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Shiney Ahuja Shining Shiney!

Shiney Ahuja : Shining Shiney!
Roshan Ahuja popularly known as Shiney Ahuja is considered to be one the upcoming stars of Bollywood. He was born on 15th May, 1973 and is the son of an army commander. His birth place is Delhi. Since his father was in the defense forces, he had the ambition of becoming an armed officer. But he became an actor and definitely a popular one. He was attracted in theatre and got the opportunity to join Barry John’s acting school in Delh before which he had studied in the Army Public School, Dhaula Kaun, New Delhi. Shiney had done modeling and appeared in many commercials before he actually set foot in the Bollywood circuit. Shiney Ahuja has even appeared in a music video for the band Stereo Nation.

It was with the film ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ that Shiney Ahuja made his debut. The film was directed by the much acclaimed director Sudhir Mishra and had Chitrangada Singh and Kay Kay Menon in the lead. This movie was highly appreciated critically and Shiney also received praises for his performance. This movie was shown at very various film festivals in 2003 and was released in theatres in 2005. The film was viewed as one of the best films of the year and also fetched Shiney the ‘Filmfare Best Male Debut’ award. Shiney started acting in the mainstream films with the movie ‘Karam’ in 2005. He starred together with John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra. The film ‘Gangster’ directed by Mahesh Bhatt made Shiney Ahuja very much popular. The other noted films of Shiney are; ‘Woh Lamhe’; ‘Life In A….Metro’; and ‘Bhool Bhulaiya’.

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Tanisha Mukherjee

Tanisha Mukherjee Another BONG Beauty ! Another Bengali damsel to have made it big in Bollywood is Tanisha Mukherjee. She is the daughter of the veteran actress Tanuja and is also the sister of the much-acclaimed Bollywood actress Kajol. She was born on January 1, 1978 in Mumbai, India. Tanisha who is an Indian actress is of Bengali-Marathi descent; her family has been working in Bollywood since the 1940s. This beautiful actress from Bollywood actress made her debut with the`movie ‘Sssshhh’. Tanisha Mukherjee was paired opposite Dino Morea. In 1995, she had started her career as a VJ for Channel V. She has also anchored for the famous show called ‘BPl Oye’. Her family is well known in the film industry, her relatives include grandfather from her father’s side, SashaDhar Mukherjee, who was a famous film director. Her uncles were also famous actors- Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee. Her aunt Nutan was one of the most talented actresses ever seen the film industry. The best actress of the recent time, Rani Mukherjee is Tanisha’s cousin.

Tanisha Mukherjee has appeared as the lead actress in the movie ‘Neal n Nikki’ opposite Uday Chopra. The film was under the Yash Raj banner. Tanisheha’s first movie under the direction of Ram Gopal Verma was ‘Sarkar’, which was a hit film. It starred Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan whom she was paired with and Katrina Kaif. She has even done a Tamil movie opposite newcome Vinay Rai, the name of the movie was ‘Unnale Unnale’, the movie was a big success at the box office. The 2008 release of Tanisha will be ‘One Two Three’ and few more. All the best Tanisha Mukherjee !

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Shamita Shetty

Shamita Shetty Is she the sexier Shetty ? Shamita Shetty, the younger sister of the popular actress Shilpa Shetty, made her debut in Hindi movies in the year of 2000. She was born in a closely-knit traditional family which hails from the bunt community of Mangalore. Shamita was born on 2nd February 1979. This gorgeous Indian actress had attended St. Anthony’s Girls High School in Chembur, India. The college from where she did her graduation was Sydenham College. The movie of 2000 where Shamita made her debut was ‘Mohabbatein’ which was directed by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj banner. The film went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. The movie also starred Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan. Shamita Shetty was paired opposite Uday Chopra, which was also his debut film. The film made Shamita very famous and opened the door for more offers.

Shamita Shetty became even more famous after performing for an item song “Sharara Sharara” in the film ‘Mere Yaar Ke Shaadi Hai’, released in 2001. The other film where Shamita has done an item number is ‘Saathiya’, a blockbuster of 2002. Her performance in the ‘Zeher’ opposite Imraan Hashmi earned her lot of adulations. Both Shamita and Silpa has appeared in a film together, the name was ‘Fareb’ and both were paired opposite Manoj Bajpai. This glamour doll of Bollywood has the potential to make it big in Bollywood in the coming years. Together with being a good actress, Shamita is a very good dancer.

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Sharman Joshi

Sharman Joshi: from STYLE to RDB. Sharman Joshi is an upcoming Indian actor and also a theatre personality. He made his debut in the year 1999 in the movie ‘Godmother’ as the troubled son of the protagonist, Shabana Azmi. Sharman received rave reviews for his performance Though Sharman is best known for his Hindi movies, he has appeared or worked in various English, Hindi, Gujarati stage productions. In the comedy movie ‘Style’ of 2001, Sharman had appeared. This movie became a surprise hit of the year. The movie was directed by N. Chandra and mostly had newcomers. Sharman was very active during his theatre and drama days. He has done over 330 shows since childhood and the most memorable is; ‘Aame Layee Gaya Tame Rahee Gaya’. The renowned theatre writer-actor Arvind Joshi is his father. He has done a small role in the film ‘Lajja’.

