Indian Angels
by pankajchoudharii | created - 14 Jun 2012 | updated - 20 Jul 2012 | Public
1. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Actress | Jodhaa Akbar
Born into a traditional south Indian family, Aishwarya started modeling at a young age. This green-blue-eyed beauty appeared in advertisements for many prestigious firms; the ones that brought her into the limelight were the garden sari and the Pepsi ad. Crowned Miss India 1994 runner-up, she was a...
2. Kareena Kapoor
Actress | 3 Idiots
Kareena was born to Sindhi-speaking Babita (nee Shivdasani) and Punjabi-speaking Randhir Kapoor in Bombay, India. She has an elder sister, Karisma.
She is born in a family that have been actors for generations, including her paternal great-grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor; her grandfather, Raj Kapoor;...
3. Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Actress | Barfi!
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (née Chopra) was born on July 18, 1982 in Jamshedpur, India, to the family of Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra, both Indian Army physicians. She had a very varied upbringing. She started her education at La Martinière Girls College in Lucknow as a resident student; ...
4. Asin Thottumkal
Actress | Ghajini
Asin was born in Cochin, Kerala, India in the Malayalam-speaking Thottumkal family which consists of her businessman dad, Joseph, and mom, Dr. Seline, who practices in Ernakulam. She attended Naval Public School in Cochin, and after obtaining her Matriculation, was enrolled in St. Theresa's Higher ...
6. Katrina Kaif
Actress | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Katrina Kaif is one of eight siblings, 7 girls and 1 boy, from a mother who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, and a father who was formerly from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British citizenship. Her mother is now re-settled in Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the Capital of ...
7. Genelia Deshmukh
Actress | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
Genelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003. She was recognized ...
8. Bipasha Basu
Actress | Ajnabee
Fate intervened when Bipasha recoiled and passed out when dissecting a rat. Thus ended her dream of being a medical professional. She was enrolled in the science faculty until 12th standard, but switched to commerce thereafter. After acquiring a degree in commerce she planned to be a chartered ...
9. Anushka Sharma
Actress | Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Anushka Sharma was born on 1 May 1988 in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Her father, Colonel Ajay Kumar Sharma, is an army officer, and her mother, Ashima Sharma, is a homemaker. Her father is a native of Uttar Pradesh, while her mother is a Garhwali. Her elder brother is film producer Karnesh Sharma, who ...
10. Manisha Koirala
Actress | Dil Se..
Manisha Koirala (born 16 August 1970) is a Nepali actress who mainly appears in Bollywood, though she has worked in several South Indian and her native country's films. Noted for her acting prowess, Koirala is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards-and is one of India's ...
11. Vidya Balan
Actress | Kahaani
Vidya was born 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, ...
12. Deepika Padukone
Actress | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Deepika Padukone, born 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark, is an Indian model and actress. She is the daughter of former badminton champion Prakash Padukone. Her mother tongue is Konkani. Deepika has a younger sister named Anisha.
She has been modeling appearances in print and television ...
13. Preity G Zinta
Actress | Veer-Zaara
Preity Zinta shot to fame as the refreshing, cool, wet model in the Liril commercial. She also modeled for Perk and her dimpled smile won the hearts of millions. Preity never thought she would be an actress. Kapoor saw her in the Liril commercial and liked her so much that he instantly decided that...
14. Sonam Kapoor
Actress | Neerja
Sonam Kapoor comes from an established film family. She is the daughter of actor and producer Anil Kapoor and the grandchild of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor. Sonam is Bollywood royalty with immense support in the Indian film fraternity.
Unlike most star children, Sonam started life with a structured ...
15. Anita Raj
Actress | 24
Anita Raj was born on August 13, 1962 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress and producer, known for 24: India (2013), Choti Sarrdaarni (2019) and Clerk (1989). She has been married to Sunil Hingorani since 1986. They have one child.
16. Kimi Katkar
Actress | Sone Pe Suhaaga
Kimi Katkar was born on December 11, 1965 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for Sone Pe Suhaaga (1988), Dharamyudh (1988) and Adventures of Tarzan (1985).
17. Madhubala
Actress | Mughal-E-Azam
Arguably the most beautiful artiste to ever grace the Indian screen, Madhubala rose from humble beginnings to become the most captivating star India has ever produced. Madhubala was born Mumtaz Jehan Begum on Valentine's Day 1933, in a poor, conservative family of Pathan Muslims in Delhi, a part of...
18. Saira Banu
Actress | Junglee
Saira was born into a Urdu-speaking family in India. Her mom's name is Naseem Banu.
