Showbiz Masala

Pakistani Bridal Wear and Bride Fashion

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Pakistani Bridal Wear

Pakistani Bride

Nadia Hussain

Iraj Manzoor

Amina Sheikh

Nooray Bhatty

Farhana Maqsood

Jia Ali

Iraj

Javeria Abbasi

Uzma

Iman Ali

Nadia Ali

Fauzia

Rubab

Nooray Bhatti

Meesha Shafi

Hadiqa Kiani

Fauzia

Saadia Imam

Sunita Marshal

Celebrity Birthdays

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Pakistani Actors / Singers

Agha Shiraz - June 12
Abdullah Ejaz - June 10, 1983
Abrar ul Haq - July 21, 1968
Aijazz Aslam - October 2
Ali Zafar - May 18, 1980
Atif Aslam - March 12, 1983
Azfar Rahman - June 7, 1986
Danish Nawaz - August 4
Danish Taimor - February 16, 1983
Emmad Butt: June 14
Faiq Khan - July 14, 1981
Faisal Qureshi - October 26
Farhan Ally Agha May 12, 1969
Farooq Hassan - August 22
Haroon - May 11
Hassan Ahmed - April 14, 1982
Hassan Niazi - February 3, 1981
Imran Abbas - March 25, 1978
Jawad Ahmed - September 29, 1970
Kamran Jillani - August 5
Nabeel - September 1
Najam Sheraz - August 2, 1975
Nomi Qamar - May 24, 1976
Noor Hassan - May 16
Nouman Ejaz - February 14
Sahir Lodhi - May 21
Sami Khan - July 6, 1980
Shaan - April 27, 1963
Shahood Alvi - May 29, 1973
Shamoon Abbasi - April 4, 1973
Shahzad Roy- February 16, 1977
Shiraz Uppal - January 29
Sohail Sameer - February 19
Umair Leghari - November 26
Yasir Aktar - November 23

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Pakistani Actresses

Aisha Khan - September 27
Angeline Malik - June 24
Anoushey Ashraf - April 14
Atiqa Odho February 12, 1968
Erum Akhtar - August 16
Eshita Mehboob - August 5, 1985
Farhana Maqsood - December 12
Humaima Abbasi - November 18, 1987
Iffat Umar- February 12
Iman Ali - December 19, 1980
Kanwal - February 16

Madiha Iftikhar - February 5, 1985
Maria Wasti - August 14, 1974

Meera - July 24, 1976
Nadia Khan - May 22, 1979
Nirma - February 24th
Noor - July 3, 1977
Reema Khan - October 27, 1971
Resham - September 10, 1969
Sarah Chauhdry September 27, 1987
Seemab (Shaadi Online) - October 13, 1985
Tatmain ul Qulb - July 5, 1986
Vaneeza ahmed - June 29, 1971
Veena Malik - February 26, 1980
Zeba Bakthiar- November 5
Zhalay Sarhadi - June 11, 1981
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The above are some of the birthdays of most famous Pakistani Actors and Actresses. Many actors do not mind revealing their age, whereas actresses do therefore, actresses do not give out their full birthday but just the month and day. There are even actresses who do not like to give out their birthday at all because that might also reveal their age.

Bahrain Fashion Week 2009

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Rabia Butt

Rabia Butt at Bahrain Fashion Week 2009

Baby Pictures

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Mikaal Zulfiqar

Imran Abbas

Azeem Sajjad (Actor, Writer, Director)

Imran Raza (Actor)

VJ Mahira Khan

Young Benazir Bhutto

Imran Khan (Cricketer, Politician)

Atiqa Odho (Actress)

Sarah Chaudhry (Actress)

Nazia Hassan (Singer)

Haroon Rashid ( Singer)

Emmad Irfani (Model)

Imran Rizvi (Actor)

Angelina Jolie in Pakistan

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Aamir Khan and Karishma Kapoor with Hot Smooch

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Hollywood Ladies in Sexiest Avatars

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Hollywood Sexy beach bodies

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Carmen Electra has just the right body and tone to maintain her feminine look with which she can leave many gasping for breath. (REUTERS)

AnnaLynne McCord has everything to her advantage. With her sexy body, sassy appeal and seductivness, she can beat many in the beach body department. (AP)

Curvy and well-proportioned, Tory Spelling has both inner and outer beauty to carry off hot numbers at the beach. (REUTERS)

No doubt Kim Kardashian has a great body and she carries it off well too. Guys love to see her in hot bikini at the beaches.(Getty Images)

After watching her svelte figure we have no choice but to appreciate Eva Longoria's sexy beach body. (AFP)

Hollywood Ladies in Sexiest Avatars

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Pakistani Celebrities without Makeup

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Nausheen Shah

Model Sophiya Khan

Model Uzma Illyas

Urooj Nasir

Noor with minimal makeup

Tooba Siddiqui

Nadia Khan

Sunita Marshal, Tooba, Sara Gillani, Jia Ali

Javeria Saud

Gia Ali

Iraj Manzoor

Nadia Khan

Natasha Hussein

Sunita Marshal

Noor Bhatty

Rubya Chaudhry

Ayesha Omar

Iman Ali with makeup but not enough to cover her acne and acne scars. Iman Ali does not have clear skin, many of her pictures are photoshopped to show clear and flawless skin.

Sawera Pasha

Rabia Butt - Model

Resham

Vaneeza & Mehreen Syed

Amina Haq

Mona Liza

Maria Wasti

Reema Khan

Rabia Pirzada

Farhana Maqsood

ZQ (Zainab Qayoom)

Vaneeza, Tanya, ZQ, & Tooba

Anoushey Ashraf

Iman Ali

Kanwal

Madiha Iftikhar

Sarah Chaudhry

Erum

Myra Khan

Saddaf

Seemab (Shaadi Online)

Vaneeza Ahmed

Humaima Abbasi

Pakistani Celebrities with Children

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Shamoon Abbasi with Daughter Anzella

QYT with Natasha Hussein and her daughter

Agha Shiraz with new born son

Azra Siddiqui with Son

Azra Siddiqui With Daughter

Ayesha Sana with Son (Only Child)

Tehreem Zubairi with newborn daughter

Imran Arooj with Son Ismail

Imran Urooj with son Ismael

Kamran Mujahid with Son

Anaya & Zhalay Sarhadi

Zhalay Sarhadi Daughter Anaya

Sofia Khan Daughter Aliya

Sofia Khan with daughter Aliya

Sofia Khan daughter Aliya

Rubab with Son

Shaista Wahidi Children

Shaista Wahidi Family

Shaista Wahidi Children

Shaista Wahidi with her sons and daughter

Tehreem Zubairi's baby

Danish Kanera (Cricketer) with daughter

Nadia Khan son Azaan

Moammar Rana with daughters

Moammar Rana with eldest daughter

Nida Yasir with daughter

Azaan (Son of Zeba Bakhtiar) & Adnan Sami

Atiqa Odho's daughter Umnia

Iffat Umar with Daughter

Najam Sheraz with daughter Haya

Anjala ( Shamoon & Javeria's Daughter)

Fatima ( d/o Azfar & Salma)

Fahad & Danial ( Farhan Ally Agha's Sons)

Fawad Khan & Son

Mani with Son

Rabia Peerzada wirh Son

Usman & Talal

Hiba Ali Son

Anaya d/o Zhalay Sarhadi & Amir

Hollywood Celebrities Before and After Plastic Surgery:

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Hollywood Celebrities Before and After Plastic Surgery:

Everyone worships stars and thinks they are perfect. Some may be more attractive than the average person (and is therefore famous) but most have the help of top-shelf make-up artists, Photoshop and world-class celebrity cosmetic surgery. Celebrity cosmetic surgery is huge in Hollywood.

Courtney Love - Plastic Surgery Connoisseur

Ashlee Simpson's Very Public Nose Job

Brad Pitt - Had His Ears Pinned

Salma Hayek's Nose Job

Victoria Beckham - Not So Subtle Boob Job

Gisele Bundchen - Nice Nose Job

Cher - Fabulous at 60

Tori Spelling - Boob Job & Nose Job

Michelle Pfeiffer's Perfect Lips and Nose

Scarlett Johansson - Her New Nose And Cheeks

Kate Winslet - Nose Job?

Mariah Carey - The Boob Job

Victoria Principal - And Her Secrets

Nicolette Sheridan - Chin Implant

Catherine Zeta Jones - The Eyes Have It

Nicole Kidman - Botox Much?

Dolly Parton - Doesn't Deny Her Plastic Surgery

Kenny Rogers - Plastic Surgery, Through The Years

Kate Beckinsale - Denies Boob Job, Any Plastic Surgery

Demi Moore - Plastic Surgery Queen

Halle Berry - Not plastic?

Keira Knightley - A bloody nose job!

Jessica Simpson - Pouty Lips, Smaller Nose, Bigger Eyes

Paris Hilton - Can afford good work

Lara Flynn Boyle - Changes over the years

Joan Rivers - Going too plastic?

Elizabeth Hurley - an Extreme Makeover?

Priscilla Presley - Cheek Implants

Jennifer Aniston - Nose Job?

Angelina Jolie's Rhinoplasty

Natalie Portman's smaller nose

Sarah Jessica Parker - Nice nose job

Marilyn Monroe - The Beginning

50 Hollywood Celebrities Then and Now

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50 Hollywood Celebrities Then and Now:

Another set of celebrity pictures from back then and now. Some of them were really hard for me to recognize. See for yourself.

