that she plans to marry in three years and would love to adopt a teenage daughter.