She spent much of her childhood in London and was able to debut in 1961 in a Bollywood movie 'Junglee' opposite Shammi Kapoor.
At the age of 22, she got married to Yusuf Khan, alias Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar.
...
19. Sonali Bendre
Actress | Sarfarosh
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, ...
20. Sonali Kulkarni
Actress | Dil Chahta Hai
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 ...
21. Urmila Matondkar
Actress | Bhoot
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 ...
22. Isha Koppikar
Actress | Don
Coming from a Konkani-speaking Mangalorean family of learned academicians, Isha has herself completed a course in Life Sciences from Ruia College, and was born on September 19, 1976 in Bombay, India. She has a younger brother.
After completing her college course, she contested the 1995 Miss India ...
23. Nitu Chandra
Actress | Aadhi Bhagavan
Born in Patna, Bihar and currently residing in Los Angeles, USA, Nitu Chandra is an Indian actor, National award winning producer, international taekwondo player, humanitarian, activist & theatre artist. She is famously known for her work in 'Garam Masala', 'Traffic Signal', 'Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye!'...
24. Anjana Sukhani
Actress | Don Seenu
Anjana Sukhani is an Indian film actress born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. She has primarily worked in the Hindi film industry and has gained recognition for her performances in various films.
Anjana Sukhani started her acting career with modeling and made her Bollywood debut with the film "Hum Dum"...
25. Kim Sharma
Actress | Mohabbatein
Kim Sharma is an Indian actress and model who gained prominence in Bollywood during the early 2000s. Born in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India, as Kim Michelle Sharma, she has made a mark in the entertainment industry with her charming screen presence and acting skills.
Kim Sharma began her career in ...
26. Preeti Jhangiani
Actress | Mohabbatein
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 ...
27. Shamita Shetty
Actress | Mohabbatein
Shamita made her film debut in 2000 with the Yash Raj Films blockbuster Mohabbatein, which was directed by Aditya Chopra. Her portrayal of Ishika earned her the 2001 IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year - Female[5]. Soon after she gave the best dance numbers to Bollywood , including "Sharara ...
28. Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Actress | Baazigar
Among very few actresses, Shilpa Shetty was nominated for her first film Baazigar (1993). The following year she delivered another blockbuster hit Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) where she starred with Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. However, the proceeding years her movies failed to succeed at the ...
29. Riya Sen
Actress | Noukadubi
Riya Sen, born Riya Dev Varma, is an Indian actress and model. She has appeared in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films and several music videos.
Sen completed her studies at Loreto House in Kolkata, an INCSE school, and later studied Philosophy at Uccha Madhyamik School Rani Birla Girls' College...
30. Reema Sen
Actress | Gangs of Wasseypur
Reema Sen was born on October 29, 1981 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. She is an actress, known for Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Ayirathil Oruvan (2010) and Minnale (2001). She has been married to Shiv Karan Singh since March 11, 2012. They have one child.
31. Kim Sharma
Actress | Mohabbatein
Kim Sharma is an Indian actress and model who gained prominence in Bollywood during the early 2000s. Born in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India, as Kim Michelle Sharma, she has made a mark in the entertainment industry with her charming screen presence and acting skills.
Kim Sharma began her career in ...
32. Namrata Shirodkar
Actress | Bride & Prejudice
Born in a moderate Marathi-speaking family, Namrata Shirodkar is an Aquarian, born on January 22, 1972, and one of the most beautiful Bollywood actresses, who used to live in Khar, an elite suburb in Bombay.
She is the grand-daughter of actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1930s)...
33. Sonali Bendre
Actress | Sarfarosh
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, ...
34. Madhuri Dixit
Actress | Dil To Pagal Hai
Madhuri Dixit is one of the most acclaimed actors and Kathak dancers Bollywood have ever witnessed. Born in a Marathi Brahmin Koknastha family to Mr. Shankar and Mrs. Snehlata, Madhuri Dixit has two sisters Rupa, Bharti, and brother Ajit. She performed decently well in her academics and aspired to ...
35. Sridevi
Actress | English Vinglish
Sridevi was born on August 13, 1963 in her father's hometown of Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India. Her mother was from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. So Sridevi grew up speaking Telugu and Tamil. She has a sister named Srilatha and a stepbrother named Satish. Her dad passed away during the year 1991, while ...
36. Juhi Chawla
Actress | Darr
Juhi was born in the Chawla family on November 13, 1967 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, and is the daughter of Punjabi-speaking dad, Dr. S. Chawla and Gujarati-speaking mom, Mona. She has a brother named Sanjeev. Her mother passed away in an accident during the year 1998 while Juhi was filming '...
