Showing all artists born in 1981

A British movie actress and singer, Sophie Choudry was also ex-MTV India VJ. She has also been an occasional anchor and model. Sophie is mainly seen in Indian movies. The artist has been born and brought up in England. She was a student of London School of Economics. Sophie graduated in French and European politics. She was born on 8 February, 1981.

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art conferred her gold medal. She even studied at a prestigious political institute in Paris called as 'Sciences Po' for around two years. Many French politicians have been the students of this institute. Sophie Choudhary is connoisseur of several languages including French, English, Urdu, Hindi, Italian, Punjabi, Spanish and Arabic. Sophie bagged three awards - Best Female Newcomer from UK Asian Pop Award in 2001, Most Stylish Female in Music from Lycra MTV Style Award in 2004 and in the year 2005, Sophie received Bollywood Music Award for Best Female Pop Artist.

The multi-talented actress is a professional Bharatanatyam dancer. She learned this style of dance in London for almost four years. Sophie learned Kathak and Salsa in Mumbai. Helena Shenel taught western classical music to Sophie. Pandit Askaran Sharma trained Sophie in the field of Indian classical music.

After finishing her education, Sophie thought of making her dream turn into reality and so she commenced with her singing career. Music director Biddu noted her talent and decided to give it a right direction. Initially, Sophie sang as back-up for the other playback singers like Alisha Chinoy and Shweta Shetty. 'Sansara', an all girls band was starting of pop singing career of Sophie. Eventually, the band got separated and she began with her solo singing in videos like 'Le Le Mera Dil' and 'Habibi'.

In the year 2002, Sophie shifted to Mumbai and became MTV India's VJ. She started anchoring the famous show 'MTV Loveline' and accomplished much popularity from it. 'Sophie & Dr. Love' was her first remix album. The album topped UK Asian Pop charts for almost twelve weeks and broke the records. Eminent personalities like Salma Agha, Runa Laila and Nazia Hassan sang in that album. The year 2009 saw the launch of her album 'Sound of Sophie'. This album was devoid of any remixes and included only original tracks. The Indian brand of fashion, 'Madame' sponsored the album. Sophie turned the brand ambassador for the same brand. In this album, Sophie worked with famous music composers, such as Rishi Rich, Biddu, Bappi Lahiri and Gaurav Gupta.

This leggy lass was seen in Bollywood movies like 'Shaadi No. 1', 'Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya', 'I See You', 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects', 'Speed', 'Heyy Babyy', 'Money Hain To Honey Hain', 'Daddy Cool', 'Kidnap', 'Aa Dekhen Zara', 'Chintu Ji' and will soon be seen in 'Shootout At Wadala'.

Arjuna is an upcoming southindian film actor. He is doing his debut with the movie of Kangaroo and it has been directed by Sami.

Laya Gorty is a Telugu film actress and a Kuchipudi dancer. Her debut film as child actor is Bhadram Koduko in 1992. Later, she started as an actress with Telugu film Swayamvaram in 1999 along with another popular actor, Venu in 1999. She went on to act in about 40 Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films.

Laya is born into a Telugu family in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and attended Nirmala High School, Vijayawada. Her mother was a music teacher in Nirmala High School, Vijayawada and her father a doctor. During her school days, she was a state level Chess player. Later, she moved to Hyderabad and participated in multiple stage shows as a Classical Dancer, having performed in more than 50 stage shows.

She has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. She is married to Dr. Sri Ganesh Gorty on 14 June 2006 and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. The couple have a daughter Sloka Gorty and a son Vachan Gorty. Her father is the noted nephrologist Dr. Gopalakrishna Gandikota and she is the niece of well known phiatelist, numismatist and former Indian Naval officer Cdr. Sri Rama Rao Gandikota.

Mejo Joseph is a music director from Malayalam Cinema. He made his debut in the blockbuster Malayalam movie Notebook. Mejo made his debut in 2006 Malayalam movie Notebook which was directed by his brother-in-law Roshan Andrews. The music won him immediate attention.


He also made a cameo appearance in the film as 'Firoz' a music enthusiast. Later he worked with Johny Antony for the super hit movie Cycle. The music of Cycle also became superhit and Mejo got high acclaims. Mejo's latest work is the musical film Kanmazha Peyyum Munpe.

