Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Mandakini


Mandakini (born 1969, as Janki Roy) is a former Bollywood actress. She had a brief, but controversial career in Hindi movies and was rumoured to have a close relationship with Dubai-based gangster, Dawood Ibrahim

Mandakini became a household name after her first movie itself. At the age of 16, she was cast in the lead role in Raj Kapoor's 1985 movie, Ram Teri Ganga Maili opposite his youngest son, Rajiv Kapoor. The movie was a hit, and it caused a huge stir because of two scenes - one in which Mandakini bathes in a waterfall wearing only a flimsy white saree through which her breasts were clearly visible, and another in which she was shown breast-feeding a child. Some critics claimed that the scenes were vulgar and exploitative, and were used to get around the Indian Film Censor Board's stringent rules against pornography. Raj Kapoor defended the inclusion of the scenes stating that they were tasteful.

Mandakini also acted in a few more successful films, such as Dance Dance, with Mithun Chakraborty and Pyaar Karke Dekho with Govinda, but never managed to recreate the success of her first movie.

In 1994, photographs began circulating of Mandakini in the presence of dreaded gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Rumours had already been doing the rounds that the two were an item, and these only served to fuel them. One of the theories put forward was that Ibrahim, who was known to have a keen interest in Bollywood and had even financed movies, had pressured Raj Kapoor into casting Mandakini, who was actually his mistress. Later, it was reported that she had even moved to Dubai to be with him.

Mandakini vehemently denied all rumours linking her to Dawood. While she admitted to knowing him and being on friendly terms with him, she claimed that they did not know each other personally, let alone being a couple. She also pointed out that she had been married to R. Thakur, a doctor in Mumbai, and even gave birth to a son in 1995.

However, the rumours never ceased. In fact, the theories grew more and more complicated. One such theory was that Mandakini was not, in fact, involved with Dawood, but with his brother Anees, whom she had secretly married. It was also rumoured that she had had a son from one of the brothers who was being brought up in the USA.

In the midst of all this controversy, Mandakini's career suffered a serious setback. She quit movies after Zordaar in 1996, and has lived in Mumbai since, with her husband and son. Since then, she has made attempts to reinvent herself. She released two pop music albums - No Vacancy and Shambala - neither of which was a success. Currently, she runs classes in Tibetan yoga and is reportedly a follower of the Dalai Lama.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Mamta Mohandas


Mamta Mohandas (born 1985 in Bahrain) is a popular film actress. She attended the Indian School, Bahrain till 2002.

Mamta, who originally hails from Kozhikode, Kerala, grew up in Bahrain and is currently undertaking a degree at Mount Carmel, Bangalore. Before films, Mamta was modelling for quite some time, doing both print ads for such names as IBM and Kalyan Kendra and on the ramp for the Mysore Maharajah and Raymonds.

Mamta is trained in Karnatic and Hindustani music. She will be seen making her playback singing debut in Devi Sri Prasad's Rakhi directed by Krishna Vamsi

Mamta débuted in the Malayalam film Mayookham in 2005 directed by Hariharan. Although the film did not do well at the box-office, Mamta attracted attention for her sensitive portrayal. Her breakthrough was the role of Mammootty's sister in the successful Bus Conductor.

She then acted with Suresh Gopi in Adhbutam and Lanka and Jayaram in Madhuchandralekha. She was later roped in to play heroine in Keerthi Chakra with Mohan Lal, but opted out later due to date problems.

Mamta has recently signed a Tamil language film entitled Sivapathigaram opposite Vishal Reddy to be directed by Karu Pazhaniappan. Recently, she was approached by renowned Telugu producer, M.S. Raju to do the role of the heroine in his upcoming Telugu film, Hare Rama Hare Krishna opposite Mahesh Babu. Mamta has also signed her next Malayalam film tentatively titled Baba Kalyani opposite Mohan Lal to be directed by Shaji Kailas. Her next project titled Yamadonga opposite NTR Jr. directed by Rajamouli commences in December. Meanwhile, her first song titled Rakhee with music director Devi Sri Prasad got launched and is at No.1 on Telugu charts. Her Malayalam film Lanka got dubbed into Telugu and is titled Pokiri Pilla.

