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- Regina Cassandra is an actress, known for Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014), Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), Jyo Achyutananda (2016), Maanagaram (2017) and Awe! (2018). As of 2018, she appeared in 25 films, and 4 more are in progress. Also, she did a few short films and a music video.
Regina was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on 13 December 1990. She completed Master of Science in Counseling Pyschology from University of Madras and Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Women's Christian College, Chennai. She made her on screen debut as an artist with the Tamil Movie Kanda Naal Mudhal (2005). She debuted as lead actress in Tamil with Azhagiya Asura, Kannada with Suryakaanti, Telugu with Shiva Manasulo Shruti. In 2018, she will be making her debut in Hindi with Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga.
Regina was an anchor for Splash channel when she was in school. And she repeated the magic after 15 years, when she anchored the IIFA Utsavam 2016 held in Hyderabad. She is a strong supporter of 'Life is a Ball', 'Aditya Mehta Foundation', 'Teach for Change' and 'PETA'. She has been a Vegan since 2011.
Though she is busy with enough number of films, her love for Psychology never came down. She now has a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology, which she believes to be her future work for the society. - Tridha Choudhury is a famous actress known for her performance in Telugu, Bengali, and Hindi films and web series. She was born and brought up in Kolkata. She went to M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School and then attended the Scottish Church College to complete her graduation in the same city.
She gained a lot of popularity and quite a bit of fan following by claiming "Clean & Clear Times of India Freshface 2011." Choudhury's first time on TV was on March 14, 2016, when Dahleez, a comedy show on Star Plus, aired its first episode- this was also the first time she broke through to the mainstream Bengali film industry.
Srijit Mukherji was the director of her first film, Mishawr Rawhoshyo (2013), which also marked her debut in the film industry. She was cast with renowned actors like Prasenjit Chatterjee and Aryann Bhowmick in this film. After that, she went on to work in several films, including Jodi Love Dile Na Prane (2014), Khaad (2014), [lnk=tt4505168], Khawto (2016), Manasuku Nachindhi (2018), Shesh Theke Shuru (2019), and Anukunnadi Okkati Ayyindhi Okati (2020). She also appeared in a short film called Merry Christmas in 2015. She has also been cast in other short films like Haba Goba (2020) and Arranged (2022).
She has done a lot of work in the digital world. Some of her most remarkable web-series appearances include Spotlight (2017), Shei Je Holud Pakhi (2018), Dulha Wanted (2018), and Aashram (2020). Her roles in Bandish Bandits (2020) and [link=tt11535184 were widely appreciated and well-received by critics. - Pujita Ponnada was born on 5 October 1989 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. She is an actress, known for Rangasthalam 1985 (2018), Kalki (2019) and Run (2020).
- Anupama Parameswaran is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada films. She is best known for her debut role as Mary George in the Malayalam film Premam (2015). Later she appeared in Telugu films such as Sathamanam Bhavati (2017) and Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017). Her Kannada debut was Natasarvabhouma with Puneeth Rajkumar.
She has a Boyfriend/Spouse, His name is Chiranjiv Makwana, He is film director and producer and writer, They both are getting married soon. - Anisha Ambrose was born on 22 August 1988 in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. She is an actress, known for Vanjagar Ulagam (2018), Run (2016) and Areyrey....
- Divyansha Kaushik is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in Telugu films.
Kaushik studied at different boarding schools in Dehradun, Mussoorie, and Uttarakhand. After completing her Fashion and Media Communication course in Delhi, she studied makeup artistry by enrolling in a specialised course in England.
Kaushik wanted to become a fashion journalist and the editor of Vogue Magazine. Kaushik's mother, a renowned makeup artist who worked with Rani Mukerji, would take her to photoshoots. This inspired her to pursue a profession as a makeup artist instead.
Kaushik went on to work as an intern for Yash Raj Films and used to look after the filmmaking and casting procedures. During this time, she participated in a photoshoot, and she immediately started getting offers for modelling, including an advertisement for Pantene.
After appearing in advertisements, filmmakers from South India approached Kaushik to join the film industry, which led to her debut in the Telugu film, Majili (2019). The movie was directed by Shiva Nirvana and also starred Naga Chaitanya Akkineni. The film was a hit, and she received a SIIMA award for Best Female Debut.
She then debuted in Hindi films with The Wife (2021), in which she plays the role of Katrina Murad. It was directed by Sarmad Khan and starred Gurmeet Choudhary and Shweta Dadhich.
In 2022, Kaushik played the lead role in Rama Rao on Duty (2022) alongside Ravi Teja. The action thriller was directed by Sarath Mandava.
The following year, Kaushik co-starred with Sundeep Kishan in Michael (2023), which was directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi. - Actress
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Samantha, an Indian actress, works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She was born on 28 April 1987 and grew up in Pallavaram in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Born to Telugu and Malayali parents, she comes from a modest background and started modeling as a part-time job.
She started her career with Gautam Menon's Ye Maya Chesave and went on to make more than 40 movies in 11 years. She is best known for her roles in Eega, Mahanati, Mersal, 24, Dookudu, Rangasthalam, Super Deluxe, Oh! Baby and more. She is a recipient of several awards including four Filmfare Awards, two Nandi Awards, four South Indian International Movie Awards, and three CineMAA Awards. She has recently ventured into pan-Indian content as a part of the second season of the Amazon series, The Family Man.
She is a huge supporter of indigenous talent and homegrown fashion. She is also Telangana's handloom ambassador and promotes the region's weaving industry.
She also runs an NGO, Pratyusha Support, to provide medical support for women and children in 2012 as well as a progressive early learning school called Ekam, Early Learning Center.- Actress
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Kajal made her acting debut in the 2004 Hindi film, Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... (2004), as a minor supporting role as the friend of lead actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Telugu film Chandamama (2007) became her first major successful film. In "Magadheera (2009)" which was the biggest blockbuster of all time in Telugu cinema, she played the role of Yuvarani Mitravinda Devi and Indira (Indu), by which she became one of the most sought-after actresses in the Telugu film industry.- Actress
Payal Rajput was born on 5 December 1992 in New Delhi, India. She is an actress, known for RX 100 (2018), MahaKumbh (2014) and Disco Raja (2020).- Shraddha Das is an Indian actress and model who works in Telugu, Hindi, and Bengali films. She was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, to Sunil and Sapna Das.
Das pursued her mass media degree in journalism at the SIES College of Commerce and Economics. While pursuing her graduation, her love for acting led her to attend various theatres and workshops by renowned artists like Piyush Mishra, Salim Shah, Chittaranan Giri, etc., conducted through the National School of Drama. She also received training at the Gladrags Academy.
Das began her acting career in the Indian film industry with the Telugu film Siddu from Srikakulam (2008) in 2008. She then went on to sign four Telugu films soon after - Arya 2 (2009), Nagavalli (2010), Guntur Talkies (2016), and Hippi (2019). Arya 2, where she featured alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Allu Arjun, proved to be a breakthrough film for her career. She continued to work in the industry and signed two more Telugu movies, Lechindi Mahila Lokam and Arrdham.
Das has also worked in several Bengali films, such as The Royal Bengal Tiger (2014), Badsha the Don (2016), etc. She made her foray into the Malayali industry in 2013 through her role in the film Dracula 2012 (2013).
Apart from featuring in Telugu, Bengali, and Malayali cinema, Das has also been a part of several Bollywood films. She commenced her Bollywood career with Sanjay Puran Singh's 2010 film Lahore (2010) in which she played the role of Ida.
Her other notable Bollywood films include Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011), which was a big break for her in the Bollywood industry; Zid (2014); Babumoshai Bandookbaaz (2017), in which she featured with renowned actors like Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Divya Dutta; Great Grand Masti (2016); Lucky Kabootar (2014); and Sanam Teri Kasam (2016).
Das is a trained dancer and also includes dance in her workout routines. She has modelled for several brands and appeared in print advertisements for Aristocrat, McDowell's, and around 400 others. - Actress
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Lisa Haydon is a model-turned-actress. Born to an Indian father and Australian mother.
Lisa was born in Chennai and has lived in Australia, India and the US. She started modelling at the age of 19 in Australia and then she moved to India in 2007 at the age of 21.
Ever since, she has walked the ramp for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) and HDIL-India Couture Week(HDIL-ICW) and also featured in commercials like Hyundai 120, Indigo Nation and Blender's Pride.
"Aisha" is her first Bollywood movie, starring Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol in the leads, it is an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma and Sonam plays the main protagonist of a matchmaker.
Her new movie is "Rascals" with Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgan.- Actress
Shriya Saran also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress, model and presenter. She has worked in multiple of the regional industries of Indian cinema, including Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada. Saran made her film debut in 2001 with Ishtam and had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Santosham (2002). She would subsequently appear in several Telugu films, while making in-roads in the Hindi and Tamil film industries. In 2007, Saran starred in Sivaji (2007), the highest grossing Tamil film at that time. Her following projects include such Tamil films as Azhagiya Tamilmagan (2007) and Kanthaswamy (2009), as well as high-budget Hindi productions like Mission Istanbul (2008), her roles in which have established her as one of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industry. In 2008, Saran played the lead role in the American-Indian co-production The Other End of the Line (2007). Apart from her work in films, Saran has been the brand ambassador for several stores across India, endorsing beauty and health products. Among other activities, she has taken part in a number of charity organizations, and has recently opened a spa employing visually challenged people.- Actress
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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 Critics Award for Best Female Performer, with four. With few exceptions, she is best known for acting in artistic, low-budget films that go on to garner more critical appreciation than substantial box-office figures. Her appearances in commercially successful films were few, and her parts in these films were small, such as Border (1997), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Biwi No. 1 (1999) and Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). Her most notable performances include Maachis (1996), Virasat (1997), Hu Tu Tu (1999), Astitva (2000), Chandni Bar (2001), Maqbool (2003) and Cheeni Kum (2007). Her leading role in Mira Nair's American film The Namesake (2006) also drew major praise.
Regarded as one of the most talented Indian actresses of her generation, Tabu is known to be selective about her film roles. She was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2011 by the Government of India for her contributions towards the arts.- Swara Bhasker was born on 9 April 1987 in Delhi, India. She is an actress, known for Raanjhanaa (2013), Nil Battey Sannata (2015) and Tanu Weds Manu (2011). She is married to Fahad Ahmad.
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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 education and a grounding in the process of filmmaking. She graduated from college in Political Science and Economics. She is interested in writing and direction and has assisted the celebrated director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali in the production of his films including the path-breaking 'Black'.
The veteran director then asked her to star in his next project, the critically acclaimed "Saawariya". Sonam made a confident debut and elicited notable reviews for it. She was nominated for a number of film awards as a debutante and an actress. She won the "Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow" award.
Her second movie, "Delhi 6" got her glowing reviews and established her as an actress of calibre. 2010 has been the turning point for Sonam, with two back-to-back hits - "I Hate Luv Storys" and "Aisha". These hits propelled her into the league of superstars.
Sonam was named the "Best Dressed Celebrity" of 2009 by People's Magazine. Sonam is associated with prestigious brands like L'Oreal Paris, Electrolux, Spice Mobile, Mont Blanc and Anant Diamond Jewellery (a sub brand of Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council).- Karishma Tanna (born 21 December 1983) is an Indian film actress, model and anchor who predominantly works in Hindi films and shows. She is well known for her role in Hansal Mehta's Web-Series Scoop and popular television series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2014. She also appeared in more reality shows like Zara Nachke Dikha (2008), Nach Baliye (2015) and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2016).
After her Bollywood debut Grand Masti (2013), she appeared in Tina & Lolo (2016), which also features Sunny Leone, as well as Sanjay Dutt's love interest in biopic film 'Sanju (2018). Tanna was born and brought up in a Gujarati family. She lives with her mother, and is very close to her, as her father died in October 2012. Tanna started dating actor Upen Patel in 2014 when they met inside the Bigg Boss house and later was engaged to him. In 2016, they both split up.
Tanna appeared in Balaji Telefilms' soap opera Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (July 2000 - November 2008), where she played the character Indu. She appeared in Balaji Telefilms' drama production, Kahi To Milenge (November 2002 - 2003). Tanna worked as the female lead for the TV series Koi Dil Mein Hai (December 2003 - February 2005) as Krutika. Tanna signed up with project while still working for Kyunki Saas bhi kabhi bahu thi, as her role in Kyunki was not that of a major character. Moreover, Kkoi Dil Mein Hai was a weekly show. Tanna worked for the TV program Ek Ladki Anjaani Si (November 2005 - September 2007) playing the negative character Ayesha. Tanna was also part of Rajshri Productions show Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam (April 2006 - September 2006).
BR Films signed her up for their drama TV series, Viraasat (June 2006 - July 2007). She played the role of Natasha, a secretary. In 2008, Karishma participated in the dance show Zara Nachke Dikha. In September 2006, Tanna made her theater debut with the Hinglish farce/romantic comedy Perfect Wedding, directed by Vandana Sajnani. The work was adapted from Robin Howdon's British play of the same name. Tanna participated in stage-based comedy TV series Comedy Circus that started in June 2007. She later came back in Comedy Circus Mahasangram in February 2010. Tanna hosted a magic-based reality TV show, India's Magic Star, that went on air in July 2010. She has also acted in the children's television program, Baal Veer (October 2012 - 2013), playing the role of Rani Pari.
