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KAJAL
On 19 June 1985 the actress was born in Mumbai, India to Suman Agarwal and Vinay Agarwal. She finished her studies in Mumbai. The actress started her modeling career while she was in college.

DID YOU KNOW?
Kajal is the brand ambassador of a mobile company named BIG C.

Her favourite Bollywood stars are Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, and Kajol.

It was rumoured that she is romantically involved with her Chandamama co-star Navadeep.

MOVIES
Kajal Agarwal's debut film was Lakshmi Kalayam(2007) by director Teja. Kajal came in to the limelight after her splendid performance in Chandamama( 2007) opposite Navadeep. In 2008 some of her Tamil films like Pourudu and Pazhani were dubbed into Telugu.

In Magadheera (2009) she played the lead role along with Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan Teja. This movie was a great success and was released in 14 countries. It was screened in USA for more than 100 days.

Her upcoming release is Sukumar's Arya 2 where she is playing the lead actress alongside Shraddha Das and actor Allu Arjun.

In 2010, Naan Mahaan Alla, Om Shanti, Darling, Chandi, Brindavanam, and Orange are her releases. In the romantic Tamil film Naan Mahaan Alla, Kajal will play a character named Priya opposite Karthi. In Bhaskar's Orange her co-stars are Ram Charan Teja and Genelia D'Souza.

Basics on Sneha
Sneha Ullal was born on 18th December 1987 in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Her family belong to Mangalapuram in Karnataka. Her father is Nitin Ullal, who held a managerial post in a construction company in Oman.

She studied at the Indian School Muscat, Oman and later at the Durelo Convent High School and NMK College in Mumbai. Arpita Khan, Salman Khan’s step sister was her classmate in college.

Sneha Ullal’s Movies
Sneha Ullal bagged the role of Lucky in Lucky: No Time for Love (2005) with Salman Khan. The latter was fresh from his break up with Aishwarya Rai who was initially offered the role. She worked with Salman Khan’s brother Sohail Khan in Aryan (2006).

Ullal accepted offers to act in Telugu movies and was seen in Ullasamga Utsahamga (2008) and Nenu Meku Tulasa (2008).

Her current projects include Sangeeth Sivan’s Click (2009) with Shreyas Talpade, an English movie called Gandhi Park (2009) which also stars Anupam Kher and Brandon Sommers as well as a Telugu movie called Current (2009).

After a successful run in beauty pageants, Namitha Kapoor acted in several Tamil and Telugu movies since 2002.

Basics on Namitha
Namitha Kapoor was born in Surat, Gujarat, India on 10th May 1981. She is a Punjabi and was christened Namita M Vankwala. She appeared in her first two Telugu movies with the screen name Bhairavi. She completed college at Ratnam Arts College in Surat.

She won the Miss Surat crown in 1998 and participated in the Femina Miss India contest in 2001, taking fourth position in the contest.

Namitha Kapoor’s Movies
Namitha Kapoor started acting with two releases in Telugu, Sontham and Gemini in 2002. Engal Anna (2004) was her first Tamil movie. She was seen with Vijaykanth and Prabhu Deva in this movie. Her song sequence Arjuna Arjuna from Aai (2005) became popular.

Her other movies are Kovai Brothers (2006), Billa (2007) and Sandai (2008). In 2009, apart from several Tamil movies like Thee and Kethavan, she will also be seen in a Malayalam movie called Black Stallion and an English movie directed by Eric Manning called Maya.

Anushka Shetty is an actress and yoga instructor, who received acclaim for her role in Arundhati.

Basics on Anushka
Anushka Shetty was born on 7th November 1980 in Mangalore, Karnataka. She is known to her close friends as Sweety.

She is a graduate in computer applications from Mount Carmel College and has also trained in yoga under Bharat Thakur and now takes yoga classes.

Anushka Shetty’s Movies
Anushka Shetty began her acting career in Telugu cinema as Sasha in Super (2005) with Sonu Sood and Nagarjuna. She delivered more hits with Vikramarkudu (2006), Rendu (2006) and Astram (2006).

Lakshyam (2007) did well while Okka Magadu (2008) and Baladoor (2008) failed to do well. She made up for it with Souryam (2008) and Chintakayala Ravi (2008).

Her performance as Arundhati and Jejamma in the supernatural flick Arundhati (2009) earned her good reviews. Billa (2009) in which she acted with Prabhas as Maya became a blockbuster. The year is just beginning for Anushka as she has other releases waiting to hit the theater like Varudu with Mahesh Babu and Singam.

Basics on Tamanna
Tamanna Bhatia was born on 21st December 1989 in Mumbai, India to Santhosh Bhatia and Rajni Bhatia. Her brother is Anand Bhatia. She is a student at the National College, Mumbai.

