Dalit Actresses(M-Z)

Megha Akash
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Megha Akash
Megha in 2021
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
26 October 1995 
Occupation Actress
Years active 2017 – present

Megha Akash (born 26 October 1995) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu-language films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Lie (2017).

Megha made her Tamil film debut with Petta and Hindi film debut with Satellite Shankar, both in 2019. She has also appeared in Raja Raja Chora (2021), a commercial success and Dear Megha (2021).

Early life

Megha was born on 26 October 1995, in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu[3] to a Telugu father and Malayali mother. Both her parents work in the advertising field. She attended the Lady Andal School in Chennai and graduated in B. Sc. (Visual Communications) from Women's Christian College, Chennai. Megha is fluent in Tamil.

Career

Debut and breakthrough (2017-2020)

Megha promoting Chal Mohan Ranga (2018)

Megha started her career by performing in the film Oru Pakka Kathai, but it was only released on ZEE5 on 25 December 2020. She later starred in the 2017 Telugu film Lie, which marked her debut. Her Tamil film debut was Petta (2019) though she shot for Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019) before.

Success and further career (2021-present)

In 2021, Megha appeared in four films.[citation needed] The first release was the Tamil film Kutty Story where she played Preethi in the Segment: Avanum Naanum. She next appeared in her second bollywood film Radhe as Nikisha, a police officer. She next appeared in two Telugu films Raja Raja Chora as Sanjana, and Dear Megha as Megha.

Filmography

Films
Key Denotes films that have not yet been released

YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)NotesRef.2017 Lie Chaitra Telugu
2018 Chal Mohan Ranga Megha Subramanyam 
2019 Petta Anu Tamil 
Boomerang Gigi 
Enai Noki Paayum Thota Lekha Tamil 
2020 Oru Pakka Kathai Meera 
2021 Kutty Story Preethi Segment: Avanum Naanum 
Radhe Nikisha Hindi 
Raja Raja Chora Sanjana Telugu 
Dear Megha Megha "Soup" Swaroop 
2022 Manu Charitra  TBA Completed 
Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir  TBA Tamil Completed 
Gurthunda Seethakalam Divya Telugu Completed; Cameo appearance 
31 October Ladies Night  TBA Bilingual film; Completed 

Tamil/Telugu

Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan  TBA Tamil Completed 
Prema Desam  TBA Telugu Completed 
Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum Simran Tamil Completed 
Ravanasura  TBA Telugu Filming 
TBA Production No.1  TBA Filming 

Music videos

YearTitleCo-actorMusic byRef(s)
2021 Thappu Panniten Kalidas Jayaram A.K.Priyan 

Awards and nominations

Megha Akash awards and nominations

showAwards and nominations

Totals
Wins 2
Nominations 5

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.2018 SIIMA Awards Best Debut Actress Lie Nominated 
2019 Edison Awards Reigning Princess of Kollywood — Won 
2020 Edison Awards Best Debut Actress Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Nominated 
JFW Movie Awards Enai Noki Paayum Thota Won 
Mamilla Shailaja Priya
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Shailaja Priya
Priya in 2011
Born 20 May 1978 (age 43)

Years active 1997-2000
2010-present
Spouse(s) MVS Kishore
(m.2002-present)
Children Nischay Machiraju, Tia
Parent(s) Mamilla Venkateswar Rao, Kusuma Kumari

Mamilla Shailaja Priya (born 20 May 1978), popularly known as Priya, is an Indian actress. She appears primarily Telugu feature films and television soap operas, and has also acted in Hindi and Tamil language films.

She made her acting debut in 1998 with the movie Master which featured Chiranjeevi. She has won the Nandi Award presented by the government of Andhra Pradesh for her role in this serial Priya Sakhi. Apart from soap operas, she has acted in about 60 feature films in Telugu and Hindi with various co stars like Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna and Amitabh Bachchan.

Early and personal life

Popularly known as Priya, Mamilla Shailaja Priya was born in 1978 in Bapatla town in Andhra Pradesh, India. Her parents are Sri Mamilla Venkateswar Rao and Smt Mamilla Kusuma Kumari. She is the third among the three sisters. She has done her schooling in Hyderabad, and while in college has won the Miss College Pageant. She later started pursuing her acting career. She completed her graduation in Bachelor of Arts. Priya married MVS Kishore in 2002. They have a son Nischay born in 2003. They reside in Hyderabad.

Awards

She won Nandi Award presented by the government of Andhra Pradesh  very early in her career. She was also the recipient of various awards like the Dasari Cultural Award, Swathi Cultural Award, and Vamsee Berkeley Award. She won the Cine Goers Award and Gemini Ugadi Puraskaram for her portrayal of the character Bhuvaneshwari in Kotha Bangaaram.

Career
Television

She started her television career with the runaway hit Priya Sakhi in which she portrayed the lead role which had different shades(ranging from the young to the old).It was so popular that she is still identified as "Priyasakhi" Priya and the name stuck to her. She has acted in serials like Priya Ninu Choodaleka and Priya O Priya. Later, she has acted in almost all the leading Television channels in Telugu and Tamil. Her serials include Lady Detective, Sangarshana, Pelli Chesukundam & Jwaala for ETV, Dairy of Mrs Sharada & Kotha Bangaaram for Gemini TV, Maanasa for Maa TV, Vaidehi for Doordarshan, Chinna Kodalu for Zee TV, and Naagamma in Tamil for Sun TV. She has also done a Hindi serial titled Yehi hai Zindagi. She has also done in Vani Rani serial in Tamil which aired on Sun TV. She is currently acting in the serial Kalyani in Telugu which airs on Gemini TV and Piriyadha Varam Vendum and Chocolate in Tamil which airs on Zee Tamizh and Sun TV.

Santoor top 10 was a program anchored by Priya which ran for two years in Gemini Channel and she had portrayed different characters in each episode of the show. Similarly, Geethanjali was another music based show anchored by Priya for ETV and ran for a year. Endaro Mahanubhavulu is another show anchored by Priya which portrayed the achievements of various famous people in Andhra Pradesh from all walks of life.

She has appeared in commercials for brands like Chandana Brothers, Shakthi Gas, Til Sona Oil and Kanchan Mixer Grinder. She has been credited with the cover page of the most popular Telugu family magazine, Swathi. And also she is one of the 19 contestant in Bigg Boss Telugu season 5

Films

She started her acting career with Chiranjeevi-starrer Master in 1997. In all, she has acted in about 60 feature films, often appearing alongside leading stars of Telugu film industry. She was a constant accompaniment to almost all the leading heroines in her movies. Some of her movies are Master & Annayya with Chiranjeevi, Gokulamlo Seetha with Pawan Kalyan, Chandra Lekha with Nagarjuna, Raja Kumarudu with Mahesh Babu, Jayam Manadera with Venkatesh and most importantly, Soorya Vamsham in Hindi Amithabh Bachchan.

Her other films include Taamboolalu, Pedda Manushulu, Maa Vidaakulu, Greeku Veerudu, Sakutumba Saparivara Samethamga, Velugu Needalu, Dongaata, Chiru Navvutho, Harishchandra, Madhuri, Manavudu Danavudu, Sambhavam and Kathi Kantha Rao. In 2012 she appeared in Nagarjuna's most acclaimed Dhamarukam. She played Richa Gangopadhyay's mother in Prabhas's Mirchi and appeared in Iddarammayilatho as mother of Catherine Tresa's character.
Manasi Naik
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Manasi Naik
Naik in 2014
Born 2 February 1987 

Occupation Dancer , Performer , Film actress
Years active 2007–present
Spouse(s)
Pardeep Kharera
​(m. 2021)​

Manasi Naik is an Indian Performer, Dancer & actress in the Marathi film industry. She is known for her performance in the Marathi film song "Baghtoy Rikshawala" and in movies like Murder Mestri.

Naik was scheduled to perform a dance to the song "Bai Vadyavar Ya" in the 2016 Marathi comedy film Jalsa. This song is a tribute to legendary Marathi actor Nilu Phule. It is composed by Sameer Saptiskar, choreographed by Rajesh Bidve and sung by Anand Shinde.

Personal life

She ties the knot with boxer Pardeep Kharera in January 2021.
Manjima Mohan
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Manjima Mohan
Mohan during a press meet
Born
Priyadarshini
1 March 1993
Occupation
Years active 1997 – 2004
2015 – present

Manjima Mohan is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She started her career as a child artist in Malayalam films. she made her debut as a lead actress with Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015) in Malayalam and Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada (2016) in Tamil. She won the Best Female Debut at South filmfare in 2017.

Personal life

Manjima is the daughter of veteran cinematographer Vipin Mohan and dancer Kalamandalam Girija. After completing her schooling at Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, she pursued a B.Sc. degree in mathematics from Stella Maris College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Career

Manjima was a leading child artist in Malayalam film industry in early 2000s later she also hosted a television call-in show for kids by the name ‘'Hai Kids'’ on Surya TV for three years which rose her fame among Malayali audience.

Despite having had acting experience, she said that she was "not at all confident" when she started shooting for the film and that the initial days were "terrifying". Oru Vadakkan Selfie, which was directed by G. Prajith and scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan, featured Manjima Mohan as the female lead.

Upon the release of Oru Vadakkan Selfie, Manjima landed her first Tamil film, Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada.[3] Its director Gautham Vasudev Menon, who was impressed with her work in Oru Vadakkan Selfie, cast Manjima as the female lead, after she had gone through an audition.

In 2017 she had two Tamil films, one opposite Udhayanidhi Stalin - Ippadai Vellum  and the other, Sathriyan, opposite Vikram Prabhu. In 2019, she made her come back to Malayalam with Mikhael opposite Nivin Pauly for the second time. She has replaced Amala Paul in Zam Zam, the official remake of Queen. She also has a few Tamil films in her career, including Tughlaq Durbar with Vijay Sethupathi, and Nikki Galrani.

Filmography

 Denotes films that have not yet been released

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.1997 Kaliyoonjal Younger Ammu Malayalam Child artiste
1998 Mayilpeelikkavu Gayathri's relative Malayalam
1999 Saaphalyam Sreethumol Malayalam
2000 Priyam Anu Malayalam
Thenkasipattanam Younger Devootty Malayalam
Madhuranombarakattu Maya Malayalam
Kabulivaala Malayalam
2001 Sundara Purushan Suryanarayanan's daughter Malayalam
2015 Oru Vadakkan Selfie Daisy George Malayalam Debut film as lead
2016 Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Leela Tamil Tamil debut
Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo Leela Telugu Telugu debut
2017 Sathriyan Niranjana Tamil
Ippadai Vellum Bhargavi Tamil
2019 NTR: Kathanayakudu Nara Bhuvaneshwari Telugu
Mikhael Mary Malayalam
Devarattam Madhu Tamil
2021 Kalathil Sandhippom Kavya Tamil
Tughlaq Durbar Manimegalai Tamil 
2022 FIR Lawyer Prathana Tamil
Zam Zam  Zama Nazreem Malayalam Completed
October 31st Ladies Night  TBA Telugu
Tamil Filming 

Awards and nominations

2001 Asianet Film Awards Best child artist Priyam Won
2001 Kerala State Television Award Kerala State Television Award for Best Child Artist Kabulivaala Won
2016 SIIMA Best Debut-Female (Malayalam) Oru Vadakkan Selfie Nominated
2017 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut-Female (Tamil) Nominated
2017 Edison Awards (India) Best debut actress Won
Mrinmayee Godbole
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Mrinmayee Godbole
Born 6 February 1988
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present

Mrinmayee Godbole (born 6 February 1988) is an Indian film actress who appears in Marathi movies. She is most appreciated for her role in the Marathi film Chi Va Chi Sau Ka directed by Paresh Mokashi.

Career

Mrunmayee started her career with the Marathi movie Rajwade and Sons. She later played roles in other movies like Chintoo and Chi Va Chi Sau Ka She played the lead actress in the latter film, of a vegan veterinarian for which she learned kung fu.

Film
Chintoo (2012)
Vees Mhanje Vees (2015)
CRD (2016)
Dear Molly (2018)
Pad Man (2018)
Awwanchit (2021)
Jhimma (2021)
Vishwanath (2021)
Web series[edit]
High on MX Player (2020)
Manisha Kelkar
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Manisha Ram Kelkar
Born 31 January 1986
Mumbai, India
Nationality  India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2007 - Present
Parent(s) Ram Kelkar (father)
Jeevankala Kelkar (mother)

Manisha Kelkar is an actress from India. She appears mainly in Bollywood (Hindi) and Marathi movies.  Kelkar also works as an anchor.

Early life and education

Kelkar was born in Mumbai in 1986, the daughter of Ram Kelkar, a screenwriter, and Jeevan Kala, a film actress and dancer. Manisha holds a B.Sc. degree in microbiology and post-graduate degree in filmmaking.

Career

Kelkar made her screen debut in 2007 in the Marathi film Hyancha Kahi Nem Nahi, and has appeared regularly in films since then. Kelkar has also hosted Marathi film awards, Cricket World Cup host on Zee Marathi and other shows. In 2018, she was part of India's first all-women Formula LGB car racing team.
Madhulika Liddle
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Madhulika Liddle (born 8 January 1973) is an Indian writer who writes in English. She is best known for her books featuring the 17th century Mughal detective Muzaffar Jang, although she is also a prolific writer of short fiction, travel writing, and writing related to classic cinema.
Madhulika Liddle

Background and personal life

Madhulika was born, the second of two daughters, in Haflong (Assam, India) to Andrew Verity Liddle and Muriel Liddle. The first twelve years of her life were spent in various parts of India, since her father was an officer in the Indian Police Service (IPS) and was transferred frequently from one town to another. In 1985, Mr.Liddle was transferred to New Delhi, and Madhulika finished her schooling in the city, where she went on to study at the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition (IHMCN) in New Delhi. Madhulika is married to Tarun Bhandari, a classmate from IHMCN.

Career

Madhulika worked from 1994 to 2008 in a series of organisations, in varied industries. Her first stint was as a Management Trainee and then an Assistant Manager in Food & Beverage Controls with Habitat World, at the then-newly established India Habitat Centre in Delhi. This was followed by three years with an advertising agency; two years with a travel portal; and finally, four years as an Instructional Designer at NIIT Limited. In early 2008, she resigned from NIIT in order to write full-time.

Writings

Madhulika had been writing since childhood, but her first work to be published was a short story named Silent Fear, which won the Femina Thriller Contest in June 2001. She has since written a wide variety of short stories, travel articles, humorous articles, and a novel, The Englishman's Cameo. In addition, Madhulika maintains a blog on classic cinema.

The Muzaffar Jang Series

Madhulika's best-known series of works are historical whodunnits featuring the 17th century Mughal detective, Muzaffar Jang. Muzaffar Jang first appeared in print in a short story, Murk of Art, in the anthology, 21 Under 40, published by Zubaan Books in 2007. Liddle had already begun work on a full-length Muzaffar Jang novel, which was published by Hachette India in 2009 as The Englishman's Cameo. As of 2021, four books in the series have been published.

The Englishman's Cameo (2009)

The Englishman's Cameo introduces Muzaffar Jang, a twenty-five-year-old Mughal nobleman living in the Delhi of 1656 AD. Muzaffar ends up investigating a murder of which his friend, a jeweller's assistant, is accused. The book became a bestseller in India, and was published in French by Editions Philippe Picquier, as Le Camée Anglais.

Both editions received numerous favourable reviews, with Pradeep Sebastian of Business World writing: "Its intimate picture of life in Emperor Shahjahan's Dilli resembles a delicate Mughal miniature…" and Zac O'Yeah of Deccan Herald describing the book's "originality and freshness" as its strongest point. Gargi Gupta, for the Hindustan Times, wrote: "The Englishman's Cameo is a fast-paced yarn written in snappy prose. It also succeeds in evoking the Mughal era through its manners, fashions, jewels and architecture. There's blood, dead bodies every 50 pages or so, and even a love interest to keep readers hooked."

The Eighth Guest & Other Muzaffar Jang Mysteries (2011)

The Eighth Guest & Other Muzaffar Jang Mysteries is a collection of ten short mystery stories set in the latter half of 1656 AD, following Muzaffar Jang's successful solving of the case of The Englishman's Cameo. These stories are set against varying backdrops, including the Imperial Atelier, a traditional Mughal garden, the sarai built by the Princess Jahanara in Delhi, and the Royal Elephant Stables. Included in the collection was the first Muzaffar Jang short story (Murk of Art), reprinted in this collection as The Hand of an Artist

Engraved in Stone (2012)

Engraved in Stone, the third book in the series, is set in Agra. When a wealthy and influential merchant named Mumtaz Hassan is murdered, the Diwan-e-Kul, Mir Jumla (who is in Agra, en route to the Deccan, where he's been sent on a campaign) assigns Muzaffar the task of finding the culprit. In the process, Muzaffar stumbles across another mystery which is as old as Muzaffar himself.

Crimson City (2015)

Crimson City, the fourth Muzaffar Jang book, is set in Delhi during early spring, 1657. While the Mughal armies besiege Bidar in the Deccan, Muzaffar comes up against a series of murders in his neighbourhood, as well as other unconnected crimes, including the abduction of a moneylender's infant son, and the death of a wealthy nobleman in the bath house he himself had built.

Short stories

Madhulika calls herself "primarily a short story writer". Her first work to be published, in 2001, was a short story (a supernatural thriller called Silent Fear). Since then, she has written a range of short stories in different genres, including black humour, humour, crime and detection, and social awareness. Several of these have won awards (including the prestigious Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Awards Short Story Competition, for A Morning Swim, in 2003) or have been selected for anthologies. In 2016, one of her stories, Poppies in the Snow, was longlisted for The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, the world's richest prize for a single short story.

Madhulika's first collection of contemporary short stories was published as My Lawfully Wedded Husband and Other Stories in 2012. The book is a set of twelve stories, all of which have a twist in the tale.

Miscellaneous Writings

Madhulika's non-fiction writing includes travel writing, humour, and writing on classic cinema.
Travel writing: Madhulika first began travel writing as part of her job at a travel portal, journeymart.com, where she worked as an Assistant Editor for two years. During this period, she also became a member of the Rough Guides/IgoUgo travel community, writing travel reviews under the pseudonym phileasfogg. Since then, some of her travel writings – on destinations including Salzburg, Palampur, Pondicherry and Beijing – have been published in Indian newspapers such as Lounge (the weekend edition of Mint), Eye (the weekend edition of Indian Express), and National Geographic Traveller (India).

Humour: For several years, Madhulika wrote and recorded humorous articles for broadcast on All India Radio's 'In a Lighter Vein' English-language programme. Most of these articles took a tongue-in-cheek look at contemporary India's many foibles, fads and idiosyncrasies.

Classic cinema: Madhulika maintains a blog, primarily on classic cinema (though it also showcases some of her other writing) at www.madhulikaliddle.com. The blog is devoted to reviews, reflections, 'favourite lists' and similar posts on cinema prior to the 1970s. Several essays of Madhulika's, focussing on classic Hindi cinema, have been published in anthologies, online literary journals, and newspapers.

Awards and recognition

Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Competition – Honourable Mention (2002) for Love and the Papaya Man
Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Competition – Overall Winner (2003) for A Morning Swim
Winner of the Oxfordbookstore e-Author version 4.0 for a set of five short stories: Woman to Woman, The Mango Tree, The Tale of a Summer Vacation, The Marble Princess, and The Sari Satyagraha.
Longlisted for The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award (2016) for Poppies in the Snow
Miya (actress)
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Miya George
Miya in her wedding attire (2020)
Born
28 January 1992, Gimi George
Nationality Indian
Alma mater

Occupation

Actress
model
Years active 2008 – present
Spouse(s) Ashwin Philippose
(m. 2020-present) 
Children 1

Gimi George, better known by her stage name Miya George, or more commonly Miya, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Malayalam films, along with a few Tamil films. She started her career as an actress by playing supporting roles in television shows. She made her film debut by playing short roles in films such as Oru Small Family (2010), Doctor Love (2011) and Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012). She was selected the Kerala Miss Fitness in 2012 and played her first lead role the same year in the Malayalam film Chettayees.[2] She's best known for her roles in the films Memories (2013), Vishudhan (2013), Mr. Fraud (2014), Amara Kaaviyam (2014), Indru Netru Naalai (2015), Anarkali (2015), Paavada (2016), Hello Namasthe (2016), Oru Naal Koothu (2016), The Great Father (2017), Sherlock Toms (2017), Ira (2018), Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal (2018), Brother's Day (2019), and Driving Licence (2019).

Early life and education

Miya was born in Mehrauli, Delhi as a daughter to Sunny Varghese and Lelamma Chacko (now Thane), where her father worked as an engineer. Later, at the age of five, she moved to Pala in Kottayam She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Girls High School, Bharananganam and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Bharananganam. She completed B.A. degree from Alphonsa College, Palai and her Masters in English Literature at St. Thomas College, Palai. She has one elder sister, Gini, who is married to Lijo George and is settled in Bangalore. On 12 September 2020, Miya married businessman Ashwin Philip at St. Mary's Basilica Church, Ernakulam in a simple ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions. They have a son born in July 2021. Miya George's father George joseph passed away 

Career

She started her career by playing supporting roles in the television serials Alphonsamma and Kunjali Marakkar. She wain the films Doctor Love and Ee Adutha Kaalathu. She rose to fame when she was chosen the Kerala Miss Fitness 2012 in a beauty pageant. She made her debut as a heroine through the film Ettekaal Second but the project got a commercial release in the year 2014. Actress Urmila Unni who played Miya's mother in this film suggested her to director Shajoon Kariyal who cast her to play the lead role in his 2012 comedy film Chettayees.[8] She played the wife of the character played by Biju Menon which won her critical acclaim. Miya was then seen in the Mohanlal-starrer Red Wine in which she played the lead opposite Asif Ali. She played the role of an investigative journalist in Jeethu Joseph's Memories which turned out to be a major hit of the year 2013. The same year she appeared as a Christian nun thrown out of the church on the charge of having an illicit affair with a priest, in Vishudhan. In 2014, she appeared in veteran director Joshiy's Salaam Kashmier in which she played the lead role alongside Jayaram and Suresh Gopi and B. Unnikrishnan's Mr. Fraud in which she paired with Mohanlal. She also appeared in Lal Jr.'s psychological thriller Hi I'm Tony in which she paired opposite Asif Ali for the second time, George Varghese's 6B Paradise, and K. N. Sasidharan's Nayana which had her playing the mother of a young girl. She made her debut in Tamil with Jeeva Shankar's Amara Kaaviyam in which she played a character called Karthika. In 2015 she had done 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam.
Monal Gajjar
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Monal Gajjar
Gajjar in 2020
Born 13 May 1991 

Occupation

Film actress
model
Years active 2012–present

Monal Gajjar (born 13 May 1991) is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu and Gujarati films. She debuted with 2012 Telugu film Sudigadu.

Life and career

Gajjar was born on 13 May 1991 in a Gujarati family in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. While graduating in commerce, she started working in ING Vysya Bank.[3] At the suggestion of her yoga teacher, Gajjar participated at the Mirchi Queen Bee beauty pageant contest organised by Radio Mirchi in 2011 which she went on to win. She later won the Miss Gujarat title as well.

Even before the release of her first film, Gajjar signed five films, including a film in Tamil and Telugu. She made début in Malayalam with Dracula 2012. She has done a special appearance in Asha Bhonsle's film. Her first two Tamil films Vanavarayan Vallavarayan and Sigaram Thodu released on the same day.

Gajjar received good reviews for her performance in Sigaram Thodu. IndiaGlitz.com review says - Monal looking clean and sweet in looks and acting wise. Gajjar also received good reviews for Vanavarayan Vallavarayan. Behindwoods.com review said - The tall Monal Gajjar looks totally gorgeous with sparkling eyes, and has all that it takes to be the next big glam sensation in Tamil Nadu. Though her role loses scope in the second half, she performs capably and also gets the lip-sync right.

In September 2020, Gajjar entered the Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss 4 as one of the first contestants. She was evicted in December, before the final week.
Mihika Verma
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Mihika Varma
Born 3 January 1985 

Nationality Indian
Occupation

Years active 2004-2016

Notable work Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
Spouse(s) Anand Kapai
Children 1
Relatives Mishkat Varma (brother)

Mihika Varma is an Indian television actress and former model. She won the Miss India International title in 2004 and represented India in the Miss International 2004 competition. She started her acting career by debuting in the series Viruddh. Varma Poratyed The Character of Mihika Khanna in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein . She played a supporting role in the serial Baat Hamari Pakki Hai. She played the role of Fiza in Yeh Hai Aashiqui. She later got married and left her acting career to settle with her husband in US.

Personal life

Mihika Verma has a younger brother, Mishkat Varma who is also an actor.

Mihika married US-based NRI Anand Kapai on April 29, 2016 in Delhi when she left Yeh Hai Mohabbatein . They have a son named Izaan Kapai.

Television

YearShowRole2007–2008 Virrudh Shreya
2009 Kitani Mohabbat Hai Natasha Mittal
2008-2010 Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil Ashlesha Maan
2010–2011 Baat Hamari Pakki Hai Neeta
2013 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Fiza
2013–2016 Ye Hai Mohabbatein Mihika Ashok Khanna/Mihika Iyer/Mihika Bhalla
2014 Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh Shikha
2014–2015 Box Cricket League 1 Contestant
2015 Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar Rupali Basu
Mrudhula Bhaskar
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Mrudhula Basker
Born
Mrudhula Bhaskar
6 December 1992
Bangalore
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, model, dancer

Mrudhula Basker (born 6 December 1992), also known as Naveena, is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role in the 2014 film Vallinam, directed by Arivazhagan Venkatachalam, and Ice Cream 2, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. She also performed in the Tamil movies Marumunai and Thilagar. She debuted in the Kannada film industry with the film Bablusha, directed by Venkat Bhardwaj.

Bhaskar is also the founder and artistic director of the Nrithyamoksh School of Dance where she trains people in the field Bharathanatyam.

Filmography
All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

2014 Marumunai Charumathi 
Vallinam Meera
2015 Thilagar
2016 Bablusha Kannada film
Muktha
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Muktha
Born
Elsa George
19 November 1991 
Other names Bhanu
Muktha
Occupation Actress
Model
Classical dancer
Makeup artist
Stylist
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s) Rinku Tomy (2015–present)
Children 1
Parent(s) George
Saly
Relatives Rimi Tomy (Sister-in-law)

Elsa George (born 19 November 1991), better known by her stage names Muktha and Bhanu is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam and Tamil film industries and television actress. She is also a classical dancer and an entrepreneur.

Career

Muktha started her career as a child artist when she was in class six. She acted in television serials such as Swaram (on Amrita TV)  and then switched to the film industry. Her first film, Lal Jose's Achanurangatha Veedu, released in 2005, when Muktha was doing her 8th standard. She was seen as Lisamma in the film and The Hindu wrote "It's perhaps one of the most enduring female roles in modern Malayalam cinema".

She later acted in a Telugu film titled Photo opposite Geetanjali and Anjali. She made her successful entry into the Tamil film industry with the film Thaamirabharani opposite Vishal. She later starred in some Malayalam films like Nasrani and Goal.

She played an established actress in the Tamil film Pudhumugangal Thevai.

In Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal she played the role of a "feisty young woman" called Mallika who belongs to a fishing community. For her role, she spent one month on the beach under the sun, getting herself a tan and also learnt to speak Tamil in the Nagercoil slang.

In 2013, she signed her first Kannada film, Darling, directed by Santhu where she starred opposite Yogi.

Muktha is a trained classical dancer and has done many stage shows. She is also managing a beauty salon.

Personal life

Originally from Angamaly, Muktha was born as Elsa George, the youngest of two children to George and Saly at Kolenchery. She has an elder sister, Doshy Marya George. She went to St. Augustine's Girls Higher Secondary School, Kothamangalam, Kerala.

On 23 August 2015, she got engaged to Rinku Tomy, brother of Rimi Tomy. On 30 August 2015 she married him at St George Catholic Forane Church in Edappally, Kochi. She gave birth to a baby girl on 2016.
Meenal
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Meenal
Born
Meenal
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present
Relatives Senthi Kumari (sister)

Meenal is an Indian film actress who mainly appears in Tamil films. She has appeared in Cheran's Thavamai Thavamirundhu, Vetrimaran's Aadukalam, Thangar Bachan's Ammavin Kaipesi and Bharathiraja's Annakodi. She also acted as a female lead in a film called Veeran Maaran  and co-starring by Rithik.

Filmography

2000 En Sakhiye Rama
2001 Lovely Nurse
2005 Thavamai Thavamirundhu Ramanathan's wife
2005 Thirupaachi Raj Guru's Daughter
2006 Sillunu Oru Kaadhal Kundhavi's friend
2007 Deepavali Revathy

(Susi's friend)
2007 Pallikoodam Kumarasamy's wife
2007 Viyabari Item dancer
2008 Valvellam Vasantham Nithya
2009 Anthony Yaar? Kingfisher's love interest
2010 Veeran Maran Lead Actress(Heorine)
2011 Aadukalam Meena (Pettaikaran's wife)
2011 Velayudham Abducted girl
2011 Aduthathu
2012 Murattu Kaalai Saroja's maid
2012 Ammavin Kaipesi Kanaga
2013 Annakodi Narthanga Magudeeshwari
2014 Jilla Complainant
2014 Goli Soda Naidu's Niece
2014 Mosakutty
2018 Machan Delayed
2021 Pulikkuthi Pandi Chittu

Moubani Sorcar

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Moubani Sorcar
Born
Purbita Sorcar
21 October 1987 

Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present
Parent(s)
Jayasree Sorcar (mother)

Moubani Sorcar (born Purbita Sorcar on 21 October 1987) is an Indian actress and painter. She is daughter of magician P. C. Sorcar Jr.

She made her acting debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee with Anup Sengupta's Bengali film Badla (2009).
Manochithra
(Wikipedia)
Not to be confused with Manochitra.

Manochithra
Occupation Actress
Years active 1983–1992
Parent(s) T. S. Balaiah, Mallika

Manochithra born 5 March 1995, is a former Indian film actress. She has appeared in Telugu, Tamil-language and Malayalam movies. She made her Malayalam debut with the movie Mazhanilavu in 1983 with Prem Nazir in the lead. She is the daughter of Tamil actor T. S. Balaiah and Mallika.
Manjula Vijayakumar

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Manjula Vijaykumar
Born 4 July 1954
Died 23 July 2013 (aged 59)
Occupation Film actress
Years active 1969–2002
Spouse(s) Vijayakumar
(m.1976-2013)
Until her death
Arun Vijay (step-son)
Kavitha Vijayakumar (step-daughter)
Dr Anitha Vijayakumar (step-daughter)

Manjula Vijayakumar (4 July 1954 – 23 July 2013) was a South Indian actress. She acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.

Personal life

She and actor Vijayakumar got married in 1976. The couple have three daughters, Vanitha, Preetha and Sridevi.[1] Arun Vijay, Anitha, and Kavitha are her husband's children from his first marriage. Sanjeev and Sindhu are her nephew and niece respectively (elder sister's son and daughter respectively).

Acting caree

She first appeared in the film Shanthi Nilayam (1969) in a supporting role (as the teenaged niece of Gemini Ganesan's character). Her first lead role was in Rickshawkaran (1971). She acted in lead roles in many films till the late seventies. Since the late 80's, she has appeared in supporting roles. Manjula has performed alongside Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Shobhan Babu, Kamal Haasan, Vishnuvardhan and Rajinikanth.

Death

Manjula died on 23 July 2013 in SRMC at Chennai after falling down from bed and being admitted to hospital. Her death was caused by kidney failure and a blood clot in the stomach.
Mayuri Kyatari
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Mayuri Kyatari
Kyatari in 2018
Born 11 July 1992
Nationality Indian
Other names Mayuri Kyatari
Years active 2015–present
Spouse(s)
Arun Raju
​​(m. 2020)​

Mayuri Kyatari (born July 11, 1992) is an Indian film actress and model. Kyatari began her career in the Kannada serial Ashwini Nakshatra, which made her famous. She debuted in the Kannada movie Krishna Leela. Featuring in Ishtakamya, Nataraja Service and Rustum.

Early life

Mayuri Kyatari was born to Geetha and Prakash Kyatari in Hubli, Karnataka, and was brought up there. After doing her schooling in Hubli St Michaels, she completed her Pre-university at Fathima College in Hubli. She graduated in commerce from Oxford college Hubli. She was also an anchor for four years during her career in the industry. She was first seen in the Kannada serial Ashwini Nakshatra, where she played role of Ashwini, wife of a superstar.

In 2015, Kyatari entered the Kannada film industry. She first signed for the Kannada Drama film Krishna Leela. The movie was successfully completed in 100 days and gave her fame enough to be cast for Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar's next film Ishtakamya, opposite to Vijay Suriya along with Kavya Shetty.[4] She has worked with Sharan in a movie called Nataraja Service under Puneeth Rajkumar presentation, which has been released.
Meera Krishnan
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Meera Krishnan
Born
Meera
1 January 1968

Occupation Actress
Years active 2003–present

Meera Krishnan (born 1968) is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil-language films and television serials. She started her career as an announcer on the public broadcaster Doordarshan and later became a newsreader for Sun TV before acting in films and teleserials. She is also a Veena player.
Mahek Chahal


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Mahek Chahal
Born 1 February 1979

Oslo, Norway
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2002—present

Mahek Chahal (born 1 February 1979) is a Norwegian actress and model of Indian origin who appears in Bollywood films. Chahal was a contestant on Bigg Boss.

Career

Chahal made her Bollywood debut with a lead role in the movie Nayee Padosan (2003). She also featured in an item number in the movie Chameli (2004). Chahal next performed in a Punjabi movie Dil Apna Punjabi (2006) and had supporting roles in the films Wanted and Main Aurr Mrs Khanna (2009). She did an item number in the movie Yamla Pagla Deewana. Chahal featured in the Norwegian reality television show Fristet (2011). She also starred in Karar: The Deal (2014). Chahal launched her clothing line Mahek Chahal Clothing in Norway. She was also a contestant on the reality television show Bigg Boss 5 (2011) and Bigg Boss Halla Bol (2015).
Mousumi Saha
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Mousumi Saha
Born
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Television Actress
Years active 1995–present

Mousumi Saha is an Indian actress. She acts in films of many languages. She also starred in 58 episodes of the Star Jalsha serial Khokababu, airing from 2017 as "Kaushalya Mukherjee"
Mandakini (actress)
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Mandakini
Mandakini in Dec 2012
Born
Yasmeen Joseph
30 July 1963 

Other names Mandakini Joseph Thakur
Occupation Actress
Years active 1985–1996
Spouse(s) Dr. Kagyur T. Rinpoche Thakur (1990–present)

Mandakini (born Yasmeen Joseph 30 July 1963) is a former Bollywood actress. She is best remembered for her role in the 1985 movie Ram Teri Ganga Maili.

Early life

Mandakini was born in an Anglo Indian family in Meerut. Her father, Joseph is British.

Career
Early career

Starting off as an unknown girl from Meerut, Yasmin was rejected by at least three film makers before Ranjit Virk changed her name to Mandakini and signed her up for Mazloom. Before the film could take off, Raj Kapoor discovered her at age 22 and cast her in a lead role in the 1985 movie Ram Teri Ganga Maili with the screen name "Mandakini" opposite his youngest son, Rajiv Kapoor. The movie was a blockbuster, and it earned Mandakini a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. She caused a stir after she was seen partially nude in two sequences of the film.  Mandakini acted in a few more successful films, such as Dance Dance with Mithun Chakraborty, Kahan Hai Kanoon with Aditya Pancholi and Pyaar Karke Dekho with Govinda, but never recreated the success of her first movie.

The Dawood connection

After 1989, Mandakini mysteriously stopped signing films, though she had several film releases in 1990 and eventually faded from Bollywood. In the early nineties, photographs began circulating of Mandakini in the presence of dreaded gangster Dawood Ibrahim. There were reports doing the rounds that the two were having an affair, and the photos only served to fuel them. One of the theories put forward was that Ibrahim, who was known to have a keen interest in Bollywood and had financed movies, had pressured Rajiv Kapoor into casting Mandakini, and she was Ibrahim's mistress. Later, it was alleged that she had moved to Dubai to be with him.

Mandakini vehemently denied the reports linking her relation to Dawood. While she admitted to knowing and being on friendly terms with him, she claimed that they did not know each other personally, saying that "I know Dawood but I'm not his woman".

Later career

Mandakini's career suffered a serious setback. She quit movies after Zordaar in 1996 and has lived in Mumbai with her husband and children. Since then, she has made attempts to reinvent herself. She released two pop music albums – No Vacancy and Shambala – neither of which was a success.

Currently, she runs classes in Tibetan yoga and is a follower of the Dalai Lama. With her husband, she runs a centre for Tibetan medicine, which is commonly known as the Tibetan Herbal Centre in the area.

Personal life

In 1990, Mandakini married a former Buddhist monk, Dr. Kagyur T. Rinpoche Thakur. Thakur gained fame in childhood as the baby featured in Murphy Radio advertisements in the 1970s and 1980s. They have a son named Rabbil and a daughter Rabze Innaya Mandakini.

Mreenal Deshraj

Mreenal Deshraj is the fashionista of the small screen. While her professional life is full of happiness, her personal life is not a bed of roses. Recently, she opened up on her failed relationships!





We all get unlucky in love and sometimes it hurts to give love to the wrong people. While we have the best life, not having 'true love' will always make us feel alone. And Ishqbaaaz fame, Mreenal Deshraj's story is quite similar. The actress, who has been the face of every hit series on the small screen, hasn't found her dream man yet.

Currently, Mreenal is having a content acting career and she is hailed as the fashionista of the small screen, thanks to her enactment of 'Janhvi Oberoi' in Ishqbaaaz. She has also featured in shows like Bharat Ka Veer Putra — Maharana Pratap, Doli Saja Ke and Naagin 3. However, after having a content professional life, she feels she is unlucky in love. Scroll down to find out why!


Recently, in an interview with The Times of India, Mreenal opened up on her failed relationships. In her last relationship, she wanted to get married but it was just a one-sided wish. The actress shared about the same and said, "We wanted different things in life and so, parted ways mutually. Looking back, I have never been lucky in love, and always ended up choosing the wrong person. I realised that I was just a trophy girlfriend for all my ex-boyfriends. I wanted to get married, but it was only my idea, I guess. They did not want to end the relationship, but were not ready to commit either."



She further added, "Every heartbreak has affected me and there was a time when I had stopped meeting people. Now, I am single and happy. I don’t have the time for more emotional drama."



However, the actress still believes in love, and stated, "I believe that everything happens for the better. Such experiences teach you a lot and make you stronger. I am waiting to meet my Mr Right now. I am happy that I did not get married to any of my exes, as all I would do was adjust according to their requirements."



In a throwback interview with The Mag Zone, Mreenal had shared how she ended up in acting. She had stated, "Acting came my way when I broke up in life. I didn’t know what to do, as my ultimate goal was to get married but it didn’t happen. I was lost; I never wanted to become anything. So every year I used to come to Bombay as my cousins live here. So it was Prithvi Theatre. I got an offer for a play, ‘Yahudi ki Ladki’. There someone spotted me as I used to go there for coffee every day. Now I got this offer, so I said okay because I had nothing as such to do at that point in time. After workshops, I did plays and it all began from there."

Well, we hope Mreenal finds her true love!

Mreenal Deshraj 99870 51357 . mreenald Pgmail.com, www.mreenal.com
Monalika Bhonsle

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Filmography

Uttaran 2008
Chanda (2009-2013) unknown episodes TV Show
Kkusum 2001 Priyanka TV Show


Monalika Bhonsle bmonalika@gmail.com

Meenakshi Anand

Meenakshi Anand is a Actor. Meenakshi Anand has mostly worked in Nepali and has worked in languages like Nepali. Check out this page for more updates on Meenakshi Anand.

The Nepali ‘Juni’ (Incarnation) was released in 1983. The movie featuring actors like Bhuwan KC and Meenakshi Anand was one of the successful movie of that time. ‘Juni’ was produced by Sujata Production Pvt. Ltd
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The movie was directed by Sarad Palekar.

JUNI (जुनी) PROFILE

Nepali movie – Juni
Release date – April 14, 1983
Starring – Minakshi Anand, Bhuwan KC, Gautam Ratna Tuladhar, Balman Singh Swar, Sarada Basnet, Rita Raj Gurung, Keshav Manandhar, Barkha Subba
Director – Sarad Palekar
Cinematographer – V Salunkhe
Script writer – Anil Mehta
Dialogue – Sharad Palekar, Bijaya Bahadur Malla
Producer – Manju Rana

watch the movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx68wH1YOEw
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Mukti Mohan
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Mukti Mohan
Mohan at celebrations for World Dance Day 3, 2018
Born 21 June 1987

Occupation
Dancer
actress

Years active 2007–present
Relatives

Shakti Mohan (sister)
Neeti Mohan (sister)

Mukti Mohan is a contemporary dancer from India. She participated in Star One's dance reality show Zara Nachke Dikha. She was part of the winning team "Masakkali Girls". She also appeared in the comedy show Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo on Sony Entertainment Television, with Kapil Sharma as her comedy partner, replacing Kavita. Recently she featured in Coke Studio season 4 video of the song "Teriyaan Tu Jaane", by Amit Trivedi. She has hosted the second season of Dil Hai Hindustani along with Raghav Juyal . She has also participated in the Jhalak Dikhla Jaa wild card entry. Mohan has also appeared in the films Blood Brothers, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, Hate Story and Daruvu. Currently, she is appearing in a YouTube web series Inmates of the popular YouTube channel TVF. She also appears on Nach Baliye 7. The Indian play back singer Neeti Mohan and dancer Shakti Mohan are her elder sisters.

Television

Nach Baliye 7 (2015) for Teen Ka Tadka along with Sana Saeed and Deepesh Patel
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 7) (2016)


Filmography

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (2011, item song)
Muran (2011, item song, Tamil film)
Daruvu (2012, item song, Telugu film)
Hate Story (2012, item song Raat, uncredited)
Topiwala (2013, item song, Kannada film)
Kaanchi: The Unbreakable (2014, item song)
dil Hai Hindustani: The Movie (2021, item song)
Mamta Mohandas
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Mamta Mohandas
Mamta in 2020 during a radio station interview at Red FM Malayalam
Born 14 November 1984

Nationality Indian
Occupation

Actress
Playback singer
Producer
Years active 2005–present

Mamta Mohandas is an Indian film actress, film producer and playback singer who predominantly works in Malayalam films along with Tamil and Telugu productions. She has won several accolades including two Filmfare Awards South, for Best Female Playback Singer in Telugu in 2006 and for Best Actress in Malayalam in 2010 and also Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress in 2010. She has launched her film production company under the banner Mamta Mohandas Productions.

Early life and background

Mamta was born on 14 November 1984 to Mohandas and Ganga into a Malayali family which originally hails from Kannur. She attended the Indian School, Bahrain until 2002 and is an alumni of the school. She pursued a bachelor's degree in computer science at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. She modeled for print ads for companies such as IBM and Kalyan Kendra, and modeled on the ramp for the Mysore Maharajah and Raymonds. Mamta is trained in Karnatic and Hindustani music.

Film career

Acting
Mamtha in the sets of Jawan of Vellimala in 2012

Mamta debuted in the 2005 Malayalam film Mayookham, directed by Hariharan. Although the film did not do well at the box office, she attracted attention for her sensitive portrayal of Indira.

Subsequently, she acted alongside Mammootty in Bus Conductor, with Suresh Gopi in the films Adbutham (2006) and Lanka (2006), and alongside Jayaram in Madhuchandralekha (2006). She also played the female lead in Baba Kalyani with Mohanlal. Later that year, she débuted in the Tamil film industry, starring in the Karu Pazhaniappan directed film Sivappathigaram opposite Vishal, which turned out to be an average grosser.

In 2007 she acted with Mammootty in the film Big B. She eventually stepped into the Telugu film industry as well, when she appeared in a supporting role in the film Yamadonga, directed by SS Rajamouli. The film became one of the biggest hits of the year. She had lent her voice for a couple of songs in this film too. In 2008, she appeared in 7 films, predominantly in Telugu-language films. Her first release was her début Kannada film Gooli. She then starred in the film Krishnarjuna, playing the lead female role, which did not do well at the box office. Victory was her next assignment as lead actress, but that film also failed at the box office, following which she appeared in a cameo role in her only Tamil release that year, Kuselan, alongside Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. Three more Telugu releases featured Mamta, including Homam, directed by JD Chakravarthy and Srinu Vaitla's King opposite Nagarjuna. In both these films she also performed as a playback singer in several songs.

In 2009, she starred in the comedy film Guru En Aalu alongside Madhavan, and the thriller Passenger, sharing screen space with Dileep and Sreenivasan, respectively. While the former had an average run at the box office, the latter was declared a surprise sleeper hit in Malayalam. The film Passenger, in which she played the role of a television reporter, became a turning point in Mamta's career. She was initially approached to play the lead role in the 2009 Telugu dark fantasy Arundathi. She refused the offer, and the movie went on to become one of the highest grossers that year. In 2010, she worked with Jayaram in the critically acclaimed Kadha Thudarunnu[8] directed by Sathyan Anthikkad, for which she won her first Best Actress Award from Filmfare. This film also won her the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress, the Vanitha award for best actress – Malayalam, the Mathrubhumi award for best actress – Malayalam and the Asianet award for the best actress- Malayalam. Other projects in 2010 included Musafir with Rahman, Anwar with Prithiviraj, and Kedi with Nagarjuna. Mamta's first film in 2011 was the Malayalam film Race, in which she played the role of Niya, wife of a cardio surgeon Abey (Kunchacko Boban). The film failed to do well at the box office. Her next release in Malayalam was Naayika. In 2012, she appeared in her third Tamil film, Thadaiyara Thaakka, directed by Magizh Thirumeni. In 2013 she starred in Paisa Paisa with Indrajith. In 2014 she starred in To Noora with Love as a Muslim character.

She made a comeback to Malayalam movie industry with Ranjith Shankar's Mammooty starrer Varsham. She shared her screen space again with Dileep in Two Countries after doing a box office hit movie with him named My Boss.

In 2016, she starred opposite Mammootty in Thoppil Joppan, and she also signed the movie Baby Sitter alongside Biju Menon. In early 2017, she signed Crossroad, an anthology film in which she plays an orthodox Muslim. She also appeared in an extended cameo in Udaharanam Sujatha with Manju Warrier. In mid-2017, she signed Detroit Crossing aka Ranam opposite Prithviraj, but had to opt out because she did not have fresh dates to allocate for the project.

In 2020 Mamta was seen alongside Tovino Thomas in the movie Forensic (crime suspense movie) in which she played the role of Rithika Xavier IPS who is the ACP of Thiruvananthapuram.

Singing

Mamta is an acclaimed playback singer in Indian films as well. She is trained in Carnatic and Hindustani music, and first sang playback in the Telugu film Rakhi, singing the title song under Devi Sri Prasad's direction, making her debut in the Telugu film industry as a singer before making her acting debut in Telugu. She went on to win the 2006 Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Award for that song.

Subsequently, she was asked to sing several songs for composer Devi Sri Prasad, including the chart buster "Akalesthe Annam Pedtha" for the Chiranjeevi-starrer Shankardada Zindabad (later dubbed as Daddy Mummy in the Tamil film Villu), "36-24-36" for the film Jagadam, "Mia" for Tulasi, and "Ghanana (Funny)" and the title song for the film King. Other music directors she has worked with include M. M. Keeravani (for her own films Yamadonga and Krishnarjuna, also Chandamama), R. P. Patnaik (for Andamaina Mansulo), Chakri (for Victory), Nithin Raikwar (for her own film Homam) and Thaman (for Jayeebhava).

In Tamil, she sang "Kaalai Kaalai" in the film Kaalai, which starred Silambarasan in the lead role. She sang "Idai Vazhi" for the comedy film Goa under noted composer Yuvan Shankar Raja's direction. Both songs featured her singing alongside Benny Dayal. She was heard for the first time in her mother tongue, Malayalam, in the 2010 film Anwar. She has also recorded a song for her film Thriller. In the film 'Mohabath', she sang a duet with Hariharan. She sang "Iravil Viriyum" in her 2012 film Arike. She sang "Karuppana Kannazhagi" in the film Aadupuliyattam.

Personal life

Mamta got engaged to Prajith Padmanabhan, a Bahrain-based businessman, on 11 November 2011. They got married on 28 December 2011 in Thalassery. On 12 December 2012, the couple applied for divorce.

Mamta is a cancer survivor, and has battled Hodgkin lymphoma from 2010. In April 2013, she had a relapse of the cancer and underwent treatment in Los Angeles From 2014 she resides in Los Angeles
Mini Mathur
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Mini Mathur
Mini on Lakme Fashion Week 2017
Born 21 August 1975 

Nationality Indian
Spouse(s) Kabir Khan
Children 2

Mini Mathur (born 21 August 1975) is an Indian television host, actor and model. She was the host of the Indian reality singing contest Indian Idol for 6 seasons. Earlier, she was a VJ on MTV India where she hosted many shows. She has a bachelor degree in English Literature and an MBA in marketing from IMT Ghaziabad and recently played the lead in the Amazon original series Mind the Malhotras for which she received 7 best actor awards for her role as Shefali Malhotra. She hosts the Discovery School Super League on Discovery India and is the producer presenter of her travel series Minime, the first season of which aired on TLC. She also hosted an interview show with politicians, industrialists and opinion makers called Dilli dil se. She also was a contestant in the second season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2007.

Career

Mini is one of the most popular TV hosts in India. She holds a degree in English literature from Lady Sriram College and in business management from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad.

She started her career as an advertising professional at J Walter Thompson, New Delhi through IMT Campus Placement. A chance opportunity to be the face of Ray-ban sunglasses led her to many more modelling assignments and her first game show on Indian television called Tol mol ke Bol. Several more game and quiz shows and a travel show led her to Mumbai where she joined as a VJ, after a contest where she impersonated Simi Garewal interviewing Mamta Kulkarni.

In four years at MTV Mini hosted concerts by international artists, interviewed film and pop stars, appear on youth campuses, give advice on love, and play classic tracks. At MTV, she presented Bombay Blush, a culture show on India that aired in the UK. She hosted 2 seasons of the show on BBC2.

She returned to mass entertainment with the first edition of the smash hit, Indian Idol and continued to be a favorite for 3 seasons. She took a break to have a baby. She did several shows on music thereafter. Having accumulated goodwill among musicians. Yeh shaam Mastani, an interview-based concert series. Mini then stepped into the jungles of Taman Negara in Malaysia for 2 months to host the first season of Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao live, the Indian edition of "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here".

She appeared as a celebrity contestant on Jhalak Dikhlaja Season 2. She then hosted a hardcore sports quiz show called Sports ka Superstar which gave her a chance to hone her sports knowledge and appear on two seasons of Kaun Banega Crorepati (Who Wants to be a Millionaire) as an expert lifeline. She returned to host Indian Idol season 6 in 2012. She also hosted BYJU's Discovery School Super League season 1 along with Cyrus Sahukar in 2019 which aired on Discovery Channel.

She is known to harbor political aspirations. She hosts an interview show with politicians, industrialists, and opinion makers on DD, the national channel. Known for her sense of style and her love for vibrantly coloured handloom sarees, Mini appeared in many ad campaigns for Ultra doux, L'Oreal and Comfort.

Personal life

Mini Mathur resides in Mumbai with her husband, film director Kabir Khan as well as her children, Vivaan and Sairah.

Filmography

Tol mol Ke Bol (Zee TV) (Host)
Hit Thi Hit Hai (host)
Hit Hit Hurray (Host)
Tanaav (Zee TV) (actress)
Vakaalat (Zee TV) ( actress)
Khoobsurat (Zee TV) (Host)
Khwahish (Sony) (Actress)
Indian Holiday (Sony) (host)
MTV (1999-2003) ( VJ)
Bombay Blush BBC2 (Host)
Indian Idol Season 1 (Sony)(HOST)
Popkorn (ZOOM ) (Host)
Miss INDIA pageant (host)
Sirf Ek Minute Mein (Sahara) (host)
POGO amazing kids awards( host)
Yeh Shaam Mastani (Sony) (host)
Indian Idol Season 2 (Sony) (Host)
Indian Idol Season 3]] (Sony) (Host)
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2 (Contestant)
Wife Bina Life (Star plus) (Host)
Indian Idol (season 6) (Sony) (Host)
Dilli Dil Se (Aaj tak) (Host)
Kaun Banega Crorepati (Expert Advice)
A Nation Celebrates (Producer)
From Corner Shops to Lords (Producer)
Discovery school superleague (quizmaster)
Masters of Taste with Gary Mehigan (self)
Mind the Malhotras (Prime Originals)
Mary Joseph (Meena)
Intro Malayalam actress
Gender Female
Birth 23 April 1941, Alappuzha, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India
Death 17 September 1997 (aged 56 years)
Star sign Taurus
Peoplepill ID meena

(FROM WIKIPEDIA)
BIOGRAPHY

Mary Joseph, famously known as Meena (22 April 1941 – 17 September 1997), was an Indian actress. She along with Sukumari, KPAC Lalitha were considered by many as the finest supporting actresses in Malayalam movies. She was well known for her expert dialogue delivery. She died on 17 September 1997 due to a cardiac arrest.

The great irony of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

EARLY LIFE

Meena (Mary Joseph) was the eighth child in a Marthoma Syrian Christian family from kumarapuram-haripad . Born on April 22, 1941 to Koyikkaleth Itty Cheria Eapen and his wife, Eleyamma Eapen, she began her early career in theatre in Kalanilayam and Geetha Arts Club. Her film debut in Malayalam was in Kudumbini.

PERSONAL LIFE

She was married to K.K. Joseph. She was very active in Malayalam movies during the 1960s–1970s. She died on 17 September 1997 on the sets of Anjara Kalyanam which she did not complete eventually. She is survived by her only daughter Dr. Elizabeth, son in law Sunny George and grand daughter Sarah Lisa Sunny.
Mumtaz Sorcar
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Mumtaz Sorcar

মুমতাজ সরকার
Mumtaz Sorcar
Born
Mumtaz Sorcar
15 September 1986

Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009 – present
Height 5' 8" (1.76 m)
Parent(s) P. C. Sorcar Jr.,
Joysri Sorcar

Mumtaz Sorcar (Bengali: মুমতাজ সরকার; born September 15, 1986) is an Indian film actress. She is the daughter of the famous magician PC Sorcar Junior and Joysri Sorcar. Mumtaz started her career with a music video for singer Mehreen from Bangladesh. She first appeared in the Bengali film 033 directed by Birsa Dasgupta.

Education and activities

Her schooling was from Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata. She completed her BA.LLB from South Calcutta Law College under Calcutta University. Her hobby is playing sports and as an athlete, she was trained in boxing at a South Kolkata Club under the auspices of the Bengal Amateur Boxing Federation. She also underwent training in judo and is a YMCA gold medalist in shot put. Mumtaz is also a classical jazz dancer.

Career

Her debut film was 033, which was directed by Birsha Dasgupta. She appeared in Shoumik Sen's No Poblem in the initial days of her film career.She signed many Tollywood films thereafter and  The film is currently in post-production and is set to be released in 2012.

2010

She got a role in the Bengali film Musalmanir Galpo (The Story of the Muslim Girl). She played a beautiful Hindu girl, "Kamala", who was abducted by the notorious dacoit "Madhumallar" in the film. The film is based on the last story Rabindranath Tagore wrote. Biplab Chatterjee was one of her co-stars.

Then, she followed up with 033, which was a joint venture between Moxie Group and NDTV Imagine. It was a film about a group of youngsters who form a bangla band and named it after the city's STD code (033). She played "Ria". The music in the film was scored by Chandrabindoo (band). Her co-stars in the film included Swastika Mukherjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Rudranil Ghosh.

2011

2011 saw her in the Telefilms Kolkatar Jongole and Rajbarir Rahasya, based on the famous adventure series Kakababu, by Sunil Gangopadhyay. Future releases are in slot in the corresponding series. These Telefilms are produced by Mahua Films.

2012

2012 started with a big hit for her, with the success of Bhooter Bhabishyat. The portrayal of a die-hard romantic young girl "Koel" added another feather to her crown. Her co-actors included Parambrata Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Swastika Mukherjee and Mir.

Her next film Kanchenjunga Express is of the suspense Thriller (genre). The story revolves around the character "Nandini", who works for a NGO and is married 3 times and dies under mysterious circumstances. The film is directed by Arnab Ghosh and was scheduled to be released mid June '12.

2013

She has also appeared in the film Atmogopan, by Somnath Sen. Mumtaz plays the character "Anu", Subhash Chatterjee essays her father.

2016

Mumtaz played the role of Payal Mukherjee appeared in the film Dark Chocolate.

Mumtaz had her Tamil debut in the movie, Irudhi Suttru where she played the role of Lakshmi(Luz), a young female boxer. Her co-star were R. Madhavan and Ritika Singh. She made her Bollywood debut in the same role for same movie in the Hindi version named Saala Khadoos.

2020

In the upcoming Tamil movie C/O Kaadhal, Mumtaz is playing the role of a Muslim girl Salima, where the film shows that love has no age and one can fall in love anytime if they meet the right person. She also appeared on the TV series Charitraheen and web series thriller Shobdo Jobdo streaming on Hoichoi.
Mahima Makwana
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Mahima Makwana
Mahima Makwana at sbs Teleberation
Born 5 August 1999

Mumbai, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009-Present
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)

Mahima Makwana (born 5 August 1999) is an Indian television actress known for playing the role of Rachna Kabeer Tripathi in Zee TV's programme Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke, Anami Baldev Singh in Star Plus's Rishton Ka Chakravyuh, Mariam Khan in Star Plus's Mariam Khan - Reporting Live and Rani in Colors TV’s Shubharambh.

Biography

Makwana's father, a construction worker, died when she was five-months-old. She and her elder brother were brought up by her mother, a former social worker who now manages Makwana's work as a manager. Makwana went to Mary Immaculate Girls' High School. She started acting at the age of 13.

Career

Mahima Makwana in 2015
Television


Makwana started auditioning for acting parts at the age of 10, and appeared in a few commercials. Her television debut was in Mohe Rang De on Colors TV. In 2009 she played the role of Gudiya/Gauri in the Colors TV show Balika Vadhu, and she also appeared in CID, Aahat, Miley Jab Hum Tum and Jhansi Ki Rani.

Her breakthrough came in 2011 when she was cast as the lead in Imagine TV's Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto. Then Her Career’s breaking point was when She played the lead in the Zee TV blockbuster soap opera Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke. Mahima said in an interview that reaching this point in her career was not easy and that she had participated in more than 500 auditions prior to Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke.

After Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke, Makawana played the lead in Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane, and then appeared in Adhuri Kahaani Hamari.

In 2015, she appeared in episodic role in Zing's youth show Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya as Mandira opposite Nikhil Chaddha.

In 2017, she played the lead anami baldev singh in the Star Plus show Rishton Ka Chakravyuh.

In 2018, she played the female lead in the Star Plus show Mariam Khan - Reporting Live.

From December 2019 to November 2020, she played Rani Dave reshmaiya in Colors TV's Shubharambh.

Films

In 2017, She made her telugu debut with film Venkatapuram.

She also appeared in the Short film titled, Take 2 as Natasha, which officially premiered on 27 September 2019.Simultaneously, the film was officially selected and premiered at 10th Jagran Film Festival 2019, 10th Zumba film festival and won 'BEST FOREIGN FILM', The Real time film festival, Nigeria, 2020 and won 'best festival themed film' and also premiered at Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles, Hollywood.

In 2019, she made her digital debut with Rangbaaz Season 2 as Chiku (19 year old). In 2020, she appeared in another web show Flesh as zoya.

Now she has started to work with Salman Khan in his new releasing film Antim : the final truth.
Filmography

Television

YearShowRoleNotes2008/2009 Mohe Rang De Child actor
2009 Balika Vadhu Child Gauri Singh Child actor
2009 Miley Jab Hum Tum Child Nupur Shashi Bhushan Child actor in flashback
2011–12 Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto Sonu Gagandeep Dhillon Character Role (Protagonist's younger sister)
2012 Aahat as Child Ghost
2012–15 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Rachna Dayal Garg/Rachna Kabir Tripathi Protagonist
2014 Dance India Dance season 4 Herself Celebrity guest
2015 Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane Disha Ram Ahuja Protagonist
2015 Code Red Ria Episodic role
2015 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Mandira Episodic role
2015–16 Adhuri Kahaani Hamari Manasvini/Radhika Protagonist
2017–18 Rishton Ka Chakravyuh Anami Baldev Singh Protagonist
2018 Kumkum Bhagya Herself 1 Episode

Special Dance Performance in Saavan Mahotsav
2018–19 Mariam Khan - Reporting Live Mariam Majaaz Khan/Mariam Fawad Ashraf Protagonist (only for few episodes)
2019–20 Shubharambh Rani Reshammiya (Raja's wife and a business girl) Protagonist
2019 Bigg Boss 13 Herself/Guest For Task Purpose
2020 Shaandar Ravivaar Herself Special appearance
2020 Bigg Boss 14 Herself/Guest For Diwali Celebration

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes2017 Venkatapuram Chaitra Telugu Debut Film

Web series

YearShowsRoleChannelNotes2020 Flesh zoya Eros Now

2019 Rangbaaz Season 2 Chiku (19 year old) ZEE5 Debut on Web Series Platform

Short films

YearFilmRoleNotes2019 Take 2 Natasha

Music videos

YearTitleArtistChannel2019 Dhadkanein Meri Rohan Mehra Zee Music Company
2019 Darwaze Band Rohan Mehra Zee Music Company
2020 Oh Jaaniye Varun Dhone Varun Dhone
Teri Baat Aur Hai Rohan Mehra Zee Music Company

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryShowResult2012 Zee Rishtey Awards Favourite Behen Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Won
Favourite Beti
Favourite Naya Sadasya-Female
Favourite Nayi Jodi Nominated
Favourite Popular Face-Female Nominated
2013 Zee Rishtey Awards Favourite Behen Won
2019 Lions Gold Awards Favourite Long Term Prospects On Television Rishton Ka Chakravyuh Won
Madhura Naik
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Madhura Naik
Naik in 2012
Born
Madhura Hemant Naik
19 July 1987

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation Actress, fashion model
Years active 2007–present


Madhura Hemant Naik is an Indian model and actress who has appeared in television shows such as Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon, Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath and Tumhari Pakhi..

Career

Naik began her career as a model which led her to the music video "Umar Bhar" by Shael Oswal. She then worked in Bhaskar Bharti on Sony and Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi… Meri Bhabhi.

As the lead in Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath on Life OK during which she became an exclusive face with Star Network and appeared in many live performances and stage shows with Life OK and Star. She also played Sheetal Kapoor in the popular Star Plus series Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon.

She was a co-host on UTV Bindass' show Superdude. She appeared in a cameo role as a lawyer named Jaspreet, in Star Plus's daily soap Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi… Meri Bhabhi. She was seen as Tanya Rana, on Life OK's Tumhari Pakhi. She played the grey role of Palomi, who loves lead actor in "Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji". She was raised in Bahrain and had difficulty in speaking good Hindi in earlier days of her career.
Social and political causes


Naik, who is also an advocate for animal rights, extended her hand to PETA in stop caging the birds cause. She integrated it as a promotional activity while shooting for Superdude.
Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes2007Good Boy, Bad Boy Raju's Sister
2010Pyaar Impossible Alisha's Friend
2018Looose Control Komal Marathi movie

Web series

YearSeriesRole2020 The Ghost Thesis Preksha

Madhura Naik Mgr. 99209 91121 Email: madhuranaikPhotmail.com
Malvika Raaj
Malvika Raaj is the name of a well-known Indian actress and model, who started her acting career as a child artist with the famous Bollywood film Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham in 2001. Recently she came into limelight after her comeback news.

Description

Born: Mumbai, 18 September 1990
Parents: Bobby Raaj, Reena Raaj
Aunts: Anita Raj, Roopa Malhotra
Cousin: Shivam Hingorani

Grandparent: Jagdish Raj
Meenakshi (actress)
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Meenakshi
Meenakshi posing with a copy of the Thangam magazine
Born
Pinky Sarkar
6 August 1982 

Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–2017

Pinky Sarkar (born August 6, 1982) better known as Meenakshi, is an Indian film actress, who appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. She is probably best known for her performance as Raasathi in her debut film Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar.

Career

Meenakshi first appeared in two Telugu ventures, the historical fiction Hanumanthu  and the devotional film Sri Satyanarayana Swamy, under her birth name Pinky Sarkar; the latter featured her as goddess Lakshmi, with a reviewer from Indiaglitz.com writing that she "failed to emote well".

Breakthrough (2007–2010)

In 2007, she made her Tamil debut in Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar, playing the role of Raasathi, a first year medical student. She made an impression in the film and was subsequently flooded with similar girl next door roles. Not wanting to becoming typecast, she rejected all roles, took a break from acting and completed her education before returning to Chennai.

In 2009, she had her next Tamil release, TN 07 AL 4777, which was a remake of the Hindi film Taxi No. 9211. She played the role of Pooja, a "rich extrovert and party loving cosmopolitan girl", for which she went in for a fashion makeover. That year, she starred in two more Tamil films, Sundar C.'s Perumal and Raghava Lawrence's Rajadhi Raja, besides making a special appearance in a third, Vishal's Thoranai;[7] however all films were box office failures. The following year, she was seen in Karu Pazhaniappan's Mandhira Punnagai and Agam Puram, after which she did not act for over three years as she was pursuing her MBA degree and taking care of her father who was not well.

Work after sabbatical (2014–present)

In 2014, she took up a lead role in Villangam and a supporting role in Vetrimaaran's Soodhadi besides agreeing to perform in a special song in Ezhil's Vellaikaara Durai.
Manasa Radhakrishnan
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Manasa Radhakrishnan
Manasa Radhakrishnan
Born
29 September 1998,
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Alma mater

Years active

2008 – 2014
2017 – present

Manasa Radhakrishnan is an Indian film actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema Industry.

Personal life

She was born in Ernakulam, Kerala to Radhakrishnan V. K. and Sreekala and was raised in Dubai. She studied till class 10 at The Indian High School, Dubai, and her higher secondary education was at The Choice School in Thrippunithura. She has learnt Indian classical dance, cinematic dance, and guitar. Manasa is currently pursuing Computer Science and Engineering at Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science (MITS).

Career

Manasa made her acting debut as a child artiste with the 2008 movie Kannuneerinum Madhuram. She has also appeared in Kadaksham, Paulettante Veedu, Balasa and Villali Veeran as a child actor. She played a significant role in Tiyaan starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Indrajith Sukumaran in lead roles. She played the female leads in Kaattu and Vikadakumaran She is set to make her Tamil debut with Paramaguru.
Mona Ambegaonkar
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Mona Ambegaonkar
Born 05 March 1970

Occupation Actress
Children 1

Mona Ambegaonkar (born 05 March 1970) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television.[1] She has featured in over 15 plays, 18 feature films, 38 TV projects, 37 advertising campaigns. She had a minor role in film Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa and medical drama Dhadkan (TV series) as Dr. Chitra.

Mona Ambegaonkar plays the lead in the 2018 Hindi feature film Evening Shadows directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Solaris Pictures.

She plays the role of Vasudha, a South Indian woman who is confronted by the truth of her son Kartik (Devansh Doshi) being gay. Being from a traditional society and bound within a patriarchal family, she finds it very difficult to accept her son's sexuality. She also is scared that her strict husband Damodar (played by eminent actor Ananth Narayan Mahadevan) will find out about the truth.

She won the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role at Out At The Movies, Winston-Salem for her role in the film Evening Shadows.

Television

Thoda sa aasman as an aspiring airhostess
Dekh Bhai Dekh (1993) as Neeru
Saanp-Sedhi (1994) as a co-host with Mohan Kapoor
Kya Baat Hai (1997) as Mona
C.I.D. (2004-2005) as Dr. Anjalika Deshmukh
Aahat (1995-2001) as episodic role
Episode 1.18-1.19 (1995) as Karuna
Episode 1.108-1.109 (1997) as Raksha
Episode 1.132-1.133 (1998) as Shilpa
Episode 1.176-1.177 (1999) as Anju
Episode 1.268-1.269 (2001) as Reena
Dhadkan as Dr. Chitra Sheshadri
Nyaay (1999-2000) as Advocate Varsha
Shubh Mangal Savadhan (2003) as Maria
Amber Dhara (2007-2008) as Lata, Amber & Dhara's mother
Kaala Teeka as Kalyani Jha (main antagonist)
Baat Hamari Pakki Hai as Usha Sharma
Life Sahi Hai (2016-2018) as Jasjit's mother

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
Monalika Bhonsle
Skills

Monalika Bhonsle is a Hindi actress who appeared as Priyanka in Ekta Kapoor’s Kkusum… Ek Aam Ladki Ki Kahani on Sony Entertainment Television. Monalika was born and raised up in Maharashtra, India. She was a popular face in the small screen industry. She has enormous skills in acting which keep her away from the group of the prospering actors and actresses. She became popular for appearing negative roles. Without getting any help from the renowned personalities, Monalika had made her way in the industry all because of her hard work and outstanding talent on screen. She is the sister of Bobby Bhonsle, an actor and the writer of Kasamh Se and her sister, Sonalika, the Creative Head of Betiyaan.

Monalika got the chance to appear in the television serial, Saathi Re on STAR One channel, where she received praises and appreciation. She was also noticed by the Balaji Telefilms and offered her a role in Kkusum. Later, she was roped in to play the role of Chanda in the Indian soap opera, Uttaran on Colors TV. Her character is a greedy widow, who portrays as a religious person and makes the people believe that she is a good person. But behind it is a real Chanda who wants all the amenities in life, so she lives with her brother where luxuries and wealth are present.

She also acted as Neelima Thakur, the wife of Bhai Raja (played by Ayub Khan) in the Hindi serial, Rakhi – Atoot Rishtey Ki Dor on Zee TV. Her excellent performance as a housewife is the most distinct role she has ever done. Her previous works include the Balaji Telefilms’ Kesar, Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat and Sony Entertainment Television’s Kutumb. She also appeared as Avantika Sikand in the thriller show, on STAR Plus and also in Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii.

Monalika is an animal lover too. She has a Lhasa Terrier dog which she named Pepper. However, she lives in an apartment in Seven Bungalows and she shoots the whole day, that’s why she couldn’t take care of her dog. Good thing is, her friend Poonam Joshi
is there to help her when she’s not around. Later, she decided to give her dog to Prem, who is one of the Sphere Origins team. After that, Monalika felt bad, but she was unable to do anything, because of her acting schedules.
Manasi Varma
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Manasi Varma
Born 11 January 1966, India
Occupation Actress, Model

Manasi Varma is an Indian television actress. She made her debut with the role of Monalika in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii on Star Plus. Varma also did a music video for DJ Aqueel called 'Main Hoon Don' with Jackie Shroff. In 2006, Varma anchored live shows of Sonu Nigam for his U.S and Canada Tour and post which she continued to anchor many other shows. She replaced Roshni Chopra in the leading role of Piya in the Zee TV Series Kasamh Se.

Television

Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat - Kab Kyon Kahan as Jessica (Episode 177 - Episode 190) (2003)
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii as Monalika Agarwal (2003 - 2005 ; 2008)
Hatim as Mallika-e-Hayat (2004)
Raat Hone Ko Hai - Nightmare (Episode 169 - Episode 172) (2005)
Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai as Aliya (2005)
C.I.D. as Inspector Tejali Krutia (2005)
CID: Special Bureau as Inspector Tejali Krutia (2005 - 2006)
Akela as Roma (Episode 25) (2006)
Kulvaddhu as Janvi (2007)
Solhah Singaarr as Agnishikha (2007)
Aahat - Vampire as Sakshi (Episode 16) (2007)
Arslaan as Aaira (2008)
Kasamh Se as Piya Pushkar Shukla (2008 - 2009)
Ek Thhi Naayka as Mansi (Episode 13 & Episode 14) (2013)
Private Investigator - Suicide Or Murder ? as Kamini Mehra (Episode 13) (2015)
Minissha Lamba
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Minissha Lamba
Lamba at Snoop Dogg Adidas bash in 2019
Born 18 January 1985

Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–2018
Spouse(s)
Ryan Tham
​​(m. 2015; div. 2020)​

Minissha Lamba (born 18 January 1985) is an Indian film actress and poker player who appeared in Hindi films. She made her debut with Yahaan (2005). Her other notable films include Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), Well Done Abba (2010), and Bheja Fry 2 (2011).

In 2014 she participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 8.

Early life

Minisha Lamba was born into a Punjabi Sikh family, to Kawel Lamba and Manju Lamba in New Delhi in 1985. .

She studied at Chettinad Vidyashram School, Chennai for a year and then shifted to Army Public School, Srinagar where she completed her schooling. She majored in English (Hons.) from Miranda House, University of Delhi.

Career

While studying at Delhi University, Lamba began to model for ad campaigns like LG, Sony, Cadbury, Hajmola, Airtel, Sunsilk etc. She was also a part of the Femina's Generation "W" ad. During an ad shoot for Cadbury she was approached by Bollywood director, Shoojit Sircar, who signed her to act in his film Yahaan (2005). She had begun filming for Yahaan while still in Miranda House college. She subsequently began to play supporting and then leading roles in films such as Corporate, Rocky: The Rebel, Anthony Kaun Hai, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., Anamika, Shaurya and Dus Kahaniyaan.

In 2008, she acted in Bachna Ae Haseeno, her biggest success so far, which was produced by Yash Raj Films. Same year, she was noticed for her role in Sanjay Gadhvi's Kidnap. Her next major role was in the critically acclaimed director Shyam Benegal's film Well Done Abba (2010). "Well Done Abba" was awarded the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues for the year 2010 and Minissha's performance as Muskaan Ali was appreciated. In 2014, she participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 8. She got evicted after 6 weeks on 2 November 2014 (Day 42). One of her last appearances was a role in Double Di Trouble, alongside Dharmendra, Gippy Grewal, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Kulraj Randhawa, and Poonam Dhillon. She has also appeared in the music video for Himesh Reshammiya's song "Tera Surroor" from the album Aap Kaa Surroor, which became very popular.

Personal life

Lamba married Ryan Tham - a restaurateur, owner of Juhu nightclub "Trilogy",and cousin to actress Pooja Bedi, on 6 July 2015.

They announced the finalisation of their divorce proceedings in August 2020.
Manpreet Toor

"Manpreet Toor is an Indian choreographer and a dance teacher. She is a popular name on the internet and has a massive fan following across Youtube and Instagram. Her dancing Youtube videos get over millions of views and are widely appreciated and liked. Manpreet Toor started her career as a dancer, choreographer and a teacher about 15 years ago.

Since then she has choreographed many dance sequences and put it out online for her fans to watch. She specializes in Bhangra Dancing style and is often requested to post videos about it online. Her goal is to start teaching students in the US, the Bhangra dancing style of India. "

Mohini (Tamil actress)
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Christina Mohini Sreenivasan
Born
Mahalakshmi
9 June 1976

Thanjavur, India
Nationality India
Occupation Film actress, Evangelist
Years active 1991-1999
2004-2011
Spouse(s)

Bharath Krishnaswamy
​
​(m. 1999)​
Children Aniruddh Bharath
Advaith Bharath

Mahalakshmi, better known by her stage name Mohini is a former Indian actress who has acted in South Indian films, including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She was one of the leading actresses from 1991 to 1999 and has around 60 films in her credit.

Personal life

Mohini was born as Mahalakshmi on 9 June 1976. She did her schooling at St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School, Coimbatore. Mohini married Bharath in 1999 and settled in Seattle, Washington, United States. The couple have two sons, Anirudh and Advaith. Mohini converted to Christianity in 2006.

Ministry Work

Mohini is a member of the Legionnaires of St. Michael, a Catholic group aimed at spiritual counseling. She is also a student in the St. Michael Academy for Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance Counseling. Mohini is working towards graduating in Deliverance Counseling. After graduation she will be a Case Counselor with the St. Padre Pio Center for Deliverance Counseling.

Professional Acting Life

Mohini made her debut with Eeramana Rojave as she immediately got picked in Bollywood to act with Akshay Kumar as his heroine in the 1991 film Dancer.
Monica

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Monica
Born
Rekha Maruthiraj
25-8-1987

Kottayam, Kerala, India
Other names M. G. Rahima
Occupation Actress
Years active 1990–1995; 2001–2016
Spouse(s) Malik (2015 – present)

Monica (born Rekha Maruthiraj) is a former Indian film actress, who starred predominantly in Tamil language films. A child actor in the early 1990s, she mostly appeared in supporting roles, before taking lead roles from the late 2000s on. She is probably best known for performances in the films Azhagi, Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi and Silandhi. In 2012, she changed her name to Parvana for Malayalam films. In 2014, she converted to Islam, changing her name to M. G. Rahima, and announced that she had quit acting.

On 30 May 2014, Monica converted to Islam. At a press meet, she said, "I didn’t con

vert for the reason of love or money, I am not such a person. I like Islamic principles, so I converted to Islam. I will intimate about my marriage to media once arranged by my parents and I really thank my dad for his full support. I was not convinced to change my name but finally, I have changed my name to M.G. Rahima (M.– Maruthi Raj (Father), G. – Gracy (Mother)). Hereafter, I won’t act in films". Monika’s father is Hindu and mother is a Christian.

Rahima married Malik, a Chennai-based entrepreneur who hails from Salem. Malik is into import and export of electronic items.
MADHUMITA SARKAR

Actress

Madhumita Sarkar
Indian television actress

Madhumita Sarcar, is an Indian television actress and model from Kolkata, best known for playing the lead roles of, Pakhi Ghosh Dostidaar Singha Roy and Dr. Emon Mukherjee in the television serials respectively. Her recent movie Love Aaj Kal Porshu released on 14th February 2020 received good appreciation from Critic. Wikipedia
Born: 26 October 1994 (age 26 years), Kolkata
Nationality: Indian
Madhumita Sarkar to play Maa Durga on small screen
Manjula 
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Manjula

Manjula


Born 8 November 1951

Tumkur, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Died 12 September 1986

Bangalore, India
Occupation Film Actress
Years active 1973–1983
Spouse(s) Amritham
Children Abhishek
Abhinaya

Manjula (Kannada: ಮಂಜುಳ) (Monday, 8 November 1951 – Friday, 12 September 1986) was an Indian film actress who acted in Kannada language films and also few Tamil credited as Kumari Manjula and Telugu films. She was one of the most successful and prominent actresses of Kannada films in 1970s and 1980s. She acted in more than 100 films and won several awards for her performances, including a Filmfare Award.

