Priyanka Chopra Biography and pictures

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Pooja Bhatt Biography and Pictures

Pooja Bhatt Biography

Pooja was born on February 24, 1972 in the Gujarati-speaking Bhatt family. Her dad's name is Mahesh, and her mom's maiden name was Loraine Bright. After the marriage, her mother changed her name to Kiran Bhatt. Mahesh separated from Loraine and re-married Soni Razdan, an actress in her own right. The Bhatts live in Bandra, Bombay.

She has two step-sisters Alia and Shaheen; and one biological brother Rahul. Noted Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi and Film Director, Mohit Suri, are her cousins.

Her uncle, late Balwant Bhatt, and grandfather, late Nanabhai Bhatt, both on the paternal side, were popular Bollywood movie directors.

Pooja made a debut with her dad's production 'Daddy' when she was just 17 years old. She plays the estranged daughter of an alcoholic father, played by Anupam Kher.

She shot into fame with 'Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin', opposite Aamir Khan. In this movie too she plays the daughter of Anupam Kher. The movie, along with most of its songs, did well at the box office. She was also appreciated in 'Zakhm' and 'Sadak'. Her acting career spanned from 1989 through to the year 2001.

She married her long-time boyfriend, Munish Makhija, who is also known as Udham Singh, a host of Channel V and owner of a restaurant in Goa, during the year 2003.

Slender & good-looking, this Piscean has launched her very own production company 'Pooja Bhatt Productions' during 1996 and released 'Tamanna' under its banner. The off-beat story is about an orphan brought up by an eunuch. Unfortunately, this movie did not too well at the box office.

She has also appeared in a documentary titled 'Sunset Bollywood (2005)' in which she talks about yesteryear heart-throb Rahul Roy.

Feisty Pooja continues to produce and direct movies as well as make appearances on the small screen, especially Zee TV's 'Anthakshari', with hopes of encouraging talented youngsters.

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Preeti Jhangiani Biography and Pictures

Preeti Jhangiani Biography

Preeti was born in the Sindhi-speaking Jhangiani family on August 18, 1980 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She used to study in St. Xavier's College, in Ahmedabad. She is fluent in Sindhi, Hindi, English and also has some knowledge of Malyalam and Telugu.

Preeti first made her appearance in a music video titled 'Chui Mui' from Rajshri opposite South Indian actor, Abbas. This video became a hit, and so did Preeti, Abbas, as well as the Koala bear icon. This paved her way to appear in two movies during the year 1999 - one each in Malyalam and Telugu.

She made her debut quite dramatically with 'Mohabbatein' opposite Bollywood stalwarts such as Amitabh Bachchan, and Shahrukh Khan. This movie was a huge success and virtually launched her career, even though she played the role of a young widow.

She started receiving many offers, but before she could commence filming, she became seriously ill. Her looks and weight suffered considerably due to consumption of strong antibiotics, and she lost all the offers that had come her way. She did recover and did manage to pick up where she had left off. As of August 2007, she has appeared in a total of 15 movies, 13 of which are in Hindi.

Formerly engaged to Mushtaq, the brother of film-maker, Feroz Nadiadwala, she instead got married to Parvin Dabas on March 23, 2008.

She is fond of listening to music, browsing the web, as well as watching romantic movies. She resides in Bandra (West), Mumbai.

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Ameesha Patel Biography and Pictures

Ameesha Patel Biography

Grand-daughter of Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, and former Justice Rajni Patel, Amisha, a Gemini, was born in Bombay's Breach Candy Hospital. She is nicknamed Angel and Princess. Her younger brother Ashmit Patel is also a Bollywood film actor and her name is a blend of the first three letters of her father's name Amit and the last three letters of her mother's name Asha.

She studied at the Cathedral and John Connon High School in Bombay, and went on to obtain a degree in Economics from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.A. After graduation she worked for a Finance company and also modeled on the side.

She has studied Bharat Natyam dance form since the age of five, and had acted in several plays in Satyadev Dubey's Theatre including a play titled 'Neelam'.

She did not have any plans of being an actress, but when Amit's friend, film-maker and actor, Rakesh Roshan, met her during a family lunch, he offered her the lead role in 'Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'. Amisha accepted the offer, the movie went on to become a blockbuster, and made her a star overnight.

She went on to star in movies like 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha', 'Kranti', 'Kya Yehi Pyar Hai', 'Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar', 'Aap Mujhe Aache Lagne Lage', 'Yeh Hai Jalwa', 'Humraaz', 'Parwana', 'Suno Sasurjee', 'Vaada', 'Elaan', 'Zameer', 'Mere Jeevan Saathi', 'Mangal Pandey', 'Humko Tumse Pyar Hai', 'Teesri Aankh', 'Tathastu', 'Ankahee', Aap Ki Khatir', 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd', 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' & 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'.

She has also acted in three Telugu films and a Tamil film.

Amisha has been the recipient of four awards for her performances in 'Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai', and 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'.

She has co-starred with Akshaye Khanna, Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Aftab Shivdasani, Hrithik Roshan, Arjun Rampal amongst others.

