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Sunday, November 7, 2010



Kajol Devgan, née Mukherjee born 5 August 1975, popularly known as Kajol, is an Indian film actress appearing in Hindi films.
Kajol left her school St. Josephs convent at Panchgani and started her career at the age of seventeen. Although her debut film, Bekhudi (1992) was a box office failure, her performance was noticed and she went on to work with big production houses in India.In 1993, she shot to fame with her second film, Baazigar. The film was her first major hit, and her pairing with Shahrukh Khan was appreciated. She later went on to make a popular pairing with him in a number of films, all of which were box office successes.Her first release in 1994, Udhaar Ki Zindagi, was a box-office failure.Despite that, her performance in the film was much appreciated by critics, and she won the BFJA Best Actress Award for her performance. She next starred in her first Yash Raj Film, the romantic drama Yeh Dillagi, co-starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. The film was a box office success and her performance as Sapna, a strong dreamy girl who leaves her paternal home to make her own life in the big city, earned her a first nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards.
The year 1995 proved to be very successful for Kajol, as she went on to star in two of the year's biggest hits. Her first release was Rakesh Roshan's Karan Arjun. The film, which dealt with reincarnation, became the second biggest hit of the year. While her next three releases that year failed at the box office, her last release, Aditya Chopra's directorial debut, the romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, was not only the biggest hit of that year, but one of Hindi cinema's biggest hits in 2008, the film entered its twelfth year in Mumbai theaters, grossing over 12 billion rupees overall, making it one of the biggest blockbusters in Bollywood. Kajol's performance in the film was praised, and she received her first Filmfare Best Actress Award.


She was born on 11th January 1981 in Azamgarh, Rajasthan into a Rajput family and is a graduate of Mithibai College in Mumbai. She first started appearing in Hindi pop song albums in late 1990s which caught the attention of Hindi movie producers and she made her first film appearance as 'Monishka' - Hrithik Roshan's spoilt and wealthy fiancee in the film Yaadein.The film was a major box office flop. After that she could not get any major offers as she was growing plump. After a few sporadic appearances in minor films, she moved down south where she appeared in a number of huge hits

Gemini with Vikram, Anbe Sivam with Kamal Hassan, Villain with Ajith Kumar, Winner with Prashanth, and Diwan with Sarath Kumar.

Recently she acted in an Indian version of Malèna, High School which has created a lot of controversies. She is popular with her South Indian fans for her cherubic smile and her big beautiful navel. She is rumored to have married to two men but it was denied by her and she claims she is still single. She is a cousin of Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon.





Keerthi Chawla is an Indian actress, who is working in Tamil and Telugu film industry. She has appeared in some well known films such as Aadi, Aalwar, Naan Avanillai and Uliyin Osai.
Keerthi Chawla is a familiar name in the South Indian film industry and has been a part of movie biz since 2002.
She made her debut in the Telugu movie, Aadi (2002) with Jr. NTR. After this successful start, she acted in Kannada and Telugu movies. In 2005, she entered the Tamil movie scene with Aanai (2005), which was inspired by the Hollywood movie, Man on Fire.
She followed this up with good performances in movies like Datta (2006), Aalwar (2007), and Nayagan (2008). Aalwar did a great job at the box office. Nayagan saw her as Divya, who elopes with her boyfriend, who gets a call for help from a woman who is kidnapped. Surya (2008) saw her teaming up with Vijaya Chiranjeevi.
The year 2009 was a busy year for Keerthi as she had five projects in hand like, Shwetha 5/10, Wellingtin Road, Agarathi, and Manmadha Rajiyam.


Reddy was born to interior designer and mother a dress designer. Her grandfather is Ganga Reddy, Member of Parliament from Dichpally in Andhra Pradesh. She was raised in Bangalore.
She is trained Bharatanatyam dancer for eight years. She briefly attended St. Joseph Public School in Hyderabad. She also attended Ryerson University for higher education in Toronto, Canada and Baltimore, U.S.
Keerthi Reddy's first film was Gunshot directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy which was a flop. After that she acted in the only hit film of her career Tholi Prema with Pawan Kalyan. Reddy dropped out of two successful films in 1999, Vaali and Sethu. She received a Best Supporting Actress Award (in a Telugu language film) from Filmfare magazine for her role in Arjun.