Tanna was a celebrity contestant in the popular controversial Colors show, Bigg Boss 8, which started airing in September 2014. She spent full 4 months inside the house and became a finalist and the first runner up. In 2015, Tanna participated in seventh season of dance couple reality show Nach Baliye along with Upen Patel. In November 2015, Karishma appeared as a celebrity guest in Star Plus talk show Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi which was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.
In March 2016, Karishma made a guest appearance in the popular stunt reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi in its seventh season. Tanna appeared as a celebrity guest in the popular comedy show Comedy Nights Bachao which aired on Colors TV one with Upen in February and later in the same year in August 2016 for promoting Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. She again made a small cameo appearance in Comedy Nights Bachao along with Helly Shah for one episode. Karishma participated in the celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2016. Tanna is playing the role of a naagin in Life OK's show Naagarjuna - Ek Yoddha. In January 2017, Tanna was judging BIG Magic's reality show Big Memsaab along with Sambhavna Seth, Pritam Singh in 2017. - Actress
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Dia Mirza was born on 9 December 1981 in Hyderabad in an interracial, German and Bengali family.
Her father Frank Handrich was a German graphic and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer and her mother Deepa excelled in interior and landscape design. She now volunteers as a counsellor at addiction centres.
As a student of J. Krishnamurti School, Dia learnt early to never conform to the limitations of the conditioned mind. Her education and family values made her world-view naturally inclusive and composite.
The hunger to chase every dream was encouraged at her school and at home.
That is why at the age of 16, while she was still a student, Dia began working towards financial independence. Modelling offers poured in and after endorsing brands like Lipton and Walls Ice Cream, she decided to dive deeper and participate in a beauty pageant that would transform her fate.
The Miss India Contest in 2000 made her a household name and then she won the Miss Asia-Pacific Pageant for India, after a span of nearly 29 long years.
Films were the next natural step. And Dia was ready to study the craft rather than take the opportunities coming her way for granted. Dia began her training as an actor in theatre workshops conducted by acclaimed director Feroz Abbas Khan and made her debut with Vashu Bhagnani's Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001), with Madhavan.
She then went on to appear in several memorable films, including the blockbuster Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Parineeta (2005), Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), Kurbaan (2009), Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Tehzeeb (2003), Sanju (2018), Thappad (2020) and many more.
In 2012, Dia forayed into regional cinema with Bengali Filmmaker Pratim Dasgupta's festival favourite Paanch Adhyay. In the same year, she also added a new dimension to her cinematic career, by turning producer to form Born Free Entertainment. A production house mirroring her desire to seek the new constantly. 'Love Breakups Zindagi (2011)' and 'Bobby Jasoos (2014)' were produced under this banner.
In 2016, Dia made her debut on Indian television with the much loved show Ganga: The Soul of India where she took viewers on a breath-taking journey to rediscover the holy river and the many stories connected with it.
Her debut on a streaming platform as an actor was in Kaafir, a highly acclaimed 2019 web-series about the Indo-Pak cross border dispute. Critics and audiences were moved and stirred by Dia's award winning portrayal of a young woman's journey from innocence to devastation and then resilience and courage. The series and Dia's work in it continue to win accolades.
On her 38th birthday in 2019, Dia Mirza launched a new production house, One India Stories LLP, which aims to bring out meaningful content across different formats and mediums.
Dia and her hand-picked team plan to collaborate with gifted individuals from different film industries and also have women-led stories as part of the roster.
As an actor and individual, Dia has always believed in the power of one and in the thread of oneness and humanity that connects us all. One India Stories is a culmination of this thought and aims to create stories that remind us of our connection to each other and the planet.
In her career as a performer, and her subsequent work as a producer and a climate change-maker, Dia has made unconventional choices.
Today, she is not just an actor and a producer but a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador and United Nations Secretary-General Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals.
The search for the unknown, the less familiar continues.- Actress
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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 earlier served in the Merchant Navy. Prior to joining the navy, Karnesh played for the under-19 Bangalore Ranji cricket team. Sharma has stated that being a military brat played an important role in shaping her as a person and contributing to her life. In an interview with The Times of India in 2012, she said, "I take pride in saying that I am an army officer's daughter even more than being an actor. She studied in Army School and graduated with specialization in arts from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She then moved to Mumbai to further her modeling career. Sharma says she originally wished to make it big in the modeling world but had no strong aspirations for films. She began her modeling career at the Lakme Fashion Week as a model for Wendell Rodricks's Les Vamps Show and was picked to be Rodricks's finale model at the Spring Summer '07 Collection. Since then she has done campaigns for Silk & Shine, Whisper, Nathella Jewelry and Fiat Palio.
Her first acting role was in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film was a huge success and her performance was appreciated. Film critic Taran Adarsh said, "Anushka looks the character and surprises you with a confident performance. It's no small achievement to share screen space with an actor of the caliber of SRK and Anushka manages it very well from start to end." Her second film, Badmaash Company, also under Yash Raj Films, was released on May 7, 2010. She was praised for breaking out of the shell of the conservative and homely Taani to play the feisty and independent Bulbul, and her performance was applauded.
She has two other projects on hand. She began shooting for her first venture outside of Yash Raj with Nikhil Advani and Akshay Kumar in Patiala House in December 2009. Patiala House is scheduled to be released on February 11, 2011. She has also started filming for her third Yash Raj Film, Band Baaja Baaraat, directed by Maneesh Sharma and co-starring debutant Ranveer Singh.- Actress
Riya Ray was born in India where she lived till the age of 15 before moving to the U.K. She started modeling at the age of 18 and was signed with Elite Model Management. Riya was one of the first Indian models to be the face of the global cosmetic brand Bobbi Brown ( Diwali campaign) .She has also worked with brands like Forevermark (directed by Tony Kaye) , Ulta Beauty, Sephora, L'Oreal Matrix, Nike, Target, Chevrolet, Budweiser, Flawless, Inspired Closets etc and editorials for Vogue,Elle,Marie Claire etc. Riya is reportedly the first Indian model to grace the cover of 'Time Out' magazine, Chicago.
She plays one of the leads in the Burmese film 'The Dark Cinema' which released in April 2019 in Myanmar and Singapore.She has acted in the American Independent film 'Loaded' directed by Chris Zonas starring Kumail Nanjiani ('The Big Sick' ) and also played the role of the U.S based Indian News Reporter in the Bollywood film Dhoom 3 Starring Aamir Khan .
She has also been featured in many American music videos - from Academy and Grammy winning singer Cher (Woman's World) to artists like Nicki Minaj feat David Guetta ('Where them girls at' ,Directed by Dave Meyers ), Fall Out boy (Irresistible ) to name a few.- Ariadna Cabrol was born in Matadepera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), La stella dei re (2007) and Eloïse's Lover (2009).
- Biography of Ashnoor Kaur
Ashnoor Kaur was born on 3 May 2004 (18 years old) in New Delhi , India. Ashnoor Did his Schoolings From Ryan International School, Mumbai and secured 93% in her 10th Standard.
Now she is pursuing her Higher Secondary Studies.
At the age of 5, Ashoor made her debut in TV Industry, as a Child Artist and Played the role of Prachi in Jhansh ki Rani (2009)
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Ashnnor Kaur Stepped into Acting when she was 5, Ashnoor made her her debut in TV Industry, as a Child Artist and Played the role of Prachi in Jhansh ki Rani (2009)
Ashnoor has Played roles in various TV serials such as "Siyasat", "Sath Nibhana Sathiya","Shobha Somnath Ki","Mahabharat","Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev" etc
Ashoor was well recognised after her role in StartPlus's Iconic Show "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai"(2016) of Young Naira Singhania. - 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 the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
She spent subsequent years in Hawaii, and then in London, Britain, She started modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the tender age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelry campaign. Thereafter she continued modeling in London.
Continuing to model was the reason she got her break in a Bollywood movie Boom (2003) offered by none other than film-maker Kaizad Gustad.
She was flooded with modeling assignments the minute she set her foot on Indian soil, especially with her innocent expressive face, hour-glass figure, and drop-dead gorgeous looks.
Professionally she started off as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and upon being accepted, she received offers from LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. It was the Lakme commercial that got her noticed. She retained Matrix as her Manager to accept work on her behalf and at the price she deserved.
Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture shock for her, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared for.
Despite of her positive attitude, she had been stereotyped as "Indian" by extreme right-wingers in Britain who made it clear that she did not quite fit-in with their "Blonde" Caucasian culture; while on the other hand in India itself she had been ranked as an 'outsider' very much like Sonia Gandhi.
Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India.
Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is no different. She has taken Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture. She likes to display a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day non-stop.
Adorned with soft gorgeous looks, she is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional, sensitive, and concerned about her privacy, Almost an incurable romantic, she prefers to wear comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-up. Admitting to being lonely in the beginning, but now has several friends who she can hang out with.
Although her first movie Boom (2003) was panned by the critics and shunned by the audiences, two other Telugu movies Malliswari (2004) and Allari Pidugu (2005) did get her noticed. She grossed 70 Lakh Rupees for Malliswari (2004) - making her top the list of the highest paid actresses during a South Indian movie debut.
Not done with South Indian movies, she has been signed in a Tamil movie 'Bheema' opposite National Award Winner Vikram.
She has received decent reviews for her part in "Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya", as well as a brief appearance in 'Sarkar'.
Katrina had made Mumbai her base, didn't mind singing and dancing around trees and as a result is now one of the biggest mega-stars, perhaps one of the highest paid female-lead actresses in Bollywood, and a crowd-puller whenever she makes an appearance for a live song and dance number. - Jasmin Bajwa was born on 26 September 1996 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. She is an actress, known for Yaar Jigree Kasooti Degree (2018), Husband Material (2018) and Doorbeen (2019).
- Akshara Gowda was born on 24 December 1991 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an actress, known for Thuppakki (2012), Arrambam (2013) and Maayavan (2017).
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Nayantara was born as Diana Mariam Kurien in a Malayali Nasrani (Syrian Christian) family to an Indian Army Officer father, Kurien Kodiyattu, and Omana Kurien, in Bangalore, Karnataka. She has a brother, Leno, who resides in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
After her father's retirement the family settled down in Kerala where she continued with her college studies but she did her schooling in several schools in Chennai, Jamnagar, Delhi, and Gujarat.
During the year 2003, while still in college, she was spotted by director Sathyan Anthikkad who cast her in a Malayalam movie. Two years later, she went on to act in Tamil and Telugu movies. As she became popular she also appeared in Kannada language movies.
She soon acquired the reputation of acting opposite male actors who are almost twice as old. She starred in her first Malyalam film opposite Jayaram, and then in "Chandramukhi" with renowned Indian actor Rajnikanth, then with other aging actors like Sarath Kumar, Mohanlal, and Mammotty.
She has been cast to play the lead role in a much younger Simbu's directorial debut, in which he also has the lead role. Nayanthara and Simbu's intimate life-sized posters created shock waves in Chennai, which were subsequently pulled down by the police. Similar excitement resulted when glamorous life-sized posters were posted all over Chennai- this time with her co-star S.J. Surya.
During September 2010, Prabhu Deva, publicly declared his love for her, even though he was married to Ramalath and had three children. After a bitter and contested court battle, the couple was divorced during July 2011.
On August 7, 2011, Diana, a Jacobite Christian, converted to Hinduism at the Arya Samaj Mandir in Chennai and her screen-named is now her formal official name.
With her attractive looks and talent, it is no wonder that she is one of the most popular and sought after actresses in the South Indian film industry.- Actress
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Kirti Kulhari is an Indian actor and model who predominantly works in Hindi-language films. She made her acting debut with the Bollywood film Khichdi: The Movie in 2010 immediately followed by Shaitan in June 2011. She then appeared in commercially successful and critically acclaimed films like Jal (2013), Pink (2016), Indu Sarkar (2017), Blackmail (2018), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), Mission Mangal (2019), and Shaadisthan (2021). In the last three to four years Kirti Kulhari has emerged as one of the leading names on OTT platforms with back-to-back successes - Four More Shots Please! (Season 1 and Season 2) on Amazon Prime Video, Criminal Justice (Season 2), and Human on Disney+Hotstar.- Actress
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Taapsee Pannu was born on August 1, 1987 in Delhi, India. She made her acting debut with the 2010 Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Since then, she has appeared in a number of critically acclaimed films such as Aadukalam, Vastadu Naa Raju and Mr. Perfect. Her Tamil film Aadukalam won six National Film Awards at the 58th National Film Awards. She has also worked in a Malayalam film and has been signed on for three Telugu films and several Hindi films. She was awarded Most Enthusiastic Performer-Female Award at the 2014 Edison Awards for her performance in the Tamil film Arrambam (2013). Taapsee went on to star in several commercially successful films including Pink (2016), Badla (2019) and Game Over (2019), and received critical acclaim for her performances in Naam Shabana (2017), Mulk (2018), Manmarziyaan (2018) and Saand Ki Aankh (2019).- Sonali Raut was born on 23 December 1990 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for The Xpose (2014), Dangerous (2020) and Paranormal Worlds: Based On True Events.