Riya Sen is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who hails from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child artiste in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was with Style, a 2001 Hindi low-budget sex comedy directed by N. Chandra. Some of her other films include producer Pritish Nandy`s musical film, Jhankaar Beats (2001) in Hinglish, Shaadi No. 1 (2005) Malayalam horror film Ananthabhadram (2005).

Riya was first recognised as a model when she performed in Falguni Pathak`s music video Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi at the age of sixteen. Since then, she has appeared in music videos, television commercials, fashion shows, and on magazine covers. She has been a heartthrob sensation throughout India and is known for her gorgeous smile. Riya has worked as an activist and appeared in an AIDS awareness music video with the aim of dispelling popular myths about the disease. She also helped raise funds for pediatric eye-care. Riya has faced controversies such as a MMS clip with actor Ashmit Patel, her semi-nude photograph on photographer Dabboo Ratnani`s annual calendar and her on-screen kisses in a conservative Indian film industry.

Riya first appeared as a child artist in the film Vishkanya in 1991, where she played the role of the young Pooja Bedi. At the age of 18, she did National Film Awards winning director Bharathiraja`s Tamil film, Taj Mahal (2000), which did not achieve commercial success. She was scheduled to make her Bollywood film debut in Love You Hamesha, opposite actor Akshaye Khanna however, the film was stalled, and she finally made her debut in N. Chandra`s Style in 2001. This low-budget sex comedy was the first commercial success in over a decade for the director. A launch pad for Riya, cast in the female lead along with fellow-newcomers, Sharman Joshi, Sahil Khan and Shilpi Mudgal, the film pioneered a trend of commercial success for small budget films in India. Riya and the second female lead of the film were replaced by aspirant actresses Sunali Joshi and Jaya Seal in Xc`.

Her next success was Jhankaar Beats, a comedy revolving around the music of legendary composer R D Burman, which saw her playing a small and glamorous role alongside Shayan Munshi, Juhi Chawla, Rahul Bose, Rinke Khanna and Sanjay Suri. Produced by Pritish Nandy, publishing director of The Times of India, the film was made on a budget of Rs. 25 million (US$525,000), marking the sixth in a row of small to medium budget films made by Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC). Despite being part of a wave of offbeat films that mostly failed to make an impact at the box office, it drew public attention upon its release, which led to a commercial success among a restricted audience targeted by a selective release in twenty cities. It was one of the first films made in Hinglish, a mixture of Hindi and English. In 2005, she starred in Shaadi No. 1, which had no female lead. This comedy, based on the theme of modern marriage, was directed by David Dhawan, a renowned film director from this genre.

Although films like Style and Jhankar Beats succeeded commercially, most of her later films have generated less revenue. A number of them remained unfinished. While many of her appearances have been item numbers and cameos, few of her leading roles have been in low-budget films. Though she had small roles in Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), Qayamat (2003) and Plan (2004), attention was drawn to her item numbers in all three, especially the one in Qayamat that featured her in a bubble-bath. Besides this, she performed another item number in James (2005) on director-producer Ram Gopal Varma`s behest, who has a history of casting aspirant actress-models like Sameera Reddy, Isha Koppikar and Koena Mitra in similar roles. Furthermore, she took part in a dance number for Sajid Khan`s Heyy Babyy (2007) that featured several mainstream Bollywood actresses.

Riya has, in addition to Bollywood films, appeared in Bengali, Tamil,Telugu, Malayalam and English films. Her film career began in the earnest with Tamil films such as Bharathi Raja`s Taj Mahal, co-starring Manjoj Bharatiraja in the male lead, and Manoj Bhatnaghar`s Good Luck, oppsite Prasanth. Both of the films failed commercially, and she had a brief reappearance in Tamil cinema only to perform in a dance number for N. Maharajan`s Arasatchi.

Her first English language movie was It Was Raining That Night, a remake of the Bengali film Hei Brishtir Raat, scripted by Sudeshna Roy and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. In the film, she collaborated with mother Moon Moon Sen. Riya was slated to appear in Anjan Dutta`s Bengali-English bilingual film The Bong Connection with her sister, but she was eventually dropped from the project and replaced by Peeya Rai Chaudhary. The two sisters were later cast together in director Ajai Sinha`s The Bachelor, a Bengali film that, as of 2008, is yet to be finished.

