Archive for the ‘Actress’ Category

Kangna Ranaut (born 20 March 1987) is an Indian actress who acts in Bollywood films. She made her Bollywood debut in 2006 in Gangster. She won both a Filmfare and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a troubled model in Fashion (2008).

Ranaut was born to Asha, a school teacher and Amardeep, a businessman and in a Himachal Family. She has an elder sister, Rangoli and a younger brother Akshit. She was born in a small town called Bhambla in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Her family lives in Mandi.

She did her schooling in Chandigarh, Punjab. from DAV model school Sector 15. She then moved to Delhi to become a model. She also joined the Elite Modelling Agency situated in Delhi in 2003 with the prospect of becoming a model.

AWARDS 2007:

* Asian Festival of First Films, Best Actress, Gangster
* Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Gangster
* Filmfare Fairever Fresh Face of the Year Award, Gangster
* IIFA Best Female Debut Award, Gangster
* Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female, Gangster
* Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, Gangster
* Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow – Female, Gangster
* Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut, Gangster

2008

* Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Life in a… Metro

2009

* National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress,Fashion
* Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Fashion
* IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award, Fashion
* Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award, Fashion
* Apsara Awards Best Supporting Actress , Fashion


Katrina Kaif (born 16 July 1984) is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu, and Malayalam films.
Kaif began her modeling career at the age fourteen; her first job was for a jewelry campaign. She continued modeling in London under a contract with the Models 1 Agency and did campaigns for houses such as La Senza and Arcadius, and even walked on the London Fashion Week.
Kaif saw moderate success with the 2005 film Sarkar, where she played the bit part of Abhishek Bachchan’s girlfriend, and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan.

In 2007, Kaif appeared in her first major hit movie, Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British Indian girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office letdown Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). Her run of hit films continued with Apne, Partner, and Welcome.

In 2008, she played the villain role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan’s hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan’s secretary who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother (played by Akshay Khanna). Kaif’s second release of the year was Anees Bazmee’s production Singh Is Kinng, opposite Akshay Kumar. The film was a big success at the box office. Kaif’s final release of the year, Subhash Ghai’s Yuvvraaj, was a commercial failure, but its script has made its way into the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for artistic merits, original screenplay with a substance, and the film as a whole.

Pantene announced Katrina Kaif as its brand ambassador recently. The press meet was organised at the Taj Lands .

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Veena Malik is a Pakistani actress, model and comedian. She has established herself as one of the leading women in the Pakistani television and film industry with her abilities to mimic others and improvise.

Malik was born on 26 February 1978 in Lahore, to Ali Malik, a Pakistan Army soldier, and his wife, Zeenat Malik. The family settled in Rawalpindi after her birth.

grew up expressing an interest in joining the film industry and her grandmother decided to encourage her. Her father however disliked the idea and pondered over his daughter’s fate in an industry that was deemed unsuitable for girls in Pakistan and initially resisted his daughter’s attempts to pursue a career in entertainment. However, she continued to receive support from her grandmother despite the disapproval of many family members.

Malik has usually been cast as a supporting actor. It is unclear if she herself stayed clear of the leading roles or was denied them. Industry enthusiasts say that the only genre she was good at was ‘comedy’ and the directors failed to create a leading role around her acting skills. The criticism was taken well by her and she began to hone her skills even more in comedy.

What appeared to be her nude pictures were being circulated on the Internet and became an issue of debate by the end of 2001. she repeatedly denied that she had ever appeared in any photo shoots of such kind. The controversies were short-lived and served to boost Veena’s appeal in the industry.

Katrina Kaif is an Anglo-Indian actress and former model who mainly appears in Bollywood films, but has also appeared in Telugu, and Malayalam films.

Kaif was born in Hong Kong to Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Suzanne Turquotte[2], both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif has seven siblings. She was raised in Hawaii and later moved to her mother’s home country, England.

Katrina Kaif is dancing for a song called ‘Sheela Ki Jawani’ in Tees Maar Khan. You can see the pictures below.

Sonakshi Sinha (born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress and model. She is the daughter of Indian actor Shatrughan Sinha.Sonakshi has two brothers, Luv Sinha and Kussh Sinha and is the daughter of Indian actor Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha. Sonakshi started her career as a model, and walked the ramp at the Lakme Fashion week in 2008 and then again in Lakme Fashion week 2009.Sonakshi is expected to make her acting debut in a film entitled Dabangg co-starring with Salman Khan.

Sherlyn Chopra (formerly known as Mona Chopra:मोना चोपड़ा) is an Indian model, singer and actress.

Chopra’s early acting career was mainly in the B-grade Bollywood films. She appeared in movies such as Time Pass, Red Swastik and Game. She also appeared in the Telugu film, A film by Aravind, which went on to become a super hit. In recent times, she appears to have made a conscious effort to project herself as a serious artist, releasing her first music album, and making a cameo appearance in a Yashraj film. Chopra was the second guest on Bigg Boss (Season 3). She was evicted from the show on Day 27. She was also a presenter at the 55th Filmfare Awards held in February 2010.

Mallika Sherawat is an Indian actress and model. Known for her bold onscreen attitude, Sherawat has frequently featured in the media as a sex symbol. She is one of the few Bollywood stars trying to crossover to Hollywood.

Before coming into films, Mallika acted in television commercials with Amitabh Bachchan for BPL and Shahrukh Khan for Santro.She also acted in a music video, Lak Tunoo, by Surjit Bindrakhia. She debuted in films with a small role in Jeena Sirf Merre Liye where she was credited as Reema Lamba.

Sherawat attracted notice with her appearance in the 2003 film, Khwahish. In 2004, she starred in Murder, a film inspired by Hollywood’s Unfaithful. She received a nomination for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards for her performance in Murder. The film went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.

Sonam Kapoor (wiki) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films.Kapoor is the daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor, and the granddaughter of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor. She is the niece of producer Boney Kapoor, actress Sridevi, actor Sanjay Kapoor and producer Sandeep Marwah. Kapoor is the eldest of three children; the others are sister Rhea Kapoor and brother Harshvardhan.

Before starting her career off as an actress, Kapoor worked as an assistant under Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and assisted him during the making of his film, Black (2005). She made her acting debut alongside newcomer, Ranbir Kapoor in Bhansali’s Saawariya (2007), which failed to do well at the box office. Her performance was opened to good reviews by most critics.

Sonam on Maxim August 2010 Edition :

Genelia D’Souza is an Indian film actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu and Hindi language films, as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. D’Souza first hit the limelight in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan. She made her acting debut in the Hindi movie Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003, which failed to propel her career in Bollywood, but soon achieved recognition in the Tamil film Boys the same year. She subsequently acted in many Telugu movies during the period from 2003 to 2005, which earned her recognition in the Telugu film industry.

Genelia D’Souza graces the south scope magazine August 2010
. You can watch it below.

Sonam Kapoor recently went for the promotion of her movie Aisha at the radio station 98.3 FM Radio Mirchi on Wednesday. May be she picked up wrong pants. This created a big problem to her.She managed however preventing wardrobe malfunction.

Sonam Kapoor is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films.Kapoor is the daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor, and the granddaughter of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor She is the niece of producer Boney Kapoor, actress Sridevi, actor Sanjay Kapoor and producer Sandeep Marwah. Kapoor is the eldest of three children; the others are sister Rhea Kapoor and brother Harshvardhan.