Mallika Sherawat

Biodata
Birth Name
Reema Lambha
Nickname
Bollywood's Kissing Queen
Height
5' 6" (1.69 m)
Mallika's onscreen debut was in Lak Tunoo, a music video by Surjit Bindrakhia.Sh
e attracted wide notice with her appearance in the 2003 movie Khwahish. By India
n standarts the movie was quite racy, however it was known for its naturalistic
and realistic topic. In 2004, she starred in Murder, a film inspired by Hollywoo
d's Unfaithful that again challenged Indian film standards. She received a nomin
ation for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards ceremony for her performance in Mu
rder. The film went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.
Since then, Sherawat has been known for her courage to express her opinions in p
ublic and went on to make headlines through her outfits and blunt statements.
She also made news when she won a small role in a Jackie Chan movie, The Myth, w
here she again appeared in revealing costumes. She made a widely publicized appe
arance at the Cannes Film Festival to promote The Myth.Since her debut, Mallika
was often accused of simply being a sexy woman without talent. Her performance i
n the 2006 film Pyaar Ke Side Effects co-starring Rahul Bose won her praise from
around the industry[citation needed] and the film also garnered decent collecti
ons.The movie stamped Mallika as an actress who started off as an item girl and
joined the main stream later on.
She is now beginning to work in the Kollywood (Tamil) film industry as well. She
plays the second fiddle in Dasavatharam starring Kamal Haasan, Asin and Jayapra
dha.
Her latest project is a 10-minute role in Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor - Th
e Real Love Story, which has been called a "vampish role". Mallika herself has p
rotested, saying that it is a negative role but not a vamp role. With Aap Ka Sur
oor she has become the most expensive "Item Girl",as she charged Rs. 1.5 crore f
or her Item number in the movie.
Sherawat has been voted as one of Asia's 100 most beautiful people by the Hong K
ong based fashion and beauty magazine, Cover.
Facts
Bears a resemblance to actress Halle Berry.
Has a degree in Philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.
Some of her favorite films are Sholay (1975), Silsila (1981) and Masoom (1983).
Is the first Indian woman to get an offer to pose nude for Playboy magazine and
appear on the cover. Mallika turned down the offer in an attempt to avoid the ri
sk of being blacklisted in the Indian film industry.
The cost of the diamonds that Mallika wore at the Cannes Film Festival 2005 was
Rs 45 million. They were sponsored by Orra Diamonds. Nine sets of jewelery were
especially designed for Mallika, including diamond studded necklaces, bracelets
and earrings.
Changed her name from Reema Lamba to Mallika Sherawat when she did her first fil
m, Khwahish (2003). She claims to have changed it because there were already too
many actresses in the industry with similar names like Reema Sen, Raima Sen, an
d Rimii Sen.
She accepted the Advisory Board membership of the Asian Academy of film and tele
vision supporting the film education in India.
In April 2006, Mallika went on her first world tour of concert performances call
ed Rock Stars along with Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Zayed Khan,
Esha Deol, and John Abraham.
Turned down the role of Sira in Private Moments (2005).
Although little about her past is known, she has admitted that she was once marr
ied prior to entering the film industry.
#9 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006. (rediff.com, 8-25- 2006)
#4 by UK magazine Eastern Eye one of "Asia's Sexiest Women" (Sept/2006).
Her performance at the televised 2006 New Year's Eve show at the hotel J.W. Marr
iot, in Mumbai, caused social activist Vinod Jain to urge police to take immedia
te action against the actress for wearing suggestive clothing. Mallika was dress
ed in a body-hugging skin suit and a silver bikini to top it. He said that Malli
ka's dancing was distasteful and and portrayed Indian women indecently. Jain app
roached the Santa Cruz police station about the matter, but they told him that n
o one filed a complaint against her.
Was invited and attended the wedding of Princess Myasa, King Sheikh Hamad Bin Kh
alifa's daughter, in Qatar. Mallika is good friends with the Princess. (Jan 2007
).
