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Monday, February 12, 2007

Mumtaz - Bollywood Actress

Mumtaz - Bollywood Actress

Mumtaz (born July 31, 1947 in Bombay, India) is a famous Bollywood actress.

Of Iranian origin, Mumtaz was born in Bombay to Abdul Sameed Askari and Sardar Begum Habib Agha in 1947. She entered Bollywood as a 14-15 year old girl in the 1960s.

She started as an extra in films and due to her looks made it to the heroine slot. She acted in over a hundred films in a career that spanned just 12 years. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for Khilona in 1970. Mumtaz starred in many movies with Feroz Khan, her other popular pairing have been with Jeetendra and Rajesh Khanna, she has also acted with Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar and other top heroes of her era. in 1997 she received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. Mumtaz left the industry after her marriage and moved to London.

She married millionaire Mayur Madhwani on May 29, 1974, they have two daughters: Natasha and Tanya. Her daughter Natasha recently married actor Fardeen Khan, the son of Feroz Khan, in a lavish ceremony.

Friday, February 9, 2007

Indian Actress Meghna Naidu

Indian Actress Meghna Naidu
Meghna Naidu is an Indian actress originally from the indian state of Andhra Pradesh. She was born in Vijayawada. She had a overnight stardom by her music video "Kaliyon Ka Chaman". Meghana Naidu got a big fan base in South India.

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Indian Actress Meera Jasmine

Indian Actress Meera Jasmine
Meera Jasmine (born on 15 February 1984) is an Indian actress from Kerala. She won India's National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in 2003 Malayalam film Paadhom Onnu: Oru Vilaapam.

Born as Jasmine Mary Joseph to Joseph Philip and Aleyamma in Kuttappuzha, Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India, She completed her schooling in Mar Thoma Residential School in Tiruvalla, before her entry into films.
some of her family details are:
Nick name - Jas
Father - Joseph Philip
Mother - Aleyamma
Brother - George

A chance meeting with Malayalam screenwriter Lohithadas gave way to her debut in Malayalam Cinema through the movie Soothradharan in 2001.

Soothradharan did not do well at the box office. However, she continued to receive offers from Malayalam and Tamil film-makers, including the 2002 Tamil films Run and Bala.

The success of Run made her a well-known star in Kollywood. She acted in a number of Tamil movies with popular actors, and then proceeded to work with director Mani Ratnam in the film Aayitha Ezhuthu.

She entered Telugu cinema in 2004 with Ammayi Bagundi and Gudumba Shankar. She also entered Kannada cinema in 2004 with the film Mourya, in which she co-starred with Puneet Rajkumar.


After making her entry into all four South Indian languages, she has acted concurrently in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Her successful movies include Achuvinte Amma (Malayalam), Bhadra (Telugu) and Rasatantram (Malayalam).

Her 2005 Tamil film Sandakozhi completed 200 days at the box office.

Despite being a Christian by birth, Meera Jasmine is known for visiting Hindu temples. She is a self-confessed fan of Tamil cinema's composer Ilayaraaja [3]. She currently lives in Panampilly Nagar in Kochi. She is often the target of the South's yellow press.

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