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.
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.
Salman Khan
Bollywood star : Salman Khan.
One of the three Khans to make it big in Bollywood in the 90s and also in the recent times, Salman Khan has been in the news for the wrong reasons. He is the eldest son of the famous scriptwriter of yester year Salim Khan. He began with his career in Bollywood movies with the film ‘Biwi Ho To Aisa’ in 1988, this was his debut movie where he played a supporting role. It was with ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’, which released in 1989, Salman Khan made his first commercial success and was recognized as promising actor. He even won the ‘Filmfare Best Male Debut Award’ for his first film. Salman Khan has starred in some of the most successful movies of Bollywood, like ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’; ‘Hum Apke Hai Kaun’ , ‘Sajaan’,’ Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Tere Naam’ ; ‘No Entry’ and many more.
Salman Khan is an established star in the film industry and is the most prominent star of the industry. He is a dedicated body builder and is an inspiration for all the young men who want to have a good body. His step-mother Helen has starred with him in ‘Khamoshi-the musical’ and ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanaam’. He has starred in more than fifty movie till now and of course there are many more to come. Salman Khan was voted the 7th best-looking man in the world in 2004. He is also known for involving in charities. Recently he became the forth Indian actor to be replicated as a wax statue in Madame Tussauds wax museum in London. Keep it up Salman Khan. You truly are a bollywood star.
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’.
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.
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.
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.