Is estranged from her parents and family, who are very religious and don't agree
with Mallika working in the movies.
After graduating from college, Mallika got married to Karan Singh Gill, a pilot
for Jet Airways. The marriage quickly ended in divorce. It was after the divorce
that Mallika, then known as Reema, decided to try her luck at movies.
Film
Aap Ka Suroor ( Himesh Reshammiya, Hansika Motwani, Mallika Sherawat)
Guru ( Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavan, Vidya Bal
an, Mallika Sherawat)
Pyar Ke Side Effects ( Rahul Bose, Mallika Sherawat)
Darna Zaroori Hai ( Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Mallika Sherawat, Anil Ka
poor, Bipasha Basu, Randeep Hooda, Sunil Shetty)
Shaadi Se Pehle ( Akshaye Khanna, Ayesha Takia, Mallika Sherawat, Aftab Shivdasa
ni, Sunil Shetty)
The Myth ( Mallika Sherawat, Jackie Chan)
Bachke Rehna Re Baba ( Rekha, Mallika Sherawat, Paresh Rawal, Satish Shah, Karan
Khanna)
Kis Kis Ki Kismat ( Mallika Sherawat, Dharmendra, Siddharth Makkar)
Murder ( Mallika Sherawat, Ashmit Patel, Emraan Hashmi)
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Bipasha Basu
Cristiano Ronaldo gets close and personal with Bipasha Basu
Soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be heating up things with Bollywood beaut
y Bipasha Basu.
According to reports, Ronaldo danced close and personal with Bipasha at the New
Wonders of the World after party at Belem club in Lisbon.
Man United's Portuguese ace showed Bipasha some of the fancy footwork on the dan
ce floor, reports the Mirror.
The pair was partying together following their appearance at a gala ceremony to
announce the new Seven Wonders of the World at Portugal's Benfica Stadium.
According to onlookers, Cristiano and Bipasha were all over each other and were
reportedly seen kissing too.
Biography
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 Scienc
e faculty until 12th standard, but switched to Commerce thereafter. After acquir
ing a degree in Commerce she planned to be a Chartered Accountant but ended up b
eing 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, se
xy 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 Vivacio
us sponsored by Tulips.
Bipasha made her foray into Bollywood with 'Ajnabee' in 2001, and subsequently a
cquired a place for herself in the tinsel world. She went to star in 'Raaz', 'Ji
sm', 'No Entry', 'Phir Herapheri', 'Corporate' &'Dhoom 2'. All of these movies d
id fairly well at the box office, and escalated her position as not only a leadi
ng lady, but one who can dare to bare. 'Dhoom 2' 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.
Film
# Nehle Pe Dehla (2007)
# Dhoom 2 (2006)
# Humko Deewama Kar Gaye (2006)
# Omkara (2006)
# Apaharan (2005)
# No Entry (2005)
# Body: The Dark Side of Desire (2003)
# Rudraksh (2003)
Award And Nomination
Filmfare Awards
Winner
* 2001: Filmfare Best Debut Award for Ajnabee
Nominated
* 2002: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raaz
* 2003: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Jism
* 2005, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award , for No Entry
* 2006: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Coporate
Star Screen Awards
Nominated
* 2006: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress , for Ajnabee
* 2003: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Dino Morea for Raaz
* 2006: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Coporate
Zee Cine Awards
Winner
* 2003: Zee Cine Award Dynamic Duo for Raaz (shared with Dino Morea)
Nominated
* 2002: Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for Ajnabee
* 2006: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Coporate
International Indian Film Academy Awards
Winner
* 2002: Sony faces of the Year (shared with Arjun Rampal and Gracy Singh)
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Riya Sen
Riya Sen fascinated by jewellery designing
Gorgeous Riya Sen has developed a fascination for jewellery designing.