She also has experience as a model and has appeared in ads for Rajmahal Silks, Saravana Stores and Shakti Masala.

Tamanna Bhatia’s Movies
Tamanna Bhatia got her first movie offer when she was thirteen. It was a Bollywood movie called Chand Sa Roshan Chehra (2005).

She found success with her Tamil debut Kedi (2006). The Telugu movie Happy Days (2007) was commercially successful. Her Tamil release Kalloori (2007) earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award.

Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009) was a story about a couple trying to bring together their parents. She was also seen in Ayan (2009) with Surya and that became a hit as well.

She has more releases in 2009 with Kandein Kadhalai and Paiyya.

Ileana’s a name that needs no introduction, as the actress who was first noticed in a Fair and Lovely commercial, has made a place for herself in Tollywood.

Basics on Ileana
Ileana D’Cruz is originally a Mangalorean born in Mumbai and now living in Goa. She was born on 19th August 1987. Her father Ronaldo Leo is a Roman Catholic and a lawyer by profession. Her mother is a Muslim. Ileana comes from a large family with five siblings.

Ileana D’Cruz’s Movies
Ileana D’Cruz landed her first movie when she was noticed in a Fair and Lovely ad. She played Bhanumathi in Devadasu (2006) which was a commercial success. Puri Jagannadh’s Pokiri (2006) with Mahesh Babu was another hit on her list.
She then made her debut in Tamil cinema with Kedi (2006).

She was seen in movies like Munna (2007) and Jalsa (2008). In 2009, she will be seen in Saleem, Kick and Local.

“Hi. I am Sanjana.” That was all it took to eclipse both Aamir Khan and Mahima Choudhary in the Pepsi commercial, making this aqua-eyed beauty the talk of the town. You just knew that you had not seen the last of Aishwarya Rai and she was not one to disappoint.

Ash Ash Baby
Aishwarya Krishnaraj Rai was born on 1 November 1973 in Mangalore. Her father Krishnaraj Rai was a marine engineer and her mother Vrinda Rai is a writer. She has an older brother Aditya Rai who is in the merchant navy. He also happened to co-produce Dil Ka Rishta in 2003, which starred Ash. The family moved to Mumbai where she studied at the Arya Vidya Mandir and later moved to Ruparel College. She was aspiring to study architecture but that did not take off while her career in the glamour industry took off.

Ash won the coveted Miss World crown in 2004. Soon after this she pledged to donate her eyes after her death. She went on to become the brand ambassador for brands like L’Oreal, Pepsi, and Coco Cola. She struck a pose for many international magazines like TIME and was also voted one of the most attractive and influential women by several polls. She is the first Indian actor to be part of the jury at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. She has appeared in The Oprah Winfrey Show, Late Show with David Letterman, and 60 Minutes. She was also the first Indian actress to be replicated in wax at Madame Tussaud’s Museum in London.

She was briefly involved with actors Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi before marrying actor Abhishek Bachchan, son of the iconic Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. They were married in 2007. The couple have acted together in many movies. They were seen in the latest Lux ad and have been roped in to be part of PETA’s Lovebirds campaign.

The Rai Magic
Aishwarya began her career in the film industry with a Tamil film Iruvar in 1997 which was a hit as opposed to her Hindi film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya with Bobby Deol. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her next Tamil film Jeans, which was also an entry to the Oscars. In 1999, she gained recognition in Bollywood with hits like Taal and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, in which she played opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan, her role as Nandini fetching her the Filmfare Best Actress Award.

In 2000, her Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, saw a good turnout. She took on the role of Shirley, Shahrukh Khan’s sister in Josh and then played his love interest in Mohabbatein which won her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. In Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai, she played Preeti Virat, a rape victim and was considered for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. The year 2001 was a quiet year for Ash.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas (2002), in which she played Paro with Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, was an instant blockbuster. It also received a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. She won the Filmfare Best Actress award. In 2003, she acted the part of Binodini in a Bengali film Choker Bali which was based on a novel by Rabindranath Tagore. The film was nominated for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.

The year 2004 saw Ash in her first English film, Gurinder Chaddha’s Bride & Prejudice, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Her performance as Neerja in Rituparno Ghosh’s Raincoat was praised. This was followed by her second English film in 2005, The Mistress of Spices, with Dylan McDermott of The Practice fame. Her dance sequence Kajra Re from Bunty Aur Babli became one of the most popular tunes of the year.

She had two films out in 2006. Umrao Jaan with Abhishek Bachchan failed to do well while Dhoom 2 where she played Sunehri and shared a ‘controversial’ liplock with Hrithik Roshan was a big hit. In 2007, she played Sujata opposite Abhishek Bachchan in Guru, based on the industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani and it was successful. Provoked, which was based on a real episode of domestic violence, won critical acclaim. The other English film, The Last Legion, did not do so well.