Mamta Mukhund Kulkarni


Mamta Mukhund Kulkarni was born on 20 April 1972 in Mumbai. She is a former Bollywood Actress. She currently lives in New York City.

She gained fame after posing topless (but with her arms crossed over her breasts) for a photograph that appeared on the cover of Stardust, a popular Indian film magazine in September, 1993. She was charged under India's obscenity laws, and found herself under attack from both conservative religious groups, and women's groups. The outspoken actress lashed out at protesters, calling them hypocrites.

Kulkarni was finally convicted in July 2000, and fined Rs 15,000. However, this caused yet another controversy because she appeared in court in a burqa to evade photographers, which led to death threats and protests from the local Islamic community.

Unfortunately for her, Kulkarni's career was not a happy one. Her detractors claim that she could never fit into the class-conscious industry because of her inability to speak fluent English. However, the other view is that the actress's brazen outspokenness antagonised her colleagues. Kulkarni, who spoke with a broad Marathi accent, was reportedly taunted as being a 'vern' (a derogatory term, short for vernacular) by some assumedly well-heeled actresses. Press interviews in which she attacked other actresses, and was attacked in return, worsened the matter further.

At the same time, she continued to be dogged by controversy. In 1997, she was reportedly paid a large amount to perform at a private function by a legislator from Bihar, who was later arrested after investigations into the Fodder Scam case. Kulkarni was interrogated, but she denied any knowledge of the legislator's antecedents

Kulkarni made her Bollywood film debut in the 1992 movie Tiranga. In 1993 she starred opposite Saif Ali Khan in Aashiq Awara which won her a Filmfare Lux New Face Award . She went to appear in more films such as Karan Arjun (1995), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995) and Baazi (1995) which did well at the box office. However most of her roles involved only a little more than being a love interest to the leading man of the films or glamourous song-and-dance sequences, in keeping with her status as a sex symbol.

Kulkarni had expressed regret at being typecast as an item girl. Her luck seemed to have changed when Rajkumar Santoshi, in whose earlier movie Ghatak she had a cameo appearance, cast her as the female lead in his 1998 movie China Gate, an ambitious remake of The Magnificent Seven. In a deglamourised role and sharing screen space with some of Hindi cinemas finest actors, she had the perfect opportunity to showcase her acting talent.

However, things did not go as planned. Relations between Santoshi and the actress soured, and rumors began circulating that Kulkarni was dropped from the movie, and reinstated only after gangster Chhota Rajan intervened on her behalf. When the movie was finally released, it was also a huge flop. Furthermore, the only song in the movie, the item number Chamma Chamma, was picturised on Urmila Matondkar, even though Kulkarni had built her reputation with such numbers. To add insult to injury, the song turned out to be a chartbuster, and was even used in Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge!, and greatly increased Urmila's popularity.

Angered at the turn of events, Kulkarni lashed out at Santoshi, accusing him of cutting her screen time because she had refused his advances. Santoshi denied all rumors related to the movie, and the matter was given a quiet burial. However, this proved to be the death blow to Kulkarni's career. She only appeared in a handful of movies after that, and new offers dried up. She has all but quit movies.

Mallika Sherawat



Mallika Sherawat (Hindi: मल्लिका शेरावत, IPA: [məllika], ITRANS: mallika) (born October 24, 1972, as Reema Lamba in Rohtak, Haryana, India) is an Indian actress and model . She has a degree in philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.

Sherawat's birth name is Reema Lamba; she adopted the screen name of "Mallika", meaning "queen", to avoid confusion with other actresses named Reema. "Sherawat" is her mother's maiden name.

Mallika became popular the amount of skin shown and the numerous on-screen kisses in the movie Khwahish (2003) which was, by Indian standards quite scandalous. Later that year, she starred in Murder, a film that again raised eyebrows due to the amount of skin shown by Ms. Sherawat, although she also received a 'Best Actress' nomination at the Zee Cine Awards for her performance.