Ironically, Riya has never been interested in jewellery and she would often get
bored whenever her mama Moon Moon Sen took her along to the jewelers for shoppin
g. Even after she began her movie career, Riya never wore much jewellery except
on very special occasions.
But recently while shooting with fashion photographer Suresh Natarajan for a jew
ellery campaign, Riya got very fascinated with designs.
Although she never had much inclination towards it, Riya decided to begin jewell
ery designing.
And her main inspiration is said to be her grandmother Suchitra Sens antique jewe
llery, which is still with their family.
Riya says she will refer to her dadis jewellery while creating her own designs, b
ut that doesnt mean that she will copy designs. She also adds that most of her de
signs will be of diamond jewellery, but quite reasonably priced.
She plans to begin with simple trinkets like earrings, pendants and bracelets. L
ater on she will move on to wedding jewellery.
Whenever Riya is not shooting for a movie nowadays, she sits on her laptop worki
ng on the designs.
Reports have it that Riya plans to launch her own line in association with Agni
Jewellery later this year.
Info : ApunkaChoice
Biography
Riya Sen ( Riya Dev Varma ) born in 24th January 1981 is the grand daughter of S
uchitra Sen, a legend in Bengali Cenima, and daughter of Moon Moon Sen, a former
actress and sister of Raima Sen. The 5'1" tall, budding actress lives with her
mother and sister Raima Sen in cozy apartment in Juhu, the north Mumbai. This st
unning lady first entered under the arc lamps at the tender age of 15 when she f
aced the camera and soon after that she became the hottest babe of Bollywood and
now she is well-known as Item Bomb.
Before moving to Mumbai, she lived with her parents and sister Raima Sen, also a
n actress, in Kolkata. Her father Bharat Dev Varma belongs to the illustrious ro
yal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother Ila Devi, was the princess of Co
och Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi is the Maharani of Jaipur.
Before entering show business, she studied at Loreto House and Rani Birla Colleg
e, both in Kolkata, but dropped out of both institutions. She also briefly studi
ed at the National Insitute of Fashion Technology.
Carrier
Riya Sen first appeared as a child artiste in the film Vishkanya, where she play
ed the role of the young Pooja Bedi. At the age of 15 she was cast in a major ro
le in Bharathiraaja's Tamil film Tajmahal. Her Bollywood film debut was supposed
to have been in Love You Hamesha, opposite Akshaye Khanna, but the film was sta
lled and she ultimately made her debut in N. Chandra's low-budget comedy Style.
Though Style met with success at the box office, most of her other films have no
t done as well. An exception was Jhankaar Beats, another comedy in which she co-
starred with Shayan Munshi, Juhi Chawla, Rahul Bose, Rinke Khanna and Sanjay Sur
i. Most of her appearances have been item numbers and cameos. Her few leading ro
les have been in low-budget films
Riya has also appeared in Bengali,Tamil, Telegu, Malayalam and even English film
s. She was slated to appear in Anjan Dutta's The Bong Connection, with her siste
r, but was eventually dropped from the project. She was replaced by Peeya Rai Ch
audhary. It would have been the second time the two sisters acted together, afte
r director Ajai Sinha's The Bachelor. She has also appeared in a Bangladeshi fil
m, titled Money Porey Tomakey. Her most notable South Indian film to date has be
en director Santhosh Sivan's Ananthabhadram, which was also the director's first
Malayalam venture.