Jodhaa Akbar, released in 2008, in which she acted the part of Jodhaa Bai with Hrithik Roshan was average. The sequel to Sarkar, Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar Raj, in which she plays a CEO alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, is said to be one of her best performances till date.

In 2009, Rai looked her gorgeous self in The Pink Panther 2 with Steve Martin.

Going Strong
She was also busy shooting for Mani Ratnam’s Raavan with Abhishek Bachchan and Endhiran with Rajnikanth in 2009. Both movies will be released in 2010 along with Action Replay with Akshay Kumar and Guzaarish, in which she will play Hrithik Roshan’s nurse.

Kareena Kapoor, still fresh from the success of her recent releases, is all smiles. At twenty-eight, her life’s getting even better, both on the acting front and her relationship with Saif Ali Khan.

The Buzz on Bebo
Kareena Randhir Kapoor was born on 21 September 1980 in Mumbai. Her father is the Punjabi Randhir Kapoor, an actor and her mother is Babitha, a Sindhi. Her parents separated when she was quite young. Her older sister is Karishma Kapoor, an actress. Her family tree reads like the who’s who of Bollywood. Her great grandfather is Prithviraj Kapoor and her grandfather is Raj Kapoor. Her uncles are Rishi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, while her maternal aunt is Sadhana.

Kareena did her schooling partly in Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai and later in Welham’s Girls Boarding School in Dehra Dun. She was in Harvard briefly to study Information Technology and Microcomputers. On returning back to India, she studied law for a year at the Government Law College at Churchgate, after which she enrolled in Kishore Namit Acting School.

She was dating Shahid Kapoor since 2004 but they broke up just when they landed their first hit together in Jab We Met. She is now dating actor Saif Ali Khan.

She is involved in several humanitarian causes. In 2005, she joined NDTV by visiting the jawans in Rajasthan. She was part of the Marco Ricci Each One Reach One benefit concert, for World Youth Peace Summit. She donated the prize money she won in Kaun Banega Crorepathi in 2007 to St.Anthony’s Old Age Home and Mount Mary’s Bandra. In 2007, she appeared in Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hai? The money she won was donated to St.Anthony’s Old Age Home.

From Pooh to Pia
Kaho Na Pyaar Hai was supposed to be her debut but she walked out of it and instead starred with Abhishek Bachchan in J.P.Datta’s Refugee in 2000, in which she played Naaz, a Bangladeshi girl who falls in love with Refugee. This won her the Filmfare Best Debut Award. In 2001, she worked with Tusshar Kapoor in Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai which was one of the successes of the year. Yaadein did not do well. Her fiery Kaurwaki act in the epic Asoka with Shahrukh Khan won her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Her fourth film was the multi-starrer Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham in which she played the part of the haughty yet adorable Pooh. The film was her biggest commercial success. The next two years saw her in a few films like Mujhse Dosti Karoge, Khushi, and Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon which ranged from flops to moderate successes.

Just when you thought Pooh was as far as she could go, she started experimenting by portraying different characters in her films that released in 2004 and it paid off. She stepped into the shoes of a sex worker in Chameli with Rahul Bose, earning a Filmfare Special Performance Award. The other critically acclaimed film was Dev with Amitabh Bachchan, in which she played Aaliya, a victim in the communal riots in Gujarat. She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. She played the villainous Neha Mehra in Fida. She had three releases in 2005: Bewafa, Kyun Ki, and Dosti: Friends Forever, of which the latter did well in the United Kingdom.

The year 2006 saw her in a thriller 36 China Town and a comedy Chup Chup Ke which were average performers at the box office. It was her role as Dolly in Omkara that clinched the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. The film was an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello and Dolly was based on Desdemona. She also appeared in an item number in Farhan Akhtar’s Don, which was originally done by Helen.

Imtiaz Ali’s romcom Jab We Met with Shahid Kapoor was a runaway hit in 2007. Her portrayal of the spontaneous and fun-loving Geet was applauded. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for that role. In 2008, she came out with Tashan with her new boyfriend Saif Ali Khan and her size zero figure, but that failed to live up to the hype. She lent her voice to Laila in the animation flick Roadside Romeo and was part of Golmaal Returns, a sequel to the comedy hit Golmaal.

In 2009, Kareena was seen in a guest appearance in Luck by Chance and an item number in Billu. After her role as a super model in Kambakkht Ishq she became a style icon though the movie was trashed by critics. Main Aur Mrs Khanna also did not score well. Kurbaan with Saif Ali Khan did a decent job while her role as Pia in 3 Idiots made sure she ended the year on a high note.

