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Hansika Motwani

2011-02-07T07:40:00.000-08:00

Hansika Pradeep Motwani was born on 9th August 1991 to Pradeep Motwani, a businessman and Mona Motwani, a dermatologist. Hansika Motwani, driven by her looks, talent and a good dose of luck, can boast of a wide range of experience as a model and actress. Hansika Motwani started off her movie career as a child artiste. Spotlight shifted on her when she appeared in the soap operas like "Kyunki Saas Bhi". She had performed in a number of ad movies of the famous brands like Samsung Born vita, Pepsi, and Sentro along with Shahrukh Khan.

Hansika Motwani started her carrier as a child artist in the film that is entitled Yahoo along with the actor Govinda and Juhi Chawla. Today she is a versatile actress, a well-known model and a famous television star. She has completed 12th Grade from Podar International School.

She achieved the name and fame by her performance in the well known Hindi serial “Kyunki Saas bhi kabi bahu thi”. She became more famous for her extra ordinary performance in the Hindi TV serial “Des main Nikla hoga chand”and the all time super hit serial and Hum 2 hain na as a Child artist. She played a dual role in these serial and became a familiar name to everyone. Her performance as a child artiste in the Hrithik Roshan and Priety Zinta starred super hit movie Koi Mil Gaya was very much appreciated by the viewers. She is also seen in other movies like “Jaago” and “Hum Kaun Hai”.

In the year 2007 Hansika made her debut as a heroine in two movies as the leading lady and both were successful at the Box office, out of these movies one is Himesh Reshamia’s “Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story” this movie was in Hindi and another notable one was Telugu Movie, "Desamuduru" with Allu Arjun in the lead role opposite her. For her performances she was nominated for the Filmfare Best Debutante Award. Hansika made her debut as a lead actress in Kannada film Bindaas with Puneet Rajkumar.The film was released on 15th February 2008.

She paired with Jr.NTR in the film kantri which was released in May 2008. The film was a moderate hit. It is rumored that she got to act opposite well known star Pawan kalyan in his forthcoming film 'Puli'. She was recently nominated for the prestigious Filmfare Award for the best debut Female. Another film titled Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is on the floors. In MHTHH, Hansika is working with Govinda.She is fluent in English, Hindi, Tulu and Telugu.

Hansika is presently living with her mother Mrs. Mona Motwani and Brother Prashant Motwani. She is being helped in physical fitness and diet management by Mickey Mehta. At the age of 16 she has three staff persons, as well as her mom, to manage her career.

Filmography:

2009 Maska (Tollywood)
2008 Kantri (Tollywood)
2008 Money Hai Toh Honey Hai
2007 He - The Only One
2007 Aap Ka Suroor
2007 Desamuduru (Tollywood)
2004 Aabra Ka Dabra
2004 Hum Kaun Hai
2004 Jaago
2003 Koi... Mil Gaya
2003 Hawa ka jhoka
2003 Escape From Al Qaeda Guncha
2003-2004 Shaka Laka Boom Boom Karuna
2002-2004 Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chaand Tina
2000- Kasautii

Hansika Profile in a nutshell:

Screen Name : Hansika
Birth name : Hansika Motwani
Birthdate : August 09, 1991
Birth location : Mumbai, India
Height : 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Sex : Female
Profession : Actress
Debut Film : Koi... Mil Gaya
Education : Podar International School

Freida Pinto

2011-02-07T07:32:00.000-08:00

Model turned actress Freida Pintowas born on October 18, 1984 in Mumbai to Sylvia Pinto, principal of St. John’s Universal High School (Goregaon), and Frederick Pinto, a senior branch manager at the Bank of Baroda. Freida Pinto's family hails from the Mangalorean Catholic community. Freida Pinto studied at Carmel of St. Joseph School in Malad and completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.

