Jaya Prada

Bollywood actress turned politician Jaya Prada was born on 3 April 1962. In 1986, Jaya Prada married producer Srikanth Nahata who was already married to Chandra and had 3 children. If we look at her Bollywood career, K. Viswanath remade Siri Siri Muvva in 1976 into the Hindi version Sargam and introduced Jaya Prada to Bollywood industry in 1979.

The film became a huge hit and Jaya Prada became an overnight star. The actress earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress.

With another hit movie Kaamchor that came in 1982 she started getting more Hindi films and she also bagged two more Filmfare nominations as Best Actress for playing Amitabh Bachchan’s endearing girlfriend in Prakash Mehra's Sharaabi in 1984 and for her challenging double role in K. Vishwanath's Sanjog in 1985.

Jaya made a successful team, not just with Amitabh Bachchan and Jeetendra, but also with her immediate screen rival Sridevi with whom Jaya has acted in about a dozen films.

In 2002, Jaya Prada stepped into the Marathi film industry by being a guest in the movie Aadhaar. Jaya who owns Theatre in Chennai has acted in seven languages and during a 30-year film career she has completed 300 films. She started playing mature roles in 2004.

Part-I Parveen Babi biography

Parveen Babi, a Gujrati Muslim and the beautiful actress of the bollywood, was born on 4th april, 1949 in Junagarh, India. Her original name was Parveen Wali Mohammad Khan Babi. She was the only child of her parents and was born fourteen years after the marriage of her parents. She did her schooling in Aurangabad and graduation from St. Xavier's in Ahemdabad.




Parveen Babi entered in the film industry in the year 1973 with the film Charitra while she was studying in the college and was a leading and successful actress in 1970s. Parvven Babi was the first Indian actress who was featured on the Time Magazine's cover in 1975. She has given superhit films Deewar(1975), Amar Akbar Anthony(1977), Shaan(1980), Kalia(1981), Khuddar(1982) in which she was paired with the superstar Amitabh Bachchan.


Some of her hit films are:


Majboor(1974)

36 Ghante(1974)

Trinurti(1974)

Bullet(1976)

Chandni Sona(1977)

Kranti(1981)

Namak Halaal(1982)


Parveen Babi has a very good chemistry with Amitabh Bachchan but Zeenat Aman was a strong competitor for her and they were often compared due to their western outlook. She worked with almost all stars, directors at that time. Parveen was very famous among people but she was also brought in to many controversies.

Anjana Sukhani-Bollywood Actress

Anjana Sukhani was born on December 10, 1978. She is a Bollywood Indian actress. Anjana Sukhani was born to a Sindhi family in Jaipuron. Anjana did her schooling from Bombay at Kamla High School, Khar.



Anjana Sukhani holds a Management Degree in International Business. Her sister Meena Sukhani made her debut in the movie Bachna Ae Haseeno; she was one of Minisha Lamba's friends.

Anjana Sukhani put her academic pursuits behind to pursue acting. During the early years of her career, Anjana was cast in a television advertisement for Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates with the Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

Anjana was also noted for her performance in the remixed Hindi music video for the song 'ghar jayegi'. Even though she does not have a film industry related background, she has figured in sizeable roles in multi-starrer block buster movies such as Salaam-e-ishq.

Anjana has acted in Golmaal Returns, sequel to the 2006 hit movie Golmaal. Her latest projects are Jai-Veeru (2009), Allah ke Banday (2009) and Jashn (2009) and MaLeyali Jotheyali (2010).

Bollywood Actress-Jiah Khan

Jiah Khan was born on 20 February 1988. Jiah is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Jiah Khan completed her A levels in film studies and literature in London. She also studied at the Lee Strasberg Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, though she quit upon receiving a movie offer from Mumbai.



When the actress was 16 years old, she was assigned to debut in Mukesh Bhatt's Tumsa Nahin Dekha, but backed out when she felt the role was too mature for her and was immediately replaced by Dia Mirza.

In 2006, Jiah debuted in the controversial Nishabd, where she acted opposite Amitabh Bachchan. The film was released in March 2007 to mixed reviews, though Khan was noted for her confidence, attitude. She also got a "Filmfare Best Debutant" Nomination for her Acting skills.

Jiah Khan appeared alongside Aamir Khan in A.R. Murugadoss's Ghajini, the Hindi remake of its Tamil namesake. She was shot for a significant portion of Ken Ghosh directed film "Yahoo" opposite Shahid Kapoor, but was replaced by Genelia D'souza.

Despite this, UTV Motion Pictures subsequently signed the actress for a two-film deal; Ghajini producer Madhu Mantena signed her for a 3-film deal shortly after.

Hema Malini's Biography

Hema Malini was born on October 16, 1948. Hema is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968), she went on to appear in numerous successful Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra.
Hema Malini was initially promoted as "Dream Girl", and in 1977 starred in a film of the same name. Hema is a member of India's Bharatiya Janata Party and represents the party in Rajya Sabha, the upper House of parliament. She now spends most of her time involved in charitable and social ventures, though she still makes occasional appearances in films.

Hema Malini debuted in a 1968 film Sapnon Ka Saudagar, playing a young teen opposite the ageing superstar Raj Kapoor. With Dev Anand in Johnny Mera Naam (1970), Hema became a top star. She worked with Dev Anand again in Tere Mere Sapne (1971), among other films, with the latest being Aman Ke Farishtey (2003).

Hema also played double-roled in 1972s Seeta Aur Geeta as the top female star in Bollywood. She became one of the reigning divas of the Bollywood film industry, and her fans called her The Dream Girl of Bollywood

Hema starred in many movies throughout the 70s and 80s and is remembered for her glamour, style, and accomplished classical dancing. She formed a hit pair with Dharmendra, and the duo performed a number of hit movies like Sholay, Charas, Aas Paas, Jugnu, Seeta Aur Geeta, The Burning Train. She also achieved some strong dramatic or comic moments in films like Trishul, Joshila, Lal Patthar, Meera and Satte Pe Satta.

After taking a back seat from films for a number of years, Hema worked with Amitabh Bachchan in the successful film Baghban (2003), and played a cameo role opposite Big B in the 2004 blockbuster Veer-Zaara.

Bengali Beauty-Moushumi Chatterjee

Moushumi Chatterjee was born on April 26, 1948 in Calcutta, India. She is a Bollywood actress. Her father Prantosh Chattopadhyaya was in the Army. She had a sister and a brother. Her grandfather was a judge. Moushmi is married to Jayant Mukherjee, son of famous, late singer Hemant Kumar. They have two daughters, Payal and Meghna.

She started to act in Bollywood movies after her marriage, which was quite unusual for women at that time. The actress was introduced to movie audiences in 1967 in a Bengali movie Balika Badhu directed by Tarun Majumdar.

She was on the top of her career in the 70s and early 80s, when she starred opposite heroes such as Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Jitendra. Moushumi received Filmfare nominations as Best Actress for Anuraag (1972) where she played a blind girl, and as Best Supporting Actress for Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974) where she played a rape survivor. She still acts in movies, but not at the same pace as earlier in her career.

Chatterjee acted with her youngest daughter, Megha, in her daughter's debut movie, a Bengali film titled Bhalo Bashar Onek Naam directed by Tarun Majumdar, the same person who directed Chatterji's very first movie, Balika Badhu.

Awards-

Filmfare nominations as Best Actress for "Anuraag" (1972)
Best Supporting Actress for "Roti Kapda Aur Makaan" (1974)

Moushumi Chatterjee was never considered to be a glamorous figure and she had crooked teeth, and yet, she was considered one of the most beautiful faces to hit the Hindi screen in the 1970s.

Rakhee - Actress of Substance

Raakhee, the bollywood veteran actress was born on August 15, 1947 and her career spans from the late 1960s to 2003.

Raakhee hails from the state of West Bengal and had an arranged marriage to Bengali film director Ajay Biswas which ended shortly and unhappily thereafter. She married film director, poet and lyricist, Gulzar and has separated from him but never divorced him.

She has a daughter called Meghna (Bosky) who has directed a few films like Filhaal, Just Married and Dus Kahaniyaan.

Raakhee won rave reviews for her first Bengali film Badhu Baran 1967 in Calcutta after which she was offered the lead role in her first Hindi film, Rajshri Productions Jeevan Mrityu with Dharmendra in 1970.

She shot to fame in the 1971 film Sharmilee where she played a double role opposite Shashi Kapoor. Consequently, she established herself as a popular and major Hindi heroine acting with the best co-stars and directors, in several blockbuster films like Heera Panna (1973), Daag (1973), Blackmail (1973) and Tapasya (1976) .

Her extremley popular romantic screen pair was with the reigning king of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan. They went on to star in no less than nine hit films; Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1977), Kasme Vaade (1978), Trishul (1978), Kaala Patthar (1979), Jurmana (1979), Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981), Lawaaris (1981) and Bemisal (1982).

With her main focus on good roles rather than star status, Raakhee did not hesitate to play Amithab's elder sister-in-law in Shaan(1980) and even his mother in the film Shakti (1982).

Towards the mid 1980's and 1990's, she played elderly mother or supporting roles in films such as Ram Lakhan (1989), Baazigar (1993), Khalnayak (1993), Karan Arjun (1995), Border (1997), Soldier (1998)
and Baadshah (1999).

Her last film was Shubho Mahurat in 2003 for which she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and she has since retired from the film industry.

Rimi Sen, is now Rimii

Rimi Sen born on September 21, 1981 in Kolkata, India is an Indian actress working in the Bollywood film industry. Her real name is Shubhomitra Sen. She is also an Odissi dancer and performed in the dance troupe of the eminent Kolkata-based Odissi exponent, Aloka Kanungo. Rimi completed her schooling from Bidya Bharati Girls' High School in the year 1998.

She was first noticed when she auditioned for a Coca-Cola advertisement, impressing Priyadarshan, the director of the ad. Priyadarshan cast her in his hit film Hungama, establishing her in Bollywood. She then played Amitabh Bachchan's and Hema Malini's grand daughter in the hit film Baghban. Her next big hit was the Yashraj Productions Dhoom. Her next releases Phir Hera Pheri, Kyunki and Golmaal have also been successful at the box office.