37. Kajol
Actress | Fanaa
Kajol Devgn is a well-known Bollywood actress known for her exceptional performances on screen. She attended St. Joseph's Convent School in Panchgani and was actively involved in extra-curricular activities such as dancing. In her early teens, Kajol was supposed to make her debut as an actress in a...
38. Rekha
Actress | Koi... Mil Gaya
Bhanurekha was born in the Tamil-speaking Ganesan household on October 10, 1954. Her dad was the popular Tamil actor, Gemini, while her mom was a popular Telugu actress, Pushpavalli. She has seven sisters and one brother. One of her sisters is Dr. Kamala Selvaraj, while another one, Radha, lives in...
39. Tabu
Actress | Andhadhun
Tabu is an Indian actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali-language films, as well as one American film. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, and holds the record for the most wins of Filmfare's...
40. Nandita Das
Director | Firaaq
Nandita Das, born in Mumbai, India, is a highly acclaimed Indian actress, director, and social activist known for her impactful performances in parallel and mainstream cinema. With a career spanning over two decades, Nandita Das has not only established herself as a versatile and talented actress ...
41. Konkona Sen Sharma
Actress | Omkara
Konkona Sen Sharma is an awarding winning actress and the daughter of the celebrated actress and director Aparna Sen. Konkona is regarded as one of the most respected actresses in Bollywood with her memorable performances right from Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002) to Page 3 (2005), from Omkara (2006) to ...
42. Tara Sharma
Actress | Om Jai Jagadish
Tara Sharma was born on January 11, 1977 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Om Jai Jagadish (2002), Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006) and Kadakh (2019). She has been married to Roopak Saluja since November 27, 2007. They have two children.
43. Minissha Lamba
Actress | ...Yahaan
Minisha Lamba was born in the New Delhi-based Punjabi speaking Sikh family consisting of her dad Kewal, mom Manju, and brother Karan. She had not really decided to act in films, her goal was to become a Journalist, but she loved modeling and was fortunate enough to be selected to model for Cadbury....
44. Urmila Matondkar
Actress | Bhoot
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 ...
45. Karisma Kapoor
Actress | Dil To Pagal Hai
Born into Bombay filmdom's legendary Kapoor clan, Karisma Kapoor made her film debut with Prem Qaidi (1991) opposite Harish. Her next big hit was Anari (1993) and during this time she made news with a fight with her Andaz Apna Apna (1994) co-star, actress Raveena Tandon. She had a series of hit ...
46. Raveena Tandon
Actress | K.G.F: Chapter 2
Daughter of Bombay film industry (Bollywood) director Ravi Tandon. Raveena dropped out of Bombay's Meethibai College to pursue a career as a model with middling success. She made her movie debut with the flop _Pathar Ke Phool (1991)_. Her next few films were also failures and it was only with Andaz...
47. Neelam Kothari
Actress | Hum Saath-Saath Hain
Neelam Kothari Soni, better known as Neelam, is an actress who has also ventured into jewellery design.
Kothari was born and raised in a business-class family in Hong Kong. She studied at the Island School and soon shifted to Thailand with her family.
She visited Mumbai for a holiday, where she was ...
48. Meenakshi Sheshadri
Actress | Damini
Meenakshi Sheshadri (born on November 16th 1963) is an Indian (Bollywood) film actress and dancer who acted in more than 20 Bollywood films during her times. She won the Miss India contest in 1981 at age 17, nominated as the youngest woman to be crowned Miss India. Making her debut film into ...
49. Mumtaz Askari
Actress | Khilona
Mumtaz was born on July 31, 1947 to Abdul Sameed Askari and Sardar Begum Habib Agha aka Naaz, both of Iranian origin but settled in Bombay, India. Mumtaz first appeared in as child artist in Sanskar (1952),Yasmin (1955),Lajwanti (1958),Sone Ki Chidiya (1958),Stree(1961).Her mother, Naaz, was also ...
50. Parveen Babi
Actress | Kaala Sona
born and raised in Junagad, Ms. Babi was spotted by renowned B.R. Ishara at Ahmedabad University, and he approached her to act in his forthcoming movie, Charitraheen, which was a sequel to Chetna. Her co-star in this movie was none other than renowned Indian cricketer Salim Durrani. Parveen Babi ...
51. Hema Malini
Actress | Baghban
Hema was born in the Tamil-speaking Chakravarthy household on October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu. Her dad's name is V.S.R. Chakravarthy and her mom, Jaya, was a film producer. She was enrolled in the Chennai-based Andhra Mahila Sabha.
After performing as a dancer in a 1961 regional movie, she...