She has also been in the news as the first Bollywood actress to be featured in the Jackie Chan, "The Myth", though for all the buzz, it was more of an extended cameo than a starring role. It might also mark the first time that a Bollywood actress was cast in a film outside Bollywood for her sex appeal. As part of the publicity for the film, Time Magazine film critic Richard Corliss, after meeting her at the Cannes film festival, described her as "a young woman, so gorgeous, curvaceous and genial, and so open in her ambition to be the next big thing, that she surely will be. Striding down the Croisette, making the paparazzi pop their bulbs, Sherawat summoned old-timers' memories of a festival 50 years ago, when the vision of the young Brigitte Bardot on the beach first sold the world on the notion of this Riviera resort as the home for unbuttoned movie glamour. The movies may have grown more dour, but the stars still make it smile. As Cannes was, so Cannes is."

In July 2004, the Bollywood film producers' union IMPAA temporarily blacklisted Mallika. Filmmaker Ramesh Sharma complained that she had committed a breach of contract when she failed to turn up, as promised, for the filming of Kab Kyun Kahan (started in 1999).

Mallika, who has earned her reputation by shocking the Indian middle class, was the first Indian woman rumored to get an offer to pose nude for Playboy magazine;However, the magazine denied to have made such an offer.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Malaika Arora Khan


Malaika Arora Khan is a Bollywood actress and model.

When MTV India first started, Malaika was one of their most prominent VJ's. She rose from this to an interviewer for MTV India, becoming the most prominent non-movie, non-model female in urban India. Malaika was born to a Malyalee mother and a Punjabi father. Her mother's name is Joyce Polycarp.

Malaika completed her tenth grade from Swami Vivekanand School ( Collector' Colony)in Chembur(Mumbai). Her Aunt Grace Polycarp was the principal of that school. Malaika lived in Borla Society opposite Basant Talkies before her modelling career.

MTV India, recognizing her potential gave her prominent roles at Awards Functions and concerts telecast on the television channel. From there, she expanded her career into the modeling world. Her modeling and TV careers are going strong. At one point she was romantically linked to John Abraham. Malaika has appeared in numerous advertisements. She can also be seen in various item numbers or song and dance sequences, such as Chaiyya Chaiyya in the film Dil Se and Maahi Ve in Kaante. She has since then focused on her career as a model and television anchor. In 2005, she did another item number: Kaal Dhamaal in the movie Kaal.

Malaika also appeared in the television show Nach Baliye as one of the 3 judges and the show aired on Star One (tv channel) in mid-2005, and she continues as a judge in Nach Baliye 2 being aired in the last quarter of 2006.

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Sunday, January 28, 2007

Mahima Chaudhry


Mahima Chaudhry (born 13 September 1973 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada), whose real name is Ritu Chaudhry, is a popular Indian actress.
Mahima was a model before she became a Bollywood actress, once appearing with Aishwarya Rai in a Pepsi commercial. Her first breakthrough performance, where she won rave reviews, was Pardes (1997) as Ganga, the love interest of two men played by Shah Rukh Khan and Apoorva Agnihotri. The role of Ganga was a village girl who still values her culture. She was chosen to be the female lead among about 3,000 applicants who auditioned for Pardes. Her career was launched by Subhash Ghai who had also launched the careers of popular actresses like Madhuri Dixit and Manisha Koirala. She changed her name to Mahima Chaudhary since Subhash Ghai has a superstitious belief of launching big careers with actresses whose names start with the letter 'M'. She won rave review for her first performance in Pardes (1997) as a village girl who still values her culture. Unlike most top actresses in India, she didn't mind playing supporting roles in films (example: Dhadkan (2000), Dil Kya Kare (1999)). Apart from her role in Pardes (1997), she also won acclaims on her role as Kavita, the devoted wife of Ajay Devgan in Dil Kya Kare (1999) which earned her a second filmfare nomination. She was also nominated for her performances in Dhadkan and Dobara.

She has played a variety of roles and is known as one of the few actresses who has played every different role an actress could play. Starting with the village girl in Pardes (1997), her variety of roles include: Daag The Fire (1999)_ where she played a nasty prostitute, in Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999) she played a widow forced by circumstances to marry her brother-in-law, in Dhadkan (2000) she's a loving friend of a man who's madly in love with another woman, in Deewane she plays a singer hopelessly in love with a thief, in Kurukshetra she plays the stubborn wife of a police officer, in Lajja she plays a young bride forced to fight dowry, in Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001), she plays a stubborn tenant who won't give up her home at any cost, in Om Jai Jagadish she's the loving homemaker, in Dil Hai Tumhaara she's the loving sister who'd do anything for her sister's happiness, in Dobara she's the frustrated wife and psychiatrist, in The Film she's a desperate struggling screenwriter, in Zameer she's a paralytic dancer, in Film Star she's an uptight arrogant fading actress, in Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005) she's a slutty actress who'd do anything to get in a big movie and in Souten (2006) she plays a desperate housewife who has an affair with her stepdaughter's boyfriend.

