sonali bendre

Sonali Bendre was born 1 January 1975 is an Indian actress and model. She has starred in Bollywood films mostly but has acted in a few Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She is also one of the four judges of Indian Idol season 4. Bendre has three sisters. She studied in Bangalore and Mumbai in Kendriya Vidyalaya and Holy Cross High School Thane. While she was growing up, she was a quiet child who loved to read. She was so cute and everybody loved her.On November 12, 2002 she married film producer/director Goldie Behl, a close friend of Abhishek Bachchan. On August 9, 2005 she gave birth to a son, Ranvir, at Breach Candy Hospital. Bendre started out as a model before being selected for the "Star Dust Talent Search". She was invited to Bombay and received training from a variety of top actors and performers of the Indian film industry. Her first role was in Aag (1994) opposite Govinda. Though she initially struggled to be a successful actress, she was eventually given critical acclaim for her performances in films like Bhai (1997), Sarfarosh, Zakhm, Duplicate, Kadhalar Dhinam (Tamil film), Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999), Tera Mera Saath Rahey and Anaahat (2003) among many others. She is also known for being one of the few actresses who acted opposite all top four Khans (Aamir, Shahrukh, Saif and Salman.) She has also starred opposite some of the other biggest names in bollywood such as Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor.Next to her well-received performances, she was also recognized as a graceful dancer through films like Bombay, Lajja and Major Saab to name a few. She is frequently listed as one of the top most beautiful Bollywood actress.Bendre is set to star in the theatre in a play called, Aap Ki Soniya. She also hosted a dance show on television named "Kya Masti Kya Dhoom....!" and now she is going to be one of the judges of Indian Idol in Sony Entertainment television.In 2003, she made a special appearance as Shah Rukh Khan's doctor in Kal Ho Naa Ho (produced by Karan Johar, which also starred Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta. She also hosted the 50th Filmfare Awards with Saif Ali Khan and Farida Jalal on February 26, 2005. She is currently a judge on Indian Idol

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Kim sharma

Kim Michelle Sharma was born January 21, 1980 is a Bollywood actress and modelKim Michelle Sharma (born January 21, 1980) is a Bollywood actress and model Kim Sharma was born in Ahmednagar, India. Her father is a businessman and her mother a housewife.She was dating Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, but now they have parted ways. Sharma's cousin is the actor, Arjun Rampal. Sharma first started her career with modelling, she is also the brand ambassador of Olay in India.Sharma caught the eye of producer Aditya Chopra, and he signed her on his next directorial venture titled Mohabbatein. The film also marked the launch of five othernewcomers, Uday Chopra, Jugal Hansraj, Jimmy Shergill, Shamita Shetty and Preeti Jhangiani. Mohabbatein also starred superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. It was a huge hit and started Kim's career in Bollywood.Her seven years in the industry have been disappointing, as she has not had a hit since Mohabbatein.

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Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, India. She is a well-known Bollywood actress who has also appeared in few Tamil films and a former beauty queen, who was crowned Miss UniversSushmita was born in a Bengali family to Shubeer Sen, a forme Indian Air Force Wing Commander and Subhra Sen who worked as a fashion artist and jewelery designer. She has a brother, Rajeev Sen and a sister, Neelam Sen. She was born St.Theresa's hospital Hyderabad, and grew up in New Delhi. She attended school at Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute studying English, and had career plans in journalism. She has been linked romantically to several people. In 2000, she adopted a girl, Renee, as a single mother After her reign as Miss Universe was over, Sushmita became an actress. Her first movie, Dastak was in 1996, where she played the victim of a stalker, that didn't do well at the box office. Her subsequent Tamil film Ratchagan, was a huge hit However, it was two years later that her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner. She received critical acclaim and Box Office success for film Aankhen.So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na, in which she starred as Shahrukh Khan's love interest. Later on, she played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower, called Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Her most recent movies include Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006) opposite Naomi Campbell, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007) and the recently announced Dulha Mil Gaya (2007) opposite Shahrukh Khan.

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Urmila Madonkar

Urmila was born on February 4 1974 in Mumbai Maharashtra India is an Indian Bollywood actress.Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in earnest two decades later with Narasimha (1991). She established herself as a popular actress of mainstream Hindi cinema with her roles in films like Rangeela (1995), Judaai and Satya (1998), all of which earned her Filmfare nominations. These roles contributed to a change in her public persona, where she was known for her intense style and dancing skills, and was frequently featured in the Indian media as a sex symbol. She subsequently went on to show her psychological acting abilities, and has delivered a range of critically acclaimed performances. Among these included her roles as a psychopath in Kaun (1999), an obsessive lover in Pyaar Tune Kya Kia (2001), a ghost-possessed woman in Bhoot (2003), and a merciless avenger in Ek Hasina Thi (2004). For her performance in Bhoot, she won her first Filmfare Award under the Best Performer category, as well as several other awards for Best actress at a number of award ceremonies. She followed it with roles in art and independent films, such as Tehzeeb (2003), Pinja (2003), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005) and Bas Ek Pal (2006).

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Esha Deol

Esha Deol, was born November 2 1982 is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of the famous couple of Bollywood, Dharmendra and Hema Malini Esha is the eldest daughter of Dharmendra and Hema Malini. She is part Punjabi (Sikh) and part Hindu-Tamil. She is the half-sister of Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.Besides working in movies, Esha is an accomplished Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancer and National Level football player. She speaks Tamil fluently with her mother Hema Malini and sister Ahana Deol. Esha's portrayal of a notorious and vengeful ghost in Ram Gopal Verma's Darling (2007) was praised all over and applauded with positive reviews. Taran Adarsh from indiaFM noted that, " Esha Deol is excellent in a role that’s nothing short of a challenge. It would’ve boomeranged had it been entrusted to any inferior actor, but Esha is in terrific form here. This should be the turning point in her career. "She is set to star in her mother's next directorial venture with Rekha and Abhishek Bachchan and also a film in which her mother and her will be starring together in for the first time.

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Tanushree dutta

Tanushree Dutta was born 19 March 1979 is an Indian film actress and model. She won the Femina Miss India title in 2004 at 25.Tanushree Dutta was born and raised in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand state (then Bihar), and did her graduation in commerce from Brihan Maharashtra COllege of Commerce in Pune, Maharashtra. She is Bengali. She won the Femina Miss India title in 2004, and placed among the top ten in the Miss Universe 2004 pageant held in Quito, Ecuador.She debuted in Bollywood in 2005. She worked on two films simultaneously Chocolate and Aashiq Banaya Apne. Chocolate was intended to be her debut film, however its release was preceded by Aashiq Banaya Apne'.

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Rani Mukerji

Rani was born on March 21, 1978, is an award winning Indian film actress who works in Bollywood movies. Making her acting debut with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1996), Mukerji had her first commercial success with Karan Johar's romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), her biggest hit so far, and won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in the film. She later starred in many films, most of which fared below expectations. She re-invented her image with Saathiya (2002), which was commercially and critically successful. In 2004, her performances in the hit Hum Tum and the critically acclaimed Yuva earned her the Best Actress and the Best Supporting Actress awards at the Filmfare, making her the first actress to win two major awards in the same year. She received unanimous praise for her role as a deaf-blind girl in the film Black (2005), as well as many awards for her memorable performance, establishing herself as a leading actress in Bollywood

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