Personal life

Manjula was born to M. H. Shivanna and Deveramma on Monday, 8 November 1951 in Honnenahalli, a village in Tumkur District. She belonged to a prominent lingayat family, her father Shivanna was a police sub inspector. She was married to film director Amrutham who worked with her in films such as Hudugaatada Hudugi and Kanasu Nanasu. The couple had a son, Abhishek, who married Sushma Srinivas, in 2009; and an adopted daughter, Abhinaya.

Career

Manjula started her acting career in 1965 with a drama troupe Prabhat Kalavidaru. She entered the Kannada film industry in a small role in Mane Katti Nodu in 1966. Her debut as a heroine was in the 1972 film Yaara Saakshi, directed by veteran director M. R. Vittal. She shared screen with Kannada super stars like Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan and other prominent actors like Srinath, Ashok and Shankar Nag. Her most successful pairing was with Srinath and they acted together in about 35 films. She starred in over one hundred films. She specialized in the role of the bossy tomboyish village belle which brought her huge success as a top Kannada heroine in the late 1970s. Some of her notable films are Sampathige Savaal, Eradu Kanasu, Sose Thanda Sowbhagya, Besuge and Seetharamu. She also acted with well known actors in other languages like Ramakrishna (Telugu), Kamalahasan and Rajinikanth (Tamil). Her popularity declined in the early 1980s after the news of her marriage was publicized. During the last few years of her career and life she had to be content with small and supporting roles.

Meghana Raj
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Meghana Raj

Meghana Raj, IFFI (2016)
Born
3 May 1990
Meghana Sunder Raj


Alma mater Christ University, Bangalore
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present
Spouse(s) Chiranjeevi Sarja (2018 - present)
Parent(s)

Relatives Dhruv Sarja(brother-in-law)

Meghana Sunder Raj is an Indian film actress who works in Malayalam and Kannada Cinema along with a few Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in the 2009 Telugu film Bendu Apparao R.M.P.

Early life

Meghana Raj was born in Bangalore Karnataka, on May, 3rd 1990, as the only daughter to film actors Sundar Raj and Pramila Joshai. Her father Sundar Raj has acted in more than 180 films, predominantly in Kannada language, while her mother Pramila Joshai is a noted Kannada film actress and film producer. She completed her schooling from Baldwin Girls' High School and holds Bachelor's degree in psychology at Christ University, Bangalore.

Acting career

2009–11: Debut, breakthrough and setback

Meghana Raj debuted as a theatre artist, when she was a child, acting alongside her father Sunder Raj in the play Jokumaraswamy. During the audio launch function of the Tamil film Poi in February 2006, she was invited by its director K. Balachander to pursue an acting career, starring in one of his forthcoming films. Accepting his offer, she was given the lead female role in the Tamil film Krishnaleelai, a Balachander production, directed by Selvan. However, despite continuing shooting throughout 2008, which was completed in early 2009, the film got stuck in production hell, and its release got delayed for various reasons.

Even before the release of that film, she commenced shooting for a Telugu film Bendu Apparao R.M.P, which would eventually be her first feature film release. She played the character of a school teacher in the comedy entertainer, starring Allari Naresh and Kamna Jethmalani as well, which released in October 2009 and went on to become highly successful at the box office. She debuted in the Kannada films by enacting the female lead role in Punda, a remake of the 2007 Tamil film Polladhavan. Meghana's next release was her debut Tamil film, the Boopathy Pandian-directed Kaadhal Solla Vandhen, which was a commercial failure, while she also signed up her first Malayalam project, the horror film Yakshiyum Njanum under Vinayan's direction, which was released in August 2010. Although the film was just an average grosser, its glamorous and sensual songs on Meghana was a hit among the youth and made her an instant favorite among the youth. During that time she also acted in two more Tamil projects, Nandha Nanditha, which is a remake of the 2008 Kannada film Nanda Loves Nanditha and Kalla Siripazhaga.

2011–13: Beautiful and commercial success

After a series of flops for most of 2011 where she was seen repeatedly cast merely as a glamour actress, Meghana reverted to winning ways with the Malayalam film Beautiful which was released in the first week of December. The film was a success both commercially and critically and critics widely regarded it as one of the best Malayalam movies of 2011. Meghana's portrayal of Anjali, a home nurse in the film won her very good reviews. Since getting noticed with Beautiful, Meghana got a lot of Malayalam films offers and for a brief period of time was the most sought out actress in Malayalam.

It was during this time when Meghana started to undergo a total physique revamp by going through a strict diet and exercise regime. She made this decision partly because she was getting constantly ignored in Kannada films (her mother tongue) and the reason told was she was fat.

Her 2012 Malayalam film Namukku Parkkan did a decent business at the box office. Subsequent films Mullamottum Munthiricharum, Banking Hours 10 to 4, Maad Dad, Madirasi and Red Wine failed to perform. However, her next film Memories opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran opened to overwhelmingly positive reviews and was a box office success.

2013-15: 2nd wind in Sandalwood and continuing success

After a gap of almost four years, Meghana Raj returned to Kannada films in late 2013 with the successful film Raja Huli,She followed it with another hit, Bahuparak; her performances in both films were well appreciated. Meghana's next Kannada movie Aatagara was released in late August 2015 to both critical and commercial acclaim and thus achieving a hat-trick of hits in Sandalwood. She is currently concentrating more on Kannada films as she has lot of offers from Sandalwood at the moment. Her next film Vamshodharaka got mixed to negative reviews and thus failed at the box office.
2016 onwards: Dull phase at the box office

Post 2016 Meghana Raj's releases such as Hallelooya, Lakshmana, Bhujanga and Allama all turned out to be non-performers at the box office. She has committed few more Kannada and Malayalam films as of now. Meghana was recently chosen to portray princess Bhanumati in the Kannada magnum opus Kurukshetra.
Personal life

After a 10-year relationship with fellow Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja, Meghana got engaged to him on 22 October 2017. She married him on 2 May 2018.
Awards and nominations

2011: The Kochi Times Film Award for Promising Newcomer in Beautiful
2011 : Suvarna Film Award for Best DebutActress in Kannada for the movie Punda
2012 : Nominated : Filmfare Awards South for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Beautiful
2019 : Nominated : Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada for Iruvudellava Bittu
2019 : Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for Iruvudellava Bittu
Public image

Meghana's official Facebook page has received more than 2.5 million likes. She was ranked No.19 in the Kochi Times 'Most desirable Woman 2015' poll. Meghana Raj was also ranked No.10 in the Bangalore Times 'Most desirable Women 2015' poll.
Meg Ryan
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Meg Ryan
Ryan in 2009
Born
Margaret Mary Emily Hyra
November 19, 1961 
Occupation
Actress
producer
Years active 1981–present
Spouse(s)
​​(m. 1991; div. 2001)​
Children 2; including Jack Quaid

Meg Ryan (born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra; November 19, 1961) is an American actress and producer. Ryan began her acting career in 1981 in minor roles before joining the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. Subsequently, she began to appear in supporting roles in films during the mid 1980s like box office hit Top Gun, achieving recognition in independent films such as Promised Land (1987) before her performance in the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989) brought her widespread attention and her first Golden Globe nomination.

Ryan subsequently established herself, both nationally and internationally, as one of the most successful actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly in romantic comedy films such as Sleepless in Seattle (1993), French Kiss (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), and Kate & Leopold (2001). Her other films include The Doors (1991), Anastasia (1997), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), Addicted to Love (1997), City of Angels (1998), Proof of Life (2000), and The Women (2008). In 2015, she made her directorial debut with Ithaca, a film in which she also acted.

Early life

Ryan was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, the daughter of Susan Jordan (née Duggan), a former actress and English teacher, and Harry Hyra, a math teacher. Her father has Polish ancestry. She was raised Catholic and attended St. Pius X Elementary School in Fairfield. She has two sisters, Dana and Annie, and a brother, musician Andrew Hyra, a member of the band Billy Pilgrim. Her parents divorced in 1976 when she was 15 years old.

Ryan graduated from Bethel High School in 1979. She studied journalism as an undergraduate, first at the University of Connecticut and then at New York University. During college, she acted in television commercials and the soap opera As the World Turns to earn extra money. Her success as an actress led her to leave college a semester before she planned to graduate. When she joined the Screen Actors Guild, she used the surname "Ryan", her grandmother's maiden name.

Career
Early work

After her film debut in George Cukor's Rich and Famous, Ryan played Betsy Stewart in the daytime drama As the World Turns, from 1982 to 1984, and her character was featured in a popular romantic story arc. She also appeared in some television commercials during the early 1980s for Burger King and Aim toothpaste, among others. Several television films and smaller film roles followed, including appearances in Charles in Charge, Armed and Dangerous, Amityville 3-D and Promised Land; for her role in the lattermost she received her first Independent Spirit Award nomination. In 1986, she played Carole Bradshaw, the wife of Naval Flight Officer Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (played by Anthony Edwards) in Top Gun. Ryan appeared in the film Innerspace (1987) with her future husband Dennis Quaid, and later in the remake of D.O.A. (1988) and Flesh and Bone (1993). Also in 1988, she played at the side of Sean Connery and Mark Harmon in The Presidio.

1989–1999: Commercial breakthrough

Her first leading role was the romantic comedy film When Harry Met Sally... (1989), which paired her with comedic leading man Billy Crystal and earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Her portrayal of Sally Albright includes an oft-recounted scene in which her character, lunching with Crystal in Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan, theatrically demonstrates for him how easy it is for a woman to fake an orgasm.

Ryan next starred in The Doors, which was moderately successful, and Prelude to a Kiss, which flopped. The year 1993 saw the release of the hugely successful romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle, which paired Ryan for a second time with Tom Hanks. They had previously been paired as romantic leads in the film Joe Versus the Volcano—a commercial disappointment which later developed a cult following. Hanks and Ryan were to be paired for a third time in the film You've Got Mail. She was offered the role of the protagonist Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), but rejected it due to its gruesome and violent themes.

In 1994, Ryan took a role that differed from the romantic-comedy ingenue character for which she had become famous. In Luis Mandoki's When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), a romantic social drama film also starring Andy Garcia, she played an alcoholic high-school guidance counselor. The film and her performance were both well received by critics. One critic called the film "a first-class production, accentuated by fine performances and an unflinching script", and another praised Ryan for her "roller-coaster role". The film was a notable success in its domestic run, grossing $50 million in the United States alone, and garnered the actress her first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. The same year, Ryan returned to type, starring alongside Tim Robbins in Fred Schepisi's romantic comedy I.Q. The film centers on a mechanic and a Princeton doctoral candidate who fall in love, with the aid of the graduate student's uncle, Albert Einstein (played by Walter Matthau). Ryan later won Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award, and People Magazine dubbed her one of "the 50 most beautiful people in the world".

In 1995, critic Richard Corliss called her "the current soul of romantic comedy". That same year, she appeared opposite Kevin Kline in Lawrence Kasdan's French Kiss, a romantic comedy that catered to her "America's Sweetheart" image, and Ryan was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award. (This award is given to "outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry".)

In 1996, Ryan starred in the film Courage Under Fire alongside Denzel Washington and Matt Damon. The following year, she voiced the lead role in the animated film Anastasia, which garnered good reviews and enjoyed box office success. She also appeared opposite Matthew Broderick in Addicted to Love playing a female lead at least superficially different from her usual direction, as one of a pair of jilted lovers bent on revenge.

In 1998, she starred in two films. City of Angels drew positive reviews and became a financial success, topping nearly $200 million worldwide. You've Got Mail once again paired Ryan with Hanks, earning her a third Golden Globe nomination and making over $250 million worldwide. She also appeared in 1998's Hurlyburly with Sean Penn.

2000–2006: Breaking away from usual roles

Ryan's first film of the 2000s was Hanging Up, a Diane Keaton-directed family comedy-drama about a trio of sisters who bond over the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father. Also starring Keaton, Lisa Kudrow and Walter Matthau, the film adaptation of Delia Ephron's 1995 novel received poor reviews from critics.

The same year, Ryan was cast in the action thriller Proof of Life with Russell Crowe, directed by Taylor Hackford. In the film, she portrayed the distraught wife of a kidnapped engineer, played by David Morse, while relying on a resourceful troubleshooter who makes a profession of dealing with international bandits. While the film became a lukewarm critical and commercial success, grossing $63 million worldwide, it garnered much reportage in the tabloid press in association with Ryan and Crowe's affair. Stephen Holden, film critic for The New York Times, did not think the film worked well and opined that the actors did not connect.
Ryan in September 2006

A year later, she once again returned to her romantic comedy roots with Kate & Leopold (2001), alongside Hugh Jackman. A film about a British Duke who travels through time from New York in 1876 to the present and falls in love with a successful market researcher in the modern New York, the James Mangold-directed film received a mixed-to-positive response, with Lael Loewenstein of Variety summing it as "a mostly charming and diverting tale". At a total gross of $70 million, it would be Ryan's highest-grossing film of the decade.

In 2003, Ryan broke away from her usual roles, starring alongside Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Jane Campion's erotic thriller film In the Cut. Co-producer Nicole Kidman had originally been cast in the lead, but the actress eventually dropped out after five years of development, leaving the role to Ryan, who appeared nude in a lengthy and rather graphic love scene for the first time in her career. Although her image-conflicting depiction earned Ryan and the film much media attention, the film failed with critics and grossed only $23 million in theaters.

She continued the strategy of acting against type with a leading role in Charles S. Dutton's directorial debut Against the Ropes (2004), a fictionalized sport drama about American boxing manager Jackie Kallen, the first woman to become a success in the sport. The film grossed less than $6 million in the U.S. and was panned by critics, in part because of its resemblance to other boxing films, such as the Rocky series.

2007–2009: Independent films

Following a three-year hiatus, Ryan returned to film with Jon Kasdan's 2007 independent film In the Land of Women. Starring alongside Kristen Stewart and Olympia Dukakis, she played Sarah Hardwicke, a mother and wife facing breast cancer, who connects with her neighbor's much younger grandson, played by Adam Brody. Released to mixed reviews by critics, the film grossed $17.5 million worldwide, exceeding its budget of $10 million. Ryan received a positive response for her performance, with Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times noting it "the best work [she] has done in forever".

Ryan's first film release of 2008 was The Deal, a satirical comedy film based on Peter Lefcourt's 1991 novel of the same title about Hollywood. Directed by Steven Schachter and co-starring William H. Macy, the film was shot in Cape Town and other South African locations and celebrated its world premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Garnering generally mixed to negative reviews, it failed to draw interest among film studios, resulting in a straight-to-DVD release in January 2009. In his review for Variety, Peter Debruge said, "The characters seem to be doing all the laughing, while the general public has nothing to cling to but the horndog flirtation between mismatched leads William H. Macy and Meg Ryan—hardly ideal ingredients for mainstream success."[29] Ryan also starred in George Gallo's My Mom's New Boyfriend, shot in 2006 but released direct-to-DVD in 2008.Co-starring Colin Hanks, Selma Blair and Antonio Banderas, the action comedy received overwhelmingly negative reviews, with David Nusair of Reel Film noting it "an unmitigated disaster virtually from its opening frames".

Ryan's last film of 2008 was The Women, a remake of the 1939 production. The all-female cast comprises Annette Bening, Debra Messing, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Written, produced and directed by Diane English, the film centers on a group of four female Manhattan socialites whose primary interest is idle gossip, with Ryan portraying a wealthy woman whose husband is cheating on her with a shop girl, played by Eva Mendes. Ryan was the first actress to join the long-delayed production, which had struggled to find financing since the early 1990s, resulting in an independent production budgeted at $18 million.Upon its release, The Women received a disastrous response from critics, with Richard Schickel of Time calling it "one of the worst movies I've ever seen". The film was a financial success, however, becoming Ryan's most successful film since 2001's Kate & Leopold with a worldwide gross of $50 million.

In 2009, Ryan starred alongside Kristen Bell and Justin Long in the independent comedy film Serious Moonlight. In this film, directed by actress Cheryl Hines and based on a screenplay by late writer Adrienne Shelly, who was murdered a year prior to filming, Ryan portrayed a high-powered female attorney who learns that her husband, played by Timothy Hutton, is about to leave their troubled marriage, and decides to hold him captive by duct-taping him to a toilet. Picked up by Magnolia Pictures, the production received a limited release throughout North America only and grossed less than $150,000 worldwide. Critical reaction to the film was generally mixed-to-negative, although Ryan was praised for her "terrific" performance. Also in 2009, Ryan guest-starred on the seventh season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Directing: 2010–present

Ryan was attached to several productions in the early 2010s—including the ensemble drama Lives of The Saints opposite Kat Dennings, Kevin Zegers, and John Lithgow, and Long Time Gone, a film adaptation of the April Stevens novel Angel Angel,—all of which failed to materialize. In April 2011, it was announced that Ryan would make her feature film directing debut with a film titled Into the Beautiful, described as "a contemporary Big Chill with longtime friends reconnecting", but it also was never made.

In October 2012, Ryan was featured in the PBS documentary Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. The series introduces women and girls living under difficult circumstances and fighting to challenge them. The same month, Ryan's audiobook recording of William Saroyan's The Human Comedy was released. In October 2013, it was reported that Ryan would be returning to television to produce and star in a new comedy for NBC revolving around a former hotshot New York editor, for which it again failed to get production approval.

Following another four-year hiatus, Ryan re-teamed with Lisa Kudrow on her improvisational comedy series Web Therapy, for which she filmed five episodes in 2013. The following year, she provided the future voice of Greta Gerwig's character in the pilot of How I Met Your Dad, a woman-centric variation of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. CBS later passed on the project.

Ryan's next feature film was the ABC Family film Fan Girl, an independent comedy about a 15-year-old girl, played by Kiernan Shipka, with a passion for filmmaking sets out to make a movie about her favorite band, All Time Low. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2015.

Also in 2015, Ryan made her directing debut with Ithaca, a drama film based on the 1943 novel The Human Comedy by William Saroyan. Filmed in Petersburg, Virginia, it starred Ryan and had its world premiere at the Middleburg Film Festival in October.

In August 2018, Ryan was honored with the Leopard Club Award at the 71st Locarno Festival as an icon of romantic comedy, stating that "No one could portray irony, kindness, wit and fragility like Meg Ryan did."

Personal life

Ryan married actor Dennis Quaid on February 14, 1991. They have one child together, Jack Quaid, born April 24, 1992. She and Quaid announced their separation in June 2000, and their divorce became final in July 2001.

In 2000, Ryan became romantically involved with New Zealand actor Russell Crowe while working on their film Proof of Life.

In January 2006, Ryan adopted a 14-month-old girl from China whom she named Daisy True. From 2010 to 2014, Ryan was in a relationship with American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp. They reunited in 2017, and Ryan announced their engagement on November 8, 2018. In October 2019, it was reported that Ryan had ended their engagement.

Ryan supports the Democratic Party, especially its environmental protection programs and initiatives. In 2003, she supported Wesley Clark's campaign for U.S. president. She supported John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Ryan has received multiple awards and nominations throughout her career including three Golden Globe award nominations for Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for her performance in such romantic comedies as When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998).

Honors

1989: Honored as the Female Discovery of the Year with Pauline Collins by the Golden Apple


1994: Recognized as the Woman of the Year during the Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
1995: Honored with the Crystal Award during the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards.
1999: Honored with Anjelica Huston, Susan Sarandon & Amy Pascal during the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards with the Icon Award presented to her by Elle magazine.
1999: Recognized as the Actress of the Year by the ShoWest Convention.
2006: Nominated – EDA Special Mention Award for Actress Most In Need of a New Agent by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists.
2008: Received the Francois Truffaut Award during the Giffoni Film Festival.
2015: Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the Savannah Film Festival.
2018: Received the Leopard Club Award during the Locarno International Film Festival.
Manju Pillai
Indian actress


Manju Pillai is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television shows.
She is best known for portraying comedic roles, but has also played character roles. She has won the Kerala State Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in two consecutive years. WikipediaBorn: 11 May 1976 , Thiruvananthapuram


Children: Daya Sujith
Maya S. Krishnan
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Maya S Krishnan
Born
Maya Sundarakrishnan
15 April 1991

Occupation Actress, theatre artist , singer, gymnast, clown doctor, Improviser ,Story teller , Sportsperson

Years active 2015–present

Maya S Krishnan is an Indian actress, model and singer who works in the Tamil film industry. She made her acting debut in the college musical film Vaanavil Vaazhkai (2015).

Early life

Maya was born in Madurai, Tamilnadu, India and did her schooling in TVS Lakshmi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Madurai and she did her engineering at Amrita school of engineering, Bangalore. She was a child gymnast and placed 6th in gymnastics during the Nationals.

Her sister, Swagatha S Krishnan is a singer in the Tamil industry.

Career

Maya changed her focus to theatre and film when she debuted in James Vasanthan's Vaanavil Vaazhkai, where she had to cut her hair short to play a singer She played a reporter in Thodari (2016) and also appeared in movies like Dhruva Natchathiram, 2.0, Magalir Mattum and Server Sundaram.

Maya is part of the perch theater group which toured various cities performing the stage play Kira Kozhambu along with Ravindra Vijay and Anand Sami. They have done almost 100 performances across the country so far.  The play solely featured the three actors and a bench. The play was based on Ki. Rajanarayanan's collection of short stories titled Nattuppura Kadhai Kalanjiyam with Anandsami reprising his role from the original play. A critic stated that "Actors Anand Sami, Maya S. Krishnan and Ravindra Vijay were in their elements with their seamless blend of art and entertainment".
Maadhavi Latha
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Madhavi Latha Pasupuleti
Born
Pasupuleti Madhavi Latha
Oct 2, 1988

Hubli, Karnataka, India
Occupation Actress, politician
Years active 2007-2021
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party (2018-present)

Pasupuleti Maadhavi Latha is an Indian actress and politician who appeared in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her debut in lead role with the film Snehituda (2009). In 2018, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and contested from Guntur West constituency in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Early life

Madhavi Latha was born in a Telugu family in Hubli, Karnataka. He parents are originally from Coastal Andhra. She obtainer her degree from Gulbarga University, Karnataka and completed post-graduation from Mysore University.

Film career

Maadhavi made her feature film debut with the Telugu romantic film Nachavule (2008), with a critic describing that she was promising in her role. Her next films Shh... and Snehituda... opposite Nani, opened to negative reviews and box office collections. She subsequently spent a year in the United Kingdom, pursuing a Masters qualification in Fashion Designing at Coventry University, before relocating back to Hyderabad to restart a career in films. She made a comeback and worked on films including Aravind 2 (2013) as well as on the unreleased Choodalani Cheppalani alongside Taraka Ratna, where she played a deaf and mute girl.

Her first release in 2015 was her debut Tamil film, Sundar C's multi-starrer Aambala. Madhavi has first acted in Mahesh Babu's Athidi in a role of heroine's friend.

Political career

In 2018, Latha joined Bharatiya Janata Party. She contested from Guntur West constituency in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and lost, finishing at fourth place.

Personal life

In an interview with TNR, Maadhavi discussed in length her personal life and problems and struggles in her career. She also mentioned that her co-star wanted to date her during the making of her debut movie, but she declined. Her first director tried casting couch with her, and when she declined, she alleges he tried to ruin her career and could be the reason for her not getting many offers. She confessed that a person is harassing her and her family for over 10 years and she is suffering because of this.
Menaka (actress)
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Menaka
மேனகா
Born
Padmavathi
27 August 1963 
Nationality Indian

Occupation

Years active 1980 – 1987
2005 – present
Spouse(s)
G. Suresh Kumar
​(m. 1987)​
Children 2 (incl. Keerthy Suresh)
Parent(s)

Rajagopal
Saroja

Padmavathi, better known by her stage name Menaka (born 27 August 1963), is an Indian film actress and producer. She made her debut in the 1979 Tamil film Ramayi Vayasukku Vanthutta. In an acting career spanning from 1980 to 1986, Menaka appeared in 116 films, mostly in Malayalam. She also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. She married film producer G. Suresh Kumar After 19 years, she made a comeback through the television serial Kaliveedu.

Early life

Menaka, whose real name is Padmavathi, was born into a conservative Tamil Iyengar Brahmin family in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district, India. She was the only daughter among the four children of Rajagopal and Saroja. Both her parents were school teachers. Her mother Saroja taught at the Lourdes Girls' Higher Secondary School in Perambur, Madras.

Career

Menaka had become one of the highest-paid actresses in South Indian cinema when she decided to retire from acting post-marriage. After 24 years, she made a comeback as a film actress in 2011 with Fazil-directed Living Together, in a character role.

Personal life

Menaka married film producer G. Suresh Kumar at Guruvayur Temple on 27 October 1987. It was an inter-caste marriage as Menaka was Tamil Brahmin and Kumar was Nair. They have two daughters — Revathi and Keerthi Suresh. Initially they settled in Chennai and later moved to Thiruvananthapuram. Keerthi is a film actress and Revathi is an assistant director
Malavika Krishnadas
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Malavika Krishnadas
Malavika Krishnadas performing in Nayika Nayakan
Born 14 June 1999


Occupation
Years active 2010–present
Parent(s) Usha Krishnadas
Krishnadas

Malavika Krishnadas (born 14 June 1999) is an Indian actress, television presenter and classical dancer. She took part in the Malayalam talent-hunt reality show Nayika Nayakan on Mazhavil Manorama. She made her movie debut through Thattumpurath Achuthan. She is currently playing the lead role on television serial Indulekha aired on Surya TV.

Early life and Career

Malavika was born in Ottapalam to Usha, a housewife and late Krishnadas, a businessman and was brought up in Pattambi. She started learning classical dance at the age of three.

Malavika started her career through television dance reality show Super Dancer Junior 2 on Amrita TV. She was one among the finalists and became the runner-up of the show. She lost her father when in Grade VII during her first gulf dance show. Then she went on to be part of Munch Dance Dance telecasted on Asianet. She was a regular participant on dance competitions in Kerala State Kalotsav and won the first prize at state level in Bharatanatyam when she was in Class X. She completed her schooling from TRKHSS, Vaniyamkulam, Palakkad. She then trained Bharatanatyam under Vannadil Pudiyaveettil Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan. She pursued her bachelor's degree in Business from Sacred Heart College, Thevara.

She returned to mini-screen as a contestant on Nayika Nayakan, a talent-hunt reality show telecasted on Mazhavil Manorama. The show was a breakthrough in her career as she became the second runnerup and also bagged the best dancer title. She made her movie debut in the same year through Thattumpurath Achuthan directed by Lal Jose. She then became part of a webseries Life jor and a musical album Mizhi randilum.

She started her career as a television host through D5 Junior on Mazhavil Manorama as she replaced her Nayika Nayakan co-contestant Vincy Aloysious to anchor the show. She then went on to anchor Funny Nights on Zee Keralam along with Suraj Venjaramood. Her debut serial was Amme Mahamaye on Surya TV in 2016. She played the female lead in television serial Indulekha on Surya TV.

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Maryam Zakaria
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Maryam Zakaria
Zakaria in 2012
Born
27 September 1985 , Tehran, Iran
Citizenship Sweden
Occupation Model, Actress,
Years active 2009–present
Spouse(s)
Arvind Thakur
​(m. 2012)​
Children 1

Maryam Zakaria is an Iran-born Swedish actress who works in Indian films. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil language films. She is best known for her work in Bollywood films such as Agent Vinod (2012 film), and the adult comedy Grand Masti.

Career

In Sweden, Zakaria worked as model, dance teacher, choreographer, and established a Bollywood dance school, the Indisk Dans Studio, which was the first dance school in Sweden to teach the "jhatkas and matkas of Bollywood cinema". She moved to Mumbai, India, in 2009 to work in Bollywood and began working as a model, appearing in various television adverts, the most notable being the adverts of Set Wet, Layz, and Coke. She also appeared in a Coca-Cola advertisement with Imran Khan.

Tamil film director Sundar C. signed her to perform an item number in his film Nagaram (2010), after watching a dance video of hers on YouTube. Her performance in the hit number "Diyalo Diyala" from 100% Love was her big breakthrough. She went on to play one of the female lead characters in another Telugu film, Madatha Kaja (2011), alongside Allari Naresh, and signed to do another Telugu movie as leading actress in Arjuna.[clarification needed] In 2012, she appeared in the item number "Dilli Ki Billi" in Muazzam Beg's film Sadda Adda.

In the Saif Ali Khan film Agent Vinod, she acted as Farah and performed a mujra in the song "Dil Mera Muft Ka" alongside Kareena Kapoor, which gave her a fame in Bollywood. In 2012, she signed for Indra Kumar's movie Grand Masti, as leading actress opposite Aftab Shivdasani, which released on 13 September 2013. Grand Masti is the highest grossing Bollywood film with an A (Adults Only) certificate in India to be a big hit, subsequently entering Bollywood's 100-crore club in India. The film was declared a Super Hit in India by Box Office India.

Personal life

Maryam Zakaria married choreographer Arvind Thakur in 2012. The couple also had a son, Aryan Thakur, in 2013.
Meena (actress)
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Meena


Born

Meena Durairaj
16 September 1974


Nationality
Indian

Occupation
Actress

Years active : 1982–present

Spouse(s) : Vidyasagar
(m. 2009)​

Children : Nainika (b.2011)

Parent(s) : Durairaj, Mallika

Meena is an Indian film actress who predominantly works in the South Indian film industry. Meena debuted as a child artist in the Tamil film Nenjangal in 1982 and has later appeared in films produced by various regional industries.

She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and several Hindi films. She is among the few actresses who have been successful in all the South Indian languages. She was one of the leading actresses of Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu cinema in the 90s. She has established herself as a great performer through the decades in the South Indian film industry. In addition to acting, Meena is also a playback singer, TV judge and occasional dubbing artist. She has won two Filmfare Awards South, four Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress, two Nandi Award for Best Actress, and five Cinema Express Awards. In 1998 the government of Tamil Nadu honoured her with the Kalaimamani award for her acting talent and numerous other awards.

Personal life

Meena was born in Chennai, She was brought up in Chennai by her Tamil father Durairaj and Malayali mother Rajamallika from Chirakkal Palace-Kannur district Kerala. She was enrolled in Vidyodhya schools in Chennai. Because of her busy acting schedule, she had to discontinue schooling in the 8th standard, later taking up private coaching and completing the 10th standard in vidyodaya schools in Chennai. She went on to get her master's in History from the University of Madras through the open university system in 2006. Meena is a trained Bharathanatyam dancer and speaks six languages: Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English.

Meena married Vidyasagar, a Bangalore-based software engineer, on 12 July 2009 at Arya Vysya Samaj Kalyana Mandapam. The couple later visited Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh. The couple came back to Chennai to hold a reception at Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar Hall, in which all leading southern Indian actors participated. The couple have a daughter, "Nainika Vidyasagar" (born 1 January 2011), who made her acting debut at the age of 5 in Theri (2016) alongside actor Vijay.

Career
Child artist

Meena started her career in 1982 as a child artist in the film Nenjangal, featuring Sivaji Ganesan in the lead role after Ganesan saw her at a birthday party. Meena was still very young at that time. Her mother Rajamallika brought her to A.M. Ratnam's office for an offer. Even though she looked chubby, they felt she fitted the bill. She has acted in several films along with Dr. Sivaji Ganesan and Rajinikanth as a child artist. Meena acted in Kollywood by appearing as a child artiste alongside Rajinikanth in the movie Anbulla Rajinikanth, in which she acted as a terminally ill child who warms up to Rajinikanth —that became a major pointer in her career growth. After the success of that movie, she became a child artist in South Indian movies. She says of Ganesan that "I feel extremely proud to have been discovered by the legend". She appeared in over 45 films as a child.
Lead female roles

Meena has been one of the top star pairing up with every big star down South . She made her debut in Telugu beside Akkineni Nageswara Rao in Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu, where Meena played his granddaughter Seeta. The film was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 1991 International Film Festival of India. The film was made under the banner VMC Productions. She won Nandi Award for Best Actress from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu.

While she made her debut as a leading lady in Tamil film Oru Pudhiya Kadhai and played heroine roles in more than three dozen films, and also starred in Malayalam and Kannada films, her first role in Malayalam that gained attention was in Sandhwanam directed by Sibi Malayil in 1991. She played Suresh Gopi's daughter in the film. Its success made her famous, which led to roles with senior Malayalam heroes. Meena has expressed a wish to do more films in Malayalam She says of her transition from being a child star to being a heroine that "Memories as a child are fabulous and I still cherish them. And it is still more special as that phase is over. Now, I am enjoying my stint as a heroine." She made her Bollywood debut opposite Chunky Pandey in the comedy film Parda Hai Parda (1992).

She has played the role of the leading heroines in Telugu and Tamil films since the early 1990s, often playing characters with unidimensional personality with no negativity or gray shades. She has generally avoided glamorous roles though she has acted in a few like Maaman Magal in Tamil opposite Sathyaraj and She was part of Successful movies Like Putnanja, Swathi Mutthu in Kannada.She has worked with Ravichandran, Vishuvardhan in Kannada Cinema. In the Kannada remake of Autograph as My Autograph, were directed, produced and enacted by Sudeep. In this film, Meena starred Sneha's role of Divya.

Meena has the unique distinction of starring opposite legendary actors of different generations across various languages. She has acted with Rajinikanth, Dr. Kamal Haasan, Dr. Mohanlal, Dr. Mammootty, Chiranjeevi, Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Krishna, Balakrishna, Ravichandran and other stars like Vijayakanth, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Sathyaraj, Prabhu Deva, Sarathkumar, K. Bhagyaraj, Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Prashanth, Kichcha Sudeep, Raviteja. She had hits with the films Nattamai film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarath Kumar, Meena and Kushboo in the lead roles. The film was successful and completed a 175-day run at the box office (1994). She just grabs the continuous offer and the opportunity to act in films like Avvai Shanmughi (1996) with Kamal Haasan, Porkkaalam with Murali (1997), Bharathi Kannamma (1997) with Parthiban and so on. Telugu audience remembers her for a variety of roles that called for mature acting that seemed tailor-made for her. The peppy girl who wins over her unrelenting grandfather with her endearing ways in Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu, the protected sister in Chanti the innocent housewife in Sundarakanda, the renowned poet and devotee ‘Tarigonda Vengamamba’ are but just few of the many characters she played with relative ease and subtle charm. The combo of Victory Venkatesh and Meena is said to be one of the most successful combinations in Tollywood. They have 5 Blockbuster hits to their credit. Another excellent performance in the movie Rhythm (2000). This movie makes the most impact on multiple viewings. Meena was an exceptionally brilliant performance in each scene. Strangely enough, she looks the best in this movie in terms of makeup and this movie had her in her best performance to date. While she picked up Best Actress at the Cinema Express Awards.

Meena has acted both as a child and as an adult opposite Rajinikanth. Her first hit with Rajinikanth was Yejaman, where she plays the role of Vaitheeswari, a simple village girl. She always played the quiet, serious woman. In one Interview Meena said that Rajinikanth was shocked to see her fan following in Telugu after the release of her film Chanti. When Meena and Rajinikanth were shooting for Yejaman in Andhra, she was surrounded by a huge number of fans- mostly female- which shocked Rajnikanth. In one interview in 1992 Rajinikanth himself said that Meena is a superstar in Telugu In her follow-up movie with Rajini, Veera, Meena again dazzled. Romantic-comedy film. Rajinikanth, Meena and Roja (actress) in the lead role. This film was controversial for its climax but went on to become one of the highest-grossing films in 1994. But the film that brought her true recognition and fame was Muthu, one of Rajini's biggest hits. The movie was successful across Japan. Ranganayaki as the talkative, cheeky street theatre actress won the hearts of the audience. The film was directed by K. S. Ravikumar and produced by K. Balachander, and became the first Tamil film to be dubbed into Japanese, as Mutu: Odoru Maharaja.[47] [48] The film grossed a record $1.6 million in Japan in 1998 and was responsible for creating a large Japanese fan-base for Rajinikanth and Meena. Following the release of Muthu in Japan and its commercial success, Meena's popularity rose in Japan.

Meena agreed to appear in as herself in the K. S. Ravi – directed film Shahjahan starring Vijay (actor). She has acted with almost all leading actors in South India. A role in Kadha Parayumbol and in its Tamil and Telugu remakes, Kuselan and Kathanayakudu respectively, were well received by audiences. Meena has expressed regret about Kuselan, after her part was overshadowed.

Meena has said that her favorite roles were in Bharathi Kannamma and Shock in Tamil, Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu in Telugu, Sandhwanam in Malayalam and Swathi Muthu in Kannada, "though every film of mine is close to my heart."Meena became heroine in 1990 and even 2020, she has the highest-grossing movies as lead heroine in Malayalam, and making her most promising heroine after 30 years also.. No other heroine has that credit in the history of Indian cinema.

Recent roles

Meena's releases in 2009 were Mariyadhai with Vijayakanth, directed by Vikraman, who earlier directed hits like Poove Unakkaga (1996) and Vanathai Pola (2000). and Katha, Samvidhanam: Kunchacko with Sreenivasan. She played in Telugu as Saint Vengamamba in Tarigonda Vengamamba, directed by Uday Bhaskar.

In 2011, she played the role of Narain's sister in the film Thambikottai, in which Poonam Bajwa is the pair for Narain. Other actors in this movie include Prabhu and Santhanam. Her role in this movie was very good and well accepted.

After marriage, she paired with Ramesh Aravind in the film Hendtheera Darbar, which was a remake of Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana that starred Nassar, Radhika, Goundamani, Senthil, Vadivelu and Kovai Sarala.

In 2012, Udaya Bhaskar made a film titled Sri Vasavi Vaibhavam with Meena playing the Goddess' role in the film which also stars Suhasini, Priyahassan, Suman, Saikiran, Kannada Sridhar, Raghunatha Reddy, and others. Meena plays the lead role in this Telugu devotional film. This marks her re-entry to films after a long period. After being a mother, we will get to see the sizzling Meena in this one. There are many graphic-significant episodes. The film has music by Arjun Sharma. Cinematography is by Raman Ji. Directed by Uday Baskar. The film is said to be released around mid-August.

Meena, all-time favorite actress of actor Vijay, was rumored to have been roped into a movie name Sattam oru iruttarai, which was a remake of the movie under the same name by his father and director, S. A. Chandrasekhar. The movie is said to be produced by actor's Vijay new launched production house, Ghilli Productions. But since Meena refused the offer, Reema Sen was finalized to play the role of a Police Officer in this film and the sister to the hero.

The actress was approached by a Mollywood director to play Lal's wife with a woman-centric film with several actresses, including Rima Kallingal. "It had an interesting subject, but I wanted something more for my character. There were a lot of women in the film and everybody's got a story. I was more interested in a story focussing on a single woman character and that's why I haven't signed up for the movie," she says. Meena who had taken a temporary break from acting will be facing the arc lights once again. It seems she has agreed to star in an ad film, and she is currently shooting near Kovalam with Prakash Raj. The commercial is being directed by producer Siva. Meanwhile, Meena is currently in a Telugu film, Sri Vasavi Vaibhavam. She had played a cameo in J.K. Bharavi's Jagadguru Adi Shankara-devotional film lastly and did justice to her roles.

After a brief hiatus, Meena returned to Malayalam cinema and will be seen playing the role of wife to Mohanlal in Drishyam (2013). Directed by Jeethu Joseph, she will be portraying the role of a mother of two daughters, of which the elder is pursuing her plus two. The actress will also be seen in Pramod Payyanur's much-awaited movie, Balyakalasakhi alongside Mammootty. The actress confirmed that she would be playing Drishyam's remake in Telugu with Venkatesh. Meena will playing a leading role in Allari Naresh's upcoming movie Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu.