Pamela Anderson

Alyssa Milano

Victoria Beckham

Little Rascal/Wal-Mart clerk

Tobey Maguire

Steve Urkel

Scarlett Johansson

Punky Brewster

Jeremy Piven/Michael Barth

Brad Pitt

Jerry O’Connell

Nicole Eggert

Mike Rowe

Mark Hamill

Marilyn Manson

Lindsay Lohan

Lil’ John

Leo DiCaprio

Stephanie from Full House

Karen from The Office

John Travolta

John Stewart

Michael Jackson

Ice Man

Hulk Hogan

Hayden Panettiere

Ricky Gervais

Edward Furlong

Fat Ginger from various 90’s era kid’s movies

Eric Bana

Elijah Wood

Dick Cheney

Elisha Cuthbert

Plays the ‘Creepy Dude’ in every movie he’s in

Creed from The Office

Nikki Cox

Stephen Colbert

Clint Eastwood

Charlie from Willy Wonka

Macaulay Culkin

Roided Carrots

Bret McKenzie

Christian Bale

Angelina Jolie

Anakin Skywalker (just landed a role as ‘clerk’ in the upcoming LA based Wal-Mart)

Amy Winehouse

Carlton from Fresh Prince

Barry Balco Bonds

Tara Reid

Akshay Kumar

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Akshay Kumar was born on 9th September 1967. His real name is (Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia). His father was a government worker. He has one sister. His nickname is Akki; he was one of those actors who had no one in bollywood. Akshay has seen all aspects of life and has faced many ups and down of life. He has even worked as waiter in Bangkok and he also learned martial arts from Hong Kong. His star sign is Virgo. Akshay Kumar was very naughty during his college time. He is one of the self made actor. Due to his hard work and his acting talent now he is included in the list of best actors. Because of His handsome look, famous personality he has always been included as main headings in the news he has many scandals with his co-stars (actresses) and the most prominent were the actress Shilpa Shetty and actress Raveena Tandon.

Akshay Kumar was known as Casanova before his marriage. Akshay Kumar had an affair with Twinkle Khanna who is also a famous actress of bollywood and she is a daughter of two legendary actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khana and sister of Rinke Khana who is also an actress, but Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khana finally got married on 14th January 2001. He has one son, Aarav born on 15th September 2002. After their marriage many rumors spread that Akshay Kumar has a problem in his marriage life but every time they both denied the rumors and they are living together happily. Akshay Kumar and twinkle both worked together in two movies i-e International khiladi in (1998) and Zulmi in (1999)

Akshay Kumar first film “Saugandh” released in 1991, but “Deedar” was the first film which he signed before “Saugandh” but “Deedar” released later in 1992. Akshay was famous as an action hero and mostly in his movies he does his entire stunts scene by himself. Because of his action hero image mostly the movies which have kiladi word in title do well on box office .Due to this the khiladi tag attached to him and he is known as Khiladi Kumar.

He worked in these Khiladi title Films, Mr. & Mrs.Khiladi, International Khiladi and Khiladi 420 which were flop out of the mentioned Films below.

Khiladi in (1992)
Main Khiladi Tu Anari in (1993)
Sab Se Bada Khiladi in (1995)
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi in (1996)
Mr. & Mrs.Khiladi in (1997)
International Khiladi in (1998)
Khiladi 420 in (2000)

But later with the passage of time he proved himself in comedy. Akshay Kumar worked in many films and he gives many hits and flop films. His hit films were.

Saugandh in (1991)
Mohara in (1994)
Elaan in ( 1994)
Yeh DillLagi in (1994)
Suhaag in (1994)
Dil To Pagal Hay in (1997)
Sangharsh in (1999)
Janwaar in (1999)
Hera Pheri in (2000)
Dhadkan in (2000)
Ek Rishta the bond of love in (2001)
Ajnabee in (2001)
Haan Maine Bhe Pyar Keya Hay in (2002)
Andaaz in (2003)
Khakee in (2004)
Mujhse Shadi Karoge in (2004)
Aitraaz in (2004)
Waqt The Race against Time in (2005)
Garam Masala in (2005)
Family Ties of Blood in (2006)
Phir Hera Pheri in(2006)
Bhagam Bhag in (2006)
Namaste London in (2007)
Heyy Baby in (2007)
Bhool Bhulaiyaa in (2007)

His name is also included in the top listed actors of Bolly Wood. In his long filmy career he was nominated many times in different award and he also won many awards for different roles.

He won International Indian Film Academy award best actor in negative role in (2002) for Ajnabee which was released in (2001). He won Film Fare award best actor in negative role in (2002) for Ajnabee. He also won film Fare Award Best Actor in Comic role in (2006) for the film Garam Masala which was released in (2005).

Bobby Deol

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Another star son in bollyWood is Bobby Deol. He is the second son of the legendary actor Dharmendara. His elder brother Sunny Deol is also an actor. He has two step-sisters Easha Deol who is also today’s one of the successful actress and Ahana Deol is the youngest his step mother Hema Malini is also a legendary actress and Dream Girl of the Hindi Film Industry.

He was born on (27th January 1967) in a Punjabi family. This year he celebrates his 40th Birthday. His zodiac sign is Pisces. His birth name is Vijay Singh Deol and Boby Deol is his bollywood name. His wife name is Tanya Ahuja who is a daughter of finance guru Dev Ahuja owner of 21st century finance. Bobby has two sons his elder son name is Aryaman who was born in (2001) and his younger son who was born on (5th November 2005) his name is Dharam. Like every star Bobby also had scandal with Puja Bhatt but after his marriage with Tanya everything was clear to the public.

Boby inherited his acting skils from his father Dharmendara. “Dharamveer” was his first film in which he appeared as child actor at the age of 10 in 1977 and his debut film as a leading actor is “Barsaat” which released in 1995 it was also debut film of Twinkle Khana who is Daughter of two Bolly Wood actors Dimple Kapadia and the legendry super star Rajesh Khana although the film was flop but people appreciate Bobby Deol in film and he won two awards for this film.

Film Fare Beast Debut Award for film Barsaat in (1996)
Star Screen Award new comer for film Barsaat in (1996)

In the early days of his career he mostly did soft and romantic films that’s why he was more popular as a romantic hero but later he proved himself in action movies also. Like all actors he has also given hits and flops in his long filmy career.

Gupt released in (1997)
Soldier released in (1998)
Badal released in (2000)
Bichho released in (2000)
Ajnabee released in (2001)
Humraaz released in (2002)
Apne released in (2007)

Bobby Deol also did movies with his elder brother Suny Deol and father Dharmendara these are,

Apne released in (2007)
Dill lage released in (1999)
Shaheed released in (2002)

Out of above mentioned film “Apne” was the only film which did well on the box office. Bobby Deol had more flops than Hits but still people likes him and his fans want to see him in more and more.

Tusshar Kapoor

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Tushar kapoor is another star son in bollywood .He is the son of legendary actor Jitender. His mother name is Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor is his sister who herself is not an actress but she is one of the most famous Indian TV serial producers. Tusshar inherited acting skills from his father Jitender. He was born on 20th November 1976 in India, his birth name is Tusshar Ravi Kapoor and his star sign is Scorpio .He studied in university of Michigan.

Like other actors Tusshar Kapoor has also seen many ups and downs in his filmy career from (2001) till now. “Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hay” was his debut film with Karina Kapoor which was Karina's 2nd film. “Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hay” was released in (May 25th 2001) and was a hit movie of the year, but after that unfortunately none of his film did well on the box office for about two years. He kept on striving and then eventually he took a chance to act in a multi starrer film “Khakee” which was released in (2004). Khakee was another turning point for Tusshar as it was one of the movies which did well on the box office that year and also people appreciated his work in the film.

From (2001 to 2007) he won Film Fare Award for best debut star for his debut film Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hay. Same year Tusshar Kapoor also won Zee Cine Popular Award for best debut male for "Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hay" and also won IIFA Award for best Comedian for his movie Golmaal. Mostly Tusshar Kapoor’s multi starrer films do well on box office, his films which worked well on the box office were.

Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hay which was released in (25th May 2001) and was his debut film
Khakee which was released in (23rdJanuary 2004)
Kya Kool Hain Hum which was released in (6th May 2005)
Golmaal which was released in (14th July 2006)
Shootout at Lokhandwala which was released in (2007)
Dhol which was released in (2007).

Tushar Kapoor worked in many films and gave many hits and flops in his career some of his flop films are mentioned as follows:

Jeena Sirf Merre Liye was released in (1st November 2002)
Gayab which was released in (16th july 2004)
Shart The Challenge was released in (13th August 2004)
Insan which was released in (14th January 2005)
Good Boy Bad Boy was released in (2007)
Kaya Love Story Hay was released in (2007)
Aggar was released in (2007)

He also worked in his home production films, but unfortunately even those movies couldn’t help him to break his mediocre star image. His Home production films were:

Kaya Dil Nay Kaha was released in (28th Jun 2002)
Kuch To Hay was released in (24th January 2003)
Yeh Dil was released in (4th April 2003)

Tusshar Kapoor is good actor and he is the actor in Bolly Wood who has no scandal from the day he enters in film industry till now, this shows that he is a good boy of Bolly Wood. His father was a super star of his time and Tusshar kapoor is following his father footsteps he is not as successful as his father was but in future he will be a super star like his father if he keeps on striving and experience different type of movies wisely.