Film
# Krrish 2 (2008) (announced) .... Villain's girlfriend
# Hey Baby (2007) (post-production)
# Apna Sapna Money Money (2006) .... Shivani S. Shashtri
# Anandabhadram (2005) .... Bhama
# Shaadi No. 1 (2005) .... Madhuri
# James (2005)
# Silsiilay (2005) .... Anushka
# It Was Raining That Night (2005)
# Tum... Ho Na! (2005) .... Reema
# Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha (2004) .... Kamini, Pari's best friend
# Plan (2004) .... Shalini
# Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) .... Sheetal
# Jhankaar Beats (2003) .... Preeti
# Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002) .... Gaurav's girlfriend (Guest Appearance)
# Style (2001) .... Sheena
# Love You Hamesha (1999) (as Rhea Dev Verma) .... Meghna
# Taj Mahal (1999)
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Shilpa Shetty
Trivia
Sued Stardust India magazine because the magazine produced a report about her on
-off relationship with Akhsay Kumar. According to her opinion, the article made
her name disgraced and she lost some offers on films. She won the lawsuit. [2000
]
Indian top model
Captain of her school's baseball team. She is also a black-belt karate champion.
Won Best Supporting Actress for Pardesi Babu (1998) at the Zee Gold Bollywood Aw
ards.
Sahara One crowned her the 2004 DIVA of the year.
Shilpa and Shamita are the first sisters to appear in a film together in the his
tory of Bollywood.
Shilpa is considered to have the best body in Bollywood.
AIDS activist and PETA supporter.
Her appearance on "Celebrity Big Brother" (2001) caused a huge racism and bullyi
ng row. As several house mates didn't approve her presence, they made fun of her
accent, cooking and her native country. Following these incidents, broadcasting
network Channel 4 received over a record-breaking 40,000 complaints, and the co
ntroversy developed to a diplomatic crisis between the UK and India. Even Prime
Minister Tony Blair and Chanchellor Gordon Brown, while visiting India, condemne
d these acts of unfairness and intolerance (January 2007).
Beside her native language Tulu, she speaks English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gu
jarati, Telugu, Tamil and Urdu.
Shilpa's cousin - Prem Shetty - was credited with a 'Special Thanks' on the accl
aimed Indian art house film entitled 'The Last Monk' which premiered at the Cann
es FIlm Festival 2006.
Winner of "Celebrity Big Brother" (2001), series 5.
Her movie Phir Milenge was viewed by the United Nations who appreciated the movi
e for its support of AIDS awareness.
Received critical acclaim and nominations for her performances in movies like: B
aazigar, Dhadkan, Rishtey and Phir Milenge.
She donated all the money she made from her movie 'Phir Milenge' to an AIDS char
ity.
Richard Gere Kissing Incident
Shetty was kissed several times in jest on the cheek by Richard Gere during an A
IDS-awareness event. The pair had appeared at a press conference in New Delhi as
part of a campaign to preach safe sex to truck drivers in India and promotion o
f AIDS awareness. The kiss prompted protesters, allegedly members of the right-w
ing Hindu nationalist group Shiv Sena, to beat burning effigies of Gere with sti
cks. Others set fire to glamour shots of Shetty. People demanded an apology from
her and threatened to ban her movies in the state. Shiv Sena leaders denied inv
olvement in the protests, but Shiv Sena member of parliament Sanjay Raut observe
d that that protests are "just a manifestation of the anger of the general publi
c" and that there was "nothing wrong with expressing contempt at such an act"
Similar protests broke out in other cities, including Varanasi, Hinduism's holie
st city, and in the northern town of Meerut, where crowds of hundreds of thousan
ds chanted "Down with Shilpa Shetty!" Star News Office was also attacked. The pr
otests did not take any violent turn and the situation was quickly brought under
control with some activists being detained.
Shetty responded to these protests by saying "I understand this (kissing) is his
(Gere's) culture, not ours. But this was not such a big thing or so obscene for
people to overreact in such a manner. I understand people's sentiments, but I d
on't want a foreigner to take bad memories from here."
On April 26, 2007 an Indian court in Rajasthan issued a warrant for Shetty and G
ere's arrest.Shetty said she would attend court if her lawyers advised her to an
d that she felt the magistrates were seeking fame at her expense.
