Showing all artists born in 1988

Richa Chadda is an Indian film and theater actress, born on 28th December, 1988 in Amritsar, Punjab. Prior to her film career, she has acted in number of plays in theater. And then made her debut by the film, 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'. She is best known for character as Sardar's sparkling steely wife- Nagma in 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' and 'Gangs Of Wasseypur 2'.

Richa Chadda was brought up in Delhi. She belongs to non-filmy background, her father owns a management firm and mother is renowned professor at Delhi University. After completing her schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalay in 2002, she graduated with Bachelors in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Chadda later went on to get a Post graduate diploma in Social Communication Media from Sophia College, Mumbai. She started her career as a model and then moved to theater. She has also received her training under Barry John.

Richa entered into Bollywood world by appearing as Dolly in 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!', which was critically acclaimed. Then the role, which gave her wide recognition was Nagma Khatoon in 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' and 'Gangs Of Wasseypur 2', in which she matured from 16 years old shy newly married girl to sixty years old iron hearted matriarch. Her performance was well appreciated in that typical male-centered movie. She won the Filmfare Best Actress (Critics) award in 2013. For her effortless fierce acting, she got the title 'Ms. Fire'. Later, she was seen in Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment movie 'Fukrey', wherein she played the rocking role of a female mafia don called Bholi Punjaban. Through her films, she has made a statement for herself as a strong, bold, fierce woman in Bollywood.

Richa will be next starring in the movie 'Tamanchey' opposite Nikhil Dwivedi, wherein she will be seen in a glamorous role of an outlaw gangster girl. She will also be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic movie, 'Ram Leela' wherein her character is named Raseela. Also, she will feature in an international short film alongside Ben Kingsley directed by renowned director Mira Nair.
Richa Chadda is also the face of endorsements like Tata Sky, Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate, Archies Gallery, Minute Maid, etc.

Shakthisree Gopalan is an Indian vocalist, Song writer and performer in both Indian contemporary, Pop and Soft rock genres.  She is a lead vocalist for the freestyle band group called Off The Record (formed:2009). After having won the "SS Music Voice Hunt" title in the year 2008, Gopalan debuted into film playback in the same year. She was placed third in the Chennai Live's Band hunt.

Shakthisree was born and brought up in Kochi, Kerala. She did her schooling in Rajagiri Public School, Kalamassery. She moved to Chennai after her school and pursued her degree in Architecture at the Anna University’s School of Architecture and Planning.

She was trained in Carnatic music for 13 years. During her 11th grade, SS Music conducted Voice Hunt 1. Since she was under 18, it ended with the auditions. Eventually in 2008, she won the second season of SS Music's Voice Hunt. She first auditioned in November 2008 and got the opportunity to sing her debut song for the film Taxi 4777.  She is an architecture graduate from Anna University School of Architecture and Planning.

She is a superb performer on Pop, Indian contemporary, and soft rock genres. Just like other famous bands, she also has a freestyle band known as “Off the Record” which is formed during May 2009. After she got the title SS Music Voice Hunt in the year 2008, she had her first public appearance in the said year in the field of film playback whereas she got the third place in Chennai Live Band hunt.

At the age of 13, Shakthisree Gopalan is already trained in the field of Carnatic music.“Off the Record” consists of Vikram Vivekanand (Guitar), Satish Narayanan (Bass) and Tapas Naresh/Vinay Ramakrishnan (Drums). The band's music is characterised by surrealist lyrical themes, lot of clean guitar work, psychedelic and modern overtones, and a tight drum and bass section.

She recorded her voice for the songs for films such as “Irumbukottai Murattu Singham”, “Kattradhu Kalavu” and “Rajathi Raja”. She has also been a backing vocalist for many A R Rahman compositions and eventually got her break by singing the title track for the composer's Bollywood film, Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012). She also got to jam the unplugged version of her Tamil film song "Nenjukkule" from the film Kadal with A R Rahman.