Shahid Kapoor

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Shahid kapoor was born in Mumbai on 25 February 1981. His star sign is Aquarius and he is vegetarian. Shahid kapoor inherited acting skills from his parents .Both of his parents are actors. His father name is Pankhaj Kapoor who is a famous actor and his mother name is Neelima Aziz who is also an actress and as well as a classical dancer. When he was 3 years old his parents separated. He is a hard worker and what he has achieved today all this on his own. Shahid is a very good actor and his future is bright to be a big star.

When Shahid Kapoor came in film industry he was just 22 years old and because of his childish look he was not selected in the audition of his first film .He worked out to change his looks and after that he was signed for his first movie that was “Ishq Vishq” with Amrita Rao. Amrita Rao was also a new fellow at that time. Film was released in 2003 and it was hit movie of that year.

In 2004 he won three awards for best debut star for his first film “Ishq Vishq” (2003) in the following awards functions

Film Fare Award
Star Screen Award
Zeecine Award

Shahid Kapoor worked in the following films during time period from 2003 – 2007:

Ishq Vishq in (2003)
Fida in (2004)
Dil Mangay More in (2004)
Deewanay Howay Pagal in (2005)
Vah life ho to Aisi in (2005)
Shekhar in (2005)
Chup Chup Ke in (2006)
36 China Town in (2006)
Vivah in (2006)
Fool n Final in (2007)
Jab We Met in (2007)

Only "Ishq Vishq", "Vivah" and "Jab We Met" were his hit movies and he was nominated for best actor for his film Shekhar in 2006 in star screen awards function and also in star screen awards for the special award of (Jodi no.1) in 2005.

Almost everyone knows that shahid kapoor and kareena kapoor had an affair, Kareena Kapoor is also an actress and daughter of a kapoor family which is very famous in bollyWood, they also worked together in many movies. They worked together in four films up till now which are "Fida", "36 China Town", "Chup Chup Ke" and "Jab We Met". But except for "Jab We Met" other films didn’t work well on the box office in which Shahid and Karena worked together.

They have very good Chemistry on screen and as well as off screen. In this year the news spread that they split but in some occasions people saw them together and they are just like the same as they were before and they still contact each other on phone. From this we came to know that all those news were rumors that were deliberately spread around for the goodwill of their very latest film "Jab We Met" which was released on Oct 26th, 20.

Sanjay Dutt

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Sanjay Dutt, also known as "Sanju Baba" among his fan circles is one of the most versatile actors the Indian Film Industry has ever seen. From serious roles in movies such as "Vaastav" and "Shootout at Lokhandwala" to comedy roles in "Munnabhai M.B.B.S." and "Lage Raho Munnabhai", Sanjay has practically done it all. The actor has also indulged in playback singing in movies like “Kaante”. His pals and his co stars look up to him as an icon and has huge fan followings across the globe. With a towering 6 foot 2 inch frame, he has always been projected as the macho man and the bad boy of Bollywood.

It all started when Sanjay Dutt was born on July 29, 1959 to Bollywood's power couple Sunil and Nargis Dutt. Sanjay had his first brush with acting when he as a child artist played a role in his father's 1971 movie "Reshma Aur Shera". He debuted as an actor in 1981 in the movie "Rocky" which was a big hit, however it did not give him star status. Trouble has always courted Sanjay Dutt and it seemed to follow him throughout his career .

Sanjay developed an addiction towards drugs during his years at Lawrence School in Sanawar and when his mother passed away right before the release of “Rocky”, the actor went into a drugged world. Sanjay was sent to Texas, United States for a rehabilitation program to battle his drug addiction. A sober Sanjay Dutt started to pave his path in the film industry after returning to India.

In 1987, he married a small time actress Richa Sharma but the couple separated after the birth of his daughter Trishala. To make matters worse, after Richa expired due to brain tumour, he lost the custody of his daughter to his in-laws. As he steadily built his career with hits such as "Sadak", he received his first Filmfare nomination for his role in the movie "Saajan" in 1991.

Throughout his career Sanjay has had trysts with law, with him being on the wrong side more often than not. When one of his movies “Khalnayak” was released, he was arrested by the police in connection with the 1993 Mumbai bombings. Coincidentally, the actor portrayed a villainous role in the movie. The film went on becoming a big hit and was the big breakthrough in Sanjay’s career. He spent 18 months in Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail following his arrest but received plenty of support from his fans and the film industry. Upon Sanjay’s release from prison in 1995, the actor married model Rhea Pillai. He developed a “macho man” image and built a fan following with excellent acting in movies such as “Vaastav”.

His portrayal of a gangster in “Vastaav” earned him tons of awards. Tragedy struck again when he separated from his wife Rhea Pillai and in the same year his father Sunil Dutt passed away. Still, after going through so many shocks during the course of his career, he maintained his quality acting skills and continued to impress with movies like “Munnabhai M.B.B.S.”., after which fans lovingly began to call him Munna Bhai. The actor also ventured into the line of production and formed a production company called “White Feather Films”.

Sanjay continued to prove his versatility with the super hit comic “Lage Raho Munnabhai” and the action movie “Shootout at Lokhandwala”, another feather in the cap of his production company. In November 2006, the actor was yet again arrested for possession of illegal arms and in the epic trial that followed, his bail was extended many times. In 2007, he was sentenced to 6 years of rigorous imprisonment. Despite all his legal troubles, the fans and film industry have continued to support him, perhaps because every time he faces a setback, he claws back and manages to rebuild his career.

The list of awards this revelled actor has received is long. He received the IIFA Award for Artistic Excellence and the Filmfare Best Actor award for his role in Vaastav. For Munnabhai MBBS, he won the Filmfare Best Actor in a Comic Role Award. He also had various nominations for Lage Raho Munnabhai, Kante, Mission Kashmir and Parineeta.

Anil Kapoor

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Anil Kapoor is one of the most established and versatile actors of Bollywood today. One of the very few heroes who have ever kept a moustache and been popular with it, Anil Kapoor has created a niche for himself in the industry such that at the age of 46 is well above the new breed of heroes and has always been respected despite the ruling Khans. Anil himself belongs to a family that has been well-versed in the film industry. He was born on the 24th of December, 1959 in Mumbai to film producer Surinder Kapoor, who is a cousin of the legendary Raj Kapoor, and Nirmala Kapoor. Anil was brought up in Mumbai with elder brother Bonney Kapoor who is now an established film producer and younger brother Sanjay Kapoor who is now an actor in Bollywood. He did his schooling from the Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School and graduation from St. Xavier’s College. He then went to the Pune Film and T.V Institute of India to learn the nuances of acting and pursue his dream of becoming an actor.

Anil’s career of almost a 100 films began in 1979 with small supporting roles in movies, such as Hamare Tumhare and Shakti. However, the movie that got him into the limelight as a hero was Woh Saat Din in 1983. He essayed the role of a simpleton with panache in this movie and most people actually confuse Woh Saat Din to be his first movie. Woh Saat Din was the first and a very lucky feather in his cap and won him films with top film makers such as Yash Chopra and Subhash Ghai. Anil won his first Filmfare award in 1984 with his very next film Mashal. The award was for a role as a supporting actor. He seemed to rule the 1980s with memorable movies such as Meri Jung, Karma, and Chameli Ki Shaadi. One his biggest hits in 1987 and remarkable movies in the history of Indian cinema was Mr. India. The movie took him to the heights of stardom. The glorious 1980s ended with the commendable Tezaab, Parinda, Eeshwar, and Ram Lakhan. Anil won his first Filmfare award as the best actor for Tezaab in 1988.

The 1980s were not just good for Anil on the career front but also on the personal front. Anil got married to girlfriend Sunita in 1984. For a person who loves and adores his family, Anil was blessed with a daughter, Sonam, in 1985. After Sonam, the couple had another daughter Rhea and a son Harshavardhan. Sonam is soon going to seen on the big screen in a much awaited movie Saanwariya by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

The 1990s were a mixed bag in Anil’s career. From 1990 to 1996 Anil did a lot of movies, many of which were not successful at the box office. Though, a few of his movies released during this period also became hits, such as Beta that won him the Filmfare best actor award in 1992, 1942- A Love Story, and Trimurti. From 1997 to 1999, Anil did some very memorable movies, such as Virasat, Judaai, and Biwi No. 1 which became hits at the box office. The power-packed performance in a unique role in Virasat, won Anil the Filmare Critics Award for the best actor. Anil was never an actor for a season and his success story continued in 2000 with an incomparable performance in Pukaar for which he won a National award in 2001. From 2000 to 2007 Anil has worked in almost 19 movies that have tasted mixed fortune at the office.

Anil finally turns producer with the movie Gandhi, My Father. Let’s now wait and watch whether the actor for all seasons and genres also turns out to be a successful producer – we hope he does!

Rajnikanth

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He worked as a bus conductor, he is now the highest paid actor in India receiving upto 16 crores for his latest movie; he is a popular action hero, melodrama king, a comedian, a villain, a scriptwriter, and even a producer, he is worshipped like god by his audience; and to top it all he is 56 years of age! Who other than the superstar of south Indian film industry, Rajnikanth, can pull all this off! If it’s the Big B in Bollywood, then it’s the Big R down south.