Other work
Music composing

Meena has been a playback singer for some albums with actor Manoj. She sang a song for the Tamil film Kadhal Sadugudu. Meena has composed music and sung and recorded two pop albums, 16 Vayathinile, and Kadhalism, which she began recording in 2001 with actor Vikram. Meena has been a playback singer in the music of D. Imman in the movie sena and the song is "indru intha kalayil en nenjil echo aachu", a super hit song.

Dubbing

Meena dubbed for Cheran's movie Pokkisham. Meena has rendered voice for Padmapriya Janakiraman.

Awards and honours

Tamil Nadu Government
Kalaimamani Award (1998)Filmfare Awards South
Best Actress – Ejamaan (1993)
Best Actress – Sethupathi IPS (1994)
Best Actress – Porkkaalam (1997)
Best Actress – Ivan (2002)Nandi Award for Best Actress
Best Actress – Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu (1990)
Best Actress – Rajeswari Kalyanam (1992)Cinema Express Awards
Best Actress – Nattamai 1994 (Tamil)
Best Actress – Muthu 1995 (Tamil)
Best Actress – Avvai Shanmugi 1996 (Tamil)
Best Actress – Bharathi Kannamma 1997 (Tamil)
Best South Actress – Rhythm – 2000 (Tamil)Asianet Film Awards
Best Character Actress – Drishyam (2013)TSR TV9 awards 2010
Special jury award – Tarikonda Venkamamba (2011)Ugadi Puraskar awards
Best Telugu Actress – Tarikonda Venkamamba (2009)

TSR-TV9 Film Awards

Best Actress – Drushyam (2014)
Vayalar Awards

2014: Vayalar Film Award for Best Actress – Drishyam (2013)
Mayuri Wagh

Mayuri Wagh got hitched to Piyush Ranade, her onscreen partner. Piyush and Mayuri played a couple in the show Asmita. The two fell in love with each other on the sets of the show and tied the knot on 11th February 2017. (Photo: Instagram)

Mayuri Wagh is a Marathi television and film actress. Wikipedia
Born: 1 December 1988 , Mumbai
Spouse: Piyush Ranade (m. 2017)
Mink Brar
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Mink Brar
Mink at the launch of Rohhit Verma's flagship store & Marigold Watches in February 2013
Born
Mink Singh
4 November 1980

Nationality German
Other names Mink Singh
Occupation Actress, Model, Presenter, Producer
Years active 1993–2012
Known for Modelling, Indian films, Bigg Boss 6

Mink Brar (born 4 November 1980) is a German-Indian model, actress and producer. Mink is known for her work in Bollywood films and on Indian television shows. She participated in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2012.

Life and career

Mink was born on 4 November[3] 1980[4] in Frankfurt, Germany to Punjabi parents who migrated from India to Germany. About her name, Mink says, "It's a very unique name. Mink is an animal that loves water and freedom, and is known for its precious fur. She was raised in Germany. Mink wanted to be a magistrate as a child. She got her education from Germany and completed a bachelor's degree.

Early career

Veteran actor Dev Anand introduced Mink to the Indian film industry when she was 13. She made her debut in the Indian film industry with Dev Anand's Hindi film Pyaar Ka Tarana, which was released in September, 1993. She then appeared in several films like Jung (1996), Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998), Yamraaj (1998), Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999), Ganga Ki Kasam (1999), Maa Kasam (1999), Jwalamukhi (2000), Ajnabee (2001), Zahreela (2001), Pitaah (2002), Chalo Ishq Ladaaye (2002), Raaz(2002),Border Hindustan Ka (2003), and Oops (2003). She also worked in some regional South Indian films, including a Telugu movie, Prematho Raa (2001)

Bro and Sis Productions

In 2006, Mink turned into a producer and started a production house called Bro and Sis Productions with her brother Punnu Brar. She said in an interview, "Be it films, serials or even event management, we are ready. Bro and Sis Productions will be a complete entertainment house." Their first major work was the movie Katputtli, which was released in August 2006, in which Mink played the lead role. The film, however, failed to do any good business. The production company is presently producing an untitled project.

Music videos

In February 1999, Mink made a special dance appearance for the song Jumbalakka in the Tamil film En Swasa Kaatre Mink appeared in the music video Lal Garara, from the movie and album Badal, which was released in February, 2000. In August 2008, her production company released a music album, Ghonghat Mix, in which she acted in the music video, Mujhko Ranaji Maaf Karna. This music album was Bro and Sis Productions' second major work after the movie Katputtli. Mink said in an interview, "We were so exhausted after making Katputtli that we wanted to make something more enjoyable and easy to do."

Reality television

She participated in a dance reality TV show Dancing Queen for the TV channel Colors. The show went on air in December 2008. In March 2009, she appeared in Sarkaar Ki Duniya, an adventure reality show on Real, from where she was eliminated in the 17th week in June 2009.

In February 2011, she appeared in sports entertainment reality game TV show, Zor Ka Jhatka - Total Wipeout, on Imagine TV which was hosted by Shahrukh Khan. The show was based on the American reality show Wipeout. She told IANS, "I lost six kilos while I was shooting for Zor Ka Jhatka. I got hurt, but I tried my level best to be in the competition". She next participated in a celebrity reality TV show Bigg Boss Season 6, entering the show in October 2012 as a wild card contestant. She said in an interview with PTI, "I am not here for getting a new platform because Bigg Boss is a show which can make somebody popular or destroy their image. I would not like to come out as an aggressive or a crazy person." She was voted out from the Bigg Boss house in December, 2012. Talking about her experience in the show, after her exit, she said in an interview with The Times of India, "It was a life time experience, it's a mixture of all good and bad and everything that even don't exits I would say."

Controversies
In July 2011, a few media reports suggested that Mink has acted in a Hollywood porn film titled Desert Queen in the United States. The posters of the film, featuring Mink, were put up at various locations in Los Angeles. Mink denied having acted in any such project. She said in an interview with The Times of India, "I was shocked. I cried a lot. Though the poster has my photo, I am not in the film. I just want to ask all those who have done this, do they have a proof that it's me?"

In August 2011, a video surfaced where Mink was seen kissing a South African woman in a swimming pool. The video went viral in India. Reacting to the video, Mink admitted that she is a lesbian, however, she later withdrew her statement saying she was hungover when she said that and remarked, "I am not a lesbian. I was so drunk in the party that I could have smooched anybody in front of me. It was like a moment that just came and I acted on it."

Media reports indicated in January 2013, while distributing blankets to homeless people with her brother in Versova, Mumbai, Mink spotted a veteran photographer Jagdish Mali, who is also the father of Bollywood actress, Antara Mali, in a semi-nude dishevelled & disoriented state. Mink said, "I looked out of the window and immediately recognized him. I stopped the car and walked up to him with my brother who got him a pair of shorts & a T-shirt." About his condition, Mink elaborated, "He was covered with faeces and looked as though he had not eaten in a while. He seemed very disturbed and completely disconnected." It was reported that Mink made sure he reached home safely and contacted Salman Khan for assistance. However, Jagdish's family and friends said that his condition was absolutely fine, though he was diabetic, and Mink was manipulating this issue to the press to get publicity, and that they could take legal action against Mink for spreading wrong information.

Personal life

Mink was raised in a conservative and protective environment, with her family trying to inculcate in her traditional Indian values instead of western mores. Her immediate family consists of her mother and brother named Punnu Brar, who is three years older to her.
Madhavi

Born : Vijayalakshmi, 12 August 1962
Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Other names : Maadhavi, Madhavi

Years active : 1976-1996

Spouse(s) : Ralph Sharma (m. 1996)

Children :
Tiffany Sharma
Priscilla Sharma
Evelyn Sharma

Madhavi Sharma is an Indian film actress known for her works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and Oriya cinema. In a career spanning seventeen years, she has acted in around three hundred films. She was one of the top actresses from 1976 to 1996 in Telugu & Tamil films.

Early life

Madhavi was born in Hyderabad, India to Sasirekha and Govindaswamy, on 12 August, 1962. She grew up with a sister and a brother, named Keerthi Kumari and Dhananjay respectively. She learnt Bharat Natyam from Uma Maheswari and folk dance from Mr. Bhatt from an early age and gave more than a thousand dance performances. She attended Stanley Girls High School in Hyderabad, Abids Branch.

Career

Director Dasari Narayana Rao gave her a starring role in the Telugu film Thoorupu Padamara when she was a teenager. The film became a huge hit. She acted in a number of films with Telugu Megastar Chiranjeevi. Her first movie with Chiranjeevi was Intlo Ramaiah Veedhilo Krishnaiah in 1982. She acted again with Chiranjeevi in the movie Khaidi which was a massive hit. Her last movie in Telugu was Big Boss (another Chiranjeevi film). K. Balachander then cast her in a supporting role in his Telugu film Maro Charitra (1978). She reprised her role in its Hindi remake Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), which became the top-grossing film of 1981. In both films, she showed remarkable sensitivity as a lonely wealthy woman who falls in love with Kamal Haasan's character. She earned a Filmfare Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. K. Balachander was so impressed with her performance in both films that he introduced her to the Tamil film industry with Thillu Mullu (1981), opposite Rajinikanth. By the end of the decade, she was starred opposite Amitabh Bachchan in the Hindi film Agneepath (1990).

She has acted in a number of Kannada movies alongside popular Kannada actors including Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Anant Nag and Ambareesh. With Rajkumar, she acted in many commercially successful and critically acclaimed movies like Haalu Jenu, Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma, Anuraga Aralithu, Shruthi Seridaaga, Jeevana Chaitra, Aakasmika, Odahuttidavaru, etc. Her performances in Haalu Jenu and Malaya Marutha were widely acclaimed.

Madhavi acted alongside Kamal Haasan in Raja Paarvai, Tik Tik Tik, Kaakki Sattai,Sattam, Ellam Inba mayam and Mangamma Sabadham. Her films with Rajinikanth include Garjanai,Thillu Mullu, Thambikku Entha Ooru, Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal and Viduthalai. She showed her ability in movies like Enga Oor Kannagi, Neethi Devan Mayakkam and Nirabaraadhi.

She appeared in many Malayalam films especially in those starring Mohanlal and Mammootty. Her portrayal of Unniyarcha in the National Award-winning movie Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha was critically appreciated and is often recognized as one of the best roles in her acting career. Her portrayal as a mother who met her end with leukemia in Akashadoothu won her the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress for 1993. Other notable films include Ormakkayi, Changatham, Novemberinte Nashtam and Nombarathi Poovu. Most of her author-backed roles were in Malayalam films. She has won three Kerala State Film Awards, one for Best Actress and two for Second Best Actress.

Personal life

In 1996, her Hindu spiritual teacher Swami Rama arranged her marriage to one of his followers, a pharmaceutical businessman named Ralph Sharma, who was born to an Indian Hindu Brahmin father and a German mother in the United States. Ralph first met his Hindu Guru, Swami Rama at the age of 23 at the Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy., whereas Madhavi first met Guru Swami Rama, in 1995. She married within a few weeks on 14 February 1996 of their introduction. They have three daughters and live in New Jersey.

Awards, Kerala State Film Awards

1981 – Second Best Actress – Valarthu Mrigangal
1982 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress – Ormakkayi
1993 – Second Best Actress- Akashadooth

Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1994- Aakashadoothu
Meera Nandan
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Meera Nandan
Nandan at 60th South Filmfare Awards 2013

Born
Meera Nandakumar
26 November 1988

Kochi, Kerala, India
Other names Meera Nandaa, Meera Nandha(a)
Occupation Actress, Radio Jockey, Model, TV Host
Years active 2007–present

Meera Nandan is an Indian actress who works in the South Indian Film industry. She started her career as a television host in Malayalam television and went on to become an actress, mostly appearing in Malayalam language films.

Early life


Meera Nandan was born as Meera Nandakumar on 26 November 1990 as the daughter of Nandakumar and Maya at Perandoor, Elamakkara, Kochi. She has a younger brother Arjun Nandakumar. She did her schooling in Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Elamakkara . After completing her degree in English literature from St. Teresa's College Ernakulam, she is pursuing her masters in Mass Communication with Journalism through distant education from Manipal University. She is distantly related to actress Divya Unni.

Career

Meera first appearance before the camera was in an advertisement for Mohanlal's Taste Buds. In 2007, she auditioned as a competitor in Idea Star Singer aired on Asianet Television but was selected as an anchor for the programme. She was anchoring television programmes on Amrita TV and Jeevan TV, too.

She made her acting debut in Malayalam cinema the following year, playing the female lead in Lal Jose's Mulla. Lal Jose was looking for "a new face with a girl next door look" and Poornima, wife of actor Indrajith Sukumaran, thought that Meera suited the role and approached her. After discussing with her parents, she accepted the role of Lachi, a "bold, smart and outgoing girl", which won her accolades. The next year she made her Tamil cinema debut with Valmiki and quickly signed a few more Tamil films: K. T. Kunjumon's Kadhalukku Maranamillai, Ayyanar and Suriya Nagaram.

She debuted in Telugu cinema in 2011 with Jai Bolo Telangana. The Malayalam film, Seniors saw her playing the role of a villain, with Meera stating that the film was "a revelation even to me". Including Seniors she had four Malayalam releases in 2011, but she felt that it was not a good year for her as none of them helped her career. In 2013, she was first seen as a journalist in Lokpal. That year she also turned playback singer. She sang the romantic number "Mazhayude Ormakal" composed by Ratheesh Vegha for V. K. Prakash's Silence. Her debut Kannada film Karodpathi, for which she had begun shooting in 2012, then titled as Kotyadhipathi, released after a long delay in 2014. She played the role of a tribal girl in Black Forest, which won the National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation.

She was next seen playing a prominent role in Madhav Ramadasan's Apothecary. Her final release Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu in which she played a Muslim girl. 2015 she had next first release in three years, Sandamarutham. In Telugu, she has completed filming for Hitudu (earlier titled Gunde Ninda Gudigantalu), in which she will be seen as a tribal woman in three different stages, as a 14-year-old, as a 23-year-old and as a 35-year-old. She lent her voice for Taapsee's character in the film Doubles.
Other work
In 2014, she moved to Dubai to work as a Radio Jockey in Radio Red 94.7 FM. She, however, informed in social media that she will continue to work in films along with her job as RJ.
She has now joined Gold 101.3 FM in Ajman as RJ.
Megha Akash
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Megha Akash
Megha in 2018
Born 26 October 1995
Occupation Actress
Years active 2017 – present

Megha Akash (born 26 October 1995) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu-language films. She made her debut in the Telugu cinema with Lie (2017).

Early life

Megha was born on 26 October 1995, in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu to a Telugu father and Malayali mother. Both her parents work in advertising field.[5] She attended the Lady Andal School in Chennai[6] and graduated in B. Sc. (Visual Communications) from Women's Christian College, Chennai. Megha is fluent in Tamil.

Career

Megha started her career by performing in the film Oru Pakka Kathai, but it got delayed and released on ZEE5 on 25 December 2020. She later starred in the 2017 Telugu film Lie, which marked her debut Her Tamil film debut was Petta (2019) though she shot for Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019) before.
Madhumita Sarcar
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Madhumita Sarcar
Born
26 October 1994, Sonarpur, Kolkata, India
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2011-present
Spouse(s)
​​(m. 2015; div. 2019)​

Madhumita Sarcar is an Indian film and television actress and model from Kolkata, known for playing the lead roles of Pakhi Ghosh Dostidaar Singha Roy in Bojhena Se Bojhena and Dr. Emon Mukherjee in Kusum Dola. Her movie Love Aaj Kal Porshu released in February 2020, and Cheeni, released in December 2020. She also acted in Bengali the web series Judgement Day along with Sohini Sarkar, a ZEE5 original.
Mrudhula Bhaskar

Mrudhula Bhaskar is an Indian actress who is typically seen in Tamil films. The exquisite actress is a passionate dancer too. She has a radiant smile and her eyes express various emotions gracefully. The film “Marumunai” which is a Tamil film is her first film. The film is a Tamil language film. To know more about Mrudhula Bhaskar biography, please continue reading this post.
The gorgeous actress hails from Bangalore, Karnataka. Her family details are unknown. She is a Hindu and is married. She did her schooling in Bengaluru itself. The name of the school that she went to is CMR National Public School. She went to continue her studies at Christ Junior College. She finished her graduate degree in Law at the CMR University. But she was passionate about classical dancing and opted for an acting career. She has also worked as a model.

The elegant actress was born on 6 December 1992. Even though she is quite young, she has proved herself as a great dancer and actress. She is an ambitious person. Her passion for dancing led her to establish a school for a dance called “Nrithyamoksh School of Dance”. She runs the school and functions as the artistic director of the school. She now resides in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Mrudhula runs the school with the aim of educating youngsters in the field of Bharatanatyam. She is a follower of VazhuvoorBaani style which is one of the styles of Bharathanaatiyam. Being an evolved version of the Pandanallur style, the abhinaya in VazhuvoorBaani is more realistic rather than being ritualistic.

Mrudhula Bhaskar Biography


Name: Mrudhula Bhaskar

Nickname: Naveena

Date of birth: 6, December 1992

Nationality: Indian

Native: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Residence: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Religion: Hindu

Hobbies: Dancing, Travelling

Profession: Actress, Dancer, Model

Affairs: Not known

Marital Status: Married

Spouse’s Name: Prasanna Raghunathan

Children: Not known
Educational details


School: CMR National Public School, Bengaluru

College: Christ Junior College and CMR University

Qualification: Law Graduate
Family details

Father: Not known

Mother: Not known

Siblings: Not known
Personal details

Body type: Slender

Height: 170cm

Weight: 53 kg

Skin color: Fair

Hair color: Black

Eye color: Black

The actress got married and her husband’s name is Prasanna Raghunathan. Details about her husband’s profession are unknown. Her stage name is Naveena which is also her nickname. She stated that she was acting since she was three years old. The actress also said in an interview that she never had any interest in acting. Know a lot of interesting things about her career and life in this Mrudhula Bhaskar biography.
Mrudhula’s debut film

Mrudhula Bhaskar made her debut in the film “Marumunai”. The film was directed by Mariesh Kumar and arrived at theatres in 2014. Her character was named “Charumathi” and she did pretty decent acting in the film. But the film did not gain much attention from the people and was a commercial failure. The film did not do much to the career of the actress except for being an entry point. But this did not discourage the actress and she waited for a good opportunity to showcase her talents.
“Vallinam”- a turning point in Mrudhula’s acting career

After the failure of her first film “Marumunai”, Mrudhula’s second film called “Vallinam” was released in the same year. This film marked a turning point in her career and earned her positive reviews. The film had an ensemble cast of Nakul, Atul Kulkarni and Siddharth Jonnalagadda. The film was praised for its story theme and appreciated by people and critics alike. It was directed by Arivazhagan and the producer of the film was V.Ravichandran. It was a box office success with a collection of about ₹125 million. Compared to the ₹60 million dollar budget, it is safe to say that the film became a massive hit.

The director Arivazhagan chose Mrudhula since she was a classical dancer and would be perfect for the role. Acting came easier to the actress as she knew how to express emotions due to her expertise in Bharatanatyam.
Mrudhula Bhaskar’s Telugu Debut Film

The charming actress made entry into the Telugu cine field with the film “Ice Cream 2”. The film was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and was released in the year 2014. Mrudhula played the role of a female short filmmaker with J.D.Chakravarthy who played a burglar character. The film was reviewed negatively by critics. It is the second part of “Ice Cream”. In this film, a song was present with Mrudhula wearing a bikini.
Other Filmography

Mrudhula acted in a Tamil film called “Thilagar” and it was released in the year 2015. The film was directed by Perumal Pillai. Mrudhula acted alongside Druvva and Kishore in this film. It did okay in the box office but did not gain much popularity. Since some real-life incidents were the inspiration for the film, the actress had to do some homework before she could act in this film. She studied the analogous characters portrayed by the actress “Sripriya” in other films.

“Bablusha”-Mrudhula’s Kannada Debut

The Kannada film “Bablusha” was Mrudhula’s first film in the Sandalwood industry. She played along with Harsh Arjun and Shamanth Shetty. It was released in the year 2016 and had a historical theme. The story for the film was inspired by true incidents that took place in the year 1501 in Mallinathapura. It was directed by Venkat Bharadwaj.the entire film was completed within a short span of 24 days. It received mixed reviews from critics.

The elegant actress has also performed in Naradha Gana Sabha in Chennai. She showcased her dancing talents in the stage and stole the hearts of people with her graceful performance. She learned dancing from the late Padmini Ramachandran of Bengaluru.

Mrudhula Bhaskar has proved time and again that she is a multitalented person. She has great things in store for her in the future. We wish her good luck both in her acting career and in her dancing career!
Maria Goretti (actress)
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Maria Goretti Warsi
Goretti at the screening of Sonata
Born December 8, 1978

Mumbai
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1995 - present
Spouse(s)

​(m. 1999)​

Maria Goretti Warsi is an Indian MTV VJ. She has hosted several TV shows including Do It Sweet on the NDTV Good Times channel and I Love Cooking on Living Foodz.

Career

Goretti was a popular MTV VJ before being married to Arshad Warsi.[4] She also hosted the TV show Do It Sweet on the NDTV Good Times channel.[3] Goretti made a special appearance in the movie Salaam Namaste along with her son Zeke Warsi. She did a small role in the movie Raghu Romeo directed by Rajat kapoor.
Personal life

Goretti with husband Arshad Warsi in 2012

Goretti married Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi on 14 February 1999, whom she met in 1991, when he was invited to judge a dance competition in college, in which she was participating. She completed the Mumbai Marathon in 2016

Mythili

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Mythili
Born
Brighty Balachandran
24 March 1988

Konni, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
Years active 2009–present

Brighty Balachandran (born 24 March 1988), better known by her stage name Mythili, is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in the 2009 film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha. She has starred in over 34 films. Her peak in career reached during 2010-2015 and was one of most successful heroine in Mollywood at that time. She is one of the very few actresses from Mollywood who had done action scenes without body double

Early life

Mythili was born Brighty Balachandran in Konni, Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India. Her father is Balachandran, an accountant and mother Beena, she has a brother named Bibin. She did her schooling till seventh grade at St. Mary's High School, Eliyarackal, Konni and later in Amrita VHSS, Konni, and her higher secondary education was at Government HSS, Konni. She studied flight attendant course and has a degree in Bachelor of Commerce. She is also a trained classical dancer.

Career

She debuted in Ranjith's crime drama film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha.[4] She acted in Salt N' Pepper which subsequently earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at 59th Filmfare Awards South. She made her playback singing debut with Malayalam thriller Loham (The Yellow Metal).

Awards and nominations
Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam (Salt N' Pepper)
Won - Asianet Film Awards 2012 :Best Star pair (Salt N' Pepper)
Won - Asiavision Awards 2011:Special mention (Salt N' Pepper)
Filmfare Awards South- Best Supporting Actress- (Ee Adutha Kaalathu)
Malavika Mohanan
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Malavika Mohanan
Mohanan in 2020
Born 4 August 1993

Occupation

Actress
Model
Years active 2013–present
Parent(s)

K. U. Mohanan (father)

Malavika Mohanan (born 4 August 1993) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil language films.

The daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan, Malavika made her acting debut with the romantic drama Pattam Pole (2013) opposite Dulquer Salmaan. Following a series of lead roles in Malayalam and Kannada films, she won critical acclaim after appearing in Majid Majidi's drama film, Beyond the Clouds (2017), portraying a dweller of Mumbai's dhobi ghat area.

Early life and background

Mohanan was born 4 August 1993 and is the daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan. She was born and brought up in Mumbai while her family hails from Kerala.

Acting and career

2013–2017: Debut and early career

Mohanan completed a degree in Mass Media at Wilson College, Mumbai, hoping to emulate her father as a cinematographer or as a director. Post her graduation, while she was contemplating taking up higher studies, she accompanied her father to a commercial shoot for a fairness cream, starring veteran Malayalam actor Mammootty. The actor subsequently enquired about Mohanan's interest in acting, before offering her a role opposite his son, Dulquer Salmaan, in an upcoming Malayalam film. Mohanan took time to consider the proposal before passing an audition and accepting terms to star in Pattam Pole (2013), and gradually learned about the process of acting as the shoot progressed. Owing to the original costume designer's illness, Mohanan also worked as her own designer for the project. The romantic drama film, which narrated the relationship between a Tamil Brahmin youth and a Christian girl, received mixed reviews and did not perform well at the box office. A critic from Rediff.com noted that Mohanan's "peppy girl act is far from being perfect but shows promise", while the Times of India's reviewers suggested that she did a "decent job". During the period, she continued having an interest in fashion, setting up an Indian ethnic fusion clothing brand called "The Scarlet Window".

Her second film, Nirnayakam (2015), Mohanan portrayed as a ballet dancer, won good reviews but also met with a tepid response commercially. Another film during the period, Naale opposite Fahadh Faasil, saw her portray a tribal girl but was later dropped midway through production. In 2016, Mohanan worked on her first Kannada film, Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi (2016) opposite a debutant actor, Prithvi. Despite having a low-key release at the box office, the film won good reviews with Mohanan's portrayal of the titular role of Varalakshmi being praised by critics. She then featured in the role of a police officer in the crime thriller The Great Father (2017), where she starred alongside an ensemble cast including Mammootty, Arya and Sneha. The film opened to positive reviews and performed well at the box office.

2018–present: Beyond the Clouds and future projects

Mohanan's breakthrough as an actress came through her role as Tara, a poor girl from Mumbai's dhobi ghat area, in Majid Majidi's drama film, Beyond the Clouds (2017). Following her successful audition, Majidi selected her ahead of renowned actresses Deepika Padukone and Kangana Ranaut for the role, which saw her portray the older sister of debutant Ishaan Khatter. She expressed her delight at working with Majidi so early in her career, especially considering that she regularly had to study and write essays on his films during her undergraduate course. For the film, Mohanan lost eight kilograms in fifteen days to film for a jail sequence, and opted not to wash her hair for several days on end to get the look of the slum dweller correct. The film was screened across several international festivals, before being released worldwide in April 2018. Mohanan won positive reviews for her portrayal, with Filmfare's critic stating "Malavika Mohanan is a natural in front of the camera". A reviewer from The Times of India stated she was "captivating in her honest portrayal" and "skilfully walks the fine line between passionate and melodramatic", while The Hollywood Reporter called her "solid".

In mid-2018, she signed on to appear in a role in Karthik Subbaraj's Petta (2019), which would feature her alongside an ensemble cast including Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. For the film, which marked her first project in the Tamil language, Mohanan hired a Tamil-speaking tutor to help her practice her lines. She then went on to appear in the Tamil action thriller film Master (2021) alongside Vijay, in which she played the role of Charulatha, a college lecturer. It became the highest grossing film in her career.

Mohanan has signed on to appear in Maaran directed by Karthick Naren opposite Dhanush and in the Hindi film Yudhra opposite Siddhant Chaturvedi. The latter is scheduled to release in Summer 2022

Awards & nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
2019 Beyond the Clouds Asiavision Awards Acting sensation of the year Won 
Screen Awards Best Actress - Critics Nominated
Malavika Nair (Malayalam actress)
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Malavika Nair
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present

Notable work Karutha Pakshikal

Malavika Nair born 1 January 1998, is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films.

Career

Malavika began her career as a child actress in Malayalam television serials. Noted Malayalam film director Shri. Kamal then cast her in his acclaimed film Karutha Pakshikal where her portrayal of a poor blind girl, exuding innocence and noble thoughts was appreciated. This role won her the Kerala State Film Award. She has also acted in other Malayalam movies – Yes Your Honour, Maya Bazar, Orkkuka Vallappozhum, Shikkar, Penpattanam, Kandahar, Little Master, Vaadhyar, The Reporter, Oomakkuyil Padumbol, Naughty Professor, Ithra Mathram, and Omega.Exe.

Awards

Malavika got her first Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for her portrayal of a poor blind girl, Malli, in the movie Karutha Pakshikal. She got her second Kerala State
Mahasweta Ray
Mahashweta Ray

ମହାଶ୍ୱେତା ରାୟ
Born 2 July 1962
Puri
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1975–present

Mahasweta Ray (also spelled "Mahashweta Roy", born 2 July 1962) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Odia films.Father Shri Rajkishor Ray is well known famous writer. Ms Malavika Ray and Mansweeni Ray are elders sisters . Ms Malavika Ray also was an actress .In Tarang life time Achievement Award Ceremony , she was seen overwhelmed to see her past achievement , recalling those memorable days, tears of extreme happiness never found stopping to roll down from the eyes of legendary actress. Not only she but people of her age group or nearer to her,are trilled to see her movies. After her entry into ollywood in 1976 in Shesha Shravan , she went on performing for more than 44 years in numerous successful movies of eighties, nineties and still she is active. Her chemistry with famous actors Vijay Mohanty and Prasant Nanda was best. Really that was the unforgettable era when the odia movies had melodious songs, music, acting, stories, dialogues, teaching for people and society. Really the actors and actress were respectable and will remain in heart for ever.in Eighties, Maa mamata, Swapna sagar, Dora, Gauri, etc lot many such movies, unforgettable. She has won awards for her performances in many movies. She is actively associated with the Oriya film industry, doing some character roles and some tele-serials.

Early life

Ray was born in Puri, Odisha and studied at SCS College.

Career

Ray's first movie was "Sesa Shrabana" with Prashanta Nanda and Hemanta Das. She has been a leading actress in Odia film industry as well as in the Bengali film industry. She also did a Telugu movie. Ray has often been critically acclaimed as one of the best Odia actresses so far.

 Malashri

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Malashri
Born
Sri Durga
10 August 1973
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names Malashree
Occupation Actress
Years active 1979–present
Spouse(s) Ramu (died 2021)
Children 2
Relatives Subhashri (sister)
Malashri (born Sri Durga; 10 August 1973) is an Indian film actress. She has predominantly worked in Kannada movies and was the topmost heroine in the 1990s. She has also worked in Tamil and Telugu cinema. Malashri was popular for playing diverse roles in women-centric movies many of which were highly successful at the box-office. She was popularly called Kanasina Rani ("Dream Girl") in the media.
Malashri made her debut as a heroine with the Kannada film Nanjundi Kalyana (1989). Her portrayal of a haughty, shrewish woman won her accolades and heralded her as a top actress of Kannada Cinema. She established herself as the topmost heroine in Kannada cinema with films like Gajapathi Garvabhanga (1989), Policena Hendthi (1990), Kitturina Huli (1990), Rani Maharani (1990), Hrudaya Haadithu (1991), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Ramachaari (1991), Belli Kalungura (1992), Solillada Saradara (1993) and Gadibidi Aliya (1995).
In 2015 she won her first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her action-oriented role in Ganga. In 1992, 19 movies starring her in lead roles were released. With that, she broke the 24 year old record of highest releases in lead roles in Kannada in a single year surpassing Rajkumar who had 16 releases in 1968.
Career
Child artiste
Malashri began her career as a child artiste and appeared in 34 films in Tamil and Telugu and she played the role of a boy in 26 of them. In a talk show, Majaa Talkies, she said that as a child, she was a fan of actor Amitabh Bachchan and would dress up like him, which prompted directors to cast her as a boy, in 1979 films like Imayam and Neela Malargal.
Lead roles
Writer and lyricist Chi. Udaya Shankar introduced Malashri to the Rajkumar family when they were on the look out for a fresh face opposite their son Raghavendra Rajkumar who was gearing to make his debut. Parvathamma Rajkumar decided to cast her in Nanjundi Kalyana (1989) and rechristened her from Durga to Malashri. Malashri went on to act in two other films with Vajreshwari Combines, Gajapathi Garvabhanga opposite Raghavendra again, and Mruthyunjaya with Shiva Rajkumar.
In 1990 Malashri took on the famous double role in Rani Maharani (immortalized by Sridevi in Chaalbaaz) and won a huge fan following with her powerhouse performance. Her next film Hrudaya Haadithu where she played a young woman inflicted with a heart problem won her acclaim from the masses and critics alike as well as the Filmfare Best actress award for 1991. As she churned out hit after hit even the stalwart V. Ravichandran, who till then believed only in importing heroines from other states, cashed in on her popularity by casting her in Ramachaari (a remake of Tamil Hit Chinna Thambi). The move paid off, enabling him to come out of the financial crisis he faced due to the debacle of Shanti Kranti.
In later part of the 90s, Malashri had a string of less successful films like Prema Khaidi, Snehada Kadalalli, Megha Mandara, Arishina Kumkuma, and Solillada Saradara. She took brief hiatus after marriage and made comeback in the new millennium with "angry woman" roles in Chamundi (2000), Kannadada Kiran Bedi (2009), Shakti (2012), Veera (2013) and Ganga (2015)
Personal life
Malashri was born and brought up in Chennai (Chennai). She shot to fame with Nanjundi Kalyana in 1989 but her personal life hit an all-time low the same year when her mother died in a road accident. She was in a relationship with actor Sunil, her co-star of many films. But in 1994 they met with a car accident and while Malashree suffered multiple injuries, Sunil died on the spot. It was rumoured that they had been planning to get married. She was married to film producer Ramu and they had a daughter together, Ananya (b. 2001). Her sister Subhashri was also an actress, who appeared in South Indian films. Her husband Ramu died on 26 April 2021 due to Covid.
Manava Naik

Manava Naik
Naik at the premier of her film No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey
Born 8 September 1983

Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s) Sushant Tungare

Manava Naik is an Indian actress, emcee and director from Mumbai. She has acted in several Marathi films, plays and Hindi Television shows. She started her career with the Star One TV show Special Squad. She has appeared in shows like, Teen Bahuraniyaan, Baa Bahoo Aur Baby., She works in Marathi and Hindi films as an actress, she has turned director by directing the Marathi movie Por Baazar.
Manava Naik
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Manava Naik
Naik at the premier of her film No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey
Born 8 September 1983

Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s) Sushant Tungare 

Manava Naik is an Indian actress, emcee and director from Mumbai. She has acted in several Marathi films, plays and Hindi Television shows. She started her career with the Star One TV show Special Squad. She has appeared in shows like, Teen Bahuraniyaan, Baa Bahoo Aur Baby., She works in Marathi and Hindi films as an actress, she has turned director by directing the Marathi movie Por Baazar.
Maria Roy
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Maria Roy
Born 7 November 1987
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Occupation
Years active 2006 – 2013

Maria Roy (born 7 November 1987) is an Indian film actress who entered the Malayalam film industry in late 2006. She is the niece of Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy. She is married to Smith.

Career

Maria is a South Indian film actress who worked primarily in the Malayalam film industry.[2] Her debut movie was Notebook, directed by Rosshan Andrrews, in which she played a schoolgirl named Sridevi.

She spent six years in the UK and New York for detailed studies in different dance styles.

Films

In Notebook, she was cast as Sreedevi, the relatively quiet girl of the three friends in the film, who dies midway through. Her second role was in the 2013 Malayalam film Hotel California, with Jayasurya.
Megan Fox
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Megan Fox
Born
Megan Denise Fox
May 16, 1986 

Occupation
Actress
model
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s)
​
​(m. 2010; sep. 2020)​
Children 3

Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress and model. She has made multiple appearances in major film franchises, most notably the Transformers franchise, as well as numerous magazines such as Maxim, Rolling Stone, and FHM. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two Scream Awards and four Teen Choice Awards.

Fox made her acting debut in the family film Holiday in the Sun (2001), which was followed by numerous supporting roles in film and television, such as the teen musical comedy Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), as well as a starring role in the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith (2004–2006). Her breakout role was as Mikaela Banes in the blockbuster action film Transformers (2007), which she reprised in its sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). She also portrayed the titular character in the horror comedy Jennifer's Body (2009), starred as April O'Neil in the superhero action film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), and starred as Reagan Lucas in the fifth and sixth seasons of the Fox sitcom New Girl (2016–2017).

Early life

Megan Denise Fox was born on May 16, 1986 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to parents Gloria Darlene (née Cisson) and Franklin Thomas Fox. She spent her early childhood in nearby Rockwood. Fox's father, a parole officer, and her mother divorced when Fox was three years old. Her mother later remarried, and Fox and her sister were raised by her mother and her stepfather, Tony Tonachio. She was raised "very strictly Pentecostal", but later attended Catholic school for 12 years. She said that the two were "very strict" and that she was not allowed to have a boyfriend or invite friends to her house. She lived with her mother until she made enough money to support herself.

Fox began her training in dance and drama at age five, in Kingston, Tennessee. She attended a dance class at the community center there and was involved in Kingston Elementary School's chorus and the Kingston Clippers swim team. At age 10, after moving to St. Petersburg, Florida, Fox continued her training. When she was 13 years old, Fox began modeling after winning several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Fox first attended high school at Morningside Academy in Port St. Lucie until her junior year where she attended St. Lucie West Centennial High School.  When she was 17, when she tested out of school via correspondence in order to move to Los Angeles, California.

Fox spoke freely about her time in school, stating that in middle school she was bullied and had to eat lunch in the bathroom to avoid being "pelted with ketchup packets." She said that the problem was not her looks, but that she had "always gotten along better with boys" and that "rubbed some people the wrong way." Fox also said that she was never popular in high school, and that "everyone hated me, and I was a total outcast, my friends were always guys, I have a very aggressive personality, and girls didn't like me for that. I've had only one great girlfriend my whole life." In the same interview, she mentions that she hated school and has "never been a big believer in formal education" and that "the education I was getting seemed irrelevant. So, I was sort of checked out on that part of it."

Career
2000–2009: Early roles and breakthrough

In 2001, Fox made her acting debut in the romantic comedy Holiday in the Sun, as spoiled heiress Brianna Wallace and rival of Alex Stewart (Ashley Olsen), which was released direct-to-DVD on November 20, 2001. In the next several years, she guest-starred on the sitcoms What I Like About You and Two and a Half Men. Fox also appeared as an uncredited extra in the action film Bad Boys II (2003).

In 2004, Fox made her feature film debut opposite Lindsay Lohan in the musical comedy Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, playing the supporting role of Carla Santini, a rival of Lola (Lohan). She was also cast in a regular role on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith, in which she portrayed Sydney Shanowski, replacing Nicole Paggi. Fox appeared in second and third seasons, until the series was cancelled by ABC in May 2006.
Fox in 2019

In 2007, Fox won the lead female role of Mikaela Banes in the 2007 live-action film Transformers, based on the toy and cartoon saga of the same name. Fox played the love interest of Shia LaBeouf's character Sam Witwicky. Fox was nominated for an MTV Movie Award in the category of "Breakthrough Performance", and was also nominated for three Teen Choice Awards. She had signed on for two more Transformers sequels, reprising her role as Mikaela in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. There was controversy surrounding Fox's appearance while filming the sequel when Michael Bay, the film's director, ordered the actress to gain ten pounds. The film was released worldwide on June 24, 2009 to box office success.

Fox was to star in the third installment, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but was not included because of her statements comparing working under director Bay to working for Hitler. Bay said in June 2009 that Fox was fired on orders of executive producer Steven Spielberg, a claim Spielberg challenged.

In 2009, Fox had her first lead role since the Transformers series; she portrayed the title character in Jennifer's Body, written by Academy Award–winning screenwriter Diablo Cody. The film initially earned mixed to average reviews upon its release, with Fox's performance earning praise. However, the film grew a cult following over time and was critically reassessed as a "forgotten feminist classic". According to Cody, the film was marketed incorrectly by executives who focused their efforts on the young male audience.

