Aarti Chabriya

Aarti Chabriyaborn November 21, 1982 is an Indian Bollywood actress and model.She is fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi and Gujarati. In 1999 she won the prestigious title of Miss India Worldwide.She debuted in a Hindi movie Lajja.Latest Films: Kisse Pyaar Karoon, Milenge Milenge, Team - The Force Aarti Chabriya photos Aarti Chabriya pictures

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai (Photos)Date of Birth1 November 1973, Mangalore, Karnataka, India Birth NameAishwarya Krishnaraj Rai NicknameAsh Gullu The Queen of Bollywood Height5' 7" (1.70 m) Mini BiographyBorn into a traditional south Indian family, Aishwarya rai started modeling at a young age. This green-blue-eyed beauty appeared in advertisements for many prestigious firms; the ones that brought her into the limelight were the garden sari and the Pepsi ad. Crowned Miss India 1994 runner-up, she was a hot favorite in the run for miss world title, which she won, her beauty and charm made her India's darling. Ash stormed into the Indian movie industry, where she has proven herself a brilliant & genuine actress. Her performance in Iruvar (1997) was critically acclaimed, and she won the Screen best female debutant award for her role in ...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997). She was adored in movies like Taal, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, her item number in 'Bunty & Bubbly' had sent waves of rhythm across the nation. With her successful Bollywood movies & prestigious Hollywood projects lined up for release it is impossible to ignore this Indian diva in international scenes.Aishwarya rai was an architecture student before she entered modeling as her part-time job. She was best known for her Pepsi commercial with Mahima Chaudhry. With her green-grey eyes, she was already approached by big names in India's film industry, where they offered her starring roles. She rejected the film offers since she aimed to be an architect. However, fate had other things in store for her after she was crowned Miss World 1994. Soon after her winning, again she received offers to star in movies. In Southern India, she was best known for her role as Madhumita/Veishnavi in Jeans (1998) and as Meenakshi in Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000). She won the Filmfare Award for best actress for her performance in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) as Ajay Devgan's wife who is in love with another man. She also won rave reviews for her performance as a rape victim in Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000).Aishwarya Rai (Ash) is one of Bollywood's pre-eminent leading ladies. This Indian darling burst upon the world stage when her striking beauty, poise and commanding intelligence won her the Miss World crown in 1994. This former architecture major soon became one of India's most famous models landing a prestigious Pepsi campaign and appearing in Vogue Magazine. India's top Bollywood directors were soon lining up to work with Ash. Her film debut in Mani Rathnam's 'Iruvar' (1997) received critical acclaim and her performance in Aur Paar Ho Gaya' (1997) directed by Rahul Rawail garnered her the Best Female Debutante Award. In 2000 she was awarded Best Actress by FilmFare and Zee Cine for her work in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", in that same year, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her special appearance in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein (2000). In 2001 Ash was nominated for FilmFare's Best Actress Award for Satish Kaushik's "Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai".Ash's star continued to rise in 2002 working again with Sajay Leela Bhansali in 'Devdas'. 'Devdas' is the most ambitious and most successful film in Bollywood history. It became the first Bollywood picture to ever receive a special screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival and broke box-office records in India and the United States.2003 brought even more exciting opportunities. Ash became the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. She is also the latest member of the elite L'Oreal Dream Team, joining beauties Catherine Deneuve & Andie MacDowell as their international ambassador. She graced the covers of India Today and the prestigious TIME Magazine. Time Magazine has also listed her on their list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World Today". She has graced numerous covers worldwide including USA, UK, China, Russia, Israel, United Emerites, Italy, Spain and France. Ash was also listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's annual "Hot List", Hello Magazine's Most Attractive Women in the World", Stuff Magazine, FHM magazine, V-Life from Variety Magazine, GQ Magazine, New York Times Magazine, Harper's & Queen and countless others.2004 saw Aishwarya take on the leading role in her first English language film for Gurinder Chadha in "Bride & Prejudice". She also became the first Indian female to be immortalized in wax at the world famous Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London.With over 17,000 websites dedicated to her, Ash finally launched her "Official Website" www.AishwaryaWorld.com2005 started with appearances on "60 Minutes", "David Letterman Show" and the most watched television program in the world the "Oprah Winfrey Show". Aishwarya's career continues to grow even stronger - she will soon be seen in Mistress of Spices for director Paul Berges, Jag Mundhra's Provoked, Sanjay Gadhvi's Dhoom 2 and legendary film producer Dino De Laurentiis's The Last Legion opposite Colin Firth and Sir Ben Kingsley. The Queen of Bollywood is already becoming the talk of tinseltown and is currently in negotiations on two major motion pictures.SpouseAbhishek Bachchan (20 April 2007 - present)

Asin Thottumkal

Asin Thottumkal - Asin born October 26, 1985 is an award-winning Indian film actress who appears in various regional Indian movies. She is among the most popular actresses in the film industry.Making her acting debut in Sathyan Anthikkad's Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001), Asin had her first commercial success with Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003, and won a Filmfare Award for the Best Telugu Actress for the film.After a number of critically and commercially successful films, she received her second South Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in her second Tamil film, Ghajini (2005). She played the lead female roles in two consecutive top grossers, Ghajini (2005) which is her biggest commercial success to date, and the action comedy Varalaru (2006) and this way has established herself as one of the most prominent leading actresses of South Indian cinema. More recently, Asin has been making a debut in Bollywood, in Ghajini, the remake of its Tamil namesak.Early life and backgroundAsin was a business woman before coming to the acting career.CareerAsin Thottumkal debuted in the Malayalam film Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Her breakthrough as an actress came with her first Telugu language film when she played the role of a Tamil girl in the successful Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja.Initially many in the Tamil industry considered her to be a jinx as the initial movies she signed in Tamil were either canceled, delayed or faced financial problems. Although she signed Ullam Ketkumae as her first Tamil film, her first release was M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi which was a remake of her Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi. The movie went on to be one of the biggest hits in 2004 and introduced Asin to Kollywood.Her movie Ghajini with Surya, which was released both in Tamil and Telugu, was a box office hit in both industries. She has become famous since then and went on to win the Filmfare Best Actress Award South for her role in Ghajini. Many movies followed and Asin played opposite some popular actors in South Indian Cinema, among them Surya, Vijay, Vikram and Ajith, with whom she starred in Pokiri with Vijay, Gharshana with Venkatesh, and Varalaru& Aalwar with Ajith Kumar.Asin is also brand ambassador for various products including Fairever, Tanishq, BIG 92.7 FM, Spinz, Parachute, Colgate and Mirinda. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars.She rejected Surya's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal even after being offered three songs as she thought her role in the movie had not much scope. Her part went to Bhumika Chawla. She had previously opted out of Madhavan's Thambi due to tight scheduling.Her next movie for release Dasavathaaram opposite Kamal Haasan and it will be dubbed in 8 languages including Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Marathi and Hindi.PersonalShe started her schooling in Naval Public School, Kochin. She has completed her B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa's College, Kochi. She has shifted from her home town Kochi to Chennai, where she stays on Harrington Road. Before becoming an actress, she was a part-time model and a businesswoman.

Amisha Patel

Amisha Patel - born June 9, 1976, also known as Ameesha Patel is an Indian Bollywood actress. Making her acting debut in the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), Patel won critical praise for her performance in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, which became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema. She would subsequently star in a number of films, most of which proved unsuccessful at the box office. However, her performance in the 2006 film Ankahee, received critical recognition, and she followed it with a supporting role in the hit Bhool Bhulaiyaa.BiographyAmisha Patel is the daughter of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, sister of Ashmit Patel and the granddaughter of the famous Indian lawyer Rajni Patel. Her name is a blend of the first three letters of her father's name Amit and the last three letters of her mother's name Asha.She graduated from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. She then worked for Morgan Stanley. After returning to India she joined Satyadev Dubey's theatre group and began acting in plays, but only after receiving permission from her conservative parents.Reportedly, she has broken up with five year long time boyfriend, Vikram Bhatt.CareerPatel made her acting debut with Rakesh Roshan's Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai. The film was the biggest hit of the year, and made her a star overnight, earning her awards for Best Debut at a number of award ceremonies.[4] She next appeared in the cross-border romance, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, alongside Sunny Deol. The film went on to become the top grossing film of the year, as well as the biggest hit of the 21st century, earning RS 973 million In India.[5] Set during the 1947 Indo-Pakistani conflicts, it featured Patel as Sakina, a Muslim girl who finds refuge in Deol's house during the riots, and subsequently falls for him. Her performance was praised, and won her the Filmfare Special Performance Award.These successes were followed by a series of films that flopped at the box-office. In Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar (2002), she played the role of a successful singer who was abandoned by her mother at the time of her birth. In Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai (2002), she plays a career-oriented girl who rejects the advances of the hero. In Humraaz (2002) she played the selfish girlfriend of Akshaye Khanna, who marries Bobby Deol to grab his wealth -- but, seeing Bobby's honesty, her character surrendered to him. In 2005 she starred opposite Hollywood actor Tobey Stephens in the historical epic film Mangal Pandey: The Rising where she played the role of a widow who gets rescued from committing Sati by a British man.After many flop films in 2006, Amisha finally had another hit in October 2007 with the hit movie Bhool Bhulaiyaa where she played the role of a rejected adopted girl.Amisha's next release is Yash Raj Films' Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic in which she's co-starring Rani Mukerji and Saif Ali Khan. Both Amisha and Rani are playing pivotal roles opposite Saif Ali Khan.She has also signed onto two big projects, one opposite Govinda titled Do Lucky, and another opposite Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt titled Chatur Singh Two Star. Both are comedies.Awards and nominationsWinner2000, Kalashree "Sensational Discovery" for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai 2000, Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai 2000, Sansui Viewers Choice Award "Best Debut / Face of the Year" for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai 2001, Filmfare Special Performance Award for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha 2001, 32nd Annual Filmgoers, Best Actress for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha 2002, Sansui Jury Award for Best Actress Gadar: Ek Prem KathaNominated2001, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha 2002, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Humraaz 2002, Samsung IIFA "Best Actress", Humraaz 2006, Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actress, Ankahee Amisha Patel, Amisha Patel photos, Amisha Patel pictures

Aditi Govitrikar

Aditi Govitrikar- Aditi Gowitrikar is an Indian model, actress and a physician. She was born on January 1, 1967. She was selected Mrs. World in 2001 (held on December 2000). She is also known by her married name, Dr. Sarah Muffazal Lakdawala. Aditi Gowitrikar is a gynaecologist by profession. However, she started her career as a model after winning the Gladrags contest in 1996. She has done notable roles in many Hindi and South Indian-language films and has also done commercials with several major companies including Coca Cola. She is married to Dr. Muffazal Lakdawalla, whom she met at college. The couple married in 1998, after dating for seven years. They have a daughter Kiara, who was born in 1999. The couple had another baby recently in May 2007. She has won the following prominent beauty contests: Asian Super Model Contest(1997) Gladrags Contest Mrs. World (2001) Screen appearances Filmography 16 December Baaz: A Bird in Danger Dhund (The Fog) Paheli Soch Thammudu (Telugu) Manoranjan (Manoranjan) Music videos Baarish ho rahi hai (By Anu Malik) Kabhi to nazar milao (By Adnan Sami) Dhuan dhuan (By Vikas Bhalla) Kad Detti Jaan (By Govinda Ahuja) Advertisements 502 Pataka Tea Chunky Chaat Masala Clinic All Clear Coca-Cola Eureka Forbes Keo Karpin Hair Oil Phillips Pond's Shopper's Stop She has also appeared on the Indian Elle magazine's cover in 1999 with her stomach exposed (she was about seven months pregnant at the time). Aditi Gowitrikar did her schooling in Barns High School Panvel and was year 12 topper from Art Science and Commerce college in Panvel. She did her MBBS from Grant Medical college and her sister Kirti (Arzoo) Gowitrikar also attended the same school as her. Aditi has a younger brother Alpan(Mausam) Gowitrikar who is 9 years younger than her.

Amrita Arora

Amrita Arora - born 31 January 1978 is an Indian Bollywood actress.Early lifeArora was born in Mumbai, India to a Malayali mother, Joyce Polycarp and a Punjabi father, Anil Arora. she is the sister of Malaika Arora. Her brother-in-law is Arbaaz Khan, the brother of Salman Khan. She was romantically linked to Kevin Otter, Upen Patel and Ashmit Patel. She also dated the English cricketer Usman Afzaal.CareerShe made her debut opposite Fardeen Khan with the film Kitne Door Kitne Paas which was not successful at the box office. Her first successful movie was Awara Paagal Deewana. A series of flop followed, among them the controversial Girlfriend (2004) opposite Isha Koppikar, a movie about a lesbian relationship. Her latest release was Fight Club: Member's Only(2006 Film) produced by Sohail,Arbaaz's brother. She appeared on the show Koffee with Karan, hosted by Karan Johar with her sister.Her next movies will be Deha, Jeet: Feel the Force, all to be released in 2006. In 2007, Red -The Dark Side released starring Aftab Sivdastani, Celina Jaitley and Amrita Arora. There was a controversy over the twenty-seven minute sex scene. Red received mixed reviews at the Box Office. Her upcoming film Raakh will release this august in which she will be paired with Sohail. She made a special appearance in Farah Khan's latest film Om Shanti Om in a song named deewangi along with her sister & brother inlaw.FilmographyKitne Door Kitne Paas (2002) ... Karishma Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) ... Mona Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (2003) ... Priti Zameen (2003) ... Special appearance in the song, Pyar Tera Delli Ki Sardi Shart: The Challenge (2004) ... Sarayu Girlfriend (2004) ... Sapna Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) ... Romi (Special appearance) Rakht: What If You Can See the Future (2004) ... Natasha Raakh (2006) ... (post-production) Deha (2006) ... (post-production) Fight Club - Members Only (2006) Red: The Dark Side (2007) Heyy Babyy (2007) ... Special appearance in the song Heyy Babyy Speed (2007) Om Shanti Om ... Special appearance in the song, Deewangi Deewangi Jeet: Feel the Force (2007) ... (post-production) Hello (2007) Heroes (2008) Golmaal Returns(2008) Amrita Arora, Amrita Arora photos, Amrita Arora pictures