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  Rochelle Rao
Rochelle Rao is an Indian Model and Anchor. She was crowned Femina Miss India International in 2012.

Rochelle Rao rose to prominence while presenting a televised show called Extraaa Innings, a post match analysis of Indian Premier League 2013 - season 6 in April–May, 2013.

Rochelle Rao (born 1988) in Chennai won the Femina Miss India International 2012  crown. Prior to this she was a Model and Anchor in Chennai. She holds a BSc. Electronic Media Degree from M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women (Chennai). Rochelle was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Ankita Shorey. She later turned host for season six of the Indian Premier League.[4] She is currently Living in Mumbai, she has anchored various events and TV shows in the country and is soon to Debut as a Bollywood Actress.

Rochelle Rao’s immediate family consists of t...  See full bio

Rochelle Rao is an Indian Model and Anchor. She was crowned Femina Miss India International in 2012.

Rochelle Rao rose to prominence while presenting a televised show called Extraaa Innings, a post match analysis of Indian Premier League 2013 - season 6 in April–May, 2013.

Rochelle Rao (born 1988) in Chennai won the Femina Miss India International 2012  crown. Prior to this she was a Model and Anchor in Chennai. She holds a BSc. Electronic Media Degree from M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women (Chennai). Rochelle was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Ankita Shorey. She later turned host for season six of the Indian Premier League.[4] She is currently Living in Mumbai, she has anchored various events and TV shows in the country and is soon to Debut as a Bollywood Actress.

Rochelle Rao’s immediate family consists of twin brothers (late) Noel Rohn Rao and Fritz David Rao, sister Paloma Rao, father Dr Nicolas V Rao (Telugu and German Descent ) and mother Wendy Rao ( Anglo-Indian ).

Her father Dr N V Rao is an advocate of natural healing and a medical consultant on herbal extracts. He is also a keen photographer who has taught photography at Chennai University. Her Mother Wendy Rao is a great supporter of her daughter. She seems to be Rochelle’s unofficial biographer, ensuring that photos of Rochelle’s modeling shows are well documented. Her brother Noel Rohn Rao was a Squad Leader in the United States Maintenance Platoon, Delta Company, 3d Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment. During his 5 years of service, Noel received 11 medals from the US Armed forces. Noel Rao was the first foreign person to become a United States citizen under a new military rule. Noel did multiple tours of duty in Afghanistan where he was recognized as soldier of the month, soldier of the quarter and soldier of the year by the US Army. Noel died in service on Mar 27, 2006 and he is survived by his wife Laura, son Brandon and daughter Mia. Rochelle’s 37 year old brother, David, is Noel’s twin. For many years he lived abroad, but now lives with his family in Tamil Nadu. He is married to Karina and has a young daughter called Nicole.

Her sister Paloma Rao is a well known Chennai based TV Video jockey, actor, host. Before Rochelle got into modeling and the Miss India contest, Paloma was better known in the press than her sister. Rochelle mentions her sister as her Mentor and Inspiration, she has been quoted saying that her sister is also her greatest Adviser and support. It is her sister who taught her how to model and anchor and supported her when she entered the Femina Miss India Pageant. The two sisters are close friends and a well loved pair in Chennai.

Rochelle Rao competed in the fifth Pantaloons Femina Miss India South pageant in January 2012 where she was first runner up. She lost the title to Shamata Anchan. She later participated at Femina Miss India and emerged as the Femina Miss India International 2012 winner. She has also won three subtitles. "Miss Glamorous Diva", "Miss Ramp Walk", "Miss Body Beautiful". She represented India at Miss International 2012 pageant held in October 2012 (Okinawa, Japan) where she ranked 9th out of 68 Countries.

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  Ileana
Ileana D'cruz (born 1 November, 1987) is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema. Starting her career as a model, she made her feature film debut in Y. V. S. Chowdhary's 2006 Telugu film Devadasu.She then went on to appear in blockbusters like Pokiri (2006), Jalsa (2008), Kick (2009), and Julayi (2012), establishing herself as one of Telugu cinema's leading actresses. D'Cruz made her Kollywood debut earlier in 2006 with Kedi and made a comeback in Shankar's Nanban (2012). In 2012, she has made bollywood debut with critically acclaimed Barfi! and has received critical appreciation for her performance.

Ileana was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra as the second child to Ronald D'Cruz and Samira. She has three siblings — older sister Farrah, younger brother Rhys and youngest sister Eileen. Her first name comes fr...  See full bio

Ileana D'cruz (born 1 November, 1987) is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema. Starting her career as a model, she made her feature film debut in Y. V. S. Chowdhary's 2006 Telugu film Devadasu.She then went on to appear in blockbusters like Pokiri (2006), Jalsa (2008), Kick (2009), and Julayi (2012), establishing herself as one of Telugu cinema's leading actresses. D'Cruz made her Kollywood debut earlier in 2006 with Kedi and made a comeback in Shankar's Nanban (2012). In 2012, she has made bollywood debut with critically acclaimed Barfi! and has received critical appreciation for her performance.

Ileana was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra as the second child to Ronald D'Cruz and Samira. She has three siblings — older sister Farrah, younger brother Rhys and youngest sister Eileen. Her first name comes from Greek mythology, meaning Helen of Troy. While growing up, she lived in Goa for about seven years.

During that time, the manager of the hotel her mother was working in, suggested that she should start modelling and fixed a meeting with Marc Robinson. Though initially reluctant, she was persuaded and her first portfolio was created in January 2003, which she described as a "disaster". She began gaining notice through photo shoots and ramp shows and her second portfolio was set up the following year, which landed her three advertisements from Electrolux, Emami Talc and Fair and Lovely. The latter, in particular, which was directed by Rakesh Roshan, gave her exposure and brought in several offers for acting in feature films.

In 2005, D'Cruz was called for an audition by director Teja, but the project was cancelled. She instead made her feature film debut in the Telugu language romance film Devadasu (2006), directed by Y. V. S. Chowdhary. She underwent acting classes with Aruna Bhikshu, before starting to work on the film. She recalls that during filming she felt "pressured  almost cried and didn't want to go further", but went ahead after her mother encouraged her, giving her "the lecture of a lifetime  at 3 am." Upon release, critics were in praise of Ileana, particularly referring to her physique and looks; Jeevi of Idlebrain wrote that Ileana "makes a cool debut. She is good at histrionics and has a fabulous body any woman would love to possess. She has great legs and nice physique", while a review from Indiaglitz noted that she "has chiseled features and a figure to die-for." Devadasu, which also marked its lead actor Ram's acting debut, became the year's first major commercial success, eventually grossing around  14 crores, whilst earning Ileana the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debutant. She next appeared opposite Mahesh Babu in the action flick Pokiri in which she portrayed an aerobics teacher, who is harassed by a corrupt police officer. The film was a huge financial success, emerging the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time until then, as well as Ileana's biggest commercial success.

Later that year, she made her Tamil-language film debut in Kedi (2006). Although the film did not do so well at the box-office, D'Cruz remained too busy to accept all the film roles offered to her. Her Telugu film Khatarnak (2006) in which she acted opposite Ravi Teja did not do as well as expected, which has been attributed to her glamorous appearance not going down well with the audience. She subsequently experienced a setback in her career as her following releases Rakhi (2006) and Munna (2007) proved critically and financially unsuccessful.

D'Cruz's career took a turn for the better with the release of her well-received 2007 film Aata, opposite Siddharth. She received favorable reviews for her performance as Satya, a college student who is on the run from the home minister's crooked son by whom she is targeted, when leading a protest and demanding punishment for his crimes. Idlebrain described her as "gorgeous" and a "treat to watch to the eyes". In 2008, she performed a lead role opposite Pawan Kalyan in Jalsa, directed by Trivikram Srinivas. In spite of opening to mixed reviews, the film turned out to become a high financial success. Ileana received largely positive remarks, with critics citing that she looked "pretty", "damn cool", and "every bit chic and stunning throughout the film", while being later awarded the Santosham Award, one of five awards for Jalsa, and the South Scope Style Award, besides garnering a nomination for the Best Actress prize at the 56th Filmfare Awards South. Her first 2009 release, titled Kick, was likewise declared a box office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing films that year.

Later that year she starred in the films Rechipo and Y. V. S. Choudary's Saleem alongside Vishnu Manchu, both of which performed poorly at the box office. Huduga Hudugi, her first Kannada film, became her only 2010 release; it featured her in an item number named after her.

Ileana then essayed the female lead role in Shakti, opposite Jr. NTR, with whom she worked earlier in Rakhi. The high-budget socio-fantasy film was panned by critics and became a commercial failure. She gave a stage performance for this movie's audio release function along with her co-star Jr. NTR,as part as promotion of the film. Her next release was Nenu Naa Rakshasi, which marked her second collaboration with Puri Jagannadh, following the success of Pokiri. Though the film was a failure, her performance was received positively by critics; an Indiaglitz reviewer described her as a "pleasant surprise in the film" as she "cried, smirked, looked hot, grabbed sympathy and made faces that were apt to the scenes", while cinegoer's reviewer cited that the film had "one bright spot, Ileana, she looks stunning and also like an accomplished senior to the hero." Despite her films didn't fare well at the box office, Ileana continued to be the highest paid actress of South India.

In early 2012 she starred in her second Tamil venture, S. Shankar's Nanban opposite Vijay. A remake of the hugely successful and acclaimed 2009 Hindi film 3 Idiots, Ileana essayed the character originally played by Kareena Kapoor. The film likewise opened to critical acclaim and became a major financial success. Her next release was a telugu film Julai starring with Allu Arjun opened to mixed reviews but became a commercial success. She then starred in Puri Jagannadh's Devudu Chesina Manushulu alongside with Ravi Teja where she played a role of taxi driver. The film received mixed reviews and eventually under-performed at the box office.

Ileana made her Hindi debut with Anurag Basu directorial Barfi!, as the role of a narrator starring alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. The movie released on 14 September 2012, to highly positive reviews from critics. Ileana's portrayal won her critical acclaim, with a review on Filmfare stating "This is Ileana’s first film but her fantastic performance is just a testament why the Telugu audience consider her a superstar. Of course it also helps that she is the most appealing visual in Barfi! out shining even the scenic hills of Darjeeling". Rajeev Masand said of her performance, "Ileana leaves a lasting impression in her Hindi film debut, conveying both love and pain through those beautiful, expressive eyes".

D'Cruz later signed her second Hindi film, Phata Poster Nikla Hero opposite actor Shahid Kapoor, which is expected to start filming in November 2012 and release sometime in 2013.

Known For: Nanban
 
  Radhika Kumaraswamy
Radhika Kumaraswamy (born 11 November 1986), credited as Radhika, is an Indian film actress and producer. She has primarily appeared in Kannada films and was considered a lead actress in the Kannada film industry in the early 2000s.


Radhika started her acting career with the Kannada film Neela Megha Shama (2002) when she had just completed her ninth class. Her first release was Ninagagi opposite Vijay Raghavendra, which was followed by Tavarige Baa Tangi starring Shivrajkumar; both films were highly successful ventures. In 2003, she appeared in five Kannada films, including Hemanth Hegde's directorial debut Ooh La La, Hudugigaagi alongside S. P. B. Charan, Yograj Bhat's maiden feature film Mani, in which she played the daughter of a prostitute, Mane Magalu and Tayi Illada Tabbali, all of which were commercial failures. In spite of the film's p...  See full bio

Radhika Kumaraswamy (born 11 November 1986), credited as Radhika, is an Indian film actress and producer. She has primarily appeared in Kannada films and was considered a lead actress in the Kannada film industry in the early 2000s.


Radhika started her acting career with the Kannada film Neela Megha Shama (2002) when she had just completed her ninth class. Her first release was Ninagagi opposite Vijay Raghavendra, which was followed by Tavarige Baa Tangi starring Shivrajkumar; both films were highly successful ventures. In 2003, she appeared in five Kannada films, including Hemanth Hegde's directorial debut Ooh La La, Hudugigaagi alongside S. P. B. Charan, Yograj Bhat's maiden feature film Mani, in which she played the daughter of a prostitute, Mane Magalu and Tayi Illada Tabbali, all of which were commercial failures. In spite of the film's poor box office returns, Radhika's performance as Gowri in Tayi Illada Tabbali won her the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress. Due to the successive failures of her Kannada films, Radhika began to work in Tamil cinema subsequently, acting in five Tamil films in quick succession. Her maiden Tamil film was S. P. Jananathan's award-winning debut directorial Iyarkai (2003). The Hindu in its review noted that Kutty Radhika as the "impulsive, immature and obdurate Nancy looks just right for the role".Three of her four releases in 2005—Rishi, Masala and Auto Shankar—featured her alongside another lead female character. Her final release of 2005 saw her collaborating with the Tavarige Baa Tangi team, with Shivrajkumar and Radhika again playing the elder brother and younger sister, respectively.


The following year, she was again seen in five Kannada films and one Tamil film, Ulla Kadathal that remains her last Tamil release. On her performance in Hatavadi, Rediff.com's critic R. G. Vijayasarathy wrote, "Though this is essentially a Ravichandran film, it is to Radhika's credit that she stands up to a superb performance. Her emotions are perfect and she is presented very well on screen". After the long-delayed devotional film Navashakthi Vaibhava (2008) that featured her as a goddess alongside eight other lead actresses she went on a 5-year hiatus.


Radhika has also worked as a film distributor and producer. She had acquired the distribution rights of her own film Anatharu (2007), co-starring Upendra and Darshan. In 2008, she bought the rights of her film Ishwar, which was launched in 2007 as Narasimha. and revived it, although she was unsuccessful in releasing it. She later established a production studio named Shamika Enterprises, named after her daughter, and produced the film Lucky starring Ramya.


In 2013, she made a comeback to acting with Sweety Nanna Jodi which she also produced. With regards to her performance, Sify stated, "Radhika...is a treat to watch and has given a brilliant performance" while Rediff wrote, "Radhika looks ravishing and comes as a surprise for those who have watched her earlier films". Her Telugu mythological film, Avataram by Kodi Ramakrishna released in 2014.


Radhika reportedly married Ratan Kumar at the Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple, Kateel on 26 November 2000. In April 2002, Ratan Kumar filed a complaint, alleging that Radhika's father Devraj had abducted her as he feared that news of her marriage may "jeopardise her career". Only few days later, Radhika's mother wanted the marriage to be annulled as Radhika was just 14 years old and told that Ratan Kumar had forcibly married her. Devraj further claimed that Ratan had tried to burn Radhika alive. Ratan Kumar died in August 2002, following a heart attack.


In November 2010, Radhika revealed that she was married to H. D. Kumaraswamy, a former Chief Minister of Karnataka.According to Radhika, they married in 2006. They have a daughter, Shamika K. Swamy.

Known For: Iyarkai
 
  Kristina Akheeva
Kristina Akheeva is an Australian model and actress who is the face of a popular deodorant commercial has signed her first Bollywood film. The model will make a debut opposite Sunny Deol in the sequel to Yamla Pagla Deewana.

Kristina Akheeva was born on 1 November 1986 in Khabarovsk,Russia to Russian mother and half Tajikistani half Russian Father. At the age of 7 she migrated to Australia where she finished her schooling.At 17 Kristina moved to Melbourne to pursue an acting career. While developing her craft at an acting school, she was approached by numerous photographers who wanted to work with her. At first, she wanted no more than to have some nice pictures of herself, but over time she started to get more and more regular work with local photographers.Soon afterwards an agency in Singapore came across her pictures online and saw her potential, an...  See full bio

Kristina Akheeva is an Australian model and actress who is the face of a popular deodorant commercial has signed her first Bollywood film. The model will make a debut opposite Sunny Deol in the sequel to Yamla Pagla Deewana.

Kristina Akheeva was born on 1 November 1986 in Khabarovsk,Russia to Russian mother and half Tajikistani half Russian Father. At the age of 7 she migrated to Australia where she finished her schooling.At 17 Kristina moved to Melbourne to pursue an acting career. While developing her craft at an acting school, she was approached by numerous photographers who wanted to work with her. At first, she wanted no more than to have some nice pictures of herself, but over time she started to get more and more regular work with local photographers.Soon afterwards an agency in Singapore came across her pictures online and saw her potential, and within a few weeks they put her on a flight.After a successful stint in Singapore, Kristina realized that she wanted to peruse this career full time. She moved out of her apartment in Melbourne and spent the next 5 years traveling the world as an international model.

Kristina Akheeva is a known face in the advertising world. During her modelling stint she managed to share screen space with the likes of Shahrukh Khan. She will make a debut opposite Sunny Deol in the sequel to Yamla Pagla Deewana.

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  Tippu
Tippu is an Indian playback singer who has performed over 4000 songs in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu languages.


Tippu was born as Ekambaresh in Ponmalai, Trichy to Tamil couple S. Lakshmi Narayanan and M. K. Meenakshi.He has two siblings, an elder sister Gayathri and a younger sister Nithya.Tipu did his schooling at the Kamaraj Matric School, St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School Tamil Nadu.


Tippu is married to playback singer Harini. They have two children, a girl named Sai Smruti and a boy, Sai abhyankar. He has sung 150 songs for Illayaraja and many songs for a.r rahman,vidhyasagar DSP and Harris Jayaraj. He is very famous for Voice modulation and Articulated rendition in all languages.


Tippu has sung over 4000 songs in various languages such as Tamil,Telugu, Kannada, andM...  See full bio

Tippu is an Indian playback singer who has performed over 4000 songs in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu languages.


Tippu was born as Ekambaresh in Ponmalai, Trichy to Tamil couple S. Lakshmi Narayanan and M. K. Meenakshi.He has two siblings, an elder sister Gayathri and a younger sister Nithya.Tipu did his schooling at the Kamaraj Matric School, St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School Tamil Nadu.


Tippu is married to playback singer Harini. They have two children, a girl named Sai Smruti and a boy, Sai abhyankar. He has sung 150 songs for Illayaraja and many songs for a.r rahman,vidhyasagar DSP and Harris Jayaraj. He is very famous for Voice modulation and Articulated rendition in all languages.


Tippu has sung over 4000 songs in various languages such as Tamil,Telugu, Kannada, andMalayalam. He has sung many hit songs in his career most of them in tamil,telugu,malayalam,hindi and in Kannada Films.


He has been lucky enough to lend his voice for the films starring South Super Stars like Dr.Vishnuvardhan and Rajinikanth. He has sung for many stars in South India, but it is his combination with Kannada Super Star Puneeth Rajkumar, that has striked the chord with the audience. This combination has given many hit songs to the Indusry. The songs Shiva Antha Hoguthidde from Jackie, Yaavanig Gothu from Paramaathma, Hey hey Paaru from Raaj, Hejjegondu Heeje from Prithvi, Ley Ley from Raam have all been instant chart buster hits. His combination with the happening Music Director V. Harikrishna is very popular. 


They have delivered hit songs like Aakasha Ishte Yaakideyo from Gaalipata, Shiva Antha Hoguthidde from Jackie, Yaavanig Gothu from Paramaathma, Hey hey Paaru from Raaj, Ley Ley from Raam, Junglee Shivalingu from Junglee, Edeyolage Guitarru from Only Vishnuvardhana, Yaare Ninna Mummy Daddy from Maleyali Jotheyali most of them written by top lyricist, film maker Yogaraj Bhat. Their songs have always topped the list.


Tippu has sung lots of hit songs in Tamil,Telugu,malayalam,hindi and in kannada also. His songs like Enai Konjam from Kakha Kakha, Raa Raa from Chandramukhi, O Nanbane from Dil, Girlfriend from Boys have all topped the list. He has sung for many super stars of the Industry like Vikram, Surya, Arya and Others

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  Manju Warrier
Manju Warrier is an Indian film actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema. Manju made her debut in Sakshyam (1995). Her films include Sallapam, Ee Puzhayum Kadannu, Thooval Kottaram (1996), Kaliyattam, Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997), Daya, Summer in Bethlehem (1998), and Pathram (1999). She won 4 Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam best actress.  She won the National Film Award - Special Jury Award for her performance in Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999). 

She got married to actor Dileep in 1998, and quit acting at that time. She is often regarded as the most successful actress in Malayalam cinema alongside Shobana and Urvashi.

Manju warrier was born in Nagercoil in the year 1978. Her father Madhavan Warrier was working with Sundaram Finance, Nagercoil regional office.  She did her primary school...  See full bio

Manju Warrier is an Indian film actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema. Manju made her debut in Sakshyam (1995). Her films include Sallapam, Ee Puzhayum Kadannu, Thooval Kottaram (1996), Kaliyattam, Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997), Daya, Summer in Bethlehem (1998), and Pathram (1999). She won 4 Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam best actress.  She won the National Film Award - Special Jury Award for her performance in Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999). 

She got married to actor Dileep in 1998, and quit acting at that time. She is often regarded as the most successful actress in Malayalam cinema alongside Shobana and Urvashi.

Manju warrier was born in Nagercoil in the year 1978. Her father Madhavan Warrier was working with Sundaram Finance, Nagercoil regional office.  She did her primary schooling in CSI Lower Primary School, Nagercoil.

Even when she was at school, Manju showed extra ordinary talent in dance, and won many awards. She was conferred Kalathilakam in Kerala Youth Festival for 2 years.At the age of 17, she debut in the film Sakshyam (1995).  Later at the age of 18, she acted in the movie Sallapam (1996), co-starring actor Dileep, whom she later married. Since then, she acted in around 20 Malayalam movies over a span of three years. She has won numerous awards.

Her performance in the movie Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu won a special mention from the jury for National Film Awards. Her other films include Kanmadam and Aaraam Thampuran, Ee Puzhayum Kadannu and Kudamattam with her husband Dileep, Summer In Bethlahem, Pranayavarnangal, Pathram and Kaliyattam, Irattakuttikalude Achan, Kaliveedu, Thooval Kottaram and Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu.

She married actor Dileep. After her marriage with Dileep, she retired from the film industry.

In 2011, she appeared in the promotion event for the movie Gaddama alongside Samyuktha Varma.

In 2012 October 24, she performed Kuchipudi in Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple.

Later in July 2013, she acted in a commercial with Amitabh Bachchan. Her comeback announcement was greeted with much fanfare by fans and the media.

In a subsequent interview, Manju Warrier thanked her fans for welcoming her back to the industry and described the opportunity to work with Mr. Bachchan as one of the most memorable experiences of her life.  She is coming back to the Malayalam film industry after a long break of 14 years through Ranjiths untitle project alongside with Mohanlal, the shooting is to be started on November 2013.

Manju Warrier was recently the cynosure of attention as she received the book penned by her friend and actress Navya Nair. Navya has written Navayarasangal and the first copy was received by Manju Warrier from the hands of veteran poet and activist Sugathakumari.

