With no film background, but enough confidence for starters, Shilpa Shetty joined Bollywood. She came to be considered “star’ material when her very first film, ‘Baazigar’ where she was paired opposite Shahrukh Khan. Her role, though a small one, was full of substance and one expected her to hit it off big from there itself, but so was not the case. Shilpa Shetty, with her unconventional looks, may have worked with the A listers including Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Govinda…
Shabana Azmi was born on 18th September 1950 in Delhi. She is daughter of poet and Urdu writer Kaifi Azmi and stage heroin Shaukat Azmi. Baba Azmi is her brother who is a cinematographer. She took degree in Psychology from the St. Xavier’s College and acting course from FTII, Pune. At the starting of her career she was emotionally attached with Shekhar Kapoor (Film Director) but got married with famous poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar on 9th December 1984. This…
A daughter of a senior Mumbai policeman who grew up in Mumbai, and was an Arts student at Mithibai College, in Vile Parle, Mumbai, she appeared in several music videos and in some item songs in Bollywood movie. Rakhi shot to fame when she was still in school, when Bollywood director Suneel Darshan cast her as an Item Number opposite Govinda in Joru Ka Ghulam. Three years later she auditioned four times before winning her breakthrough Item number Mohabbat hai…
Isha Sharvani is known for her stylistic Indian contemporary and aerial dance performances. She has also starred in some Bollywood films. She has lived in Ahmedabad, from where she moved to different places like, Delhi, Orissa, Vrindavan and Bangalore, before settling down in Trivandrum. Isha’s parents founded an arts school called Academy for Art Research, Training and Innovation (AARTI) in Trivandrum, Kerala where she lived for 13-14 years. At the age of thirteen, she began formal learning in dance from…
Deepal Shaw began her career as a model, taking part in the 2004 Miss India beauty pageant, advancing to the final round before being cut. After this setback, she rededicated herself to striving for success in the Indian entertainment industry, beginning a career as a singer. She released her first album (entitled Baby Doll, after her adopted stage name) in 2004. She followed up her strong debut with Baby Doll Chapter 2, featuring many hit remixes such as “Kabhi Aar…
In 2005, Twinkle (now Tia), being desperate to become a singer, signed up for an audition on the super-popular music show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa when she was just 17. She was mentored by one of the mentors Ismail Darbar. She made it to the finals of the contest & made an impression on the show, both for her singing and her stand-out looks. She then participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu, a…
Reema Lagoo The very famous kind-hearted “Maa” of Hindi film actors, Reema Lagoo is an actress, who features in Marathi and Hindi movies. Born as Nayan Bhadbhade in the year 1958, Reema forayed into acting as her profession from Marathi plays. Reema is the daughter of “Lekure Udanda Jaahali” fame actress Mandakini Bhadbhade. For around four decades, she earned name and fame through Marathi stage with her immense acting ability. Reema studied in the well-known Huzurpaga HHCP High School in…