Celebrity Big Brother 2007
Shetty was a contestant in and the winner of Celebrity Big Brother UK. and is th
e first Indian celebrity included in the Celebrity version. Reportedly paid Rs.3
1.5m (367,500 GBP) for her participation, she said to presenter Davina McCall, "I
just want every Indian to be extremely proud that I'm in here". As for her part
icipation, she stated: "I have zero expectations. The only thing I really hope t
o keep is my self-respect and my dignity." Sister Shamita told the Times of Indi
a that this "is the boldest decision Shilpa has taken hitherto." The Scotsman re
ported that PETA backed Shetty to win the contest and urged British viewers to v
ote for her.
During her time, Shetty instructed fellow housemates Carole Malone and Ken Russe
ll in meditation, flirted with Dirk Benedict but tempers started to fray by Day
7 as a clique formed in the house disapproving of Shilpa's presence. Following a
worldwide controversy that publicised her as a target of racist bullying (see b
elow) within the house, Shetty won the contest after gaining 63% of the public v
ote and described the experience as "incredible and overwhelming". She further t
hanked the public for "a fantastic opportunity to make my country proud".
Film
Apne ( Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol, Dharmendra, Katrina Kaif, Shilpa Shetty, Kiron Kh
er)
Metro ( Shilpa Shetty, Shiney Ahuja, Kangana Ranaut, Kay Kay Menon, Konkona Sen
Sharma, Irrfan Khan)
Fareb ( Shilpa Shetty, Manoj Bajpai, Shamita Shetty)
Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar ( Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty)
Dus ( Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Shilpa Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Zayed Khan, E
sha Deol)
Khamosh ( Shilpa Shetty, Rakhi Sawant, Kainaaz Pervees, Rajeev Singh, Shawar Ali
)
Phir Milenge ( Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan)
Darna Mana Hai ( Vivek Oberoi, Sohail Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Ant
ara Mali, Isha Koppikar)
Rishtey ( Karisma Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty)
Karz ( Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Shilpa Shetty)
Hathyar ( Sanjay Dutt, Shilpa Shetty, Sharad Kapoor)
Chor Machaye Shor ( Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Shilpa Shetty)
Badhai Ho Badhai ( Anil Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Kirti Reddy)
Indian ( Sunny Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Raj Babbar, Om Puri, Danny Denzongpa)
Dhadkan ( Sunil Shetty, Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty)
Award
Won
* 1998: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actress for Pardesi Babu
* 2004: Giant International Award for Phir Milenge
* 2005: AAHOA Award for Phir Milenge
* 2007: IIFA special award from local authorities.
* 2007: Silver Star Award for her outstanding contribution to humanitarian cause
s
* 2007: Honorary Degree of Doctor of Arts by De Montfort University in Leicester
, UK. Shetty is the youngest actor from the Indian film fraternity to join.
* 2007: Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award
Nominations
* 1993: Filmfare Best Debut Award for Baazigar
* 1998: Zee Gold Bollywood Award, Best Supporting Actress for Pardesi Babu
* 2000: IIFA Best Actress Award for Dhadkan
* 2002: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Rishtey
* 2002: Star Screen Award Best Comedian for Rishtey
* 2002: Sansui Viewers Choice Movie Awards, Best Comedian for Rishtey
* 2004: Sansui Viewers Choice Movie Awards, Best Actress for Phir Milenge
* 2004: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Phir Milenge
* 2004: Sports World Film Awards, Best Actress for Phir Milenge
* 2004: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Phir Milenge
* 2004: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Phir Milenge
* 2004: IIFA Best Actress Award for Phir Milenge
* 2004: Bollywood Awards, Best Actress for Phir Milenge
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Aishwarya Rai
Fact
* 1994 Awarded the Miss World title
* 1997 First Bollywood film "Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya" directed by Rahul Rawail
* 1997 Made film debut in Mani Ratnam's critically acclaimed Tamil language film
, "Iruvar" in which she played a double-role
* 1998 Starred in the critically successful, "Jeans" by S. Shankar
* 2002 Garnered international attention for the lavishly produced "Devdas," whic
h was a major box-office success; film received a special screening at the Canne
s Film Festival
* 2003 Was the first Indian actress to be invited to sit on the jury at the Cann
