Tuesday 8 November 2011


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మిస్సమ్మ చిత్రం 1955లో విడుదలైంది. ఇది ఒక అద్భుతమైన పూర్తినిడివి హాస్య చిత్రం. ఈ చిత్రంలో తెలుగు చిత్ర పరిశ్రమలోని అతి పెద్ద హీరోలుగా పేరు గాంచిన నందమూరి తారక రామారావు మరియు అక్కినేని నాగేశ్వరరావు నటించారు. ఘన విజయము సాదించిన ఈ చిత్రంలో ముఖ్యపాత్రను పోషించినది మాత్రము మహానటి సావిత్రి. ఎస్వీ రంగారావు, జమున, రేలంగి వెంకటరామయ్య, ఋష్యేంద్రమణి, అల్లు రామలింగయ్య, రమణారెడ్డి, బాలక్రిష్ణ, దొరైస్వామి తదితరులు నటించారు. గుమ్మడి వెంకటేశ్వరరావు కూడా ఒక చిన్న పాత్రలో మీకు కనిపిస్తారు.

సావిత్రికి ఈ సినిమాతో చక్కని అభినేత్రిగా మంచి పేరు వచ్చింది. ఆమె ఇక చిత్ర పరిశ్రమలో తిరిగి చూడ లేదు. మిస్సమ్మ చిత్రము యొతిష్ బెనర్జీ అనే బెంగాలి రచయిత యొక్క "మన్మొయీ గర్ల్స్ స్కూల్" అనే హాస్య రచన ఆధారంగా చక్రపాణి మరియు పింగళి నాగేంద్రరావులు రచించగా ఎల్వీ ప్రసాదు దర్శకత్వంలో రూపొందిచబడినది. సావిత్రి, ఎన్టీఆర్, ఏఎన్నార్, ఎస్వీఆర్, రేలంగి, అల్లు రామలింగయ్య మొదలైన వారి నటనతో సినిమా పూర్తి వినోదాత్మకంగా రూపొందింది.

ఈ సినిమాకు పింగళి నాగేంద్రరావు రచించిన మాటలు, పాటలు తెలుగు సినిమా చరిత్రలోనే ఎన్నదగ్గ వాటిలో కొన్ని. ఆయన సాహిత్యమూ, ఎ.ఎం.రాజా, పి.లీల, పి.సుశీల గార్ల గాత్రమాధుర్యమూ కలిసి మిస్సమ్మ సినిమా పాటలను అజరామరం చేసాయి. ఎంతో ప్రజాదరణ పొందిన ఈ పాటలు ఈనాటికీ తెలుగు వారిని అలరిస్తూ ఉన్నాయి. పి.లీల పాడిన కరుణించు మేరిమాత అనేపాట హృదయాలను తాకుతుంది. ఘంటసాల వెంకటేశ్వరరావు గొంతు వినిపించని కొద్ది సూపర్‌హిట్‌ తెలుగు సినిమాల్లో ఇది ఒకటి. విప్రనారాయణ, పెళ్ళికానుక కూడా ఈ కోవలోకి వస్తాయి.