Gaining Momentum
Kareena’s fans can look forward to see her in Milenge Milenge in 2010. She will be seen with Shahid Kapoor in the movie. The release was delayed when the couple broke up.

She is also working on a remake of Stepmom with Kajol. Other movies are: Agent Vinod, Golmaal 3, and Kismat Talkies.

Bipashu Basu: this Bollywood dazzler started out as a supermodel before scorching the big screen with her sultry sensuality.

Early days
Bipasha was born on the 7 January 1979 in New Delhi, later moving with her family to Kolkata. She is the second of three sisters. The other two are Bidisha and Vijayeta.

Bipasha studied science. Her repulsion towards dissecting animals, prompted her to move away from medicine to commerce. She did her schooling at Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir and her college years were spent at Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College. In her spare time, she took up some modelling assignments.

She participated in the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest and walked away as the winner. She moved to New York, courtesy the Ford agency, where she continued with her modelling, until she decided to pack her bags and head back to India, landing in Bollywood.

She has appeared in Sonu Nigam’s Video ‘Tu’ from his album Kismat as well as Jay Sean’s video ‘Stolen’.

Bipasha Basu dated some of the hunkiest men like Milind Soman and Dino Morea before settling on John Abraham. A photograph of her kissing footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, raised questions on whether her relationship with John Abraham was in trouble. However the couple still seems to be as smitten with each other as ever.

Bringing sexy back
2001 Bipasha broke stereotypes in Ajnabee, in which she is a married woman making a play for her husband’s married friend. The risk was worth it as she won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for her role.

2002 It was followed by the success of Raaz, a thriller directed by Vikram Bhat. She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress award for her role as Sanjana.

2003 She again made waves in Jism, with John Abraham, in which she played a scheming seductress.

2004 The year saw movies like Aetbaar and Rudraaksh that didn’t make much of an impact.

2005 Her films No entry and Phir Hera Pheri did well at the box office.

2006 It was Bipasha’s year all the way with hits like Corporate, Omkara, and Dhoom 2. Her brilliant portrayal in Corporate as Nishigandha Dasgupta won her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. She sizzled in the item number ‘Beedi’ in Omkara.

2008 Bipasha had another hit in her kitty with Race while her performance in Bachna Hai Haseeno was appreciated.

2009 Her first release of the year was, Aa Dekhen Zara, with Neil Nitin Mukesh. It was a moderate success. She was seen as Jhanvi in All the Best: Fun Begins.

More Bips
Year 2010 will see Bips in Pankh, Freeze, and a Bengali film Shob Charitro Kalponik. She is also a part of Lamhaa which stars Sanjay Dutt and is set in Kashmir.

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan was the quintessence of an Indian woman in Parineeta, a well-deserved break for the actress.

Vidya
Vidya Balan is a Tamil Iyer born on 1 January 1978 in Palakkad, Kerala. Her father is P.R.Balan who is the vice president of ETC channel while her mother is a homemaker. She has an older sister, Priya.

She studied in Mumbai at St Anthony’s School and later graduated in Sociology from St Xavier’s College, after which she enrolled for M.A from the Mumbai University. She speaks several languages like Tamil, Malayalam, English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Pradeep Sarkar directed her in many ads as well as music videos for singers like Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal, and Pankaj Udhas. She was also part of the initial episodes of Ekta Kapoor’s Hum Paanch.

Balan has been linked with several of her co-stars which she has denied.

Lolita
Vidya Balan’s initial entry into movies in the South went nowhere. The first Malayalam movie that she signed was with Mohanlal called Chakram that was put on hold and later resumed with a different lead. She was replaced by Trisha Krishnan in Manasellam, a Tamil movie.

It was only in 2003 that she was recognized for her acting skills in a Bengali movie Bhalo Theko, for which she won the Anandalok Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Anandi.

In 2005, she starred in Pradeep Sarkar’s Parineeta based on a novella by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, as Lolita. Her performance won her the Filmfare Best Debut Actress Award as well as the Filmfare Face of the Year. Lage Raho Munnabhai, the sequel to the runaway hit Munnabhai, saw her as Jhanvi.

In 2007, she marked her presence in Guru as a woman with a physical disability. Her other releases were Salaam-e-Ishq with John Abraham, Eklavya that was India’s official entry to the Oscars, and Bhool Bhulaiyya with Akshay Kumar that was a remake of the Malayalam movie Manichitrathazu.

Kismat Konnection in 2008 starring Vidya Balan and Shahid Kapoor failed to do well.

Paa was her only release in 2009 and it was a hit. Balan’s performance as a new age woman was appreciated. She played Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in this movie.

Up Next
She will be seen as a temptress in Ishqiya. Her other releases include Chenab Gandhi and Mukti. She will be playing the part of Sabrina Lal in No One Killed Jessica.