Rimi is now going by the screen name Rimii. She explains the name change as a career move: there are many other Sens working in Bollywood right now, and a single name may help her stand out from the crowd and stay apart from others.

Her last release was De Taali in 2008. In 2007, she appeared in the critically acclaimed Johnny Gaddaar alongside newcomer actor Neil Nitin Mukesh. She also had a cameo in 2006 film Dhoom 2.

Rimi is now going by the screen name Rimii. She explains the name change as a career move, there are many other Sens working in Bollywood right now, and a single name may help her stand out from the crowd and stay apart from others.

We will get to see more of this bengali beauty in soon to release film Sankat City which is releasing on June 26th, 2009.

The Mystical-Mala Sinha

Mala Sinha was born on November 11, 1936. She is an Indian actress of Nepalese ethnicity. Mala became one of the most popular female stars in Bollywood films from the 50's to the early 70's starring in numerous blockbusters.

The Nepali Beauty lighted up Indian film screens with her sparkling presence. Born a Nepali Christian, Mala Sinha, began her film career with Bengali films like Roshanara. Soon, she shifted to Mumbai. Mala Sinha made a not a very enviable entry with Badshah in 1954. Then came Ekadashi, a mythological film. Followed by a lead in Kishore Sahu's 'Hamlet'. Mala soon rose from a promising newcomer to star with films with a biggie like Raj Kapoor: Parvarish (1958), Phir Subah Hogi (1958) and Main Nashe Mein Hoon (1959). In 1959, Mala had, Dev Anand's musical 'Love Marriage' and a role in B.R. Chopra's Dhool Ka Phool, where Sinha again had a dark-shaded role of a woman who abandons her illegitimate child.



What is remarkable about the actress is that she was as much responsible for her hits as much as the hero's'. Mala Sinha also did smaller films with lesser names or new actor stars like Dharmendra (ANPADH), Manoj Kumar (HARIYALI), Sanjay Khan (DILLAGI) and Amitabh Bachchan (SANJOG), besides doing 10 films with Biswajeet. In 1992 came Khel which was her last film in which this versatile actress acted in bollywood. Yet, she was not de-glamorised.


Award and Nominations
Mala Sinha received several Filmfare nominations for Best Actress for her women oriented roles in Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Bahu Rani (1963), Jahan Ara (1964), Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965). While she was not nominated for her other acclaimed roles like Hariyali Aur Raasta (1962), Anpadh (1962), Gumrah (1963), and Aankhen (1967) amongst others. Mala also won accolades for her role as greyhaired wife of Sanjeev Kapoor in Zindagi (1976). In spite of getting much critical acclaim and mass recognition for her work, she has never won a Filmfare for any of her roles. Mala Sinha was honoured with the Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.


Mala Sinha utilized her talent to the utmost. She is still remembered by many as an actress who was capable of doing anything.

The Bollywood Queen-Rekha

Rekha was born on 10 October 1954 in Tamil Nadu, India. Rekha is a National Film Award-winning Indian actress who has appeared in Bollywood films. Being a versatile actress she's recognised for her willingness to play female-oriented characters, such as that of the school-girl in Khubsoorat and a avenger in Khoon Bhari Maang, both of which earned Rekha the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Rekha's portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan won her the National Film Award for Best Actress.

Rekha has acted in over 180 films in a career that has spanned 40 years. Taking part in both Indian mainstream and art cinema, she has achieved commercial success, as well as critical praise for her performances throughout the years. Rekha's parents were not married. It was during the early 1970s, when she was looking for a footing in the Bollywood film industry. Rekha had various unsuccessful relationships with fellow Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Mehra and in 1990 she married Delhi-based businessman Mukesh Aggarwal, who committed suicide in 1991. She was rumored to have been married to actor Vinod Mehra in 1973, but in a 2004 television interview with Simi Garewal she denied being married to him referring to him as a "well-wisher". Rekha currently lives along with her secretary Farzana in her Bandra home in Mumbai.

List of awards and nominations received by Rekha



1982: National Film Award for Best Actress, Umrao Jaan
1980: Filmfare Best Actress Award, Khubsoorat
1988: Filmfare Best Actress Award, Khoon Bhari Maang
1997: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
2003: Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
1997: Star Screen Award Best Villain, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
2006: Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
2007: Zee Cine Awards - Forever Diva Award
2004: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actress for Koi Mil Gaya

List of Other Awards received by Rekha

1988: BFJA Awards Best Actress, Utsav.
2004: Maha Style Icon of the year.
2005: Sony Golden Glory Award.
2006: Idea Zee F Awards - Fashionable Film Star.
2006: Stardust Awards - Role Model of the year.
2006: Deenanath Mangeshkar Award.
2007: Living Legend in the world of entertainment by FICCI.
2007: Award celebrating her beauty

Rekha is one of the all time greatest actress of bollywood. Her conscience is her biggest counselor.