Showing all artists born in 1981

Anjori Alagh is a model and an actress. Anjori's mother Maya Alagh who is a well known character actress. She was born on 20th May 1981 in Alagh Punjabi Patel family. Her father Sunil worked as a CEO with Britannia Industries. Anjori has a sister Sawari who is married to the CEO of NDTV, Sameer Nair.

A trained Kathak dancer, Anjori started her career at very young age of 4. She acted in many commercial advertisements for Kodak and Maggie with ad guru Prahlad Kakkar. But when she was 10, she quit acting to concentrate on studies. She studied economics and business in Ohio, USA. She also went to Stanford Acting School. After returning to India she went to Kishore Namit Kapoor's acting school. Anjori's mother guided her in her early years and introduced her to Vikram Bhatt. Vikram Bhatt got impressed with Anjori and offered her a role in the film 'Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee'. She then again bagged a role in Bhatt's horror flick '1920'.

Anjori also appeared in the film 'Fame' and one TV serial on NDTV Imagine 'Seeta Aur Geeta'.

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.

Karenjit Kaur Vohr (born May 13, 1981), better known by her stage name 'Sunny Leone' (pronounced  is an Indian Canadian actress and model, and former pornstar,also possessing American citizenship. She has also used the stage name Karen Malhotra. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003, was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment, and was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010.

She has played roles in independent mainstream events, films and television shows. Her first mainstream appearance was in 2005, when she worked as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Video Music Awards on MTV India. In 2011, she participated in the Indian reality television series Big Boss. She hosts the Indian reality show Splitsvilla.
In 2012 she made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt's erotic thriller Jism 2 (2012) and shifted her focus to mainstream acting which was followed up with Jackpot (2013), Ragini MMS 2 (2014) and Ek Paheli Leela (2015).
Apart from her acting career she has been part of activism campaigns including the Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon to raise money for the American Cancer Society and has also posed for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad campaign with a rescued dog, encouraging pet owners to have their cats and dogs spayed and neutered.

Since 2011, Leone has been married to Musician Daniel Weber.

Namitha (born Namita Mukesh Vankawala) is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films.

She was crowned Miss Surat during the year 1998. She was a contestant in the 2001 Miss India pageant. She appeared in a number of TV commercials such as Himani cream and hand soap, Arun Ice Cream, Manikchand Gutka, and Nyle herbal shampoo. 

She made her acting debut in the Telugu film Sontham opposite to Aaryan Rajesh,directed by Sreenu Vitla. Subsequent to that, she starred in the Tamil film "Aai".On 26 October 2010, there was an attempt to kidnap her by a fan at Trichy in Tamil NaduOn 17 April 2011, She inaugurated the Nungambakkam (Chennai) branch of the sports cafe Blitzz.

Hrishitaa Bhatt a Bengali beauty is a famous model and actress. She was born in a Bengali family on 10th May 1981 in Mumbai. As a child, she used to take dance lessons and was athletic. She believes in staying fit since her school days. Hrishitaa wanted to become a pilot but destiny had other plans for her. Hrishitaa completed her education from Trinity College in London. She learnt Kathak from famous choreographer Shiamak Davar.

Hrishitaa started her career as a model. She did many modeling assignments. She gave an audition for Liril advertising campaign and got selected. She became the Liril Girl with her cute smile. Hrishitaa has appeared in the music album of Aryans, 'Aankhon Me Tera Hi Chehra' along with Shahid Kapoor. Hrishitaa made her debut in Hindi films with Shah Rukh Khan starer 'Asoka' in 2001. But she got recognized after her performance in the film 'Haasil' in 2003. Hrishitaa is known for her roles in the films like 'Jigyaasa' and 'Ab Tak Chhappan' etc.

Some of the films in which Hrishitaa has featured are 'Dil Vil Pyar Vyar' ,'Shararat' ,'Out Of Control' ,'Charas' ,'Kisna' ,'Ankahee' ,'Page 3' ,'Jawani Diwani' ,'Dharm', 'Heroes', 'My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves' ,'Jugaad', 'Shagird' and 'Ammaa Ki Boli' etc. Besides this, she has appeared in many Bengali and Telugu films as well. She was also seen in one Marathi film named 'Mani Mangalsutra'. Hrishitaa has also appeared in a music video by IshQ Bector called as Daaku Daddy along with Shakti Kapoor.

Suman Setty is a popular developing comedian/actor in Tollywood, the Telugu Film Industry and Kollywood, the Tamil film industry in South India. He bears a striking resemblance to tamil actor Senthil.

Setty is a native of Miryalaguda, from Andhra Pradesh, India. He is famous for his dialogue modulation and expressions, which brought him into lime light. He is living with his family in Vishakapatnam.

Renown Cine Story Writer Satyanand, first identified his acting Skills and encouraged him to act in films.Producer and Director Teja has given him first opportunity in his movie Jayam, which became one of Tollywood's biggest hits. Teja made this movie with entirely new cast, with which other actors Nitin, Sada also came into limelight.

After Jayam, Suman Setty secured more opportunities in Tamil and Telugu Films and he did variety of roles. Today he is one of the notable comedians in Tollywood and Kollywood.

Anita Hassanandani aka Anita Hassanandani is a famous television actress and model. She was born on 14th April 1981 in Mumbai. She is mainly recognized for acting in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She has successfully endorsed brands like Boroplus, EverYuth, Sunsilk and many others. She came into the limelight with her TV serial 'Kabhi Sautan Kabhi Saheli' and 'Kavyanjali'.

Anita's first Hindi movie was 'Kucch To Hai' along with Tusshar Kapoor and Esha Deol. Her next movie was a supernatural thriller 'Krishna Cottage' with Sohail Khan and Isha Koppikar. Her next was 'Koi Aap Sa' with Aftab Shivdasani.

Apart from these films and TV serials, Anita has appeared in numerous south Indian movies. Her Telugu movie 'Nuvvu Nenu' was a blockbuster hit. It was again remade as 'Yeh Dil' in Hindi starring Tusshar Kapoor. Some of her other films are 'Silsilay' ,'Dus Kahaniyaan' ,'Ek Se Bure Do' ,'Benny and Babloo' etc. She will be next seen in Ekta Kapoor's 'Ragini MMS - 2'.

Remo (Renganathan Engira Mohana) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Bhagyaraj Kannan.

Shahid Kapoor (born 25 February 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer. Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal (1999). Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq Vishk (2003) and won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance. Following through with films like Fida (2004) and Shikhar (2005), he had his first commercial success with Sooraj R. Barjatya's Vivah (2006), his biggest commercial success, and followed it up with Jab We Met (2007) and Kaminey (2009), both of which earned him Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare ceremony.