es Film Festival
* 2004 Chosen by TIME Magazine's Asian Edition as one of Asia's "100 Most Influe
ntial People"
* 2005 Made her U.S. film debut in Gurinder Chadha's "Bride and Prejudice" a Bol
lywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale
* 2006 Appeared in "Mistress of Spices," from the novel by Chitra Banerjee Divak
aruni
* 2007 Played an abused wife in Jag Mundhra's indie film "Provoked"
* Appeared in the popular Indian films "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" (1999) and "Moha
bbatein" (2000)
* Will star opposite Sir Ben Kingsley and Colin Firth in "The Last Legion," an e
pic set in a crumbling Roman empire (lensed 2006)
Biography
Aishwarya Rai's striking beauty might make her seem an obvious fit as a model, b
ut the truth is that India's 1994 Miss World winner originally took up modeling
as a part-time job to get her through school. She was studying to be an architec
t, but due to her obvious talent on-stage and in front of the camera, -- most no
tably in a wildly popular Pepsi campaign -- the starlet began accepting the movi
e offers that had been pouring in. Rai began her reign as Bollywood's favorite l
eading lady in the film Iruvar, following it up that same year with ...Aur Pyaar
Ho Gaya. They both earned her critical praise and the latter brought her a Best
Female Debutante Award. More awards would follow, including Best Actress by Fil
mfare and Zee Cine for 2000s Straight from the Heart. As the actress put more an
d more films under her belt, her position as India's darling cemented. Her role
in 2002's Devdas was especially auspicious; the movie was the most successful in
Bollywood history and received a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival
-- the first Bollywood film to receive such an honor. The next year found Rai ma
king still more headway for Bollywood when she became the first Indian member of
the grand jury at Cannes.
By 2004, Rai had appeared in well over 20 films in just seven years, and it was
finally time for her to star in her first English-language film. The Hollywood/
Bollywood crossover hit Bride and Prejudice reworked Jane Austen's classic love
story Pride and Prejudice with the Bollywood film style, bringing together Easte
rn and Western actors, as well as themes. The film proved to be yet another succ
essful example in Rai's history of helping to bring India's culture and film int
o the world spotlight, delighting fans all over the globe. Having sampled Hollyw
ood, Rai was now ready to make a serious foray into American films. She signed o
n to star with Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley in 2007's historical epic The Last L
egion as well as French director Coline Serreau's remake of her 2001 film Chaos,
which would cast Rai alongside Meryl Streep.
Film
* Guru (2007)
* Provoked (2007)
* The Last Legion (2007)
* Dhoom 2 (2006)
* Umrao Jaan (2006)
* The Mistress of Spices (2006)
* Bride and Prejudice (2005)
* Saamna (2005)
* Shabd (2005)
* Khakee (2004)
* Kyun! Ho Gaya Na Pyar (2004)
* Raincoat (2004)
* Devdas (2003)
* Kuch Naa Kaho (2003)
* Shakti - The Power (2002)
* Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000)
* I Have Found It (2000)
* Josh (2000)
* Mela (2000)
* Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
* Taal (1999)
* Jeans (1998)
* Iruvar (1997)
* Chokher Bali: A Passion Play
* Heart of India
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Biography
Name: Koena Mitra
Birth Date: 1985
Birth Place: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Sex: F
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Actress
Claim to fame: Winning Gladrags magazine's Mega Model Contest in 2002
koena mitra has been the winner of Gladrags Supermodel Contest, and an aspiring
bollywood actress. Winner of Gladrags Supermodel contest, 2002 and an aspiring b
ollywood actress is now looking to make acting her full fledged career. She got
her first break in Ram Gopal Verma's film Road. Besides this she has done numero
us commercials, music videos and few other films also. She took on modelling as
career after winning the supermodel title, and later on went on become the semi-
finalist of Miss Intercontinental. Some of the music videos she featured in are:
"Stereo Nation's Ishq", "Aaj Ki Raat", "Akh Teri", "Channo" by Jassi. She belie
ves despite of being choosy and wanted to taking good film roles, she decided to
do Item no. in Ram Gopal verma's Road as she respects Ram Gopal as a director a
nd wanted to start her career with his film, (as she believe Ram Gopal only deal
s with success, who so ever works with him would be eventually successful.)