Ayesha Takia is best remembered as the Complan Girl who grew up to be Meera in Dor.
I’m a Complan Girl
Ayesha was born on April 10th 1986 in Mumbai. Her father Nishit is a Gujrathi while her mother Faridah is an Anglo-Indian Muslim. She has a younger sister called Natasha.
She studied at the Anthony’s High School but did not pursue her education any further as she started her career in show business when she was as young as fifteen.
She was dating Farhan Azmi and the wedding bells are ready to ring for this couple very soon.
Ayesha was part of a popular Complan advertisement. She was also part of two music videos – Falguni Pathak’s Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye and DJ Aqeel’s Shake It Daddy.
In the Bollywood Mix
Ayesha was first offered Socha Na Tha with Abhay Deol and then Tarzan:The Wonder Car in 2004. She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for the latter. She has worked in more than fifteen films since then like Dil Maange More, Salaam-e-Ishq, Fool and Final, No Smoking and De Taali. Most of them did not do well at the box office.
However her performance in Nagesh Kukunoor’s critically acclaimed Dor,in which she played the part of a Rajasthani widow Meera stood out winning her quite a few awards.
The End?
Ayesha is said to be all set to bid adieu to Bollywood soon after her marriage. The films up for release before she ties the knot are Wanted: Dead or Alive with Salman Khan, Paathshaala with Shahid Kapoor, another Nagesh Kukunoor film Eight By Ten with Akshay Kumar, Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai, Naughty At Forty and Ab Dil Door Nahin, which is an animated film where she is lending her voice to a leopard cub.

Growing up
Deepika arrived into the scene on 5th January 1986, in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is the daughter of Ujjala and Prakash Padukone, who was the Badminton Champion. The sports genes runs in her family, for she herself played badminton at state level until 10th grade while her younger sister Anisha has taken to sports on a more professional level, with a strong interest in golf.
She did her schooling in Sophia High School and her graduation from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
The Model
Deepika Padukone has appeared in several print and television commercials like Liril, Limca and Close-up. She was the brand ambassador for Jewels of India, a jewelry exhibition and the face of Maybelline, an international brand. She also appeared in the 2006 Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar.
She received recognition on the modeling scene by winning the Model of the Year title by the fifth Kingfisher Fashion Awards. The India Zee F Awards saw her walking away with not one but two prizes – Female Model of the Year (Commercial assignments) and Fresh Face of the Year.
She graced Himesh Reshamiyya’s video ‘Naam Hai Tera’ from his album Aap Ka Suroor.
Silver Screen Calling
It was hardly any surprise when she stepped into films in 2006 with her debut Aishwarya, a Kannada movie directed by Indrajit Lankesh, opposite Upendra who is one of the leading stars in the Kannada film industry.
Bollywood was not far behind. Her debut Farah Khan’s Om Shanthi Om was opposite none other than Shah Rukh Khan. She played a double-role, first as Shanthipriya a movie star and later as the bubble gum chewing star-struck Sandy. She walked away with the Filmfare Best Female Debut award and was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress award.
She starred opposite her beau Ranbir Kapoor in Bachna Hai Haseeno, which released in 2008.
More Deepika
Her next release, expected to hit the theaters in the early part of 2009 is Chandni Chowk to China with Akshay Kumar.

Rani Mukherjee is one of the top actresses of Bollywood. Infact, when it comes to Indian cinema, she is a personality who truly deserves a special mention. She was born on the 21st of March in the year 1978 in Bengal. Today, Rani Mukherji is one of the highest paid actresses of the Indian film industry. She won the Filmfare award for three consecutive years from 2004 to 2006. In totality, she has achieved six Filmfare awards. Well, in this article, we will present you with the biography of Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee.

Early Life
She comes from a filmy background. Her father Ram Mukherjee was a director and her mother Krishna was a playback singer. Even, her brother Raja is a film producer. Thus, film industry was not a new place for her. She was already aware of the ins and outs of this industry. Her cousin Kajol is also an extremely versatile actress, who has established her foothold in this glamour industry of cinema.

Rani Mukherjee pursued her graduation from Maneckjee Cooper High School in Juhu. As soon as she completed her studies, she got a few offers from film producers to act in their film. Then she didn't look back and passionately got involved in establishing her career in films. At the moment, it can be said that Rani Mukherjee has become an integral part of Bollywood. To know the complete life history of Rani Mukherji, read on.

Film Career
Her debut film was Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat that was released in the year 1996. The movie was a flop and could not gain the appreciation of people. Her next two films Ghulam and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai were blockbusters that were well acclaimed. For Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, she received the Filmfare award in the Best Supporting Actress category. It brought her stardom overnight. Then, she was offered a number of promising roles.