Rajnikanth, originally christened Sivaji Rao Gaewad, was born to Marathi couple Ramoji Rao and Jijabai on the 12th of December, 1950 in Bangalore. Rajnikanth studied at the Acharya Pathshala and Vivekananda Balak Sangh. However, apparently he had to leave school in between because his family was not very well off. He started doing petty jobs, such as that of a bus conductor, to earn a living. But Rajnikanth loved acting so he also did stage plays with his jobs. It was at this time when a friend helped Rajnikanth to join the Chennai Film Institute to polish his inherent talent and learn the nuances of acting.

Rajnikanth’s three decade long innings as an actor started with a Kannada movie Katha Sangama in 1975. He was soon noticed by director K. Balchander who gave Sivaji Rao his first role in the Tamil movie Apoorva Raagangal in 1975 and also christened him Rajnikanth. The role must have been small but it was the initiation point of a miracle in Tamil movies. For around 4 years Rajnikanth worked as a successful villain in Tamil movies, such as Moondru Mudichu and Avargal. He also worked in some Telugu and Kannad movies during this period. However, his potential in essaying emotional roles was not yet identified by the Tamil film industry.

Rajnikanth got his first major role as an emotional hero in Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai in 1979, which was a box office hit. Thereafter, from 1980 to early 1990s he showed commendable performances in numerous Tamil movies, particularly remakes of Hindi movies starring Amitabh Bachchan. He not only became the melodrama king but also excelled as an action hero. His popularity was recently proved when his latest movie Sivaji: The Boss opened to full theaters this summer in Tamil and Telegu. Despite, being one of the most expensive movies ever made in India, Rajnikanth’s 100th Tamil movie is a hit at the box office!

While his career front was climbing the ladder of success, there were developments on the personal front too. He got married to a very educated lady, Latha, from a respectable family in 1981. Rajni and Latha have two daughters Aishwarya and Soundarya who are settled in their lives.

Rajnikanth is not a just versatile actor in Tamil cinema but you can call him a multi-linguist actor. He has more than 160 movies in languages other than Tamil! These include Hindi, Bengali, telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. In fact one of his Tamil movies Muthu has also been dubbed in Japanese. Surprisingly, he had also bagged a role in a Hollywood movie Bloodstone as early as in 1988. In addition, this multi-faceted personality has also been successful as a script writer and a producer. In the 1990s, Rajnikanth also forayed into politics switching between supporting DMK-TMC alliance and at other times AIADMK-BJP alliance.

As his versatility grew, so did his fan following. After MGR, he was the only one to be loved to the limit of worship by his fans. Apart from great fan following, Rajnikanth’s talent has been rewarded in various forms. The Tamil Nadu Government has bestowed him with the best actor award four times during his career. He has also won the Filmfare award for best actor in regional cinema for the movie Nallavanuku Nallavan in 1984. This epitome of success has also been awarded the very respectable Padmabhusan for his contribution to Indian cinema.

Rajnikanth has not just received goodness from the society but done a lot of good for the society apart from being an entertainer. He donated a large amount to Coimbatore blast relief fund, has planned to construct a school and hospital for the needy, and even paid back distributors for the flop Baba! A gem of an actor and a gem of person – that is Rajnikanth for you.

Abhishek Bachchan

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An illustrious son of iconic parents is actor Abhishek Bachchan. Girls swoon over his debonair personality and looks and boys are forever inspired by his style. From a time when critics were ready to write him off just as another star son with no talent, to today when he has succeeded like success, Abhishek Bachchan has come a long way.

Abhishek’s family needs to introduction considering his family name. He is the son of superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bahaduri. He was born on the 5th of February, 1976 in Mumbai. He has inherited the height and deep voice from his father, mischief from mother Jaya “Guddi” Bahaduri, and the best of mannerisms and looks from both. Abhishek loves his family. His sister Shweta is married to Nikhil Nanda who is a known personality in the business circles and the son of Ritu Nanda, the daughter of Raj Kapoor. Shweta has two children Navya Naveli and Agastya, who Abhishek dotes on.

Being the son of the Big B, Abhishek and sister Shweta have had a lavish but protective childhood. Abhishek has studied from some the best schools in India and abroad. He started his schooling from Bombay Scottish, Jamnabai Narsee schools in Mumbai and Modern School in New Delhi, and finally did high school from Aiglon College in Switzerland. He then decided to graduate in business from the Harvard University in the United States but left it midway to return to India and start his innings as an actor.

Abhishek’s first film was a much speculated affair in the industry circles and the audience. He was the son of the Big B and his launch pad had to be the best. After a lot of proposals, Abhishek was finally launched by JP Dutta in the movie Refugee in 2000. The film was a serious love story based in the backdrop of a disturbed border area. The movie was not a huge success at the box office but Abhishek’s performance did not go unnoticed, particularly by the critics. Post Refugee, he was deluged with offers.

From 2000 to 2004, we saw him various movies that did not have the ticket counters ringing. These included movies, such as Dhai Akshar Prem Ke, Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya, Om Jai Jagdish, LOC Kargil, Main Prem Mi Diwani Hoon, and Kuch Naa Kaho. Whether it was the wrong choice of movies or plain bad luck, none of the movies did any good to him and similar to the case of his father’s career, the industry people were on the verge of writing him off. This was when Mani Ratnam came to his rescue and gave Abhishek the first negative but strong performance of his career in his movie Yuva in 2004. Suddenly Abhishek Bachchan won the Filmfare award for the best supporting actor!

Yuva was the initiation of a good period in Abhishek’s career and was followed up by successful movies from 2004 to 2007 such as Dhoom, Bunty Aur Bubli, Sarkar, Dus, Bluffmaster, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Dhoom 2, Guru, and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom being the most recent. His comic timing was appreciated in movies such as Bunty Aur Bubli and Bluffmaster whereas his potential to essay serious roles was proved in movies such as Sarkar and Guru. In addition to acting, being his dad’s son, how could he not have been tempted to sing! Abhishek has also lent his voice to two songs in the movies Bluffmaster and Dhoom and has been appreciated for this.

Apart from developments on the career front from 2000 to 2007, there were also developments on the personal front for Abhishek. Over these seven years, the most eligible bachelor has now become a married man. Abhishek was initially engaged to Karishma Kapoor. The engagement was announced on Big B’s 60th birthday amidst much celebrations and gaiety. However, the engagement was called off within four months for reasons which are still unknown to the public. Although, the relationships between the Bachchans and the Kapoors were soured, Abhishek moved on with his life soon to fall in love with one of the most beautiful women in the world and his co-star in quite a few movies, Aishwarya Rai. The relationship was kept under wraps for a long time till finally they got engaged in January 2007. The lovely couple got married on 20th of April 2007 in a private ceremony at the Bachchan’s home.

Post marriage and a fabulous honeymoon to Europe, Abhishek is back to work as the audience awaits his movies Drona and Laga Chunari Mein Daag this year.

Sunny Deol

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Sunny Deol has inherited the drop-dead Greek god looks and the punch-you-in-the-face action star image from his father. In one scene, his innocence would make him look so gullible and in the next shot he would be a convincing savior for the heroin. One of the most versatile actors in Bollywood, I am talking about Sunny Deol, the son of the legendary Dharmendra.

Sunny, originally christened Ajay Singh Deol is the first born of Dharmendra from his first wife Prakash Kaur. Ajay aka. Sunny was born in New Delhi on the 19th of October, 1956. Sunny did his schooling from Sacred Heart Boys’ High School, Mumbai. However, academics were surely not going to be his cup of tea and so he was off to Birmingham to study acting at the Old Web Theater. The one who had gone to England was a raw lad with a wish to live up to his legendary father’s reputation and the one who returned was to become one of Bollywood’s most dependable actors.

Sunny started his career with the superhit, Betaabi, in 1983. The movie had memorable music and good performances by the lead couple Sunny and Amrita Singh. The audience loved Sunny as a romantic hero in this movie and he was also nominated for the filmfare best actor award for the movie. Unfortunately, post Betabi his career saw a dry spell and the film pundits were trying hard to close his chapter in the industry when he came back with a bang in his new incarnation. His new incarnation was that of an action hero in the movie Arjun in 1985. The action genre films then became his forte and he scored hits such as Ghayal, Tridev, Ghatak, Border, and India. Ghayal won him the Filmfarwe award for the best actor. However, the dare-devil Punjabi lad, famous for his punch, was not to stick to his genre and experimented with romantic roles as well.

Some of his successful movies in romantic roles include Gadar – Ek Prem Katha, Chaalbaaz, Darr, and the commendable Damini. For his tremendous performance in Damini, he deserved nothing less than the national award. In 2007, Sunny was seen in the movie Apne with brother Bobby and father Dharmendra. The trio have appeared together for the first time in a movie. Apne was received very well by the audience. In 2007, he will also been seen in the movies Fool n Final and Big Brother. In 2008, he will be doing a sequel to his very popular movie Ghayal.

Its funny, but one thing common to all his movies is that they do not have any major dance performances by Sunny. Unfortunately, he has two left feet and he realized that when he tried his hands, or better so feet, at dancing in the movie Jeet. Another noticeable commonality in Sunny’s movie has been his fervor to promote nationalism or patriotism through his movies. He has acted in numerous movies that are particularly on the theme of patriotism such as Border, Jo Bole So Nihaal, 23rd March 1931: Shaheed, India, and The Hero: Love Story of a True Spy.

