Showing all artists born in March 26

Madhoo is an actress in Indian films. She has acted in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She is best remembered for her portrayals in Maniratnam's Roja (1992) and Shankar's Gentleman (1993).

She was named after the late Hindi actress Madhubala. Madhoo is the niece of actress Hema Malini. She did her schooling from St.Joseph's high school in Juhu - Mumbai

She made her debut in the Malayalam film Ottayal Pattalam opposite Mukesh, and was later introduced to Tamil by K. Balachander through the movie Azhagan (1991) co-starring Mammooty, Bhanupriya and Geetha. She made her Hindi movie debut with another newcomer Ajay Devgan in Phool Aur Kaante (1991). She made her comeback in 2008, in the Hindi film, Kabhi Socha Bhi Na Tha, and has been appearing in supporting roles in films since then.

She married Anand Shah on 19 February 1999. She has two daughters Ameyaa (16 November 2000) and Keia (9 November 2002).

Prakash Rai (born 26 March 1965), better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning Indian film actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He entered Tamil film industry, after a slow and unsuccessful career in Kannada Cinema, through K. Balachander in his movie Duet (1994). In remembrance, he named his production company "Duet Movies".

He has played a variety of roles, most notably as the antagonist in Kannada, Telugu Tamil and Malayalam and of late, as a character actor. He is considered to be one amongst the club of natural actors. He has won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for Mani Ratnam's Iruvar and a National Film Award for Best Actor in 2009 for his role in Kanchivaram, a Tamil film directed by Priyadarshan.

Prakash married actress Lalitha Kumari in 1994. They have two daughters—Meghana and Pooja and a son, Sidhu. Sidhu died of injuries sustained in a fall in 2004. The couple divorced in 2009. He then married choreographer Pony Verma on August 24, 2010.

Prakash began his acting career with Kannada Doordarshan serials like Bisilu Kudure and Guddada Bhootha. He later took up supporting roles in Kannada films like Raamachari, Nishkarsha and Lockup Death. He was noticed for his dialogue delivery and histrionics. His breakthrough role came in form of Harakeya Kuri starring Vishnuvardhan and Geetha, directed by K. S. L. Swamy. His performance in the movie was noticed by Geetha and she, in turn, introduced him to her mentor K. Balachander, a Tamil film director. He acted under the screen name "Prakash Raj" in Kannada films and was rechristened "Prakash Raj" by K. Balachander for his debut Tamil film Duet, which saw him playing his first major role.

Prakash Raj re-entered Kannada films through Nagamandala in 1997, directed by T.S. Nagabharana which was selected for Indian Panorama in the International Film Festival in 1997. He was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai. In 1997, he acted in Mani Ratnam's biopic film Iruvar. The movie dealt with the relationship between politicians M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. One of Prakash Raj's greatest hits was his role in Telugu film Okkadu, where he played a factionist who is in love with the heroine. After Okkadu, Prakash Raj was flooded with offers. The film was remade in Tamil as Ghilli and in Kannada as Ajay starring Puneet Rajkumar. He starred in a malayalam film, Pandippada,with Dilip. His 2007 production Mozhi was a box-office hit and praised by critics proving that he can play a comedy role just as good as a negative character.

Mozhi, directed by Radha Mohan, was well acclaimed. He played an important role in Venkat Prabhu's Saroja which became a box-office success. In 2008 he produced a film titled Abhiyum Naanum and played an important character in it. He remade the movie in Kannada as Naanu Nanna Kanasu which was critically acclaimed as well.

He took on the mantle of producer and has produced several movies in Tamil (Kollywood). Most of the movies he produced turned out to be box-office hits and were also critically acclaimed. His movies are also considered as family entertainers. He produced the movie Dhaya in which he acted as the hero with actress Meena which was a hit and earned him a special jury award for his performance. His movie Poi (lie in English) directed by his mentor, K. Balachander, was a non-grosser. It starred Uday Kiran, K. Balachander and Prakash Raj.Prakash Raj had danced in the song "Kanchi Paanaiyin Maela" for his film Vellithirai.

His Kannada production Naanu Nanna Kanasu completed 100 days successfully across Karanataka. His next production venture, titled Akasmaath, is a remake of the Telugu hit Aithe and stars himself along with new actors. The movie is scheduled to go on floors in September 2010 to be directed by Dayal Padmanabhan. He made Puttakkana Highway in Kannada which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada in 2011.As a director pirakash Raj directed Naanu Nanna Kanasu in Kannada (2010), a remake of his own Tamil production Abhiyum Naanum. His latest directorial venture is a Tamil – Telugu bilingual, sports venture Dhoni named after Indian cricket captain. this story revolves around a boy who loves cricket and his father

Archana Puran Singh is a well-known television and film actress of Indian cinema. She was born on 26th September, 1962 in an upper-class Punjabi family of Dehradun. She completed her schooling in her home-town and at the tender age of 18, she headed towards Mumbai to explore her modeling career.

After a series of modeling assignments, she finally struck fame with her Band-Aid commercial, produced by Jalal Agha. He was the one, who perceived her acting potential and decided to launch her in the lead role in his serial, "Mr and Mrs". Her next big break was in Pankaj Parasher's television serial "Karamchand". Alongside, she continued to walk on ramp and participated in Miss India contest in the year 1986.

Archana made her Bollywood debut in the year 1987 with the film 'Jalwa', opposite Naseeruddin Shah. Although, the film was a hit, still she failed to grab the filmmakers' attention. Ambitious Archana didn't wait for a peculiar lead role to approach her, but went on to act even in the supporting roles that came her way. She had essayed some small but pertinent roles in the big banner films like 'Agneepath' (1990), 'Saudagar', 'Shola Aur Shabnam' and 'Aashiq Aawara'. She gained wide recognition from her vampish role of Karisma Kapoor's step-mother in the blockbuster 'Raja Hindustani', she is also vividly remembered as flirtatious professor Ms. Briganza of 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'.

Coming to her television career, Archana has anchored a celebrity gossip show, "Kya Scene Hai" on ZEE TV. She was also the part of successful television shows like "Shriman Shrimati", "Uncensored" and "Junoon". She has been a persistent judge for the series of seasons of superhit show "Comedy Circus".

On 30th June 1992, Archana got married to the actor Parmeet Sethi and the couple has two sons, named Aaryamann and Ayushman.

Archana and Parmeet had together participated in a celebrity couple dance show, "Naach Baliye"- Season 1 and they have also hosted another reality dance show named, "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa"- Season 1. Some of her recent films are 'Krrish', 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!', 'De Dana Dan' and 'Bol Bachchan'. She will be next seen in upcoming 'Krrish 3'.