Koena has done commercials like: ACP Whisky, Mirinda, Clinic All Clear, Maruti A
lto. Since childhood she was attracted to glamour world and dreamt of being actr
ess. And realised, to fulfill her dreams and to be recognised as star, she has t
o win a beauty pageant or a contest. Thus she partcipated and won the Gladrags M
ega Model, 2002. Since then there is no looking back for this beautiful actress/
model.
Film
# Anamika (2007)
# Hey Baby (2007)
# Agar (2007)
# Apna Sapna Money Money (2006) .... Julie Fernandes
# Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) .... Natasha Kapoor
# Insan (2005) .... Sonali Rathod
# Musafir (2004) .... Lara
# Road (2002) .... Dancer (song 'Khullam Khulla')
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Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan Biography
On January 14 2000 Hrithik Roshan entered a cinema to attend the premiere of his
first film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). When he came in some people recognised
him but not much happened. When the film was over there was a stampede and mass
hysteria broke out. He got mobbed. The police had to come and escort him out of
the cinema and away from a crowd of thousands. It was the first day of Hrithikm
ania in India, which held the country in its grip for many months to come.
Was the victim of a defamation campaign in late december 2000. Rumors were sprea
d that he stated in an interview that he hates Nepal and its people. This immedi
ately led to riots in Nepal, cinemas showing his films were attacked, posters bu
rnt, Hindi movies banned in general for some days and several people shot dead b
y the police. The events made headlines all over the world and the governments o
f Indian and Nepal got involved as well. Anti Indian/Hrithik sentiment died down
quickly when it became clear that the alleged statements were a fabrication and
the rumors were spread by a malicious third party, possibly the Bollywood mafia
, still pissed about not getting the foreign rights to Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (20
00). Nepal born actress Manisha Koirala played an important role in getting the
news to the people in Nepal that the accusations were false.
In January 2001 Hrithik Roshan was again involved in a controversy. This time ab
out a poster created and used by the Democratic Alliance in South Africa in Nove
mber 2000 to woo Indian voters. The poster used his face without permission. The
ANC reacted angrily and threatened to ban his films.
Fact
Wanted to quit the film business altogether after his father Rakesh Roshan was s
hot at and wounded by hitmen sent by the Bollywood mafia, but changed his mind.
Was catapulted overnight to instant superstardom with debut hit film Kaho Naa...
Pyaar Hai (2000).
Has two thumbs on his right hand that are grown together.
Has been called the Indian Sylvester Stallone, Brad Pitt and Michael Jackson rol
led into one person.
Made stubbles fashionable in India.
The country wide hysteria following the release of his first film Kaho Naa... Py
aar Hai (2000) is known as hrithikmania and is unprecedented.
The look of his muscular, chiselled body started a fitness boom in India.
Often supports charities of various kinds.
Known as a perfectionist and control freak. Believes in extensive rehearsals and
preparations.
Friend of Salman Khan who showed him how to work out and eat properly to put on
muscle.
Often visits terminally ill children in hospitals that desperately wish to meet
him.
Prepared himself extensively for his screen debut, taking acting, singing, danci
ng, fencing, riding etc. lessons for years. He also worked hard on his diction a
nd physical appearance (strenuous workout routines).
Worked for many years on the sets of his father Rakesh Roshan in various functio
ns, including sweeping the floor and serving tea to the stars, to learn the busi
ness from scratch.
