Showing all artists born in May 16

The bold and beautiful Jannat girl Sonal Chauhan is a thread of the royal family. She originates from the royal Chauhan Rajput family from Manipuri. She is a daughter of a Police Inspector born on 16th May 1985 in the Muzzafarnagar the state of Uttar Pradesh. She has total 3 siblings. One brother who is older than her and two younger sisters.

The cute actress was passionate about the fashion industry and modeling since her school days. So after finishing her schooling from Delhi Public School and getting the honors degree in Philosophy from Gargi College from New Delhi, she started her career in modeling. Gorgeous Sonal was the first Indian to win Miss World Tourism title. She won this title in the year 2005 in the beauty pageant which was held at Miri , Malaysia.

After that, she got a chance to work in many print and electronic commercial advertisements. We have seen her in the commercials of Nokia and Ponds. She has walked on the ramp as well. Then she got a chance to appear in Himesh Reshammiya's famous music album 'Aap Kaa Surroor' . After watching her in this album, famous director Kunal Deshmukh cast her in his directorial venture 'Jannat' opposite Emraan Hashmi.

After the release of 'Jannat' she got a very much appreciation from everybody for her outstanding performance in the film. She has got nominations for awards too. This lead her to act in various south Indian films. Her Hindi films include 'Pehla Sitara' and 'Bbuddah - Hoga Terra Baap'.

Currently she is looking forward to her next release '3G' directed by Sheershak Anand and Shantanu Ray Chhibber opposite Neil Nitin Mukesh.

Kulraj Randhawa is a famous actress who came into limelight after her role in the popular TV serial 'Kareena Kareena'. She also appears in Punjabi films and is a well established actress there.

Kulraj was born on 16th May 1983 in Dehradun. She studied at Army Public School Dagshai in Solan (Himachal Pradesh). Kulraj started her career as a model. Soon she got an opportunity to play a lead in Zee TV's serial 'Kareena Kareena'. Her character of bubbly Kareena was loved by all and Kulraj became a household name after that.

After working on TV , she got an opportunity work in a Punjabi film 'Mannat' with Jimmy Shergill. She played a lead role in the film. After that she was seen in another Punjabi film 'Tera Mera Ki Rishta'. She did other Punjabi films like 'Hadbahedi -Yahan Sab Theek Hai' and 'Mastang Mama'. After appearing in Punjabi films, she got a chance to work in Hindi films as well. Her first Hindi film is 'Chintu Ji'. Then she was seen in 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'. Her most noted film is 'Yamla Pagla Deewana' in which she got a chance to work with Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Dharmendra. The movie was a blockbuster hit. Kulraj played the character named 'Saheeba' in the film.

She was recently seen in 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni' with Tusshar Kapoor. The film could not do well at the box office.

Chaya Singh is an Indian actress, born 16 May 1981 in Bangalore. She started her acting career in Kannada films and has worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Telugu and Oriya films.  She has a reputation of being very selective in her roles.

Her parents had migrated from Uttar Pradesh to Karnataka before her birth. She belongs to a Rajput family.  Chaya grew up in Bangalore. She did her schooling at Lourdes School, Bangalore and studied for her Plus Two there.

Her first film role was in Munnudi.  She went to do more films in Kannada including Haseena which was directed by Girish Kasaravalli, Thuntata, which was a success, Dinesh Babu's Chitte and Sai Prakash’s Rowdy Aliya.

After having few chances in the Kannada industry she migrated to Tamil movies. Chaya Singh's most famous movie is Thiruda Thirudi in Tamil which has the popular song Manmadharasa.  She also acted in its Kannada remake Sakha Sakhi, which unlike the original was not successful. Chaya later acted in little known films Kavithai and Jaisurya and did item numbers in Arul and Thirupaachi, though she stated that she dislikes doing them.  She returned to Tamil with Vallamai Tharayo and then starred in the supernatural thriller Anandhapurathu Veedu.