Her most successful non-Hindi film has been director Santhosh Sivan`s Ananthabhadram (2005). The first Malayalam venture for both Riya and Sivan, was both a critical and commercial success. It won five Kerala State Film Awards and surfaced as one of the biggest Malayalam successes that year. She played the role of Bhama in the film, a village girl who is lured by Digambaran, the evil magician portrayed by Manoj K Jayan. In a song-and-dance sequence showing Digambaran turning Bhama into a medium for demonic rituals, the choreographer Aparna Sindoor made abundant use Kathakali movements. The use of Kathakali has been a high point in the resurgence of the classical dance form in other major Indian films as well, including Shaji Karun`s Vanaprastham (1999) and Adoor Gopalakrishnan`s Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair (2005). She made her Telugu Debut with Nenu Meeku Telusa...?, in which she was paired opposite Manoj Manchu.

Riya became a popular model when she appeared in numerous music videos for songs by popular singers, including Falguni Pathak`s Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi (alternative title: Chudi Jo Khankayi), Asha Bhosle`s Jhumka Gira Re, Jagjit Singh and Bhosle`s Jab Samne Tum and Kahin Kahin Se, Lata Mangeshkar, Bhonsle and Singh`s Dil Kahin Hosh Kahin, Sonu Nigam`s Jeena Hai Tere Liye and Shaan`s Sutta Maro. She shot for her first music video, Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi, at the age of sixteen. This led to her being identified primarily as a performer for music videos early in her career, an image she aimed to shed in 2005. Riya has appeared on several magazine covers, including Femina, Elaan, Man`s World, Gladrags, Savvy and Indian versions of Elle, Maxim and Cosmopolitan, as well as on the ramp of major fashion shows like Lakmé Fashion Week (2005–07) and Wills Fashion Week (2006–2007). She participated in fashion shows along with her elder sister, Raima Sen. Besides modeling, Riya has ventured into the advertisement world as well. A high point of her modeling career came in 2006, when she became the soft drink, Limca`s brand ambassador, replacing Deepika Padukone. Her other notable assignments include Colgate, Dabur Vatika, Reliance Industries, Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate, and Nirma.

In 2004, she was featured partially nude in leading Indian photographer Dabboo Ratnani`s annual calendar, which is a major happening in the Indian glamor industry. According to Daboo, "Her mother saw it much later, after the calendar released. She thought it was too sexy, and Riya shouldn`t have done it. But the response to the photograph was superb. Riya was so thrilled that for her next ad campaign, she asked me to light her up like I did in this." A career highlight for the model, it led to a three year contract with Ratnani to feature her on his annual calendar. She is the only female face to be featured on the calendar in five consecutive years (2003–07).

Born on 24 January 1981 in Kolkata, West Bengal, Riya is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen, a former actress, and granddaughter of Suchitra Sen, a legend in Bengali cinema. Before moving to Mumbai, she lived in Kolkata with her parents and sister Raima Sen, also an actress. Her father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur. Her paternal grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. Riya`s maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a prominent Kolkata businessman, whose father Dinanath Sen - a relative of former Union Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen- was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura. The sisters are credited on-screen under their mother`s maiden name, although their official papers carry the surname Dev Varma.

Riya completed her schooling at Loreto House and Rani Birla College, both in Kolkata. Thereafter, she studied at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, and she took up jewellery-designing as a hobby. She designs most of the clothes that she wears in films and commercials. Riya is trained in Kathak and is still pursuing it under Vijayshree Chaudhury. She is taking kickboxing lessons and has completed Level I of the 5 levels in belly dancing. Riya entered the film industry through small-time modeling assignments, commuting between Mumbai and Kolkata and traveling by public transport during the her early career. After breaking into the film industry, she shifted from her mother`s house in Ballygunge Circular Road in south Kolkata to Mumbai. There she moved into the family house in Juhu, where she stays with her sister. During her stay in Mumbai, the media romantically linked her to model and actor John Abraham. In the Bollywood press, she was, in 2008, speculatively linked to the novelist Salman Rushdie, although both stated that they were simply good friends.

Riya has suffered a number of untimely incidents. During the filming of Shaadi No. 1 in France, she was knocked unconscious after being accidentally run over by a stuntman`s motorbike, but she was not seriously injured. Shortly before the release of Silsiilay, in which she starred opposite her boyfriend Ashmit Patel, a 90-second video clip was circulated through Multimedia Messaging Services and the internet, showing the pair in compromising situations. This was one of a number of controversies that erupted when celebrities were caught in similar situations using cameraphones. Following this incident, the couple split up, although Riya denied that she was the girl in the MMS clip. One commentator claimed that the footage was an orchestrated publicity stunt. In 2007, she underwent a brief detoxification session in Bangkok for addiction to chocolate.