As sunny the actor excelled with time, Sunny the director was born. Sunny’s first directorial venture was a very soft movie Dillagi. The movie starred Sunny and younger brother and established actor Bobby Deol in reel life roles as brothers. You would be surprised to know that the names chosen for Sunny and Bobby in this film are actually the names of Sunny’s two sons from his wife Pooja – Ranvir and Rajvir. Despite rumors of an apparent affair with Dimple Kapadia and then proximity with Raveena Tandon, Sunny and Pooja still seem to be together.

Sunny loves acting and had proved to be a veteran actor in the action and romantic genre of Hindi cinema. Lately, he has also become much less shy of the media than he used to be. The audience is expecting to enjoy his acting for a long long time to come.

Govinda

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A hearty wide smile, jazzy clothes, rhythmically tapping feet, and a happy-go-lucky attitude is what describes the popular actor Govinda. Govinda is an actor, comedian, dancer, and politician all rolled into one pleasant personality whom the masses love. Born on the 21st of December 1963 and brought up in Virar (for which he is often addressed as Virar ka Chhokra in the media circles), he was christened Govind Arun Ahuja by his parents. His family was not alien to Bollywood. His father, Arun Kumar Ahuja was a film producer and his elder brother Kirti Kumar, is an actor, director, and producer. Govinda has inherited his melodious voice from his mother Nirmala Devi, who was herself a talented singer. He had the highest regards for his mother who lovingly called him Chi Chi. She was also the one who chose his life partner, Sunita. Govinda has often mentioned during interviews that he can never think of hurting his wife because she is his mother’s choice. Govinda and Sunita have a daughter, Narmada, and son Yashovardhan.

Govinda owns a credit of over a 120 Hindi movies. He began his innings in 1985-86 with the box office success Illzam. Some other moderately successful films followed from 1986-1988 of which Hatya, directed by his brother Kirti Kumar, was the most successful. In all these movies Govinda utilized his dancing skills for which he was also known as the modern jumping jack. His role was more of an emotional, melodramatic hero in these films. Till this time, his potential as an actor and particularly as a comedian had gone unnoticed. It was the beginning of the Govinda-David Dhawan collaboration in the 1990s that introduced and established Govinda as a comedy hero. The audience loved Govinda in his new reel incarnation.

The Govinda-David Dhawan collaboration of around 17 movies surprisingly started in 1989 with an action movie Taaqatwar. The comic series began with Shola Aur Shabnam in 1992 and was strengthened with Aankhein in 1993. Other movies that followed from the David Dhawan clan were Raja Babu with Karisma Kapoor, Coolie No. 1 with Karisma, Saajan Chale Sasural with Tabu and Karisma, Hero No. 1 with Karisma, Haseena Maan Jaegi with Sanjay Dutt and Karisma, and so on. He ruled the 1990s as a comedy hero with his last successful film as Jodi No. 1 in 2000 after which he saw a downwards trend in his career. This could have probably been due to his rejection of roles in some movies, such as Taal, Devdas, Gadar, and Biwi No. 1, which went on to become superhits.

During this low period, Govinda entered into politics and joined the Congress party. Owing his fan following and the masses’ love for Govinda, he was elected to the Lok Sabha. However, with some serious allegations of lack of responsibility during the deadly 2005 Mumbai rains and upsetting his party his career as a politician did not touch the skies.

The credit of 120 movies has also brought with itself numerous nominations and some prestigious awards for Govinda, such as the Filmfare award for best actor in a comic role for Haseena Maan Jaegi and a special Filmfare awrd for the movie Sajan Chale Sasural. . In addition, in an online survey held to discover the top 10 greatest stars of stage and screen of the last 1000 years, he was a part of the list at number 10 with names of such high stature as Charlie Chaplin and our very own Amitabh Bachchan. Govinda also has the honor of being compared to Amitabh Bachchan for playing a large number of double roles in his movies.

Govinda also had a short and not a very successful innings as a game show anchor on television. He hosted the show Jeeto Chappar Phaad Ke on Zee TV. However, he is now back on big screen with a bang. His two comic movies Bhagam Bhag and Partner have proved successful and as home coming for this extremely talented actor.

Arjun Rampal

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Girls drool over him for his good looks and hot body and for the male fans he is a perfect role model. Arjun Rampal was born to Gwen and Amarjeet Rampal on November 26, 1972. He has a younger sister who is presently pursuing her studies in Tamil Nadu. Rampal, Arjun love initially was for the modeling industry where he was one of the top models. Success seemed to fall at his feet as Rohit Bal, one of the best Designers in India, picked him up at a disco and hired him as a model. As his successful career as a model was on a high ,Arjun decided to enter a new industry and Rampal, Arjun love for more popularity brought him to Bollywood.

Arjun Rampal started his movie career with his debut movie Moksha in 2001 and has been pretty selective about his movies. With his debut movie releasing after Pyaar Ishq aur Mohabbat, Rampal, Arjun love for the industry grew entitling him to more offers. Though most of his movies never did well at the box office his performance was appreciated by both the public and the critics. With the success of his movie Aankhen in 2002 he was someone the producers looked out for.

Movies were not the only interest he had. People slowly discovered that Rampal, Arjun love for charity work was something that should be applauded about. He works a lot for charity and is currently sponsoring 11 orphans in an orphanage. He has taken part in many social service campaigns and worked for the improvement of the community.

Work didn’t keep him away for his personal life. Ex-Miss India Meher Jesia soon became part of Rampal, Arjun love life and they got married. They are now proud parents of 2 daughters, Mahikaa and Myra. He always takes time off to spend time with his family and thus making him a good husband and a good father too.

Arjun wanted to take his acting interest one step higher. Rampal, Arjun love for setting up his own dream production unit was achieved when he started Chasing Ganesha Films. He then worked on his first project as producer where he acted in his own production I See You, where his wife Meher was the co-producer. This movie didn’t do too well at the box office and was considered a failure. But that doesn’t let Arjun Rampal down who is determined to dream on.

Apart from his acting the actor has found a new source of entertainment. Rampal, Arjun love for stage shows found him performing at Temptations 2004, a concert where he shared the stage with other Top Bollywood actors.

Taking a break from acting and work you’ll find Arjun only in one place and that is the streets of Mumbai. It is known that Rampal, Arjun love for fast cars and bikes is something he always had from a long time. He is quite often seen behind the wheel of his favorite cars enjoying a nice speedy ride down a highway. Talent should not be hidden and Ritupana Ghosh too agrees as he discovered a hidden talent in Arjun Rampal. Passionate not only about acting but Rampal, Arjun love for photography was what Ritupana Ghosh found hidden in the actor. Arjun Rampal has done it all. Very rarely we find people who can excel in modeling, acting, enjoying drives on fast lane, Stage shows, charity, photography, producing movies and also spend quality time with wife and children. Hope, Ramal will continue to be a great individual he is!

Saif Ali Khan

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Royal as his family was, Saif Ali Khan was born into the family of the nawabs of pataudi on August 16, 1970.Chote Nawab, as he is generally known, is the only son of Mansoor Ali Khan and Sharmila tagore. Born into a family where Khan, Saif Ali love for fame and popularity was destined as his father was the captain of the Indian cricket team and his mother a popular actress. Not only was his family that made him a proud man but also Khan, Saif Ali love for quality education came with him attending an independent school in Winchester, England and after that he pursued his degree at Winchester college, England.

For some people, Bollywood would have been inscribed in their destiny as Khan, Saif Ali love for the stage found him start his acting career in his debut movie Parampara in 1993.He was meant to debut in 1992 itself opposite Kajol in Bekhui but couldn’t do so. Failure is a stepping stone to success and in Saif Ali Khan’s case it was pretty much correct. He did not shoot to fame instantly and had a few flops before he actually came up strong. The young actor initially struggled to make his way into the industry with a roller coaster of big hits and flops.

However his wave-like career took off and Khan, Saif Ali love for acting made him bag some few early awards. He won his first Filmfare Best debut award for Aashiq awara in 1994 .His acting career had a major downfall after that and his next hit coming only in 2001 in Dil Chahta Hai which got him his next film fare Best comedian Award and from then on he has been scaling the peak with a lot of hits and awards. His acting in some movies even had the critics appreciate him and tag him as the one of the industry’s most bankable artists.

He then went on to experiment in all genres .He signed up for an off beat movie, Being Cyrus and a remake of Shakespeare’s Othello in Omkara. His performance in both the movies was commendable with him winning yet another filmfare award in 2007 for the latter in the category of best villain. This showed that Khan, Saif Ali love for versatility not only took him places but also won him many awards.

With movies his next move was like most popular actors and Khan, Saif Ali love for onstage live performances saw him go many places. He was a part of the Temptations 2004 world tour. He shared the stage with other actors like Shah Rukh Khan , Priety Zinta , Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, etc. The tour was a huge success. His next performance was at the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian culture along with Rani Mukherjee.