Parineeti Chopra (born 22 October 1988) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. After studying Finance in England, she returned to India during the 2009 economic crisis and joined Yash Raj Films as a publicist. In 2011, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-films contract with Yash Raj Films and made her screen debut in a supporting role in Maneesh Sharma's Ladies VS Ricky Bahl. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2012, she received critical and commercial success for Ishaqzaade.

Amresh Ganesh is an Indian actor, film composer and singer, who has worked in Tamil language films. The son of actress Jayachitra, Amresh appeared as an actor in his mother's productions Pudhiya Raagam (1991) and then in Naane Ennul Illai (2010), before working as a music composer in the late 2010s.

Amresh Ganesh was born to industrialist Ganesh and film actress Jayachitra, with the actress launching him as a child artiste in Pudhiya Raagam (1991) before relaunching him as an actor several years later. Amresh first gained attention by composing for a four-language music album titled Jeevitham, which was released in 2008 and featured singers including S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Karthik and Sujatha.Despite Jayachitra directing his debut through Naane Ennul Illai (2010), the film's failure made it difficult for Amresh to succeed as an actor.In 2011, it was announced that he would work on projects titled Kaliyuga Kadhalan and Machan Ava En Aalu Da, with the former being set in three different eras, but neither film was completed.Later in the year, Jayachitra announced that she was working on three more films with Amresh in the lead role, Mundru Mugangal, Nedunchalai and Scene Podathey, but again neither film materialised.He also shot for a comedy film titled Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam alongside Mansoor Ali Khan during late 2011, but the film also did not release. In 2013, he briefly worked on the making of another incomplete film Thaaru Maaru, which had a grand launch event.

In 2015, he was signed on by producer R. B. Choudary and director Sai Ramani to work on the music for the film, Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017) starring Raghava Lawrence. Prior to the release of the film, actor Tinku released a video alleging that Amresh had stolen a song titled "Hara Hara Mahadevaki" from a film that he and Robert were making titled Thaathaa Car-ai Thodadhae. Tinku alleged that Amresh had worked together with them to create the song during early 2015, but production troubles had shelved the film and subsequently Amresh had taken the song to a different project. In a press meet in February 2017, Amresh Ganesh refuted the claims and provided evidence of Tinku and Robert continuously trying to scam him by gathering funds for the shelved project. Amresh stated that he had developed the song free of cost and had paid for the duo to take part in a failed shoot of the song in Bangkok, before the film was stalled. Moreover, Amresh revealed that Robert had owned up to playing the song to music composer Srikanth Deva, and had attempted to include it in another shelved film titled Minor Kunju Kaanom which Tinku, Robert and Srikanth Deva were involved in.

His next releases will be Pottu, the Trisha-starrer Garjanai and the Prabhu Deva-starrer Yung Mung Sung.

Luthfudeen is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. The son of actor Nassar, Luthfudeen made his debut as an actor by appearing in A. L. Vijay's Saivam (2014), before working in Vijay's Idhu Enna Maayam (2015) and Parandhu Sella Vaa.

Luthfudeen is the son of Indian actor Nassar and producer Kameela Nassar. He has two brothers, with his elder brother Noorul Hassan Faizal being involved in a serious road accident in 2014 but later recovered after being critically injured.His younger brother Abi Mehdhi Hassan featured in Nassar's independent film Sun Sun Thatha (2012).

Luthfudeen was cast by casting director Shanmugarajan to feature as a young adult in A. L. Vijay's family drama Saivam (2014). Totally untrained as an actor, he signed on to appear in the film without telling his father, the veteran actor Nassar, who had previously crusaded a campaign that actors should be trained. In the film, he was credited as Luthfudeen Baasha, after director Vijay felt that Luthfudeen would be difficult for the audience to remember.

Nassar suggested that his father's name "Basha" was added as a suffix.The film opened to positive reviews and performed well at the box office, with a critic noting that he "shines".Following the release of Saivam, Luthfudeen took time to study acting and spent two weeks at an acting workshop in Pondicherry conducted by the performance company, Adishakti. He also spent time with N. K. Sharma of Act 1, a Delhi-based theatre group.