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Kangna Sharma was born on 3 April 1989 in Haryana, India. She is an actress, known for Used (2019), Ram Ratan (2017) and Nachhatar Gill: Jaan Lain Tak (2018).- Mishti Chakravarty was born on 21 December 1994 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. She is an actress, known for Chinnadana Nee Kosam (2014), Kaanchi (2014) and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019).
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Puja Banerjee is an Indian TV and film actress who has appeared in several TV serials and Hindi and Bengali films. She is also known as Pooja Bose.
She studied at St. Paul's Mission School Kolkata and graduated from Scottish Church College, Kolkata. When she was 15 years old, Banerjee appeared in a small role in Escape from Taliban (2003).
She made her debut as an actress in the TV serial Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki (2008) and was also a part of Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna (2008).
Banerjee was next seen in Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev (2011) and has appeared on Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013). She has also been a part of Razia Sultan (2015) and Comedy Nights Bachao (2015) as a contestant.
Banerjee next appeared in Bigg Boss Bangla (2013), Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (2008) and Dev (2017). She has also appeared as a contestant in The Khatra Show (2019), Vish (2019) and Jag Jaanani Maa Vaishnodevi - Kahani Mata Rani Ki (2019).
Banerjee's acting debut in films was in Veedu Theda (2011). In 2012, she also appeared in the Bengali movie Macho Mustanaa (2012) and in Rocky (2013).
Banerjee has appeared in several Bengali movies like Loveria (2013), Oh! Henry (2013), 3 Patti (2014), and Hoichoi Unlimited (2018).
She has also been a part of Hindi movies like Rajdhani Express (2013), Ramaiya Vastavaiya (2013), Great Grand Masti (2016), and made a special appearance in a song, 'Ban Dance mei Kutta' in the movie 3 Dev (2019).
In 2017, she was awarded the best actress at the 10th Boroplus Gold Awards. Banerjee has appeared in the web series Anupama: Namaste America (2022).
Banerjee married Kunal Verma in 2020. The couple has a son named Krishiv.- Urvashi Rautela was born and raised in Haridwar, a small town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. She is an established Bollywood actor, model and beauty pageant enthusiast having won several crowns and accolades for herself including participating in the 2015 Miss Universe contest. She shot to fame in late 2014 when she appeared in Yo Yo Honey Singh's music video Love Dose, which was followed by minor roles in both Bollywood and South Indian films until 2016, when she appeared as the supporting actress and lead actress in Sanam Re and Great Grand Masti respectively.
Outside of her film industry and modeling work, Urvashi runs a foundation along with her family called the 'Urvashi Rautela Foundation' to help empower the needs and rights of underprivileged people in India. She also actively supports PETA India and 'Save the Girl Child Camp'. - Anushka Shetty is an Indian Film Actress. She was also a Yoga Instructor and has trained under yoga guru Bharat Thakur.
This tall and gorgeous beauty debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super starring Nagarjuna which was super hit at box office. Later her performance in Vikramarkudu make her noticeable. But in Arundhati in which she had played the role of Jejamma, she got high critical acclaim and become one of the strong actress of Telugu Film Industry. - Tamanna Bhatia is an Indian film actress born in Mumbai, India. She made her acting debut in 2005 with Hindi film Chand Sa Roshan Chehra (2005).
Also in 2005, she made her Telugu debut with movie Sree (2005). In 2006, she appeared in her first Tamil film, Kedi (2006). In 2007, she starred in two films, Happy Days (2007) and Kalloori (2007), which both earned her critical acclaim.
With many commercial successes like Padikathavan, Ayan, Paiyaa and Siruthai, she established herself as one of the leading actresses in the south Indian film industry. - Actress
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Ramya Krishnan is a versatile Indian actress who has appeared in over 260 Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi films. She is the niece of the Late Cho Ramaswamy, a Tamil film actor and former member of the Rajya Sabha.
In her early years, Krishnan received formal training in western, Bharathanatyam, and Kuchipudi dance forms and appeared in several stage performances.
She got her first acting break in 1983 in the Malayalam film Neram Pularumbol (1986) when she was only 13. However, the film's release was delayed. This made Vellai Manasu (1985), a Tamil film starring Y.G. Mahendran her first official movie appearance in 1985.
Krishnan continued working in Tamil cinema and was featured in supporting roles in films like Padikkathavan (1985) with Rajinikanth in the lead role and Per Sollum Pillai (1987) with Kamal Haasan as the lead.
Some of her notable Telugu performances include films like Madana Gopaludu (1987), Aasthulu Anthasthulu (1988), BhamaKalapam (2022), and Bava Marudula Sawal (1988).
Krishnan appeared in various Malayalam movies, like Orkkappurathu (1988), Aryan (1988), and Anuragi (1988), in 1988. That year, she also featured in some successful Kannada movies, like Krishna Rukmini (1988). She made her debut in Hindi movies by playing a small role in the film Dayavan (1988), featuring actors Feroze Khan and Vinod Khanna.
Krishnan enjoyed her first blockbuster in 1990, with K. Viswanath's Sutradhaarulu (1990), which fetched the movie a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. After the film's success, she was offered lead roles in the Telugu film industry.
Krishnan's subsequent hit performances and box-office successes included Alludugaru (1990), Allari Mogudu (1992), Major Chandrakanth (1993), and Allari Priyudu (1993).
Her next major blockbuster was with Nagarjuna in the movie Annamayya (1997). She also gave another stellar performance as the lead in Kante Koothurne Kanu (1998), for which she was awarded the Nandi Award for Best Actress.
During this time, Krishnan essayed some supporting role performances in famous Hindi movies like Parampara (1993), Khalnayak (1993), Chaahat (1996), Banarasi Babu (1997), and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998).
She took a break from Tamil cinema for four years, after which she returned in 1999, playing an antagonist in Padaiyappa (1999), starring Rajinikanth. She has also been applauded for her performances in devotional films like Ammoru (1995) and Annai Kaligambal (2003).
Krishnan married Telugu film director Krishna Vamsi in 2003. They have a son together.
Besides movies, Krishnan has appeared in TV serials like Thangam (2009), Rajakumari (2013), and Vamsam (2013) on Sun TV. She served as the host of Big Boss Telugu Season 3 after Nagarjuna Akkineni, the main host, had to fly to Spain. In November 2021, when host Kamal Haasan was diagnosed with COVID, Krishnan took over Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5, becoming the first woman to host the show.
One of Krishnan's biggest box-office successes, highest-grossing movies, and most critically acclaimed performances came from her role as Rajamata Sivagami Devi in S.S. Rajamouli's movies, Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017). After Bahubali, she went on to give solid performances in Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu (2015) and Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016).
Krishnan was felicitated with a special award by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu at the 30th Ugadi Celebrations & Puraskar Presentation in 2018.
She ventured into the realm of web series in 2019 with Queen (2019), playing Jayalalithaa, the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. She also made her OTT debut in 2022 as a judge for the show Dance Ikon, streaming on AHA.- Pragya Jaiswal, born in Madhya Pradesh, India, is a talented and versatile actress who has made a mark in the Indian film industry. She embarked on her journey in the world of entertainment with a passion for acting and a determination to carve her niche in the dynamic realm of cinema.
Pragya gained widespread recognition for her outstanding performances in various films, showcasing her acting prowess and captivating the audience with her on-screen presence. One of her notable projects that garnered acclaim was "Kanche" (2015), a historical drama that earned her accolades for her compelling portrayal of a character set against the backdrop of World War II.
In 2017, Pragya Jaiswal continued to impress audiences with her role in "Jaya Janaki Nayaka," a Telugu action film. Her ability to portray diverse characters with authenticity and finesse showcased her versatility as an actress. The film's success further solidified her position in the industry.
Pragya's career trajectory continued to ascend as she took on challenging roles and delivered remarkable performances. Her dedication to her craft and the ability to bring depth to her characters have earned her a loyal fan base and critical acclaim alike.
In 2021, Pragya Jaiswal was part of the highly anticipated film "Akhanda," where she once again showcased her acting prowess alongside a stellar cast. Her contribution to the film further solidified her reputation as a talented and bankable actress.
Beyond her on-screen accomplishments, Pragya Jaiswal is admired for her elegance and grace, making her a prominent figure in the world of Indian cinema. As she continues to explore new roles and projects, Pragya remains a promising talent with a bright future in the entertainment industry. - Actress
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Nora Fatehi is a Canadian dancer, model, actress, and singer who is best known for her work in the Indian film industry. She comes from a Moroccan Canadian family, and was born and raised in Canada, and despite being of Moroccan Canadian descent, she has also stated in some interviews that she considers herself "an Indian at heart". She made her film debut in the Bollywood film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans. She appeared in the Bollywood film Satyamev Jayate in which she was seen in the recreated version of the song "Dilbar" which crossed 20 million views on YouTube in the first 24 hours of its release, making it the first Hindi song to have garnered such numbers in India. She also collaborated with the Moroccan hip-hop group Fnaïre [fr] to release an Arabic version of the Dilbar song. In February 2019, she signed a contract with the record label T-Series as an exclusive artist, and will feature on their upcoming films, music videos, web series, and web movies. She then appeared in the 2020 dance film Street Dancer 3D.- Scarlett was born on 9th May 1989 and grew up in Folkestone, Kent. Her mother Rosalind was a dancer and soon as Scarlett could walk she started dancing. She soon started singing and acting and at the age of 13 played Louise in a professional production of Carousel and she went on to play the role of 'Carmen' in a professional production of fame.
At the age of 16, Scarlett attended Tiffany Theatre College where she trained professionally in the performing arts for 3 years.
After college, Scarlett was offered a modelling contract in India, and was soon offered her first film as Tina Ray in Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai.
As she continues to act and model, she is based in India and in England. - Madhussneha Upadhyay was born on 6 January 1989 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She is an actress, known for Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), Bekaaboo (2019) and Not Out (2022).
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Shruti Kamal Haasan is an India Film actress and singer and the daughter of legendary actor Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur. She has studied at Abacus in Chennai, until 10th grade, when she moved to Mumbai to study psychology at St Andrew's College.
She debuted as a child artist in "Hey Ram" in the role of a daughter of Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel. After that she was appeared in "Luck" as a lead actress.
Apart from acting, she is an amazing singer and sung as a playback singer in many films including Thevar Magan (1992), Chachi 420 (1997), Hey Ram (2000), Luck (2009) etc.- Actress
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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!' 'Aadhi Bhagavan' and 'Godavari' to name a few. Nitu Chandra has not only carved a distinctive space for herself in Indian films but is on her way to conquering the global domain with her multiple interesting Hollywood projects.
In addition, she is also a skilled classical dancer and has a natural affinity for sports. She has been actively playing and promoting basketball in India through her close association with the NBA. In 2017, she became the brand ambassador for Patna Pirates, a winning teaming in the Pro Kabaddi League for the last 4 years. She has also represented India 3 times at World Taekwondo Championships. She has been honoured the 4th dan black belt by Korean Embassy, New Delhi.
She made her Bollywood film debut with Garam Masala (2005) opposite Akshay Kumar & John Abraham where she essayed the role of an air hostess. She is known for her performances in several films which include 'National Award' winning Traffic Signal (2007) and 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), alongside One Two Three (2008), Summer 2007 (2008), 13B: Fear Has a New Address (2009), Mumbai Cutting (2008), Rann (2010) with Amitabh Bachchan, Apartment: Rent at Your Own Risk (2010), No Problem (2010), 'Sadiyaan' (2010), Kucch Luv Jaisaa (2011), 'Kusar Prasad Ka Bhoot' (to be released) and 'Shooter' (to be released). With her incredible acting prowess, she has enacted every character with perfection.
Nitu made her foray into theatre with a play called 'Umrao' (2013) essaying the iconic character 'Umrao Jaan' showing her versatility from portraying a 17 years old teenager to an 85 year old octogenarian. Her acting in the play was critically acclaimed and applauded by the audience.
Known to wear many hats, she ventured into film production with Deswa (2011), a Bhojpuri film which entered 37 international film festivals and was honoured in many. This film is also credited to be the first film from Bihar to enter International Film Festival in Goa 2012 in 'Indian panorama' category.
It was in 2008 that she set up her own production house, named, 'Champaran Talkies' with her brother Nitin Chandra, a National award winning filmmaker. The objective of this production house is to produce films that talk about real India. Champaran Talkies recently produced Mithila Makhaan (2019) a Maithili language movie that went on to be the first movie from Bihar to ever win the prestigious National Film Awards (2016) for 'Best Maithili Film'. The film was also officially selected for the International Film Festival of South Asia in Toronto (2016) alongside more than 25 other international film festivals.
She will mark her Hollywood debut with Sony Motion Pictures franchise, Never Back Down: Revolt (2021) where she will essay the role of a fierce fighter, 'Jaya'. She is the first Indian actor to do a Greek film, called Block 12 (2013) and has been a part of Gown and Out in Beverly Hills (2017) on Amazon Prime. She has recently completed a pilot episode for an international web series 'The Worst Day'.
Besides Hindi films, she has given memorable performances, in other regional language movies too. She made a guest appearance with the Telugu film Vishnu (2003), followed by other prominent Telugu films which include Godavari (2006), Satyameva Jeyathe (2009) and Manam (2014). Her key Tamil films include 'Yavrum Nalam' (2009), Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (2010), 'Yuddham Sei' (2011), Settai (2013), Thilagar (2015), Singam 3 (2017), Vaigai Express (2017), 'Brahma.com' (2017). She has even appeared in a Kannada movie, Power (2014).
For the Tamil movie Aadhi Bhagavan (2013), she won the 'Best Actor (2014) in the negative role (Tamil) at the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA). Having worked in various Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films, Neetu is considered to be one of the most versatile actor of Indian cinema.
Nitu Chandra is a philanthropist and has received wide recognition for her humanitarian work. She has advocated various social causes. Aiding Cancer patients is a social cause which is particularly close to her heart. She has been the brand ambassador of Cancer Patients Aid Association, Mumbai for the last 12 years and Teen Cancer America for the last 3 years. She has also been associated with the United Nations as a Gender 50:50 Champion.
Talented Nitu has gone to forge a multi-hyphenate career and has left an indelible mark in films and sports alike. She strongly believes that "the only way to succeed in anything would be to give it everything and remain consistent."- Actress
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Amy Jackson is a British actress who began her acting career in India.
Amy became a household name after movies such as 'I', 'Singh is Bling' and '2.0'.
Jackson landed her first Hollywood role as Saturn Girl in season 3 of The CW's superhero series Supergirl (2017) and can be next seen in Guy Ritchie's upcoming spy thriller opposite Jason Statham (2021)- Raai Laxmi was born on May 5th, 1989, in Bangalore, India. Raai is an Indian film model-cum-actress appearing predominantly in South Indian films.
Young Raai Laxmi initially appeared in modeling and advertisements before entering the film industry. She made her acting debut in 2005 for a Tamil language film Karka Kasadara. Speaking about her early career in an interview this is what Raai Laxmi has to say:
I have developed some kind of obsession towards arts, be it dancing, stage shows, or even modeling. It's always my habit to carry my photos, to be precise, my portfolio since I used to do modeling. The minute he saw my portfolio, Mr.Udaykumar who was searching for a new face for his film Karka Kasadara signed me up
Subsequently she appeared in a number of Tamil films. Though she got noticed and was most sought after in the industry, she has to wait for her first real taste of success. It happened in 2008, with more serious films such as Velli Thirai, in which she played herself, and the action thriller Dhaam Dhoom. Her portrayal of a lawyer in the latter garnered her a Filmfare Award nomination in the category for Best Supporting Actress. And this sounded the arrival of a leading star in the South film industry. She followed this up with several successful films in Malayalam and is now un-disputed queen of Mollywood. After the success of movies like Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam, Kanchana, Mangatha, and Aranmanai in Tamil. - Pranitha is an actress, known for Brahma (2014), Atharintiki Daaredi (2013) and Bheema Theeradalli (2012). She was raised in Bangalore and pursued a career in modelling before plunging into films. She debuted as an actor in the 2010 Kannada film, Porki, a remake of Telugu film Pokiri, and in the same year starred in the Telugu film, Em Pillo Em Pillado. Her Tamil debut was with the film Udhayan (film) (2011). She went on to appear in several commercially successful Telugu and Tamil films like Baava (2010), Attarintiki Daredi (2013), Massu Engira Masilamani (2015) opposite Suriya and Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal opposite Jai.
- Roja, the accomplished actress, was born to Kumaraswamy Reddy, a Chittor district native, before her family relocated to Hyderabad. Her journey into the realm of cinema began in the Telugu film industry. Despite facing discouragement due to her initially rough voice as a child, Roja persevered and pursued her passion for acting.
She pursued higher education, earning a Masters degree in Political Science from Nagarjuna University. Additionally, Roja dedicated herself to the art of Kuchipudi, a classical dance form, honing her skills over the course of several years.
The breakthrough in Roja's cinematic career came with her debut in Tamil cinema, courtesy of director R.K. Selvamani's film, "Chembaruthi," where she starred opposite actor Prashanth. The movie turned out to be a blockbuster, laying the foundation for her success in the Tamil film industry.
Roja garnered widespread acclaim for her roles in various films, including notable performances in "Engal Aiyyah" alongside Mammooty, where her song "Veloor Maman" gained immense popularity. Her collaboration with Prabhu Deva in "Rasaiyya," particularly the song "Mastana Mastana," further solidified her status as a sought-after actress.
Her repertoire expanded to working with iconic actors like Rajinikanth in "Veera" and Arjun Sarja in "Ayudha Poojai," establishing her as a versatile talent in the industry. However, it was her pivotal role in Vikraman's film "Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen" that marked a significant breakthrough in her career.
Roja continued to make her mark in Tamil cinema, reaching a milestone with her 100th film, "Pottu Amman." Beyond lead roles, she showcased her versatility in supporting roles, contributing to films such as "Arasu" (2001) and "Parijaatham" (2006).
Throughout her illustrious career, Roja's dedication to her craft and her ability to seamlessly transition between various roles have solidified her as a respected and cherished figure in the world of Indian cinema. - Actress
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Kiran Rathod is an Indian film actress who acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kanada films.
Kiran Rathod was born on 11th January 1981 in Jaipur, India. Rathod is the daughter of Mohan Singh Rathod & Anita Rathod. She is the cousin of Bollywood villain Amjad Khan and Raveena Tandon. Rathod belongs to the respectable Rajput family of Rajasthan. Rathod went to Mithibai College in Mumbai, India. During her teen years, she contributed to various Hindi pop music recordings.
She made her debut as Monishka Rai in the Hindi movie Yaadein in 2001. However, the movie got a major flop.
Her first breakthrough came in 2002 with the Tamil movie Gemini opposite Vikram (actor).
The movie was followed by Villain along with Ajith Kumar & Meena. It was also a box office success. In the same year, she made her appearance again in a Hindi movie Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani.
That year, she made her debut in Malaya movie performing in Thandavam. She then performed in various successful Tamil movie such as Diwan, Arasu, Winner, Thennavan, New. In the year 2004, Rathod appeared in a couple of Telegu movies Naani & Andaru Dongale Dorikithe. She then went to perform in various language movies like Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.
She made a comeback in 2009 in the film Naalai Namadhe portraying the role of a prostitute, Sarasu , however the film went largely unnoticed. Despite this She continued to appear in several successful films such as Jaggubhai, Kevvu Keka, Saguni and recently was seen portraying the role of Vishal Krishna's Aunt in Aambala.- Poonam Bajwa is an actress who appears in South Indian films. She comes from a Punjabi family but was born and raised in Mumbai.
Bajwa was crowned Miss Pune in 2005, and after her success on the ramp, she did a few modelling assignments part-time while she was still studying. She was spotted by Kuchipudi Venkat, the director of the Telugu movie Modati Cinima (2005), when she was on assignment for a ramp show in Hyderabad. She was offered a role in the movie and agreed to film it after completing her 12th-grade exams. She excelled academically while completing her English Literature degree from Symbiosis International University in Pune.
In 2006, Bajwa appeared as Pavani in her next Telugu movie, Premante Inthe (2006). She did several Telegu movies after that, including Boss (2006) with superstars Nagarjuna Akkineni as well as Bommarillu Baskar, Parugu (2008). The same year, she made her debut in the Kannada film industry with the movie Thangigagi (2006).
Bajwa then made her debut in Tamil movies with Seval (2008). She later appeared in several other films, like Thenavattu (2008) and Kacheri Arambam (2010), with Jiiva. She also appeared in Drohi (2010) and Thambikottai (2011).
Bajwa debuted in the Malayalam film industry with Chinatown (2011). She also appeared in her next Malayalam movie Venicile Vyapari (2011), with Mammootty that year.
In 2016, she appeared in the Kannada movie Masth Mohabbat (2016) and the Tamil movies Aranmanai 2 (2016) and Muthina Kathirika (2016).
Bajwa appeared in another Malayalam movie, Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu (2017). Then, in 2022, she appeared as the Queen of Travancore, Mathruppillil Kalyanikutty Amma, in Vinayan's Pathonpatham Noottandu (2022) and as Kunjipaathu in Mei Hoom Moosa (2022). She also did the Tamil movie Gurumoorthi (2022) that year. - Music Department
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Andrea Jeremiah is a multifaceted talent in the world of Indian entertainment, recognized as a Tamil playback singer, film actress, and model. Her journey in the film industry has seen her contribute significantly as both an actress and a renowned playback singer.
In the realm of acting, Andrea has left an indelible mark on Kollywood with her notable performances in various films. One of her standout roles was alongside R. Sarath Kumar in the film "Pachaikili Muthucharam," a production directed by the acclaimed Gautham Menon. This project showcased her acting prowess and garnered attention from audiences and critics alike.
As a playback singer, Andrea has enchanted listeners with her melodious voice, lending her vocals to some of the most memorable Tamil songs. She collaborated with esteemed composers such as Harris Jayaraj, delivering hits like "Kannum Kannum Nokia" from "Anniyan" and "Karka Karka" in "Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu." Additionally, her association with Yuvan Shankar Raja produced chart-toppers like "Oh Baby" from "Yaaradi Nee Mohini" and the recent sensation "Adada Vaa" from "Sarvam," showcasing her versatility.
Her journey in the entertainment industry began at a young age when she was part of a Jackson Five-style troupe called Young Stars at just 10 years old. This early exposure paved the way for her singing career, leading her to become a prominent voice in the Tamil music scene.
Not content with just being in front of the camera or behind the microphone, Andrea has taken a step further by venturing into entrepreneurship. She founded a company named "The Show Must Go On" (TSMGO Productions) with the aim of promoting live art and supporting fellow artists.
With her diverse talents and contributions to the world of entertainment, Andrea Jeremiah continues to captivate audiences and remains a respected figure in the Tamil film industry. Her journey, marked by success in acting, singing, and entrepreneurship, is a testament to her dedication and passion for the arts.- Actress
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Amala Paul is an Indian film actress, who works primarily in the Tamil film industry. After appearing in supporting roles in a few low budget ventures, she was acclaimed for the portrayal of a controversial character in the film, Sindhu Samaveli. Despite the failure of that film, Amala became noted after playing the title role in Mynaa, receiving critical acclaim for her work in the film. Since then, she has signed several notable projects and is considered the leading upcoming actress in Tamil films.- Actress
Rani Mukerji is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of multiple accolades, including seven Filmfare Awards. Mukerji has featured in listings of the highest-paid actresses of the 2000s.
Mukerji make her debut in her father directorial Bengali film Biyer Pool (1996). Her first Hindi film was the drama film Raja Ki Aayegi Bharat (1997). Mukerji first commercial success film was Ghulam (1998) which paired her with actor Aamir Khan, and followed by the worldwide blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) make her first collaboration with Shah Rukh Khan.
Mukerjis is known for her versatility. Her performances often sited as the most iconic and remarkable role in Hindi cinema. She established her career in the early 2000s with successful films including Saathiya (2002), Chalte Chalte (2003), Hum Tum (2004), Veer Zaara (2004), Bunty Aur Babli (2005), and Black (2005) later to be her best performance of her life time career.
Following the birth of her child, Mukerji took a four-year hiatus to focus on her daughter and was persuaded by her husband, Aditya Chopra, to return to acting. Mukerji makes her comeback with the all-time blockbuster film Hichki in 2018, which emerged as her highest-grossing release film of all time. She is continued her acting career with successful thriller Mardaani 2 (2019) and the drama Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway (2023).- Actress
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Ramya, also known by her birth name Divya Spandana, stands as a prominent figure in the Indian film industry, particularly in Kannada cinema. Born to parents with roots in Mandya, she spent her formative years and pursued her education with grace. Ramya completed her schooling at St. Hilda School in Ooty, laying the foundation for her academic journey.
Subsequently, she continued her educational pursuit at St. Joseph's College in Bangalore, earning a bachelor's degree that added to her intellectual prowess. However, it was not long before Ramya ventured into the captivating realm of cinema, marking the beginning of a flourishing career.
Ramya made her debut in Kannada films, leaving an indelible mark with her compelling performance alongside Puneet Rajkumar in the film "Abhi." This breakthrough role set the stage for her ascent in the industry, followed by another noteworthy appearance in Prem's "Excuse Me," further solidifying her status as a talented actress.
Expanding her horizons, Ramya entered the Telugu film industry with her debut in "Abhimanyu," showcasing her versatility across different linguistic domains. In 2004, she made her foray into Tamil cinema, adding yet another dimension to her diverse filmography.
Throughout her illustrious career, Ramya has been associated with several notable projects, including but not limited to "Ranga SSLC," "Aakash," "Amrithadhare," and "Jothe Jotheyali." Her cinematic journey is adorned with performances that resonate with audiences, making her a beloved figure in the Indian entertainment landscape. Ramya's ability to captivate hearts on screen, coupled with her dedication to the craft, cements her status as a leading actress in the world of Indian cinema.- Actress
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Shraddha Rama Srinath, better known as Shraddha Srinath, is an Indian actress working in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil cinema.
Srinath grew up across India, living in cities including Bhopal, Belagavi, and Dharchula. Her family often moved because of her father's position in the Indian Army. She graduated from the Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies with a law degree. Before becoming an actress, Srinath worked as a real estate lawyer and legal advisor.
Srinath got her first acting role in the Malayalam film Kohinoor (2015). However, her debut in the Kannada film industry with the movie U Turn (2016) earned her widespread recognition. She played the lead role in this supernatural thriller for which she earned the Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada. She also won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA).
Her subsequent releases include Urvi (2017), a comedy-drama film featuring a female lead cast, and Operation Alamelamma (2017), a crime comedy thriller. She later debuted in the Tamil industry, playing a minor role in Kaatru Veliyidai (2017). Her role in R. Kannan Ivan Thanthiran (2017) marked her first official lead role in a Tamil movie.
Srinath also appeared in the award-winning Tamil movie Vikram Vedha (2017), whose Hindi remake of the same name Vikram Vedha (2022) was released in 2022. Her role as Priya, Vikram's wife, earned her a nomination for Best Debut Actress at South Indian International Movie Awards. She starred in the crime action movie Richie (2017) the same year.
Srinath debuted in Bollywood with Tigmanshu Dhulia's Milan Talkies (2019), a romantic drama film in which she co-starred with Ali Fazal. Her journey as an actress continued with her Telugu debut in the critically acclaimed sports drama Jersey (2019). Srinath won the Best Find of the Year - Female award from the 3rd Zee Cine Awards Telugu for her role in Jersey.
In the same year, she acted in K-13 (2019), Rustum (2019), and Nerkonda Paarvai (2019), which is the Tamil remake of the hit Hindi movie Pink Pink (2016).
She also featured in the films Jodi (2019), Maara (2021), and Chakra (2021). In 2022, she starred in the action drama films Aaraattu (2022) and Dear Vikram (2022). In the same year, she acted in Witness (2022), released on Sony LIV, and received positive reviews from critics for the powerful storyline.- Actress
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Varalaxmi Sarathkumar is an actress and director in the Indian film industry. She has also worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films.
Sarathkumar spent the early years of her life in Chennai.
She was a student at St. Michael's Academy in the city. She enrolled at Hindustan Arts and Science College in Chennai, from where she completed her graduation in Microbiology. Her further studies took her to the University of Edinburgh in Scotland to pursue her Master's in Business Management.
After completing her academic pursuits, Sarathkumar joined Anupam Kher's acting institute in Mumbai, called Actor Prepares, to prepare herself for a career in the film industry.
Sarathkumar debuted with Podaa Podi (2012), a romantic comedy directed by Vignesh Shivan and starring Silambarasan Rajendar as the male lead. She essayed the character of a dancer based in London. Sarathkumar bagged the Vijay Award 2012 for Best Debut Actress and the Edison Award (India) 2012 for Best Debut Actress for her performance in the film.
She next acted in Madha Gaja Raja, a drama film directed by Sundar C.. But the film didn't get a release due to financial issues.
Her second big screen venture was Maanikya (2014), which had Sudeep as her co-star and director. It was an action drama that enjoyed a good run at the theatres and marked her debut in Kannada cinema.
In 2016, she appeared in Bala's musical drama Tharai Thappattai (2016). She won the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2016 for Best Actress (Critics) for her performance.
Sarathkumar was next seen in Nithin Renji Panicker's action thriller Kasaba (2016), where she shared screen space with Mammootty. This movie was her debut in Malayalam cinema.
Sarathkumar played a small but impressive role opposite Vijay Sethupathi in Vikram Vedha (2017), an action thriller that Gayatri and Pushkar directed. The audience appreciated the film, and it became a huge hit at the box office. Sarathkumar won the Edison Award (India) for Best Character Role - Female in 2017 for her performance.
After appearing as a protagonist in a few more films, Sarathkumar took up the challenge of playing an antagonist in Sandakozhi 2 (2018), co-starring Vishal and directed by N. Linguswamy.
She continued playing an antagonist on screen in Sarkar (2018). This political action movie was directed by A.R. Murugadoss and starred Joseph Vijay and Keerthy Suresh.
For her performance in Sandakozhi 2 (2018) and Sarkar (2018), she won several awards, including the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2018 for Best Villain - Female and the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) for Best Actor in a Negative Role in 2019.
In 2019, Sarathkumar ventured into Telugu cinema with the action-comedy film Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL (2019) Tenali Ramakrishna BA.BL (2019). She went on to essay the role of a cop in Danny (2020) Danny (2020), a murder mystery directed by Santhanamoorthy Santhanamoorthy.
Over the years, Sarathkumar has etched out her career graph with an impressive repertoire of movies, including Masterpiece (2017) Masterpiece (2017), Maari 2 (2018) Maari 2 (2018), Krack (2021) Krack (2021), Naandhi (2021) Naandhi (2021), Ranam (2021) Ranam (2021), and Michael (2023) Michael (2023).
She has also appeared in a few TV shows, such as High Priestess (2019) High Priestess (2019) and Addham (2020) Addham (2020), among others.- Patralekhaa was born in Shillong, India in the year 1989. She is an Indian film actress who made her debut in National award winning director Hansal Mehta's film CityLights. She has been featured in several successful commercials with big brands like Tata Docomo, Blackberry etc. during her college days. Her film career started with critically and commercially successful film CityLights in the year 2014. Her Performance was rated as one of the best performance of the year.
- Mallika Sherawat is an Indian actress who mainly works in the Hindi film industry. She was named Reema Lamba at birth but later took up Mallika Sherawat as her screen name.
Sherawat did her schooling at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. She earned her degree in philosophy from Miranda House at Delhi University. She worked as an air hostess and acted in commercials before joining the film industry.
Sherawat's film career began with Talat Jani's romance film Jeena Sirf Merre Liye (2002), in which she plays a small role. She debuted in a lead role in Khwahish (2003), directed by Govind Menon, starring Himanshu Malik. While the film failed to impact the box office, Sherawat gained popularity due to her 17 kissing scenes in the movie.
A year later, she appeared in Murder (2004), a romantic thriller co-starring Emraan Hashmi and Ashmit Patel, directed by Anurag Basu. She went on to act in films like Kis Kis Ki Kismat (2004) and Bachke Rehna Re Baba (2005).
In 2005, Sherawat appeared in her first international film, The Myth (2005), a Chinese fantasy-adventure and martial arts film directed by Stanley Tong that had Jackie Chan in the lead role. Her next film was Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006), a romantic comedy written and directed by Saket Chaudhary with Rahul Bose playing the lead opposite her.
Sherawat was next seen on Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story (Joy: The Real Love Story (2007)), a romantic thriller directed by Prashant Chadha, starring Himesh Reshammiya and Hansika Motwani. She essayed the role of an advocate in the movie. Her next film was Welcome (2007), directed by Anees Bazmee, starring Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Nana Patekar. The film became a huge commercial success and earned more than Rs. 117 crores worldwide.
The following year, Sherawat appeared in Ugly Aur Pagli (2008) and Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam (2008). She debuted in Tamil cinema with the film Dasavatharam (2008), with Kamal Haasan in the lead role.
Sherawat played the lead role in Hisss (2010), an English-Hindi crossover from the adventure-horror genre directed by Jennifer Lynch. She promoted the film at the Cannes Film Festival 2010. She won the Best Actress Award at the Gotham Screen Film Festival & Screenplay Contest 2011 for her performance in the film.
She went on to work on Politics of Love (2011), directed by William Dear. Sherawat plays the lead role in this romantic comedy set during the campaign for the U.S. Presidential Election in 2008.
Sherawat appeared in films like Double Dhamaal (2011), Kismet Love Paisa Dilli (2012), and Dirty Politics (2015), among others. She acted in Time Raiders (2016), a Chinese fantasy-action-adventure movie directed by Daniel Lee.
Sherawat has also appeared in item numbers in several films, such as Thank You (2011), Bin Bulaye Baraati (2011), and Tezz (2012). She appeared in TV shows like Sarabhai V/S Sarabhai (2004) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010). In 2013, she took part in Bachelorette India - Mere Khayalon ki Mallika (2013), a reality dating show meant to find the ideal bachelor for herself.
Sherawat received the 2008 Renaissance Artist Award. She also received the International Youth Icon Award at the Kalakar Awards in 2015 - Sobhita Dhulipala is an Indian actress with acting work across multiple regional film industries in India. She made her debut with Hindi film Raman Raghav 2.0 (Psycho Raman) that premiered at the Cannes film festival in 2016 where she earned a best supporting performance nomination. Sobhita's breakthrough came with her role as Tara Khanna in 'Made in heaven' followed by her role in 'The Night Manager', an official adaptation of its UK counterpart. Her work across Malayalam (Kurup), Telugu (Goodachari, Major) and Tamil (Ponniyin Selvan -1,2) was met with commercial success as well as critical acclaim. Her bi-lingual Indian film The elder one (Moothon) was lauded at its premiere at the Toronto International film festival in 2019. A trained classical dancer, she has been recognized for her work in Indian award shows
- Jacqueline Fernandez is a Sri Lankan actress from Manama, Bahrain and was raised in a multi-ethnic family. Jacqueline's father Elroy Fernandez is from Sri Lanka (Sinhalese - Catholic)and her mother Kim is a Malaysian. She has two brothers and an older sister. Her parents moved to Bahrain in 1980s due to the Lankan civil unrest and hence she was born and raised in Bahrain.
After her schooling in Bahrain, she was awarded a Scholarship to study at the University of Sydney, where she pursued a degree in Media and Communications in Sydney, Australia. Having a passion for cultures and languages she also joined the Berlitz school of languages, where she learned to speak Spanish and improve her French and Arabic.
In 2006, she was crowned the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2006 in March, 2006 and also competed in Miss Universe 2006. After winning Miss Sri Lanka title in 2006, she entered the world of television and anchored a show on Sri Lanka's business called Lanka Business Report.
She came to Mumbai on a modeling contract and landed a role in Bollywood movie Aladin (2009) directed by Sujoy Ghosh along with well known Indian stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, and Riteish Deshmukh. After the success of her first film, she got signed on by Milap Zaveri for his directorial debut movie Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai (2010) in which she plays the part of an alien who comes to earth in search of love. Her co-star from her first movie, Riteish Deshmukh was her leading-man again. The director recommended her to well-known director Farah Khan who guest-starred in this movie. She made a cameo appearance (in a song) in the movie Housefull (2010) which was directed by Farah Khan's younger brother, Sajid Khan - Sapna Pabbi is British Indian actress, known for her role as India's Kim Bauer in the India adaption of the 24 series (2013) as Kiran Rathod and for her role in PrimeVideo's Inside Edge (2019-present) as Mantra Patil, being India's first ever Emmy nomination in history. Also known for her performance as Ria Ganguly in PrimeVideo India's second original series; Breathe (2017). Sapna is also well known for her role of Sanjana in Disney India's cult female YouTube series The Trip (2016) Drive (2019) portrays her as the Indian equivalent of Letty (Michelle Rodrigues) from the Fast and Furious film franchise.
Sapna Pabbi was born and brought up in London, United Kingdom, of Indian origin moved to Mumbai after she studied Public Policy and Management and Sociology at Aston Business School. Her first job was a Sunsilk campaign, after which, she managed to bag one of the main roles in the Indian adaptation of the popular American television series, 24. Playing Kiran Rathod, in 24, was her first acting gig. Sapna also made her B-Town debut in 2015 with a lead role in the romantic horror film, Khamoshiyaan, starring Ali Fazal and Gurmeet Choudhary. She went on to bag the biggest blockbuster in the Punjabi film industry such as Ardaas Karan . Her first Netflix feature by Dharma productions saw her as Naina in Drive (2019)
Former brand ambassador for Galaxy Chocolate, Nirma soap, Pepsi, Honda, Sunsilk, 7up and many more.
Currently playing Mantra Patil in Inside Edge (2019) on PrimeVideo and Ria Ganguly in Breathe (2017), PrimeVideo. - Actress
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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 Apna Apna (1994) that she tasted success. Mohra (1994) made her a superstar all set to become Bollywood's reigning actress. However she then began a tangled affair with co-star Akshay Kumar. All her films flopped and her arch-rival Karisma Kapoor had her fired from some top films. By the end of 1995 her career was in tatters and she was reduced to the level of a starlet doing bit roles. Her career revived with a huge hit Ziddi (1997) and she now is again a top rung star.- Actress
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Piaa Bajpai was born in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is known for Aegan (2008), Ko (2011) and Masters (2012).- Actress
Megha Akash is an Indian actress who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She studied at Lady Andal School in Chennai and graduated in BSc Visual Communications from Women's Christian College, Chennai.
She debuted with the Telugu action thriller LIE (2017), where she played Chaitra. The film also stars Nithiin. She made her debut in Tamil films in 2019 as Anu with the action drama Petta (2019). The movie also starred superstar Rajinikanth.
She had five releases in 2019, Petta (2019), Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019), Boomerang (2019), Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019) and her debut Hindi action drama, Satellite Shankar (2019), where she played the role of Pramila.
She was next seen in the Tamil romantic comedy Oru Pakka Kathai (2020), for which she won the Reigning Princess Kollywood at the Edison Awards, given to actors in the Tamil Film industry.
In 2021, Megha had four releases. One was a Tamil romantic drama Kutty Story (2021), starring Gautham Vasudev Menon and Amala Paul. She played Nikisha, a police officer, in her second Bollywood film, Radhe (2021), starring Salman Khan, Disha Patani, and Randeep Hooda. Her last two releases for the year 2021 were the Telugu films Raja Raja Chora (2021) and Dear Megha (2021).
Akash's starred in the Telegu romantic drama Gurthunda Seethakalam (2022) where she played Divya. She was also a part of Premadesam (2023), where she played Aadhya, and the Tamil sci-fi comedy-drama Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum (2023), where she played Simran.
Akash has been a part of two music videos, Oru Chance Kudu and Thappu Pannitten.- Actress
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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 movie directed by her mother, Tanuja, but the project was cancelled. She eventually made her acting debut at the age of sixteen with the film Bekhudi (1992), while still in school. Later, she quit school to pursue a full-time career in the film industry.
She made her debut with Rahul Rawail's Bekhudi (1992) in 1992. Her film career flourished with commercial successes like Baazigar (1993), Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), which established her as a leading star in the 1990s. She was appreciated critically for her role in Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997) and as an avenger in Dushman (1998). Another blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) won her multiple awards, after which she took a break. She returned to the industry after a brief period with the romantic thriller Fanaa (2006).
She was cast in My Name Is Khan (2010) in 2010 opposite Shah Rukh Khan - it was widely appreciated by critics worldwide. Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan became the first Indian actors to be invited by NASDAQ to open the NYSE American to promote My Name Is Khan (2010). She was also appreciated for her performance in Dilwale (2015) - it also featured other renowned stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Varun Dhawan, and Kriti Sanon. She was also cast in the period film Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020) in 2020.
She also appeared in the social drama Tribhanga (2021), her first collaboration with Netflix.
She holds a managerial position at Devgn Entertainment and Software Ltd., And as the supervisor, she launched the filmmaking-related portal Cineexplore in 2000. Devgn established another company, Ajay Devgn Films, in 2009.
She appeared with Ajay Devgn, and her mother Tanuja as the supervisor in Zee TV's 2008 reality show Rock-N-Roll Family. She was named a part-time public broadcaster Prasar Bharati member in 2016.
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis honored her with the Swabhimani Mumbaikar Awards. She was also included on Forbes India's "Celebrity 100", a list based on the income and popularity of India's celebrities, in 2012, 2013, and 2017.
She has won 23 awards, including 6 Filmfare Awards, 5 Screen Awards, 4 Zee Cine Awards, 1 Stardust Award and 1 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award, and one Bollywood Movie Award till the year 2021. She was also honored with the Rajiv Gandhi Award for her contribution to Indian cinema in 2002. Kajol was listed in the Box Office India's "Top Actresses" for five consecutive years (1995-1999), topping the list in 1998.
In 2001 and 2006, she was featured in Rediff annual "Top Bollywood Actresses" listing. And in 2007, she received Karamveer Puraskar, presented by the Mumbai Pradesh Young Congress, for her social work in helping educate unprivileged children.
During the shooting of Gundaraj in 1994, Kajol and Ajay Devgn started dating. They eventually tied the knot on 24th February 1999 in a traditional Maharashtrian wedding ceremony held at Devgn's residence.- Aishwarya Rajesh is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in leading roles primarily in Tamil cinema. She started her career as Anchor in a famous comedy show called Asathapovadhu Yaru on Sun TV. After winning the reality show Maanada Mayilada, she made her debut in Avargalum Ivargalum (2011) and became known after starring in Attakathi (2012) portraying the role of Amudha. She is best known for movies Rummy, and Pannaiyarum Padminiyum. She appeared in a song sequence in R. Parthiepan's Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam and as the female lead in Thirudan Police. In 2015, she was seen in the movie "Kaaka Muttai". She debuted in Hindi movie "Daddy" opposite to Arjun Rampal. She received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for 2014 Movie Kaaka Muttai at Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
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Ann Sheetal was born on 2 August 1994 in Kochi, Kerala, India. She is an actress, known for Aaravam, Kaalidas (2019) and Ezra (2017).- Actress
Leona Lishoy was born on 18 July 1991 in Thrissur, Kerala, India. She is an actress, known for Ishq (2019), Anveshanam (2020) and Ram.- Priya Anand is an Indian film actress and model. She studied Communications and Journalism at University of Albany. She has worked in many commercials like Nutrine Maha Lacto, Prince Jewellery and Cadbury Dairy Milk.
Her first release was a Tamil movie "Vaamanan (2009)", which was an average movie. After that she has acted in another Tamil movie Pugaippadam (2010).
Her role in Telugu movie Leader (2010) gained overwhelming response and she become well known actress in Telugu Cinema. After that she appeared in Telugu movie "Rama Rama Krishna Krishna (2010)" in 2010. - Mrunal Thakur is an Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Telugu, and Marathi television and films. She began acting through television and was best known for her role in the serial, Kumkum Bhagya.
Thakur first entered films with her performance in the Marathi film, Vitti Dandu (2014). Soon after, she took on a role in another Marathi production, Surajya (2014). Her foray into Hindi films began with Tabrez Noorani's Love Sonia (2018). In the film, Thakur played the lead character in a story about the realities of human trafficking and prostitution. Her next major Hindi film would be Super 30.
Thakur made her debut in the Telugu film industry with the romantic drama Sita Ramam (2022). - Heera Rajgopal was born on 29 December 1971 in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. She is an actress, known for Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary (1995), Avvai Shanmugi (1996) and Aur Ek Prem Kahani (1996).
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Meena Durairaj, mononymously known as Meena, is an Indian actress who has starred as a lead heroine in the South Indian film industry. A child artiste originally, Meena later became one of the most sought after actresses in southern India.
She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and several Hindi films. She is among the few actors who have been successful in all the South Indian languages. She is one of the most established actresses in the South Indian film industry. In addition to acting, Meena is a model, singer, dancer, TV host and occasional dubbing artiste.- Nivetha Thomas is an actress who works in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Thomas completed her schooling in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, at Holy Angels and Montfort Matriculation School. She graduated from SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with a Bachelor's in Architecture.
Her career started with the Malayalam TV serial Sri Raja Rajeswari (2001), in which she played the role of Gowri. She then appeared in the Malayalam film Uthara (2003). She also appeared in My Dear Bootham (2004 - 2007), a Sun TV serial.
Thomas acted as a child artist in the movie Veruthe Oru Bharya (2008) and was honoured by the Kerala State Film Award for her performance.
In 2008, she also appeared in her first Tamil movie Kuruvi (2008).
Her other Malayalam films that did well are Chaappa Kurish (2011) and Thattathin Marayathu (2012).
She played the role of a petrol bunk worker in the movie Poraali (2011), which was directed by Samuthirakani. In the same year, she played the role of an aspiring singer in the movie Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham (2013).
She appeared in Jilla (2014), as Mahalakshmi.
Another fine performance delivered by Thomas was in Papanasam (2015), a remake of Ajay Devgn's Drishyam (2015). She appeared as Kamal Haasan's daughter.
In 2016, she appeared in the Telugu movie Gentleman (2016) for which she earned her first award as Best Female Debut from SIIMA and a nomination as the Best Actress by Filmfare Awards. She then appeared in another Telugu film, Juliet Lover of Idiot (2017), which was directed by Ajay Voddirala.
She played the role of Pallavi in the thriller Ninnu Kori (2017) for which she was nominated for the second time as the best actress by Filmfare Awards.
One of her best performances was in the movie Jai Lava Kusa (2017), in which she appeared as Simran. She won the Apsara Awards, as Performer of the Year, for her performance.
She got positive reviews for her role as Aadhya in the movie 118 (2019), which also starred Nandamuri Kalyan Ram.
She also played the role of Mitra in the movie Brochevarevarura (2019), in which she performs as a student interested in building her career as a classical dancer. She played Rajinikanth's daughter Valli in the movie Darbar (2020).
She then appeared in the thriller V (2020), enacting the role of Apoorva Ramanujan. She got the role of Pallavi in the Telugu movie Vakeel Saab (2021), which was a remake of the movie Pink (2016).
In 2022, she appeared in Saakini Daakini (2022), as Shalini. This Telugu movie was based on the Korean film Midnight Runners (2017). - Swetha Tripathi is an Indian actress predominantly working in Hindi films, television, and web series. She started her career as a production assistant and went on to act in movies and websites.
Tripathi spent her childhood in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and moved back to Delhi for her education. Since Tripathi's father works for the Indian Administrative Service, they had to travel a lot during her childhood. Her mother is a retired teacher.
She studied at Delhi Public School, RK Puram. She pursued a bachelor's degree in Fashion Communication from the National Institute of Fashion Technology.
Tripathi debuted on television with the Disney channel teen sitcom Kya Mast Hai Life (2009). Tripathi debuted in films with Trishna (2011). She also had a cameo in the television show The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir (2012) in season 2, episode 44. She went on to act in the critically acclaimed film Masaan (2015) as Shaalu Gupta, which brought her into the spotlight. She also won a Zee Cine Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.
In 2016, she starred in the short film Love and The Trip (2016), a web series on Bindass TV.
In 2018, she appeared in the short film Beautiful World (2018) and the widely popular web series Mirzapur (2018) on Amazon Prime as Gajgamini Gupta or Golu.
She also appeared in a couple of films in 2019, including Gone Kesh (2019), Mehandi Circus (2019), a Tamil movie, and The Illegal (2021), an English film. She also starred in numerous web series like Made in Heaven (2019) on Amazon Prime, TVF Tripling (2016) on the TVF, and stand-up comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath's web series Laakhon Mein Ek (2017).
In 2020, she appeared in projects like Raat Akeli Hai (2020) and the web series The Gone Game (2020). She appeared in the film Rashmi Rocket (2021). She then went on to act in the web series Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein (2022) and Escaype Live (2022) in the following year. - Actress
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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 accountant but ended up being the Ford Supermodel of the World when she was just 17 years old.
Bipasha was born on January 7th 1979 in New Delhi. subsequently the Basu family re-located to Calcutta. Bipasha is the second of three sisters, born and brought up in a Hindu Bengali family, she is fluent in Hindi, English, and Bengali. The names of her sisters are Bidisha and Bijoyeta. Unbelievable as it may sound, sexy Bipasha was considered 'ugly' in her younger years due to her dark complexion. Her name means 'Dark Deep Desire', and is also the name of a river.
After her triumph as the Ford Supermodel, she went on to be crowned Miss Vivacious sponsored by Tulips.
Bipasha made her foray into Bollywood with Ajnabee (2001) in 2001, and subsequently acquired a place for herself in the tinsel world. She went to star in Raaz (2002), Jism (2003), No Entry (2005), Phir Hera Pheri (2006), Corporate (2006) & Dhoom 2 (2006). All of these movies did fairly well at the box office, and escalated her position as not only a leading lady, but one who can dare to bare. Dhoom 2 (2006) also credits her as a playback singer.
She has also appeared in two music videos, and was one of the judges in the 2004 Femina Miss India beauty pageant.- Actress
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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; her paternal uncles, Shammi, Shashi, Rishi, and Rajiv; as well as aunt, Neetu Singh, & Jennifer Kendall, the wives of Rishi and Shashi respectively. On her maternal side, her grandfather, Hari Shivdasani, and aunt, Sadhana, have been actors in their own rights.
As a child she studied in Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu, Bombay, and thereafter was enrolled in Dehra Dun's prestigious Welham Girls' Boarding School. Then she re-located to Harvard for approximately 3 months to take a course in information technology and microcomputers. Upon her return to India, she joined the Government Law College in Churchgate, Bombay, but left it after one year, to enroll in the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting School.
Her film debut was in the year 2000 with Refugee (2000) along with the debut of Amitabh Bachchan's son, Abhishek. She went on to appear in 31 other Hindi movies, and has thus far won four awards for her performances in Refugee (2000), Chameli (2003), Dev (2004), and Omkara (2006).
She is one of the most sought-after actresses in Bollywood, considered bankable, with an enviable A-listing and as of June 2007 is to appear in 'Tashan', 'Lajjo', 'Kismat Talkies' amongst others.
In 2012, she married actor Saif Ali Khan, son of actress Sharmila Tagore.- Actor and Social media sensation, Kusha Kapila rose to fame through her zeitgeist-y characters that are comic exaggerations of people she's been around. Kusha has gone on to establish herself as a much loved Internet personality, an advocate for body positivity, and a vocal proponent of having strong female voices on the Internet!
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Esha Gupta was born on 28 November 1985 in New Delhi, India. She is an actress, known for Rustom (2016), Chakravyuh (2012) and Jannat 2 (2012).- Actress
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Karishma Sharma, full name Karishma Lala Sharma, is an Indian television and film actress and model. She has worked in many TV shows, web series, and films.
Born in Mumbai, Sharma moved to Delhi and then Patna before moving back to Mumbai, where she initially worked at BMW as a marketing intern.
During her college days, Sharma walked the ramp for many designers and participated in various fashion shows. She even worked in the first season of Zee TV's horror show, Episode #1.28 (2015).
Her TV debut was with the drama series Pavitra Rishta (2009), where she played the role of Pia Arjun Kirloskar. She went on to debut in the bollywood film industry with the movie Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 (2015) as Tina.
In 2016, she was seen in the web series Life Sahi Hai (2016).
Sharma came into the limelight with her role as Ragini in ALTBalaji's web series Ragini MMS Returns (2017). After that, she acted in the lead role in the film Hotel Milan (2018).