Just like his movie career Khan, Saif Ali love life in reality took major ups and downs. He married Amrita Singh in October 1991 but his married life hit the rocks in 2004 where he divorced her. They have two children, a daughter named Sara and a son named Ibrahim, both of whom live with Amrita now. With his new list of movies and Khan, Saif Ali love life at the end of a pit rumors started to spread. He was seen with his new Italian girlfriend Rosa at various hangouts in Mumbai. He soon admitted to his rumors and Saif and Rosa were seeing each other. But as people thought this too didn’t last long. He ultimately broke up with Rosa too. Health too started to deteriorate when he was hospitalized at Leelawati Hospital, Mumbai, in February 2007.He had experienced chest pains during rehearsals for the Grand Finale performance at Stardust awards, to be held that night .Many film personalities came to see the actor in hospital. Valuable lessons were learnt as the actor quit smoking after he was hospitalized.

Imran Hashmi

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Popularly known as the “kissing sensation” or “serial kisser” in India, Imran shot to fame with his sensuous yet provocative onscreen kisses with popular co-star Mallika Sherawat in the movie murder. Born to a Muslim father a catholic mother on 23 March 1979, Imran started his acting career with his debut movie footpath .Imran Hashmi love for movies seemed to have been genetic as he is the nephew of Mahesh Bhatt and is a cousin of actress and director Pooja Bhatt. Imran Hashmi love for numerology was proved when he changed his name by adding an extra ‘a’ to it making it Imraan.

Imran Hashmi real life was very different than his reel life image. He married his three year girl friend, Parveen Shahani at a grand ceremony in Mumbai. Imraan considers her the woman of his dreams. Imran Hashmi love life had been kept secret for three years as he didn’t like mixing up his private and personal life.

His fondness for music was seen in all his films which so happened to produce some of Bollywood’s greatest hits through the ages. Himesh Reshammiya and Kunal Ganjawala were some of the talented singers who rendered their versatile voices to most of his chart busting songs. Most his songs have even been remixed owing to their popularity.

Imraan Hashmi’s passion for acting got him some the best blockbusters like Kalyug , Zeher , Jawani diwani,etc. Imran Hashmi love scenes in murder have sure stirred a lot of controversies in India but that doesn’t stop the actor from doing so in his future films.

Love scenes and kisses have not been a bed of roses for him. In fact some tabloids even quoted him saying he was very uncomfortable during them. Imran Hashmi love scenes with Mallika Sherawat have sure got many fans watching the movie over and over again. His love making scenes seem to be getting bolder with every movie leaving the sensor board with work to do without having to disappoint his huge fan following.

Love is blind and so was Imran who is in love with his wife and is even trying to disclaim the serial kisser tag in the movie Awarapan. Recently the actor was heard in an interview saying he was to be seen in a different image in the movie .Imran Hashmi lover boy image has given a great fan following. Leaving apart his controversies he is also popular among girls because of is dressing sense as quoted in many communities in a social networking site. Imran Hashmi love for acting has got him many fans than he would have thought with the growing number of “I love Emran” communities on orkut.

His controversial love scenes in murder caused sensational news in the beginning and this set a new level for film makers who included kissing scenes in their movies which was considered a taboo earlier. Imran Hashmi love scenes in the movie helped him gain popularity even though his acting skills weren’t up to expectations.

Popularity for the young actor came with rumors which included his recent link up with Celina Jaitley but soon they were put to rest with the engagement of Imran and Parveen. Imraan was quoted saying the rumours of his fling with Celina acted as a catalyst for him to pop the question to Parveen. Imran Hashmi love for starting rumours has been an undisclosed secret. He is said to get a kick out of starting rumours .Friends played a very vital role in his life Imran Hashmi love for them is pretty evident as he still maintains close friendship with his childhood pals who are from a non filmy background.

Sunil Shetty

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Sunil Shetty or Suniel Shetty ? Both are same. It is the effect of numerology. Born on Aug 11, 1961 in Mangalore, Karnataka, Sunil Shetty changed his name to Suniel Shetty, hoping that his bollywood fortunes will change. Though he is a successful business man, Shetty, Sunil love for acting in Bollywood movies, brought him to Hindi films, rather than his native state’s Kannada films. He is known as ‘Anna’ in the film industry and Shetty, Sunil love for helping others is widely appreciated.

It is a bit surprising to realize that Sunil Shetty managed to enter film industry in his thirties and then went on to make an impression. Shetty, Sunil love for filmcareer started with his debut film Balwaan in 1992.

Sunil managed to act in three movies each in 1993 and 1994. His impressive performance as Vijay Saxena in Anth (1992) got him some recognision. However,with his double role performance in Gopi Kishan, Shetty, Sunil love for comic roles seem to have begun. Two other movies Mohra and Dilwale did well for him in 1994. After 1995, he started getting lot of offers. He has acted in more than 90 movies till date.

While Shetty, Sunil love for action movies is well known. He has no inibitions of acting with other great action heroes like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar etc. His Kaante,Fight club, Shootout at Lokhandwala were all of action.

Sunil proved that he is capable of playing serious roles and had even acted in a negative role as Dev in Dhadkan in 2001. This brilliant performance got him Best villain award. After this Shetty, Sunil love for some negative roles seem to have made him experiment with more negative roles.

No one would have thought that a muscular man like Sunil Shetty would act in comic roles. Shetty, Sunil love for comedy shows itself in his movies like Hera Pheri, Phir Hera Pheri etc, where comedy just flows.

Actors in movie industry are prone for may controversies and rumors. However, Sunil shetty managed to stay away from controversies with his heroines and other female actors. Media knows Shetty, Sunil love for his family and he is one actor who would not act on Sundays.

While many bollywood actors are invited to meet soldiers through a popular TV channel to have interaction with the armed forced and to provide some entertainment, Shetty, Sunil love for Soldiers is taking its shape through a boarding school for the children of soldiers. He is not only an action hero and his actions also talk.

Sunil Shetty is also a successful businessman. Why not, with a family background of restauranteurs. He seems to own some hotels and a clothing boutique. He has also launched a company called Popcorn Entertainment, to promote bollywood actors touring abroad for some stage shows and/or concerts. This venture seems to be in trouble as Shetty, Sunil love for work seem to be more than the money and others seem to be taking him for a ride. When he does not get money from the promoters, Sunil may find it difficult to pay the actors participating in the shows. Urmila Matondkar was not happy with Sunil Shetty as her payment was not done in time for a stage show done.

Suni Shetty as a friend is available for his friends anytime. This Anna seems to be a best friend of Sanjay Dutt , Akshay Kumar etc. Shetty, Sunil love for friends is known as he rallies behind them when they need him the most.

Shetty, Sunil love for imported cars landed him in trouble once. He purchased a Hummar from some one. It appears that the person who imported the vehicle had not paid the correct Import duties. And when the actor, bought the vehicle, the enforcement directorate asked Suni Shetty for an explaination. However, Shetty, Sunil love for the rules made him offer to pay the difffeence in payments and close the case without any embarrassment.

Salman Khan

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After the era of Amitabh Bachchan & Anil Kapoor the trio ‘Khans’ ruled the Bollywood industry. It was Amir Khan, Sharukh Khan and Salman Khan. Salman Khan started his career with the film “Biwi Ho To Aisi” which was not a commercial success. But the next film of his “Maine Pyar Kiya”was a very huge hit, which created a trend of romantic movies following it.

Born in Madhya Pradesh to a film script writer, Salim, the actor was able to make a name in the Bollywood industry. Still unmarried Salman Khan is a heart throb of girls all around the world. He got 2 brothers and 2 sisters. He is the eldest son of his parents. In the years 1990-1992 his three films were super hits,”Baaghi”,”Sanam Bewafa”,”Saajan” were the films. In 1993 his films which were released were flop. In 1994 his biggest blockbuster was released “Hum Apke Hain Kaun” with Madhuri Dixit. It breaks all the collection records of the past time and his performance was good in that film. It is still considered to be the best performance done by Salman Khan. It gave him Fimfare Award for the best Actor.

In 1995 another block buster of him was released “Karan Arjun”, co-starring with Shah Rukh Khan. In 1996 “Khamoshi” and “Jeet” were released which were declared hit. His performance in Sajay Leela Bansali’s “Khamoshi” was appreciated widely.After these he acted in many films and guest appearances with different directors. The actor won Film fare award for best supporting actor for “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” for his guest appearance. In 2002 he was arrested for killing one man and injuring 2 others, when Salman Khan ran his car on to them driving under the influence of alcohol. actress

But the actor was later sentenced free from that case. Legal actions continued in Salman Khan’s life when the actor was allegedly hunted down “Chinkara” deer, which is a protected endangered species. He was sentenced for one year prison but was later freed on a stay from the High Court. Again the actor was sentenced for a 5 year jail for the same case and he was in prison for 6 days, before he got bail.

His relationship with actress Aiswarya Rai was a hot topic for the media. Later he broke up with Aishwarya.Throught his career Salman Khan has been a friend of controversies. Even so with his performances in “Khamoshi” , “Tere Nam” ,”Hum Apke Hain Kaun”,”Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam” the actor has proven that Salman Khan is one the best in the Bollywood Industry.

John Abraham

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John Abraham is one the emerging stars in Bollywood Industry. He started his career as a model. He is still one the hottest and costliest model in India. At the peak of his career as a model the actor got his first break in Bollywood through the controversial film “Jism” where he played opposite to his current girl friend Bipasha Basu.