52. Sharmila Tagore
Actress | Gulmohar
A Bengali actress who achieved success young, Sharmila appeared in numerous Bengali classics before making the jump to Hindi cinema, which first made her a romantic actress and later a legendary actress thanks to her intense films opposite Superstar Rajesh Khanna. A distant relative of poet ...
53. Waheeda Rehman
Actress | Guide
Waheeda Rehmaan combined the classic Tamil-Islamic beauty with an extraordinary grace, talent and a truly transcendent appeal that ranked her among the pantheon of Bollywood's elite actresses. And few could dance better than she could!
She was born into a traditional Tamil Urdu speaking Muslim ...
54. Neetu Singh
Actress | Do Dooni Chaar
Sonia Singh, now known as Neetu Singh, started her career as a child artiste (Baby Neetu/Sonia) in Bollywood movies and went on to become a full-fledged Bollywood movie actress, with a reputation of having her mom accompany her to almost all shoots. She married her co-star, Rishi Kapoor, and in ...
55. Zeenat Aman
Actress | Don
Zeenat Aman was born to a Hindu mother and a Muslim father Amanullah who was one of the writers for the classic "Mughal-e-Azam", on November 19th, 1951. Zeenat was an only child and her parents divorced when she was a little girl. A graduate of Saint Xavier's school in Bombay. Her father passed ...
56. Dimple Kapadia
Actress | Tenet
Born in a Gujerati-speaking family on June 8, 1957, daughter to businessman, Chunnibhai and Betty, Dimple has a younger sister, Simple, who was born on 15 August 1958.
She was discovered by Raj Kapoor, who signed her up opposite his son, Rishi, in the 1973 hit 'Bobby'. The film made Rishi and her ...
57. Twinkle Khanna
Producer | Padman
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 1973, 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 ...
58. Rinke Khanna
Actress | Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi...
Rinke Khanna was born on July 27th 1977 to Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna,as well as sister to 'Twinkle Khanna' (qv and sister-in-law of Akshay Kumar. She entered films in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi... (1999) and followed it up with _Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai (2001)_ and the successful Jis Desh Mein Ganga...
59. Renuka Shahane
Actress | Rita
Renuka Shahane, also known by her married name Renuka Neekhra, is a Maharashtrian actress working in the Indian film industry and in television, best known as the presenter of Doordarshan TV show Surabhi (1993-2001).
Shahane started her career with the Marathi film Hach Sunbaicha Bhau and has done ...
60. Mamta Kulkarni
Actress | Karan Arjun
Mamta Kulkarni was born in a Marathi-speaking household, and lived at Yari Road, Versova, Andheri West, along with two sisters, Mithila and Moulina.
Nothwithstanding Mamta's Marathi accent, and her inability to speak fluent English, she did land several roles in Bollywood flicks, starting in 1992 ...
61. Sushmita Sen
Actress | Main Hoon Na
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 ...
62. Sonakshi Sinha
Actress | Holiday
She is the daughter of legendary Indian actor Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha and sister to Luv Sinha and Kussh Sinha. She started her career as a model and walked the ramp in the Lakme Fashion week in 2008. She got her break in movies after being signed up by Salman Khan for his thriller Dabangg...
63. Rambha
Actress | Bombay Priyudu
Rambha is a south sensation who has acted in over 100 South Indian Films and also in Bollywood films. From Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam to Hindi, Kannada and Bengali, Rambha has done many successful films in many Indian regional languages. People loved her glamour roles and especially her gorgeous ...
64. Mahima Chaudhry
Actress | Pardes
First got noticed as a model for Pepsi, where she was over-shadowed by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Career launched by Subhash Ghai, who also launched Madhuri Dixit, 'Meenakshi Seshadri' and Manisha Koirala. Changed her screen name to Mahima as Subhash Ghai was superstitious about being successful with ...
65. Soundarya
Actress | Aapthamitra
K. S. Sowmya, better known by her screen name Soundarya, was a yesteryear superstar. She worked in more than 100 films over 12 years in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam cinema.
She worked with top directors and the best actors in the industry and is considered one of the most successful ...
66. Deepti Bhatnagar
Producer | Mohe Rang De
Born on September 30, 1967, Deepti caught the media spotlight when she was crowned Eves Weekly's Miss India contest in 1990. She went on to represent India in the Miss World contest and actually ended up finishing in the 5th place.
She continued to receive modeling assignments from Singapore based ...
67. Pooja Batra
Actress | S.W.A.T.
Pooja Batra was born in India to an army officer and his wife. Early in life she showed grit and determination winning multiple track and field events on a national level. She shot to fame when she was crowned Miss India in 1993. She quickly went on to become one of the top supermodels in India ...
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