Freida Pinto is best known for her performance as Latika in her debut film Slumdog Millionaire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2009. Before starring in Slumdog Millionaire, Freida anchored the international travel show, Full Circle on Zee International Asia Pacific. Freida Pinto modeled for two years and appeared in runway shows and magazine covers. She has modeled for Wrigley's Chewing Gum, Skoda, Hutch, Airtel, and DeBeers.She learned acting from The Barry John's Acting Studio in Andheri. She is also trained in different forms of Indian classical dance as well as Salsa. The striking young woman had no trouble attracting attention in the industry, and within a few years she caught the eye of filmmaker Danny Boyle, who cast her in his 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire. She was just another face in the modeling circuit until she bagged the role of a lifetime in Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Now, Frieda Pinto is a known name worldwide.

Freida Pinto has been cast in Woody Allen's next film set in London. Other cast members include Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, and Naomi Watts. Shooting for the film starts in July 2009. She currently resides in Malad, a suburb of Mumbai.

Awards and honours:

Won:

2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Slumdog Millionaire

Nominated:

2008: Black Reel Awards of 2008 - Best Ensemble for Slumdog Millionaire
2009: 62nd BAFTA Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Slumdog Millionaire

Esha Deol

2011-02-07T07:13:00.000-08:00

Shy, lovely, petite girl, Esha Deol is the new kid on Bollywood's block. Backed by powerful artists like Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Sunny Deol & Bobby Deol. She is eldest daughter of Dharmendra and Dream Girl Hema Malini. She has her mother’s beauty and her father’s acting sensibilities to make her own name.

The extremely talented actress came to limelight when she turned down films like Mohabbatein and Hey Ram. Besides working in movies, Esha is an accomplished classical dancer, National Level football player. The multitalented actress is all set to storm the film industry.

Deepika Padukune

2011-02-07T07:09:00.000-08:00

Model turned actor, Female Model of the Year and Fresh Face of the Year 2006, 5'6" tall, Deepika Padukone is hot in bollywood. Deepika Padukone was born on January 5, 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her parents are Ujwala and Prakash Padukone. Her family moved to Bangalore when she was eleven months old. Deepika Padukone attended Sophia High School in Bangalore. She completed her studies from Mount Carmel College. While in high school she played badminton at the state level like her father and was a member of her father's badminton club. Besides her mother tongue Konkani Deepika is fluent with Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and English. However, she wasn't keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player and abandoned it because of her ICSE exams.

While pursuing her studies in college, she decided to pursue a career in modeling due to her interests towards glamor indistry. Over the years, she has modeled for famous Indian brand names such as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca. She was awarded the title Model of the Year at Kingfisher Fashion Awards

After pursuing a successful career in modeling, Deepika Padukone branched out into acting. In 2006, Padukone made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film, Aishwarya staring opposite actor Upendra. She later made a successful Bollywood debut in 2007 with Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film went on to become the biggest hit of the year, both in India and abroad. Her performance was well received, earning the actress a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award as well as her first Filmfare Best Actress nomination.

Chitrangda Singh

2011-02-07T05:59:00.000-08:00

Cute, 5'6" tall Chitrangda Singh was born on March 21, 1980. Chitrangda Singh has started off her career as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. Her ad credits include ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery. Chitrangada Singh is best known for starring in the film Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi. She has married to India's golfer Jyoti Randhawa and quit acting.

Chitrangda Singh is noted for her resemblance to the late actress Smita Patil. She is also the sister of Indian golfer Digvijay Singh. She has been a total movie buff - acting, dancing and singing through school.She doesnt knew any one from the film industry. She has done couple of ads and videos, which brought her to bollywood.

In 2008 Chitrangda Singh confirmed that she would be making her acting comeback with the leading role opposite Sanjay Suri in a film titled Sorry Bhai!. She will also feature in Sudhir Mishra's Dhruv.

Filmography:

Devdas (2009)
Sorry Bhai!
Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow (2005)
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)

Bipasha Basu

2011-02-07T05:55:00.000-08:00

Bipasha Basu was born in New Delhi, India, to a Bengali family. Although she was born in New Delhi, her family later moved to Kolkata. This 5' 8", light-eyed, culcutta girl, came into the limelight when she won the Famous Ford Supermodels Contest at the age of 17. Bipasha Basu was the second daughter in the family and her pet name was bonny.She joined Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Kolkata for early education and she had a very good time there. She was very good at studies and everybody in her school liked her for her talent and smartness. She also won the Tulips Miss Super Vivacious in the same contest.

This Bengali bombshell is bold enough to accept an unusual role in her debut films. She was a household name much before she entered films. Besides doing innumerable prestigious ads, Bips, as her friends call her, did the famous video ‘Tu...’ for Sonu Nigam’s album, Kismat. Apart from modelling and acting her other hobbies include dancing, reading and helping her mother with interior designing.

She has been dating movie star and model John Abraham since 2002, and recently rumors of their engagement was in the air. International Hera Pheri is her upcoming project this year and it is going to be another hardworking year for her as there are other projects waiting for her.

In 2001 she won Filmfare Best Debut Award and Filmfare Lux New Face Award for 'Ajnabee', and she was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award in 2002 for the film 'Raaz' and in 2003 she received a nomination for Filmfare Best Villain Award for 'Jism' and again in 2006 she was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in the movie 'Corporate'. In 2006 MTV Immies she won Best Performance in a Song- Female for 'Beedi'. Her other awards include: Zee Cine Award Dynamic Duo for 'Raaz' (shared with Dino Morea), and Best Actress for 'Corporate' in the Global Indian Film Awards, In 2006 Eastern Eye for the 'sexiest woman in Asia' she was ranked second.

BHAGYA SREE

2011-02-07T05:44:00.000-08:00

She's a one-year sensation in Bollywood with her debut in"MAINE PYAR KIYA" opposite Salman Khan who too had his debut through the movie "MAINE PYAR KIYA" which was a blockbuster at the box office in '89.

Though "MAINE PYAR KIYA" called "SHOLAY-II" had worked wonders for the whole production unit along with "Salman Khan" and "Bhagya Shree" as well, the smart actress failed to get much utilisation outof the craze that the movie had attributed to her and it's so sad she just couldn't accumulate the money out of it.

And later, she decided to quit the industry inspite of the pleas and nagging offers that she was receiving by the producers along with the pressure from various circles that includes her fan following which she had, following her immediate success in her first movie. She didn't succumb to all these forces though she wanted or demanded she be cast opposite her hub she got married to while "MAINE PYAR KIYA" was still breaking all the records and making waves.

While she was given two three films as she demanded, Bollywood saw the end of a talented actress that she was.

AYESHA JULKA

2011-02-07T05:38:00.000-08:00

Ayesha Jhulka was born on 28 Jul in KASHMIR, spent a bit of her childhood there along with her sis Aparna and later shifted the family to Bombay for their education settling down there in the end. After her education, Ayesha, in pursuit of her career, had stepped into the modelling arena for a short period before becoming an actress in the Bollywood.
The cutie-faced LEO babe has got all the capabilities in her to act taking everything in her stride whichever comes her way and she's had in her kit a few hit films too. Ayesha's dairy of her co-stars in her films includes all in the top ten in the Bollywood giving her a feeling and making her career in the field worth of satisfaction and pride. And in fact, she's had a career so bright in comparision with others' that she's there to exhibit her capabilities and has yet to produce the best in her. The Bollywood's got to watch her.

All in all, Ayesha has acted in above 35 films and with the renowned actors of the Bollywood.

Fan mail address:
Ayesha Jhulka
102 Tirupati Apts.,
Andheri (W),
Mumbai 400 061

Anushka Sharma

2011-02-07T05:33:00.000-08:00

Anushka Sharma a 5'9" tall Bengaluru based elite model, the most promising Hindi film actress is currently the hottest and the newest sensation in bollywood. Anushka Sharma has gifted with a pretty face, is the girl who got a golden chance to make her debut in a Yashraj Film.

The model-turned-actress, refreshing beauty, was born on May 1, 1988 to an army based family in Bangalore. Her father is a highly ranked Army Officer and her mother is a housewife. She has one elder brother. She studied in Army School and then excelled to achieve a graduation specialized in arts from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She is currently studying for a degree in economics at Mount Carmel.

Right from a young age, Sharma wished to make it big in the glamor world. With moral support from her parents, a confident Anushka got herself enrolled in Elite Modelling Agency. She was groomed by renowned style consultant Prasad Bidapa, who met her when she was just 13. Bidapa admits that Anushka always had the quality to be a star.

Anushka, 19 year old teenager, was a small time model from Bangalore. During the last Fashion Week, Anushka was one of the models picked for Wendell Roderick’s finale. He spotted her while she was moving around in a clothes showroom in Bangalore. Their chance meeting resulted in her moving to Mumbai. She began her modeling career at the Lakme Fashion Week and was a show-stopper at Wendell Rodricks Les Vamps Show. Within a year she became a sensational model in India, and was picked to be Wendell Rodricks's finale model at the Spring Summer '07 Collection. Since then the demure looking model has done campaigns for Silk & Shine, Whisper, Nathella Jewelry and Fiat Palio.

Soon Anushka Sharma's refreshing beauty and her vibrant gait has attracted the attention of a renowned bollywood filmmaker Aditya Chopra. In 2008, she played the female lead role in the Bollywood film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Anushka who has been a ramp model has never had any acting experience but the actress says she did not have to give retakes, "The longest retake was the scene where we both had to elope and I had to cry. I had cried so much during the rehearsals that when the actual shot was ready I did not have tears in my eyes," says the debutant. The actress who has signed a three film contract with Aditya Chopra including Ra Ne Bana Di Jodi has not signed any other film as she is bound by the contract.

The actress who has had a crush on Shahrukh Khan says she was stunned when she got the offer. "My joy knew no bounds when I knew it was my dream hero" she says. Speaking about Shahrukh Khan, the debutant says , "Shahrukh was the most amazing experience of my life. He is so dedicated towards his work and a gem of a person. I have learnt a lot of things from him. I just couldn't get over our first meeting. I expected him to be cool and stylist but what I saw was the Surinder Sahni on sets and I couldn' take my eyes off him. But he sensed my discomfort and immediately put me at ease Everday when we used to start shooting the first sentence he would begin with was 'be comfortable'."

Hot bollywood actress Anushka Sharma is pursuing her graduation studies in economics through correspondence studies as she is too busy with her modeling assignments and acting career. Anushka Sharma is a trained bharatnatyam dancer but had to enroll herself with Shaimak Davar's to brush her dancing skills. The Bangalore based girl is aware that she hails from the same town as Deepika Padukone . "What amuses me is that I have been quizzed umpteen number of times about my boyfriend. I have yet to find one" she laughs.

Anushka Sharma Profile in a nutshell:

Name : Anushka Sharma
Height : 5'9"
Debut Film : Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Birth Date: May 1, 1988
Birth Place: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Amrita Rao

2011-02-07T05:27:00.000-08:00

The model turned actress Amrita Rao was born on June 17, 1981 in Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family in Chitrapur, Karnataka. Amrita Rao has started her career as a model, her acting debut with bollywood flick, Ab Ke Baras (2002). She speaks English, Marathi, Konkani and Hindi.

Amrita Rao attended C.G High School in Mumbai,and later enrolled in Sophia College to pursue a degree in psychology. While studying there, she auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. To her surprise she was selected amongst 60 other contestants. After that, she got many offers and became one of the most sought-after models in India within an year.