Actor John born in Mumbai to a Parsi mother and a Malayalee father. He did his school and college from Mumbai itself. He was the captain of the football team in college. After getting his MBA degree the actor worked as a media-planner. After that he started his career in modeling from there he got some achievements like Gladrags Manhunt Contest then to Philippines for Manhunt International and started doing some commercial advertisements.

Before the actor’s first film John Abraham acted in some music videos including Pankaj Udas.After this came “Jism” .“Jism” was a commercially successful, but the films after it was not financially success “Paap” & “Saaya”.John Abraham’s first block buster came in 2004 with “Dhoom” in which he got a role of a villain. His work in “Dhoom” was widely appreciated. Films after that were “Kaal”,”Virudh” &”Garam Masala” which were not good at the box office. In 2005 the best film of his career was released “Water”, the film was a not good at box –office but his work was noticeable. The film was directed by Deepa Mehta, the film did well in overseas and he got noted internationally. In 2006 three of his films were released “Kabul Express”, “Taxi No-9211” & “Babul” in which only “Babul” did well at the box-office. In 2007 he acted in “Salam-e-Ishq” which failed in the Indian market but did well overseas.

He is now acting in Deepa Mehta’s new film “Luna”. In which he is playing role of environmentalist activist. John Abraham is the brand ambassador of “Yamaha” and “Castrol” in India. John is the biggest fan of racing. He own a Suzuki Hayabuza which he rides in the film “Dhoom”. Many of the indian actresses

Shahrukh Khan

2009-10-25T08:24:00.000-07:00

Unconventionally good looking, exuberant, energetic, and multi-faceted are just the right words to describe the very popular actor, producer, playback singer, and TV anchor, Shahrukh Khan. He is one of the most popular and loved Bollywood stars, who has been compared to the likes of legendary actors Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. He has reigned Bollywood since early 1990s and with his never-say-die attitude and love for movies he is expected to stay at the top for long. His life has been just like one of his melodramatic family movies with happiness, love, pain, success, failures, and more success.
Shahrukh Khan was born on the 2nd of November, 1965. He was brought up with his sister Shehnaz, lovingly known as Lalarukh, by their Muslim, pathan parents. His parents were originally from Pakistan but were based in Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar area post partition.
Very bright and energetic as a child, Shahrukh Khan was an all-rounder during his school days at St. Columbus. His school applauded his excellence in academics, sports, and extra-curricular activities (obviously read ‘drama’!) by awarding him the Sword of Honour. He completed schooling in 1985 and joined Economics (Hons.) course in the well-known Hansraj college, Delhi University. He was actively involved in the college dramatics society. Apart from college and dramatics, another thing that he was actively involved in was the love of his life, Gauri Chibber. He met Gauri, about five years younger to him and now his wife, at a common party. After a long affair and almost a Dilwale Dulhaniye Le Jaenge kind of ‘wooing the family’ gig Shahrukh finally married Gauri in 1991. During the period between 1988 and 1991, he was involved in his Mass communication (Film making) course at Jamia Milia Islamiya University for a year and doing theater with Barry John. This was approximately the same time at which he began his career as an actor.
Not many people would know but Shahrukh Khan’s first occupation was as a restaurateur. He opened up a small restaurant in Darya Gang area of Delhi but fortunately called quits and chose acting. Shahrukh Khan started his inimitable acting innings on television with an inconsequential role in the serial Dil Dariya as a Sikh boy. Dil Dariya was followed by a more powerful and noticeable performance in the serial Fauji in 1988. A few more serials, such as Circus, followed Fuaji until Shahrukh Khan got his first golden chance in bollywood through the movies Deewana and Dil Ashna Hai in 1992.
Deewana went along to become a hit and Shahrukh Khan hit it off with the audience. The emotion-packed performances in Dil Ashna Hai, Deewana, and Chamatkar were followed by the power-packed performances in negative roles in the movies Darr, Anjaam, and Baazigar. Baazigon got him the much coveted Filmfare award for the best actor – his first claim to fame in the popular cinema category! Very early in his career, apart from the masses, he also became a favorite with the critics with movies such as Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. His fan following increased manifolds in 1995 with the inimitable love saga Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaenge. Success followed in the form of some memorable movies from 1997 to 2006, such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil Se, Devdas, Main Hoon Na, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, and Don.
A few flops were also a part of his career but his fans must have forgotten those in comparison to the superhits that he has delivered. His much awaited movie in 2007 is Chak De India in which he carries a new mature look as the coach of the Women’s hockey team of India – the promos of the movie sure seem promising as ever! Over his acting career spanning over 15 years, he has probably won awards in all suitable categories – best debut, best actor, best actor (critic), and best villain. The love that his fans bestow upon him became evident when he was voted as the most searched for Bollywood actor on the Internet! He has also won awards and recognition at national level, which include Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment and the Padma Shri. At the international level, his popularity became evident when his wax statute was set up at the respectable Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.
While Shahrukh Khan’s career was climbing the ladder of success with every passing year, on the family front his happiness knew no bounds when Aryan and Suhana were born to Shahrukh and Gauri Khan in 1997 and 2000 respectively. A doting, protective, and indulgent father, Shahrukh Khan was recently in news for gifting a luxury car to his son. Although family life has been full of pleasure for him his health has not really been with him. He was operated for a severe back and neck problem in London a few years back. The blessings and love of his fans find him in good health today with his never ending flow of energy.
Acting is not Sharukh Khan’s only forte. He has also set up twp production houses Dreamz Unlimited and Red Chillies Entertainment. Dreamz Unlimited was setup in collaboration with Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza and produced movies including Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Asoka and Chalte Chalte. Kaal and Paheli were the products of Red Chillies Entertainment. Shakrukh Khan’s love for versatility also encouraged him to sing in his movies Josh and Don. His fans loved his deep uncanny way of signing was as much appreciated by his fans as his acting – after all it was the king of Bollywood singing! Not many would know that he has also directed stunts for some of his movies including Main Hoon Na, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and the upcoming Chak De India.
Shahrukh khan is an actor par excellence and loved by millions of fans across the world. He recently returned to television with the extremely popular show Kaun Banega Crorepati, as Amitabh Bachchan’s successor. Despite comparisons with his predecessor, criticism, he managed to impress the television audience just as he had done during his Fauji days. His charm and zeal defies the conventional image of a successful hero in Indian cinema and has made him one of the most popular personalities in the world. The saddest incidents of his life have been the death of his father in 1981 and mother in 1991. Although the loss cannot be compensated but it is their blessings for their talented son that have brought him this far and will keep him going.

Hrithik Roshan

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Hrithink Roshan is the biggest emerging actor in the Bollywood industry. He was able to make a huge impact on the Indian audiences with his first Blockbuster film “Kaho Na Pyar Hai” co starring with a new comer actress Amisha Patel. His flexibility in dancing is the most exploited on in the film industry. In the short period of time he has grown from a star to a super star with limited number of films.

Born to a Bollywood super star actor Rakesh Roshan, Hrithik Roshan made his appearance in films when the actor was a child. But the actor’s first appearance gave him Film fare award for Best Actor and New comer. The film has got the most number of awards for a film. After it actor made his appearance in “Fiza”, in which his performance was noted. After that came “Mission Kashmir”,”Yaadein” and “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham” which got good collection in the box-office. But after that his films which were released were failed in the box-office.
In 2003 his second block buster came in to the screens, which was directed once again by this father. It also gave him many awards including the Film fare. In the film he was acting as a role of a mentally retarded person, co staring along with Priti Zinta.After that came “Lakshya” which was directed by Farhan Akthar. His performance was widely accepted in that film. After “Lakshya” which was released in 2004, there was no film for Hrithik Roshan. In 2006 he made a comeback with his father’s film “Krrish” in which he acted as a superhero. It was a huge box office success and also gave the actor many awards. Another blockbuster of the actor came in 2006 also. It was the second part of 2004 blockbuster “Dhoom”.The film was named “Dhoom 2” In the film he acted as a villain. In this film also his performance was widely accepted, especially the stunt scenes. He does most of his stunt scenes without dupes.
After his first film “Kaho Na Pyar Hai” he got married to Sussane Khan, daughter of Sanjay Khan. The couple had a boy in 2006. Many critics believe that Hrithik Roshan is going to be the successor of “Shah Rukh Khan” with his flexibility in dancing and stunt. The actor is about to make his debut in hollywood also. Even many indian actresses are also great fan of Hrithik Roshan. actress actress.