She has performed in Akasha Gange in Kannada which released in 2008. About her performance in the film, Rediff wrote, "The highlight of the film is Chaya Singh who has come out with an outstanding performance as a music teacher who comes to her lover's house to win over his family".  Sify wrote, "This is Chaya Singh's yet another best performance. She speaks from her lovely eyes".  She acted in the Kannada short film Simply kailawesome which won the prestigious Platinum Remi Award at the 44th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.  The film made on playwright T. P. Kailasam revolves around conversations between Kailasam and female protagonists from four of his plays. Chaya Singh played all the four characters: Paatu from Tollugatti, Eeke from Gandaskathri, Venkamma from Home Rule and Sule from the play Sule.

She has acted in two Malayalam films, too, Mullavalliyum Thenmavum and Police, both directed by V. K. Prakash. In 2008 she was acting in two Bhojpuri films.  Her first Bhojpuri release was Mahamaayi.  She has directed a Bengali film, too.

She has done supporting roles in Kannada TV shows such as E-TV's Sarojini and Prema Kathegalu.  She has acted in Tamil serial Nagamma, airing on Sun TV.  She was a judge in the show Kuniyonu Bara on a Kannada television channel.  Since 2012, she acts in Telugu serial "Kanchna Ganga", airing on Maa TV.  She is currently acting in the Tamil film Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal.

Singh's parents are Gopal Singh and Chamanlata. She married Tamil television actor Krishna in June 2012.

Hema Malini ("Hema Malini Chakravarty") (born 16 October 1948, Jeeyapuram (Tiruchirappalli), Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian actress, director, producer, dancer and politician.1963 she made acting début in Tamil film "Ithu Sathiyam" as a dancer/supporting actress. Malini first acted in main role in Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968), and went on to feature in numerous Bollywood films, primarily as the lead actress. In most of her films, she starred opposite her husband; Dharmendra and with Rajesh Khanna and Dev Anand.

Malini was initially promoted as the "Dream Girl", and in 1977 starred in a film of the same name. She has played both comic and dramatic roles, as well as being a dancer.She has appeared in more than 150 films.During her career, Malini received eleven nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, winning the award in 1972.

In 2000, Malini won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and also the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India.In 2012, the Sir Padampat Singhania University conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Malini in recognition of her contribution to Indian cinema.

Malini served as chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation. In 2006, Malini received Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts (SaMaPa) Vitasta award from Bhajan Sopori in Delhi for her contribution and service to Indian culture and dance.

From 2003 to 2009, Malini was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper House of parliament, as a representative of the Bharatiya Janata Party.In 2014, Malini was elected to the Lok Sabha. Malini has been involved with charitable and social ventures.

Malini was the third child born of a Tamil-speaking family to her mother Jaya Lakshmi Chakravarti, a film producer and VSR Chakravarti. Malini attended the Andhra Mahila Sabha in Chennai where her favourite subject was history.Malini studied at DTEA Mandir Marg and in 12th Standard left to begin her acting career.

Malini's first film with Dharmendra was Sharafat (1970), and they got married in 1979.Dharmendra was already married at the time and had children, two of whom are Bollywood actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. Malini converted to Islam and married Dharmendra. They have two children, Bollywood actress Esha Deol (born 1981)and Ahana Deol, an assistant director.

Malini's niece is actress Madhoo who played the female lead in Phool Aur Kaante (1991), Roja (1992) and Annayya (1993).

Malini was a supporting artiste in Idhu Sathiyam (1963) and portrayed a danseuse in Pandava Vanavasam (1965). In 1968, Malini played opposite Raj Kapoor in Sapno Ka Saudagar.That was the beginning of her promotion as the "Bollywood dream girl."

In Johnny Mera Naam (1970), Malini took a lead role and she took other challenging roles; for example, a young widow in Andaz (1971) and a poor woman in Lal Patthar (1971). In 1972, Malini played opposite Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar in Seeta Aur Geeta.Malini received a Filmfare Best Actress Award for this film.Within four years of making her début, Malini was an established lead actress in Bollywood and classical dancer. Malini's films of the 1970s include Sanyasi (1975), Dharmatma , Pratigya (1975). In Sholay (1975), Malini played the role of Basanti, a talkative girl. Other works of the period include Trishul, Joshila, Khushboo (1975), Kinara (1977) and Meera (1979).

Malini performed with Dharmendra in 28 films including Sharafat, Tum Haseen Main Jawan, Naya Zamana, Raja Jani, Seeta Aur Geeta , Patthar Aur Payal, Dost (1974), Sholay (1975), Charas, Jugnu, Azaad (1978) and Dillagi (1978).

After her marriage, Malini made films including Kranti, Naseeb (1981), Satte Pe Satta, Rajput, and Ek Nai Paheli (1984). Malini portrayed the role of a classical singer in the film opposite Rajesh Khanna, which Times of India called one of the top film couples.

Her works also included Aandhi Toofan, Durgaa (1985), Ramkali (1985), Sitapur Ki Geeta (1987), Ek Chadar Maili Si (1986), Rihaee and Jamai Raja (1990).

During this period, Malini performed with Dharmendra in Alibaba Aur 40 Chor, Baghavat, Samraat, Razia Sultan, Andha Kanoon (1983), Baghavat, and Raaj Tilak (1984).

She directed the film Dil Aashna Hai with Divya Bharti and Shahrukh Khan in the leading roles. Following this, Malini focused on dancing and television work.

After taking a break from films for a number of years, Hema made a comeback with Baghban (2003).for which she earned a Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination. She also played a substantial supporting role in the 2004 film Veer-Zaara. In 2011, she directed her second feature film Tell Me O Khuda which featured both her husband Dharmendra and her daughter Esha Deol.

n 1999, Malini campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Vinod Khanna, a former Bollywood actor, in the Lok Sabha Elections in Gurdaspur, Punjab. In February 2004, Malini officially joined the BJP From 2003 to 2009, she served as an MP to the upper house- the Rajya Sabha, having been nominated by the then President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. In March 2010, Malini was made general secretary of the BJP, and in February 2011, she was recommended by Ananth Kumar, the party general secretary. In the 2014 general elections for the Lok Sabha, Malini defeated the Mathura incumbent, Jayant Chaudhary (RLD) by 3,30,743 votes.Malini was then elected to the Lok Sabha.

Malini is a supporter of the animal rights organisation, PETA India. In 2009, she wrote a letter to the Mumbai Municipal Commissioner urging him to ban horse carriages from the Mumbai`s busy streets.In 2011, she wrote to the Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, urging him to ban bull fighting (jallikattu).She said, "My friends at PETA have organised investigations at jallikattu events and documented that bulls are pulled roughly by their nose rings, punched, pummelled, hit with sharp sticks and crammed into trucks so tightly that they can barely move".Malini won the title of "PETA Person of the Year". As a vegetarian, she said, "Knowing that my food choices are helping the planet and animals too, makes me happy".

Malini is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. Her daughters Esha Deol and Ahana Deol are trained Odissi dancers. They performed with Malini in a production called Parampara for charitable events.She also performed with her daughters at the Khajuraho Dance Festival.
Malini studied Kuchipudi with Vempati Chinna Satyam and Mohiniattam with Kalamandalam Guru Gopalakrishnan. She has played a number of dance roles including Narasimha and Rama in Tulasidas's Ramcharitmanas.In 2007, she performed in Mysuru on the eve of Dussera, where she played the roles of Sati, Parvati and Durga.

Malini owns the Natya Vihar Kalakendra dance school.

Malini has appeared in television series such as Jai Mata Ki (2000), directed by Puneet Issar. She played the role of goddess Durga.Other television series appearances include Kamini Damini on Sahara One where she played twin sisters and Noopur which Malini directed and in which she played a Bharatanatyam dancer.

Malini owned the editorship of New Woman, a Hindi women's magazine. In 2000, Malini was appointed as the first female chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation for a term of three years.

In 2007, Malini entered a promotional contract with Kent RO Systems, makers of a mineral water purifier system.Malini also became a brand ambassador for Pothys, a textile showroom in Chennai.