In April 2009, she began filming the western superhero film Jonah Hex, in which she portrayed Tallulah Black / Leila, a gun-wielding beauty and Jonah Hex's (Josh Brolin) love interest. The film was released on June 18, 2010 Despite receiving top billing, Fox described her role in the film as being a cameo. Jonah Hex was a critical and commercial failure in the U.S., with its international distribution cancelled after its poor performance. The film was named the "worst picture of the year" by the Houston Film Critics Society.

2010–present: rise to prominence and current work

Fox starred alongside Mickey Rourke in the drama Passion Play. After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, its conventional theatrical distribution was bypassed for a direct-to-video release, with only two screens briefly showing the film to fulfill contractual obligations. Rourke remarked that the film was "terrible. Another terrible movie." Fox appeared with Dominic Monaghan in the music video for Eminem and Rihanna's single "Love the Way You Lie". In 2012, Fox appeared briefly in Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy film The Dictator and had a featured role in Judd Apatow's comedy film This Is 40. She voiced the role of Lois Lane in the animated comedy film Robot Chicken DC Comics Special, an episode of the television comedy series Robot Chicken that aired as a one-off special during Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block on September 9, 2012.
Fox at a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles screening in 2014

In January 2013, Fox was featured in a Brazilian television commercial for Brahma beer. In February 2013, Fox set aside her differences with her former director Michael Bay and worked again with him on his reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), starring as the lead human character of April O'Neil.

In 2015, Fox was cast in the role of Amelia Delthanis in the Plarium video game, Stormfall: Rise of Balur. In October 2015, it was confirmed that Fox would be temporarily replacing Zooey Deschanel in the television sitcom New Girl, following Deschanel's maternity leave. She starred as Reagan Lucas, appearing in the fifth and sixth seasons of the series. Her performance earned positive reviews from critics. In 2016, Fox reprised her role of April O'Neil in the sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

On September 12, 2018, it was confirmed that Fox would star in the Korean War film The Battle of Jangsari, beside Korean actor Kim Myung-min. She played a lead role as Marguerite Higgins, an American news reporter.

In 2019, Fox starred in the mystery-fantasy film Above the Shadows opposite Olivia Thirlby and Alan Ritchson, directed by Claudia Myers. It was released on July 19, 2019, by Gravitas Ventures. That same year, Fox appeared in Zeroville directed by James Franco, which was previously shot in 2014. The film was panned by critics and performed poorly at the box office.

In 2020, Fox starred opposite Josh Duhamel in the family comedy film Think Like a Dog, which was released on video on demand on June 9, 2020. Also that year, she starred in the lead role of the action film Rogue, which was released on August 28, 2020.

In 2021 She started in Midnight in the Switchgrass opposite Emile Hirsch and Bruce Willis, directed by Randall Emmett, and in Till Death, directed by S.K. Dale.

Upcoming projects

Fox will next star in the drama comedy Big Gold Brick, alongside Oscar Isaac, Andy García, Lucy Hale, and Emory Cohen, directed by Brian Petsos. Fox will feature as a voice role in Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphins, a 3D documentary film. The story is told by an ensemble cast, including Kate Winslet, Elliot Page, Gerard Butler, James Franco, Julian Lennon, Diego Luna, Cheech Marin, Whoopi Goldberg, Isabella Rossellini, and Daryl Hannah. Fox will play crime boss Alana in thriller film Johnny & Clyde with Tyson Ritter. 

Public image

Status and persona
Fox at the premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in Paris, June 2009

Chris Lee of the Los Angeles Times called Fox a "sex symbol of the highest order" and said she was "the first bona fide sex symbol of the 21st century." Craig Flaster of MTV stated, "Transformers broke Fox into the mainstream, immediately turning her into a household name and international sex symbol. She has been featured on various magazine covers and "hottest" and "most beautiful woman" lists throughout the years, such as Maxim's Hot 100 lists and when FHM readers voted her the "Sexiest Woman in the World" in 2008. People named her one of 2012's and 2017's Most Beautiful at Every Age. Scholar Marc DiPaolo stated that Fox achieved instant fame as Mikaela in Transformers because a "highly sexualized, erotically idealized figure draped over a car or motorcycle invariably evokes lust in the heterosexual male onlooker" and Fox did this by leaning over a Camaro while wearing "a flimsy pink belly shirt" and short skirt, which read as "an unequivocal sex invite" to male viewers. The editors of Men's Health also credited the Camaro scene with contributing to Fox's fame.

Fox said all women in Hollywood are known and marketed as sex symbols, but that this is okay if the woman knows how to utilize the status. She created a character for her public image because she was unwilling to sacrifice her true self to the world. Scholars Wheeler Winston Dixon and Gwendolyn Audrey Foster disagreed that every woman in Hollywood is marketed as a sex symbol, and stated that Fox's "celebrity is based on what she admits is an entirely artificial construct designed for dissemination in the Internet age, a 21st-century media personality in every sense of the word." Part of her persona included making outlandish comments, which she said helped her reach her level of fame versus being "a typical starlet" who "said all the right things". Her tattoos, which she began getting at age 19 as a form of self-expression, helped popularize tattoo fashion. She had over nine known tattoos, including a picture of Marilyn Monroe's face on her right forearm and a quote on her shoulder. Author John Tehranian argued that Fox's Monroe tattoo enhanced her "implicit claims to Monroe's legacy as Hollywood's leading sex symbol." Fox ended up removing the Monroe tattoo in a series of laser surgeries because she felt that Monroe's life was full of negativity and she did not want to emulate it.
Fox in October 2007, with two of her tattoos visible

The media often compared Fox to actress Angelina Jolie, dubbing her the "next Angelina Jolie", which also affected her image. Amid this and reports that she was to replace Jolie in a new Lara Croft film, Fox commented that the comparisons indicate a lack of creativity on the part of the media, and attributed them to both she and Jolie being brunette, having tattoos, cursing, and mentioning and joking about sex, "which people find outrageous". Lynn Hirschberg of The New York Times opined that "the Jolie comparison would probably have been made by the media eventually, but Fox sped up the process" by "linking herself to Jolie" and that she "enjoyed creating entertaining copy" by telling "tales of darkness and lust."

In 2009, Fox's public image came under scrutiny when an unsigned letter from three crew members of Transformers defended director Michael Bay against accusations made by Fox about his on-set behavior, including a comparison with Adolf Hitler. In response to the letter alleging that Fox's on-set behavior is unpleasant and contrasts her public persona, Bay stated he does not condone the letter or Fox's "outlandish quotes", but "her crazy quips are part of her crazy charm", and that they still work well together. A production assistant who worked on Transformers also stated that he never saw Fox act inappropriately on set. Fox said the letter's claims were false, and that she had privately spoken with the parties involved. She said she was "very fortunate" to be a part of the franchise, and was looking forward to continuing her work. DiPaolo concluded that Fox's criticism of the media sexually objectifying girls and women was in stark contrast to her sex symbol status and that "her defiance of director Michael Bay and frequent outspoken comments" stifled her career.

Media exposure

The increased media exposure was difficult for Fox, who acknowledged being shy and insecure, to adjust to. It also positioned her as a potential role model, and later led to her being typecast. She rejected being a formal role model, but said that she could make young girls feel "strong and intelligent and be outspoken and fight for what they think is right" and that she was a different role model for girls that maybe America was not comfortable with. She considered being typecast as attractive an opportunity to surprise people when she gives a good performance in a film, but said she is interested in portraying less sexualized characters. MTV's Craig Flaster said that although Fox has "been typecast as the big-budget sex symbol", she has shown comedic range.

Fox's overexposure in the media led several men's websites, such as AskMen, to boycott her on August 4, 2009, although some refused to do so, feeling that the boycott was a publicity stunt and therefore hypocritical. In response to the media attention, Fox told magazine Nylon, in September of that year, that "[the studio] wanted to make sure [the film] would make $700 million, so they oversaturated the media with their stars" and that she did not "want to have people get completely sick of [her] before [she's] ever even done something legitimate." She became much less prominent in the media by 2010, after starring in the less commercially successful films Jonah Hex and Passion Play. That same year, Fox said, "My biggest regret is that I've assisted the media in making me into a cartoon character. I don't regret what has happened to me, but I regret the way I have dealt with it." Dixon and Foster stated, "The problem [Fox] faces is that the [image] construct has replaced the real in the minds of the public; and once established, a media persona is hard to recalibrate."

Personal life
Fox at the 7th Annual Hollywood Life Magazine Breakthrough Awards, December 9, 2007

Fox began dating actor Brian Austin Green in 2004, after meeting on the set of Hope & Faith; she was 18 years old, while he was 30. According to Fox, Green was initially hesitant to enter a relationship with her due to the age difference, stating, "I had to convince him that I was slightly more responsible and well-spoken and had other things to bring to the table besides being 18." They became engaged in November 2006. In February 2009, they ended their engagement.

Later that year, Fox was targeted by a group of fashion-motivated criminals known as the "Bling Ring", who robbed Green's home for access to Fox's possessions. Fox and Green were reported to have gotten engaged again on June 1, 2010, but Fox stated that she and Green had been continuously engaged since 2006.

Fox and Green married on June 24, 2010 in a private ceremony at the Four Seasons Resort on Maui. Together, they have three sons: Noah Shannon Green (born 2012), Bodhi Ransom Green (born 2014) and Journey River Green (born 2016). Fox was also a stepmother to Green's son Kassius (born 2002) from a previous relationship. Fox filed for divorce on August 21, 2015, a few days after she and Green announced their separation. By early 2016, they were back together and expecting their third child. On April 25, 2019, Fox filed to dismiss the divorce in Los Angeles, California. In May 2020, Green announced that he and Fox had separated after nearly 10 years of marriage, and in November 2020, Fox filed for divorce from Green for a second time.

Fox and Green are supporters of Generosity Water, and have funded the creation of over ten water wells for the organization.

In June 2020, she and singer Machine Gun Kelly went public about their relationship, several weeks after the release of Machine Gun Kelly's song "Bloody Valentine", whose music video features Fox.

Fox has a form of brachydactyly called clubbed thumb, and has discussed her obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), insecurities, self-harming, and has acknowledged that she has low self-esteem. In 2013, she said that her Christian faith is still very important to her and she believes it keeps her grounded.

With regard to relationships and her sexuality, Fox said that she has a general distrust and dislike of men, and that the perception of her as a "wild and crazy sexpot" is false because she is asocial and has only been sexually intimate with her "childhood sweetheart" and Brian Austin Green; she stated that she would rather stay at home instead of going out, and emphasized that she cannot have sex with someone she does not love.She is bisexual, and said she believes that "all humans are born with the ability to be attracted to both sexes". She has also stated, "I have no question in my mind about being bisexual. But I'm also a hypocrite: I would never date a girl who was bisexual, because that means they also sleep with men, and men are so dirty that I'd never want to sleep with a girl who had slept with a man."
Manasi Salvi
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Manasi Salvi
Born 19 January 1980 
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996 – present
Spouse(s)
Hemant Prabhu
​
​(m. 2005; div. 2016)​
Children 1

Manasi Salvi (born January 19, 1980) is an Indian television and film actress. She is best known for her roles in television shows; Kohi Apna Sa (2001–2003), Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara (2012–2014), and Papa By Chance.

Career

Salvi played the role of Avantika, Aditya's mother, in Star Plus's Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara. She started her career on small screen with Zee TV's program Aashirwad which led to the role of Khushi, one of the three protagonists, in Ekta Kapoor's Kohi Apna Sa. In 2005, she appeared in the serial Saarrthi in which she played a character named Manasvi Goenka. That same year she made her film debut in a Marathi production produced by Lata Narvekar and directed by Gajendra Ahire.

Early and personal life

In 2005, Salvi married Hemant Prabhu, the director of the weekly drama Siddhant that aired on Star One. Prabhu also directed Salvi in the TV show Sati...Satya Ki Shakti. In 2008 she gave a birth to their daughter Oshima Prabhu .In 2016 Manasi and Hemant Got Divorced .
Manisha Verma


Manisha Verma is a famous Actress from the Chhattisgarhi Film industry. The Chhattisgarhi Film industry is also known as Chhollywood. She is very active in the Film industry. She hails from Raipur of Chhattisgarh state.

मनीषा वर्मा का जीवन परिचय
छत्तीसगढ़ी फिल्म अभिनेत्री मनीषा वर्मा मनीषा वर्मा छत्तीसगढ़ी सिनेमा की एक उभरती हुई अदाकारा है जिसने बहुत ही कम समय में बहुत बड़ा मुकाम पाया है। मनीषा वर्मा बिलासपुर शहर से ताल्लुक रखती है। अब तक उन्होने छत्तीसगढ़ी के अलावा हिन्दी, भोजपुरी और उड़िया में भी अपनी अदाकारी का जलवा दिखाया है। मनीषा वर्मा जितनी अच्छी कलाकार है उतनी ही अच्छी इंसान भी है, हमेशा अपने फैन्स के बीच रहना उनको पसंद है। अब तक के छालीवुड के फिमेल कलाकारों की बात करे तो सोशल मीडिया में मनीषा वर्मा ही सबसे अधिक लाइव रहती है। अपने हर खुशी के लम्हों को अपने दोस्तों के साझा करना उनकी जीवन शैली को एक अंग है। खुशमिजाज, जिन्दादिल अभिनेत्री मनीषा वर्मा को छालीवुड का हर वो कलाकार पसंद करता है जिनके साथ उन्होने काम किया है। मनीषा वर्मा की सहजता और सरलता का एक और सबसे बड़ा उदाहरण उनका सिनेमा के प्रति समर्पण है, वे सभी छत्तीसगढ़ी फिल्मों का प्रमोशन करती है चाहे उनसे उनका रोल हो या न हो। जीवन परिचय वास्तविक नाम- मनीषा वर्मा उपनाम- मन्नी जन्मदिन - 21 अगस्त विधा - अभिनय, डांस गृहनगर - बिलासपुर छत्तीसगढ़ मनीषा वर्मा की लोकप्रिय फिल्में छत्तीसगढ़ी फिल्म - आई लव यू, हस झन पगली फस जबे, ससुराल, प्रेम अमर हे, प्रेम के बंधना आदि उड़िया - संबलपुरी एलबम हिन्दी - फोर फंटूस, करते रहो जाप बाप के बाप भोजपुरी फिल्म - विवाह अन्य जानकारी पसंदीदा भोजन - छत्तीसगढ़ी कलेवा, सादा व्यंजन पसंदीदा अभिनेता - अज्ञात पसंदीदा अभिनेत्री - अज्ञात पसंदीदा फ़िल्में - अज्ञात पसंदीदा निर्देशक - अज्ञात संपर्क- बिलासपुर छत्तीसगढ़ मनीषा वर्मा की खूबसूरत ​तस्वीरें नोट-: इस ब्लॉग पर पोस्ट की गई मनीषा वर्मा की तस्वीरें उनके सोशल मीडिश पोस्ट का स्क्रीनशॉट है, जिस पर ब्लॉगर स्वामित्व का दावा नहीं करता है। अत: यदि ​व्यक्ति अथवा संस्था को किसी प्रकार की आ​पत्ति होती है तो सूचित करे पोस्ट यथा संभव संपादित करा दी जायेगी। बहरहाल यह पोस्ट एक प्रतिभाशाली कलाकार के बारे में जानकारी देने के उद्देश्य से लिखा गया है।
Nirosha
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Nirosha
Born 30 January 1970 
Other names Niroja, Niru
Occupation Film actress
Years active 1988–1996
(Lead actress)
2000–present
(Supporting actress)
Spouse(s) Ramki
(m.1995–present)
Parent(s) M. R. Radha
Geetha Radha
Relatives Radhika (Elder sister)
Raju (Elder brother)
Mohan (Elder brother)

Nirosha is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.

Her first unaccredited appearance was in the Telugu Gharshana. After her debut in Tamil in the film Agni Natchathiram (1988, directed by Mani Ratnam), Nirosha went on to appear in many successful and critically acclaimed films. She was one of the leading actress from 1988 to 1996. After her marriage to actor Ramki in 1995, she quit acting. After a hiatus, in 2000 she started to work as a supporting actress.

In 2017 she acted in Sudhakar Komakula’s Nuvvu Thopu Raa in Telugu.

Filmography

Tamil

Agni Natchathiram (1988) - Debut in Tamil
Pattikattu Thambi (1988)
Sonthakkaran (1989)
Pachai Kodi (1990)
Amma Nagamma (1992)
Maindhan (1994)
Pavalakkodi (2003)
Winner (2003)
Kurumbu (2003)
Daas (2005)
Naalai (2006)
Malaikottai (2007)
Silambattam (2008)
Padikkadavan (2009)
Pappali (2014)
Ka Ka Ka Po (2016)
Pottu (2019)
100 (2019)
Oru Kudaikul (2021)
Raajavamsam (2021)

Telugu

Gharshana (1988)
Bujjigadi Babai (1990)
Madhura Nagarilo (1991)
Mugguru Attala Muddula Alludu (1991)
Tharangalu (1991)
Atirathudu (1991)
Naga Kanya (1992)
Asadhyulu (1992)
Yamudannaki Mogudu (1992)
Bhale Khaideelu (1992)
Priyathama (1992)
Enkanna Babu (1992)
One by Two (1993)
Pachani Samsaram (1993)
Mounam (1995)
Naa Allari (2003)
Oka Oorilo (2005)

Kannada

Ibbaru Hendira Muddina Police (1991)
Lockup Death (1994)
Gandugali (1994)
Mother India (1995)
Ooho (1995)
Emergency (1995)
Shiva (1995)
Palegara (1996)
Brindavana (2013)

Malayalam

Arjun Dennis (1988)
Television[edit]
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
2000–2004 Bumperkuzhgal Tamil Jaya TV
2000–2004 Chinna Papa Periya Papa Kavitha/Periya Papa Sun TV
2005–2007 Katha Kani Katha Telugu Gemini TV
2014–2018 Thamarai Rajalakshmi Tamil Sun TV
2014–2018 Chinna Papa Periya Papa Kanakadurga
2014–2016 Atho Athamma Kuthuro Aishwarya Telugu Gemini TV
2018–2019 Maa Vidakulu Virupakshi
2018–2020 Minnale Kamala/Bhairavi Tamil Sun TV
2018–2019 Chandrakumari Valli
2018 Naan Kabali Alla Astro Ulagam
2020–2021 Uyire (Also producer) Girija/Dolly Colors Tamil
2021 Aanandhi New York Nirmala Raj TV
2021–Present Vaidhegi Kaathirundhaal Amrutha Star Vijay

Awards

She won Nandi Special Jury Award for excellent performance in Stuartpuram Police Station film (1991).
Nidhi Subbaiah

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Nidhi Subbaiah
Photo shoot July 2019
Born 16 February 1985

Occupation Film actress, model
Years active 2009–present

Nidhi Subbaiah (born 16 February 1985) is an Indian film actress and model, who has appeared in various television advertisements and films, she is known for her performance in successful Kannada movies such as Pancharangi (2010) and Krishnan Marriage Story (2011). Both these films brought her nominations for South Filmfare Awards and the latter film won her SIIMA Special Appreciation Award-Kannada. She made her Bollywood debut with Oh My God (in a guest appearance role), and Ajab Gazabb Love (in a lead role)

Early life

Nidhi was born on 16 February 1985 in the Kodagu district of Karnataka as the only child to Bollachanda Subhash Subbaiah and Jhansi Subbaiah.[2] Soon afterwards, her family later moved to Mysore, where she spent most of her childhood and completed her education. Nidhi had made her mark in sports by winning gold medals at national level sports meets in sailing while she was studying II PUC in Mysore.[3] She also has the credit of winning three gold medals in a calendar year at the sports meet in sailing events at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and at Chilka Lake in Orissa. [3] Besides being a sports person of repute, Nidhi was also a Naval NCC cadet who won the best cadet award in the year 2004.[4] An alumnus of St. Joseph's Central, Mysore, Mahajanas PU college, Mysore, she went on to study Civil Engineering from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysore. She quit in the 2nd year as her modelling career took off and this ultimately led her to pursue a career in acting. Currently, she lives in Mysore, after getting married.

Career

She first ventured into modelling, appearing in various television commercials, with Fair & Lovely being the most notable, through which she landed her first acting assignment. She made her acting debut with Abhimaani in 2009, which did not fare well at the box office. She has also acted in Suri's Anna Bond that features her alongside Puneeth Rajkumar and Priyamani. The film did fairly well at the box office. She will be making a special appearance in Poornima Mohan's School Days. Nidhi's first Bollywood outing was Oh My God, which starred Akshay Kumar. She had a cameo in the movie. Nidhi's first Bollywood movie as a leading actress was Ajab Gazabb Love, where she co-stars with Jackky Bhagnani.
Navneet Nishan
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Navneet Nishan
Born 25 October 1965 
Occupation Actor
Years active 1988–present

Navneet Nishan (also known as Navnit Nishan, Navnit or Navnit Singh) (born 25 October 1965) is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role as Tara in the soap opera Tara, and Kasautii Zindagii Kay. She has also worked in the TV serial Chanakya as Shonotra. She has acted in a number of Punjabi movies as well. Her most notable work includes the Punjabi film Ardab Mutiyaran.

Nishan made her Bollywood debut in the movie Jaan Tere Naam along with Ronit Roy as a supporting actress followed by Dilwale, Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke, Jee Aayan Nu, Asa Nu Maan Watna Da, Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke, Raja Hindustani, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Tum Bin and Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai.
Nanditha Jennifer
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Nanditha Jennifer
Born : 25 February 1984
Jennifer
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s)
Kasi Viswanathan
​(m. 2007)​

Jennifer is an Indian film actress who has appeared in the Tamil film industry. The actress won critical acclaim for her performance in Eera Nilam (2003) and later appeared in other Tamil and Telugu language films.

Career

The daughter of film choreographer Chinna, Nanditha first appeared in a song in Vasanth's Yai Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey (2002), before starring in S. A. Chandrasekhar's slasher film Mutham (2002) in an ensemble cast, under her original name of Jennifer. She featured in the film alongside actors Nagendra Prasad and Arun Vijay, but it received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. The actress then adopted the name Nanditha and appeared in several films throughout 2003, notably starring in Bharathiraja's Eera Nilam, though critics criticized her performance as "comical". She then also appeared in two straight-to-video films alongside Pandiarajan, while another film titled Kaadhal Jaathi directed by Kasthuri Raja remained unreleased after running into financial trouble. Nanditha made several appearances in item numbers in the middle of the 2000s, as she found it difficult to be selected for lead roles.

Nanditha married Kasi Viswanathan, an assistant cinematographer to U. K. Senthil Kumar, at Vadapalani Temple in March 2007 and thereafter stopped appearing in films. In 2013, she made a comeback under her original name in the film Ravana Desam starring newcomers, which told the tale of missing refugees during the 2009 Sri Lankan Civil War.
Nivetha Pethuraj
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Nivetha Pethuraj
Pethuraj in 2018
Born 30 November 1991

Nationality Indian
Occupation

Film actress
model
Years active 2016 – present

Nivetha Pethuraj is an Indian film actress, and model who appears primarily in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with Oru Naal Koothu (2016).

Early life

Nivetha Pethuraj was born in Madurai to Tamil parents. Immediately after her birth, she moved to Thoothukudi, where she did her early schooling

At the age of 11, she left the country for Dubai, UAE along with her parents and studied in Crescent English high school. She has lived in Dubai for about 10 years.

In 2015, she won the Miss India UAE pageant.

Career

Nivetha made her acting debut in the Tamil drama, Oru Naal Koothu (2016). Her subsequent releases include Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam (2017) and the space fiction thriller Tik Tik Tik, which earned her critical acclaim.

In 2019, she signed major Tamil movie Sangathamizhan starring Vijay Sethupathi directed by Vijay Chander, which opened to mixed reviews from critics.
Filmography

YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)NotesRef.
2016 Oru Naal Koothu Kavya Tamil Debut Tamil Film

2017 Podhuvaga En Manasu Thangam Leelavathi

Mental Madhilo Swecha Telugu Debut Telugu Film

2018 Tik Tik Tik Swathi Tamil


2019 Chitralahari Swecha Telugu


Sangathamizhan Thenmozhi Tamil

2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Nandini Telugu

Pon Manickavel Geetha Tamil

Red Yamini Telugu Filming

Party Kalki Tamil Post-Production

Jagajala Killadi TBA Post - Production
Neena Kurup
From Wikipedia

Neena Kurup
Born 3 May 1967

Calicut, India
Occupation Film actress
Spouse(s) Sunil Kumar
Children Pavithra Kurup


Neena Kurup is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She is most well known for her roles as Aswathy in Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu (1987) and Karishma in Punjabi House (1998). She has acted in many television serials after taking a break from films.

Personal life

Neena is the daughter of Victor. V. Damodar and Radha Padmam. She is married to Kannan, whose official name is Sunil Kumar and is an exporter from Kochi. The couple has an 18-year-old daughter Pavithra, studying at Manipal University. Neena has three older sisters and a younger brother.
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Neeti Wagh

» Supporting Actress

Neeti is an Indian actress, comedian, singer and also an Anchor she established her career in Bollywood cinema and film industry. She is an artist and lived in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Neeti is a recipient of several awards in television cinema and film industry and known different languages like English, Hindi and Punjabi and belongs to Punjabi family background. She also cast in brilliant television cinema and films a lead role as an actress and a playback singer and organised the fantastic magical and entertainment events for their audience.

She played the lead actress role in television cinema, and serials as for three episodes for life ok show such as Savdhan India, story name – Laalach, Bela ki Shadi and Choti maa for different types of roles. A standup comedian for Sahara one show called as champions along with the and Kashif Khan
.

She has been work for Radio such as fever 104 FM and Big FM and one of the four finalists in Solo standup comedy shows for ladies special on the channel Zee TV. She has sung for a Pakistani film and film named as "main hun shahid Afridi ", the song name is Masti mei Dubi rat h.

She was also nominated for best singer award category for ARY golden globe Awards 2014 alongside Parveen. She played a role in Bollywood films industry with Irrfan Khan,


and she played Irrfan Khan neighbour's in the film bilo barber who is directed by Priyadarshan. The production house produces the Red chillies. She started her first blog and as her first featured post, here is to Neeti. She is an actress and stands up comedian and also a singer. You might have seen in colours and sony tv. NEETI WAGH is an actress popular from SHURUWATO KA INTERVAL 2014, Fan club in 2011 and interval 3D.

She appeared in various shows it reflects her hard work toward her career and travels extensively for her performance, and did live music concert's also with Priya. Neeti was a model initially and didn't leave her modeling after offering her first film and also an extremely talented actress and also a gorgeous model. She is a beautiful and young singer as well as an actress. She enjoyed her passion and organized a live music concert on YouTube and also saw with her partner Priya in lots of live music concerts. Neeti Wagh is such a multi-talented actress with a gorgeous face and fantastic singing.
Nishigandha Wad
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Nishigandha Wad
Born 11 October 1969 
India
Occupation Actress
Known for Sasural Simar Ka
Parent(s)
Vijaya Wad (mother)

Nishigandha Wad (Marathi: निशिगंधा वाड; born 11 October 1969) is an Indian Marathi film actress, social scientist, and author.

Biography

Nishigandha Wad was born 11 October 1969. She received her doctorate from the University of Mumbai with a dissertation on Changing Role of Women In Society — Reflections from Marathi & British Theatres (1970–1990).

Filmography
Partial list of Marathi films

Bandhan (1991)
Pratikar (1991)
Premankur (1993)
Janmadata (1994)

Partial list of Hindi films

Karm Yodha (1992)
Daadagiri (1997)
Deewangee (2002)
Indian Babu (2003)
Wazir as Ruhana's Mother (2016)
Race 3 as Sumitra (2018)
Gajmoti

Television roles

Aavhaan as Veena
Sasural Simar Ka as Sujata Rajendra Bharadwaj (Dead) (2011–16)
Savitri Devi College & Hospital as Savitri Anand Malhotra (2017–18)
Akhir Kaun (Aired on Doordarshan, Episodes 10,11,12,18,19,20)
Meri Gudiya as Avi's grandmother (December 2019-)
Dastaan (Zee): as Nishi
Peetcha Karo as Sarita on Doordarshan
NAMITHA MARIMUTHU


Namitha Marimuthu
One of the Female (Transgender) contestants of Bigg Boss Tamil, Namitha Marimuthu, celebrates her Birthday on October 12, 1993. 

Stage Name:

Nickname(s):
Namitha

Occupation:

Sex:
Female

Industry:

Namitha Marimuthu, who is known to us as a Actress, Model by Her Profession, also very popular being one of the Contestants of Bigg Boss Tamil House, Season 5. She was born on Tuesday, October 12, 1993 (Birthday) and Namitha Marimuthu’s current age is 28 years, 0 month, 5 days (Real-Time Age). Bigg Boss 5, Which was hosted by Kamalhassan and streamed by Vijay TV (Disney+Hotstar). She has completed her High school Studies from St Ramjas School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and college studies with St. Peter’s College of Engineering & Technology, she is a Computer Science Engineering Dropout, discontinued by the forth year.

She got Gender Change while Pursuing College Studies, so quit her studies and went away from her Parents. After one year, her parents accepted her into the family. Now, she is a Female by records. She was also a Beauty pageant, now training up Transgenders to open up wings in Beauty Contests. Namitha was the first Indian transgender to participate in Miss Trans Star International, also bagged the Title.

After that, she was hired as CEO and brand ambassador of Miss Trans Queen India, serving this job posting since 2019. Also acted in Tamil Movies, ‘Nadodigal 2’ was her Debut Kollywood movie, she played as a Police Sub Inspector named Prithika Yashini.

Marital Status Unmarried

Personal Details:
October 12, 1993
-Birthplace-
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality:
Indian
Hometown:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Mother Tongue:
Languages Known:

Address:
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Educational Details:

School: St Ramjas School
College: St. Peter’s College of Engineering & Technology

Physical Traits & Appearance:
Namitha Marimuthu Height In Feet:
6 feet 1 inches / 185 Centimeters
-Weight-
68 kg (in kilograms)
149 lbs (in pounds)

Body Measurements:
36-28-36 (B-H-W)
Body Type:
Un Sure
Skin Tone:
Very Fair
Hair Color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Black
Social Media Hooks:Follow Your Favourite Celebrity "Namitha Marimuthu" on following Social Media Profiles.

Controversy:

No Controversy Traces on namitha marimuthu So Far.
Trivia/Facts:
Salary:
Yet To Update (Approx.)
Net-worth:
3 Crores (Approx.)
Does Smoke?
Not Sure
Drinks Alcohol?
Not Known

Facts, Favourites, Assets, Net worth, Car and bike Collections:

Here, in the Facts section, you can get details like Height, weight, Body measurements of Actress, Model, Namitha Marimuthu’s Finances, Assets, Net worth, Cars, Motorcycles and other interesting things about her.
She was born and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, speaks Tamil Very Well and Good.
Namitha Marimuthu will be aged around 28 years, 0 month, 5 days.
Till her age of 19, been as a Man and later she got harmonial changes and become a Transgender.
She is the tallest one in the 2021 Bigg Boss House, with 6 feet 1 inches Height.
She is a Complete Women now, has undergone Surgery and officially she is a Female, certified by Indian Government.
Famous by one of the Participant of Bigg Boss Season 5, and also as a Actress, Model in Kollywood, Tollywood Surroundings.

Net worth, Assets and Earnings:
Earning Source / Job Yet To Update
Salary Yet To Update
Namitha Marimuthu’s Net Worth Yet To Update
Cars Collection Yet To Update
Motorcycle Collection – Yet To Update
House/Real estate Holdings – Yet To Update
Loan, Mortgage, Insurance, Claims – Details Yet To Know
Family Lawyer, Attorney – No Such
Family Doctor, Physician – No Such
Treatments So Far Not Available
Trading – None
Website Hosted? No
Acting Degree or Classes No Details yet
Credit Cards? In Few Indian banks
Been in any Rehab? Not Sure
Donated So Far Yet To Update

Nehal Chudasama
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Nehal Chudasama
Nehal snapped at a press conference.
Born
Nehal Chudasama
22 August 1996 

Mumbai, India
Alma mater Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Occupation Model, TV Host
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
Major
competition(s)
(Winner - Miss Diva Universe 2018)
(Unplaced)

Nehal Chudasama (born 22 August 1996) is an Indian model, fitness consultant and beauty pageant titleholder. She also works as an emcee. She was crowned Miss Diva Universe 2018 and represented India at Miss Universe 2018.

Pageantry

In 2018, she auditioned for the title Femina Miss Gujarat, where she was one of the top 3 finalists. Later, the same year, she participated in Miss Diva - 2018 contest and won the title of Miss Diva Universe 2018. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shraddha Shashidhar. She also won the subtitles 'Miss Body Beautiful' and 'Miss Multimedia'. Nehal represented India at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant held on 17 December 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.
नीलू वाघेला
मुक्त ज्ञानकोश विकिपीडिया से

नीलू वाघेला (जन्म -१५ अप्रैल, १९७०) एक भारतीय अभिनेत्री, नृतक और टेलीविज़न कार्यकर्त्ता हैं, जीने राजस्थानी सिनेमा में अपने काम के लिए जाना जाता हैं। वर्तमान में वह अभी स्टार प्लस के शो "संतोषी राठी" उर्फ़ "भाभो" का किरदार निभा रही हैं। उनका अपना खुद का प्रोडक्शन हाउस भी हैं "अरुनील फिल्म्स" जों राजस्थानी फिल्मे बनता हैं।
करियर
नीलू वाघेला ने बतौर मंच कलाकार अपने करियर की शुरुआत की थी और उन्हें वह से फिल्मो के लिए चुना गया। ११ वर्ष की आयु में उनकी फिल्म सुपरहिट हुई "सुपत्तर बिनानी"। उन्हें एक फिल्म "बाई चली सारिया" के लिए चुना गया था जिसके हिंदी रीमेक "सजन का घर" में जूही चावला ने काम किया था। उन्होंने ५० से ज्यादा फिल्मो में काम किया हैं और ५ गुजराती फिल्मो में भी काम किया। उहोने कई मशहूर फिल्मो में काम किया हैं "रामगढ़ की रमली", "जय करनी माता", "बाई चली सासरिये"। उनका विवाह अरविन्द कुमार से हुआ था और उनके २ बच्चे हैं।
टेलीविज़न

२०११-२०१६ "दिया और बाती हम (संतोष राठी)"
२०१२-२०१३ "नच बलिये ५"
"मेरी माँ"(बतौर मेजबान)
२०१७ "टू सूरज मई सांझ पीया जी"
फिल्मोग्राफी

रामगढ़ की रामली
जय करनी माता
लांचा गुजरी
दादोसारी लाडली

Namrata Rao
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Namrata Rao
Born 10 June 1980

Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film editor
Years active 2008 – present

Namrata Rao (born 10 June 1980) is an Indian film editor, who works in Hindi cinema, where starting with Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), she edited films like Ishqiya (2010), Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) and Kahaani (2012). She is most famous for editing and acting in the film Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010) for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Editing in 2011. She received National Film Award for Best Editing and Filmfare Award for Best Editing for the critically acclaimed Kahaani (2012).
Early life and education
Born to a middle-class family in Delhi, she obtained a degree in IT, but left the field to pursue film.
Career
She started her career as a graphic designer, also worked with NDTV for a while, before deciding to study film making at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata.
Neha Bamb

Neha Bamb is an innocent looking girl and an actress with immense potentials. She belongs to a Marwari family who originally hail from Jodhpur but Neha was born in Mumbai on 9 May, 1985 and was brought up in Mumbai.

She was interested in acting and modeling since her early years and made her debut in the serials with Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai in 2005. she played the female lead Kripa Sharma in the serial. The serial was produced by Ekta Kapoor and was directed by Jitu Arora. The serial was the story of a boy and girl who even after many differences fall in love with each other. The story was somewhat similar to famous Bollywood movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and was termed as DDLJ of Indian television. The serial was highly popular and her acting made her a popular fact in Indian households. Neha received best actress award for 2006 for the serial as well as Best Couple Award was given to her with Iqbal Khan for the serial.

After the conclusion of this serial, she again appeared in 2007 as Mahi Malhotra in Zee TV serial Maayka which was produced by Dheeraj Kumar and directed by Ashwin Verma and Niranjan Malhotra. It was the story of three daughters of a family. Their parental house (Mayka) is destroyed by miscreants and due to that a number of misunderstandings are created between the sisters. This serial was also very well received by the audiences and Neha became a household name again for some years to come.

Neha Bamb
Born India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001-2009
Spouse(s) Thab (m.2007)

Neha Bamb is an Indian actress. She is known for playing the role of Mahi in Maayka and Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai as Kripa.
Niharika Singh
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Niharika Singh
Singh in 2013
Born 31 August 1982
Occupation Actress

Niharika Singh (born 31 August 1982) is an Indian film actress, producer and a former Miss India. She won the title of Miss Earth India in 2005 and made her acting debut with the film Miss Lovely which competed in Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Early life

Born on 31 August, 1982 in New Delhi to Lalita and Ajit Kumar Singh, Niharika spent her childhood in various north Indian towns and hill stations, moving homes and schools every few years. Her father worked for Uttar Pradesh Tourism and after the state was divided, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, Government of India. Her mother studied fashion designing and ran a design institute in New Delhi. Her maternal family from Rajasthan (Regar caste) and paternal family from Uttar Pradesh (Jatav caste) were both influenced by Arya Samaj but Niharika does not practice any religion.

Singh was an avid reader growing up and showed a keen interest in creative writing and performing arts. She recalls her first performance as Bharat Mata at the age of 4 in her primary school in Haridwar after which she regularly attended children theatre workshops conducted by Sahitya Kala Parishad and performed in children plays at Kamani auditorium in New Delhi. She was sent to an all girls boarding school, All Saints' College, in Nainital where her interests in co-curricular activities were encouraged. Singh started working as a model in 1999 at the age of 17 when she first walked the ramp for a design institute in Dehradun. She went on to pursue a degree in B.Com (Hons) at Shri Ram College of Commerce in New Delhi and continued taking modelling assignments alongside to earn a little income. Niharika featured in several print campaigns, fashion magazines, music videos and decided to drop out of college and move to Mumbai to pursue a full time career in the entertainment business after her younger sister got admission in St Xaviers College in 2003.

Career

Singh participated in Femina Miss India in 2005 and won the title of Miss Earth India along with subtitles for Miss Photogenic and Miss Beautiful Hair after which she went on to represent India at Miss Earth 2005 held in the Philippines. She appeared in several print ads and television commercials for brands like Ponds, Samsung, Asian Paints, Nivea, HCL, Bajaj, Raymonds etc and hosted a reality series Banungi Main Miss India with the Femina Miss India contestants of 2006. Niharika was listed in Times of India's Most Desirable Women list of 2005.

Her career in films started when she signed a 10-film contract with Bollywood director Raj Kanwar in 2006. The films were never made. In 2007, singer Himesh Reshammiya approached her to play the role of a haughty heiress opposite him in A New Love Ishtory to be directed by John Matthew Matthan and produced by T-Series (company).Niharika attended an acting course with Barry John (theatre director) before she started filming A New Love Ishtory. Due to internal differences, producer Bhushan Kumar pulled the finance, dubbed the unfinished version and sold the film directly to a television channel in 2013. Singh shot for her second film Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekh Mudh Mudh Ke opposite Reshammiya which was shelved mid-way.She also acted in a Kannada film Private Number that never got a release.

After a series of shelved and unreleased films, Singh made her acting debut with Ashim Ahluwalia's critically acclaimed first feature Miss Lovely, set in the criminal depths of Mumbai's C-grade sex-horror film industry. The film competed in Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and won 2 awards at the 61st National Film Awards.Singh played a mysterious ingénue with a shadowy past, for which she earned rave reviews for her performance and a nomination for the most promising newcomer at the 21st Screen Awards.

Niharika rediscovered cinema after her tryst with Cannes and other international festivals and joined a course at the Film and Television Institute of India in 2013 to expand her understanding of the medium. During the promotions for Miss Lovely, Niharika said in an interview "My tryst with typical Bollywood films was not great. I didn’t feel any growth as an actor there. Instead, I felt frustrated in that phase. So, I wouldn’t like to go back to feeling that way again." She also mentioned she is attempting to write a memoir.

Singh took a break from public life and made appearances in a few independent/art house film projects over the next decade. She was seen in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's hindi feature Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa that premiered at BFI London Film Festival 2013, Bappaditya Bandopadhyay's multi-lingual drama Sohra Bridge, which screened at the 46th International Film Festival of India, Nikhil Pherwani's directorial debut Ahaan[49][50]the first Hindi language film to cast an actor with down syndrome in the lead and Ashim Ahluwalia's Indian segment "Palace of horrors" in the feature length horror anthology The Field Guide to Evil which had its world premiere at South by Southwest. She actively chose to keep a low profile in the media and refused to participate in promotional activities for any film during this period.

Niharika was selected for Berlinale Talents[51]in 2016 where she was introduced to Alexander Technique while attending a workshop with Jean-Louis Rodrigue and Kristof Konrad.

In 2019, Singh joined Future East Film as one of the directors of the company where she introduced a Diversity Film Training program for students from marginalised backgrounds. She co-founded Future East Digital with filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia and visual artist Amit Basak in 2020.

In media

Singh was treated as the state guest in Uttarakhand after being crowned Miss Earth India. She was appointed the goodwill ambassador for Rotary Blood Bank in 2005 at the behest of the Governor of Uttarakhand Sudarshan Agarwal and a garden was named after her in Mussoorie.

In 2007, a model from Benaras shot to fame by walking down the ramp impersonating Miss India Earth, Niharika Singh.

Niharika issued a public statement in 2017 when her name was used to garner publicity to sell actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's memoir An Ordinary Life published by Penguin Random House with a fabricated account of their relationship. After a severe backlash and a defamation case by another actress Sunita Rajwar, Nawazuddin Siddiqui issued an apology and withdrew the book within a fortnight after its release.Veteran actress Asha Parekh showed her displeasure and said, "What Nawazuddin did to the ladies was not in good taste." In a later interview, Siddiqui stated that "It was the biggest mistake of my life."

In 2018, Niharika gave a statement to the crime branch in flight attendant Anissia Batra's alleged suicide case, describing Mayank Singh Singhvi, the prime accused as violent and abusive,claiming Anissia had contacted her over the phone for support a few weeks before her mysterious death.

In November 2018, Singh wrote a piece addressing the Me Too movement in India as a dalit woman in the entertainment business which was posted by journalist Sandhya Menon on Twitter and picked up by all leading media publications thereafter. She was subsequently invited as a guest and speaker on panels in Harvard University, Columbia University, The New School and Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Personal Life

Niharika is in a domestic partnership with filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia and lives in Mumbai.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotesRefs
2012 Miss Lovely Pinky/Sonika/Pooja Nominated - Most Promising Newcomer - Screen 

Awards
2013 A New Love Ishtory Kamya Dhanraj
2013 Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa Ayesha
2016 Sohra Bridge Ria
2018 The Field Guide to Evil Sadhavi Segment - Palace of Horrors
2021 Ahaan Anu

Awards and nominations
IBNLive Movie Awards 2015 - Best Female Debut - Won
21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards - Most Promising Newcomer Female - Nominated
Neelima Rani
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Neelima Esai Rani

Neelima recent casual pic
Born 6 November 1986

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 'Native' - Thanjavur
Occupation Actress and Producer
Spouse(s)
Esai Vanan
​(m. 2008)​
Children Aditi

Neelima Rani is an Indian film actress and a model and a dubbing artist who is mainly known for her roles in Tamil-language soap operas and movies in antagonistic roles. She also produced Zee Tamil series Niram Maaratha Pookkal and Endrendrum Punnagai

Career

Neelima started her career in Oru Pennin Kathai when she was in school. In her summer vacations she also did feature films like Thevar Magan, Virumbugiren and Pandavar Bhoomi. When she was 15 she played the second heroine role in Acham Madam Airyppu — Brindavanam. She acted in the 850 episode Sun TV serial, Metti Oli in 2002.

In 2011, she announced that she would place roles on television serials behind her priorities to star in feature films. Her role as Karthi's friend in Naan Mahaan Alla won her Edison Award for Best Supporting Actress, before she went on to portray another pivotal role in Muran.

The actress has turned producer with K. S. Adhiyaman's venture Amali Thumali, a comedy film featuring Nakul, Shanthnu and Santhanam in the lead roles. Her duties as producer meant she had to oversea work in Fiji and thus she had to quit her role in the television serial, Thendral. After her resignation, she worked with the world record Sun TV serial, Vani Rani, in a pivotal role called 'Dimple'.
Nikunj Malik
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Nikunj Malikl
Malik at Shiana N C's ramp show, 2014
Born 30 October 1987 
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor, Footwear Designer (Graduate & Post graduate NIFT )
Years active 2011 – present

Nikunj Malik (born 30 October 1987) is an Indian film actress and TV personality.

Career

Malik debuted as a contestant on the Indian reality wedding show, Rahul Dulhaniya le Jayega. The show first aired on NDTV Imagine on 1 February 2011. Although she was one of the most popular contestants, Malik opted out of marriage in the finale episode.

Malik made her film debut with the Bollywood film Revolver Rani alongside Kangana Ranaut. She also made a guest appearance in The Shaukeens.

Nikunj Malik is a graduate & post graduate from india’s best fashion design college NIFT. She specialises in footwear designing. She also cleared IIM-A for doctorate but dropped out.

Malik has endorsed Indian spice brand, R-Pure, and thermal wear brand, Shera.
Niti Taylor
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Niti Taylor
Taylor in 2017
Born
Niti Taylor
8 November 1994 

Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, Host
Years active 2010–present
Spouse(s)
Parikshit Bawa
​(m. 2020)​

Niti Taylor (born 8 November 1994) is an Indian television actress known for her portrayal of Nandini Murthy in MTV India's Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan,Shivani Mathur in Ghulaam and Mannat in Ishqbaaaz.

Media

In December 2015, Taylor was declared as the highest placed newcomer in the 50 Sexiest Asian Women list of the UK based newspaper Eastern Eye.

Career

At the age of 15, Taylor made her television debut with Pyaar Ka Bandhan in 2009. Her breakthrough came through her role of Nandini Murthy in MTV India's Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan, opposite Parth Samthaan.

In 2016 she appeared in the music video "Parindey Ka Pagalpan" opposite Siddharth Gupta.

In 2017, she portrayed the character of Shivani in crime thriller Ghulaam opposite Param Singh.

In 2019, Taylor portrayed the character of Mannat Kaur Khurana in Ishqbaaz opposite Nakuul Mehta. Same year she appeared in a Punjabi-language music video "Cappuccino" opposite Abhishek Verma.

In 2020, she came up with a YouTube story series named Taylormade Stories.

Personal life

Taylor was born in Delhi on 8 November 1994 to a Gujarati father and a Bengali Christian mother from Kolkata. On 13 August 2019, Taylor got engaged to her boyfriend Parikshit Bawa. They married on 13 August 2020.
Nithya Das
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Nithya Das
Born
Nithya Das
14 May 1981 

Occupation Actress
Spouse(s) Arvind Singh (2007–present)
Children Naina Singh
Naman Singh
Parent(s) Mohan Das

Nithya Das is an Indian actress who works prominently in Malayalam cinema along with Malayalam and Tamil Television series.

Career

Das was active in the film industry during the early- 2000s. She started her career with the 2001 film Ee Parakkum Thalika, directed by Thaha and starring Dileep. After this successful film, she acted with Kalabhavan Mani in Kanmashi. Her other films in Malayalam include Balettan, Choonda, Hridayathil Sookshikkan, Nagaram, Soorya Kireedam and Nariman. She was selected from many applicants in a talent search program of the film industry. She acted in television serials in Surya, Kairali, Sun and Jaya TV.

Personal life

Nithya Das married Arvind Singh Jamwal on 17 June 2007 in Guruvayoor Nithya met him in 2005 when she was traveling to Chennai on Indian Airlines and Arvind was a member of the flight crew. The couple have a daughter Naina Jamwal born in 2008 and a son Naman Singh Jamwal born in 2018. They were settled in Kashmir and now shifted to Kozhikode.
Nikita Anand
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Nikita Anand
Nikita Anand at the Indian Premiere of Fast Five
Born
Nikita Anand
1983

Occupation Model, Actress

Nikita Anand is an Indian model, actress, television presenter and former beauty queen who was crowned Miss India Universe 2003. She represented India at Miss Universe 2003 where she was unplaced, ending India's eleven-year streak of consecutive placements in Miss Universe, from 1992 through 2002.

Early life

Nikita was born to a Punjabi family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her father is Brigadier S. S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools (St. Mary's Pune, Maharashtra; Bishop Westcott Girls' School, Ranchi, Jharkhand; Cathedral and John Connon, Mumbai; and NIFT, Delhi). She also has a brother.

Personal life

Anand is a collector of watches. "I love watches but very rarely do I find a piece that appeals to my sensibilities. I am always on the look-out for high-end watches. I would love to add more, but it just doesn’t happen very often," she said. Her favourites in her collection are her IWC and Guess watches. Anand also loves shopping destinations Milan, Kuala Lumpur and Dubai. She is now the member of International Women's Film Forum of AAFT.

Career

Anand began participating in beauty pageants at an early stage, and was crowned as Miss Ranchi at the age of 13. She went on a dietary regime when she was in class 10.

While being a second-year student of NIFT Delhi, she won the Femina Miss India contest in 2003. Her final question in the contest was whether she thinks that forgiveness is better said than done, to which she answered "To err is human, to forgive divine, and we have to forgive and move on to make life better." She was crowned by preceding winner Neha Dhupia, and given the chance to represent India at the Miss Universe pageant in Panama City, Panama. However, she failed to place, breaking India's 11-year streak of placing in the Top 10 from 1992 to 2002.

At the Miss Universe contest, her national costume and ethnic dresses were designed by Ritu Kumar, while Ashley Rebello put together her evening gown and western outfits. She was also helped by Dr. Sandesh Mayekar (dental care), Dr. Jamuna Pai (skin care), Bharat and Doris Godambe (hair and make-up), Dr. Anjali Mukherjee (diet), Finesse Shoes, New Delhi (shoes), Sabira Merchant (speech and diction), and IDEA (Integrated Dance Exercise Academy, physical fitness).

After doing stints of modeling for print, walking the ramp, and anchoring shows on fast cars and cricket on television, she debuted in Bollywood in the film Dil Dosti Etc. Her co-star in the movie was Shreyas Talpade and she played the role of Prerna, an outgoing college student. Although the movie received mixed to negative reviews, her performance was appreciated by Taran Adarsh, who went on to say that she has the trappings of a fine actress.

She then signed Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De? and Nileish Malhotra's Monopoly - The Game Of Money where she worked with Manisha Koirala and Zeenat Aman respectively. While the former was released in 2010, and received negative reviews, the latter has been delayed.
Accomplishments
Anchoring

Cup Tak on Star News
Lage Raho India on Star News
NASCAR on Zee Sports
Cricket Tri Series in Malaysia
Compering
SAARC Car Rally Summit 2007

Launched Trendz - a fashion channel
Ford at Auto Expo 2006, in New Delhi
Launch of ICICI Indian Airlines Platinum MasterCard
Mahindra & Mahindra
Ebony
Idea Cellular
TVC commercial
Dabur Vatika
Ramp modelling

Modelled for Satyapaul amidst the magnificent and electric interiors of the internationally renowned wax attraction-Madame Tussauds in London in March 2004.
Sashayed for Burlingtons in Mumbai.
Modelled for creations of budding fashion designers at graduation shows of fashion institutes like NIFT, NIFD, JD and IIFT.
Modelled in shows - 'Passion for Colour' by Times of India, Bridal Asia Show 2003, Femina Bridal Show 2004.
Worked with leading fashion stalwarts like JJ Vallaya, Ritu Kumar, Mona Pali, Siddharth Tytler.
Media work

Sony Erricson
Maruti Suzuki Zen
Indian Airlines
Wills Sports
Jindal Diamonds
Rayban
Nimrat Kaur
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Nimrat Kaur
Kaur in 2018
Born 13 March 1982

Pilani, Rajasthan, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2002–present

Nimrat Kaur (born 13 March 1982) is an Indian actress. She began her career as a print model and went on to act in theater. After brief appearances in a few films, Kaur starred in Anurag Kashyap's production Peddlers, which was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. She followed it with her breakthrough role in The Lunchbox, a critically acclaimed drama co-starring Irrfan Khan, which was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2015, Kaur played the recurring role of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Tasneem Qureishi in the fourth season of the American television series Homeland. She then costarred with Akshay Kumar in the war thriller Airlift. In 2016, Kaur began portraying Rebecca Yedlin in the second season of the American television series Wayward Pines. She returned for the eighth and final season of Homeland as a series regular in February 2020.

Early life and background

Kaur was born into a Sikh family in Pilani, Rajasthan. Her father was an Indian Army officer, and she has a younger sister, Rubina, who is a psychologist based in Bangalore. Her family lived in Patiala, and she studied at Yadavindra Public School, Patiala. In 1994, her father was abducted and killed by Kashmiri Terrorists. Thereafter, her family moved to Delhi-suburb, Noida, where she grew up and attended Delhi Public School, Noida. Later, she studied at Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University and obtained a B.Com Hons in commerce.

Career


Kaur in 2014

After her studies, Kaur moved to Mumbai and worked as a print model. She began working as a theater actress appearing in plays such as Baghdad Wedding (2012), All About Women and Red Sparrow, working with directors like Sunil Shanbag and Manav Kaul.

Kaur was launched in a two-part music video for the songs "Tera Mera Pyar" by Kumar Sanu and "Yeh Kya Hua" by Shreya Ghoshal in 2004. The videos were directed by writer-editor Apurva Asrani. She also did TV advertisements.

Kaur made her film debut with a small role in an English film, One Night with the King (2006), which was shot in Rajasthan. Her Hindi film debut came with Peddlers in 2012, produced by Anurag Kashyap. The film was screened at Cannes Film Festival to good reviews.

Kaur came to public attention when she appeared in a Cadbury Silk commercial.

Kaur attended the Cannes festival for the second time for the epistolary romantic film The Lunchbox (2013). The film was a commercial and critical success. Kaur received rave reviews for her portrayal of a lonely wife who begins a friendship with a man (played by Irrfan Khan) through letters. Raja Sen of Rediff.com said of Kaur's performance: "It is a disarmingly natural performance that is impossible to forget and difficult to analyse, and in this limited space one may merely express admiration." Jay Weissberg of Variety called her a "radiant presence" and Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph said that "Nimrat strips off all the sentimentality to attach dignity and grace to the character. This one's a sparkling debut."

In 2014, Kaur appeared as ISI agent Tasneem Qureishi in the fourth season of the American TV series Homeland. The same year she committed to star with Rajkummar Rao in an untitled psychological drama to be directed by Saurabh Shukla.

In 2016, she acted in the war drama Airlift, alongside Akshay Kumar. Based on the civil operation of evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Iraq-Kuwait war, the film was released on 22 January to mostly positive reviews. Rajeev Masand in his review wrote: "For the most part, the film feels authentic, and Nimrat Kaur blends right in. Just a wee bit awkward in the early scenes, she comes into her own by the time she must deliver a scathing monologue during a crisis of faith over her husband's actions." The film was a financial success. Kaur also began portraying Rebecca Yedlin in the second season of the American television series Wayward Pines in 2016.

In 2017, Kaur starred as Shikha Sharma in the Hindi web series The Test Case.

She returned for the eighth and final season of Homeland as a series regular in February 2020.

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes2016 Love Shots Arshi Film #1: The Road Trip
2017 The Test Case Capt. Shikha Sharma ALT Balaji series

Niki Aneja Walia
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Niki 2019

Niki Walia (née Aneja) is an Indian television and film actress.

Personal life

Niki Walia was born Niki Aneja on 26 September 1972 in Mumbai. She went to St. Teresa's Convent School in Santacruz. She married Sonny Walia in February 2002 and shifted to the UK the same year. The couple has twins (a boy, Sean and a girl, Sabrina). She currently resides in England.

Career


Niki has worked as a model, compere, VJ, host and actress on TV and Film (Bollywood). She has acted for nearly 30 years in over 31 television serials across genres.

She is best known for her role as Dr. Simran Mathur in the Hindi TV series Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani on Zee TV. She had beautifully played the role of Nikki in Zee TV serial "Baat ban jaye"

She was also a judge for Femina Miss India 1994 which resulted in the win for Miss World for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Miss Universe for Sushmita Sen.

Niki has also been a Runner-up Miss World University in 1991, resulting in her being World Ambassador for Peace 1991–1992. She worked in Cloud 9 which was UK's first British Asian soap.

Neeti Wagh

Neeti Wagh is an actress, known for Shuruaat Ka Interval (2014), Fan Club (2011) and Interval 3D (2014).

Neeti is an Indian actress, comedian, singer and also an Anchor she established her career in Bollywood cinema and film industry. She is an artist and lived in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Neeti is a recipient of several awards in television cinema and film industry and known different languages like English, Hindi and Punjabi and belongs to Punjabi family background. She also cast in brilliant television cinema and films a lead role as an actress and a playback singer and organised the fantastic magical and entertainment events for their audience..

She played the lead actress role in television cinema, and serials as for three episodes for life ok show such as Savdhan India, story name – Laalach, Bela ki Shadi and Choti maa for different types of roles. A standup comedian for Sahara one show called as champions along with the and Kashif Khan. She has been work for Radio such as fever 104 FM and Big FM and one of the four finalists in Solo standup comedy shows for ladies special on the channel Zee TV. She has sung for a Pakistani film and film named as "main hun shahid Afridi ", the song name is Masti mei Dubi rat h.

She was also nominated for best singer award category for ARY golden globe Awards 2014 alongside Parveen. She played a role in Bollywood films industry with Irrfan Khan, and she played Irrfan Khan neighbour's in the film bilo barber who is directed by Priyadarshan. The production house produces the Red chillies. She started her first blog and as her first featured post, here is to Neeti. She is an actress and stands up comedian and also a singer. You might have seen in colours and sony tv. NEETI WAGH is an actress popular from SHURUWATO KA INTERVAL 2014, Fan club in 2011 and interval 3D.

She appeared in various shows it reflects her hard work toward her career and travels extensively for her performance, and did live music concert's also with Priya. Neeti was a model initially and didn't leave her modeling after offering her first film and also an extremely talented actress and also a gorgeous model. She is a beautiful and young singer as well as an actress. She enjoyed her passion and organized a live music concert on YouTube and also saw with her partner Priya in lots of live music concerts. Neeti Wagh is such a multi-talented actress with a gorgeous face and fantastic singing.

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Navina Bole
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Navina Bole
Born 30 October 1983, Mumbai, Indian
Occupation Actress, Model

Navina Bole is an Indian television actress who played the role of Diya Bhushan in the college romance, Miley Jab Hum Tum. Navina also played the role of Priya in a light hearted family show, Jeannie Aur Juju. She played the role of Tia in Ishqbaaz.

Navina Bole was born in Mumbai. She received a degree in commerce and trained as a Bharat Natyam dancer.

She started her career with modeling before appearing in television commercials for brands including Fair & Lovely, Dabur Vatika, Fair one, Chevrolet, Reliance, and Nokia. She has also done music videos for Jagjit Singh, Ghulam Ali, Abida Parveen, Amaan & Ayaan Ali Bangash, DJ Jayanta Pathak & DJ Taral.

She dated Actor-Producer Karran Jeet and became engaged to him on January 22, 2017. They married in March 2017.

Navina Bole 2635 8193 Mob: 98203 99857 Email: navina 005Pyahoo.com

Nalini Prava Deka
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Nalini Prava Deka
Born 11 March 1944
Assam, India
Died 15 June 2014 (aged 70)
Guwahati, India
Years active 1964–2014
Children Ankur Deka, Arnab Jan Deka, Jim Ankan Deka

Nalini Prava Deka (11 March 1944 – 15 June 2014) was an author, poet, storyteller, actress and playwright from Assam, a state in India encompassing the Brahmaputra Valley. She was honoured at a 2012 gathering in Ledo by the Assam Sahitya Sabha (Assam Literary Society). Deka promoted Assamese heritage, traditional customs, weaving and fabric art, cooking and folk music with her husband, Bhabananda Deka. They researched traditional Assamese lifestyle, art, literature and culture. Deka was the first female editor and publisher of a children's magazine, Phul (Flower), and wrote 30 critically praised books. All India Radio broadcast Deka's radio plays on issues related to women and children.

According to the Assam Tribune, Deka has "been like an institution to our society" and "has contributed immensely to the cultural and economic spheres of our state". Dainik Sankarjyoti, an Assamese daily published in Guwahati, described how she played a significant part in nurturing the traditional indigenous Assamese lifestyle and social ethos by promoting indigenous Assamese weaving traditions (maintaining taat xaal—hand looms for weaving mekhela sadawr and suriya chapkawn) and dheki (traditional Assamese crop grinders for rice and pithaguri. Deka died on 15 June 2014 in Guwahati. ChaiTunes released a music video as a tribute.

Assamese lifestyle

A poet, Deka inculcated the legacy of Assamese culture and heritage in her children. She set up an indigenous Assamese traditional hand loom (taat-xaal ) at her homes in New Delhi and Guwahati to produce hand-woven fabrics and garments. Deka wore her hand-woven mekhela-sadawr and wove suriya-sapkawns for her husband to wear. She set up a crop-grinding tool (dheki ) at home, using it to producing her family’s food from organic herbs. Raw paddy, including rice, wheat and lentils, was ground to produce traditional Assamese food and snacks such as saul, kumawl saul, bora saul, sira, aakhoi and xandawh. Deka demonstrated self-reliance, even in the city.

Author

Deka wrote and edited a total of 30 books, mostly in Assamese. Some of her writing, including short stories, have been translated into English. Deka's books have been reviewed by Maheswar Neog, Bhupen Hazarika, Pramod Chandra Bhattacharya, Sheelabhadra, Rammal Thakuria, Bhabananda Deka, Bisweswar Hazarika and Kanak Chandra Deka. She had a cordial relationship with Bhupen Hazarika and Mamoni Raisom Goswami (Indira Goswami), and Hazarika wrote an article about one of her books.A compilation by Deka and her husband entitled Sahityik Dampati Adhyaksha Bhabananda Deka–Nalini Prava Deka was introduced on 4 December 2014 in Guwahati. Another book (An Extraordinary Assamese Couple, about Deka and her husband) was introduced on 28 February 2015 by Dutch scientist and author Constantin Aurel Stere.

She wrote three short-story collections, including 2011's Elandhu (Smut, with some English-language stories) and Ebigha Mati (A Plot of Land) (1990). Deka's short stories emphasized brotherhood and religious tolerance. Many of her poems were played and sung by Assamese musicians and singers. Deka began editing a popular children's magazine, Phul (Flower), in 1987 and printed and published the magazine for several years on her own printing press.

Playwright

Deka was a popular Assamese first-generation female radio playwright in Assam since the early 1970s. Her plays centered around issues concerning women and children, and many were broadcast on All India Radio from Guwahati. Deka acted in some of her radio plays and onstage.

Social activist

Deka was a leading social activist in Assam and played a role in the establishment of national and international organisations, including the Srimanta Sankardev International Foundation, Assam Foundation–India, Delhi Asomiya Sahitya Samaj, Sadou Asam Moina Parijat, Kamrup (undivided) District Sahitya Sabha, Sadou Asam Chemoniya Chora, Pub–Sarania Naamghar, Rajgarh Sahitya Chora, Pohar Proyasi Mohila Samiti, Urvashi Kristi Kendra and Urvashi Sangeet Vidyalay. She was the founding president of Purbanchaliya Mohila Parishad, the female wing of a regional political organisation in Northeast India. Through these organisations, Deka promoted Assamese heritage, culture and literature all over the world and began a social renaissance through female empowerment and religious tolerance. Her effort to create a social awakening in Assam inspired the song, "Xare Aso" ("We Are Awake").
Nayanthara
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Nayanthara
Nayanthara at Filmfare Awards
Born
Diana Mariam Kurian
18 November 1984 

Occupation

Actress
film producer
model
Years active 2003–present

Works Full list
Partner(s) Vignesh Shivan
Awards Full list
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Nayanthara (born Diana Mariam Kurian; 18 November 1984) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears and works in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema. She was the only South Indian female actor to have made it to the Forbes India “Celebrity 100”, 2018 list, with her total earning credited at ₹ 15.17 crores. Nayanthara is often referred as Lady Superstar of South Indian cinema. She has acted in more than 75 films.

She made her acting debut in the 2003 Malayalam film Manassinakkare with Jayaram. She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Ayya (2005) and Telugu with Lakshmi (2006). Both were successful. After this she had numerous commercially successful Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films like Chandramukhi (2005), Rappakal (2005), Ghajini (2005), Dubai Seenu (2007), Tulasi (2007), Billa (2007), Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008), Aadhavan (2009), Adhurs (2010), Bodyguard (2010), Simha (2010), Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010), Sri Rama Rajyam (2011), Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012), Raja Rani (2013), Arrambam (2013), Bhaskar the Rascal (2015), Thani Oruvan (2015), Maya (2015), Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015), Babu Bangaram (2016), Iru Mugan (2016), Dora (2017), Velaikkaran (2017), Kolamavu Kokila (2018), Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018), Viswasam (2019), Love Action Drama (2019), Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019) and Bigil (2019).

In 2010, she also made her Kannada film debut through the film Super, her only appearance in a Kannada film to date. Her portrayal of Goddess Sita in Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress and the Nandi Award for Best Actress. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for her performance in Raja Rani (2013), Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015) and Aramm (2017). In 2017, she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress for her performance in Puthiya Niyamam (2016), marking her first Filmfare Award in Malayalam.

Early life

Nayanthara was born as Diana Mariam Kurian in Bangalore, Karnataka, India to Malabar Nasrani parents Kurian Kodiyattu and Omana Kurian who hail from the aristocratic Kodiyattu family from Thiruvalla, Kerala. Her elder brother, Leno, lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.As her father was an Indian Air Force official, Nayanthara studied in various parts of India, mainly in North India. She did her schooling in Jamnagar, Gujarat and Delhi.[citation needed] In Thiruvalla, she studied at Balikamadom Girls Higher Secondary School[citation needed] and then attended Marthoma College,[citation needed] Thiruvalla for her bachelor's degree in English Literature.

Career
Debut in Malayalam cinema (2003–2004)

While studying at college, Nayanthara worked part-time as a model. needed] She was spotted by director Sathyan Anthikkad, who had seen some of her modelling assignments and approached her to play a pivotal role in his film Manassinakkare (2003). Although she turned down the offer initially, as she was not interested in films, she gave in eventually and agreed to do "just that one film". Manassinakkare went on to become a high financial success and she continued to receive acting offers. Both her releases in 2004, Natturajavu by Shaji Kailas, and Fazil's psychological thriller Vismayathumbathu, saw her co-starring alongside Mohanlal; while she played the protagonist's adopted sister in the former, she portrayed a ghost in the latter. Her performance in Vismayathumbathu, in particular, was lauded, with critics claiming that she had "stolen the thunder with her author-backed role", and was "the revelation of the film". She also acted in Thaskara Veeran and Rappakal.

Early work in Tamil and Telugu cinema (2005–2007)

Nayanthara subsequently started appearing in Tamil and Telugu films. In 2005, she was cast in Hari's Ayya, debuting in the Tamil film industry. Behindwoods.com stated that she had made a "sensational debut in Tamil", while a reviewer from Nowrunning.com said that her "presence with her beautiful smile is crowd winning". While still shooting for Ayya, she was selected for the comedy horror film Chandramukhi, after its director P. Vasu's wife had seen Manassinakkare and recommended her. The film ran for over 800 days in theatres, eventually turning Nayanthara into one of the most-sought after actresses in Tamil. Later that year she appeared in A R Murugadoss' Ghajini, in which she played a secondary female character. Nayanthara then accepted to appear in an item number as herself in the Perarasu-directed masala film Sivakasi.

Nayanthara's first release in 2006 was Kalvanin Kadhali. Indiaglitz.com stated her performance was the "strength of the film". She next made her debut in Telugu, starring in the film Lakshmi, following which she performed in Boss, I Love You. Three Tamil films in which she enacted the lead female characters – Vallavan, Thalaimagan and E – were released simultaneously during Deepavali 2006. All three films opened to mixed reviews. In Vallavan, she portrayed a lecturer who falls in love with a student younger than her. Sify wrote: "Nayanthara virtually walks away with the film and has never looked so beautiful. She looks gorgeous especially in songs and does justice to her well-etched out role". The science fiction thriller E featured Nayanthara in the role of a bar dancer. Reviewers from Rediff stated that she made an impact. Indiaglitz said she was "very adequate and impressive in a slightly complicated role", and that she had "come up with a good performance". In Thalaimagan, she played a news reporter, with critics agreeing that she did not have much to do in the film.

Public recognition and widespread success (2007–2011)

Nayanthara regained her star billing in Kollywood acting in the Vishnuvardhan-directed gangster film Billa (2007). A remake of the same-titled 1980 Tamil film, it went on to become a success at the box office, while Nayanthara received many accolades for her performance as Sasha in her new glamour look. Sify heaped praise on her, describing her as a "show stopper". The reviewer further wrote: "Nayanthara has gone full throttle to look her sexiest best [...] She has a beautiful body which she flaunts daringly [...] and is also able to bring out the cold aloofness and bitterness of her character. Similarly a critic from Nowrunning.com noted that she looked "great in mini-skirts, jacket, dark glasses and tall boots".

In 2008 she had five releases, four of which were in Tamil. Her first release was the family entertainer Yaaradi Nee Mohini. Behindwoods.com wrote: "Nayan dispels her bombshell act and proves that she can more than just that. She breaks into tears when needed, shows vicious contempt when rubbed the wrong way in the name of love, and looks endearing in songs". Nowrunning.com stated that she "exhibits her acting skills in full measure [and] gives a moving performance in emotional scenes", while Sify's critic wrote that she looked "sensational and has done a great job in perhaps the meatiest role she has done so far". She won the Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine for the second consecutive year, and was nominated for the Best Actress prize at the 56th Filmfare Awards South.

Her subsequent appearances were in Kuselan, Satyam and Aegan in 2008. In 2009 she appeared in Villu and Aadhavan.

In 2010, all her releases, which featured her as the female lead, turned out to be commercial successes: she had five box office hits in the four Southern languages – Adhurs (Telugu), Bodyguard (Malayalam), Simha (Telugu), Boss Engira Bhaskaran (Tamil) and Super (Kannada). She won the Asianet Award for Best Actress for her performance in Bodyguard. The latter three, in particular, were particularly good for Nayanthara, with Simha becoming one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of the year and Boss Engira Bhaskaran releasing to positive reviews, and becoming a financial success.[49][50][51] Upendra's Super, which marked her debut into the Kannada film industry, opened to rave reviews, while her performance was also praised by critics. Her performances in Simha, Boss Engira Bhaskaran and Super eventually fetched her nominations for the Filmfare Best Actress Award in the respective languages. She also starred in Shyamaprasad's critically acclaimed Malayalam film Elektra. Her performance was well appreciated by critics when it was screened at the International Film Festival of IndiaThe film was also screened at the Dubai International Film Festival.

Her only release in 2011 was the mythological film Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) by Bapu, in which she played the role of Sita. She received critical acclaim for her performance in the film, with Rediff.com noting, "Nayanthara is the surprise package of the film. As Sita, she too has played the role of her lifetime. She gave a fine understated performance conveying a kaleidoscope of emotions." Sify commented "Nayanthara gave a fitting answer to all, unleashing grace and accomplishing the assignment with absolute perfection." Subsequently, she was awarded the Nandi Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress. The film was dubbed in the media as her swan song and considered to be her last release before her marriage as she was reported to quit acting thereafter.

Comeback and stardom (2012–present)

Choosing to make a comeback, Nayanthara began shooting for Krish's Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) after an eleven-month sabbatical. She portrayed the role of a journalist and her performance was praised, with a reviewer from Sify stating that "Nayanthara does not play the normal commercial glam-doll for a change and she is good" and "her chemistry with Rana is perfect". The following year, she won critical acclaim for her performance in Atlee's romantic drama Raja Rani (2013), winning both the Filmfare and Vijay Award for Best Actress. Playing the role of a wife in an unhappy marriage, a critic from Sify.com noted, "Nayanthara gets a well-written role and she couldn't ask for a better character than Regina for her return after a three-year hiatus... she looks good, throws herself into the role, approaches her part with restraint and minimalist fuss, and turns in a sincere performance." Sify.com also said her role was "unquestionably the film's biggest strength". Likewise, another reviewer from Behindwoods.com stated the role was "Nayanthara’s career best performance till date" and it was a "great comeback by the actress with a role which gave her ample scope".

Her next release, Vishnuvardhan's Arrambam (2013), featuring Ajith Kumar in the lead, also won acclaim with a reviewer from Rediff stating that "Nayanthara looks gorgeous and does full justice to her character", while Behindwoods critic stated that "Nayanthara puts out a fiery face when required and also showcase her oomph and style in many scenes, adding "this superstar continues to shine".

Nayanthara's rising popularity as an actress led to her being cast in female-centric films, a genre considered a rarity in South Indian cinema. Sekhar Kammula cast her in the titular role of his bilingual Anaamika (2014), a remake of the Hindi film Kahaani (2012), in which Nayanthara portrayed an IT professional who moves to Hyderabad to look for her missing husband. Sify.com labelled her performance in the film "a one-woman show by her in a difficult role... she nails the character perfectly whether it in the initial scenes showing her anguish or in the stunning climax, where she takes a brave decision". In contrast, Rediff.com stated that her "performance is lacklustre in the first half".

While Anaamika did middling business, her next female-centric project, the horror film Maya (2015), emerged as a profitable venture commercially. Portraying a single mother with a mysterious past, Nayanthara won acclaim for her performance and her decision to portray an unconventional character, with Sify.com saying, "Nayanthara is just fabulous and her classier side has been perfectly unleashed in Maya... it’s a treat to watch Nayanthara re-inventing herself by performing in an author backed role".

Along with strong character roles, Nayanthara continued to appear in action and comedy films, including the successful Bhaskar the Rascal (2015) and Thani Oruvan (2015), during the same period. She then went on to win her second Filmfare Award for her role of a deaf girl seeking revenge in Vignesh Shivan's black comedy Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015). About her performance, Sify.com's reviewer noted "Nayanthara's Kadambari is a well-etched out role, the actress is effortlessly charming and she does full justice", and "infuses the part with the right portions of vulnerability, restraint, and quiet strength, delivering a performance that is nothing short of perfect". A video clip from the movie Naanum Rowdy Dhaan went viral on social media where Nayanthara was seen buying liquor from a shop. The Hindu Makkal Katchi demanded the scene to be removed and garlanded her picture with beer bottles and even after she made a statement that it was a film scene, the Hindu Munnani burned her effigy in protest.

In her first release of 2016, Nayanthara portrayed a rape victim in Puthiya Niyamam (2016) opposite Mammootty, with a critic from the IBTimes stating "Nayantara's role as Vasuki Iyer is one of her career's best until now and her decision to dub in her own voice for her character is worthy of appreciation". She continued to play diverse roles, appearing as a village-based school teacher in Thirunaal (2016), a spy in the commercially successful Vikram-starrer Iru Mugan (2016) and the queen of a fantasy kingdom in Kaashmora (2016).

In 2017, she played the main lead in the horror thriller Dora and the critically acclaimed social drama Aramm. Her portrayal of a district collector in Aramm won her the third Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress. She also played the female lead in the action thriller Velaikkaran. Her first release in 2018 was a Telugu-language film Jai Simha in which she played the female lead. She went onto portray the main lead in Nelson Dilipkumar directorial Kolamavu Kokila and the thriller Imaikkaa Nodigal alongside actor Atharvaa.

Dubbing

For the Malayalam movie Elektra (2010) Nayanthara dubbed her lines for the first time. Then she dubbed for the Telugu film Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, another Malayalam movie Puthiya Niyamam, Tamil films Iru Mugan, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, Dora and Kolamavu Kokila.
Personal life

Nayanthara was in a relationship with Silambarasan after they worked together in Vallavan. However, their relationship ended after few years.[citation needed] While working in Villu, Nayanthara and Prabhu Deva fell in love with each other. They were in a relationship for few years and decided to get married. However, in 2010, Prabhu Deva's wife Latha filed a petition at the family court, seeking directions against Deva from living in a relationship with Nayanthara and requesting a reunion with him. Furthermore, she threatened to go on hunger strike if Prabhu Deva married Nayanthara, while several women's organisations conducted protests against Nayanthara for bringing disrepute to the Tamil culture, burning an effigy of her. In 2012, Nayanthara confirmed that she had ended her relationship with Deva.

Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan have been in a relationship ever since they worked together on Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in 2015.

She was brought up as a Syrian Christian. On 7 August 2011, she embraced Hinduism at the Arya Samaj Temple in Chennai. She has gone through Shuddhi Karma, a procedure involving a Vedic purification and a Homam where she chanted the hymns from the Veda and the Gayatri Mantra under the guidance of the priest.[citation needed] After the purification ceremony, a certificate of conversion to Hinduism was issued to her, and her stage name, Nayanthara, became her official name. She is a polydactyl, with a rudimentary finger on her left hand.
Nyla Usha
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Nyla Usha
Usha in 2020
Born
Nyla Usha Gopakumar
25 March 1984

Occupation

Film actress
radio jockey
model
TV host
Years active 2004 – present
Spouse(s)

Rona Rajan
​(m. 2007)​
Children 1

Nyla Usha Gopakumar (born 25 March 1984) is an Indian film actress, television host, and radio jockey from Trivandrum, Kerala. After working for nearly a decade as an RJ at Hit 96.7 in Dubai, she made her acting debut in 2013 with Kunjananthante Kada.

Early life

Nyla was born to Gopakumar and Usha Kumari. She did her schooling at the Holy Angel's Convent Trivandrum and pursued her college education at All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram. In 2004, she moved to Dubai and joined the radio station Hit 96.7 where she worked as a radio jockey.

Career

In 2013, Nyla Usha debuted in the Malayalam film industry with Salim Ahamed's Kunjananthante Kada, opposite Mammootty. Ahamed had known Nyla since she had interviewed him on several occasions in Dubai and offered her the lead female role.She played Chithira, a woman who is going through an unhappy marriage.

Later that year she had her second release, Punyalan Agarbattis, in which she played "a vibrant girl, similar to the real me" Since she could relate herself to the character, she used her own looks and costumes in the film. Although she had a major role in Kunjananthante Kada she said that it was her role in Punyalan Agarbathis that fetched her recognition.

She played the female lead in Aashiq Abu's 2014 crime film Gangster and Deepu Karunakaran's 2015 thriller Fireman. From 2016 to 2017, she hosted the Malayalam version of Minute to Win It in Mazhavil Manorama. She essayed the role of Effymol in Diwanjimoola Grand Prix in 2018. In 2019, she had two releases, Prithviraj Sukumaran-directed action drama Lucifer, in which she played a TV channel executive, and Joshiy-directed action drama Porinju Mariam Jose, in which she played Mariam, one of the three title characters. Both the films were commercial successes.

Personal life

Nyla Usha married Rona Rajan in January 2007, before entering film industry and has a son Aarnav.

Awards
YearAwardCategoryFilm / WorkResultRef.
2012 Masala Awards Best Radio Presenter Radio Presenter Won
2013 Asiavision Awards Best Debut Actress Kunjananthante Kada Won

2017 Flowers TV Awards Best Anchor Minute to Win It Won
2020 Ramu Karyat Awards Best Actress Porinju Mariam Jose Won
Vanitha Film Awards Best Character Actress Won
Neha Ratnakaran
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Neha Ratnakaran
Born
Neha Ratnakaran
24 March 1996

Kannur, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Education Graduate
Occupation Actress, Model
Years active 2014–present
Title Miss Malabar 2013 (1st runner up)

Neha Ratnakaran is an Indian film actress and model. She participated in Miss Malabar 2013 and was crowned 1st runner up.

She has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Ivanuku Thannila Gandam (2015).

Early life and education

Neha Ratnakaran was born and brought up in Kannur, Kerala. She has an elder sister and an elder brother. She attended K. V. Kannur and K. V. Keltron Nagar thereafter. She started her modelling career while she was in high school. During her stint as a Beauty pageant, she was the 1st runner up in Miss Malabar 2013 competition. Before coming to movies she has done commercials for Colombo umbrella, Atlas Jewellery. She is a B.Com graduate .

Career

She started her career in 2014 with a Tamil movie, but it was not released. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film, Ivanuku Thannila Gandam (2015).
Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes2015 Ivanuku Thannila Gandam Deepika Tamil Debut
2016 Uchathula Shiva Vidya/Nila Tamil
2018 Ondikatta Tamil
2017 Chicken Kokaachi Smitha Malayalam
2018 Lalijo Lalijo Telugu
2019 Old is Gold Kalyani Malayalam
Niharika Kareer
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Niharika Kareer
Born
7 November 1989, Delhi, India
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010–present

Niharika Kareer is an Indian Punjabi film actress born in Delhi.

Early life

She was born into a Punjabi family. She graduated from Delhi University. She practised fashion design, but her interest in acting developed when she got chance to be a part of a reality show. She received many offers to act in serials but decided to finish her education and then moved to Mumbai.

Career

Kareer appeared in the reality show MTV Splitsvilla. Her video, "Jugni furr", by Jasmeet, was a hit.

She made her Punjabi film debut in 2013 opposite singer Sharry Mann in Oye Hoye Pyar Ho Gaya, directed by Aditya Sood.

Filmography

2013 Oye Hoye Pyar Ho Gaya Meet Punjabi
Neelam Mehra
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Neelam Mehra is an Indian television and film actress. Neelam Mehra is an actress, known for (2009), (1976) and (1974). She currently plays Sameer, Rishabh and Karan's grandmother Bani Luthra in the television series Kundali Bhagya.
Neelam Mehra started her career as a model and ventured into the showbiz industry.
She is one of the popular actresses in the world of cinema.
She is best known for her appearance on Sammaan Ek Adhikaar.
Nisha Noor
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Nisha Noor
Born
Nisha Noor
September 18, 1962
Died April 23, 2007

Occupation Actress

Nisha Noor was a popular South Indian actress. She was mainly active in Tamil and Malayalam films. She also acted in few Telugu and Kannada as well.

Career

Nisha Noor was popular for her roles in the films like Kalyana Agathigal (1986) and Iyer the Great (1990). She acted in several other films like Tik Tik Tik (1981), the critically acclaimed Chuvappu Naada, Mimics Action 500, Inimai Idho Idho etc. She was at the peak of her career during 1980 to 1986 and worked with directors such as K. Balachander, Visu and Chandrashekar. Noor died in 2007 from AIDS-related complications.

Partial filmography

Tamil
Muyalakku Moonu Kaal (1980)
Ilamai Kolam (1980)
Tik Tik Tik (1981)
Manamadurai Malli (1982
Aval Sumangalithan (1985)...Stella
Aval Oru Vasantham (1992)
Malayalam[edit]
Nicki Minaj
(Wikipedia)
Nicki Minaj
Minaj in 2018
Born
Onika Tanya Maraj
December 8, 1982 

Occupation
Rapper, singer, songwriter, actress
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s)
Kenneth Petty ​(m. 2019)​
Partner(s) Safaree Samuels (2000–2014)
Meek Mill (2015–2017)
Children 1
Awards Full list
Musical career
Origin New York City, U.S.
Genres
Hip hop
Instruments Vocals
Labels
Associated acts

Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), Born in the Saint James district of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Queens of New York City, she gained public recognition after releasing the mixtapes Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam Me Up Scotty (2009). Early in her career, Minaj became known for her colorful costumes and wigs, her distinct flow, and the use of alter egos and accents, primarily British cockney. In 2010, Minaj released her debut studio album, Pink Friday (2010), which was certified triple-platinum by RIAA, and peaked at number-one on the Billboard 200 chart. Minaj's first top-five single "Super Bass" peaked at number three, at the time became the highest-charting solo song by a female rapper since 2002. Her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), saw Minaj move towards a dance-pop and pop rap sound. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with its lead single, "Starships", peaking at number five on the Hot 100. Minaj's third and fourth studio albums, The Pinkprint (2014) and Queen (2018), marked a departure from her previous style and a return to her hip hop roots. The former's second single, "Anaconda", peaked at number two on the Hot 100.

Career
2004−2009: Career beginnings

Minaj briefly signed with Brooklyn group Full Force, in which she rapped in a quartet called The Hoodstars composed of Lou$tar (son of "Bowlegged Lou"), Safaree Samuels (Scaff Beezy) and 7even Up. In 2004, the group recorded the entrance song for WWE Diva Victoria, "Don't Mess With", which was featured on the compilation album ThemeAddict: WWE The Music, Vol.6. Minaj later left Full Force and uploaded songs on her Myspace profile, sending several of her songs to people in the music industry. Later, Fendi, CEO of Brooklyn label Dirty Money Entertainment, signed Minaj to his label in 2007 under a 180-day contract. Originally adopting the stage name Nicki Maraj, she eventually changed it to Nicki Minaj stating that "my real name is Maraj. Fendi flipped it when he met me because I had such a nasty flow!"

In early February 2010, Minaj made her first two appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her features on "Knockout" and "Up Out My Face" by Lil Wayne and Mariah Carey respectively Minaj also appeared on "BedRock" and "Roger That" on the compilation album, We Are Young Money (2009). The singles peaked at numbers two and 56, respectively, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100; their parent album reached number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). At Jay-Z's suggestion, Robin Thicke featured Minaj on his single "Shakin' It 4 Daddy". Allison Stewart of The Washington Post stated that, during that time, she "became the go-to girl for artists who wanted to add some skank to their tracks without sullying themselves in the process". Minaj became the first female solo artist to have seven singles simultaneously charting on the Billboard Hot 100.

2010–2011: Breakthrough with Pink Friday
Minaj performing in 2010

On March 29, 2010, Minaj released "Massive Attack". Intended as the lead single from her forthcoming debut album, Pink Friday, the song was dropped from the album due to poor commercial performance and the next single, "Your Love", released on June 1, became the album's lead single, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Rap Songs chart. In September, Minaj released "Check It Out" and "Right Thru Me" as follow-up singles. She also became the first female rap artist to ever perform at Yankee Stadium in 2010.

Pink Friday was released on November 19, 2010 debuting at number two on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 375,000 copies. Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews from critics. Sam Wolfson of NME complimented Minaj's "pop sensibility" and found her "volatility and quirks ... reminiscent of heyday Lil Wayne". Entertainment Weekly's Brad Wete commended Minaj's "knack for melody" and "boasting lyrics". Allison Stewart of The Washington Post wrote that the album "nibbles at the edges of what female rappers are allowed to do, even as it provides a steady helping of pop hits". The album was certified platinum in December, and eventually reached number one in the United States in February 2011. Pink Friday became the first solo album by a female rapper to go platinum in seven years.

"Moment 4 Life" was released as the fourth single from Pink Friday shortly after the album's release. The song serves as the third single off the album, released as a single on December 7, 2010. Minaj performed "Right Thru Me" and "Moment 4 Life" as the musical guest on the January 29, 2011 episode of Saturday Night Live. "Super Bass", the album's fifth single, was released in April 2011 and became a sleeper hit and commercial success; it ultimately peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was eventually certified octuple-platinum in the U.S. At the time, Super Bass was the highest charting solo single by a female rapper since Missy Elliott's Work It. The music video has 900 million views on YouTube as of August 2021.

2012–2013: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and The Re-Up
Minaj performing in London, England on the Pink Friday Tour in 2012

Minaj's visuals (pictured) on Madonna's MDNA tour, during a performance of "I Don't Give A" in 2012

Minaj began her headlining Pink Friday Tour on May 16, 2012, which was followed by the Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour beginning October 14, 2012. Although she was scheduled to headline the June 3 Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, at the request of Lil Wayne she canceled her appearance the day of the show after Peter Rosenberg of the station dismissed her single "Starships" as "not real hip-hop".

The following month, Minaj voiced Steffie in the animated film Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012). She won awards for Best Female Video (for "Starships") at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Hip-Hop at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards. Her collaboration with Pearl Future on the song "Looking At Me" made it to the top 20 in BBC Radio 1. An expanded version of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, subtitled The Re-Up, was released on November 19, 2012. That month, Minaj was the subject of a three-part E! documentary titled Nicki Minaj: My Truth. She announced plans for her own record label after signing Parker Ighile, Brinx, Keisha, and Blackout Movement.

2014–2017: The Pinkprint and other ventures

Minaj's first live-action theatrical film The Other Woman was filmed in spring 2013 and premiered on April 25, 2014. She played Lydia, assistant to Carly (played by Cameron Diaz). In 2013, Minaj described her then-forthcoming third album, The Pinkprint, as "a continuation of The Re-Up with a lot more" and said it would focus on her "hip-hop roots". During an MTV interview, she said that her third album would be "next level" and that she has "much to talk about".

Minaj (left) performing with Ariana Grande at the T-Mobile Arena Grand Opening in 2016

2018–2019: Queen

Minaj announced her fourth album, Queen, on the red carpet at the 2018 Met Gala; the album was scheduled to be released on June 15, 2018 but was delayed multiple times before being released on August 10, 2018. Its lead single, "Chun-Li", was released on April 12, 2018, and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. She performed the song on Saturday Night Live and the 2018 BET Awards. Another single, "Barbie Tingz", was released alongside "Chun-Li", but did not make the final album cut. It is, however, included on the Target version of the album. Queen's second single, "Bed", featuring Ariana Grande, was released on June 14, 2018, alongside the album pre-order, and peaked at number 42 on the Hot 100. On July 22, 2018, Tekashi 6ix9ine's single "Fefe", which featured Minaj, was released and debuted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. "Fefe" marked Minaj's highest bow on the chart as a featured artist at the time, besting the sixth place start of "Bang Bang" in 2014. It later peaked at number three on the Hot 100, and was added to Queen in the middle of its first tracking week.

The day before the album's release, Minaj launched her own Beats 1 radio show, Queen Radio.Queen debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 185,000 album-equivalent units, of which 78,000 came from pure album sales It also debuted at number five in the UK and at number four in Australia, marking the highest debut of Minaj's career in the latter country. Upon debuting second on the Billboard 200, Minaj expressed frustration and criticized several people in a series of tweets, including Travis Scott, whose album Astroworld claimed the top spot for a second week in a row, blocking Queen from the top spot. Minaj claimed that Travis Scott sold shirts, merchandise, and ticket passes for an unnannounced tour to boost his album sales. Queen's roll-out and the ensuing controversy was documented by several news outlets and commentators. Queen received generally positive reviews, though some critics took issue with the album's length and lyrical content. Mosi Reeves of Rolling Stone wrote that Queen "brings a new Nicki Minaj character: the regal, haughty monarch, a woman who insists on sword-sharpened rhymes as a prerogative for excellence", but described "a flabby, meandering mid-section". For The Washington Post, Chris Richards felt the "songs are way too long, and there are far too many of them". He also wrote that Minaj's "sense of melody feels stale and flavorless". Despite the mixed critical response and noticeable decline in radio play for its singles, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in January 2019, for moving over 1 million equivalent units.

Artistry
Musical style

When I started rapping, people were trying to make me like the typical New York rapper, but I'm not that. No disrespect to New York rappers, but I don't want people to hear me and know exactly where I'm from.

— Minaj on her rapping style in a Billboard interview
Minaj performing during the Femme Fatale Tour in 2011

Public image
Early in her career, Minaj often wore colorful costumes, cosmetics, and wigs

Billboard listed Minaj the fourth-most-active musician on social media on its March 2011 Social 50 chart. Minaj is also the most followed rapper on Instagram with 155 million followers. On Twitter, she is one of the most followed rappers, with 22 million followers on the app, as of 2021. She joined American Idol as a judge in 2013. BET has named Minaj as a "gay icon."

Minaj talked about feminism in an interview with Vogue in 2015, saying "There are things that I do that feminists don't like, and there are things that I do that they do like. I don't label myself. I just say the truth about what I feel. I feel like women can do anything that they put their minds to." In 2018, an interview with Elle, in which she discussed sex workers, her own sex appeal, and sexuality in music and on social media, attracted criticism. In The New York Times Magazine, music critic Vanessa Grigoriadis said that Minaj "has become expert at modelling the ways that women can wield power in the industry. But she has also drawn attention to the ways in which power can be embodied by a woman standing up for herself and speaking her own mind."

Philanthropy
Katy Perry (left) and Minaj perform for service members during the 2010 VH1 Divas Salute the Troops concert

In 2010, Minaj performed a cover of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", alongside singer Katy Perry, for service members during the 2010 VH1 Divas Salute the Troops concert. In 2011, Mattel created a Barbie doll with Minaj's likeness to auction for Project Angel Food, a charity that provides food for people afflicted with HIV and AIDS. In 2012, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Minaj donated $15,000 to the Food Bank For New York City and held a turkey drive at her alma mater, PS 45.

In May 2017, Minaj offered via Twitter to pay college tuition fees and student loans for 30 of her fans. She appeared to grant their requests, ranging from $500 to school supplies to $6,000 for tuition, promising to respond to more requests in a month or two. She also announced that she would launch an official charity for student loans and tuition payments in the near future. In the same month, Minaj revealed on Instagram that she has been donating money to a village in India for a few years via her pastor, Lydia Sloley. These donations helped the village get a computer center, a tailoring institute, a reading program, and two water wells. "This is the kind of thing that makes me feel the most proud", she said about the new additions to the village.

Legacy

Various media outlets, such as BBC News, Billboard, and GQ have referred to Minaj as the "Queen of Rap", while NPR Music referred to her as the "Queen of Hip Hop". In 2012, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called Minaj "the most influential female rapper of all time", and she was called "the world's biggest female rap superstar" in 2015 by Vanessa Grigoriadis from its magazine. Jochan Embley of Evening Standard also included her among the "most influential rap artists." Zoe Johnson of XXL called her "one of the most versatile MCs" and that she has "made millions off upbeat pop hits and traditional hip-hop sounds that cater to both her femininity and her assertive side". Sowmya Krishnamurthy of NPR noted that Minaj has portrayed "the quirky, life-size Barbie, glamorous vixen and girl-next-door", arguing that she "changed the landscape for artists in hip-hop for the past decade" with said alter egos and "incarnations". In 2012, Billboard credited her for bringing female rap back to the mainstream in the US. In 2017, Patrik Sandberg of Dazed argued that Minaj "has, by any available metric, surpassed every other female hip hop artist to become the most successful in history."

Business ventures
Fragrances
Minaj promoting her first fragrance "Pink Friday" in 2012

Minaj has a prominent line of fragrances first launched in September 2012. She partnered with 'Give Back Brands' to introduce her first fragrance, "Pink Friday", which was nominated for three 2013 FiFi Awards for Fragrance of the Year, Best Packaging, and Media Campaign of the Year. A "Pink Friday: Special Edition" was released in April 2013 and a deluxe edition version of the fragrance, titled "Pink Friday: Deluxe Edition", was also launched in December 2013. Her fourth and fifth fragrance line, "Minajesty", was launched in September 2013 followed by a flanker fragrance, "Minajesty: Exotic Edition", which was released exclusively to the Home Shopping Network in June 2014. This was followed by the launch of her sixth fragrance line, "Onika", in September 2014. A year later in 2015, Minaj release "The Pinkprint", her seventh fragrance in support of her third studio album of the same name. In 2016, Minaj launched her eighth fragrance "Trini Girl." In 2018, in support of her fourth studio album, she released her ninth fragrance, "Queen."

Personal life and legal issues

Early in her career, Minaj identified as bisexual. However, she eventually stated in a 2010 Rolling Stone interview that to get attention: "I think girls are sexy, but I'm not going to lie and say that I date girls." In May 2020, she once again addressed her sexuality, stating in a verse on Doja Cat's "Say So" remix, "Used to be bi, but now I'm just hetero." The lyric received backlash and divided members of the LGBT community, with some accusing her of "bisexual erasure" and calling the lyric problematic, while others voicing "there is nothing wrong with originally identifying as bisexual, and then later in life identifying as straight."

In late 2014, Minaj separated from her longtime boyfriend Safaree Samuels, whom she had dated since 2003.[c] According to Minaj, he had proposed to her, but she declined. Several tracks on The Pinkprint are believed to have been inspired by the end of their relationship. Minaj began dating rapper Meek Mill in early 2015. In January 2017, she announced that she had ended their relationship. She briefly dated fellow rapper Nas in the year 2018.

In November 2017, Minaj's brother Jelani was convicted of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child. On January 27, 2020, he was sentenced by Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Robert McDonald to 25 years to life.

In December 2018, Minaj began dating her childhood friend Kenneth "Zoo" Petty and filed for a marriage license in August 2019. She announced that they had officially married on October 21. She hyphenated his last name to hers upon marriage, becoming Maraj-Petty. After facing federal charges for failing to register as a sex offender in California, her husband was entered into the California Megan's Law database in 2020, having been convicted of attempted rape in the first degree in 1995 in New York. He previously served nearly four years in prison for the mentioned crime. In August 2021, the victim, named Jennifer Hough, filed a lawsuit against the couple for alleged harassment and alleged intimidation to recant her account. In September 2021, Hough spoke about the mentioned lawsuit on her first on-camera interview on The Real.

In July 2020, Minaj announced via Instagram that she was expecting her first child. On September 30, 2020, Minaj gave birth to a son. Minaj refers to him as "Papa Bear" in public..
Nandana (actress)
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Nandana
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film actor
Years active 2002–2006
Spouse(s)

​(m. 2006)​
Children Arthika
Mathivadani
Relatives Bharathiraja
(Father-in-law)

Nandana born 19 February 1982, is an Indian actress who handled lead roles and supporting roles during the 2000s in Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her cinematic debut with the Malayalam movie Snehithan in 2002.

Personal life

She hails from Thiruvannur, Kozhikode. She married actor Manoj Bharathiraja, son of Tamil director P Bharathiraja, on 19 November 2006. He was her co-star in the film Saadhuriyan. She retired from film industry after marriage. They have two daughters, Arthika and Mathivadani. Malayalam actress Anjali Nair is her first cousin.

Partial filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2002 Snehithan Malavika Malayalam Debut film
2003 Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam Kalyani Malayalam
2003 Success Maha Tamil
2004 Sethurama Iyer CBI Reshmi Malayalam
2004 Chathikkatha Chanthu Actress Vandana Malayalam
2005 Kalyana Kurimanam Kaveri Malayalam
2005 Saadhuriyan Unknown Tamil
2005 ABCD Bharathy Tamil
2006 Kalinga Jyothi Tamil
Navaneet Kaur

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Navaneet Kaur
Navneet Kaur at Amravati Mass Marriage announcement


Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded by Anandrao Adsul
Constituency Amravati
Majority 36,951
Personal details
Born
Navneet Kaur
3 January 1986
Nationality Indian
Political party Independent
Spouse(s) Ravi Rana
Occupation Politician , Actress

Personal details
Political party Independent

Navaneet Kaur Rana (also spelled Navneet Kaur; born 3 January 1986) is an Indian film actress who mainly acts in Telugu films. She is elected as Member of Parliament from Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency), Maharashtra in 2019 Loksabha election as independent candidate.

Kaur was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[2] Her parents are of Punjabi origin; her father was an army official.[3][4] Completed her studies up to 10th standard in Karthika High School. After finishing 12th class, she discontinued her education and began working as a model, going on to appear in six music videos.[5] Kaur made her feature film debut in Darshan, a Kannada film.[2] Then followed her debut in Telugu with Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi (2004). Chetna (2005), Jagapathi (2005), Good Boy (2005), and Bhuma (2008) are some of her subsequent releases. Additional work include Kalachakram, Terror, Flash News and Jabilamma in Telugu. She was a contestant in the Gemini TV reality show named Humma Humma. She starred in the Malayalam film Love In Singapore, directed by Rafi Mecartin. In 2010, she acted in the Punjabi film Lad Geya Pecha opposite Gurpreet Ghuggi.

Political career

After the marriage she tried her career as a politician as a candidate for Loksabha Election 2014 fighting as a candidate of Nationalist Congress Party and lost the election.

She is elected as MP from Amravati, Maharashtra constituency defeating Anandrao Adsul of Shivsena as an Independent candidate with Support of Indian National Congress and Nationalist Congress Party in Loksabha Elections 2019.

Personal life

After a short hiatus from her film career, on 3 February 2011, she married Ravi Rana, an independent MLA from Badnera constituency in Amravati city. It has been reported that they got married along with 3720 couples in a mass ceremony where many leaders and very important persons, including the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan and Yog Guru Baba Ramdev, remained present to bless the newly wedded couples belonging to various castes and religions. She is fluent in Marathi, Punjabi, Hindi, English and Telugu.
Nabha Natesh


Also known as Nabha

Born: Monday, December 11, 1995, Sringeri, Karnataka
Profession: Actress, Model Knows Language: Telugu and Kannada Height: 5 ft 6 in Weight: 58 Kgs Nationality: Indian Sibling(s): Nahush Chakravarthi


Nabha Natesh was born in Sringeri, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India, on the 11th December 1995.

She's an Indian Film Actress & Model, renowned for her roles in Kannada and Telugu.

Personal Life:

Nabha Natesh graduated from N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Udupi district, Karnataka.

At Abhinaya Taranga, a renowned theatre school in Bangalore, Nabha took acting lessons.

She knows Hindi, English, Kannada, and Telugu.

Career:

She began her career as a model while studying at college.

At the age of 19, she received her first acting offer for the action film Vajrakaya from Kannada director Harsha.She started her career through this film in 2015.

After that she took a 2 years break from acting for her studies and back to silver screen with the kannada film Lee. This movie was a huge success at the box office.

She was much praised for her film success and even earned her Best Debutant Actress award.

Recently, she acted in the Telugu film iSMart Shankar, which was also declared a massive success at box-office.

She was also seen in Telugu film Disco Raja.

Awards & Honours:

She won the 'Miss Intelligent' title and made it to the 2013 Femina Miss India Bangalore Top 11.

Nabha Natesh
From Wikipedia

Nabha Natesh
Nabha at Maestro pre-release event in 2021
Occupation

Actress
model
Years active 2015–present

Nabha Natesh born 11 December 1995 , is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Telugu and Kannada films. She made her Kannada film debut with Vajrakaya (2015) and Telugu film debut with Nannu Dochukunduvate (2018). Nabha is popularly referred as "Ismart Beauty" in the media.

Early life and career

Nabha went to school in her home town Sringeri and she then studied Engineering in Information Technology from N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Udupi, Karnataka. She started modelling along with acting in plays under National Award-winning director Prakash Belawadi. She has trained in Bharatanatyam for brief period and choreographed and danced in multiple competitions during her school and college days. She was part of Top 11 list of Femina Miss India Bangalore 2013 and received the Miss Intellectual award. She underwent acting training at Abhinaya Taranga and her theatre career was started under Belawadi.

Career
Debut and breakthrough (2015–17)

She made her acting debut at the age of 19, opposite Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar, in the 2015 film Vajrakaya, which went on to complete over 100-days in multiple theatres in Karnataka. Nabha has received critical appraisal from both critics and audience, critics heaped praise on Nabha's performance. Deccan Chronicle`s writer noted that "Nabha Natesh as Pataka who ‘fires up’ the screen space for a little longer than the others." Times of India`s writer states that "Nabha Natesh is impressive as the tapori taking on Shivaraj Kumar" Sify's writer claimed that "Nabha Natesh has done justice to her role" Indiaglitz's writer states that "Nabha Natesh conquers the heart from her dashing role. She is like wind." and she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut –Kannada.

In 2017, she acted in Lee film opposite Sumanth Shailendra. In the same year she features in a special song in the film, Saheba .

Tollywood debut and widespread recognition (2018–19)

Nabha made her Telugu film debut opposite Sudheer Babu in Nannu Dochukunduvate in 2018. Deccan Chronicle's writer stated, "The film is a perfect launch vehicle for Nabha, who is a livewire and completely steals the show." 123telugu's writer said that "Nabha Natesh as she makes a striking debut. She is the life and soul of the film as Nabha breathes life into the role of Meghana." Times Of India's writer states that "Nabha Natesh unleashes the livewire in her effectively amidst these characters." Indiagltz`s writer writes that "Overall, the performance is a treat, complete with a heroine who gets to speak so much, Nabha is chirpy." Telugu360's writer noted that "New heroine Nabha is a good find, she suited Meghana role. Her bubbly characterization, new backdrop as a short film actress bring additional appeal to her role."

In 2019, she starred opposite Ram Pothineni in iSmart Shankar, which opened to decent reviews upon the release and went on to become a commercial hit at the box office and completed 100 days. Perception about her started to change with the success of the film ismart. New Indian Express reported, "She is reckoned as a new-gen actor, who can breathe life into any character she portrays."The speech that Nabha Natesh made during the pre-release of Ismart Shankar received a viral response, reaching 1 million views in less than 24 hours. Neeshita Nyayapati of Times Of India stated "Nabha however delivers an earnest performance with what she's offered." Editor of 123telugu.com claimed "Nabha Natesh is impressive as Chandni and provides superb eye candy for the masses. Editor of idlebrain.com wrote "Nabha Natesh did a mass character. She oozes glamour and did well." Editor of andhraboxoffice states "Nabha is pretty good and proves to be an able female protagonist."

Continued career (2020–present)

In 2020, Nabha starred opposite Ravi Teja in Disco Raja, opened to mixed reviews and turned out be a box office failure. Later she acted in Solo Brathuke So Better, which opened to decent reviews from the audience and critics upon the release and went on to become a commercial hit at the box office. Nabha has received an applause for her character in the film as Amrutha. Times of India wrote "Nabha's character Amrutha is being liked by viewers. Her acting is receiving special attention of the fans. The talented actor's career has been soaring every since she starred in the 2019 sci-fi action drama, iSmartShankar." 123 Telugu writer states "Nabha too got a lot of appreciation for her role as Amrutha. Especially, Tej and Nabha looked fresh on the screen and the comedy track between them was well received. Nabha delivered a sensible and entertaining performance and showed her class."

In 2021, Nabha starred in Alludu Adhurs co-starring Bellamkonda Sreenivas and Sonu Sood. Her next film Maestro, was directly released on Hotstar. She starred alongside Nithiin and Tamannaah.
Nadhiya
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Nadhiya
Born
Zareena Moidu
24 October 1966 

Other names Nadiya
Occupation Actress
Years active 1984–1989
1994
2004–present
Spouse(s)
Shirish Godbole
​(m. 1988)​
Children 2

Zareena Moidu, known by her stage name Nadhiya, is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She made her debut in the Malayalam film Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu (1984), alongside Mohanlal and Padmini for which she won Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam. This movie was re-made in Tamil as Poove Poochudava in 1985 with Padmini and marked her debut in Tamil. After her marriage in 1988, she lived in the United States and later in the United Kingdom with her husband Shirish Godbole and two daughters before moving back to India in 2007.

She made her comeback in Tamil films with M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi, and received critical acclaim for her performance. In 2008, she signed on as the brand ambassador for Arokya Milk and Thangamayil Jewellery. Nadiya hosts a popular television show called Jackpot, replacing actress Khushboo on Jaya TV. In 2013, she received critical acclaim for both the roles she played, one as actor Prabhas's mother in the Tollywood film Mirchi and also for playing a stubborn aunt in Attarintiki Daredi. She received the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Attarintiki Daredi in 2013.

Personal life

Nadiya was born to Malayali parents and spent her childhood in Sion before moving in to Chembur, Mumbai, later. Her father N. K. Moidu, is a Muslim and her mother Lalitha is a Hindu. Her father is from Thalassery and mother is from Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district. She had her primary education from The J. B. Vachha High School for Parsi Girls, Mumbai, and her pre-university degree from Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art. She couldn't continue her college studies after that as she became busy with movies by then. Later she did associate degree in Media Management and B.A. in Communication Arts - Radio & Television, when she was in United States.

She married Shirish Godbole in 1988. The couple has two daughters Sanam and Jana. After her marriage, she lived in the United States with her husband and daughters. Later in 2000, she moved to London, United Kingdom and lived there until 2007. She came back to India in 2008 and currently she resides in Mumbai with her family.

Career

Nadhiya made her debut in the Malayalam film Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu (1984), alongside Mohanlal and Padmini for which she wonFilmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam This movie was re-made in Tamil as Poove Poochudava in 1985 with Padmini and marked her debut in Tamil. Nadhiya claims she was also considered for the role Revathi, in Mouna Ragam, an 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran, but declined due to prior commitments.

In the mid-1990s, she made a brief comeback as an actress, before returning to London.
Nidhi Sunil
Nidhi Sunil
Sunil at Fiama Di Wills promotion in 2018
Born : 30 March 1987
Occupation

Actress
Model
Philanthropist
Years active 2009–present
Agent
Premium Models Paris

Nidhi Sunil is an Indian model, actress, and activist. Nidhi was born in Kerala and is known for her role as Samira in the Indian drama film Kaash (2015 film). Nidhi is a previous recipient of Vogue India's Model of the year award, and is currently one of L’Oréal's global ambassadors.

Background

Nidhi was born in Kochi and was brought up in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.Her mother is Malayali and her father is Kannadiga. She holds a law degree from Symybiosis Law School, and at the beginning of her career, worked as an environment lawyer. She is currently considered one of the most influential young celebrities in India.

Career

Nidhi started her career as an environment lawyer from Symbiosis Law School, Pune. In 2007, Nidhi competed in season four of Get Gorgeous, and was placed second runner up. After that she started her career as a model for national and international magazines like Vogue, GQ and Elle in India. She started her career as an actress in Bollywood with a drama film Gangoobai. In 2015 she appeared in his second film of career, Kaash. She has done campaigns for Garnier, The Gap, forever 21, esprit, and featured in editorials & covers of magazines including Italian Vogue, Indian Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle Magazine and GQ.

She is currently signed to Premium model Management Paris. In February 2021, Nidhi was named L’Oréal's newest global ambassador  and was awarded Vogue India's model of the year 2021

Filmography

2013 Gangoobai Monisha
2015 Kaash Samira
2017 Nude

Discography

YearSongRelease date2018 Makhna 21 December 2018
Nalini Negi
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Nalini Negi
Born 14 August 1992
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New Delhi, India
Education Bachelor in journalism(b.j)
Occupation Actress and model
Years active 2009-Present

Nalini Negi (born 14 August 1992) is an Indian television actress and model best known for her role as Trisha Swaika in Laut Aao Trisha.

Early life and education

She was born in Delhi, but her native place is Himachal Pradesh. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Gargi College in University of Delhi in 2012.

Personal life

In August 2019, Negi was assaulted by her roommate and the roommate's mother after she asked them to vacate her house.

Television

YearShowRoleNotes2009 MTV Splitsvilla Herself / Contestant
2014-2015 Laut Aao Trisha Trisha

2014–2015 Box Cricket League 1 Contestant
2015 Doli Armaano Ki Ishaani

2015 Diya Aur Baati Hum Piya
2016-2017 Naamkaran Riya Mehta

2016 Darr Sabko Lagta Hai Karishma
2017 Porus Vishkanya
2018 Laal Ishq Rukhsar
Bhagya Leana Dhewan
2019 Laal Ishq Nandini
2019 Vish Catrina
Nanditha Raj
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Nanditha Raj
Born August 30, 1994

Mumbai, India
Occupation Actress, Model
Years active 2012—2019

Nanditha Raj (born August 30, 1994) is an Indian actress. She made her debut in the Telugu film industry with the film Neeku Naaku Dash Dash, directed by Teja. She rose to prominence with the success of her second film Prema Katha Chitram, which bagged her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination.

Personal life

Nanditha was born in Mumbai and raised in Delhi. Her father Colonel Raj Kumar is an Army Officer. He is from Hyderabad and mother is a Legal Advisor, She is from Visakhapatnam. Nanditha can speak English, Hindi and Telugu. She studied in various army schools, including Army Public School (R.K. Puram), she graduated with a B.Com. degree from St. Francis college, Hyderabad. And graduated in MBA distance from symbiosis, Pune 

After winning a beauty contest she started her acting career. Though she didn't plan her career in entertainment industry it was her mother who encouraged her to take up modeling as a career.

Career

Nanditha started her film career with Neeku Naaku Dash Dash under the direction of Teja in 2012. She was reportedly selected for the role from a statewide hunt where she beat around 70,000 other aspirants. Her second film Prema Katha Chitram, with Sudheer Babu as her co-star, released on 7 June 2013. She played a hotel management student in the film, who is a big fan of a renowned dancer (Sudheer Babu). 123telugu.com wrote "Nandhita is the real star of the film. She is simply brilliant. There are certain sequences where she is required to exhibit dramatic changes in behaviour and she has excelled in those scenes". It became a box-office blockbuster. She was next seen in a Malayalam film London Bridge with Prithviraj Sukumaran. She played a Malayali girl in the film who goes to London for a job, and falls in love with the character played by Prithviraj.
Nandana Anand.
Skills

A Malayalam actress who gained fame at a young age is Nandana Anand. She gained prominence from the role of Mazhavil Manorama in the television show named Bhramanam. The television show was sent out on 12th February 2018. Anandakumar and Sreekala are her parents.

However, presently she is reading in a secondary school named Holy Saint Senior Secondary School, which is in Delhi. However, Nandana Anand earned respect along with fame and never failed to entertain the viewers of the show. Moreover, in this television show, a young girl played a negative role which was effective and achieved success in convincing the onlookers.

Full Name Nandana Anand
Nick Name Nandana
Age 17
Place Delhi
Father Anandakumar
Mother Sreekala
School Holy Saint Senior Secondary School, Delhi
Serials Manjurukum Kalam, Bhramanam
Nandana Varma
Things You Didn’t Know About Nandana Verma

Nandana Verma is an Indian actress who works in many Malayalam films including ‘Anjaam Pathira’ released in 2020, ‘Aakasha Mittayee’, released in the year 2017 and many others that are worth sharing to watch. In 2017, she also made an appearance in the film named ‘Sunday Holiday’ in which she worked alongside Asif Ali, Aparna Balamurali, and others who played their roles effectively. Apart from this, she gave outstanding performances during her career life for which she got positive reviews from everyone. To know more, here we have compiled some unknown things you probably did not know about.

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Nandana Verma

1- Known for

Nandana Verma is known for the role of Saira Banu in the Malayalam film named ‘Akashamittayeee’ for which she got much acclaim.

2- Film Debut

In 2012, Nandana Verma made her film debut through a Malayalam film ‘Spirit’ for which she got acclaimed and subsequently appeared in many films.

3- Tamil Debut Film

In 2020, the gorgeous actress made her Tamil film debut through ‘Rajavukku Check’ for which she got many positive reviews from the viewers.

4- Hobbies

Nandana Verma loves watching movies, traveling, and listening to music in her free time as she always takes time out for her hobbies.

5- Favorite Actors

Among various actors, Nandana Verma admires top-notched actors, like; Mammooty, and Indian versatile actress Vidya Balan.

6- Favorite Food

She is a foodie kind of person and loves eating Iddyappam and Chana Bhatura.

7- Fitness Freak

She is known for being a fitness freak and loves gymming regularly as she never skips her workout regime.

8- Love for Singing and Dancing

She had a love for singing and dancing in her childhood and she used to take part in various dance competitions in her school days.

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Neelam Mehra
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Neelam Mehra is an Indian television and film actress. She currently plays Sameer, Rishabh and Karan's grandmother Baani Luthra in the television series Kundali Bhagya.

Neelam Mehra was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She has two elder Sisters. Her father Om Prakash Mehra was a Production managed for Raj Kapoor films. She began her audition for Bobby in the year 1971. She initiated her career for Talabandi in 1983, Aadamkhor in 1986 Hotel in 1981. Her first debut movie Nagin made in the year 1976 which was a Hindi fantasy thriller horror movie. The cine was directed and produced by Rajkumar Kohli
. 
The production group includes Shankar Movies Banner.

The cast includes a huge team which includes Sunil Dutt
 
as professor Vijay, Feroz khan as Raj, Sanjay khan as Suraj, Neelam Mehra as Sheela and several large troops had been acted in the movie. The movie was recorded for its super hit box office hit. The movie later remade in Telugu as Devathalara Deevinchandi (1977). The lead role of the show was Jayamalini. The play then, retranslated into Tamil where sripriya had played the major role of nagin. Her next movie was Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai was directed in the year 1981 by Nasir Hussain. The film was Padmini's debut film in which she had initiated her career as a child artist and later she had enrolled herself in several lead roles.

Neelam Mehra had played the role of Kavitha. Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii is a television show featured in the Hindi Language. The Show telecasted at 19 February 2001 with about 223 episodes. The producer of the show was Ekta Kapoor. Neelam had played the role of Tanu's Mother. Kayaamat - Jabb Bhi Waqt Aata Hai a series telecasted in the Hindi language which is a thriller television series which had been telecasted on DD National channel only on Friday and Saturdays at 9 pm.

The series ranked as the top 20 shows at that time of its publishing. The story based on the love and revenge of the Ahuja Family. The story starts with the celebration in the Ahuja family with the engagement of Naren and Naina's son Uday with pooja. Neelam Mehra had played the role of Naina Ahuja. Purani Haveli is the film was released on 1989 which was a horror movie produced by Ramsay Brothers. The play features with the driving of young couple towards dense forest at night. Neelam Mehra played the role of Seema Kumar. The story was eventually an awesome show which makes the scenes go thriller for each and every second to make the viewers interested.https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actress/neelam-mehra

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Nisha Rawal
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Nisha Rawal
Rawal on the sets of India’s Dancing Superstar in 2013
Born 18 November 1984 
Occupation
Actress
model
Years active 2001-present
Spouse(s)
​​(m. 2012; div. 2021)​
Children 1

Nisha Rawal is an Indian television actress and model.[2] Rawal is best known for playing the role of Soumya Diwan in TV serial Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki[3][4] on Life OK.