Manju Warrier mesmerised the audience in Calicut when she presented a Kuchipudi recital as part of the tribute ceremony of late Mullasseri Raju. 

Manju Warrier's father is an accountant, and mother a housewife. Their native place is Pullu, near Cherpu in Thrissur District. She has one brother Madhu Warrier who is also an actor. She did her schooling from Chovva High school and Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur. Manju got married to Malayalam actor Dileep on 20 October 1998 at Aluva Sri Krishna Temple. Her daughter Meenakshi is studying in 9th.

Manju Warrier recently did a day long Bhajana in the famed Guruvayur Temple. She worshiped the Lord starting from 3 am till the conclusion of the day's pooja Tripuka at the temple.

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  Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai (also known as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after her marriage; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994. Rai has featured in films in various languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali.

Often cited by the media as the "most beautiful woman in the world", Rai made her acting debut with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997), and had her first commercial success in Jeans (1998). She found success in Bollywood with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002) and eventually won two Filmfare Awards in the Best Actress category.

After a series of unsuccessful films during 2003–2005, she appeared in the blockbuster action thriller ...  See full bio

Aishwarya Rai (also known as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after her marriage; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994. Rai has featured in films in various languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali.

Often cited by the media as the "most beautiful woman in the world", Rai made her acting debut with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997), and had her first commercial success in Jeans (1998). She found success in Bollywood with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002) and eventually won two Filmfare Awards in the Best Actress category.

After a series of unsuccessful films during 2003–2005, she appeared in the blockbuster action thriller Dhoom 2 (2006) and subsequently featured in such films as Guru (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Enthiran (2010). She gained critical acclaim for her performances in offbeat, independent films such as Chokher Bali (2003), Raincoat (2004), and Provoked (2007). Rai has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses of Indian cinema.

 
  Abhinayashree
Abhinayashree is an Indian film actress who has appeared in South Indian regional language films in supporting roles. Abhinayashree's mother Anuradha appeared in over 700 films in Indian languages playing supporting roles and item numbers. Her first major role came in Siddique's 2001 Tamil comedy Friends, which featured her alongside Vijay and Suriya. She received a breakthrough in her career after featuring alongside Allu Arjun in the 2004 Telugu film Arya in an item number for the song "Aa Ante Amalapuram". The success led to further offers for the actress in similar roles. 

She played her first lead role in the 2005 Telugu comedy Hungama appearing alongside Ali and Venu Madhav and signed on to shoot for thirty days after the director Krishna Reddy convinced her with the role. The actress won the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her role...  See full bio

Abhinayashree is an Indian film actress who has appeared in South Indian regional language films in supporting roles. Abhinayashree's mother Anuradha appeared in over 700 films in Indian languages playing supporting roles and item numbers. Her first major role came in Siddique's 2001 Tamil comedy Friends, which featured her alongside Vijay and Suriya. She received a breakthrough in her career after featuring alongside Allu Arjun in the 2004 Telugu film Arya in an item number for the song "Aa Ante Amalapuram". The success led to further offers for the actress in similar roles. 

She played her first lead role in the 2005 Telugu comedy Hungama appearing alongside Ali and Venu Madhav and signed on to shoot for thirty days after the director Krishna Reddy convinced her with the role. The actress won the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her role in Paisalo Paramatma, her biggest recognition til date.

After appearing in a full-fledged supporting role in the 2007 Telugu film Adivaram Adavallaku Selavu, Abhinayashree opted against appearing in any more item numbers, but soon went back on her decision explaining that the likes of Mumaith Khan were successfully able to balance both.

Known For: MaaranFriends
 
  Padmini Kolhapure
Padmini Kolhapure was born in a Maharashtrian family of a classical singer father and a working mother on 1st of November 1965. Padmini had her connect into the industry right from her birth, as her father was a cousin to the late Dinanath Mangeshkar, the father of legendary Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.

As singing was already present in her genes, Padmini started her career as a chorus singer in flicks like 'Yaadon Ki Baarat', 'Dushman Dost' and 'Kitaab' along with her sister Shivangi (now wife of Shakti Kapoor). She continued with her singing talent until her cousin Asha Bhosle recommended her name to the legendary Dev Anand, and this thus resulted Padmini's debut in acting as a child artist in 1975 release 'Ishq Ishq Ishq'. And as the film succeeded so did Kolhapure's fortune with back-to-back offers to act as a child artist in flicks l...  See full bio

Padmini Kolhapure was born in a Maharashtrian family of a classical singer father and a working mother on 1st of November 1965. Padmini had her connect into the industry right from her birth, as her father was a cousin to the late Dinanath Mangeshkar, the father of legendary Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.

As singing was already present in her genes, Padmini started her career as a chorus singer in flicks like 'Yaadon Ki Baarat', 'Dushman Dost' and 'Kitaab' along with her sister Shivangi (now wife of Shakti Kapoor). She continued with her singing talent until her cousin Asha Bhosle recommended her name to the legendary Dev Anand, and this thus resulted Padmini's debut in acting as a child artist in 1975 release 'Ishq Ishq Ishq'. And as the film succeeded so did Kolhapure's fortune with back-to-back offers to act as a child artist in flicks like 'Zindagi', 'Saajan Bin Suhagan' and 'Dream Girl'. All was going pretty well with this child until a golden opportunity came by her feet, back then the star maker famous Raj Kapoor offered her to play a child character in his 1977 release 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram'. Padmini's performance here was commendable and grabbed a lot of attention. The talent was not wasted and it appeared so when she was served to play a pivotal role in 1980 release 'Insaaf Ka Tarazu'. She proved her unique charisma by essaying a controversial character of a role of a rape victim, and was better appreciated for the same. Soon Padmini became the youngest actress in the industry who started acting at a small age of 15.

No sooner Padmini was on a spree to grab all the limelight with her marvels in films like 'Prem Rog', 'Mazdoor', 'Souten', 'Woh Saat Din', 'Rahi Badal Gaye', 'Insaaf Main Karoonga', 'Anubhav' and 'Swarg Se Sunder Desh Hamara'. Apart from acting, she also lend her voice in films like 'Vidhaata', 'Sadak Chhap' and 'Hum Intezaar Karenge', which kept her rooted to singing.

This was her time and she proved it to the world. However, being in the industry, she was brushed by a controversy when she kissed Prince Charles on his visit to India. Nevertheless, resting the past of controversy behind the actress kept on working and was later seen in 'Aisa Pyaar Kahan' released in 1986. The film proved to do a good business and added happiness in her life. But the happiness was not limited to the success, it was the film where she met her partner Pradeep Sharma, the producer of the film. She later got married to Pradeep and still kept on acting. Her list of films then got added by 'Kirayadar', 'Pyar Ke Kabil' and 'Dana Paani'. But soon after this Padmini and Pradeep were blessed with a baby boy 'Priyank'. The newly motherhood became a priority for the star which lead her to take a break from acting.

But as the instinct has, Padmini was unable to keep herself aloof from her first love, acting and she decided her comeback in the industry. It was rather a unique step as the star chose another medium to re-enter, Padmini opted for a regional film rather than a Bollywood flick.

In 2003, Padmini was back with a bang in Marathi film 'Chimani Pakhare' which went on to become a huge success. Next up came 'Manthan', again a Marathi film, which repeated her success. However, the actress appeared in Hindi films too like 'Eight', 'Bolo Raam' and 'Karmayogi', but they all disappointed the talented beauty. Padmini Kolhapure's recent release was the Shahid Kapoor starrer 'Phata Poster Nikhla Hero', in which she essayed the role of Shahid's mother.

Along with her sibling Shivangi roped in her strings in B-Town credited by Shakti Kapoor and now Shraddha Kapoor. Padmini also has another sibling in the Industry, her younger sister Tejaswini Kolhapure, who is a model and actress.

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