Not only she has kept the image of a glamour girl, but also proved that she is a perfect example of beauty with brains. Her performance in the film Saathiya was highly praised. In the year 2003, she was given an entirely different look in the film Chalte Chalte, in which she was starred opposite to Shahrukh Khan. Rani looked real stunning in this movie, which enhanced her male fans group. Her other major hits comprise of Hum Tum, Veer Zaara and Black. She has done quite a number of films with the best directors of the industry like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Karan Johar and B. R. Chopra.

Awards Won
Filmfare Awards (1999, 2003, 2005 and 2006)
Star Screen Awards (1997, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007)
Zee Cine Awards (1999, 2005 and 2006)
International Indian Film Academy Awards (2005 and 2006)
Bollywood Awards (2003, 2005 and 2006)
Global Indian Film Awards (2005)
Stardust Awards (2006)
MTV Lycra Awards (2005)
Sansui Awards (2003)

Notable Works of Rani Mukherjee
Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat
Saathiya
Hum Tum
Chalte Chalte
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Black
Bunty Aur Babli
Baabul
Paheli
Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
Hey Ram
Ghulam
Veer Zaara
Yuva
Calcutta Mail
Mujhse Dosti Karoge

Standing tall at 5’8”, a lovely peaches n cream complexion, and an hour-glass figure, the beautiful and elegant Katrina Kaif stands apart and is not one to go unnoticed. Not surprisingly the modeling world rolled down the red carpet for her, movie offers are pouring in, and she is linked with one of the hottest and most controversial Khans of Bollywood.

Roots
Katrina Kaif, a name now familiar to Indian movie-goers, was born on 16 July 1984 in Hong Kong. Her parents are both British citizens, while her father is a Kashmiri who later acquired British citizenship. She lived in Hawaii before moving to UK and is now setting up a home and career in India.

Katrina has been Salman Khan’s long term girlfriend. Despite several speculations about the couple’s break-up, all seems well.

On the Runway
Kaif’s first taste of modeling happened in Hawaii when she was 14 and was part of a jewelry campaign. Thereafter, she continued modeling in London. In India, there was no dearth of offers and she appeared in ads for Veet, Lakme, LG, Samsung to name a few. She was also the face of Lakme India Fashion Week 2005. She took the number one spot in FHM India's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll and also won the Best Female Style Icon at the IIFA Awards.

Katrina was chosen to represent Barbie in India.

On to the Big Screen
Kaif, while in London, was spotted by Kaizad Gustad and was cast in his 2003 release Boom, which sank without a trace. Movie offers initially trickled in owing largely to her unfamiliarity with Indian languages. The very next year, in 2004, she played the part of Princess Malliswari in the Telugu movie Malliswari. She had another Telugu film, Allari Pidugu in 2005, along with two Hindi movies, Ram Gopal Verma’s Sarkar and as one of Salman Khan’s love interests in David Dhawan’s Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya. Both movies did well at the box office. She won the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award for Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya. She co-starred with Akshay Kumar in Humko Deewana Kar Gaya, in 2006. Besides this she was a part of a Malayalam movie Balram Vs Taradas.

Five releases marked 2007. Her movie Namaste London with Akshay Kumar, was one of the year’s top hits, for which she did her own dubbing. The other three movies were Apne with the Deols, David Dhawan’s Partner with Salman Khan and Govinda and Welcome, all of which performed well at the box office. She also put in a special appearance in Nanhe Jaisalmer.

In 2008, we caught her in two blockbusters-the racy Race and Singh Is Kinng. She walked away with the British-Indian Actor Award at the Zee Cine Awards (2008). She played a small part in Hello, based on Chetan Bhagat’s One Night At A Call Center. Yuvvraj with Salman Khan didn’t do well.

She continued to amp up her skills in 2009. Her performances in both New York and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani were praised. She had a small role in Blue. She was seen with Akshay Kumar in De Dana Dan. The movie saw a decent run in the theaters.

What’s Cooking?
Kaif over the past five years has shown that she is more than simply ravishing. The industry which was tentative about casting her, now considers her a lucky mascot and she is now the industry’s darling.

In 2010, she will be seen as a politician in Prakash Jha’s Rajneeti.

First Indian lady to win the crown of Miss Universe, she was born on the November 19, 1975 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Well, we are talking about the gorgeous Sushmita Sen. In this article; we will present you with the biography of Sushmita Sen, who is an epitome of Indian beauty.

Life History

Sushmita Sen is the daughter of retired Indian Air Force officer. Her mother was a fashion and jewelry designer. She was born in Allahabad and brought up in Delhi. She did her schooling from Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute in Delhi. She graduated in English literature and decided to pursue career in journalism.