Riya`s on-screen performances have established her as a sex symbol and youth icon in India. Since entering the film industry, she has gained attention for wearing a bikini in Shaadi No. 1 and sharing on-screen kisses with co-stars Ashmit Patel in Silsiilay and Sharman Joshi in Style, respectively. Such performances garnered attention because of the relatively conservative outlook of Indian cinema and her own statements about such practises. Before becoming a film identity, she had a reputation for partying, which started at the age of fifteen. Riya`s public persona is compared to her mother Moon Moon, who was seen as a sex symbol of her time, while her sister Raima is mostly compared their grandmother Suchitra.

Although her film career has yet to achieve large-scale success, Riya has generated considerable media attention. She was ranked ninth on Femina 50 Most Beautiful Women, published in the magazine`s September 2007 issue. She was a jury member for the 2008 Final of the Mr. India contest. Along with Bollywood actors such as Waheeda Rehman, Shilpa Shetty, Dia Mirza, Raveena Tandon, Jackie Shroff, Naseeruddin Shah, Tabu and Lara Dutta, Riya appeared in Haath Se Haath Mila, an HIV/AIDS awareness music video. She made charity appearances at McDonald`s India to raise money for paediatric eye-care during World Children`s Week (14–20 November) in 2003. 

Sandali Sinha is a famous actress and model. She got into the limelight after her performance in the film 'Tum Bin' was appreciated. Sandali was born on 24th January 1981 in Muzaffarpur , Bihar. Sandali hails from an Air Force background. She lost her father at a very young age. Her mother single handedly raised 3 children. Sandali went to Jesus and Mary college in Delhi. After that she learnt acting from Kishore Namit Kapoor's acting institute. Sandali's family has many pilots and doctors. Hence in childhood, she wanted to become a doctor. But she got a small experience in a fashion show which made her rethink on taking a career in showbiz. Sandali holds a bachelors degree in commerce.

After finishing education, Sandali shifted to Mumbai for better career opportunities. Within a short span she became a model. She got into the fame when she appeared in Sonu Nigam's music video 'Deewana'. The video was directed by Anubhav Sinha. Anubhav then took her in his film 'Tum Bin' which is Sandali's debut film. She made her debut with three famous models Rakesh Bapat, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Himanshu Malik.

Sandali later appeared in films like 'Pinjar' ,'Om' ,'Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo' ,'Nigehbaan' and 'Main Rony Aur Jony' etc. She acted in one Telugu film named as 'Orey Pandu'. Sandali got married to Kiran Salaskar in 2005 and the couple has one child.

Kiran Rathod is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films. Rathod was born on 11 January 1981 in Jaipur, Rajasthan into a Rajput family. She is a graduate of Mithibai College in Mumbai. She is the cousin of Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon.

She first started appearing in Hindi pop song albums in late 1990s which caught the attention of Hindi movie producers. She made her first film appearance as Monishka in the film Yaadein. The film was a major box office flop. After a few sporadic appearances in minor films, she moved down south where she appeared in a number of successful films including Gemini with Vikram, Anbe Sivam with Kamal Hassan, Villain with Ajith Kumar, Winner with Prashanth, and Diwan with Sarath Kumar. Her appearance in films like Villain, Winner, Diwan and New were well received by the Tamilnadu audiences.

N.V. Nirmal Kumar, who was an associate to Bharathi Raja. His directorial debut with Salim(2014).

Sathish is an Indian film actor working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in Ethir Neechal (2013).

Sathish worked with Crazy Mohan in his theatre troupe for eight years, honing his histrionics and acting, while also helping write dialogues for his productions and acting in their stage play Chocolate Krishna. A. L. Vijay made him a co-dialogue writer for Poi Solla Porom (2008), before offering him an acting role in Madrasapattinam (2010). He went on to appear in films including Tamil Padam, Marina and Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey.


Sathish received rave reviews for his role in Senthilkumar's Ethir Neechal portraying Peter, with a critic noting that Sivakarthikeyan and Sathish complement each other’s comic timing.His next notable role was as an IT professional Sandy in Maan Karate, written by AR Murugadoss.


He will also be seen in A. R. Murugadass's next film, co-starring Vijay in the lead role.