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[మార్చు] సినిమా కథ

ఈ సినిమా కథ నిజానికి ఒక ఫార్సు. అంటే నిజంగా ఎక్కడా జరగడానికి వీలు లేనిది (కనీసం ఆ కాలంలో). అయినా చక్రపాణి కథన సామర్థ్యం ఆ విషయాన్ని అత్యంత సమర్థవంతంగా మరుగున పరచి ఆ లోపాన్ని ఎవరూ పట్టించుకోనీయకుండా చేసింది. చక్రపాణి ఈ సినిమాను "పెద్దలు సైతం చూడవలసిన పిల్లల సినిమా" అని ప్రచారం చేయించాడు.
యాభైయేళ్ళ కిందట ఒక పెళ్ళి కాని అమ్మాయి సరిగా పరిచయమైనా కాని ఒక పరాయి మగవాడికి భార్యగా నెలల తరబడి నటించడానికి సిద్ధపడడం జరిగి ఉండునా? కానీ వాళ్ళిద్దరికీ (ఎమ్టీరావు, మిస్ మేరీ లకు) అలా వ్యవహరించక తప్పని పరిస్థితులు ఎదురవుతాయి. వాళ్ళిద్దరూ ఎంత గడుసు వాళ్ళో ప్రేక్షకులకు అంతకు ముందే తెలిసి పోతుంది. కూటికోసం కోటి విద్యలు ప్రదర్శించగలిగే దేవయ్యను 'ప్రభుత్వం భిక్షాటనను నిషేధించిందని' భయపెట్టి ఎమ్టీరావు తమ వెంట తీసుకెళతాడు.
అక్కడ నాయుడు తప్పిపోయిన తమ పెద్ద కూతురు మహాలక్ష్మి పేరుతో నడుపుతున్న బడికి సెక్రటరీ గానే గాక అందులోనే మాస్టారుగిరీ వెలగబెడుతున్న నాయుడి మేనల్లుడు రాజు ఊళ్ళో ఎవరిదో బర్రె తప్పిపోయిందని విని తానో డిటెక్టివుననే భ్రమతో బళ్ళో పిల్లల్ని గాలికొదిలేసి, బర్రెను వెదుకుతూ తనూ గాలికి తిరుగుతూ ఉంటాడు. అదే బళ్ళోని ఇంకో ఉపాధ్యాయుడు పిల్లల్ని శిక్షించడమూ, వాళ్ళచేత ఆయుర్వేద మందులు నూరించడమూ మాత్రమే తెలిసిన వాడు. వాళ్ళిద్దరూ కలిసి స్కూలును ముంచేస్తారని కంగారు పడి నాయుడు భార్యా భర్తలైన ఇద్దరు గ్రాడ్యుయేట్లు కావాలని పేపర్లో ప్రకటించి, మారు పేర్లతో వచ్చిన వీళ్ళిద్దరినీ వాళ్ళిద్దరి స్థానాల్లో చేర్చుకుంటాడు.
తప్పిపోయిన మహాలక్ష్మే మేరీ యేమోననే అనుమానం ఆ 'డిటెక్టివ్' రాజుది. ఇంకోవైపు వీళ్ళిద్దరూ ఊళ్ళో దిగ్గానే నాయుడు 'కూతురూ-అల్లుడూ' అని వరసలు కలిపేస్తాడు. ఈ వరసలు మేరీకి నచ్చక చిరచిరలాడుతూ, తన కోపాన్నంతా ఎమ్టీరావు మీద చూపిస్తూంటుంది. గట్టిగా దెబ్బలాడడానికి ఆమెకు కూడా భయమే. ఇంటిదగ్గర ఆమె చదువు కోసం చేసిన అప్పు కొండలా పెరిగి పోయింది. అప్పిచ్చిన డేవిడ్ "బాకీ తీర్చొద్దు నన్ను పెళ్ళి చేసుకో" అని వేధిస్తున్నాడు. వాడి బాకీ వాడి మొహాన కొట్టి, అటు వాడితోనూ, ఇటు ఎమ్టీరావుతోనూ ఒకేసారి తెగతెంపులు చేసుకునే ఉద్దేశంతో ఉన్నట్టు కనబడుతుంది.
అయితే నాయుడి చిన్న కూతురు ఎమ్టీరావుతో చనువుగా ఉంటుంది. ఆ పిల్లను చేసుకోబోయే రాజుకు ఇది సహజంగానే నచ్చదు. ఒకసారి మేరీ తాము నిజంగా దంపతులం కామనే నిజాన్ని బయట పెట్టబోయే సరికి ఎమ్టీరావు కంగారు పడి ఆమెకు కిరస్తానీ దయ్యం పట్టిందని అంటాడు. అప్పుడు ఆ దయ్యాన్ని బెదిరించడానికి అన్నట్టు గా నాయుడు "నువ్వు కాకపోతే మ అల్లుడికి (ఎమ్టీరావుకి) పిల్లే దొరకదనుకున్నవా? మా పిల్లనే ఇచ్చి చేస్తాం." అంటాడు. ఈ విషయం దేవయ్య ద్వారా విన్న రాజు కంగారు పడి తర్వాత మెల్లగా ధైర్యం చేసి, మేరీని కలిసి, ఎమ్టీరావుకు బదులుగా తనే తన మరదలికి సంగీత పాఠాలు నేర్పడానికి వీలుగా ఆమె సలహా మీదే ఆమె దగ్గర సంగీతం నేర్చుకోబోతాడు.ఈ సన్నివేశం కడుపుబ్బా నవ్విస్తుంది.
తప్పిపోయిన మహాలక్ష్మే మిస్ మేరీ యేమోననే అనుమానం తీర్చుకోవడానికి ఒక నాటి అర్ధరాత్రి తన అసిస్టెంటుతో సహా మేరీ వాళ్ళుంటున్న ఇంటికెళ్ళి, ఆమె పడక మీదికి టార్చ్ లైటు వేసి చూస్తాడు రాజు. ఆ వెలుతురుకు మేరీకి మెళకువ రావడం, డిటెక్టివులు పారిపోవడంతో అంతా గందరగోళమవుతుంది. అనుకోని ఈ సంఘటనతో కలవరపడిన మేరీకి కలత నిద్ర పడుతుంది. ఆ కలతనిద్రలో ఒక పీడకల.. ఆ పీడకలలో తనను బలవంతంగా పెళ్ళి చేసుకోబోయిన దుర్మార్గుడిగా డేవిడ్, అతడి బారి నుంచి తనను కాపాడిన వీరుడిగా ఎమ్టీరావు కనిపిస్తారు. దాంతో ఆమెకు ఎమ్టీరావు మీద అనురాగం అంకురిస్తుంది. కథ తిరగవలసిన మలుపులన్నీ తిరిగి సుఖాంతమవుతుంది.

[మార్చు] మిస్సమ్మగా భానుమతి

మొదట్లో, మిస్సమ్మ పాత్రకు భానుమతి ని నిర్ణయించి కొంత చిత్రాన్ని తీయటంకూడ జరిగినదట. కాని, కొన్ని కారణాల వల్ల ఆపివెయ్యటం జరిగినదట. తరువాత సావిత్రి మిస్సమ్మగా చిత్రం తయారు చెయ్యబడినదట. ఈ విషయం హాసం పత్రికలో వ్రాయబడినది.