Career

Before getting into acting, Rawal appeared in advertisements for Sunsilk, Coca-Cola and Fem Bleech. She also appeared in music videos. She made her debut in Bollywood[5] with Raffo Chakkar and Hastey Hastey. She made her television debut with Aane Wala Pal on Doordarshan. She also worked in theatre where she featured in two different plays – Poore Chand Ki Raat and Ichha. She also participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 5 with Karan Mehra. She released her cover of "Ae Dil Hain Mushkil" as a surprise for her husband on occasion of their 5th wedding anniversary.

Personal life
Nisha with her husband Karan Mehra

On 24 November 2012 she married TV actor Karan Mehra. In 2017, Nisha gave birth to a boy.
Niharika Konidela
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Niharika Konidela
Konidela in 2018
Born 18 December 1993 

Occupation

Years active 2015–present
Spouse(s)
Chaitanya Jv
​(m. 2020)​
Parent(s)

Nagendra Babu (father)

Niharika Konidela (born 18 December 1993) is an Indian actress and television presenter who pred

Early and personal life

Niharika Konidela is the daughter of actor and producer Nagendra Babu. She is the niece of actors Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan. Her brother Varun Tej and cousins Ram Charan, Sai Dharam Tej, Allu Arjun, Allu Sirish, and Vaisshnav Tej are also actors in Telugu cinema.

She married Chaitanya Jonnalagadda on December 9, 2020 at Udaipur's Oberoi Udaivilas.

Career

Konidela worked as an presenter on Telugu language television before pursuing a career as an actress. She has hosted Dhee Ultimate Dance Show for Segments Dhee Junior 1 and Dhee Junior 2 aired on ETV Network.

She acted and also produced the Telugu web-series Muddapappu Avakai under her banner Pink Elephant Pictures. This series was released on YouTube and was well received by the audience.

In September 2015, she signed for a film titled Oka Manasu which marked her debut as an actress. Her 2019 film, Suryakantham, performed poorly at the box office, grossing ₹3 crore. Later that year, she played a minor role in the historical action film Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.

Pink Elephant Pictures

In 2015, Konidela launched her film production company, Pink Elephant Pictures
Naina Das
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Naina Das
ନୈନା ଦାସ
Born June 2020
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, Model
Spouse(s) Siddharth Tiwari (m. 2011)

Naina Das 
(also known as "Naina Dash") is an Odia actress who is Bhubaneswar based and has acted for Odia Cinema and also in television.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleIndustry
2009 Aa Janhare Lekhiba Naa Special Appearance Ollywood
2005 Mo mana khali tori pain Special Appearance Ollywood
2009 Aa Janhare Lekhiba Naa Special Appearance Ollywood
2007 Puja Pain Phulatie Dr Mohapatra Ollywood
2006 Shasu Ghara Chalijibi Ollywood
2003 Bahudibe Mo Jaga Balia Ollywood
2009 Junction By Dolu Naina Tollywood
2003 Maa Mangala Ollywood
2010 Sambho Shiv Shambho Tollywood

Besides being a popular face in Odisha and Telugu films,Das has achieved a phenomenal success in a lot of Odia TV serials. She has anchored in the longest running serial in Odisha,"Kalyani-An Innovative Health Programme".

नम्रता साहनी
अभिनेत्री

नम्रता साहनी नम्रता साहनी एक भारतीय अभिनेत्री, आवाज अभिनेत्री और गायिका हैं, जो हिंदी, अंग्रेजी और पंजाबी भाषा बोलती हैं। नम्रता वॉयसिंग / डबिंग इंडस्ट्री की दिग्गज हैं। उसकी एक थिएटर पृष्ठभूमि है, लेकिन डबिंग और आवाज के लिए कोई पेशेवर प्रशिक्षण नहीं लिया। विकिपीडिया (अंग्रेज़ी)
मूल विवरण देखें

Nikii Daas
From Wikipedia

Nikii Daas
Born
Nikii Daas
7 August 1988 

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Film actor
Model

Nikii Daas (born August 7, 1988) is an Indian model, actress and beauty queen. She was crowned winner at the Gladrags beauty pageant and later won the title of "Miss Charming" while representing India at the international pageant Best Model of the World in Turkey. Daas started to model professionally soon after that. Daas has appeared in campaigns for brands like Spykar Jeans, Dolce & Gabbana, Globus, Donear suitings, Bombay Dyeing, Mag Wheels, Toyota Innova Car with Aamir Khan, Gold Souk (Dubai) – Mikura Pearls, and Paaneri Sarees. She has walked the ramp for designers like Satya Paul, Raymonds, Shakir Shaikh, Marc Robinson, Prasad Bidapa, Elric D'souza, Lubna Adams, and Viveka Babajee. She was featured in the Kingfisher Calendar.[when?] She made her acting debut in the 2013 kannada film Mandahasa.
Namitha Marimuthu


Namitha Marimuthu Biography

Namitha Marimuthu is an Indian model, who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. She debuted as both an actress and playback singer in the Kollywood movie Nadodigal 2 directed by Samuthirakani. She is the first Indian transgender represented India in Miss Trans Star International. She also participated in Miss Chennai, Miss Pondicherry, Miss Tamil Nadu, and Miss India in Trans Category.

Bigg Boss
Namitha is one of the contestants in Bigg Boss Tamil season 5 that airs on Star Vijay TV, hosted by Kamal Haasan.
Nalini (actress)

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Born
Rani, 22 March 1964
Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 1980–1988
2000–present
Spouse(s) Ramarajan
​​(m. 1987; div. 2000)​
Children Aruna, Arun (b.1988)

Nalini (born Rani) is an Indian film and television actress known for her works in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films and worked in television.

Personal life

Nalini was born as second among eight children to Moorthi and Prema at Tamil Nadu. Her father was a choreographer in Tamil movies and her mother was a professional dancer. She has 7 siblings, one sister and six brothers. She studied at TN government school till grade seven; she couldn't continue her studies as she became busy with movies by then.

Nalini married actor Ramarajan in 1987. The couple have twins; Aruna and Arun, born in 1988. However, they divorced, citing differences in 2000. Her daughter Aruna married Ramesh Subramanian on 6 May 2013. Her son Arun married Pavithra on 25 April 2014.
Nalini (actress)
From Wikipedia
Nalini
Born
Rani
28 August 1964 
Occupation Actress
Years active 1980–1988
2001–present
Spouse(s)
​
​(m. 1987; div. 2000)​
Children Aruna, Arun (b.1988)

Nalini (born 28 August 1964) is an Indian actress known for her works in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films and worked in television.

Personal life

Nalini was born 28 August 1964 as second among eight children to Moorthi and Prema at Tamil Nadu. Her father was a choreographer in Tamil movies and her mother was a professional dancer. She has 7 siblings, one sister and six brothers. She studied at TN government school till grade seven; she couldn't continue her studies as she became busy with movies by then.

Nalini married actor Ramarajan in 1987. The couple have twins; Aruna and Arun, born in 1988. However, they divorced, citing differences in 2000. Her daughter Aruna married Ramesh Subramanian on 6 May 2013. Her son Arun married Pavithra on 25 April 2014.
Nithya Ram
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Nithya Ram
Nithya Ram in a scene from Nandini
Born 31 January 1988

Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011-present
Spouse(s) Vinod Gowda (divorced) (2014) Gautham N
(m. 2019)
Relatives Rachita Ram (younger sister)

Nithya Ram is an Indian television actress and model who works in Kannada, Tamil , Malayalam and Telugu soap operas and a few films. She began her career as an actress in Kannada television soap operas. She is the elder sister of actress Rachita Ram. As of 2017, she played the main lead in the mega hit show Nandini.

Personal life : She is married to Gautham N

Early life and career

Nithya Ram comes from a family of artists with her father K. S. Ramu and sister Rachita Ram being classical dancers themselves, and the latter has since appeared in films. Nithya is a trained classical dancer from Welight Academy as well. She holds a graduate degree in biotechnology and worked for some time, but her "dream of becoming a heroine never died."

Nithya started her career as an actress with a Kannada television soap opera Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu, which aired on Zee Kannada, that co-starred her sister as well. She went on to appear in other Kannada soaps such as Karpoorada Gombe, Rajkumari and Eradu Kanasu. Following this, she worked in one Telugu soap, i. e., Muddhu Bidda. After that, she had been signed for a film opposite Diganth, which however failed to take off. In 2014, she was signed to play a lead role in Muddu Manase opposite Aru Gowda. Around the time, she signed to her second soap opera in Telugu, Amma Naa Kodala. Later, She also played the lead role in the Tamil superhit television serial Nandini.

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes2015 Muddu Manase Poorvi Kannada Debut Kannada film
2019 Adukkalayil Paniyund Seetha Malayalam Debut Malayalam film
Post Production
releasing on 08 Dec 2021
Oprah Winfrey
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Oprah Winfrey
Winfrey at the 2013 Women in the World Conference.
Born
Orpah Gail Winfrey
January 29, 1954 

Nationality American
Occupation
Former Host of The Oprah Winfrey Show
Chairwoman and CEO of Harpo Productions
Chairwoman, CEO, and CCO of the Oprah Winfrey Network
Actress
Years active 1983–present
Net worth  US $ 3 billion (September 2017)
Political party Democratic Party
Partner(s) Stedman Graham (1986–present)
Children Canaan (born c. 1968, died c. 1968)
Website oprah.com
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Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her multi-award-winning talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show which was the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011. She has also acted in several movies including The Color Purple, The Butler and A Wrinkle in Time.

Early life

Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Winfrey was named "Orpah" after a character in the Book of Ruth. People made the mistake of calling her "Oprah". She decided to keep this name. Her parents are Vernita Lee, a maid, and Vernon Winfrey, a barber. She went to Tennessee State University in 1971. She started to work in radio and television in Nashville. She hosted television programs in Baltimore and Chicago.
The Oprah Winfrey Show

In 1986, Winfrey's own talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show went on the air. She was liked by audiences for her warmth. She came to own the show.
Oprah Winfrey Network

Winfrey now runs the Oprah Winfrey Network. On January 15, 2008, Winfrey and Discovery Communications announced plans to change Discovery Health Channel into a new channel called OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. It was scheduled to launch in 2009, but was delayed, and actually launched on January 1, 2011. She also hosts the Oprah's Next Chapter show on the network.

Personal life

She endorsed Barack Obama in 2006 for the 2008 election. One estimate said it delivered one million votes in the 2008 Democratic primary race.

Nikyra Rucker loaned Oprah Winfrey money to start her business. Oprah Winfrey now has a lot of money. She gives to many charities. She gives to girls' education in South Africa. In 2013, she was named one of the 400 richest people in the United States. She is the only African-American among this group. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2013 and an honorary doctorate degree from Harvard.
Ohanna Shivanand

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Ohanna Shivanand
Anand at location shoot of film Ye Hai Lollipop
Born
Shilpa Anand
10 December 1982

Nationality Indian
Other names Shona, Shilpu
Education Masters Degree in Computer Applications (MCA)
Years active 2002–2016
Relatives Sakshi Shivanand (Sister)

Ohanna Shivanand (born Shilpa Anand, 10 December 1982) is a South African-Indian model, television and film actress who is known for her two different television roles as Dr. Riddhima Gupta and Dr. Shilpa Malhotra in Dill Mill Gayye. She has also starred in films and music videos. She was last seen in the movie Yeh Hai Lollipop (2016).

Early life

Anand was born on 10 December 1982 in South Africa and did her schooling there. Her parents were from India, and later she moved there. In 2015, she changed her name to Ohanna Shivanand. She is the younger sister of Sakshi Shivanand, who is also an actress.Anand studied at Panjab University, obtaining a Masters in Computer Applications (MCA), from 2000 to 2003. She worked as a software developer for five years, with Java J2EE application development and E-Learning.

Career

Anand started her career as a model. She has done over 40 commercials, including for Coca-Cola with Aamir Khan, Lux soap with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Dabur Pudin Hara and Nerolac Paint with Amitabh Bachchan. She has also worked as a model advertising a variety of brands.

Anand's acting debut was in the South Indian Film Bezawada Police Station (2002). She made her Bollywood debut with Ravi Shankar's film Iqraar by Chance (2006), as Rashmi Mehra.

Anand is also a television actress. She began her television career with the 2007 medical youth show Dill Mill Gayye on Star One, where she played Dr. Riddhima Gupta in season 1 of the show. In May 2008, she quit the show owing to the differences between the production house. But in June 2010, she returned due to fan demands and played different character, Dr. Shilpa Malhotra in season 2 of the show.

In 2012, she played Meera in the episodic series Teri Meri Love Stories.

In 2015, she did a cameo role in channel BIG magic's show Mahisagar .

She appeared in the music videos Gol Gol Akh (2002) and Kuch Der Tak (2007), and starred in Kachichiyan (2014) with Paras Arora and Zuber, Khwaishein (2014) with Shael Oswal and Over Under (2016) with Tarsem Jassar.
Parvati Melton
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Parvati Melton
Born 7 January 1988 
New Jersey, United States
Other names Pari
Occupation
Actress
Years active 2004–2013
Spouse(s)
Shamsu Lalani
​(m. 2013)​

Parvati Melton (born January 7, 1988) is an American actress and former model of partial Indian descent. She mainly works in the Telugu film industry. She appeared in several Telugu and Malayalam movies. She acted with Raja in the film Vennela, which turned out to be a success. She acted in the Blockbuster Malayalam film Hallo with Mohanlal. She again shot to fame with item song "Poovai Poovai" in Telugu movie Dookudu opposite Mahesh Babu.

Biography

Parvati was born in New Jersey to a German father Sham Melton and an Indian Punjabi mother Darika Preet. She has one younger sister Ariana Sitara Melton. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She graduated from Emeryville High School and attended Vista Community College in Berkeley, California. She took part in several beauty pageants and won the Miss Teen India Bay Area pageant in 2004 and the Miss India Le Visage USA pageant in 2005[citation needed]. While still studying in Vista College, she was offered the lead role in the Telugu film Vennela. Although she intended to go back to school after the project, the film's success kept her away.

She married Shamsu Lalani in 2013, and subsequently retired from films.
Priyamvada Kant
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Priyamvada Kant
Born 1 January 1990 cite a reliable source for date of birth -->

Kolkata, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present

Priyamvada Kant is an Indian actress, writer and the winner of MTV Splitsvilla Season 12

Early life

Priyamvada Kant was born on 1 January 1990 in Kolkata to mother Ratnabali Kant and father Awani Kant who are both renowned Artists. She studied at Modern School Barakhamba Road, Delhi, and did her graduation from Lady Sriram College Delhi in English literature. She was trained in Odissi for 16 years under Padmashree Guru Madhavi Mudgal. She later moved to Mumbai to do her post graduation at Sophia College for Women in mass communication.

Career

Priyamvada Kant debuted as Kaumudi with Bairi piya on Colors TV in 2010. She worked as negative character (Payal) in Colors TV show 2011 Hamari Saal Leela and then played character (Anisha) in famous Colors TV show Sasural Simar Ka'’, she also played a negative role (Manjeet) in Star Plus show Sabki Laadli Bebo. In August 2013, Kant joined the cast of Channel V's The Buddy Project, playing the cameo role of Kamna. In October 2014, Simran in Star Plus's Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera.

She is most known for her role in Tenali Rama.

She played the role of Kanika Jamwal in the show Swim Team which aired on Channel V India. She also appeared in an episode of And TV's Tujhse Naaraz Nahin Zindagi. Priyamvada Kant is also a script writer. Her script was developed to the Zee TV serial - Sethji.

Kant is currently running a dance academy called Dancamaze. Priyamvada Kant won MTV Splitsvilla Season 12 along with Shrey Mittal. She played Namrata in Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala on StarPlus.

She now joined Star Bharat’s show Tera Mera Saath Rahe, and is playing the role of Priya.
Padmaja Rao
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Padmaja Rao
ಪದ್ಮಜಾ ರಾವ್
Born : 4 November 1970
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2003 – present
Children Sanjeev

Padmaja Rao is an Indian film actress, TV serial director and producer in Karnataka, India. She is a versatile actor known for playing a wide variety of character roles in various film genres. Some of the notable films of Padmaja Rao as an actress include Hatavadi (2006) Mungaru Male (2006), Gaalipata (2008), Ugramm (2014). She has also forayed into tulu film industry with the blockbuster Chaali Polilu (2014)

Personal life

Padmaja Rao did her schooling in Mumbai and then her college in London. She is married and has a son named Sanjeev who is renowned Herpetologist Conservationist and Animal Activist .

Career

Padmaja Rao started her career with the mega teleserial Moodala Mane directed by Vaishali Kasaravalli which garnered huge popularity across Karnataka. This was followed by Preethi Illada Mele mega serial co-starring Yash and Anant Nag which made her household name yet again. She made her Kannada movie debut with V.Ravichandran's Hatavadi. She subsequently received recognition for her role in the 2006 blockbuster Mungaru Male. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress three times. She has been a part of more than 100 Kannada films and many serial/soaps in Kannada. She has also worked as TV serial director and Producer.
Pavitra Punia
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Pavitra Punia
Born 22 Apr 1987
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present
Known for Baalveer Returns
Partner(s) Eijaz Khan (2020-)

Neha Singh, better known by her Pavitra Punia, is an Indian television actress, best known for playing an evil queen named Timnasa in the popular Sony SAB sitcom Baalveer Returns. Along with Baalveer Returns, she has also portrayed Geet Dhillon in Love u Zindagi. Other roles include Simran Ahluwalia in Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto, Paulomi Roy in Naagin 3, Anushka in Honge Judaa Naa Hum, Ritu in Kavach... Kaali Shaktiyon Se, Chandrika in Daayan. She participated in Splitsvilla 3 and has been a contestant of Bigg Boss Season 14.

Career


Pavitra Punia started her career with the MTV reality show Splitsvilla 3, which aired in 2009. She was one of the finalists in the show that took place in Phuket.

In 2010, she made her acting debut with the show Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi playing the cameo role of Dalljiet. Thereafter, she got her first lead role in the Star Plus show Love U Zindagi, opposite Sidharth Shukla. She was also a part of the Life OK reality show Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki.

She then acted in the Mukul Mishra-directed movie Siddhartha - Love, Lust, Peace, which stars Mahesh Bhatt, Shivam Bhargava and Shazahn Padamsee. Punia has also been a part of other shows including Ritz Jeele Yeh Pal, MTV Making The Cut 2, Hongey Judaa Na Hum,[2] Sawaare Sabke Sapne Preeto and Darr Sabko Lagta Hai. She portrayed the role of the lead antagonist Niddhi Chhabra in the Star Plus show Ye Hai Mohabbatein. She also played the role of Karuna in TV's Gangaa. She also played a shape-shifting snake for a mahaepisode in Zee Tv's Kaleerein. Then she was cast as Poulomi Roy in the third season of Colors TV's Naagin. As an actress, she last portrayed the role of an evil queen named Timnasa in the popular Sony SAB sitcom Baalveer Returns.

In October 2020, Punia entered the Bigg Boss Season 14 house as a celebrity contestant. The show is broadcast by Colors TV and Voot.

Personal Life

Pavitra dated Bigg Boss 13 contestant Paras Chhabra few years back. Their relation lasted for three months. In 2020, she started dating her fellow Bigg Boss 14 contestant Eijaz Khan.
Parineeta Borthakur
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Parineeta Borthakur
Born 21 February 1985
Duliajan, Assam, India 
Nationality Indian
Occupation
Actress
Years active 2001–present
Known for

Relatives Plabita Borthakur (sister)

Parineeta Borthakur is an Indian film and television actress and singer from Assam. She is known for playing Sharmishta Bose in Swaragini, Anjana Hooda in Bepannah and Ganga Shiv Gupta in Gupta Brothers.Her younger sister Plabita Borthakur is also a singer and actress.

Career

Borthakur made her film debut with the Assamese film Nayak. Her first appearance on TV was in Pritam Pyare Aur Woh on SAB TV as Gogi. She also featured in Bollywood movies like Force, Chalo Dilli and Kurbaan. In 2015, she played the role of Sharmishta Bose in Colors TV's Swaragini. In 2017, she was seen in Zee TV's Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani as Vasundhra Suryavanshi. In same year she starred in Assamese movie Gaane Ki Aane alongside Zubeen Garg.In 2018, she portrayed Anjana Hooda in Colors TV's Bepannaah.

In January 2020, she launched India's first vegan and paraben free highly pigmented lip plumpers, under the cosmetic brand- Nyor.

She was last seen as the Main Female Lead, Ganga Shiv Gupta, in Star Bharat's Gupta Brothers  opposite Hiten Tejwani.
Preethi Kamala

DOB : 21-02-1986

Preethi Kamala is a South Indian fashion designer, model and actress hailing from Trivandrum, India. She was born on 21 February 1986. She completed her schooling from Holy Angel’s Convent in Thiruvananthapuram, India which is one of the top most convent schools in South India. Since her childhood, she was inclined towards fashion. She successfully did her fashion designing course from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bangalore. Preethi also is a trained contemporary dancer from “Code Red Dance Academy”. After graduating from NIFT, she continued her contributions to modern fashion though it is close to impossible to survive as a fashion designer in her hometown.

Later she also worked for various channel promotional videos, print advertisements, and did few corporate presentations. She also did short films. Her appearance in “Tattoo” created few waves in the Malayalam film industry. She did a bold and daring role which managed to capture mixed responses from critics, but some of them also appreciated her performance. Later she did a lot of television advertisements. Some of them were not just related to products but also included advertising for causes like “National Rural Health Mission”, “Animal Care”, etc. She loves animals and promotes the adoption of animals too.

She is a very strong and compassionate woman along with being a beauty with a purpose. Preethi also got movie offers, but she was waiting for offers related to some unique roles. In 2013, she finally stepped into one of the directorial ventures by Rajesh Nair.
 It is called as “Annum InnumEnnum” and she played the role of an ignored wife in the movie. The film was starring actors like ‘Nishan
’, 

She enjoyed working for this debut film of hers. Preethi is also an anchor. She is spontaneous and confident.

She has worked for ‘We’ Channel and has attracted a lot of audiences in the same platform. She has been on many billboards and loves to make it big like a dream! She is now looking for more offers while she works as a fashion designer. She has been a fashion coordinator for many fashion shows and collections. Many challenges came on her way, yet she never lost hope and was able to overcome them with her hard work and dedication. She has been involved in shaping the future of the fashion industry in South India. She is actively working with few NGOs too so that she can combine the art of craftsman, modern technology and design.

 Prachee Adhikari

Prachee Adhikari born 16 March 1988,  is an Indian actress working in the South Indian film industry. Before starting as an actress, she worked as a product model and has appeared in several music videos. Prachee was contacted by Doordarshan for a political documentary. Following this, she worked on an educational industry brand campaign for "D.A.V. Management College" and "Galghotia College of Engineering". Prachee began career in 2006 with the music company T-Series for the Bhojpuri album Beer Kunwar Ke Dharti and was sung Bhojpuri singer Kavita. Prachee did promotional work for several commercial brands. Prachee made her movie debut in S.R.Production's Telugu film Doshi in 2008 as a female lead Opposite Ali. Prachee appeared in the Telugu music album SWASA for the song Samayam, debut album of "Sa re ga ma pa" winner Hemachandra. Prachee played the female lead in the 2012 movie Arakkonam. The Times of India criticized the "pedestrian acting" in that movie and said: "Sriman is wasted as Prachi's lover Anand." Same time Prachee's efforts were noticed as an actress by southern directors and got numerous offers in films.
Ponnamma Babu
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Ponnamma Babu
Born: 26 January 1964 (age 58 years), Bharananganam
Spouse: Babu
Children: Pinki, Mathew Damien, Deepthi Nirmala
Parents: Mathai, Achamma
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s) Babu


Ponnamma Babu is an Indian film actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 300 films, TV serials and Comedy shows . She made her debut in Padanayakan in 1996.

Personal life

Ponnamma was born to Mathai and Achamma, as eldest of four children, in Bharananganam, Palai, Kottayam. She had her primary education from St George High School, Aruvithura. She made her debut in Padanayakan in 1996. While studying in school she joined Nrithabhavan Balesangham, Poonjar and later in Surabhila Drama troupe, Ettumaanur. She is married to Babu, the owner of Surabhila Drama troupe. Ponnamma's daughter Pinky is an upcoming actress who made her debut through Nakshathrangal, a 2014 Malayalam movie whereas the first film she acted, Mr. Pavanayi 99.99, is not yet released
P. Bhanumathi

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Ramakrishna on a 2013 stamp of IndiaBorn 7 September 1924

Died 24 December 2005 

Chennai, India
Occupation

Actresssingerwritermusic directordirectorproducerstudio owner

P. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (7 September 1924 – 24 December 2005) was an Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, novelist and lyricist. Widely known as the first female super star of Telugu cinema and South Indian film Industry, she was also known for her works in Tamil cinema. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003 for her contribution in Indian cinema. She was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India.

Early life

She was the third child to Saraswatamma and Bommaraju Venkata Subbaiah, in Doddavaram village of Prakasam district, near Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. She grew up watching her father perform in various stage shows. Her father, Venkata Subbiah, was a lover of classical music and trained her in music from an early age.

Career

Bhanumathi entered the film industry in 1939, and acted in over 200 films in Telugu and Tamil. She was also called as Ashtavadhani by the film industry people as she was a writer, actor, director, producer, singer, music director, editor and studio owner. She also had a good knowledge of astrology and philosophy.

Film career

She made her debut in Telugu cinema in 1939 as Kalindi (a 13 years old girl who is forced to marry an old man and ended her life by committing suicide) in Vara Vikrayam (Telugu), directed by C. Pullaiah. She had acted in Malathi Madhavam, Dharma Patni and Bhaktimala. Her first popular film was Krishna Prema. Her next popular film was Swargaseema, a milestone film in her career. In Swargaseema, she played the role of a theater artist with negative shades who is after a married person for her personal benefits. Oho Pavurama song (sung by her) in Swargaseema became a super hit and she was showered with offers. She later acted in many memorable movies like Chakrapani, Laila Majnu, Vipranarayana, Malliswari, Batasari and Anthastulu. Her first film in Tamil was Ratnakumar in the year 1949 along with the famous hero of those day P. U. Chinnappa. This film was directed by Krishnan-Panju. In 1953, she made her directorial debut with Chandirani (made simultaneously in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi).

Her last film was made in 1998, entitled Pelli Kanuka. C. N. Annadurai gave her a title "Nadippukku Ilakkanam" (Tamil: நடிப்புக்கு இலக்கணம்) (Grammar for acting) that suits her aptly. She was revered by many actors she had worked with like N.T.Rama Rao, Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Nagarjuna, Balakrishna, ChiranJeevi, Pawan Kalyan, Venkatesh for her bold and prolific versatility. One of her memorable movies in Tamil was Annai, in the year 1962 directed by Krishnan-Panju, where her acting was appreciated by all and also got the National Award for the film and for also performances in movies Anthasthulu and Palnati Yudham (1964) she received National Awards (Rashtrapati Award). She is the last recipient of Rashtrapati Award.

Due to her rift with Aluri Chakrapani, she left her role in Missamma movie (Initially Bhanumathi was shot for some scenes in the movie before being replaced by savitri ) but after the release of the movie she watched and commented that "she lost a wonderful role but industry gained a talented actress like savitri" which showed her sportiveness and encouragement towards new actors.

Due to clash with Aluri Chakrapani, she produced a satirical movie on him titled Chakrapani which was a huge hit and became a classic in Tollywood for this movie she also worked as Music Director.

For the movie Anthasthulu (1964), VB Rajendra Prasad had approached Bhanumathi for the role of Akkineni Nageswara Rao's sister. She liked the subject and agreed to do the film immediately. The crew booked a room in "Ritz-Carlton" in Hyderabad and she did not want to waste money, so she offered to stay at Sarathi Studios, which had an open area and snakes. The next morning she woke up with her nails bitten by rats. The director decided to cancel the shoot, VB Rajendra Prasad rushed to see Bhanumathi applying iodine casually on the nails and asking when she could start work. While continuing with the shooting, she said, "If you cancel shoot for small things how will I be a Bhanumathi (which means ‘shining like the sun’ in Sanskrit)."

India's First Vice-President Sarvepalli RadhaKrishnan was a fan of her work. Telugu cinema Veterans like Jamuna, Savitri and so many actresses cited her as an inspiration for entering into movies. she is widely recalled by her close associates as 'Epitome of Self-Respect and Versatility'. She is the only Female Film Studio owner in our country. She is called as Ashtavadhani by Tamil people. After seeing her performance in Ragoon Radha film C.N.Annadurai honoured her with title "Nadippukku llakkanam".

In later years, she continued to act in pivotal roles in many hit movies like Tatamma Kala, Mangammagari Manavadu, Gadasari Atta sogasari Kodallu, Muddula Manavaralu, Bamma Maata bangaru Baata, Peddarikam and Pelli kanuka.

In Malliswari, Chakrapani, Chandirani, Vipranarayana she played romantic, fun loving and playful characters. In movies like Tatamma Kala, Batasari, Chintamani, Annai and Mangammagari Manavadu she played different type of roles and received accolades and movies like Swargaseema, Antastulu, Palnati Yuddham and Peddarikam she played strong minded lady character roles with negative shades and done justice to the role proved that she was an accomplished actress who can easily portray both positive and negative roles with equal magnitude.[citation needed] She is first south Indian actress to receive Padma Awards

Apart from being a fine actress, she was also a talented musician. She was adept in both Carnatic and Hindustani music. She gave voice to her songs despite it being the norm to use playback singers for actors. Some of her songs are still popular like Pilichina biguvatara, Kila Kila Navvulu, Oh Pavurama, Preme Nerama in Telugu and Azhagaana Ponn Naan, Vaarai Inbam Thaaraai, Nilaa Nilaa Odi Vaa, Thalai Vaari Poochoodi Unnai, Kannile Iruppathenna and Annai Enbadhu Neethaanaa in Tamil. She also provided music to a lot of her films.

During her later years, she served on various movie related organizations. She was a Member of State Film Awards Committee for two years. She was also a Visiting Professor at the Film Institute for one year. She was Member of Children Film Society for 5 years, from 1965 to 1970.

In India, she was the first and the only woman to have owned a film studio, first actress to act in a dual role and the first woman to have directed a movie simultaneously in three languages.

On occasion of World Women's day, Sakshi Sunday magazine listed the most successful women from every industry and she was listed in the one for those from the movie industry. It was also added that the present highly successful heroines could not reach the heights Bhanumathi reached and that it is an impossible task for anyone to reach her level of success.

Literary career

Bhanumati was also a talented writer with a number of short stories to her credit. Her autobiography Nalo Nenu was published in Telugu and later, released in English as Musings. Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy awarded her as the best short story writer for her popular short stories "Attagari Kathalu". She was a Member of Lalit Kala Academy for 5 years, and Sahitya Academy, Andhra Pradesh for 10 years. She served as Director and Principal of the Tamil Nadu Government Music College,

Philanthropy

She was an eminent social worker who was closely associated with a number of Social Service Organizations. She was the founder member and treasurer of Madras branch of Altrusa International Inc., Chicago for lifelong starting from 1963. She was a life member of the 'Red Cross Society'. She established an educational institution named as "Dr. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna Matriculation School" at Saligramam, Chennai providing free education to the poor.

Personal life

During the shooting of the film Krishna Prema, she met P. S. Ramakrishna Rao, an assistant director for that film. He was a film producer, director and editor of Telugu and Tamil Films. The couple married on 8 August 1943 and have one son, Bharani. Later they launched a popular production company, Bharani Pictures on their son's name. She died at the age of 81 years in Chennai.

Awards

Civilian honors
Padma Bhushan in 2001
Padma Shri in 1966Rashtrapati Award in acting
Annai in 1962
Antastulu in 1965
Government National Award for Best writer for the book "Nalo Nenu" an autobiography in 1994.Filmfare Awards South
NTR National Award, from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, in 2000Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award – "Arignar Anna Award" in 1992State Awards
Kalaimamani (connoisseur of arts), Government of Tamil Nadu, in 1983Other honors
Honorary Doctorate, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, in 1984
Raja-Lakshmi Award for the year 1998 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai
Annadurai honoured her with a title "Nadippukku Ilakkanam" for her remarkable performance in "Rangoon Radha"
She was one of the dignitaries been honored by Andhra Pradesh government at the time of state formation in 1956.

Producer

RatnamalaPrema
Chakrapani (1954)
Laila MajnuBatasariVipra NarayanaMusic director

Chakrapani (1954)
Supervisor of music direction
Vichitra Vivaham (1973)
Pandari Bai
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Pandari Bai
Born
18 September 1928 , Geetha

Pathal, Bhatkal, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka, India)
Died 29 January 2003, age 73

Chennai, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 1943–2001

Pandari Bai (1930 – 29 January 2003) was an actress of South Indian languages films, mostly in Kannada language during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Rajkumar, M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan. She was the heroine in Rajkumar's debut movie Bedara Kannappa and also Sivaji's debut movie Parasakthi. She has acted in over 1,000 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Bai was honoured by Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu government.

Career

Pandaribai began her career in acting in plays based on mythological stories before making her film debut in 1943 with the Kannada language film, Vani. She appeared in the 1954 Kannada film Bedara Kannappa opposite Rajkumar. In the film, she played Neela, wife of Kanna (played by Rajkumar), a hunter. She established herself as a lead actress portraying a woman with a "progressive" image assuming the burdens of a feudal patriarchy in films such as Sant Sakhu (1955) and Rayara Sose (1957). In 1959, she appeared in Abba Aa Hudugi, with her sister Mynavathi. The film is considered a landmark in Kannada cinema.

Later in her career Pandari Bai played the mother of stars older than her, most of whom had played the lead with her in her earlier years.

Awards/Honours
The lesson "Gunasagari Pandari Bai" is added to the class IX Kannada Language Textbook in Karnataka state to honour the legendary actress.
Pratiksha Jadhav
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Pratiksha Jadhav

प्रतीक्षा जाधव
Born January 17, 1990

Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present
Height 5 in 4 ft
Parent(s) Vijaya Jadhav Sahebrao Jadhav

Pratiksha Jadhav (born 17 January 1990) is an Indian film actress who was born and brought up in Pune. She is best known for her work in Marathi cinema, Marathi serials, Hindi serials and Marathi plays.

Early life

During her college days she actively participated in inter-collegiate drama competitions. She started her acting career from Marathi movie "Chala Khel Khelu Ya Doghe" in 2009. She also acted in TV commercials and serials.
Career


She acted in various Marathi films and commercial dramas. She is a good classical dancer. She appeared in comic role in Marathi film "Bhootacha Honeymoon" which received appreciation from audience.
Pooja Devariya
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Pooja Devariya
Born
Pooja Balu
29 July 1991

Other names Rascal Papa
Occupation Stage and Film Actress
Years active 2011 - present

Pooja Devariya is an Indian film and theatre actress who has appeared in the Tamil film industry. After making her film debut with Selvaraghavan's Mayakkam Enna (2011), she worked extensively in theatre with the Stray Factory, before returning to films in 2015. She finished her high school at St. Michael's Academy, in Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Career

In 2010, Pooja joined the theatre group Stray Factory and has worked on stage performances and online videos with the company. During the production of the theatre show, Dirty Dancing, she was spotted by Gitanjali Selvaraghavan who recommended her to her husband, and the actress appeared in his Mayakkam Enna (2011) portraying Padmini, a friend in Dhanush's gang.

In 2015, she was in production for six films, including roles in Karthik Subbaraj's Iraivi and Manikandan's Kuttrame Thandanai.

As a model, she was on the cover of India Today magazine alongside actor Naren Weiss several times. Her directorial debut was also his play Maya from Madurai.

Priya Anjali Rai

Born in Delhi, Priya Anjali Rai moved to the US at the age of two after being adopted by American parents. (This image was posted on Twitter by @priyaanjalirai)

New Delhi: Priya Anjali Rai may be a familiar name in certain sections but she's hoping to conquer a more mainstream audience soon. Priya, 35, is an US-based adult film star of Indian origin and she's headed to where Sunny Leone has already boldly gone before her - Bollywood.

However, not for a while yet. Priya has postponed her visit to India by over a month. The hottie's fear - India's scorching heat.

Priya was supposed to come to India for her Bollywood debut with an independent horror film in the last week of May. But she will arrive only in July.

"We were supposed to begin shooting in northern India in the last week of May. But considering that she is not used to the hot weather here, it could have affected her health. So we've changed the schedule after checking with her," Asokan PK, producer-director of the film, told us.

"The agreement has been signed and other formalities have been taken care of. However, the arrival of monsoon has welcomed her back and she should now come to India in the second week of July," added PK.

Priya will now come to India for almost 20 days for her debut Hindi project and will shoot in Goa, Munnar (Kerala), Tamil Nadu and parts of north India.

Priya's decision to go legit in Bollywood may have been influenced by the success of Sunny Leone, who had a hit debut in Jism 2 preceded by a much-discussed appearance on reality show Bigg Boss.

Sunny has also appeared in an item number in Shootout At Wadala and will star in the sequel to Ragini MMS.

However, Priya, who was born in Delhi and moved to the US at the age of two after being adopted by American parents, has chosen as her Bollywood debut a movie as unlike the risqué Jism 2 as can be imagined.

Touted as India's first 4D stereoscopic film, Priya will star in a 90-minute horror thriller titled Beyond The Truth which will release in November this year under the banner of Happytunesmedia.

CommentsAnnouncing her Bollywood project, Priya had also tweeted recently: "Bollywood is calling me....Very very xcitd! Feels amazing to get a chance to go to India and meet my Indian fans."

The movie, PK says, "gives a social message against the evil practice of child sacrifice, where girls less than 10 years of age were ritually killed to please or appease the Gods, spirits or the deceased or even to maintain youth perpetually as part of witchcraft in the interiors of our country".
Ponnamma Babu

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Ponnamma Babu
Born 29 January 1963

Bharananganam, Palai, Kottayam
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s) Babu
Children Pinky
Parent(s) Mathai, Achamma

Ponnamma Babu is an Indian film actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 300 films, TV serials and Comedy shows . She made her debut in Padanayakan in 1996.

Personal life

Ponnamma was born to Mathai and Achamma, as eldest of four children, in Bharananganam, Palai, Kottayam. She had her primary education from St George High School, Aruvithura. She made her debut in Padanayakan in 1996. While studying in school she joined Nrithabhavan Balesangham, Poonjar and later in Surabhila Drama troupe, Ettumaanur.[3] She is married to Babu, the owner of Surabhila Drama troupe. Ponnamma's daughter Pinky is an upcoming actress who made her debut through Nakshathrangal, a 2014 Malayalam movie whereas the first film she acted, Mr. Pavanayi 99.99, is not yet released.
Priyanka Sarkar
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Priyanka Sarkar

প্রিয়াঙ্কা সরকার
Priyanka in 2019
Born
Kolkata, 31-12-1990
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, model
Spouse(s) Rahul Banerjee (2010–2017)
Children Shohoj Banerjee (b. 2013)

Priyanka Sarkar is a Bengali film and television actress. Her first successful film was Chirodini Tumi Je Amar (2008) directed by Raj Chakraborty. She was married to actor Rahul Banerjee.

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