Showing all artists born in 1988

Mythili Balachandran is a Malayali actress who debuted in the film Paleri Manikyam.

Brighty Balachandran, better known by her stage name Mythili Balachandran, was born in Konni in the Pathanamthitta district.She did her schooling till 10th in Mount Bethany EHSS,Mylapra,Pathanamthitta and her higher seconday in Govt.HSS,Konni. She debuted in Ranjith's crime drama film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha.

She became famous for her role in the movie Salt N' Pepper which subsequently earned her a nominatison for Best Supporting Actress at 59th Filmfare Awards South.

Sanchita Padukone  was born 16 March 1988 in Kundapura, Karnataka. She is an Indian film actress, who predominantly acts in Tamil and also appears in Kannada films and Telugu films. Although she hails from the same village as Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, she has denied media reports that the pair were cousins.

Isha Chawla is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Telugu films.  She made her breakthrough with Prema Kavali in the Tollywood and continued the success with Poola Rangadu opposite Sunil.

Sonali Joshi is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.

She has worked with actors like Dileep, Arjun Sarja and Junior NTR. She was launched in films in 2001-2002 in Telugu Films and later in Tamil and Malayalam Films. She was occasionally confused with Tamil Actress Sneha for the fact that both of them came to India from the Gulf- Sneha from Qatar, Doha and Gajala from Kuwait.

Anuja Iyer is an Indian actress and model who works in the Tamil film industry. She made her acting debut in the low budget horror flick Sivi (2007) and became noted for her performances in Ninaithale Inikkum (2009) and Unnaipol Oruvan (2009).

Anuja was born as Sandhya into a Tamil Brahmin family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She did her schooling at Rosary Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Santhome, Chennai and went on to pursue a B.Com (Honours) degree at Shri Ram College of Commerce in Delhi. She then studied under the Sanwa Bank scholarship programme, and further finished her Master's degree in Advertising and Public Relations in Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Delhi, graduating with a PRSI (Public Relations Society of India) Award.


Her first film was the horror flick, Sivi (2007), in which she played a ghost. She was praised for her performance. Her second film, Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai (2008), termed as Tamil cinema's first "urban centric film" received critical acclaim, winning awards at international film festivals for its innovative approach to film making. Her role was one again lauded by critics and audiences. In 2009, she appeared in the college drama Ninaithale Inikkum, a remake of the 2006 Malayalam film Classmates. Anuja essayed the character of a reserved Muslim college student Shalini who attempts to take revenge on the murderer of her lover. Later that year, she starred in Unnaipol Oruvan and its Telugu version Eeenadu alongside veteran actors Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal and Venkatesh. Her portrayal of Natasha Rajkumar, a television journalist, was appreciated by critics and fetched her a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 56th Filmfare Awards South.

In 2013, Anuja Iyer hosted season 2 of Raj TV's Carnatic music reality-talent show, Tanishq Swarna Sangeetham.

Maragadha Naanayam is an upcoming Tamil Fantasy Adventure Comedy film Written & Directed by ARK.Saravan.

Vedhika (Born: Pooja Kumar) is an Indian film actress who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.

After finishing her education by graduating in B.Sc in Business Administration and M.Sc in Marketing from Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, Vedhika enlisted in Kishore Namith Kapoor School to learn acting and dancing skills for a career in films. During her time she was involved in modelling assignments and did a notable advert for biscuits alongside prominent actor Suriya. She was subsequently approached by Arjun to essay the lead role in his production Madrasi and Vedhika accepted the role. Her role went largely unnoticed due to the film being based around Arjun's action image, with a critic labelling her performance as "adequate". After the release of Madrasi, Vedhika went on to sign a big budget Hindi language film, Jai Santoshi Maa, a remake of the 1975 film of the same name, but the film failed to subsequently materialize and Vedhika continued acting in South Indian films. She went on to feature in Raghava Lawrence's comedy horror Muni, but her role was minimal once again and the film went to become an average grosser commercially. Her maiden Telugu venture was in Vijayadasami, a remake of the Tamil film Sivakasi, where her performance was described as "okay" and "average" by critics.

Her first release in 2008, was the Silambarasan starrer Kaalai, received negative reviews and became a commercial failure. However, the film became notable for the dance number, "Kutti Pisase" with Vedhika's dancing being critically appreciated. She went on to appear in a second successive film which was panned by critics and which became a financial failure with a role in Sakkarakatti. The long-delayed film featured Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj making his debut in the lead role and A. R. Rahman providing the soundtrack, however Vedhika's role was described as one of the sole positives from the project.  Later that year, she starred in a Kannada film, Sangama opposite Ganesh, and the film fetched her average reviews for her performance.

In 2009, she appeared as the radio jockey Anjali in A. Venkatesh's Malai Malai with the film consequently going on to become a success commercially.

The film had little scope for Vedhika and reviews cited her role as "pure eye candy" whilst claiming she was "apt" for the role. She made a comeback to Telugu films in the same year, with a role in the critically acclaimed Baanam.  Her role won her plaudits, whilst her on screen presence with Nara Rohit was praised with a critic citing she gives "good company as the naïve girl" and it is "refreshing to see them together". After the release of Baanam, Vedhika went on a sabbatical and did not sign any other films until, despite making an appearance in a notable advert with Karthi for mobile company Airtel. She signed and next featured in the Telugu film Daggaraga Dooranga opposite Sumanth, which opened to average reviews in August 2011.

The actress was signed up by director Bala for Paradesi (2013), an adaptation of the 1969 tragic novel Red Tea, set in the 1930s. The actress signed the film in December 2011 and did not accept to appear in any other project till the release, sporting a significantly de-glamourised appearance and portraying a village character for the first time. The film, which also starred Adharvaa and Dhansika opened to unanimously positive reviews in March 2013 and performed well at the box office. Critics raved about her performance as Angamma, with the critic from Times of India noting that "after doing roles that only required her to look pretty, Vedhika gets a chance to show off her acting skills" with Indiaglitz.com citing that she "produced a memorable performance". The critic from Rediff.com noted that "Vedhika plays the role of a young village belle to perfection", while Sify.com labelled that she delivered a "spellbinding performance".

Nafisa Rizvi Khan (also known as Jiah Khan, 20 February 1988 – 3 June 2013) was an British American actress, model and singer who appeared in Hindi films.  She made her film debut in the 2007 Ram Gopal Verma film Nishabd for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She was later noted for portraying a modern, independent woman in Ghajini which was the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2008. Her performance in the latter earned her significant acclaim. She last appeared in Sajid Khan's romantic comedy Housefull, which was her second highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2010. Khan had catapulting herself into the Bollywood 100 Crore Club with Ghajini and Housefull.

On June 4, 2013, she was found dead in her apartment in her residence in the Sagar Sangeet building in Juhu, Mumbai after hanging herself.

Khan was born into a Muslim family in New York City.  She was the daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan, an Indian American and Rabiya Amin, a Hindi film actress in the 1980s from Agra, Uttar Pradesh.  Khan grew up in London where she completed her Edexcel O and A Level with a brilliant result of 5 As, before moving to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood.  She has two sisters Kavita and Karishma.  She was inspired to enter Bollywood after watching Ram Gopal Verma's former protege Urmila Matondkar’s movie Rangeela at the age of six.

Khan was a trained opera singer and had recorded six pop tracks by the time she was 17.  Khan studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Manhattan, though she quit upon receiving a movie offer.  She learnt the dance forms of salsa, belly dancing, kathak, lambada, jazz, samba and reggae.

Khan started her acting career as a child actress at the age of nine, when she essayed the role of Young Meghna in the 1998 Mani Ratnam's terror film Dil Se.., in which she starred opposite Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala and Preity Zinta.

In 2004, at the age of 16, Khan was signed to act in Mukesh Bhatt's Tumsa Nahin Dekha but backed out when both she and the director felt the role was too mature for her; she was immediately replaced by Dia Mirza. Two years later, in 2007, at the age of 18, khan made her debut in Ram Gopal Verma's controversial romantic thriller Nishabd, as Jiah, where she acted opposite Amitabh Bachchan. Despite the provocative content in the film, it performed poorly at the box office, and earned mixed reviews from critics.

Nonetheless, Khan received a mostly positive reception for her performance, with critics noting her confidence, attitude, and sex appeal. Raja Sen praised her portrayal of Jia, a seductive, free-spirited teenager, calling her performance "nuanced" and "impressive".  Taran Adarsh agrees, saying that "Newcomer Jiah Khan is supremely confident. Loaded with attitude and sex appeal, the newcomer carries off her part with flourish. Her scenes with Bachchan are superb!"  Rajeev Masand adds that she is "perfectly cast" for the film.  She was also nominated for a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, however lost to Deepika Padukone.

The following year, she appeared alongside Aamir Khan and Asin in A.R. Murugadoss's psychological thriller Ghajini, the Hindi remake of its namesake. She played Sunita, a medical student who investigates the history of Sanjay Singhania, portrayed by Aamir Khan. The film gathered much appreciation from critics, and went on to become the highest grossing Bollywood film of 2008, as well as earn the all-time blockbuster status.  Khan's performance attracted mixed reviews, with critics agreeing that her role was "sketchy".  Despite this, Sukanya Verma compliments her performance, commenting that Khan "continues to strike as an exquisite and expressive actress."

