1. Kalki Koechlin
Kalki Koechlin is a famous film actress, model and screenwriter, known for working in Hindi films. She was born on January 10, 1984, in Ooty, Tamil Nadu in India to Joel Koechlin and Francoise Armandie. Her father came to the country from Angers, France many years ago and met Francoise in Auroville, Puducherry. They are both followers of Sri Aurobindo.
...2. Manisha Koirala
3. Shruti Seth
Shruti Seth is a leading TV presenter, VJ and Hindi-TV actress. She is from a very humble family background and never imagined to be a TV-star someday. Shruti began her career as a guest relation executive in the Taj Mahal Hotel, when she was approached for modeling assignments. She accepted the assignments and soon featured in a series of advertisements. Shruti soon became a well-known face in the advertisement industry. While pursuing her career as a model and an advertisement actor, Shruti realized that she wanted to be a TV-serial actor. With this dream, she auditioned for some top notch TV-shows and was selected for many.
She first appeared as a VJ in Channel V. Right after that, she was chosen for ‘Des Mein Niklaa Hoga Chaand’ in Star Plus. Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand was a story of love depicting the essence of Indian values in a foreign country. This role helped her to end up with the popular role of Ramya in ‘Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr’ and Jia Malhotra in the sitcom ‘Shararat’. ‘Kyun Hota Hain Pyaar’ is a romantic drama and ‘Shararat’ is the story of a modern day ‘pari’ where Jia always messes up with her magic tricks. In 2004, she also appeared in the serial ‘Maan’. This serial was a high voltage family drama.
In 2007, Shruti got her first major break as an anchor and she hosted eight seasons of ‘Comedy Circus’ since then. She also hosted the show ‘Kaante Ki Takkar’ and ‘Rishta.com’ during this time.
Throughout her career, Shruti also appeared in a series of popular Hindi films, of which her role in ‘Rajneeti’ was a remarkable one.
In 2013, Shruti last appeared in the TV-serial ‘Baal Veer’. Currently, she is concentrating on her event management company “My Company”.
...4. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Born on 24th February 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an acclaimed Indian multi-faceted personality; he is a producer, director, screenwriter, and music director. He studied at the Film and Television Institution of India. The middle name Leela is from the name of Bhansali’s mother, Leela.
...5. Ronnie Screwvala
Born in the city of Mumbai to a family of Parsi religion, Rohinton Soli Screwvala is an Indian philanthropist, entrepreneur, CEO, and founder of UTV Group, which included Bloomberg UTV, UTV Software Communications, etc. Since school time Ronnie had an interest in films and theater. He also acted in some skits in Bombay theater like Alyque Padamsee and Pearl. But he did not like working for others, so his stage career ended as he wished to initiate his business. Ronnie started on a small scale in the year 1981.
...6. Prateik Babbar
The debut performance of Prateik Babbar was seen in the movie produced by Aamir Khan named Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. In this movie he got to work with Imran Khan and Genelia D’ Souza. He played the character of brother of Genelia. He got the role of an attention seeker and annoying brother. In his very first movie he got much appreciation and also won many awards. He was nominated for the best male debut and the best supporting actor in the 54th Film Fare Awards. It is because of the environment, he has got at home since the very beginning of his life that he does not get much time in becoming adept to the world of show business. Moreover, the guidance which he gets from his parents is also very valuable for him in his acting career.
...7. Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an experimental actor and associated with theater. He had treated art-cinema as his serious endeavor requiring the dedication, discipline, and integrity. Throughout his career, he subjected his own acting to a process of rigorous artistic self-analysis and reflection. He was the discovery of filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who introduced actors like Shabana, Om Puri, Smita Patil and others in the Indian cinema. Undoubtedly, this actor has acted in some serious films such as Sparsh, Paar and Iqbal( three national awards). For his performance in Paar, he received the best actor in the Venice Film Festival. His growth even in art-cinema was slow, as he had acted in women-oriented films of Shabana Azmi or Smita Patil. Later, he was chosen to play lead roles in films of Sai Paranjpye’ Sparsh, where he played a blind character. Even in Gautam Ghosh’s Paar, he identified himself as village-man that fetched him an award at national and international level.
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