Next to doing a variety of movies, she has also worked with numerous talented actresses including Kajol, Shilpa Shetty, Urmila Matondkar, Manisha Koirala, Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Preity Zinta, Tabu, Padmini Kolhapure, and Hema Malini. When she was asked about this she responded by saying that she enjoyed working with other actresses and she expressed her opinion to work with Juhi Chawla, her favorite actress.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Madhuri Dixit

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Madhuri Dixit (born as Madhuri Shankar Dixit to a Marathi family on May 15, 1967) is an Indian Bollywood actress. She is a native of Mumbai, India. Throughout the late 1980s and the 1990s, she dominated Hindi cinema as a leading actress, appearing in many hit films. She is considered to be an icon of the Bollywood film industry .

Dixit attended Parle College and wanted to be a micro-biologist . She is trained as a Kathak dancer, in the Indian classical tradition. She made her acting debut in Abodh (1984). After a few minor and supporting roles her first major role was in Tezaab (1988) which launched her career. She then went on to star in the hit films Dayavan (1988), Ram Lakhan (1989), Dil (1990), Saajan (1991), Beta (1992), Khalnayak (1993), and the biggest blockbuster in Bollywood history, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun! (1994). After three years of little success, she appeared as Pooja in the successful Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) for which she won her fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award.

For many years, she was considered to be the most popular and powerful actress in Bollywood, known for her beauty, acting talents, and dancing skills. Nearly all her hit dancing sequences were choreographed by Saroj Khan.

In 2001, Dixit was awarded the National Citizens Award to recognise various activities that effect everyday life.

In 2002, she starred in Devdas, with actor Shahrukh Khan and Miss World 1994 Aishwarya Rai. Madhuri Dixit was applauded for her acting in the film. The film attracted worldwide attention and was featured at the Cannes Film Festival. Since then she has not appeared in any films.

On February 25, 2006 she performed on stage for the first time in six years at the Filmfare Awards to music from her last movie Devdas . Her performance was choreographed by Saroj Khan and was very well received.

Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Hussain who considers her the epitome of the Indian woman. She also appeared in his film Gaja Gamini (2000). Gaja Gamini was intended as a tribute to Dixit's talent and beauty..

On December 7, 2006, Dixit returned to Mumbai along with her husband and sons in order to start to film her new movie, to be produced by Yash Chopra and directed by Anil Mehta.

Madhuri, born to Shankar and Snehlata Dixit, married an Indian-American, UCLA trained cardiovascular surgeon who practices in Denver, Dr. Sriram Madhav Nene, in 1999, also from a Maharashtrian Koknastha Bramhin family. She has two sons, Arin (born in March 2003 in Colorado) and Ryan (born on March 8, 2005 in Colorado).



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Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Madhubala


Madhubala (February 14, 1933 - February 23, 1969) is considered one of the most beautiful actresses to have graced the screens of Bollywood.

Madhubala was born as Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi in Delhi as the 5th child into a poor, conservative Afghan Pashtun Muslim family of 11 children. A Muslim Holy Man is said to have predicted that the young Mumtaz would earn fame and fortune but would lead an unhappy life and die at a young age. Madhubala, with literal meaning of her name being damsel of honey has continued to be considered with utmost admiration, with multiple generation of Hindi movie goers even today. Her father, Ataullah Khan was a coachman in Dehli, who migrated to Bombay remembering the holy man's words and also in search for a better livelihood. They struggled for over a year and Mumtaz entered Bollywood as a child-artist under the name Baby Mumtaz.

Her first film was Basant (1942). Devika Rani was impressed by her performance and changed her name to Madhubala who was to appear in Jwar Bhata (1944) in which Dilip Kumar was playing the lead role. She was unable to work in the film, but this was when Madhubala first set eyes on Dilip Kumar. Mohan Sinha, a Producer-Director taught her to drive at the age of twelve.