He was then offered another supporting role by Vijay to star in his romantic comedy, Idhu Enna Maayam (2015). Co-starring alongside Vikram Prabhu and Keerthy Suresh, Luthfudeen portrayed a timid character who goes through a transformation in order to find a girlfriend.

In 2016, he worked on his first film, the romantic comedy Parandhu Sella Vaa (2016), as the leading actor. The film was entirely shot in Singapore and featured Luthfudeen opposite actresses Aishwarya Rajesh and Narelle Khang.

Arjun Das is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. Best known for his role as Anbu in the film Kaithi (2019), he has garnered major attention for his bass-baritone voice.

Arjun made his acting debut in the suspense thriller Perumaan (2012). Following a few other movies and short films, he appeared in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Kaithi, portraying the film's antagonist, a cocaine addict gang leader and then collaborated with Lokesh again for the film Master portraying Das, the film's secondary antagonist.

The actor has stated in interviews that he quit a well-paying job as a banker in Dubai, before moving to Chennai for opportunities in cinema. Arjun remembers being overweight. He lost around 36 kilograms (79 lb), which was when he decided to enter the Tamil cinema industry.

In 2012, he debuted in the independent film Perumaan.Regarding his role in the film, The Times of India stated that "Arjun makes a confident debut". After shooting for the Netflix-featured independent film and Atlee's debut venture, Andhaghaaram, Arjun Das worked with Radio One 94.3FM hosting the Drive show as a radio jockey. He cites this past occupation as a form of sustenance before entering the film industry, and has often mentioned that this was where he first claimed a fan base for his voice. He has also portrayed Gopichand's brother in the Telugu movie, Oxygen (2017).

Scouted by Lokesh Kanagaraj for Kaithi, Arjun was initially hesitant to sign the film, due to the importance and substance of the character. After auditioning with a scene that didn't make it to the film's final cut, he landed a role as the main antagonist in the film. Quoting Dhanush as his inspiration, he claims that he is not the type to seriously prepare for any scene, however, he did conduct basic research to get into the skin of the character, with emphasis on the behaviour of drug use. He received abundant appreciation for his role and voice in Kaithi, following which he was once again roped in by Lokesh Kanagaraj for Master.

Often attributing his talent and fame to Lokesh Kanagaraj, Arjun has expressed his gratefulness to him for the role of Das in Master, for which he was called a few days after the commencement of shoot. His piercing glares and iconic voice in the film set him aside from the rest of the varied cast, as he portrays a sub-antagonist role responsible for controlling the children of a juvenile centre with the influence of drugs.

His most recent release is the supernatural thriller, Andhaghaaram, in which he plays the lead role of Vinod, an alcoholic and smoke addict of a coach, guilt stricken of his friend's mental condition.

Erika Maarta Karkuszewska (Labana), known professionally as Erika Kaar, is a Polish actress.She is best known for her work in BBC television series The Passing Bells where she played the role of a Polish nurse. She has also appeared in a Poland television series Blondynka (2014). She was also seen as lead actress in television series Az po suffit. Kaar made her debut in bollywood with Ajay Devgn's directorial venture Shivaay.

Kaar was featured in the 2014 BBC television series The Passing Bells, as the love interest of one of the two leads. She has appeared in Poland in the television series Blondynka (2014), and is in the main cast of the television series Az po suffit! (2015–present). She made her Bollywood debut in Shivaay (2016) directed by Ajay Devgan.

Revathi (born 26 September 1988), known by her stage name Sandhya, is an award-winning Indian film actress who acts primarily in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. She made her debut as an actress in the 2004 Tamil film Kaadhal, for which her performance earned her a Filmfare Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award.

Sandhya was an ordinary School girl when she starred in the critically acclaimed Tamil love story Kaadhal. Initially, this role was offered to actress Gopika, however, due to date problems, this role went on to Sandhya. However, due to her rising fame, especially after the blockbuster film Dishyum, her second Tamil film, she had to discontinue her studies before even passing her 10th class.