She was also seen in the film Ek Villain Returns (2022).
Sharma has also featured in popular music videos and item numbers like Gajendra Verma: Tera Ghata (2018) by Gajendra Verma, Tony Kakkar's music album Tony Kakkar: Kanta Bai (2019), Paisa from Hrithik Roshan starrer Bollywood film Super 30 (2019), and more.- Actress
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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 comedies between 1994 and 1997 starting with Raja Babu (1994) and ending with Hero No. 1 (1997) with Govinda and director David Dhawan. She hit the big time with the super success of Raja Hindustani (1996) and further consolidated her career with Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). Today she is the reigning mega-star of Hindi cinema leaving her contemporaries like Manisha Koirala and Raveena Tandon far behind. In Fiza (2000) she surprised many with an excellent performance showing great emotional range and depth.- Actress
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Radhika Apte is a well-known Indian theatre and film actress born in Vellore and brought up in Pune. Before endeavoring into films, she began with theatre. Radhika Apte is a perfect example of beauty with brains. Apte is an Economics and Mathematics graduate from Fergusson College, Pune. Apte during her growing up days in Pune, she learned Kathak from the exponent Rohini Bhate for eight years. During this time Radhika Apte involved in theatre avidly and later on decided to go to Mumbai to try luck on the silver screen. Radhika made her big-screen debut when she was in college with Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005) in 2005 where she played a small role. Apte worked in different language films starting from Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, and Malayalam. Radhika Apte got her first leading role with a Bengali social drama film named Antaheen(2009) In 2009, Radhika Apte made her Marathi movie debut with 'Go mala asala hawa' which was a Marathi Konkani film. In 2010, Radhika Apte appeared in Ram Gopal Verma's Rakhta Charitra and its sequel for which she was nominated for Screen Award Best Female Debutant. But it was only in 2011 where Radhika Apte's career got prominence. She has appeared in two films under Ekta Kapoor 's Balaji banner; I AM and Shor in the City. She is considered as the best indie actress of Bollywood. Radhika Apte was nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a supporting role for maiden Tamil venture 'Dhoni'. Radhika Apte appeared in various Marathi plays like 'Tu', 'Purnavira,' 'Matra Ratra', 'Kanyadaan' to name a few. In 2015, Apte's career got wider recognition. In the first eight months, she has appeared in six feature films. In 2015, Radhika Apte's performance in Sriram Raghvan's Badlapur (2015) was critically acclaimed for which she was nominated for the best supporting actress. In the same year, Apte appeared in a Hindi biographical film named Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015) staring opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui which was a commercially successful movie and Apte was nominated for the Stardust Award for the Performance of the Year(Editor's Choice).
Apart from acting in movies and theater, Radhika Apte has also acted for OOT platforms like Netflix where she is a part of the original series like Sacred Games (2018), Ghoul (2018), Lust Stories (2018). Radhika Apte's immense dedication and acting performances in the movies, theater and web series make her among the top and best Bollywood actress in recent times.
In 2018, Apte starred opposite Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor in R.Balki's Pad Man (2018). The film was inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham from Tamil Nadu, who campaigned for menstrual hygiene in rural India. Padman's box office collection was average, but her role was critically acclaimed. Radhika Apte's projects in 2019 are Bombairiya (2019), Chithiram Pesuthadi 2, The Wedding Guest (2018) and The Ashram- Actress
Yami Gautam is an Indian film actress who was born on 28th November 1988 in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India. She has predominantly worked in Hindi films while briefly working in Kannada, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Yami is considered to be 'One of the Most Versatile Actresses in Bollywood'.
Starting her journey of acting and stardom with Vicky Donor (2012), Yami Gautam became the talk of the industry by proving her acting mettle in her first outing itself. Yami won the 'Best Female Debut', 'Star Debut of the Year - Female', and 'Best Entertaining Female Debut' at Zee Cine Awards, IIFA Awards, and Big Star Entertainment Awards respectively for her Bollywood Debut, Vicky Donor in 2012 and 2013.
Yami has played some of the bravest on-screen female roles. From a powerful role as Pallavi, an intelligence officer in the biggest hit Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) to playing a visually impaired character in Kaabil (2017), she is hailed for her path-breaking performances. Her flawless performance and captivating personality have translated into many blockbuster films like Badlapur (2015), Bala (2019), Ginny Weds Sunny (2020) - to name a few.
Yami completed her schooling & later went on to pursue her Law Honors from Punjab University. As a young girl, she had aspired to join the civil services but later moved to pursue her passion, i.e. acting. She has been lucky to have been the face of many brands like Glow and Lovely, Cornetto, Samsung Mobile, Chevrolet, Revlon, Khimji Jewellers, iRange by Piramal, Hand in Hand Sanitizers, and Kai Razors. She has also graced the covers of various well-known and leading fashion, lifestyle, and film magazines like Elle, Cosmopolitan, Femina, Brides Today, etc.
Yami made her television debut with Raajkumar Aaryyan (2008) followed by Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam (2009). She made her debut in films with Kannada film, Ullasa Uthsaha (2010), followed by her debut in Punjabi film like Ek Noor (2011) and Telugu film Nuvvila (2011). She made her Malyalam film debut with Hero (2012) and Tamil film debut with Gouravam (2013).
She is also known for her performances in Total Chaos (2014), Sarkar 3 (2017), Batti Gul Meter Chalu (2018). For her role in Bala, she had won the award for 'Best Actor in a Comic Role' at Screen Awards in 2020.
Yami was much appreciated for her recent performances in films like Dasvi (2022), a social comedy genre, starring alongside Abhishek Bachchan & Nimrat Kaur and Bhoot Police (2021), a spooky adventure comedy starring alongside Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor & Jacqueline Fernandez. Yami made headlines with her brilliant performance in A Thursday (2022), a thriller, starring alongside Neha Dhupia, Atul Kulkarni followed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's Lost (2022) which released in February 2023 and featured Pankaj Kapur, Rahul Khanna, and Neil Bhoopalam. Her latest release was Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (2023), a heist thriller directed by Ajay Singh, alongside Sunny Kaushal.- Actress
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Huma Qureshi born and raised in Delhi. Her father is a famous restaurant owner called Saleem's a chain of some 10 restaurants in Delhi. Her brother, Saqib Saleem is an actor and acted in Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge. In year 2011 an announcement was made that Huma would make her Bollywood debut in a movie too called Billa 2 but got delayed due to some unknown reason. However, a few months later, a new announcement came as she wasn't part of the project and she has gotten her Bollywood debut, Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur. Huma has a nice role in 2 parts of Gangs of Wasseypur.- Actress
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Divya Dutta is an Indian Actress from Ludhiana (Punjab) who has acted in various Hindi and Punjabi movies.She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Convent in Ludhiana.She has won more than 25 awards in the Film Industry including Zee Cine awards for best supporting role in "Veer Zaara" and IIFA award for best supporting actress in "Delhi6".She has been nominated for Film Fare and Star Screen award twice.For her role in "Welcome To Sajjanpur" she won star sabse favorite kaun award.She has worked in more than 60 movies and is famous actress known in Bollywood.She has also worked in international movies and was seen in video of "Romeo" by a famous house music duo from London, England, Basement Jaxx.- Himika Bose was born on 13 February 1996 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She is an actress, known for Pad Man (2018), ImMATURE (2019) and Valiyaperunnal (2019).
- Rashmi Agdekar is an Indian model and actress. She began her acting career in 2017 by playing the lead role of Chandni in the web series, Dev DD. In 2018, she made her Bollywood debut with the black comedy, Andhadhun. She also played the lead role of Chhavi Upadhyay in the TV mini-series, ImMATURE and appeared in a short film called, Rebecca. She has been featured in several TV commercial advertisements for brands like Suzuki, Goibibo, and Cadbury.
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Riddhi Dogra is a popular face of Indian television. She completed her education at the Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi. After that, she attended Kamala Nehru College and graduated with a degree in Psychology (Honours).
Dogra was a dancer and a part of the Shiamak Dawar Dance Institute. Soon after, she started working as a co-producer on Zoom.
Dogra is best known for her role as Nusrat in the television show Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side (2020), Priya in Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? (2010), and Astha in The Married Woman (2021), among others. 'The Married Woman,' directed by Sahir Raza, got Dogra critical acclaim from the audience.
She was also a part of the web series TVF Pitchers (2015) season 2.
Dogra has also participated in reality television shows such as Nach Baliye (2005) with her then husband, Raqesh Bapat and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6. In 2012, she hosted a special show for independence, Azaadi for Life OK.
In 2011, Dogra was nominated as the Best Actress Drama for her role as Priya Jakhar in Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? at the Indian Television Academy Awards. Dogra was also nominated as Best Actress in 2013 at the Gold Awards for her role in Savitri (2013) as Savitri.
In 2017, she was awarded Best Actor in Negative Role (Female) at the Gold Awards for Woh Apna Sa (2017) as Nisha.
Dogra was part of a music video named Barsaat Ho Jaaye, performed by Jubin Nautiyal and Payal Dev. She also debuted in the Bollywood film industry with the movie Lakadbaggha (2023) as Akshara D'Souza in 2023.
After eight years of marriage, Dogra decided to part ways with Raqesh Bapat and got a divorce in 2019.- Ritika Singh is an Indian actress and mixed martial artist, who predominantly appears in Tamil films and also has appeared in Hindi and Telugu films. After competing for India at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games and then participating in the Super Fight League, she played a leading role in Sudha Kongara Prasad's Tamil film Irudhi Suttru, also shot in Hindi as Saala Khadoos alongside R Madhavan. She won Special Mention at the 63rd National Film Awards for her performance in Irudhi Suttru.
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- 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. - Elnaaz Norouzi is an Iranian born actress/model who lives in India and stars as one of the leads in India's first and massively popular Netflix series, SACRED GAMES, which was nominated for an International Emmy Award. She can be seen recurring in season 2 of the Apple TV+ series TEHRAN and the major motion picture KANDAHAR with Gerard Butler and Travis Fimmel. She will soon be seen playing the lead role in the Amazon international hit anthology series MADE IN HEAVEN. Her film HELLO CHARLIE was released on Amazon Prime Video and she can also be seen as one of the leads in the Sony series CHUTZPAH. Elnaaz grew up in Germany mastering Farsi, German, English, French and now she speaks fluent Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi too. Before she started acting, she had been working for more than 10 Years as a very successful international model for brands like Dior, Lacoste and Le Coq Sportive, to name a few.
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Surveen Chawla is an Indian film actress and dancer. She started her career with television soap operas in the earlier days and ended up in appearing in the films. She is known for her roles in movies and serials like Hate Story 2 (2014), Ugly (2013), Parched (2015) and 24 (2016) etc. along with many others films. In 2018, she was seen in web series Haq Se.
Chawla made her television debut as Charu in the Indian serial Kahin To Hoga. She also appeared in the reality dance show Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena in 2008, where she paired up with Indian cricketer S. Sreesanth. Before this, she appeared in the television serial Kasautii Zindagi Kay in 2004. In 2006, she played the lead protagonist in the TV serial Kaajjal, till 2007. She hosted the television show Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars. Then she made her film debut with Kannada film Paramesha Panwala. In 2011, she appeared in the Punjabi film Dharti which was released in April 2011. Thereafter she has appeared in the Punjabi films Taur Mittran Di, Saadi Love Story, Singh vs Kaur, Lucky Di Unlucky Story and Disco Singh (2014). She did her first item number "Dhoka Dhoka" in Sajid Khan's Himmatwala. In 2013, she appeared in Tamil film Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal and also appeared in Puthiya Thiruppangal. She then appeared in Anurag Kashyap's thriller Ugly.
In October 2014, Chawla appeared in the hit Punjabi song 'Mitran De Boot' along with Jazzy B. In 2014, she also played in Vishal Pandya's erotic revenge thriller Hate Story 2, a sequel to Hate Story (2012) where she portrayed the role of Sonika Prasad, a girl who takes the revenge with those peoples who abused her physically and mentally, as well as who murdered her boyfriend Akshay Bedi (played by Jay Bhanushali), the film was her first women centric film and was successful critically and commercially. Then she appeared in song "Sawan Aaya Hai" opposite Rajneesh Duggal in film Creature 3D. Her latest Tamil film was Jaihind 2. She appeared in a song "Tuti Bole Wedding Di" in Hindi film Welcome Back and in a Punjabi film Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi opposite Jimmy Shergill. She also played the role of Bijli in Parched (2015). In 2016, Surveen appeared and participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa but later got voted out in a double elimination along with Arjun Bijlani.
In 2018, Chawla made her debut in digital space with ALT Balaji's web series Haq Se opposite Rajeev Khandelwal. Set in the turbulent terrorist infested Kashmir, the story revolves around the Mirza sisters. Surveen plays Mehr Mirza, the eldest of the four sisters in the series.- Kubbra Sait is an Indian actress and TV presenter. Sait graduated from the National Institute of Information & Management Sciences, Bangalore, and moved to Dubai, where she worked as an account manager for Microsoft. She then moved back to India to pursue her dream of working in the entertainment industry.
Sait made her acting debut in 2013 with the film Ready (2011), directed by Anees Bazmee, in which she played a supporting role alongside Salman Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Paresh Rawal.
However, Sait came into the limelight and gained widespread recognition for her role as Kukoo in the Netflix series Sacred Games (2018), directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane.
In addition to her acting career, Sait has also worked as a TV presenter and has been a part of several shows such as RejctX (2019), Illegal - Justice, Out of Order (2020), TVF Tripling (2016) and Fourplay (2018).
Sait has also appeared in films on OTT platforms, including Jawaani Jaaneman (2020) (2020), directed by Nitin Kakkar, starring Saif Ali Khan, Alaya F and Tabu and in Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars (2019) (Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars) directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar and Amol Parashar.
Kubbra has also appeared in a number of television ads for big names such as Airtel, TVS Wego and Big Bazaar, to name a few. - Actress
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Kalki Koechlin was born to French parents in a small village in Pondicherry. Her parents had come to India as hippies in the 1970s and settled there after they fell in love with the country. Her parents are devotees of Sri Aurobindo.
Kalki was studying in Ooty when her parents insisted that she attend university. She studied drama and theatre at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she also worked with a theater company called Theatre of Relativity for two years. She performed in various plays, including David Hare's "The Blue Room," Marivaux's "The Dispute," and a devised play called "The Rise of the Wild Hunt" during her two-year stint with the theater group.
Kalki later decided to move to Mumbai to try her luck in Indian cinema. She was doing modeling assignments for television commercials before being shortlisted for the role of Chandramukhi (Chanda) in Dev.D (2009). Kalki, who can speak Tamil, English, and French, had to learn Hindi to prepare for her role in Dev.D (2009). She was apprehensive about how people would judge her after seeing her in the role.
She won The Hindu's 2009 MetroPlus Playwright Award, along with Prashant Prakash, for their co-authored entry "Skeleton Woman." Kalki also acted in the play "Hair" directed by Ajay Krishnan.- Anupriya Goenka is a versatile actress known for Padmavati, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. She has played a lead role, in Nagesh Kukunoor's yet to be released film Maya. She also played pivotal roles in Daddy (Dir: Ashim Ahluwalia), Dishoom ( Dir: Rohit Dhawan) and Bobby Jasoos(Dir: Samar Sheikh). She shot to fame as the face of India's first of its kind government campaign, Bharat Nirman, directed by Pradeep Sarkar and India's first lesbian ad, Anouk by Myntra, that went viral and won her a lot of appreciation and accolades. She has done over 100+ commercials and has been the face of leading brands like Coke, Garnier, Stayfree, Kotak Mahindra, Pepperfry, Dabur among many others. Next she will be seen in a YRF's Tiger Zinda Hai, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, set to be released this year.
Anupriya Goenka, Born on 29th May 1987, in Kanpur, was primarily brought up in Delhi. The youngest amongst four kids, she is the daughter of Mr. Ravindra Kumar Goenka, who owned a garment export house and mother Mrs. Pushpa Goenka, who was initially a homemaker but eventually joined the family business.
Hailing from a business family and being the sole entrepreneurial spirit, amongst her siblings, she was naturally directed towards joining the struggling business after completing her schooling. She strived to propel the business further, while pursuing her graduation and doubled it up with a job at an eminent call center, however quickly realized that it was beyond salvation and finally wrapped it up. This experience, taught her the various aspects of business and people management and she dabbled with legal, financial, marketing and various other roles. To support the family, she then hopped on to corporate bandwagon. During this period, she moved to Bombay and worked with eminent firms such as JP Morgan, Cnbc, Go-airlines etc. She considers these few years to be her biggest training ground, giving her an insight into real life experiences and were largely responsible for shaping her into the person she is today.
Having discovered theatre, in an one month Nsd workshop, during her 12th standard, she always remained inquisitive about it and considered it to be the happiest one month of her life, so as her corporate career was on an upswing, she finally decided to take a break and learn theatre. The three month break lead her to falling in love with the craft and discovering her true calling - Acting. She then pursued theatre and learnt under eminent teachers like Neeraj Qabi, Satyadev Dubey Sir, Makrand Deshpande to name a few and at institutions like Adishakti. She was picked up by Pradeep Sarkar, after she did a Stayfree commercial with him, for the famous Bharat Nirman campaign and he introduced her to the world of commercials and the quest began.
As R.M Drake said, 'in the end, she became the more than what she expected, she became the journey and like all journeys, she did not end, she just simply changed directions and kept going.' She likes to believe, it's the journey that matters the most and she is becoming one. - Harshita Shekhar Gaur is an Indian actress known for her work on the youth-based show Sadda Haq, in which she played the lead role of Sanyukta Agarwal and Dimpy Pandit in 2018, Mirzapur. She also played the lead role as Divyanka in Puncch Beats Season 2. Harshita was conceived in New Delhi by a group of specialists. She finished her investigations in building before venturing into acting. Regardless of being an architect by degree, she was constantly disposed to end up an on-screen character. Harshita is additionally a prepared Kathak artist and has done stage appears crosswise over India.
- Anindita Bose was born on 10 April 1986 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for Man Maiden Mercenary (2021), Jaani Dyakha Hawbe (2011) and Gaaner Opare (2010).
- Meenakshi Dixit was born to a Lawyer father Mr. Ishwar Chandra Dixit and mother Mrs Geeta Dixit in Raebareli (UP) India. She is a science graduate with an artistic bent of mind. She has been bright in academics, sports, dancing, singing and acting all through her school and college. Choreographer Saroj Khan spotted her and introduced her on "Nacheleve with Saroj Khan" show. Thereafter, She worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada & Hindi films. She made her Bollywood debut with National Award winner director Mr. Kundan Shah's political satire P Se PM Tak, playing a feisty protagonist in the film.
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Meera Nair was born on 15 October 1957 in Rourkela, Odisha, India. She is an actress, known for Kurukk, Heaven (2022) and Aaraattu (2022).- Actress
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Sana Khan was born on August 21st 1987 in a Muslim, Pashtun background in the city of Mumbai, India. At a young age, she took up modelling and as a result decided not to pursue further education post her 12th grade. Landing her first film, Yehi Hai High Society (2005), a low budget B-movie, opened the door to small song and dance appearances in various films alongside numerous television commercials.
It was her debut Tamil film, Silambattam (2008), which shot Sana into the limelight. The film garnered her large amounts of praise and accolades for her performance of a tomboyish village girl called Janu. Sana received the 2009 ITFA Best New Actress Award for this role. Hot of the heels of this success, Sana tried her luck in Telugu film industry signing up for Kalyanram Kathi and the bilingual thriller film 'Payanam'/ 'Gaganam' (hot in Tamil and Telugu respectively), the latter doing well both critically and commercially. In the same year, Sana also dipped her toes in the Kannada film industry with Kool... Sakkath Hot Maga and also acted in two further Tamil and Telugu films from 2011-2012.
An appearance on the Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss, marked a turning point in Sana's career, she managed to gain a lot of popularity among viewers and she ended the show in third place.It was during her stay on the show that Bollywood superstar and Bigg Boss host, Salman Khan offered her a role in his upcoming feature, Jai Ho - where she played the role of Kavita Patil, the daughter of the film's main antagonist. Sana also made her debut in the Malayalam film industry with Climax (2013)_, where she played the role of Supriya, a character allegedly based on real-life screen siren, Silk Smitha.
Taking a break from acting, Sana will return to the big screen in Wajah Tum Ho (2016), an erotic thriller helmed by Vishal Pandya (Hate Story 3) and Tom, Dick and Harry Returns (2017).- Rakul Preet Singh is an Indian actress and model who works mainly in the south Indian film industry. She has also appeared in some Tamil, Bollywood and Kannada movies. In a short space of time, Rakul Preet Singh has established herself as one of the leading Telugu film actresses. Rakul Preet Singh was born on October 10, 1990, in New Delhi, India to Rajender Singh an Army Officer and Kulwinder Singh. Rakul did her schooling from Army Public School in Dhaula Kuan and later on completed her Honors' Degree in Mathematics from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. She has been an active golf player and played at national levels. Rakul Preet Singh started her career as a model while she was in college and did several commercial flyers. She made her film debut with Kannada movie 'Gilli' directed by Raghava Loki in 2009. In the film, Rakul played the lead role as Arati opposite of Gururaj Jaggesh and her performance was well received by the audience. In 2011, Rakul participated in the 'Femina Miss India Pageant' where she was placed fifth and won five pageant titles including 'Miss India People's Choice'. That year, she entered into Telugu film with 'Keratam' as Sangeetha. Next year, Rakul kicked off her journey in Tamil film industry with Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012) in which she acted as Gayathri Ramakrishnan opposite of Arun Vijay. Rakul Preet Singh starred in Bollywood film with director Divya Khosla Kumar's romantic adventure movie Yaariyan (2014) in 2014.In her short career she was part of many commercially successful films like Venkatadri Express (2013), Current Theega (2014) and Loukyam (2014), leading her to land in bigger projects in the industry like Kick 2 (2015), Bruce Lee - The Fighter (2015), To Father with Love (2016), Sarrainodu (2016), Dhruva (2016), Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (2017) & Jaya Janaki Nayaka (2017) In 2017, Rakul Preet Singh has won many awards of which some of them are 64th Filmfare Awards South, Zee Telugu Apsara Awards & Zee Cinemalu Awards for the category of best actress Her upcoming Bollywood movies in February 2018 will be seen in Neeraj Pandey's action-romance movie Aiyaary (2018) opposite Sidharth Malhotra and Manoj Bajpayee. She has been appointed as the brand ambassador for Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao programme by Telangana State Government, India.
- Sai Pallavi is an actress and dancer who has established her presence in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam films. Pallavi was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, to Senthamarai Kannan and Radha Kannan. She has a younger sister named Pooja Kannan, who is also an actor.
Pallavi grew up in Coimbatore and did her schooling at Avila Convent School. She completed her medical studies at the Tbilisi State Medical University in Georgia in 2016. Later, in 2020, she sat for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) in Trichy.
Pallavi's first brush with acting on the big screen took place in 2005 in an uncredited role in Kasthuri Maan (2005), in which she played the role of a college girl. She appeared in another uncredited blink-and-miss role in Dhaam Dhoom (2008), an action thriller starring Kangana Ranaut.
Pallavi made her official acting debut as the lead in Premam (2015), a romantic comedy directed by, Alphonse Puthren, in which she essayed the role of a teacher. She was approached for the movie while she was still studying medicine, and she shot for the film during her vacation. The film was released without any teasers, trailers, or pre-release interviews. It went on to become a huge hit at the box office, garnering appreciation from critics and audiences alike, and shot her to instant fame.
Pallavi bagged several awards for her performance in the film, including the Filmfare Awards South 2015 for the Best Female Debut - Malayalam, South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2015 for the Best Female Debut - Malayalam, and the Vanitha Film Awards 2016 for the Best Newcomer - Actress. She also won the Asianet Film Honour Special Jury Award in 2015.
With her second film Kali (2016), Pallavi once again proved her mettle as an actress. She played the role of a newly married girl dealing with the extreme anger issues of her husband. The action thriller directed by Sameer Thahir had Dulquer Salmaan playing the lead opposite her. The film was one of the biggest box office successes of 2016. It earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Awards South 2016 for Best Actress - Malayalam.
Her next project was Sekhar Kammula's romantic comedy Fidaa (2017), which marked her debut in Telugu cinema. Starring opposite Varun Tej, Pallavi stood out as a feisty village girl named Bhanumathi. Her performance in the film has been listed among the 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade, compiled by Film Companion. The film went on to become a huge commercial success. She won the Filmfare Award South 2018 for Best Actress - Telugu for her performance.
In MCA Middle Class Abbayi (2017), an action comedy directed by Venu Sriram, Pallavi appears onscreen with Nani. While the film received mixed reviews from critics, it turned out to be a successful venture at the box office.
Then, Pallavi explored the supernatural genre for the first time with Diya (2018), which was directed by A.L. Vijay and had Naga Shaurya as the lead opposite her. It was her debut in Tamil cinema in a lead role. Her next film was Padi Padi Leche Manasu (2018)(2018).
Her following silver screen appearance was in Maari 2 (2018), in which she starred opposite Dhanush. In this action comedy directed by Balaji Mohan, she portrays the role of an auto driver. While the film earned mixed reviews from critics, the song, 'Rowdy Baby', became one of the most-watched music videos from South India on YouTube.
In 2019, Pallavi appeared in Vivek's psychological thriller Anukoni Athidhi (2019) opposite Fahadh Faasil. To prepare for her role as an autistic girl, she met several people with autism and worked profoundly on her body language.
She followed it up with movies like NGK (2019) and the anthology drama Paava Kadhaigal (2020), which was released on Netflix.
In 2021, she had two releases, Love Story (2021) and Shyam Singha Roy (2021), both of which received a positive response at the box office. She won the Filmfare Award South 2022 for Best Actress - Telugu for her acting in Love Story and the Filmfare Critics Award 2022 for Best Actress - Telugu for her role in Shyam Singha Roy. She also won the SIIMA Award 2022 for the Entertainer of the Year (Female) - Telugu for her performance in both movies.
Pallavi was last seen in Gargi (2022), a legal drama directed by Gautham Ramachandran. She earned critical appreciation for her performance in the movie.