Amrita Rao was picked up for the close up ad which brought her the much wanted fame. Within months she became the model for the top brands of the country. She modelled for fetched her recognition. Within 18 months, she was the face that promoted Major Brands such as Clean & Clear Face Wash, Pantene Hair Wash, Wringly Chewing Gum, Domino's Pizza, Anne French, HMT Watches. Apart from this she also did a number of South indian commercial ads. With this she did Cadbury's Perk and the Bru coffee ad. Amrita Rao appearance in Cadbury’s Perk Karwa Chaut ad and the Bru Coffee advertisement helped her receive offers from film directors in Bollywood. As she wanted to complete her education, she refused them. After earning a degree in psychology, she began her profession as an actress, working in films.

Though Amrita Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras, she has gained recognition after the success of her film, Ishq Vishk (released in 2003), in which her portrayal as Payal earned her the girl-next door image. Success followed for her in 2004 with films like Masti and Main Hoon Na.

Amrita Rao made her debut in Tollywood, with the Telugu hit Athidhi opposite Mahesh Babu. On a personal note Amrita likes watching Sajid Khan's shows and reading books. She is also a passionate reader of short stories, especially by Jeffery Archer. She is a very kind hearted person who hates being selfish to people. She wants to be a social worker and help te mentally challenged kids.

Filmography:

2002 - Ab Ke Baras
2002 - The Legend of Bhagat Singh
2003 - Ishq Vishk (Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award)
2004 - Masti Aanchal Mehta
2004 - Main Hoon Na (Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award)
2004 - Deewaar Radhika
2005 - Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi
2005 - Shikhar Madhvi
2006 - Pyare Mohan
2006 - Vivah (Dubbed into Telugu as Parinayam )
2007 - Heyy Babyy
2007 - Athidhi (Telugu film)
2008 - My Name is Anthony Gonsalves
2008 - Shaurya
2008 - Welcome to Sajjanpur
2008 - Victory
2008 - Shortcut

Facts:

Name: Amrita Rao
Date of Birth: 7th June 1981
Place of Birth: Chitrapur, India
Nationality: Indian
Religion: Hinduism
Mother tongue: Konkani
Star sign: Gemini
High School: CG High School

HER MUST-HAVES

Her Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Her Drink: Nariyal Paani
Her Outfit: Jeans and kurti tops
Her TV Show: All Sajid Khan shows
Her Accessory: Belts and earrings

FAVORITES

Favorite Colour: Pink and beige
Favorite Designer: Jerry D'Souza
Favorite Restaurant: The Marriot, Little Italy and Legacy of China
Favorite Actors: Raj Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Mahesh Babu and Hrithik Roshan
Favorite Actresses: Nargis and Shabana Azmi
HOT STUFF! (Credit: Indiatimes)
Hottest TV Show: Jhalak Dikhla Jaa
Hottest Youth Icon: Sunidhi Chauhan
Hottest Artiste: Himesh Reshammiya
Hottest Fragrance: Raat ki rani
Hottest Hangout: ?Out Of The Blue? at Pali Hill
Hottest Hunk: Hrithik Roshan

Amrita Singh

2011-02-07T05:19:00.000-08:00

Amrita Singh, now retired from the Bollywood after getting married to actorSaif Ali Khan, was born on 9 Feb. Prior to her wedding bells, Amrita had a flamboyant filmi-career in the Bollywood acting with the top heroes in her time - a few of her actors are still in the top ten of the Wood - and she had smash hit films at the box office too.

Amrita, petnamed Dingy, had retired from films at a time when she was destined to be NO 1 among the heroines but she's got no regrets as she's so happy with her family - a handsome hubby Saif Ali Khan and a pretty little babe Sarah.

