Murali Sharma, mainly known for his work in Hindi Cinema and has enacted the role of a cop in many Bollywood films. He is married to actress Ashwini Kalsekar. He has also appeared in television serials such as Guns and Roses on STAR One and Arun Frank’s Zindagi Teri Meri Kahani. He also acted in popular television serial Siddanth on STAR One. Sharma attracted press attention when he attended the opening of a restaurant called Hitler’s Cross in Mumbai in…
Born into Bollywood’s legendary Kapoor clan, Karisma made her film debut with Prem Qaidi opposite Harish. She was born on June 25, 1974 to Randhir Kapoor, an actor popular during the 1970s and 80s, and actress Babita. Although she had some success with films like Jigar, Anari, Raja Babu, Coolie No. 1 most of her multiple releases from 1992-1996 failed to do well at the box office, Saajan Chale Sasural and Jeet did moderately well at the box office. In…
Natassha (Anita Hasnandani), a simple middle-class girl from Mumbai, began her career as a television actress working in a number of successful Balaji Telefilms‘ serials. TV doyen, Ekta Kapoor who was impressed with her work in the Balaji products, renamed her Natassha, and signed her up for her second home-production (the first being ‘Kyo Kii Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta’) ‘Kucch To Hai’, opposite Tusshar and Esha Deol. The movie bombed but Natassha was the surprise packet, as she turned out…
Nandana Sen was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a Bengali Hindu family. She is the daughter of Nobel Laureate and Bharat Ratna economist Amartya Sen and Padma Shri winner Nabanita Dev Sen, one of the most prominent authors in the contemporary Bengali literature. She spent her growing years in various cities across Europe, India and America. She made her film debut with the movie “The Doll”. She made her first debut in Bollywood as Rani Mukherji’s 17 year old…
Yami was born and brought up in Chandigarh. Her father, Mukesh Gautam is the VP of PTC Network. She had aspired to join Indian Administrative Services as a young girl. At the age of 20, Yami decided to choose acting as her career. She debuted as a Television actress in Chand Ke Paar Chalo and the hit serial of Colors TV ‘Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam’. She moved to films with Kanadda cinema and her debut film was ‘Ullasa Utsaha’….
Manoj Bajpai, a passionate lover of theatre,full of fury and raw energy, hails from Bilwa in Bihar.Manoj Bajpai was born on April 3rd.He has earned his acting credentials doing theatre(He was rejected thrice by the National School of Drama and is the actor who is known for his acting sensibilities. Manoj’s ambitions and dreams to make his place under the arc lamps drove him from a sleepy town in Bihar to work his way up from TV roles to small character…
One of the most versatile performers in India today, Jaaved Jaaferi is known for donning various hats with flamboyance: actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, VJ, MC, ad filmmaker among others. The son of India’s most popular and legendary Actor/comedian, Jagdeep, Jaaved carries on the tradition of humor with ‘lan. Debuting in Meri Jung in 1985, he made a huge impact in a negative role. His performance in the song “Bol Baby Bol Rock & Roll” incorporated a path-breaking style showcasing his…
Arun Bakshi is an Indian film and television actor and also a singer. He has acted as a character actor in over 100 Hindi films, and as a playback singer has also sung 298 songs. He has also worked in Punjabi and Bhojpuri cinema. He was born and brought up in Ludhiana, Punjab, where he graduated from Arya College. He worked with the Punjab Agricultural University for a while, before moving to Mumbai, to start his acting career in 1981,…
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…