Her big break came when Kidar Sharma gave her a chance to act opposite Raj Kapoor in Neel Kamal (1947). Madhubala had finally arrived on the Indian screen. Over the next two years she had blossomed into a captivating beauty (fans referred to her as the "Venus of the Screen"). In 1949, Madhubala starred in Bombay Talkies production Mahal. The film became a super hit. The song Aayega Aanewaala made the careers of Madhubala as well as the playback singer Lata Mangeshkar.

Many other hits followed Mahal with a spate of films opposite the leading men of the day- Ashok Kumar, Rehman, Dilip Kumar, and Dev Anand, but by the mid-1950s, some of her films flopped. But she silenced her critics in 1958, when four of her films turned out to be superhits - Phagun opposite Bharat Bhushan, Howrah Bridge opposite Ashok Kumar, Kala Pani opposite Dev Anand and Chalti ka Naam Gaadi opposite her husband-to-be, Kishore Kumar.

Critics said that Madhubala's beauty was greater than her acting ability, but this was in part due to unwise choices on her part and on that of her father, who was her manager. She was the sole support of a large and desperately poor family, and seemed to take on any role she could get, even if her credibility as a serious actress was compromised.

In 1960, it was Mughal-e-Azam that marked one of her greatest performances as the doomed courtesan Anarkali Wali. Sadly, being plagued with a persistent heart disease, she was confined to bed for the last nine years of her life. She did have the odd release in this period like Passport (1961), Jhumroo (1961), Boy Friend (1961), Half Ticket (1962) and Sharabi (1964), but they were mostly old films that managed to limp towards release. In fact, Jwala, was released in 1971, two years after her death. She died as one of the most beautiful and most charming women on the Indian cinema.

Madhubala's heart problem was discovered in a routine check-up in 1950 when heart surgery was not available. She had to put on a brave face and her illness was kept a secret from the industry for many years. She frequently used to cough up blood on the sets. She moved back to her bungalow a couple of weeks or so later because her in-laws' attitude was upsetting her. She realised she had made a mistake in marrying Kishore. The doctors in London refused to operate on Madhubala as they thought she would die during the operation and if she did survive, it would only be for a year.

She tried making a comeback opposite Raj Kapoor in Chalack (1964), but she collapsed on the first day of shooting and the film was shelved. Her illness eventually claimed her life in 1969, after she suffered from a hole in her heart. She was buried with her diary at Santacruz Burial Ground by her family and Kishore Kumar. In this short life, she made over 70 films, and to this day remains one of the most enduring legends of Indian cinema.

Madhubala and Dilip Kumar first met on the sets of Jwar Bhatta (1944), then again on the sets of their film Tarana (1951); she was eighteen years old and he was twenty-nine. The legend goes that, as in Mughal-e-Azam, she sent him a note inside a flower, and he was amused and intrigued by this and engaged in a dalliance with her. However, her feelings for him were extremely serious.

During the nine-year shooting of Mughal-e-Azam (1960), she wanted to marry Kumar, but he paid her little attention and finally married someone else, while continuing to see her on the side. Madhubala was aware that Anarkali was the role of a lifetime. Her ill health might have prevented her from continuing, but she was determined to revive herself and continue. Director K. Asif was unaware of the extent of Madhubala's physical illness. Obsessed with realism, in the scenes where she is imprisoned, he put real chains on her. She was badly cut and her skin turned blue. Seeing this, her father tried to persuade Asif to use plastic chains but to no avail.

Friends noticed that Madhubala seemed to lose her emotional vitality during this period. Some have speculated this was due at least in part to depression, as Kumar remained indifferent toward her except as an occasional amusement. On August 5, 1960 Mughal-e-Azam released and became a major blockbuster. She was nominated for a Filmfare Award but lost. Some fans suspect that Filmfare has been rigged for years and that Madhubala lost because she wouldn't pay bribes.

Madhubala's affair with Kumar lasted seven years, between 1951 and 1958. In 1958, their affair was ended by her father in a highly emotional and widely publicized court case. Madhubala and Kumar were forcibly separated. They were working on another film together at the time, and were unable to complete it. Toward the end of her life, Madhubala married voice actor and singer Kishore Kumar (no relation).