Kamna Jethmalani is an Indian film actress. She debuted in 2005 with the Telugu film Premikulu and had her first commerical success with her third feature film Ranam. Subsequently, she played lead female roles in a number of Telug
u-language films, while also debuting and appearing in Tamil and Kannada films.
She is the granddaughter of a businessman Late Shyam Jethmalani, though she is often believed to be related to noted politician and criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani. Her childhood pet name is "Dinki". Her mother's name is Divya (house wife) and father's name is Nimesh (businessman). She has two siblings: a brother and a sister. Brother's name is Kapil and sister's name is Karishma. She was second runner up in Miss Mumbai contest
She debuted with Telugu film Premikulu. Though that film flopped, her second film Ranam was a big hit. Her first Tamil film was with Jayam Ravi in Idhaya Thirudan. She did an item number in the film Sainikudu. She has acted in Machakaaran opposite Jeevan. Since then, she has done several south Indian films, in which she performed the lead female roles.


Kareena Kapoor born on September 21, 1980, often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received five Filmfare Awards and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary romantic dramas to comedies, period films to major Bollywood productions, as well as less publicised independent films.
Born into a family where both her parents, Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and her elder sister Karisma were actors, Kapoor faced the media spotlight from a very young age, but did not make her acting debut until the 2000 film Refugee. Her melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... became India's highest-grossing film in the overseas market in 2001, and is one of her biggest commercial successes to date. After receiving negative reviews for a series of repetitive roles, Kapoor accepted more demanding parts in order to avoid being typecast, and was consequently recognized by critics for displaying greater versatility as an actress. Her portrayal of a sex worker in Chameli (2004) proved to be the turning point in her career and she was later noted for her performances in the critically acclaimed Dev (2004) and Omkara (2006).
In 2007, Kapoor received her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Jab We Met, a romantic comedy directed by Imtiaz Ali. She went on to play the lead female role in the thriller Kurbaan (2009), for which she earned critical acclaim, and the drama 3 Idiots (2009), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. Having done so, Kapoor has established herself as a leading actress of the Hindi film industry. In addition to movie acting, Kapoor is a regular stage performer and has launched her own clothing line in association with being the brand ambassador for the retail chain Globus. Her off-screen life, including her relationship with actor Saif Ali Khan, is the subject of wide media coverage in India.


Katrina Kaif (born 16 July 1984) is an actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu, and Malayalam films.
Kaif began her modeling career at the age fourteen; her first job was for a jewelry campaign. She continued modeling in London under a contract with the Models 1 Agency and did campaigns for houses such as La Senza and Arcadius, and even walked on the London Fashion Week.[3]
Kaif's London modeling-work led to her discovery by London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments. However, filmmakers were initially hesitant to sign her because she could not speak Hindi.[8][9]
Kaif saw moderate success with the 2005 film Sarkar, where she played the bit part of Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend, and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan.
In 2007, Kaif appeared in her first major hit movie, Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British Indian girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office letdown Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). Her run of hit films continued with Apne, Partner, and Welcome.[10]
In 2008, she played the villain role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan's hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan's secretary who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother (played by Akshay Khanna). Kaif's second release of the year was Anees Bazmee's production Singh Is Kinng, opposite Akshay Kumar. The film was a big success at the box office. Kaif's final release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a commercial failure,[11] but its script has made its way into the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for artistic merits, original screenplay with a substance, and the film as a whole.
Kaif's first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham, was a critical and commercial success.[14] Kaif's performance was highly regarded. Wrote critic Taran Adarsh, "Katrina gives you the biggest surprise. Known for her glamour roles, Katrina proves that she can deliver if the director and writer offer her a role of substance. She's outstanding. In fact, people will see a new, different Katrina this time."[15]
She next played a bit role as a biker chick in the multi-starrer action film Blue, popularly known as India's first underwater thriller,[16] which performed decently at the box office. The film was not successful.
At the year's end, she appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, with Ranbir Kapoor, and De Dana Dan with Akshay Kumar. Both films were commercial successes.
Kaif's first film of 2010 was Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The film did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status.She is currently filming Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar. The film is set to be released on 24 December 2010.[19] Her popularity led her to be named as one of Bollywood's six top actresses in a September 2010 article, alongside actresses Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai, Deepika Padukone and Kangna Ranaut.