Amrita Arora

2011-02-07T05:08:00.000-08:00

Model-turned-actress, MTV VJ, 5' 4 1/2" tall,Mumbai girl, Maliaka Arora's sister, Amrita Arora was born on January 31. Amrita started her career as a model and gradually moved into being a video jockey. She was featured in ads such as Ponds,Elle 18, After Smoke, Sunsilk fruitamins etc. She is now making it big by hosting shows such as MTV House full and Mtv Chillout On Mtv India.

Her first debut film was Kitne Door Kitne Paas. The industry noticed her after this film. Now she has couple of offers in her hand and she says that she is always following her sister Maliaka 's footsteps. Her memorable experience is Winning the MTV VJ hunt.

Amisha Patel

2011-02-07T05:00:00.000-08:00

Amisha Patel, the heartthrob to the Indian film was born on 9th June 1979. A gold-medallist in Economics from the State University of Boston.Started filmi career with KAHO NAA PYAAR HAI, a super hit movie. Ameesha is a gorgeous looking girl who will charm her way into the audience's heart with her twinkling eyes and effervescent smile.

Started Amisha is a person who is committed to doing good projects as she is not in films for the lure of fame and fortune, what with her coming from a very affluent background herself. Her grandfather was the famous Rajni Patel, the man who was none less than the right hand of Mrs. IndiraGandhi.

She very candidly admits that a heroine does not have much to do in a film unless she has carved a niche for herself in the market.

Aditi Govitrikar

2011-02-07T04:53:00.001-08:00

Doctor(gynaecologist) turned Model, Mrs.World 2001, Actress, wife, mother, 5'7" tall, Aditi Govitrikar, hails from a small town of Panvel just outside Bombay. Aditi Govitrikar, a cute looking girl, eldest of three children, comes from a very orthodox, Maharashtrian Brahmin family. However,She got married her all time Sweet heart, muslim, Dr. Muzaffal Lakdawala.

Aditi Govitrikar has appeared in a number of ads and music videos.Her first modeling assignment came from Ponds. The Gladrags supermodel contest in 1997 was the break she needed. She is on learning and experiencing new things, that she’s considering securing a PG degree in cosmetology. She is certainly one of the most amazing personalities rising on the Bollywood horizon.

AISHWARYA RAI

2011-02-07T04:24:00.000-08:00

Aishwarya Rai, the angel and the queen of the Bollywood, was born on 1 st Nov 1973 in INDIA. Ash, the scorpion, has got the looks of an angel and a beauty that she is with lovely green eyes and blonde auburn style and she just walks like JOHN WAYNE at 5'7.5" of height. She's got a charm and wit which won her the Ms WORLD crown and glory and she kills you with her dress sense.

Ash's family consists of her mom Brindyaand her bro Aditya. Ash's speech skills are great and she's well-versed in English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and French.

Ash, as she's known around the world, has an amazing grace in her personality that no sooner than she's given her career in the modelling arena up is she the NO 1 in the Bollywood. It's not just the grace in her which did her the magic but behind all these achievements lie her skills, determination, dedication to the art and an undying love for the state - INDIA which drove her to let the goods.

Ash, prior to her life as a model and her debut into the Bollywood, was a first class pupil of architecture while in college and was so unhappy to leave it when forced to oblige to the demands for her participation in MS WORLD competition which she strode ahead to win in the end and so the pride for INDIA.

The greatest thing about Ash is - she all the way tries and looks forward to giving out the best in her and one has to watch her as she moves in to dance.

Watch her in Subhash Ghai's "Taal". She's Breath-Takingly Outstanding and Superb.

And to say about her acting capabilities, she's a hit and she's got the credibility for that in the Bollywood. Watch her movie - "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam".

Ash is everyone's dream gal in INDIA. Of course, she's had her fan association spread beyond INDIA too becoz off the screen, she participates and gets involved in a lot of social and cultural activities striving for the cause of INDIA.

Fan mail address:
Aishwarya Rai
Ramlaxmi Niwas,
19th Road, Khar,
Mumbai 400 052