Madhubala was proposed by three men and turned to Nargis who was a close friend for advice. Nargis suggested that Bharat Bhushan would respect her as he was a widower whereas Pradeep Kumar and Kishore Kumar were already married. However she had already made up her mind on Kishore Kumar as he was like a breath of fresh air in her life.

She accepted as he was the first man who came into her life on the rebound whilst shooting Chalti Ka Naam Gadi and Jhumroo. Her father had informed Kishore that Madhubala would be flying to London for a complicated operation and he could marry her on her return but Kishore knew she wanted to get married before she died and he wanted to fulfill her desire.

They had a civil ceremony . His parents refused to attend the wedding and never really accepted Madhubala as they thought she had broken their sons marriage. When Madhubala went to touch her father-in-law's feet he moved away. Madhubala and Kishore also had a Hindu ceremony to please his parents but they were still not happy. This was all in 1960, the year they were married.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Madhoo


Madhoo is an actress in Indian films. She is niece of Hema Malini a famous Indian Actress. She has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She is Sometimes Credited As:Madhubala / Madhu / Madhoo Raghunath.

She made her debut with another newcomer Ajay Devgan in Phool Aur Kaante (1991). The title role in Mani Ratnam's Roja (1992) made her very popular. She is married to Anand Shah.

Monday, January 22, 2007

Lisa Ray

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Lisa Ray (born April 4, 1970) is a Canadian Bollywood actress and former fashion model. She was raised in Toronto, is the daughter of a Bengali father and a Polish mother.

Lisa started her modeling career at age 16 and was the "brand ambassador" for Lakme cosmetics in India. She made several advertisements for various Indian companies before becoming involved in films.

She began her acting career with the film Kasoor in 2001 opposite Aftab Shivdasani. Ray then went to "Tollywood" in 2002 and appeared in Takkari Donga with Mahesh Babu. She subsequently starred as the female lead of Canadian director Deepa Mehta's romantic Indo-Canadian romp, Bollywood/Hollywood(2002). In 2005, she worked again with Mehta in the latter's most recent film, Water. The film tells the story of a widow, played by Ray, who lives in a Varanasi ashram. Ray starred opposite John Abraham.

Ray has said that she desires to be a novelist with a base in Paris. She is also hosting "Beauty Mantra" a television show on the Indian channel Zee TV.

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Lara Dutta


Lara Dutta, (born April 16, 1978) is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and former Miss Universe (2000).
Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to father Wing Commander L.K. Dutta (retired) and mother Jennifer Dutta. Her family moved to Bangalore in 1981 where she completed high school. Her sister serves in the Indian Airforce. Lara graduated in economics with a minor in communications from Bombay University. She was crowned Miss Universe in 2000 which led to her appointment as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in 2001.

Dutta is dating a Calcutta-based model named Kelly Dorji.
She has been romantically liked to the Indian model-turned actor John Abraham.

She made her film debut in 2003 with the film Andaaz which was a box office success and won her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. She then appeared in a number of films some of which flopped and some were successful. Her box office hits include Masti (2004), Kaal (2005),No Entry (2005) and Dosti: Friends Forever (2005).

According to the Miss India-Universe site, Lara Dutta states that she's ethnically Tamil/Punjabi/Nordic.
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Lara Dutta, (soutenu avril 16, 1978) est une actrice indienne, un ambassadeur et une ancienne Mlle Universe (2000) de bonne volonté d'UNFPA. Dutta a été soutenu dans Ghaziabad, uttar pradesh pour engendrer commandant L.K. Dutta d'aile (retiré) et mère Jennifer Dutta. Sa famille s'est déplacée à Bangalore en 1981 où elle a accompli le lycée. Sa soeur sert à l'Armée de l'air indienne. Lara a reçu un diplôme dans les sciences économiques avec un mineur dans les communications de l'université de Bombay. Elle était Mlle couronnée Universe dans 2000 qui a mené à sa nomination en tant qu'ambassadeur de bonne volonté d'UNFPA en 2001. Dutta date un modèle Calcutta-basé appelé Kelly Dorji. Elle a été romantically aimée à l'acteur modèle-tourné indien John Abraham. Elle a fait son début de film en 2003 avec le film Andaaz qui était un succès de caisse et l'a gagnée une meilleure récompense femelle de début de Filmfare. Elle est alors apparue en un certain nombre de films dont certains se sont effondus et les autres étaient réussis. Ses coups de caisse incluent Masti (2004), Kaal (2005), aucune entrée (2005) et Dosti : Amis Pour toujours (2005). Selon l'emplacement de Mlle Inde-India-Universe, Lara Dutta déclare qu'elle est éthniquement Tamoul.

Kiran Rathod



Kiran Rathod is a popular Indian actress. She has acted in Bollywood and Kollywood. After a year long hiatus she has returned in 2006.
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Kiran Rathod est une actrice indienne populaire. Elle a agi dans Bollywood et Kollywood. Après un hiatus long d'année elle est retournée en 2006.

Kim Sharma


Indian actress Kim Sharma was born 21 January 1980.

She first started her career with modeling, she is also the brand ambassador of Olay in India.

She caught the eye of producer Aditya Chopra, and he signed her on his next directorial venture titled Mohabbatein. The debut also marked the launch of five other debutantes, Uday Chopra, Jugal Hansraj, Jimmy Shergill, Shamita Shetty and Preeti Jhangiani. The film also starred superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. The film was a huge hit and started her career in Bollywood.

Her five years in the industry has been disappointing, as she has not had a hit since Mohabbatein.

Her cousin is actor, Arjun Rampal.

She is currently dating Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh and even have plans to tie the knot.

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Kimi Katkar

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Kimi Katkar was a popular Indian actress from the eighties. She gained fame for her role in the "B" grade thriller Tarzan (Hindi film) where her skimpy outfits brought her fame. Her biggest success was starring in Hum (film) as Jumma, with the legendary Amitabh Bachchan. She retired from the industry shortly after her marriage to Shantanu Sheorey, leading commercial photographer and advertising film producer.

Friday, January 19, 2007

Kangana Ranaut


Kangana Ranaut is a Bollywood actress who debuted in the film Gangster co-starring with Emraan Hashmi.

Kangana Ranaut was born on born March 20, 1987, in the hill town of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh to Asha, a school teacher and Amardeep, a businessman. She completed most of her schooling from Shimla. She has been studying science (medicine)and engineering, however these subjects failed to interest her. In a passion for acting, Kangana traveled to Delhi, where she did several theatre shows.

After this, she decided to take another step ahead. She came to Mumbai, to try her luck in movies. She was unsuccessful for quite a while, until she received the offer for Mahesh Bhatt's 2006 film Gangster.

This event occurred in September 2005, while Kangana and her friends were sipping coffee at a cafe in Mumbai. Director Anurag Basu, from the fame of "Murder (film)", decided to call her for an audition. Fortunately, they liked her work and decided to cast her as as the main female protagonist in the film.

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Kausalya / Nandhini



Malayalam and Tamil language actress, Kausalya started her career as a lead heroine, she has since gone on to portray supporting roles.
She is known as Nandhini in Malayalam movies.
Kausalya got her big break in 1995 in the Malayalam film Surya Kalyanam starring Suresh Gopi.
She went on to appear in Kaalamellam Kaadhal Vaazhga, Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu (with Mohanlal), Nerukku nare (with Vijay), Priyamudan (again with Vijay), Karumadikkuttan (with Kalabhavan Mani), Santosh Subramaniam, Thirumalai and Vanathai Polai.
Since she mostly acted saree clad and in conservative roles, the era of Simrans and the Glam Dolls regulated her to mainly supporting roles such as in Tirumalai and Santosh Subramaniam.
Kausalya made her teleserial debut in Manaivi which aired 292 episodes on Sun TV.

Kausalya sites at Celebrity Link

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Wellllll....
Blogger seems to have wiped out all my old blogs.
Yep, everyone of them.
So I have recreated them here in the new Blogger2 neighborhood.
I e-mailed Blogger about this and am waiting to see if they can replace my archives.
But until that time, we will move onward and upward and just act like none of this ugliness ever happened.
I thank everyone for stopping by, and I ask everyone for their patience till I can get some good content back up for you.
I'll get everyones backlinks back up ASAP. I owe a LOT to those out there that have been kind enough to link to me in the past, and I will have everything up and running again PDQ.

Thanks again,

~~ Sabre ~~

Monday, January 1, 2007

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