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Soha Ali Khan

One of the latest females in the tinsel town of Bollywood is Soha Ali Khan. The second daughter of yester actress Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, this damsel has become a favorite amongst many. She attended The British School in Delhi then went on to study in Balliol College, Oxford University where she studied history. She has done her masters in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. Before she made to the silver screen Soha Ali Khan was working for the Ford Foundation and Citibank.

Soha Ali Khan has always enjoyed both sports and theater. This ever-friendly beautiful actress has never bothered about appearance and does not like wearing jewelry. She is also the sister of the famous celebrity actor Saif Ali Khan and though they haven’t starred in any film together, they have done few advertisements together. Soha is also involved in plenty of activities other than doing films like serving on the Advisory Board for a new project of the public entrepreneur group, Res Publica. She has recently been a model for the spring-summer collection of Globus, an Indian chain of boutiques.

In 2004, with the film ‘Yeh Dil Mange More’ Soha Ali Khan made her debut in Bollywood, this film also starred Shahid Kapur, Ayesha Takia and Tulip Joshi. Though Soha was not the main heroine, her role was quite prominent. The film, which took her to great heights, is ‘Rang De Basanti’. She has also starred in a bengali film named ‘Antarmahal’. She has won the supporting actress awards for her role in ‘Rang De Basanti’.

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Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra: A versatile Bollywood actress. This Miss India World and Miss World has remained a model with extra-ordinary qualities. She is also an actress and a fabulous singer. Born on 18th July 1982 in Jamshedpur, Jharkand Priyanka Chopra spent most of her childhood in Rae Barreilly, in Uttar Pradesh. It is in Lucknow’s La Martiniere Girls’ School where she started her schooling. Her Punjabi speaking father is a doctor in the Indian Army while her mother is from Bihar and she has a younger brother. She completed her tenth grade in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Priyanka Chopra wanted to become a software Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist but destiny had prepared something else for her. Her life changed ever since she won the Miss World pageant in 2000 and she became the fifth from India to win this prestigious title.

Priyanka Chopra stepped into the silver screen after winning this title and her first appearance on-screen was in a Tamil movie named ‘Thamizhan’ (2002) where she even sung a song. In 2003 she moved to Bollywood and made her debut in the film named ‘The Hero: Love Story of a Spy’. It was the film ‘Andaaz’ which claimed her to fame. This film also starred Akshay Kumar and Lara Dutt and it proved it be a big hit. This movie fetched Priyanka her first award ‘ Filmfare Best Female Debut Award’. The much-appreciated movie ‘Aitraaz’ won her the award of ‘Filmfare Best Villain Award’. One of the most versatile female actors in the Hindi FIlm Industry, Priyanka is here to stay. She truly is a versatile Bollywood actress. Keep up the good work Priyanka Chopra.

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Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor has become as household name ever since he has stepped in Bollywood. Born to the famous family of Kapoors, which is considered to be the first family of Bollywood, Ranbir became an actor with the film ‘Saawaariya’ directed by Sanjay Lila Bhansali. He is the son of the popular yester actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh. ‘Saawaariya’ was his debut film which also Sonam Kapoor’s, the daughter of the popular star Anil Kapoor, debut film. The movie also starred Salman Khan and Rani Mukherjee. Though this November 2007 release did not fare well at the box office yet the film proved Ranbir as a promising actor and has won huge adulations for his performance. He played the role of lovesick singer named Ranbir Raj. His portrayal of the character earned him positive review.

This handsome looking young Kapoor is supremely talented. Famous critic Taran Adarsh has given Ranbir Kapoor a ten on ten for his performance in his debutant movie. There is sincerity in his performance. He has already won awards for his first film ‘Saawaariya’-‘Filmfare Best Male Debut Award’, ‘Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer Male’ and few others. Ranbir has a very promising and bright future and has already thousands of fan following. Currently he is working for a film of Siddharth Anand, named ‘Bachna Ae Haseenon’ along with Bipasa Basu, Deepika Padukone and Minissha Lamba. Ranbir Kapoor will take the legacy of his family a long way.

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Tarun Tahiliani – Indian fashion designer

Tarun Tahiliani – The top Indian fashion designer. One of the best fashion designers ever produced by the fashion industry is Tarun Tahilani. He was student of Doon School. From the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania he obtained his degree in Business Management. He found in India that there is large potential in the designer wears and costume garments sector. This prompted him to open his first boutique in India in 1987, which was called ‘Ensemble’ which heralded a revolution in the country’s fashion and retail. This world-class fashion store made in Mumbai housed the up-market designer clothing.

This changed the face of the fashion designing in India. Ensemble also helped Tarun Tahiliani to make his mark in fashion designing. He had polished his technical knowledge when he qualified a degree of associate from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. The defining symbols of Tarun’s marvelous works are style, craftsmanship, quality and also refinement. This Indian fashion designer had been the talk of the town when he designed Jemima Khan’s wedding wardrobe. This celebrated fashion designer is a Bollywood celebrity costume designer and has designed for Simi Garewal and Ramola Bahchcan.