[మార్చు] ఈ చిత్రంలొని గీతాలు

పాట రచయిత సంగీతం గాయకులు
ఆడువారి మాటలకు అర్ధాలే వేరులే, ఔనంటే కాదనిలే కాదంటె ఔననిలే

ఏ.ఎం.రాజా
బృందావనమది అందరిది గోవిందుడు అందరివాడేలే ఎందుకే రాధా ఈసునసూయలు అందములందరి ఆనందములే పింగళి నాగేంద్రరావు సాలూరు రాజేశ్వరరావు పి.సుశీల, ఏ.ఎం.రాజా
రావోయి చందమామ మా వింత గాధ వినుమా

ఏ. ఎం. రాజా , పి. లీల
బాలనురా మదనా

పి. సుశీల
ధర్మం చెయ్ బాబు, కానీ ధర్మం చెయ్ బాబు

రేలంగి
ఈ నవనవాభ్యుదయ

ఏ. ఎం. రాజా
కరుణించు మేరి మాత

పి. లీల
రాగ సుధారస

పి. లీల
తెలుసుకొనవె చెల్లి, అలా నడుచుకొనవె చెల్లీ

పి. లీల
తెలుసుకొనవె యువతి, అలా నడుచుకొనవె యువతీ

ఏ. ఎం. రాజా

  • ఈ చిత్రాన్ని హిందీలో మీనాకుమారి మేరి పాత్ర పోషించగా "మిస్ మేరి" గా నిర్మించారు.

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Amala Akkineni is a famous yesteryear South Indian film actress, who has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi films.
Amala was born in West Bengal to an Irish Mother and Bengali Father. Her original name is Amala Mukherjee. She has an elder brother and sister. She was educated in Kalakshetra, Madras. She was a Bharatanatyam dancer by profession.

Amala made her debut in a Tamil film titled Mythili Yennai Kadali directed by T. Rajendar, which was a big box office hit. She has also starred in a number of Bollywood movies, however her career has been concentrated in the South Indian cinema.
Winning overnight fame in a Tamil film by famous director T. Rajendar, she charmed cinegoers in a flurry of fifty films. She acted in a number of Telugu and Tamil movies. Her performance in Pushpak, Agninakshtram (Gharshana), Nirnayam and Shiva are unforgettable.
She quickly became one of India's darling film stars--pretty, vivacious and a stunning dancer.

In 1992, she married Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, who was her co-star in Ram Gopal Verma's Shiva (film) and became a stepmother to his 6-year-old son(at that time) named Naga Chaitanya, from her husband's first marriage.
Her son Akhil (born in 1994) acted in a movie 'Sisindri'(1995), an unacknowledged copy of the Hollywood film Baby's Day Out, as the baby.
Amala recently attended Nagarjuna's Felcitation in Melbourne.
Amala and her husband Nagarjuna started the Blue Cross of Hyderabad, an organisation dedicated to animal welfare. Through the Blue Cross she works on nine areas: animal rescue; veterinary hospital; prevention of cruelty; animal shelter; mobile clinic; education; Wildlife protection; environmental protection; and community facilitation.
She is a practising Vegetarian. She also teaches Yoga for women, and actively promotes communal harmony.


Filmography

Aagraham (1993)
Ente Sooryaputhrikku (1991) .... Maya Vinodini
Nirnayam (1991) .... Geetha
Ulladakkam (1991) .... Reshma
Raja Vikramarka (1990) ... aka King Vikramarka
Shiva (film) (1990) .... Asha ... aka Udhayam (India: Tamil title: dubbed version)
Dost (1989) .... Pooja
Mounam Sammadham (1989)
Jurrat (1989) .... Renu
Kodiparakkudu (1989) ... aka Fluttering Flag
Mappilai (1989)
Dayavan (1988) .... Sarita Velhu
Agni Nakshatram (1988) .... Anjali ... aka Gharshana (India: Telugu title: dubbed version)
Sathya (1988)
Pushpak (1988) .... Magician's daughter ... aka Pesum Padam (India: Tamil title) ... aka Pushpaka Vimana (India: Kannada title) ... aka Pushpaka Vimanam (India: Malayalam title) ... aka The Love Chariot (India: English title)
Vedam Puthithu (1987) .... Vaidehi ... aka The New Vedas
Velaikkaaran (1987)

Vetri Vizha (1987) .... Lalitha
Mela Thiranthathu Kadhavu (1986)
Vaasalile Oru Vennila (1991)
Karpura Mullai (1991)
Pudhu Padagan (1990)
Kab Tak Chup Rahungi (1990)
Mounam Sammadham (1990)
Maappillai (1989)
Varam (1989)
Nalaya Manithan (1989)
Uthama Purushan (1989)
Kodi Parakkuthu (1988)
Jeeva (1988)
Illam (1988)
Kaliyugam (1988)
Sathya (1988)
Agni Natchathiram (1988)
Velaikaran (1987)
Pesum Padam (1987)
Vedham Pudhidhu (1987)
Kavithai Pada Neramillai (1987)
Idhu Oru Thodarkathai (1987)
Mydili Ennai Kadali (1986)
Oru Iniya Udhayam (1986)
Unnai Ondru Ketpen (1986)
Vetri Vizhaa (1989)
Poopoova Poothirukku (1987)
Koottu Puzhukkal (1987)
Kodai Mazhai (1986)
Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu (1986)
Panneer Nathigal (1986)
Kanne Kaniyamuthe (1986)

ADITI GOWITRIKAR


Aditi Gowitrikar is an Indian model, actress and a physician. She was born on January 1, 1976. She was selected Mrs. World in 2001 (held on December 2000). She is also known by her married name, Dr. Sarah Muffazal Lakdawala.
Aditi Gowitrikar is a gynaecologist by profession. However, she started her career as a model after winning the Gladrags contest in 1996. She has done notable roles in many Hindi and South Indian-language films and has also done commercials with several major companies including Coca Cola. She is married to Dr. Muffazal Lakdawalla, whom she met at college. The couple married in 1998, after dating for seven years. They have a daughter Kiara, who was born in 1999. The couple had another baby recently in May 2007.
She has won the following prominent beauty contests:

* Asian Super Model Contest(1997)
* Gladrags Contest
* Mrs. World (2001)
* Screen appearances

Filmography

* 16 December
* Baaz: A Bird in Danger
* Dhund (The Fog)
* Paheli
* Soch
* Thammudu (Telugu)
* Manoranjan (Manoranjan)

Music albums

* Baarish ho rahi hai (By Anu Malik)
* Kabhi to nazar milao (By Adnan Sami)

Advertisements

* 502 Pataka Tea
* Chunky Chaat Masala
* Clinic All Clear
* Coca-Cola
* Eureka Forbes
* Keo Karpin Hair Oil
* Phillips
* Pond's
* Shopper's Stop

She has also appeared on the Indian Elle magazine's cover in 1999 with her stomach exposed (she was about seven months pregnant at the time).

Aditi Gowitrikar did her schooling in Barns High School Panvel and was year 12 topper from Art Science and Commerce college in Panvel. She did her MBBS from Grant Medical college and her sister Kirti (Arzoo) Gowitrikar also attended the same school as her. Aditi has a younger brother Alpan(Mausam) Gowitrikar who is 9 years younger than her.

AARTI AGARWAL PROFILE


Aarti Agarwal (also Arti Agarwal, Arthi Agarwal; born March 5, 1985 in New Jersey, U.S.) is an American -Indian actress in Tollywood. She was brought up in New Jersey until the age of 14. Sunil Shetty invited her to dance on stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA when she was barely 14. Big B who was there too encouraged her father to take her to Bollywood. As a result, she did her first film Paagalpan in Hindi in 2001 but it was not a hit. She then went to Tollywood. She did her first Tollywood movie Nuvvu Naaku Nachav with Telugu actor Venkatesh in 2001, which was more successful.
Personal life

On March 23, 2005 at around 2 AM, Agarwal attempted suicide by drinking bathroom cleaning liquid due to rumors about herself and fellow actor Tarun. She was discharged from the Apollo Hospital at 1:30pm on the same date in Jubliee Hills, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. On February 15, 2006 while she was coming back from dinner to her apartment, she fell while climbing the stairs, but made it to her second-floor apartment, where her father gave her painkillers. When she woke up the next day, her father called a doctor, who advised him to take her to hospital; she then underwent surgery at an hospital in Banjara Hills.

Arthi’s younger sister Adithi has also joined in films. Adithi acted in Allu Arjun's Gangotri.

Arti Agarwal was married to Ujwal Kumar at Secunderabad on November 22, 2007.

Filmography
2007 London Dreams

2006 Andala Ramudu

2005 Chatrapati

2005 Soggadu

2005 Sankranti

2004 Adavi Ramudu

2004 Nenunnanu

2003 Veede

2003 Vasantham

2003 Palanati Brahmanaidu

2002 Bobby

2002 Nee Sneham

2002 Indra

2002 Allari Ramudu

2001 Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu

2001 Nuvvu Naaku Nachav

ARTHI CHABRIA PROFILE


Name: Arthi ChabriaDate of Birth (Birthday): 21 November, 1982Height: 5'5"Weight : 107 lbsEye Color: BlackHair Color: BlackReligion: HinduNationality: IndianMarital Status: SingleHobbies: Singing, Playing Tennis and SwimmingLanguages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi, Gujarati
Film Background
Debut Film: Tum Se Achcha Kaun HaiFamous Movies: Shaadi No. 1, Raja Bhaiya, Awara Paagal Deewana, Lajja, AkankshaLatest Movies:Upcoming Movies: Kisse Pyaar Karoon, Jeet: Feel the Force, Milenge Milenge
Her Quote:
"Once my makeup is on and I am in front of the camera, I change personality. Suddenly I am so professional that I surprise myself",
Biography:

Aarti Chabbria was born in a Sindhi speaking family on November 21st, 1982. She started her career as a fashion model, and appeared in arguably hundreds of advertisements for brands including Amul, Crack Cream, Farex, Freshna, Liril etc. She started off her career as advertisement model for Farex at the age of three. Besides these, she worked in Music the albums, Nasha Hi Nasha with Sukhwinder Singh and Tera Chehra with famous pop singer and keyboard player, Adnan Sami, in the song, Ruthe Huae Ho Kyun. Aarti speaks Sindhi, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarathi and English with fluency. She also has a brother named Gurinder singh sandhu. who presently lives in United states of America. Aarti stepped into the glamour world as a model (Krack cream, Amul, Freshna), before moving on to music videos. Nasha hi nasha hai done for Sukhwinder Singh is one of them.

She started modeling as a toddler; she featured in the poster ads of ‘Parle-G’ and many other big brands.
Aarti’s dad is a doctor and her mom is a homemaker. Aarti has a younger brother and the entire family resides in South Mumbai.

At a young age of sixteen, Aarti participated in the Miss India Worldwide competition and won the pageant.

She started her film career with the film Lajja in the year 2001, but didn’t get noticed much. But she was cast as the lead female in the film, Tumse achcha kaun hai (meaning, “who is better than you”), and so, it is still believed to be her first film. Though the film was not a hit, Vikram Bhatt signed her up for his new project, Awaara Pagal Deewana, which was released in 2002. She worked alongside a number of top actors in Bollywood, including Govinda, Fardeen Khan, Sohail Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Tushar Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor and Akshay Kumar, over a period of nearly eight years. But so far, she has not been blessed with a commercial success, that could give her a much coveted break. But many moviegoers and film reviewers believe that she is a very gifted artist, and has potential and versatility to play good character roles. “I went through an audition to get this film”, says the blue-eyed beauty. She also starred in the flick Raja Bhaiyya opposite Govinda. But Tumse Accha Kaun Hai still remains closest to her heart being her first film.

Aarti was back on the modeling block and bagged some big TV commercials. Director Raj Kumar Santoshi spotted Aarti in one of her commercials and offered her a role in ‘Lajja’; despite being a short role, Aarti accepted it as it was a great opportunity to work with a renowned director on a multi-starrer project.

Aarti’s next was ‘Awara Pagal Dewana’ in which she played a tomboy; it was this role that gave this newcomer an opportunity to display her histrionics and she was appreciated for her performance.Aarti has no qualms about hailing from a non-filmi background. No godfather, no problem. "I was born to act. No one can deny me that. Movies are fun. You get to live so many different characters, you work with good-looking men, and you travel to the best places. And you get paid too!" she guffaws.

About working in a Kannada film Pritisonaba, Aarti says, “People in the South are really organised. Initially, I did have problems with the dialect, but as the shoot progressed, I learnt."

Chhabria is a big fan of Abhishek Bachhan. “He is a good actor; I hope he gets the right break. I would love to play the role of Urmila in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. Five years hence, I would like to see myself as an established actress," she says.

Aarti had the childhood dream to be an actor, though she does not hail from a family with any ties to film industry. Singing, playing tennis and swimming are her hobbies

Aarti is not only famous in Bollywood, but is also a superstar in the South Indian movie industry. After lying low for a couple of years, Aarti is back and she has some good projects backing her; first is ‘Milenge, Milenge’ with Kareena-n-Shahid Kapoor followed by Sanjay Gupta’s ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’ in which she will be seen portraying the famous bar dancer Tarannum. When it comes to signing movies, Aarti believes on focusing more on quality rather than quantity.

Trivia:

  • Aarti Chabria started doing advertisements at the tender age of three.
  • She has played the role of famous bar dancer Taranuum in Apurva Lakhia's "Shootout at Lokhandwala".

Filmography:

- Dhoom Dhadaka (2007)
- Anamika (2007)
- Teesri Aankh - The Hidden Camera (March 3, 2006)
- Gopi
- Okariki Okaru
- Shootout at Lokhandwala (2006)
- Milenge Milenge (2006)
- Tum Mere Ho (2006)
- Hey Baby (2006)
- Team - The Force (2006)
- Maqsad (2006)
- Kisse Pyaar Karoon (2006)
- Milenge Milenge (December 23, 2005)
- Teesri Aankh - The Hidden Camera (November 18, 2005)
- Shaadi No.1 (November 3, 2005)
- Jeet - Feel The Force (November 2005)
- Ssukh (June 17, 2005)
- Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo (December 24, 2004)
- Raja Bhaiya (October 24, 2003)- Awara Paagal Deewana (June 21, 2002)
- Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai (April 26, 2002)
- Lajja (August 31, 2001)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Profile


Name: Aishwarya RaiBirth name: Aishwarya Krishnaraj RaiNicknames: Ash / Aishu / GulluBirthday: November 1, 1973 (Tuesday)Birthplace: Karnataka, Mangalore - IndiaSign: ScorpioHeight: 5' 7.5''
Family
Father: Krishnaraj Rai, ex-merchant navy officerMother: Vrinda Rai, homemakerBrother: Aditya Rai, merchant navy officer (born 1970)Sister-in-law: Shrima RaiHusband: Abhishek Bachchan, actor (born Feb. 5, 1976)
Education
Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz, Bombay, India
DG Ruparel College, Matunga, Bombay, India. (Considered as the #1 science college in the city)
Raheja College of Architecture, Bandra, Bombay, India
Breakthrough Performances
1999 Nandini in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2002 Paro in Devdas
Philosophy: "Happiness is a relative term. It’s the way you like to perceive it. Happiness plays a lot of hide-n-seek with me, but happiness and I are good friends." -- Aishwarya Rai
Relationships
Salman Khan: Actor; no longer together; met during the filming of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Vivek Oberoi: Actor; no longer together; met during the filming of Kyun? Ho Gaya Na
Abhishek Bachchan: Actor; engaged on Jan. 14, 2007, married on Apr. 20, 2007
Other Works
Producer: Aishwarya and her family own a production company called Target FilmsEndorses: Longines, Loreal, Coke, Nakshatra, LuxModel: Aishwarya posed in various ad campaigns for Longines, Loreal, Coke, Nakshatra, Lux, Fuji, Pepsi, Pamolive, Rupa Softline, Eye Bank Association of India, Lakme, Colgate and many more.Philanthropy: Eye Bank Association of India (EBAI), PETA India, Pulse Polio Campaign

Favorite Actor/Actress
: Raj Kapoor & NargisFavorite Movie of All-time: CasablancaFavourite Perfume: Happy by CliniqueMotto: Be kind, there are battles being fought and not all of them are on the battlefield.
The article below is hand written by Aishwarya Rai and is taken from Stardust Magazine

Contact Info
Aishwarya Rai
c/o Creative Artists Agency
9830 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, California 90212-1825
USA

Simone Sheffield (American Agent)
Website: Canyon Entertainment
Hari Singh (Indian Agent)
Biography

Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine biologist, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her family belongs to the Bunt community of Mangalore. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy and also co-produced one of Rai's movies, Dil Ka Rishta (2003).

After she was born, her parents moved to Mumbai where she attended the Arya Vidya Mandir high school in Santa Cruz. Rai then entered Jai Hind College at Churchgate for one year, and then moved to Ruparel College in Matunga to finish her "HSC" studies. She did well in school and planned to become an architect.

She can communicate in several languages, including Tulu, Hindi, English, Marathi and Tamil. While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai began modeling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place (behind Sushmita Sen), and went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her studies after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London. Rai then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress.

Rai has previously dated Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi. She is now married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan. The wedding took place on 20 April 2007.
Early career

Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, Iruvar (1997) with Mohanlal, and was introduced to Bollywood in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol, which also released that year; the film didn't do well at the box office.

However, her third project, S. Shankar's Tamil film, Jeans (1998) was a critical and commercial success, earning her the Filmfare Best Actress Award South. She went on to appear in many Bollywood films. The film, which portrayed Rai in a dual role, took Rai two years to complete. A few successful films of her career include Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), which earned the actress her first Filmfare Best Actress Award and Taal (1999), which gave her another nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare; her performances in both the films were lauded. In 2000, she played a supporting role in the hit films Mohabbatein and Josh. Later that year, she starred in the Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, which won her positive reviews.
Success
In 2002, Rai appeared alongside Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bansali's lavishly produced Devdas. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. It was during this time that she garnered the attention of the West as an Indian actress and went on to appear in a few Hollywood projects. Devdas went on to become the highest grossing film of the year both in India and overseas, earning the actress her second Filmfare Best Actress Award.

As her name gained popularity overseas, she was chosen by Time magazine in 2004 as one of the World's "100 Most Influential People", and appeared on the cover of Time magazine, Asia Edition (TIMEasia) in 2003. She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on 2 January. A month later she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. She was also featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. In 2003, she acted in the critically acclaimed and commercial successful Bengali film, Chokher Bali, an adaptation of one of Rabindranath Tagore's novels by the same name.

Rai has been a regular at the Cannes Film Festival since 2002, and was a member of the Jury at Cannes in the year 2003. In October 2004, a wax figure of Rai was put on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. The same month, her first foreign film, Bride and Prejudice released. The film was an Indian version of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice. Her next overseas venture was The Mistress of Spices. She then appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian art, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi. In between her overseas acting stints, she appeared in the Indian film Bunty Aur Babli in a hugely popular seven minute dance sequence for the song "Kajra Re".

In 2005, Rai signed a three-year contract with L'Oréal, as a spokesmodel for the cosmetics company. At the end of the year 2006, she had two releases: Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2. While the former did poorly in India, her role in the latter, which was a sequel to the 2004 hit movie Dhoom brought her great attention. The film went on to become the biggest hit of the year, and sparked a controversy for a scene containing a kiss between her and Hrithik Roshan. For her performance, she received nominations for Best Actress at a number of award ceremonies, including Filmfare.

2007 saw the release of Mani Ratnam's Guru which premiered in Toronto. The film, based on the life of Indian businessman Dhirubhai Ambani, was critically acclaimed and did well at the box office. Her most recent film, Provoked, based on the book Circle of Light where she portrays a real life character, was released on 6 April 2007 in India and the UK. The biographical movie portrays the life of Kiranjit Ahluwalia who faced severe domestic violence. The movie won Aishwarya a lot of critical acclaim. At the end of April 2007, her first American film, The Last Legion released in Russia and the Netherlands and later opened in North American theaters in August 2007 disappointingly. In 2008, she starred alongside Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical drama Jodhaa Akbar playing the role of Jodha Bai, the wife of the Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, played by Roshan; and also co-starred with husband Abhishek Bachchan and her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan in Sarkar Raj, playing the CEO of a major power company proposing to establish a new power plant in rural Maharashtra.
Trivia

Aishwarya is a close friend of Preity Zinta and Twinkle Khanna.

She was featured as one of the 100 Most Influential and Powerful People in the World by Time Magazine.

Aishwarya has a little puppy named Sunshine which was given to her by Vivek Oberoi.

Shahrukh Khan wanted the two big beauty queens, Ash and Sushmita Sen in Asoka during the initial planning process for the movie. Aishwarya Rai nearly signed the lead role in Asoka, until director Santosh Sivan decided he wanted an actress that had not been paired with Shahrukh before on the big screen. Well, it seems Shahrukh also wanted Sushmita Sen to appear in the movie for the special song and dance number. However, its a shame that things didn’t work out, other Asoka would have managed that casting coup that so many directors and producers have tried beforehand - Miss World and Miss Universe together on the big screen at last!

Aishwarya would have been a doctor or an architect if not an actress.

Long long ago, Aishwarya had auditioned for voice dubbing for a teleserial. And can you believe it, the Ms. World was rejected outright!

The host, Richand Steinmelz, of the Miss World 1994 event, actually asked Aishwarya Rai out. Aishwarya Rai, being a professional refused right away.

When Ash is at home she’s always casually dressed and she spends hours chatting up friends. She cherishes every gift she gets. During the Pepsi campaign Ash dropped in on a young girl who presented her with a framed collage of her pictures. It has pride of place on one of the walls in her room. Some dolls her friends presented her with rub shoulders with other expensive show pieces in her treasured collection.

Aishwarya Rai was to act in Lajja? Well Santoshi had also signed her for the film. She was to appear in a scene where Manisha Koirala imagines a Sita Ram confrontation and finds Aishwarya doing the scene. But the length of the film was a big impediment. The film ran all the way up to three hours and 23 minutes even without Aishwarya Rai’s scene. Now the film had to be anyway chopped to 3 hours and 10 minutes. Now there was no alternative but to cut Rai's scene out.

Ash loves to watch serious films like Garam Hawa. She catches up with such classics whenever she has the time.

Sachin Tendulkar is Aishwarya's neighbour. He lives a floor right above Aishwarya's apartment.

Rajiv Menon's Kandukondain Kandukondain is the first 'commercial' Indian film that was shown at the London Film Festival a few years ago.

Aishwarya Rai is willing to do any role with any actor in Tamil as long as the storyline is good.

Aishwarya Rai was ranked the 7th Most Admired Indian in a countrywide poll conducted by The Week magazine recently. The only film celebrities in the list were Lata Mangeshkar (2nd) and Amitabh Bachchan (4th).

Ash is a spontaneous actress and can reel off sheets of dialogue in one take.

Ash does not like to entertain guests in her trailer van. She meets them only the sets where when she’s not giving a shot she’s usually giggling over some joke a co-star cracked.

Ash hates talking on the cell phone when she’s working. She believes they should be banned on the sets.

Kandukondain Kandukondain means “I’ve found it, I’ve found it”? Yup, director Rajiv Menon’s found his calling, Tabu and Ash found their director and the audience found a film that appealed to their Sense and Sensibility! `Tis a success story all around!

Aishwarya Rai always gets at least 2 movie offers everyday.

Ash is also the only star, besides Aamir Khan, to campaign for both Pepsi and Coca Cola.

Aishwarya Rai, was first offered Karisma Kapoor's role in Raja Hindustani. She was also offered, Rani Mukherjee's role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Also, she was offered Sonali Bendre's role in Hum Saath Saath Hain and Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. Of course, these are not the only films she was offered. Which director would not want to cast this angel...!!!

Salman Khan wanted to change the ending of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, but director Sanjay Leela Bhansali stood his ground.

Govinda refused the role eventually played by Anil Kapoor in Taal.

In the song sequence of ‘Hai Re Hai Re Hai Rabba’ from the movie Jeans, in the canyon scene, Aishwarya wore a yellow top and a maroon fitted skirt. Ash wore that without anyone noticing that her clothes weren't the ones that she was told to wear. The actual clothes were too tight for her. She found a yellow dupatta, and wound it around both her shoulders. She used many pins and literally stitched it over her body. She had a maroon colored maxi below. The original blouse was beige colored, but it was not fitting her at all. Nobody came to know the problem with her dress. She even slept throughout the night with those clothes for the next morning’s shoot as the dupatta was difficult to remove due to the enormous amount of pins holding it together.

Aishwarya Rai did her own stunt scenes in Josh.

Shahrukh Khan was asked to wear contact lenses in Josh so that his eyes matched Aishwarya's and they both could look like siblings.

That the song 'Aati Kya Khandala' was given to Mansoor Khan by Nitin Raikwar for Josh. Mansoor Khan did not like the lyrics and the song was passed on to Vikram Bhatt who used it in Ghulam which went on to become a rage. Realising his folly, Mansoor asked Nitin to write a similar type of song for Josh and he came up with 'Apun Bola' which has been sung by Shahrukh. Apparently, they also offered Ash to sing the song but Ash did not.

The song 'Taal se taal mila' in Taal was shot at Khandala in natural rains for seven consecutive days.

Taal is the first Indian Film being fully insured by the Indian Insurance Company.

Taal is the first Hindi Film to top the chart of Hollywood Top 60 ( per screen average wise ) in its first weekend.

Aishwarya wore very little makeup in Josh and had to tan her skin to look more like a Goan.

Aishwarya's pet name at home is "Gullu".

Aishwarya was hurt in Mela during the 'falling on top of the truck' scene.

The first half of Kandukondain Kandukondain was completed in a week's time.

In the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the scene at the restaurant with Ash and Ajay Devgan, she ate 12 real chillies!

She secured 90% (PCB) in HSC at Ruparel College in Mumbai.

Aishwarya learnt classical dance and music in her teens for 5 years.

Her Pepsi ad with Aamir Khan was shot in one night during the infamous Bombay riots.

During the shoot of the scene of Abbas and Aishwarya in the Mercedes in Kandukondain Kandukondain, she nearly missed getting run over by an autorickshaw while getting out of the car. She and the unit breathed a sigh of relief.

In 1993, it was rumoured that she had decided to enter the Miss India contest and certain newspapers began endorsing her as the 'Face of 1993'. When she did enter in 1994, a spontaneous publicity campaign awaited her.

Aishwarya is India's 2nd model to win the Miss World title.

Before Aishwarya left for the Miss India finals, her zip had split and her gown was brought by the designer to Goa, since the contest was in Goa. The same thing happened to her in Miss World. On the evening she was doing her final trial on her gown, the zip split. It had to be repaired, so it came in later.

Aishwarya used to accompany her mother to marketplace and haggle over the prices with vegetable vendors when she was young.

Aishwarya Rai sued a magazine, 'Star And Style' for a sum of Rs 2 crores for printing an article that said Raveena Tandon had caught her and Akshay Kumar together in a compromising position at the pool side of a five star hotel.

