Mamta Mukhund Kulkarni (born 20 April 1972) in Mumbai, is a former Bollywood Actress. She currently lives in New York City. Mamta Kulkarni gained fame after posing topless (but with her arms crossed over her breasts) for a photograph that appeared on the cover of Stardust, a popular Indian film magazine in September, 1993. She was charged under India's obscenity laws, and found herself under attack from both conservative religious groups, and women's groups. The outspoken actress lashed out at protesters, calling them hypocrites. Kulkarni was finally convicted in July 2000, and fined Rs 15,000. However, this caused yet another controversy because she appeared in court in a burqa to evade photographers, which led to death threats and protests from the local Islamic community.
Mamta Kulkarni made her Bollywood film debut in the 1992 movie "Tiranga". In 1993 she starred opposite Saif Ali Khan in "Aashiq Awara" which won her a Filmfare Lux New Face Award. She went on to appear in more films such as "Karan Arjun" (1995), "Sabse Bada Khiladi" (1995) and "Baazi" (1995), which did well at the box office. However most of her roles involved only a little more than being a love interest to the leading man of the films or glamorous song-and-dance sequences, in keeping with her status as a sex symbol.
Mamta Kulkarni had expressed regret at being typecast as an item girl. Her luck seemed to have changed when Rajkumar Santoshi, in whose earlier movie "Ghatak" she had a cameo appearance, cast her as the female lead in his 1998 movie "China Gate", an ambitious remake of 'The Magnificent Seven'. In a deglamourized role and sharing screen space with some of Hindi cinemas finest actors, she had the perfect opportunity to showcase her acting talent.
However, things did not go as planned. Relations between Santoshi and the actress soured, and rumors began circulating that Mamta Kulkarni was dropped from the movie, and reinstated only after gangster Chhota Rajan intervened on her behalf.
When the movie was finally released, it was also a huge flop. Furthermore, the only song in the movie, the item number Chamma Chamma, was picturised on Urmila Matondkar, even though Kulkarni had built her reputation with such numbers. To add insult to injury, the song turned out to be a chartbuster, and was even used in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge!, and greatly increased Urmila's popularity.
Angered at the turn of events, Kulkarni lashed out at Santoshi, accusing him of cutting her screen time because she had refused his advances. Santoshi denied all rumours related to the movie, and the matter was given a quiet burial. However, this proved to be the death blow to Kulkarni's career. She only appeared in a handful of movies after that, and new offers dried up. She quit movies after her last appearance in the 2002 film Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum. Then she moved to New York City after she married an NRI. Mamta also did movies in Tamil,Telugu,Bengali and Malayalam.
Name : Mamta Kulkarni
Nick Name : Rani
Date of Birth : 20 April, 1972
Height : 5'5"
Birth Place : Mumbai, Maharashtra
Education : Graduate of Delhi University
Languages : Hindi, English
Profession : Actress, Model
Debut Film : Tiranga (Hindi)
Hrishitaa Bhatt is a Bollywood actress, model. Her zodiac sign is Taurus. She was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
She debuted in the film "Asoka" opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
This cute Liril girl had made her debut with a historical movie "Asoka" starring alongside Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor and proved her mettle as an actress. This is evident in the fact that she was nominated for Best Debut - Female by Zee Cine Awards and the Most Promising Female Newcomer by Screen Weekly Awards.
She was first noticed in the music video "Aankhon Mein Tera Hi Chehra" in which she had Shahid Kapoor as her co-star. Prior to joining the film industry, Bhatt dated actor Shahid Kapoor.
Hrishitaa Bhatt was only 17 years old when "Ashoka" was offered to her. At the time she was not even sure that she wanted to do films. She signed "Ashoka" because she was keen to work with Santosh Sivan and was keen on playing the deglamorised role of a Buddhist.
She has began her career with "Liril Campaign". She is the Liril girl who with her cute smile first made it big in music videos and ads. Hrishita Bhatt was taking dancing lessons from famous choreographer Shiamak Davar. Soon she was noticed as Shiamak Davar student and it worked wonders for her bringing music albums and endorsements, which include the famous Liril soap, that launched Preity Zintas filmy career.
It was this ad film that attracted the attention of first-time director Gurudev Bhalla and made him sign her on opposite Abhishek Bachchan in Shararat. Next, Shahrukh Khan was smitten by her beauty and ended up signing her for his magnum opus Asoka. Hrishitaa Bhatt is a model-turned Bollywood actress.