In the year 2000, she decided to play a real life role of a single mother. She adopted a baby girl and named her Renee. She has always been enthusiastic about participating in events meant for social concern. She even went to Pakistan in the year 2005 as a part of peace efforts.

She has always been in the gossip columns of newspapers for her relationship with Randeep Huda, Sanjay Narang etc. Presently, she is dating Manav Menon, who is an ad executive.

Miss Universe Title
At a young age of eighteen in the year 1994, Sushmita Sen participated in the Miss Universe pageant and won the crown. She is the first Indian lady to achieve the title of Miss Universe. She made our country proud. Her biggest rival was Aishwarya Rai, who went for the Miss World beauty contest and won the title.

Film Career
After winning the title of Miss Universe, she decided to enter Bollywood. Her first movie Rakshakan was in Tamil. But, it did not succeed. Her Hindi movie Dastak that was released in the year 1996 could not earn much of business. The response of audience was lukewarm. She got a major break when she signed for the role of a second woman in David Dhawan's film 'Biwi No 1' in 1999. It also brought her the Filmfare award for best supporting actress.

One of her biggest hits till date is the film Main Hoon Na that was released in the year 2004, in which she was starred opposite to Shahrukh Khan. She has done quite a number of challenging roles in her film career and come out victoriously, thus proving her talent. She has worked with a number of Bollywood stars. Her recent most movies include Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006) & Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay (2006).

Awards
IIFA Awards (2000)
Filmfare Awards (2000 and 2003)
Star Screen Awards (2000, 2003 and 2004)
Zee Cine Awards (2000, 2003 and 2005)

Notable Works of Sushmita Sen
Biwi No 1
Main Hoon Na
Dastak
Zor
Sirf Tum
Filhaal
Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya
Paisa Vasool
Samay: When Time Strikes

Life History
She was born in a Hindu Rajput family of Rohru in Simla. Earlier, she planned to pursue English Honors, but later she changed her mind and decided to study Psychology. She graduated from St. Bedes College. In the beginning, she worked as a model and also did quite a number of commercials. She comes from a defense background. Her father Durganand Zinta was an Indian army officer. Preity lost her father in a car accident, when she was only thirteen years old. Her mother was also severely injured. She also has two brothers Deepankar Zinta and Manish Zinta.

At present, Preity Zinta is having a relationship with Ness Wadia, the Bombay Dyeing heir. Well, every now and then, we do keep hearing rumors that the pair has split up. However, Preity Zinta always puts an end on these kinds of rumors. Infact, in a recently held award function, she was seen holding hands with him. Many a times, she is linked with different Bollywood stars, but Preity Zinta has always denied her relation.

Film Career
She got her first break in Kundan Shah's film 'Kya Kehna', which was released in the year 2000. Her next film 'Soldier' also got delayed. From this point of view, her debut film was Dil Se, in which her performance was simply superb. It was a major breakthrough in her life, which brought her the Filmfare Best Debut Award. Kya Kehna and Soldier were also quite popular. In Kya Kehna, she played the role of a teenage single mother. She did a wonderful job, which was well applauded.

She came into limelight with her big hit movies. Thereafter, she was offered plenty of roles to perform. She was given the leading role of heroine to play in the film Dil Hai Tumhara. She was given a very different kind of role to play in the movie. It was a major milestone in Preity's career. Her movies Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Veer Zara and Salaam Namaste were super hit in the box office.

Awards Won
Filmfare Awards (1999 and 2004)
Star Screen Awards (1999 and 2005)
International Indian Film Academy Awards ( 2004, 2005 and 2006)
Zee Cine Awards (1999, 2003 and 2004)
Stardust Awards (2004 and 2005)
Global Indian Film Awards (2004 and 2006)
Sansui Awards (2001 and 2004)
MTV Lycra Awards (2005 and 2006)
BBC Film Cafe (2005)

Notable Works of Preity Zinta
Kal Ho Naa Ho
Dil Hai Tumhara
Soldier
Salaam Namaste
Veer Zara
Lakshya
Koi Mil Gaya
Kabhi Alvida Na Keha
Dil Chahta Hai
Kya Kehna

Life
Kajol comes from a family that is actively involved in Indian cinema. Her mother Tanuja, aunt Nutan, cousins Rani Mukherjee, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl all are great actors. Her paternal grandfather named Sashadhar Mukherjee was a film director as well as producer. It can be said about Kajol that, acting is in their blood. Her mother was a Marathi and father was a Bengali, therefore she is of Bengali-Marathi descent. She got married to Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan on February 24, 1999. She is thoroughly enjoying every moment of her life with her husband and baby Nysa. Read on to know the complete life history of Kajol…

Film Career
She left her studies, while she was in school. Her career started when she was just seventeen. Her first movie was Bekhudi that was released in 1992. it wasn't very successful. However, it definitely laid the foundation for her career and Kajol was offered a couple of films, many of which were a grand success in the box office. Her movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge gained immense popularity. It is shown in some of the theaters even today.