It was with the movie ‘Rang De Basanti’ that Sharman Joshi rose to the highest peak of his career, this multi-starrer movie brought instant fame for Sharman Joshi. This Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra film proved to be the biggest hit of all times. Shaman shared his screen with versatile actors like Aamir Khan and Atul Kulkarni. This movie brought him more offers and also haloed him in earning favorable reviews. His other commendable movies include ; the 2007 release ‘Life In A….Metro’ a super hit movie where Shamran was highly appreciated for his role, ‘Golmaal’, a comedy film. He has a very good comic timing. Sharman Joshi a good actor and will definitely better himself in the coming years.

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Raima Sen

Raima Sen – The sexy siren. This 1979 born Indian actress is the grand daughter of the much acclaimed and legendary actress of yester years of Tollywood, Suchitra Sen and daughter of the popular actress Moonmoon Sen. Her first movie was ‘Godmother’ which was released in 1999. The film was directed by Vinay Shukla and had the national award winning actress Shabana Azmi in the lead and portraying the title role. This movie was critically acclaimed.

In ‘Daman’ in 2001, Raima Sen appeared as Raveena’s daughter. She had a small but important role in this film and was highly appreciated. The film ‘Choker Bali’, directed by the famous film maker Rituparno Ghosh came as breakthrough for Raima and opened the door for more opportunities in films. Raima Sen was praised for her simple and submissive role as ‘Ashalata’ in the movie. In 2005, Raima got the opportunity to feature in the critically acclaimed hit film ‘Parineeta’, the film was directed by Pradeep Sarkar.

The film starred Vidya Balan in the lead and also Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt. By far, Raima Sen has done a variety of films like ‘Dus’, ‘Funtoosh’, ‘Eklavya’, ‘Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd’ and ‘Manorama Six Feet Under’. The last two films have helped Raima to prove her versatility in acting. In both the films ,she had received appreciated. Raima is known for her low profile and it is often said that she has resemblance with the veteran actress and also her grandmother Suchitra Sen. This upcoming actress of Bollywood has a bright future ahead.

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Neil Mathur

Born on 15th January 1982, this new face of Bollywood is the grandson of the legendary singer Mukhesh and son of noted singer Nitin Mukesh. Neil Nitin Mukesh is also known as Neil Mathur and is an Indian actor. It is said or belived that this good-looking actor has resemblance with a good looking super star of Bollywood. Hrithik Roshan. Neil Nitin had graduated from HR College with a B.Com degree. He had to be focused on his career from a very tender age, at about 12 because of his father’s insistence. With Kishore Namit Kapoor he has done a four-month workshop and also at Anupam Kher’s institute during his summer vacations.
It has been his childhood dream to become an actor. When he was very small, Neil Nitin appeared first in films as a child artiste. He had played the role of young Govinda in ‘Jaise Karni Waise Bharni’ where he was more appreciated than Govinda. The movie was directed by Vimal Kumar. Neil Mathur had also been a child artiste in Yash Raj’ movie name ‘Vijay’. Neil Nitin Mukesh has worked in the Kunal Kohli directed movie ‘Mujhse Dosti Karoge’ under the Yash Raj banner. This happened during his college days. He did not want to debut with a love story hence he had waited for the perfect offer and ‘Johnny Gaddar’ came to him. He had the main role in this multi-starrer movie, which had veteran actor Dharmendra. This film earned Neil Mathur good review. His next movie is ‘Tera Kya Hoga Johnny’ directed by Sudhir Mishra. All the best Neil Mathur.

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Konkona Sen Sharma

Konkona Sen Sharma: The dark Beauty.This daughter of the veteran actress of Bengali films and much acclaimed filmmaker Aparna Sen has made it big in Bollywood. Konkona Sen Sharma was born on 3rd December, 1979 She hails from West Bengal and has done her schooling from Modern High School for Girls in Kolkata She has done her graduation in English from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. It was with the film ‘Mr. and Mrs.’ Iyer’(2002) directed by Aparna Sen, Konkona made a mark. This film was both commercially and critically successful and had Rahul Bose in the lead. Earlier when she was small, she had appeared in ‘Indira’. With the movie ‘Ek Je Ache Kanya’ ,Konkona made her debut in films. In this movie Konkona Sen Sharma had played a negative character and the movie starred Sabyasachi Chakravarty and Indrani Halder.

The other critically acclaimed film was ‘Titli’ directed by Rituparna Ghosh, which had Mithun Chakravarty and Aparna Sen in the main lead. Konkona’s performance in ‘Mr. and Mrs.’ Iyer’ as the Tamil housewife earned her lots of praise and she won her first award ‘National Film Award for Best Actress’. ‘Page 3’ (2005), where she played the role of a reporter and was directed by Madhur Bandhakar won her critica appreciation. For this movie Konkona Sen Sharma won the ‘Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut’. Her last year’s movie were ‘Life in a…Metro’ and ‘Aaja Nachle’. The former movie was a huge hit and Konkona received the ‘Filmfare Award’ for the ‘Best Supporting Actress’. Her other commendable film was ‘Omkara’ directed by Vishal Bharadwaj opposite Saif Ali Khan.