Name : Hrishitaa Bhatt
Date Of Birth : May, 10, 1981
Birth Of Place : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Profession : Actress, Model
Debut Film : Asoka (Hindi)
Awards : Most Promising Female Newcomer by Screen Weekly Awards
Profile Debut Film: "Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge" Film Awards: None Mini Biography
Antara Mali is daughter of the renowned commercial photographer Jagdish Mali. Her grand father was a great painter. With such a strong legacy of art it was natural that she will do some sort of art and Antra decided in favour of acting in films. She made her debut in Bollywood in a low budget movie "Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge", which went unnoticed. Then came "Mast" and "Company" directed by Ram Gopal Verma and she became a recognizable face in Bollywood. Antra received a lot of appreciation for her work in "Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon" opposite Rajpal Yadav. Her other popuar movies are "Road, Darna Mana Hai", all are directed by her mentor Ram Gopal Verma. Besides Hindi films, she has also acted in a Telugu movie "Prem Katha".
Filmography
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge, Mr. Ya Ms, Gayab, Naach, Darna Mana Hai, Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, Company, Road, Khiladi 420, Mast, Prema Katha (Telugu)
Upcoming Movie: Gulal
Name: Aarthi Chhabria
Date of Birth: 21 November, 1982
Height: 5 5
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: India
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Single
Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi, Gujarati
Debut Film: Lajja (2000)
Famous Movies: Shaadi No. 1, Ssukh, Aham Premasmi, Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo, Raja Bhaiya, Awara Paagal Deewana, Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai, Lajja, Akanksha
Latest Movies: Shaadi No. 1
Famous Pairing: With Tushar Kapoor in Shootout at Lokhandwala.
Most remembered for: Various item songs
Favourite Film: Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge and qayamat se qayamat tak.
Favourite Actor: Sharukh khan
Aarti shot to fame when she won the coveted Miss India title in 2000. She comes from a Sindhi family that has no Bollywood connections at all. She has appeared in videos for Adnan Samis album Tera Chehra and Sukhwinder Singhs Nasha hi Nasha. Aarti usually does item songs and her most recent one was Unke nashe mein in Shootout at Lokhandwala. In Dhoom Dadakka she plays the lead role, something which she has never done before as her films are multi-starrers.
She was recently in the news because her titular role in Anamika was chopped as the director, Ananth Mahadevan, wanted to add a mystery element to her character. Her acting is not mention worthy. Barring Partner, Shootout, Shaadi No.1 and Awara Paagal Deewana, her films have tanked at the box office!
Ayesha Takia, model turned actress, always wanted to be in films. Born to a Gujarati father and half British and half Maharashtrian mother, she started doing ads at the tender age of four and has appeared in more than 60 commercials. Before entering Bollywood showbiz, the dazzling beauty appeared in Falguni Pathaks music video Meri Chunar but got recognition with the album Shake It Daddy.
Ayesha Takyia won the Filmfare best debutant award in 2004 for her performance in "Taarzan". After that Ayesha acted in many films but most of them were unsuccessful at the box office. Ayisha Takia beautifully essayed the role of a young widow of Rajasthan living in a traditional joint family in the film "Dor". She was highly praised for her work in this film and went on to win Zee cine critics award for best actress.
Her stunning figure and pretty looks caught everyones eye and the optimism and faith in life makes her a very positive person. Ayesha made her entry into South Indian Films with the hit Telugu movie Super (2005) co-starring Nagarjuna.
Name : Ayesha Takia
Nick Name : Suvi
Date Of Birth : April, 10, 1986
Birth Of Place : Mumbai, India
Education : St Anthonys Girls High School.
Height : 5"6
Father : Nishit Takia
Mother : Farida
Sister : Natasha
Hobbies : Reading, Music
Favourite Artist : Ghulam Ali
Favourite Actor : Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Sharukh Khan
Favourite Actress : Sri devi, Rani Mukerji
Profession : Actress, Model
Debut Film : "Tarzan: The Wonder Car" (2004) Hindi
ThanuSri Dutta Profile: Miss India Universe 2004, Tanushree Dutta was born on 19 March 1984 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand/Bihar. Her dad's name is Tappan, who works for the Life Insurance Corporation of India. Tanushree came from a conservative Hindu Bengali family. She did her schooling from Jamshedpur and graduated from Pune University. She was employed with Oracle Institute for 3 months in event management and market survey and report making, her assignments included ramp, print campaign, videos, & commercials.
This charming and tall (5'7") actress, Tanushree Dutta won the Femina Miss India 2004 competition held in Mumbai, and was placed in the top ten in the Miss Universe 2004 pageant held in Quito, Ecuador. Success eluded her as she could not make it to the final group of contestants. She was not discouraged with her failures, but persisted and finally dusky Tanushree not only made herself eligible for the competition but was crowned Miss India, replacing Nikita Anand, at the Bandra-Kurla Complex on March 27, 2004. She was also crowned Miss Confidence and Miss Beautiful Smile.
Ever since her win in the Miss India contest in 2004, Tanushree Dutta’s career has not turned back. Movie after movie she has been making her mark in Bollywood. With 6 movies to her credit in less than 3 years and 7 more movies coming out in the next few months. In 2005, the Government of Jharkhand honored her by releasing postcards and stamps featuring her. It couldnt get any better than this.