Kajol shares a fabulous on screen chemistry with Shahrukh Khan, the king of Bollywood. Kajol has worked in many films with Shahrukh Khan, which also brought her plenty of awards. her blockbuster movies include Baazigar (1993), Karan Arjun (1995), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001).

Awards Won
Filmfare Awards
Star Screen Awards
Zee Cine Awards

Other Awards
Aashirwad Awards Best Actress Award
Bollywood Awards Best Actress Award
Sansui Viewers' Choice Awards Best Actress Award
5th Annual Rajiv Gandhi Award
Radio Sargam Bollywood Best Actress Award

Notable Works of Kajol Mukherjee
Dushman
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
Baazigar
Pyar Kiya to Darna Ka
Gupt
Ishq
KaranArjun
Yeh Dillagi
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain

Born as Sridevi Ayyapan on the 13th of August in 1963 at Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, she was a great Indian actress. She worked in a large number of Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films. Well, in this article, we will present you with the biography of Indian Actress Sridevi.

Life
Sridevi lost her father when she was shooting for the film Lamhe and mother, while shooting for the film Judaai. She lost her parents when she was very young. There was a rumor during the period between 1986 and 1987 that Sri Devi had an affair with the Bollywood actor Mithun Chakravorty. But, the relationship came to an end, when Mithun did not divorce his wife Yogita Bali. On June 2, 1996, Sridevi tied her wedding knots with the film producer Boney Kapoor. They have two daughters named Janvi and Khushi. She did a lot of films with her brother-in-law Anil Kapoor. Read on to know the complete life history of Sreedevi.

Film Career
Sridevi made her first public appearance as a child artist in the Tamil film Kandhan Karunai (1967). In the beginning of her career, she gave performances in numerous Tamil and Malayalam movies. Some of her best Malayalam movies are Aalinganam, Kuttavum Sikshaiyum, Aadhyapaadam, Aa Nimisham. In the year 1976, she got a major break in the Tamil movies in the lead role. Here, she got the opportunity to work with two great actors, namely Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth.

In the year 1978, she made her entry in the Hindi films. Her debut Hindi film was Solva Saawan, which unfortunately did not succeed. But, her second film Himmatwala was a super duper hit. The movie made her a star overnight. Thereafter, she signed the film Sadma, which brought her lot of appreciation. During 1980s, she gave fabulous performances, which were admired by all. Her film Chandni was the biggest hit, which brought her in the list of one of the highest paid actresses of Bollywood. She worked in a number of films and has had a very prosperous career. After performing in Judaai, she took a break from the film industry, for upbringing her two daughters. After six years, she appeared on the small screen in a couple of TV serials.

Actress Trisha Krishnan is one of the most well-known names in the Tamil and Telugu film industry.

Basics on Trisha
Trisha Krishnan was born on 4th May 1983 in Palakkad, Kerala, India. Her parents are Krishnan and Uma, who are Tamil Iyer. She completed schooling from Sacred Heart Church Park School and later joined Ethiraj College in Chennai.

Trisha took up modeling. She participated and won many contests like Miss Salem 1999, Miss Chennai 1999 and she was also voted Miss Beautiful Smile at the Miss India contest in 2001.

She was also seen in commercials for Josco Jewellers, Fair & Lovely and a popular music video by Falguni Pathak called Meri Chunnar Ud Ud Jaye. Other names that Trisha is associated with are Fanta, Scooty Pep and Cadbury’s Perk.

Trisha Krishnan’s Movies
Trisha Krishnan got her first break in movies with a small part in a Tamil movie Jodi (1999). However it was Priyadarshan’s Laysa Laysa (2002) that got her noticed. Maunam Pesiyadhe (2002) in which she starred with Surya won her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award (Tamil). It was a high grosser at the box office.

She has acted with some of the most successful actors in the South like Madhavan, Prabhas, Surya, Siddharth, Dhanush, Arya and Vikram.

She delivered several hits with Saamy (2003), Ghilli (2004), Varsham (2004), Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004) and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantan (2005). Both Varsham and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantan fetched her many awards including the Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu).

Some of her movies failed to do well like Ji (2005), Aathi (2006), Pournami (2006) and Sainikudu (2006). But she continued to hold her place as one of the top actresses with movies like Something Something Unnakum Ennakum (2006), Kireedeem (2007) and Krishna (2008).

Most of Trisha’s releases in 2009 are Tamil like Sarvam, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya, Aadu Kalam and Chennayil Oru Mazhaikalam.