Tarun Tahiliani called his own brand ‘Ahilian’. Ethnicity is what can be found in the designs of Tarun. He believes that Sari has the most dazzling effect and is elegant attire and this brings out the beauty of the Indian women. Fascinated by embroidery of ‘chikan’, he experiments with colors and different fabrics. His unique designing sense makes him a stand apart from other fashion designers. Good going Tarun Tahiliani.

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Celina Jaitley

Celina Jaitley : A Bollywood star.
This wonder-eyed beauty was born on November 24, 1981 in Kabul, Afganishtan. Her father was an Indian Army officer and her child psychologist mother is an Afgan. Due to her father’s frequent transfers she had studied in school in almost all over the country. Celina Jaitley has graduated in Commerce and had earned a marketing job for a Cell phone company in Kolkata. When she was young she wanted to join the army since her family has been in the army for five generations. She also wished to be either a doctor or a pilot. In 2001, everything changed for the better when she won the Miss India title. She even bagged almost all titles starting from Best Skin to Best Clothes to Mtv’s most wanted.

The Miss India title enabled Celina Jaitley to contest for the Miss Universe title. But she ended up fourth among eighty-three contestants. Till now she has appeared in a number of movies like ‘Jahnasheen’, ‘No Entry’, ‘Shakalaka Boom Boom’, ‘Red The Darker Side’, ‘Tom,Dick and Harry’ and many more. She has also featured in many videos which includes a video of Niraj Shridhar. Her first international movie is ‘The Quest of Sheherade’ which is a romantic comedy. It was shot in New Zealand in 2007. Celina is also a brand ambassador of an Egyptian tourism and D’damas. Celina Jaitley has a bright future ahead in this film industry and this beauty is sure to win many hearts among the audiences.

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Mallika Sherawat

Mallika Sherawat is probably one of the most known names these days. This popular actress who is also a model is known for her straight forwardness. Her date of birth is 24th October and her birth place is Karnal, Haryana in India. Before making it to Bollywood she was an airhostess. Her birth name is Reem Lamba but she chose ‘Mallika’ which means ‘Empress’ for her screen name. Her first movie in Bollywood was ‘Khwahish’ which released in 2003, this movie is known for it naturalistic and realistic topic. From Miranda House, Delhi University she has a degree in Indian Philosophy. Mallika Sherawat’s first on screen appearance was in a music video by Surjit Bindrakhia.

The movie ‘Murder’ which was inspired by the Hollywood’s ‘Unfaithful’ was released in 2004. The actors in the main lead were Imraan Hashmi and Asmit Patel. By starring in ‘Murder’, Mallika Sherawat became recognized in the industry though the movie raised many controversies. This movie even gave her the nomination for Best Actress in the Zee Cine Awards. The film proved to a biggest grosser of that year. She has been headlines either for her statements or for her outfits. Mallika has done a small role in a Jackie Chan movie named ‘The Myth’. She even participated in the Cannes Film Festival for promoting the movie. Her acting skills were recognized when she starred with Rahul Bose in the movie ‘Pyaar Ke Side Effects’. This won Mallika Sherawat praises and the movie also made a decent collection at the box office.

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Abhay Deol

Abhay Deol is another member from the Deol family who has made it to Bollywood is. Abhay Deol is the nephew of the veteran actor Dharmendra and is cousin to Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. Both are popular actors of Bollywood. He is the son of Ajit Deol and was born on March 15, 1976. He was very much involved in theatre when he was in school. In 2005, Abhay made his debut in Bollywood through the film ‘Socha Na Tha’ which was directed by the director of ‘Jab We Met’ fame, Imitiaz Ali. His uncle produced the movie, which was a romantic comedy. This also proved to be the debut movie for the actress paired opposite Abhay, Ayecha Takia. This film, directed by Shivam Nair fetched good review for Abhay for his performance. ‘Ahista Ahista’ which was released in 2006 was Abhay’s second movie. The other actors who acted in this movie were Soha Ali Khan and Shayn Munshi. This movie also earned Abhay Deol good critical review.

The 2007 release ‘Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.’ Porved to the biggest hit for Abhay Deol by far. The movie had a multi-star cast, which included; Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Kay Kay, Amisha Patel, Ranvir Shorey, Diya Mirza, Raima Sen and Minnisha Lamba. Abhay Deol was paired opposite Minnisha Lamba. This film also earned Abhay lots of appreciation. His other releases of the year 2007 were; ‘Manorama Six Feet Under’, where she was paired opposite Gul Panag, and Abhay Deol was critically appreciated and ‘Ek Chalis Ki Last Local’ opposite Neha Dhupia.