Khan made her last film appearance in a supporting role as Devika K. Samtani, the ex-wife of Akshay Kumar's character, in Sajid Khan's Housefull also alongside Riteish Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone and Lara Dutta in 2010. Housefull was the second time she appeared in the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year.

In the months before her death, she had signed three South Indian films and one Hindi film Aap Ka Saaya] (Hindi version of Tamil film Yaaradi Nee Mohini).

Death

Khan committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at around 11:45 pm in a bedroom of her Juhu residence in Mumbai on Monday, June 3, 2013, when her mother Rabiya and sister Kavita were not at home.

Her body was taken to the casualty morgue at the JJ Hospital in Byculla, for a forensic examination and autopsy.  Her body was then brought back to her residence around 7am on Wednesday, June 5 2013, following the post-mortem.

On the same day her Namaz-e-janaza took place at Sonapur Kabar Walla Masjid and she was buried at Juhu Muslim cemetery after Dhuhr prayer as per Islamic rites. Bollywood actors in attendance included Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Riteish Deshmukh, Siddharth Mallya, Sophie Choudry, Urvashi Dholakia, Prem Chopra, Ranjeet, Deepak Parashar, Sanjay Khan and Nagma in attendance.  Bollywood stars reacted with shock at her death.

On June 7, 2013, a six-page suicide note was found by her sister.

The note is reported to indicate that she had planned to end her life. A transcript was released by Khan's family which included mention to a recent abortion.

On June 8, 2013 Khan's condolence meeting was held at Vile Parle Medical Club to pray for Jiah. Bollywood actors in attendance included Aamir Khan, Deepika Padukone, Randhir Kapoor, Prateik Babbar, Sanjay Kapoor, Shweta Pandit, Kiran Rao, Urvashi Dholakia, Ranjeet, Deepak Parashar, Sanjay Khan and Nagma.

Suraj Pancholi, who was allegedly in a live-in relationship with Khan, was taken into custody in association with her suicide on 10 June, 2013.  The Bombay High Court granted him bail on 2 July 2013.

Controversy over Death -Suicide or Murder?

In October 2013, Rabiya Khan filed a petition in the High Court, claiming that her daughter was murdered. “Rabiya feels the investigation was not done properly. If you go by the medical opinion and other evidence, it would indicate something is missing as far as suicide is concerned. Jiah Khan’s case is apparently a case of murder,” Dinesh Tiwari, Ms. Rabiya’s lawyer told a leading News agency.

The Petition read "The Petitioner states that initially they all were in the dark as to what led to her daughter taking drastic step of committing suicide. Until recently the Petitioner thought that her daughter had committed suicide and the Police were really doing their job in the best possible manner. However, after collecting the photograph of the Deceased which were taken on the date of incident and which were not available to the Petitioner until recent past, that she started believing that the Respondent has not only done shoddy investigation but also the present case could be a case of murder of her daughter. However, after being informed by the well wisher of the Deceased and after discovering certain letters and correspondences exchanged by and between the Deceased and the Accused i.e. Mr. Sooraj Pancholi, she was highly shocked to understand that the ill treatment and the continuous harassment and the subsequent betrayal committed by the Accused had lead to death of her daughter, if the case is not of Murder,” read the petition.

Graphic Pictures of Jiah's dead body were released by Rabiya, which clearly indicated some foul play, suggesting that she may have been strangled by a belt and then her body hung from the ceiling fan. Strange marks can be seen around Jiah's neck, the source of which cannot be identified. Also marks were found on her forearm as if it was grasped tightly by someone, to subdue a struggling Jiah. Rabiya Khan has directly pointed fingers at the Pancholi's. The matter is still in court.

Legacy

An upcoming episode of the TV series Yeh Hai Aashiqui will be loosely based on Jiah Khan's suicide, with Mihika Verma and Rithvik Dhanjani playing the central characters.

Santhosh Prathap debuted with the movie Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam direccted by R.Parthiepan.

Kavya Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Starting her career as a fashion model, she took part at the 2011 Femina Miss India beauty pageant. She went on to work as a commercial model, before venturing into acting, debuting in the 2013 Kannada film Nam Duniya Nam Style.

Kavya was born and brought up in Mangalore, Karnataka. She is a Kannadiga  and her parents are Manohar Shetty, an Economics Professor and Vasanthi Shetty, a retired bank employee. After doing her schooling in Mangalore, she graduated in Computer Science Engineering from N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte in 2010.