After Kaadhal, for which she won the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award of 2004, she took up a Malayalam film titled Alice in Wonderland which she played as the sister of actor Jayaram. Then came the musical romance Dishyum with Jeeva. She was also a part of Mani Ratnams stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai. In her third Tamil film, Vallavan, she had only a small role, and the film had only modest box office success. She also acted in Koodal Nagar with Bharath. She will be debuting in playback singing for her new Tamil film Manjal Veiyil.

She was approached for the voice-over for Shriya Sarans character in Sivaji, however, S. Shankar later preferred actress Kanika Subramaniams 

Ragasiya , born on 25 September 1988 is an Indian actress, runway model, and theater artist.



Ragasiya's father is Tilakkumar Kshirsagar who owns his own publication company Rupali Arts. Her mother is a house wife trained in parlor course. Her sister Rekha works as a senior executive for the newspaper Dainik Bhaskar and her younger sister Rupali is a fashion designer. Ragasiya completed her college graduate and her diploma in Interior Design and Decoration at the L S Raheja School of Architecture.



Ragasiya is trained in various dance styles. She learnt kathak from Guru Viru Maharaj and later from Habiba and Saroj Khan. She then learnt hip-hop under Ganesh Hegde and was trained in salsa by Sandeep Soparkar.



She started her career as an assistant choreographer to Pony Verma, Longie Fernandes, Raju Khan and later she started doing theaters with Gary Richardson for Mad Horses. She started her modelling career by doing catalogue shoot for "roopam" owned by Viren Shah, walked on ramp for Nisha Jhampwal, Umer Zafer. Also she walked as show stopper for Nisha Jhampwal, Sidney Sladen for global warming at le meredien, Sanjana Jones for C.I.F.W. She has been cover face for magazine "Grahalaxmi" for a year, and cover page for Women Era and Saheli magazine.



She was offered a film role by Tamil director Sundar C. but she declined as she was studying then. She made her debut as LEAD ACTRESS in bollywood movie of EROS ent. called Journey Bombay to Goa opposite famous comedian Raju Shrivastav.She made her film debut in an guest appearance special song in the Tamil film Vasool Raja MBBS by Saran who also rechristened her as Ragasiya. After that she did many promotional item numbers mostly in Tamil films. She has also played supporting roles in films like Indira Vizha  and Velmurugan Borewells.



She has performed in a few Punjabi music videos "Gori Gori Veeni", "Chubare Wali Baari" and "Billo Ni Tere Nakhre Ne" as well as in a Hungarian music video "Hullámzó sivatag" by Krisz Rudi.

Sana Saeed is an Indian actress, born on 22nd September 1988 in Leeds, UK. She marked her early debut as a child artist in the film 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' playing Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee's little daughter. For this film, she was chosen amongst 200 children in an audition. It is said that makers were so impressed with her that they shot the film during the summer vacation specially for her, as she had earlier dumped Rahul Gupta's 'Hum Panchi Ek Daal Ke' due to her studying issues. She appeared next in 'Badal' and 'Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega'.

Sana's parents wanted to keep studies as her priority; therefore she was there on and off following her acting passion. In her growing up days, she debuted in famous kids show 'Fox Kids' aired on Star Plus. Later, she appeared in TV serials 'Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na' and 'Lo Ho Gayio Pooja Iss Ghar Ki'.

In 2012, Sana came back to the big screen with Karan Johar's 'Student Of The Year' in a supporting role. Though she was acting for the same production house, Sana has completely transformed herself from cutie Anjali of 'KKHH' to hottie Tanya Ishrani of 'SOTY'.

After gaining enough of sex appeal, she appeared in her sizzling avatar in the projects like 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season-6', 'MTV Splitsvilla Sexy Sana' and 'Yeh Hai Aashiqui'. Being praised for her dancing skills, she gained an item song in 'Fugly', which rightly displayed her bold body with those explicit dancing moves.