Her personal life has been marred with misunderstandings with her parents and brother, so much so that she has sought the intervention of the courts. She dated Bollywood director, Vikram Bhatt, for five years since the release of their first film together, 'Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage', but they had broken-up in 2007. Patel started dating London and Delhi-based businessman Kanav Puri after her break-up, but they eventually broke up two years later in 2010.

She has many critics, who have described her as inconsistent, but have since then bitten their lips when they were proved wrong by this petite, and beautiful actress - who has, and continues to enthrall her fans with a variety of performances on the silver screen.

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Aishwarya Rai - Biography and Pictures

Aishwarya Rai Biography

Born: 1 November 1973

Birthplace: Mangalore, India

Best Known As: Star of the 2002 Bollywood movie Devdas

Aishwarya Rai is an international triple threat: model, beauty pageant queen, and movie star. Since 1997 she has been one of the superstars of "Bollywood," the Indian film industry. As a college student she entered and won the 1994 Miss World contest, an honor which opened the door to work as a model. A striking brunette with hooded eyes and full lips, she appeared on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Elle, and other fashion magazines. Her first film was the 1997 political drama Iruvar. As Bollywood underwent an explosion of success and innovation, Rai became one of its favorite daughters. She proved to be a voluptuous presence in the mode of Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida; like Lollobrigida, Rai has often been hyped as "the most beautiful woman in the world." Her 2002 film Devdas was a tremendous hit. She has worked mainly in Indian films, but in recent years she has appeared in Western productions, including Bride and Prejudice (2004, a colorful take on the Jane Austen tale) and Mistress of Spices (2005). Rai was married to actor Abhishek Bachchan on 20 April 2007. The wedding was a spectacular event in India; as noted by Agence France Presse, "The couple have been dubbed 'India's Brangelina' after Hollywood's A-list couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie."

Rai is known as "Ash" or "Aishu" to her fans... Abhishek Bachchan is the son of another famous actor, Amitabh Bachchan... Her official site once described Rai as "the first Indian female to be immortalized in wax at the world famous Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London"... Also according to her website, Rai's favorite film is Casablanca (1943, with Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart).

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Bhumika Chawla Biography

Bhumika Chawla
Bhoomika Chawla is an actress who has worked in mainly Telugu and Hindi movies.
Basics on Bhoomika
Bhoomika Chawla was born as Rachna in New Delhi, India on the 21st August 1978. Gudiya, as she is also known as, was born to Ajit Singh Chawla and Bali. Her father was a military officer and her older brother followed his line of work. She also has an older sister.
Bhoomika relocated to Mumbai and worked in ads and music videos. Her most popular ad was Ponds Talcum Powder and she was seen on Zee TV’s Hip Hip Hurray.
In 2007, Bhoomika married Bharat Thakur, a well-known yoga instructor.
Bhoomika Chawla’s Movies
Bhoomika Chawla made her debut in a Telugu movie Yuvakudu (2000).

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Bipasha Basu Biography

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This supermodel turned actor is one of the most fortunate women’s of Bollywood. WHY? Because, she is girl friend to one of the most good looking fellows in Indian cinema at present; John Abraham. Like Kareena, Bipasha’s entrance into acting world was by accident. She was planning to study in medical. Bipasha was born in New Delhi and then moved to Kolkata. When she was a child she was considered to be an ugly girl. Things started to change for this ugly girl after she won the Ford Supermodel of the World contest at seventeen years of age. She then got into modeling. Her first movie came out in 2001 “Ajnabee.” The movie was fairly successful. Her performance in “Jism” turned Bipasha into Bollywood sex symbol. Her latest film “Dhoom 2” is a big hit in the box office.
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Tabbu Biography

Tabbu Like Kareena and Kajol, Rani, Tabu also came from a family of film actress. Her real name is Tabassum Hashmi. Her aunt is one of the most famous actresses of India, Shabana Azmi. Her sister Farha was also very popular but she could not handle her career properly. Tabbu came into film after Farha retired. Her first movie was “Prem” with Sanjay Kapoor. The movie was not well received by the audience. However, Tabbu was determined. Her hardwork paid up after he signed up with Ajay Devgan in “Vijay Path” in 1994. The song of the film “Ruk Ruk Ruk” sung by Alisha Chinoi with Tabbu’s dance performance turned him into a Bollywood heartthrob. Twice she has won the National Film Award for Best Actress.

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Manisha Koirala Biography

Manisha Koirala Like the Bachchans and Kapoors, the Koirala family is one of the most influential political families in Nepal and Manisha Koirala comes from this family. Her two great uncles and grandfather served as the Prime Minister of Nepal. Manisha studied in Army Public School in New Delhi. She is an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipur dancer. Manisha’s first movie was Nepali, Pheri Bhetaula (We shall meet again). It was released in 1989. In 1991, her first Hindi movie Saudagar was released. Directed by Subhash Ghai the movie did not do very well in the box office. Her major success came after 1942: A Love story. Set in the time of British Raj this about the love story of two people Narendra Singh (Anil Kapoor) and Rajeshwari Pathak (Manisha Koirala). Manisha Koirala
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Urmila Matondkar Biography

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Born in 1974 Urmila started her career as a child actress. Her first film was “Kalyug” in 1980. In 1983, she starred in “Masoom” where her co star was Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah. The movie was very successful and her performance was praised both by the film critiques and audience. As an adult actress she made her debut in N. Chandra's “Narasimha.” In 1992, she acted in Chamatkar with a new comer named Shahrukh Khan. The four years, from 1991 to 1995 was Urmila’s struggling period. Other actresses like Monisha Koirala, Raveena Tandon and others were ruling Bollywood. In 1995, “Rangeela” turned her into a Bollywood sex symbol over night. The movie directed by Ram Gopal Varma, had famous actors like Amir Khan and Jackie Shroff. The music by A.R. Rahman was a big hit. Dress designer Manish Malhotra transformed Urmila into a sex bomb.
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Isha Koppikar Biography

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Unlike Kareena, Kajol, Karishma, Ishaa Koppikar comes from a family of academicians. She studied in Life Sciences in Ramnarain Ruia College in Mumbai. While she was in college she worked in an ad with Gautam Rajadhyaksha. She also participated in the Miss India Contest in 1995 and won the Miss Talent Crown. After that she modeled for L'Oreal, Rexona, Camay, Tips & Toes and Coca-Cola. Her film career started as an item girl in “Company.” The song “Khallas” in which she worked as an item girl was big hit and made her famous overnight. She then worked in another item song in “Kaante” in 2002. Her first movie Ek Tha Dil Ek Thi Dhadkan in 1997 has not been released yet.
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Kareena Kapoor Biography

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She is the younger sister of Karishma Kapoor and one of the most promising actresses at present day Bollywood. In Bollywood the “Kapoor” family is highly respected. Before Kareena, her sister Karisma Kapoor was one of the top actresses of Bollywood. Kareena was planning to study Law in Harvard but some how by bad/good fortune she landed into film. Her first movie “Refugee” was released in 2000. In this movie she starred with Abhishek Bachchan, the son of Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan. The movie did not do well but Kareena kept on getting offers from good directors. Today, Kareena like her sister is one of the best actresses in Bollywood. Kareena Kapoor
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Kajol Biography

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Kajol Devgan is Rani Mukherjee’s cousin and shares the same lineage. Her mother Tanuja is a successful actress. Her cousins: Rani mukherjee, Sharbani mukherjee, Mohnish Behl are all professional actors. Her paternal grandfather Sashadhar Mukherjee was a great film director. Born in a family of acting Kajol got her first movie in 1992. The movie “Bekhudi” did not do well in the box office. In 1993, she paired up with Shahrukh Khan in “Baazigaar.” The movie was a big hit. Kajol and Shahrukh khan paired up in five movies including Baazigaar: Karan Arjun, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. All these movies were very successful. The year 1998 was the luckiest year for Kajol. Four of her movies: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Pyar to Hona Hi Tha, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Dushman did great business in box office. Kajol
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Rani Mukherjee Biography

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Born into a film family Rani Mukherjee got her first film offer after finishing her high school. She started with Bengali movie “Biyer Phool.” Her first Hindi movie was “Raja Ki Ayegi Barat” released in 1996. In this movie her co actor was Shadaab Khan, son of another great actor Amjad Khan. The film did not do well but Rani’s performance caught the Bollywood directors’ and producers’ attention. Then she appeared with Amir Khan in “Ghulam.” The movie was a big hit and changed Rani’s luck. That same year, she worked in “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.” The director, Karan Johar was new. In this movie Rani worked in a small role. The film also had Kajol, Rani’s cousin. “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” was the biggest hit of 1998. Rani’s performance in the movie won her Filmfare Award in the best supporting actress category. Since then Rani Mukherjee did not have to look back. Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Sathiya, Chalte Chalte, Veer-Zara, Hum Tum, Black, Bunty aur Babli, Yuva turned her into one of the most famous actresses of Bollywood.

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Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta Biography
This beautiful looking girl with her dimples and innocent smile won hearts of millions through ads like Perk and Liril. Preity started her career as a model. Her performance in the Liril caught the attention of Shekhar Kapur. The director signed her up with Hrithik Roshan in a movie titled “Tara ram Pum Pum.” However, the movie was never made. Later, she got the chance to work in a small role in famous south Indian director Mani Ratnam’s movie “Dil Se.” Her first movie was “Kya Kehna” which was the surprise hit of 2000. In this movie, she played the character of a small town girl, “Priya,” who falls in love with a rich boy, Rahul. The two eventually involve into physical relationship and she gets pregnant. When she tells Rahul about the child, he gets cold feet. Despite getting pressure from her family, friends, she decides to keep the baby. The mental strength of the girl to hold on to her decisions going against the social norms was the main strength of the character and Preity played her part very successfully.
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