Amitabh Bachchan

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Counting from the stars before his era &stars of his era, Amitabh Bachchan is the biggest star ever produced by the Bollywood industry. Starting his career as a Muslim poet in the film “Sat Hindustani” he has come a long way in the Hindi film industry. At the age of 65 actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan has done so much variety of films and roles which other actors are dreamed of doing. Being a “god” in the film industry and with a huge number of fans, he is a ‘guru’ to many of the stars in the industry.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan was born in Allahabad (UP) on born October 11 of 1942. His father Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a well-known Hindi poet. His name “Amitabh” which means the light that would never go off. Bachchan has a double M.A. (Master of Arts) degree and has job in Calcutta, but he gave up his job in search of fixing his career in Cinema. He got success in his first film winning him the National Award for Best Newcomer, but the film was not a financial success. In the next film “Anand”also he got an Award from film fare for best Supporting actor, which he acted along with another superstar Rajesh Khanna. His first box office hit came with the film “Zanjeer” and it gave him a new caption “Angry young man”, which he carried along with him for a long time and the films that preceded “Zanjeer” also exploited his new image well. In 1973 Amitabh Bachan married to actress Jaya Badhuri.
Even though he got an image of an action star, he was able to do some notable romantic & comedian performances in Kabhie Kabhie, Sisila, and Namak Halal etc .At the peak of his career he was able to produce some remarkable hits ever produced in Bollywood industry like Sholay.Don, Deewar etc.While filming “Coolie” in 1983 he got a major accident in the fight scene and he was hospitalized for months. A rumor was spread out that he died in the accident, but he was able to come back to the industry and the film was able to become a hit in the box-office when it was released in 1983.
In 1984 he won MP candidacy in Allahabad by the highest victory margin ever for a parliamentary candidate in Indian history from the congress party. However he resigned his post after 3 years followed by alleged scandal by his brother in the “Bofors scandal”. He later joined Samajwadi Party, and his wife Jaya Bachan became a Rajya Sabha member. In 1988 Amitabh Bachchan came back to the industry with a hit named “Shehenshah”, but it was a mixed career period for Mr. Bachchan in the industry with most of his film failed in the box-office. In 1992 he won the National Award for Best Actor in the film “Agneepath”.After the release of “Khuda Gawaah” he retired from the industry for 5 years.
In 1996 he setup ABCL (Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited) which produced its first film in 1996 itself named “Tere Mere Sapne”, which failed in the box office. Although films produced after that was success, the sponsorship of Miss World Contest gave ABCL a huge financial crisis and gave Amitabh Bachchan big financial crisis. In 2000 he signed an agreement with Star Network for the hosting of the program “Kaun Banega Crorepati”, which was a huge financial success. After that he doesn’t have to look back most of his films were success.Eventough some of them were not hit, they were able to get financially well. In 2005 itself he has undergone a surgery in Small intestine at Lilavathi Hospital in Mumbai. Prayers were conducted all over India for his good health during that operation. After the operation he once again active in the industry. He got once again National Award for Best Actor in the film “Black” in 2006.
He got many National and International Achievements, but his biggest achievement came when BBC announced Mr.Amitabh Bachchan as the “Greatest Star Of the Millennium” in 1999. In 2007 French Government gave him the highest civilian honor, “Legion Of Honor”. India government too gave him “Padmabhushan” in 2001. His wife Jaya Bachchan is also a well known actress actress actress.

Sushmita Sen

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Biography of Sushmita Sen:

Date of Birth:

19 November 1975, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Birth Name:

Sushmita Shubeer Sen

Nickname:

Titu
Sush

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Mini Biography:

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.
Trivia:

Miss Universe 1994

Miss India 1994

Has an adopted daughter by the name of Renee.

She is the first Indian to win a Miss Universe Title in 1994.

She won the best supporting actress award in the year 2000 for her role in 'Biwi No. 1' which was the biggest hit of 1999.

Enjoys writing prose and poetry.

Listed as number 10 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25-2006)
Personal Quotes:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deepika Padukone

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Biography of Deepika Padukone:

Date of Birth

5 January 1986, Copenhagen, Denmark

Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)

Year	Film	Role	Language	Other notes
2006	Aishwarya	Aishwarya	Kannada
2007	Om Shanti Om	Shantipriya & Sandhya aka Sandy	Hindi	Double-Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award & Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
2008	Bachna Ae Haseeno	Gayatri	Hindi
2009	Chandni Chowk to China	Sakhi (Ms.TSM) & Meow Meow (Suzy)	Hindi	Double role
Billu	Herself	Hindi	Special appearance in song Love Mera Hit Hit
Love Aaj Kal	Meera Pandit	Hindi
Main Aur Mrs. Khanna	Raina	Hindi	Special appearance
Love 4 Ever	Herself	Telugu	Special appearance (Item number)
2010	Kartik Calling Kartik		Hindi	Filming^[32]
Housefull		Hindi	Filming^[33]

Mini Biography

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

She has been modeling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, receiving many prestigious modeling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewelery exhibition. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover-girl face.
Modeling:

While in college, Padukone pursued a career in modeling. She was spotted in a ramp competition in NLS, Bangalore. Over the years, she has modeled for such Indian brand names as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, and has been "brand ambassador" for the Jewels of India retail jewelery show. The cosmetics company Maybelline made her its international spokesperson.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards she was awarded the title "Model of the Year". Shortly afterward, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006 and won two trophies at the Idea Zee Fashion Awards: "Female Model of the Year - (Commercial Assignments)" and "Fresh Face of the Year". Padukone was also chosen as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines and later Levi Strauss and Tissot SA.

Acting:

After pursuing a successful career in modeling, Padukone branched out into acting. She started by starring in the music video for the song Naam Hai Tera from the independent pop album Aap Kaa Surroor by Himesh Reshammiya.

In 2006, Padukone made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film Aishwarya starring opposite actor Upendra. She later made a successful Bollywood debut in 2007 with Farah Khan's international hit Om Shanti Om opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film featured her portraying 1970s star Shantipriya and later as Sandhya aka Sandy, a young woman who looks exactly like Shantipriya. Her performance was well received, earning the actress a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award as well as her first Filmfare Best Actress nomination. Taran Adarsh from indiaFM noted, "Deepika has all it takes to be a top star — the personality, the looks and yes, she's supremely talented too. Standing in the same frame as SRK and getting it right is no small achievement. She comes as a whiff of fresh air!"

Padukone next appeared in Siddharth Anand's Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) opposite Ranbir Kapoor and then the Warner Bros.-Rohan Sippy collaboration, Chandni Chowk to China, released on January 16, 2009. She recently starred in Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal (2009) opposite Saif Ali Khan.

Personal life:

Padukone is currently dating fellow actor Ranbir Kapoor, son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh. She was also in news lately for her affairs with Indian cricketer and captain (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) and with Yuvraj Singh.

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

Winner

2008: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; Om Shanti Om

2008: Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Award; Om Shanti Om

'''Nominated'''

2008: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Om Shanti Om

Star Screen Awards

Winner

2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female; Om Shanti

2008: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan; Om Shanti Om

Zee Cine Awards

Winner

2008: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut; Om Shanti Om

Nominated

2008: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female; Om Shanti Om

IIFA Awards

Winner

2008: IIFA Awards' Best Debutant (Female); Om Shanti Om

Nominated

2008: IIFA Best Actress Award; Om Shanti Om

Stardust Awards

Nominated

2008: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female; Om Shanti Om

Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards

Winner

2008: Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards' Best Female Debut; Om Shanti Om

Asian Film Awards

Nominated

2008: Asian Film Awards' Best Actress; Om Shanti Om

2009: Asian Film Awards' Best Actress; Chandni Chowk to China

Other Awards:

2007: Star's Sabsey Favourite, Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine; Om Shanti Om

2007: HT Café Film Awards, Best Newcomer Award (Female); Om Shanti Om

2008: Reebok Zoom Glam Awards, Glam Debutant (Female); Om Shanti Om

2008: Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, Breakthrough Role (Female); Om Shanti Om

Filmography:

Year Film Role Language Other notes

2006 Aishwarya Aishwarya Kannada

2007 Om Shanti Om Shantipriya &
Sandhya aka Sandy Hindi Double-Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award &
Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award

2008 Bachna Ae Haseeno Gayatri Hindi

2009 Chandni Chowk to China Sakhi (Ms.TSM) &
Meow Meow (Suzy) Hindi Double role

Billu Herself Hindi Special appearance in song Love Mera Hit Hit

Love Aaj Kal Meera Pandit Hindi

Main Aur Mrs. Khanna Raina Hindi Special appearance

Love 4 Ever Herself Telugu Special appearance (Item number)

2010 Kartik Calling Kartik Hindi Filming^[32]

Housefull Hindi Filming^[33]

Celebrities Childhood Pictures

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Sunny Deol

Urmila Mathondker

Twinkle Khanna

Sunjy Dutt

Sri Devi

Sonam Kapoor (Right Hand Side)

Sonali Bendre

Shilpa Shetty

Ravina Tondoon

Juhi Chawla

Hritek Roshan

Aishwarya

Raveena

Bollywood Celebrities Without Makeup

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Sonam Kapoor Without Makeup:

Rakhi Sawant Without Makeup:

Angelina Jullie Without Makeup:

Rani Mukherjee Without Makeup:

Vidya Balan Without Makeup:

Sushmita Sen and Urmila Without Makeup:

Tanushree Dutta Without Makeup:

Sushmita Sen Without Makeup:

Priyanka Chopra Without Makeup:

Preity Zinta Without Makeup:

Lara Dutta Without Makeup:

Kareena Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor Without Makeup:

Kajol Without Makeup:

Isha Kopikar Without Makeup:

Esha Deol Without Makeup:

Deepika Padukone Without Makeup:

Bipasha Basu Without Makeup:

Amrita Arora Khan Without Makeup:

Amisha Patel Without Makeup:

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Without Makeup:

Juhi Chawla Without Makeup:

Madhuri Dixit Without Makeup:

Manisha Koirala Without Makeup:

Priyanka Chopra Without Makeup:

Aishwarya Rai Without Makeup:

Bipasha Basu Without Makeup:

Ishaa Koppikar Without Makeup:

Kareena Kapoor Without Makeup:

Katrina Kaif Without Makeup:

Lara Dutta Without Makeup:
TABU Without Makeup: