Showing all artists born in 1979

Siddharth was born to a Tamil speaking Iyer family in Chennai, India on 17 April 1979. He studied at DAV Boys' Senior Secondary School, Chennai and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree from Kirori Mal College, New Delhi. Siddharth was part of the reputed theatre group of the college, The Players. He was also president of the college's debating society and attended the World Debating Championships. He went on to complete his MBA from S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. He was exceptionally bright in his speaking skills, which ultimately led him to win CNBC Manager of the year award in 1999.

Emraan Anwar Hashmi (born 24 March 1979) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. Some of his successful films include like Murder (2004), Gangster (2006), Awarapan (2007), Jannat (2008), Raaz – The Mystery Continues (2009), Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai (2010), Murder 2 (2011) and The Dirty Picture (2011). He has thus established himself as one of the successful actors of the industry.

Srikanth is an Indian film actor who appears in Tamil film industry films. He debuted in the 2002 Tamil film Roja Kootam (2002) before going on to make appearances in films such as Parthiban Kanavu (2003), April Maadhathil (2002), Bose (2004), Kana Kandaen (2005), Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (2004), Poo (2008), Police Police (2010), Sadhurangam (2011), Nanban (2012), and Nippu (2012).


Srikanth debuted in Sasi's romantic film, Roja Kootam opposite Bhumika Chawla, which was a commercial success.  Srikanth then featured in another successful venture April Madhathil alongside Sneha. He bagged the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor for his role in Parthiban Kanavu, directed by Karu Pazhaniappan. His first released in 2004 is Bose which he paired with Sneha second time after successful venture April Maadhathil. In 2007 Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule was released to highly positive review and declared a commercial success. 

The film was Srikanth first Telugu film.His only release in 2008 is Poo was directed by Sasi. His next release was Police Police. In 2011 Sadhurangam was released to mixed reviews. The film was completed in 2006 but the film remained unreleased for five years. The project was released on 7 October 2011. In 2012, he was first seen in S. Shankar's comedy-drama Nanban, which featured him as part of an ensemble cast including Vijay, Jiiva and Ileana D'Cruz released to highly positive reviews.

Srikanth was born on 28 February 1979 in Tamil Nadu. His parents—Krishnamachari(actor) and Jayanthi—encouraged him in doing films. He did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai and is a batchmate of Arya. He did his bachelor's degree in Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Chennai. He married Vandana in November 2007, a Telugu girl who completed MBA in Australia. The couple have two children son Aahil (born 28 February 2009) and daughter Ahana (born January 28, 2011).

Premji Amaren; (born Ganesh Gangai Amaren on February 25, 1979) is a Tamil playback singer, film composer, songwriter and actor. Son of veteran film composer and singer Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and is known for his comical performances in the Venkat Prabhu films Chennai 600028, Saroja, Goa and Mankatha. His stage name, Premji, is actually a spelling error, as it is meant to be "Prem G.", (the G referring to his father's name).

Primarily interested in composing music, Premji started his career as an assistant to film music composer and his cousin Yuvan Shankar Raja, turning a playback singer, singing mostly the rap portions in Yuvan Shankar Raja's compositions, before working with other music composers as well. In 2006, however, he made his acting debut in Silambarasan's Vallavan as the heroine's friend, following which he starred in his brother, Venkat Prabhu's directorial debut Chennai 600028 (2007), in which he played the role of Seenu. The movie went on to become the year's biggest summer blockbuster, establishing Premji as a comedy actor.

In 2008 he became an independent music director with Agathiyan's Nenjathai Killathe and for Thozha, in which he essayed one of the leading roles as well. But it was Saroja which fetched him accolades for his performance as Ganesh Kumar.

He appeared as a lead character in Venkat Prabhu's Goa (2010), before going on to make further appearances in Mankatha (2011) and Settai (2013).

Premji is the son of veteran director & musician Gangai Amaran and the younger brother of film director and actor Venkat Prabhu. Film composer Ilaiyaraaja is his uncle while Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja and Bhavatharini are his cousins.

Vi Anand is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Telugu cinema. Anand made his film debut in Appuchi Gramam in Kollywood and later made Tiger with Sundeep and Rahul.

Shamita Shetty (born 2 February 1979)is an Interior designer and former actress and model. She is the younger sister of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.

She made her film debut in 2000 with the Yash Raj Films blockbuster Mohabbatein, which was directed by Aditya Chopra. Her portrayal of Ishika earned her and her fellow co-stars Kim Sharma and Preeti Jhangiani the 2001 IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. Since then, she mostly found success in item numbers, including "Sharara Sharara" in Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2001) and "Chori Pe Chori" in Saathiya (2002).

Later, Shetty found success as an actress with her first solo hit Zeher. She worked once with her sister Shilpa Shetty in Fareb in that same year. She was a contestant on Bigg Boss (Season 3)on Colors TV. She opted out of the show for her sister Shilpa's wedding. She was out of the show on 14 November 2009 (day 41) after staying for 6 weeks.

On 14 June 2011, Shetty decided to follow her passion in interior design alongside her acting career.In 2015, she participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded.

Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films and a former model. She was the winner of the Fords Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest for 1996 and is currently one of the mainstream actresses in Bollywood.Basu was born in New Delhi to a Bengali Hindu family. She is the second of three daughters to her parents, the elder being Bidisha, and the younger—Vijayeta. Although she was born in New Delhi, her family later moved to Kolkata.

According to her, she had initially planned to study medicine, but entered modelling and acting by accident. Basu studied science till the 12th standard at Bhavans Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir and then studied commerce at The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College, an undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta. In Kolkata, she did modeling and ramp shows part-time. However, in 1996, she met well-known model Mehr Jessia in Kolkata the latter suggested that Basu take part in the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest. She eventually participated, and won the contest.

After winning the Ford Godrej Cinthol contest, Basu also was flown to New York by the Ford Company, where she had a successful modelling career at the age of 17.Basu made her film debut in Abbas Mustans Ajnabee, with Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and Kareena Kapoor. She played a married woman who goes all out to woo her husband’s married friend, and eventually won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for her performance.

In 2002, Basu starred in Telugu movie Takkari Donga opposite Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu and Vikram Bhatts thriller Raaz. Raaz was a big commercial success and surfaced as the biggest hit of that year. For her performance in the film, she received her first Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare. One review in The Tribune noted, "...it is Bipasha Basu who steals the show with her fine performance." She appeared as Sonia Khanna in the 2003 hit movie Jism alongside John Abraham. The movie earned her a Filmfare Best Villain Award nomination.

Besides acting, Bips, as she is fondly called, did the famous video "Tu" for Sonu Nigams album, Kismat back in her early days before she became an actress. She also made a guest appearance in Jay Seans music video Stolen.In 2006, she won popular acclaim for her performance in an Item number during the song Beedi in the film Omkara. The song was a national hit, and Basus picturisation was appreciated.

In 2008 Basu starred in Race, her second collaboration with duo Abbas Mustan, with whom she debuted in Bollywood. Co-starring Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Anil Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, the film performed well at the box office, and Basus performance was appreciated by critics. Taran Adarsh of indiaFM described her performance as "her best work so far. She’s superb". She also received good reviews for her role in Bachna Ae Haseeno opposite Ranbir Kapoor. She completed the year by appearing in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in the song Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte.In 2009, Bipasha was rumored to sign onto her first Hollywood venture Chaimera alongside Billy Zane.In 2010 Bipasha launched her fitness video cd BB Love Yourself. 

Basu was in a relationship with her Raaz co-star Dino Morea since 1996 till they broke up in 2002. Soon afterwards during the filming of Jism, Basu began to date her co-star John Abraham; they were in a relationship till early 2011 when the couple officially broke off. While together, the two were often referred to as a supercouple in the Indian media. It was later widely speculated through the media that Basu began a relationship with actor Shahid Kapoor, which was subsequently denied by both Basu and Kapoor. However, despite the objections, it was continued to be reported.

Basu has been in the limelight since her bold role in Jism. She ranked 8 in Times' 50 most desirable women in 2011 and ranked 13 in 2012. UK magazine Eastern Eye named her the "Sexiest Woman in Asia" in 2005 and 2007.

Basu is an advocate of physical fitness. Apart from films, she released a fitness DVD called Love Yourself, which emphasised on being strong, healthy, and loving one’s self. She was also the brand ambassador of Sugar Free, which helped her promoting the DVD. Hiren Gada, director of Shemaroo Entertainment said, "A celebrity like Bipasha Basu, genuinely believes in staying healthy. She is also passionate about fitness." She had previously worked on another fitness video called Bollywood Bodies with John Abraham.

Gul Panag aka Gul Panag is a famous beauty queen, actress , model, a voice actress and also a TV actress. She has represented India in the prestigious Miss Universe contest. Gul was born on 3rd January 1979 in Chandigarh , India. She started her schooling in Sangrur, Punjab but later moved to 14 different cities like Chandigarh, Mhow, Leh, Wellington, Tamil Nadu etc. as her father was in the Indian army. She has studied in Kendriya Vidyalayas and The Lawrence School in Lovedale. She is also an alumnus of the International School of Lusaka in Zambia. Gul holds a bachelors degree in Mathematics and she possesses the Masters degree in Political Science. When Gul was taking her school and college education, she was interested in public speaking and sports. She has won many state and national level debate competitions. She is a winner of two gold medals at the Annual National Inter University Debate competition. Gul is married to her long time boyfriend Rishi Attari.

Gul Panag is a winner of the Miss India beauty pageant in 1999. She was the winner of Miss Beautiful Smile at that contest. She represented India in Miss Universe 1999. The dimpled beauty started her career in Bollywood with the film 'Dhoop' in 2003. She was seen in the movies like 'Jurm' ,'Manorama Six Feet Under ' ,'Dor ' ,'Hello ' and 'Straight '. Her role of a commoner who struggles to save her husband from going to the scaffold was in Nagesh Kukunoor 's 'Dor ' was well appreciated by one and all. She has also featured in the movie 'Rann '. Her debut Punjabi movie was 'Sarsa Movie'. She was seen in 'Hello ', the movie based on Chetan Bhagat's famous novel 'One Night@ Call Centre '.

Gul has also essayed the main role in the TV serial 'Kashmeer' aired on Star Plus. The talented actress was seen in many Television advertisements and print ads also. She along with Aamir Khan is the brand ambassador of Tata Sky. The Punjabi kudi was the presenter of the TV shows like Khoobsurat, Kismey Kitnaa Hai Dam, Musafir Hoon Yaaron. She played the role of Jyoti in a tv serial Vijay Jyoti aired on Zee TV. Besides this, Gul has appeared in the films like 'Hello Darling' ,'Turning 30' ,Fatso' , 'Anubhav : An Actor's Tale' and 'Summer 2007'.

Marudhupandiyan, an assistant director who worked under Balaji Tharaneetharan in the hit film Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom, debuts as director with Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkiradhu.