Showing all artists born in 1978

Yogi Babu is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He rose to fame following his performances in Maan Karate (2014) and Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014), before becoming a regular cast member in Tamil comedy films.

Anju Aravind is a South Indian film actress, who has starred in Malayalam , Tamil and Kannada predominantly in the 1990s.From early 2000's she shifted her focus into Malayalam television serials and She's a television anchor as well.

Anju Aravind is born to Aravindan & Kanchana on 23 July 1978.She was married to Devadas on 4 April 2002.The duo divorced on 4 April 2004.Later she married bangalore based businessman Vinaya Chandran on 2006.They have a daughter Anvitha.

Snehan is a Tamil poet, lyricist, actor, Motivational Speaker. Debuted in the film Putham Pudhiya Poove, he has written lyrics for more than 2500 songs. He has won many awards including Tamil Nadu Government Award for two times. Snehan has also acted in two Tamil films.

Snehan was born in a small village Pudhukariyapatti, near Sengipatti in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India as the youngest of eight sons into an agricultural family. His family always helps to poor people in their village. During School days, Snehan received his First place Prize for State level Poem Contest from Dr. M.G.R., Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Moving to Chennai, Snehan first worked as a protégé to noted poet and lyricist Vairamuthu for five years. Later, he worked as the Editor of Ilanthendral, a monthly magazine for three years. At a book releasing function then, he was asked by K. Balachander to write songs in films and he got the chance from music director S. A. Rajkumar to write lyrics for the film Putham Puthu Poove. From since, he was written more than 2500 songs for more than 500 films, working with various directors and music composers in the Tamil film industry.

He then turned actor for the film Yogi, for which he has also written all the lyrics, as his friend and writer and lead actor of the film, Ameer Sultan, gave him the opportunity. For the same film, Snehan became a playback singer as well, lending his vocals to a song, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with whom Snehan has often associated.

He then turned as a Hero in the film Uyarthiru 420. And now he is acting in 3 films which are under production.

Now Snehan turned as a Producer and Producing a Tamil feature film Rajaraja Chozhanin Porvaal

Mohini is an Indian actress who has acted in South Indian films, mainly in Malayalam and Tamil.

Mohini made her debut with Earamana Rojave as she immediately got picked in bollywood to act with Akshay Kumar as his heroine in the 1991 film, Dancer. Mohini got married to Bharath in 1999 and settled in USA.

The couple have 2 sons. Her husband was about to divorce her due to difference in opinion (2008). But from the latest news, she is not divorced. She got converted to Christianity after she started reading the Bible which her house maid had given her. She changed her name to Christina and started participating in stage talks.

Priyadarshini (Priyadarshini) is an Indian Tamil actress and TV anchor. She has appeared in a few Kollywood films, but her main priority is in television serials and anchoring shows.


Recently she appeared on Maanada Mayilada as a participant and won the main prize with Bala and the choreographer Mani. Then she danced in anothor reality show of Vijay TV Boys vs Girls and won the award "best female dancer". She started her career at 1998 in DD Podhigai TV Mega serial (Vizhudugal). 


She acted in Kolangal,Reka IPS and many other serials and also working as a comperer. Her sister, Divyadarshini is also a TV Compere and television actress.

Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian Bollywood actress and former Miss Universe (2000). She made her Hindi debut in 2003 with the film Andaaz which was a box office success and won her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. Dutta next appeared in a series of successful films such as Masti (2004), No Entry (2005), Kaal (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Partner (2007), Housefull (2010) and Chalo Dilli (2011).

Dutta was born to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother.  Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta (retired) and her mother is Jennifer Dutta. She also has two elder sisters, Sabrina, who serves in the Indian Air Force and younger sister Cheryl.  Composer and DJ Nitin Sawhney is Dutta's cousin.  The Dutta family moved to Bangalore in 1981 where she completed high school from St.Francis Xavier Girls' High School and the Frank Anthony Public School. Dutta graduated with a degree in economics and a minor in communications from the University of Mumbai. She is fluent in English and Hindi but can speak Punjabi, Kannada, and French.

Dutta won the annual Gladrags Megamodel competition in her native India in 1995, thus winning the right to enter the 1997 Miss Intercontinental Pageant, in which she took first place.  Later, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2000.  At Miss Universe 2000 in Cyprus, she achieved the highest score in the swimsuit competition and her finalist interview score was the highest individual score in any category in the history of the Miss Universe contest, as her interview saw a majority of the judges giving her the maximum 9.99 mark.  After her final question, in which she delivered a defense of the Miss Universe contest (and other beauty pageants), she became the second Indian Miss Universe. Dutta's win led to her appointment as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in 2001.  In the same year, Priyanka Chopra and Dia Mirza won their respective Miss World and Miss Asia Pacific titles which gave India a rare triple victory in the world of beauty pageants.

Dutta signed up for the Tamil film, Arasatchi in 2002, but due to financial problems, it was only released in mid-2004. She made her Hindi debut in 2003 with the film Andaaz which was a box office success and won her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. She then went onto appearing in Bardaasht, which failed to do well at the box office. Her next release Aan: Men at Work was also a flop in India. Insan, Elaan and Jurm also ended up failing to do well at the box office. However, she then appeared in the highly successful comedy, Masti opposite Ajay Devgn.

In 2005, Sania Mirza and Dutta both participated in Kaun Banega Crorepati (season 2) on 13 November 2005.  In 2005, Dutta appeared in Kaal, which was a moderate success at the box office. Dutta then appeared in 2005's biggest hit, No Entry opposite actors Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Esha Deol and Celina Jaitley. She next appeared in Dosti: Friends Forever which was only an average grosser in India, however became the biggest hit of the year (for a Bollywood film) in overseas markets.

In 2006, Dutta appeared alongside Akshay Kumar in Bhagam Bhag, which was one of the biggest hits of the year, as it collected over INR400 million (US$6.1 million) in India alone.

Dutta's first release of 2007 was Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. The film was a box office failure in India but did better overseas, especially in the U.K.  She received mixed reviews for her performance in the film. Her later release, Partner became a "Blockbuster" in India and became the third biggest grosser of the year.  Dutta then made a special appearance in Om Shanti Om.

In 2008, Dutta lent her voice for the animated film, Jumbo. However, the film failed to do well at the box office. She also made a special appearance in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

Her 2009 release, Blue, was one of the most expensive movies of Indian cinema. Dutta had initially walked away from the project because the movie was entirely shot in the ocean and she did not know how to swim. However the male protagonist Akshay Kumar encouraged her in learning how to swim and she immediately started training with a special coach. 

Blue was released on 16 October 2009.  She stated that "The moment I got to know of it, I called Akshay and told him that I wouldn't be able to accept the assignment. He knew the reason behind my decision. Not many people are aware that I had almost drowned while shooting for Andaaz, Akshay had rescued me. When I reminded him I couldn't swim, he told me to forget my phobia and learn swimming pronto," said Dutta. "Today, I feel Blue has not merely made me overcome my phobias, but has also taught me something that will stay with me for the rest of my life".  

Despite a promising opening, the film failed to do well at the box office. She also appeared in Do Knot Disturb, which also took a good start at the box office, however dropped in the coming days and failed to do well. Her 2010 release Housefull was a major success across India. She starred opposite Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Jiah Khan and Riteish Deshmukh. It was the fifth biggest hit in the country as it collected INR1.14 billion (US$17 million) at the box office.  She played the role of Hetal Petal, the main female character in the movie.


In 2011, her first movie as a producer, Chalo Dilli was released. The film was a decent success, as it was made on a modest budget of INR50 million (US$770,000).

She then did an item number and had an extended special appearance in the movie Don 2 and the film was a major success especially Lara's item number.

Following her post-pregnancy break from Hindi cinema, Lara Dutta signed a movie titled David. Filming was started by August, 2012 and she will have a very important role in the movie according to its director, Bejoy Nambiar.  The film released 1 February 2013 and receive mixed reviews. Dutta has recently signed a No Entry sequel titled No Entry Mein Entry. She is also planning a Chalo Dilli sequel, Chalo China.

In September 2010, Dutta got engaged to Indian tennis player, Mahesh Bhupathi.  They married on 16 February 2011 in a civil ceremony in Bandra, and later followed it by a Christian ceremony on 20 February 2011 at Sunset Point in Goa.  On 1 August 2011, Dutta confirmed that she is pregnant with their first child.  On 20 January 2012 it was confirmed by Bhupathi via a popular networking site that Dutta had given birth to a baby girl, they have named her Saira.

Lara Dutta had dated Kelly Dorje and Dino Morea before the marriage.

Narayani Shastri is a famous Television actress. She was born on 16th April 1978 in Pune. She is a well-known model and television presenter too. Narayani went to Symbiosis College in Pune for education. She later went to Government Law College in Mumbai.

Narayani made her acting debut with DD1's serial Kahani Saat Pheron Ki. Later she was seen in Kyonki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Tulsi's sister Kesar. She played one of the protagonist Shruti in Koi Apna Sa. Later she portrayed an antagonist in Kkusum. She played a lead role in Piya Ka Ghar and Mamta.

Narayani has appeared in many TV shows. Recently she was seen in Phir Subah Hogi as Gulabia. She has participated in reality shows like Zara Nachke Dikha and Meethi Choori no.1. Besides TV, Narayani has acted in the films like 'Chandni Bar' and 'Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke'. She was seen in one Marathi film 'Pak Pak Pakaak' too.

Bejoy Nambiar (born 12 April 1979) is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his works in bollywood. He is mostly known for his critically acclaimed short films, Rahu and Reflections, starring Mohanlal.  He was the winner of Sony PIX’ s Gateway to Hollywood, as the best director judged by Ashok Amritraj, Rajat Kapoor and Anurag Basu.  He marked his feature film debut with the thriller Shaitan (2011). His second feature film was a bilingual gangster-comedy film called David.  His latest Bollywood flick was Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar starred Wazir (2016). He has also directed a short video 'Sachinocalypse' for All India Bakchod. He was one of the jury member for India Film Project in 2013.

He was married to Juhi Babbar on 27 June 2007 after a two-year courtship; the couple divorced in January 2009. He then married his long-time girlfriend Sheetal Menon in a traditional Malayali wedding in Kerala on 27 December 2015.

Anusha is an Indian actress in Malayalam movies.  She started her film career at an early age of 13 and was one of the prominent lead actress in Malayalam and kannada movies during 1990s and 2000s.She is the daughter of Tamil actress K. R. Savithri. Actress K. R. Vijaya is her Aunt.  She lives in Chennai with her family. She was a former basketball player at State levels.

Ganeshkar is a Tamil comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a host for Super 10 on Sun TV in Chennai. Recently he took part in Kalaignar TV's dance show, Maanada Mayilada, coming second in the process with Aarthi whom he married and they won 5 lakhs as a 2nd prize.

Ganeshkar is a Tamil comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also appear in Television shows. His debut movies is Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal. His other released movies are Siva, Moondravadhu Kann, Kovil, Nepali, Kazhugu, Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya, Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal, Aranmanai. He married tamil comedy and supporting actress Aarthi.