Believes in the good in every person, a character trait often misinterpreted by
others as gullibility and/or navety.
Got 30000 (!) marriage proposals on Valentine's day 2000.
Gets 20-30 million rupees per year for endorsing a brand for one year, including
commercials [2001]
His total income from product endorsements in 2000 is estimated to be 20 crore R
upees (~5 million $), by far the most among Bollywood stars.
Was awarded the "National Citizen's Award" on August 25 2001 in Delhi. The award
recognises excellence in various activities affecting national life.
Has been called the first complete Bollywood actor who has no weakness and score
s very high in every department: face, physique, voice, dancing, drama, romance,
action, comedy, macho, softie...
Can't handle money. His wife and parents are taking care of the financial detail
s.
Learnt Urdu to sound more eloquent in his films, this can be seen by the special
reference to his ability with the language in the film Kaho Na Pyaar Hai
Came in on number 9 on a Bollywood power list released in December 2003, and on
number 4 among actors (behind Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan and Ai
shwarya Rai).
Was diagnosed at age 21 with scoliosis and told he could never be an actor, danc
e and do all the things a Bollywood hero needs to do.
Hrithik has been documenting his daily life for many years by taking pictures an
d putting them in scrapbooks.
Hrithik Roshan and wife Suzanne became parents of a baby boy, named Hrehaan Rosh
an, on March 28, 2006 at 3:30 pm at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.
Hrithik's normal weight is 72kg. He adds to it or reduces it as the role require
s. For Krrish (2006) he added ~6kg muscle, for parts of Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) h
e lost several kilos to look more childlike.
Very close friends with actress Preity Zinta, who is also a good friend of his w
ife 'Suzanne Khan' . Hrithik and Preity have worked together in three movies.
Came in on number 4 on the Filmfare Bollywood power list in January 2007.
Award
2006-2007
* BFJA: Best Actor: Krrish
* Filmfare Awards: Best Actor- Dhoom 2
* GIFA: Best Actor- Krrish
* IIFA Awards: Best Actor: Krrish
* Ninth Annual Awards: Best Actor: Dhoom 2
* Pogo Awards: Best Actor-Krrish
* Screen Awards: Best Actor-Krrish
* Zee Cine Awards: Best Actor: Krrish
2005
* FICCI: Hall of Fame- KMG
* IIFA: Samsung Style Icon
* POGO: Best Actor- Koi...Mil Gaya
* Stardust: Best Actor- Lakshya
2003-2004
* Anandlok: Best Actor- Koi...Mil Gaya
* Apsara: Best Actor- Koi...Mil Gaya
* Asian Guild: Best Actor- Koi...Mil Gaya
* Awadh: Sahara Awadh Samman
* Children's: Kamaal Da Actor Award
* Choton Ka Funda: Dhishum Dhishum Doley Sholay & Boogie Woogie Award
* Filmfare: Best Actor & Critics Award- Koi...Mil Gaya
* IIFA: Best Actor- Koi...Mil Gaya
* Rajiv Gandi: Best Actor- Koi...Mil Gaya
* Sansui: Best Actor- Koi...Mil Gaya
* Screen: Best Actor- Koi...Mil Gaya
* Zee Cine: Best Actor- Koi...Mil Gaya
2002
* Fashion: Celebrity Style Award
* Zee Gold: Best Supporting Actor- Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
2001
* Aashirwad: Best Actor- KNPH
* BFJA: Best Actor- Fiza
* Citizens: National Citizi Award for Contributiton to Indian Cinema
* Filmfare: Best Debut & Best Actor- KNPH
* FilmGoers: Best Debut, Critics Award & Best Actor- KNPH
* IIFA: Best Debut & Best Actor- KNPH
* Kalashree: Best Actor- KNPH
* Sansui: Best Debut- KNPH
* Screen: Best Debut & Best Actor- KNPH
* Style: Stylish Celebrity
* Zee Cine: Best Debut & Best Actor- KNPH