Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu (Hindi: बिपाशा बसु , Bengali: বিপাশা বসু; born 7 January 1979)^[1] is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.

asu was born on 7 January 1979^[2] in New Delhi to a Bengali Hindu family. She is the middle child of three daughters: she has an elder sister named Bidisha and a younger named Vijayeta. Basu's family later moved to Kolkata shortly before she entered middle school.
In an interview, she has stated that she had initially planned to study medicine, but entered modelling and acting by accident.^[3] Basu studied science till the 12th standard at Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir and then studied commerce at The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College, an undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta. In Kolkata, she did modelling and ramp shows part-time.^[4] When she was 17, she met model Mehr Jessia in Kolkata; the latter suggested that Basu take part in the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest. Basu participated, and eventually won the contest.^[3]

Born	7 January 1979 (age 32)[1] New Delhi, Delhi, India
Occupation	Film actress, model
Years active	2001–present
Partner	Dino Morea (1995–2001) John Abraham (2002–2011)

Neha Dhupia

Neha Dhupia (Punjabi: ਨੇਹਾ ਧੂਪਿਆ) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is a former beauty queen and winner of Femina Miss India 2002.

Dhupia was born in Cochin, Kerala to a Punjabi Sikh family on 27 August 1980.^[1] Her father, Commander Sandip Dhupia, served in the Indian Navy and mother, Manpinder, is a homemaker. She went to Naval Public School then transferred to Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi.^[2] She graduated from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University with honors majoring in History.^[3]

 

Born	August 27, 1980 (age 30) Cochin, Kerala, India
Other names	Chotu
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2000–present

Mahima Chaudhary

Mahima Chaudhary (Bengali: মহিমা চুধরী ;born Ritu Chaudhry on 13 September 1973) is an Indian actress and a former model who appears in Bollywood films. She made her acting debut in the 1997 film Pardes for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female

Chaudhary was born Ritu Chaudhry in Darjeeling, West Bengal. Her father is from Kakripur village in Baghpat, Western Uttar Pradesh. Her mother is a Nepali from Darjeeling. She attended Darjeeling based famous convent school till class X and later moved to Loreto Convent for her plus two levels. She completed her ISC board in 1988. She also attended Loreto College in Darjeeling. She won a local beauty pageant in Darjeeling before moving to Delhi for college. Initially in the 90s, she appeared in TV advertisements (including the Wall's ice cream ad when the brand entered India), and was a VJ on music channels where she was noticed by Subhash Ghai. Ghai gave her a break in the movie Pardes which was released in '97. Ghai also renamed her due to some superstition. He considered M to be lucky for her.

Born	Ritu Chaudhury September 13, 1973 (age 37) Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Bobby Mukherjee (2006–present)

Eesha Koppikhar

Eesha Koppikhar (Konkanii: ईशा कोप्पीकर) (born 19 September 1976), born Isha Koppikar, is an Indian actress and model who has appeared in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Koppikhar married her longtime boyfriend Rohit (Timmy) Narang on 29 November 2009.

Koppikhar was born in Mumbai, India, hailing from the Konkani speaking Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community.^[1] She has one younger brother. Eesha graduated in Life Sciences at Ramnarain Ruia College in Mumbai. It was during her time at college that she appeared in a photoshoot for Indian photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha. The shoot led to work in advertising as a model, notably for L'Oreal, Rexona, Camay, Tips & Toes and Coca-Cola. Eesha contested the 1995 Miss India contest, winning the Miss Talent Crown.^[2] Her modelling work gave her an introduction to the film industry and to her first film appearance in the Tamil movie Kaadhal Kavithai in 1998.^[2] Since then, Eesha has made over forty films and has several Hindi films in production or due for release in 2010. She continues to model for fashion designers Anita Dongre and Pria Kataria Puri, and is currently the Indian representative of the Italian fashion company Police Watches and Jewellery. Outside her work in film, music and television, Eesha is a spokesperson for the animal rights organisation PETA^[3] and received the 10th Anniversary Huminatarian Award in December 2009.^[4] She has also obtained a black-belt in Taekwondo.^[5]

Born	Isha Koppikar September 19, 1976 (age 34) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names	Isha Narang Eesha Koppikhar Narang Eesha Narang Ishaa Koppikar
Occupation	Actress, Model
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Timmy Narang (2009–present )

Lara Dutta Bhupathi

Lara Dutta Bhupathi (Hindi: लारा दत्ता भूपति; born 16 April 1978) is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.^[2]Lara was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother.^[2] Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta (retired) and her mother is Jennifer Dutta. She also has two older sisters, one of whom serves in the Indian Air Force and a well known younger sister. Famed composer and DJ Nitin Sawhney is Lara's cousin.^[3]

The Dutta family moved to Bangalore in 1981 where she completed high school from St.Francis Xavier Girls' High School and the Frank Anthony Public School. Lara graduated in economics with a minor in communications from the University of Mumbai. She was crowned Miss Universe in 2000 which led to her appointment as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in 2001.^[4]

Born	Lara Dutta 16 April 1978 (age 33) Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actress, model
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Measurements	35-25-37[1]
Weight	58 kg (130 lb; 9.1 st)[1]
Spouse	Mahesh Bhupathi (2011–present)

Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor (Hindi: रणबीर कपूर, born 28 September 1982^[1]) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.
Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid (2009). He later appeared in the commercially successful romantic comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) and the multi-starrer drama Raajneeti (2010), which is his biggest commercial success to date.[2]

Born	28 September 1982 (age 28) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present

Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor (Hindi: सोनम कपूर; born 9 June 1985^[1]) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. Kapoor made her acting debut in the unsuccessful film Saawariya opposite newcomer Ranbir Kapoor, which earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She earned her first commercial success in I Hate Luv Storys opposite Imran Khan. Other Bollywood films she has appeared in include Delhi-6, Aisha and the multistarrer Thank You.

Born	9 June 1985 (age 26) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present