On the day for the 1994 Miss India pageant, nothing seemed to go right for Aishwarya. The swimsuit, her father's gift, simply disappeared and later, a valuable 'good luck' ring from her mother was misplaced by a friend whom she had given it for safekeeping. Then there was the much-publicised 'showdown' that took place backstage. According to Sushmita Sen, it began when the hair-dressers and make-up artists (who naturally knew Ash from her modelling days) spent all their time styling her and leaving the other girls waiting until 15 minutes before showtime. Angry and upset, Sushmita said she had an argument with The Times of India authorities and threatened to quit the pageant.

Aishwarya is the first Indian actress to have decided to donate her eyes.

During Aishwarya's rendition of Yengai Yennada Kavithai in Kandukondain Kandukondain, it actually poured cats and dogs as Chennai was facing the brunt of the North East monsoon. In fact, it rained so heavily that they actually found it difficult to shoot.

The last shot of the song Konjum Mainakale in Kandukondain Kandukondain has Ash running towards the horizon. She didn't quite hear the "shot over" call and continued to run much after!

The library scene in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, took Aishwarya 3 days of retakes.

A chandelier broke on Ash's hand and blood oozed out during Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. During the Nimbooda Nimbooda number, her feet were swollen for two days.

Aishwarya was gifted a puppy named ‘Sunshine’ by her friend Vivek Oberoi.

In the October 2, 2003 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine, Aishwarya is described as "the hottest thing from India since chicken tikka."

During the shooting of the song ‘Dola Re Dola’ from Devdas, Aishwarya’s ears were bleeding due to the heavy ear rings she had to wear. But being the professional she is, she continued the shoot in silent pain, smiling all the while.

Aishwarya is the first Indian actor to be on the jury at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

Aishwarya's picture is featured in the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records. Click here to view the insert.

Ash Quotes

"I'm still being asked if I was physically abused. It saddens me that I'm being portrayed as this battered woman."
- Aishwarya Rai

"I have openly told David Dhawan that his film is like a vacation for me, a paid holiday."
- Aishwarya Rai

"My first priority now is work. I have achieved a bit of what I wanted to do, as an actress. Now it's my time to grow as an artiste and do good quality work."
- Aishwarya Rai

"It's strange that Rakesh Roshan thinks I look older than Hrithik. In fact, he's approached me for all his home productions."
- Aishwarya Rai

"I believe that as an actress all my fears and phobias exist till I sign on the dotted line for a film."
- Aishwarya Rai

"I definitely don't have a chip on my shoulder."
- Aishwarya Rai

"I am an emotional person off-screen and would hate to hurt or snub someone."
- Aishwarya Rai

"I have been a part of the media glare since 1992. And today there are so many channels, so much more media that you don't know what stray comment is coming from where."
- Aishwarya Rai

"I don't believe in proving a point to anybody. Nobody is that important."
- Aishwarya Rai

"I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise."
- Aishwarya Rai

"I'm not a tease. I don't go around fluttering my eyelashes and wrapping men around my little finger."
- Aishwarya Rai

"I know for a fact that if there's a role which I am suited for, I'll be signed on. I'll never go begging."
- Aishwarya Rai

"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."
- Aishwarya Rai

"Honestly, I do not have the time, energy and manpower (in media or social circuit) to keep reiterating validations against every (and seemingly constant) false story or allegation."
-Aishwarya Rai

"I was greedy about every moment in Cannes."
- Aishwarya Rai

"Elegance is innate...individual...eternal...it stands the test of time!"
- Aishwarya Rai

"I'm here as an actor. That's my basic karma. As an actor, I am always seeking great roles."
- Aishwarya Rai (Anokhi Vibe Summer 2003)

"I am very sensitive to the needs of my fans. They want to see fantasy and glamour, so I will always fulfill that by carefully choosing which Bollywood formula script I'm going to commit to."
- Aishwarya Rai (Anokhi Vibe Summer 2003)

"I am particular about everything I do. I do not wish to be defined in any particular way. Versatility is the key."
- Aishwarya Rai (Anokhi Vibe Summer 2003)

"I do not wish to get trapped in one particular image."
- Aishwarya Rai (Anokhi Vibe Summer 2003)

"I've been excited, honest, earnest, enthusiastic about whatever course my life has taken, but never anxious about the results. Because when you've given your best, you don't need to bother."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)

"You live with the good, bad and the ugly."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)

"I'm told that I've transcended the demands of the box office. But honestly, I'm not aware of it. If that's so then I'm thankful to God and extremely grateful to my audience. Their faith in me has prevented me from crumbling during the bad times."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)

"I'd rather be mysterious."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)

"There's been a lot of speculation about my personal life, mainly because I don't like talking about my personal life. The day I want to do it, I'll write a book and it'll be one hell of a book."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)

"What's important is to flow with life, to retain your perspective and to learn from it."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)

"When you go through a lot, it's very easy to sink. Staying afloat can be very tough. At that point, which straws you grab at is what defines your next moment. And there are some very easy straws to help you escape life. The tough part is to stay attuned to reality."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)

"Ironically, my best of times have also been my worst of times."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)

"Happiness is a relative term. It's the way you like to perceive it. Happiness plays a lot of hide-n-seek with me, but happiness and I are good friends."
- Aishwarya Rai (Filmfare Aug. 2002)

"I haven't developed a rhino's hide. I'm still sensitive to these things. I used to get really worked up and hurt in the beginning. Now, I just smile a lot and let things tide over. I don't wear my emotions on my sleeve."
- Aishwarya Rai on how she handles gossip (The Straits Times, Feb. 2003)

"I would say, the quality to speak volumes without really being that verbose - innate strength and silent conviction."
- Aishwarya Rai on the qualities she has in common with the character "Paro" from the film Devdas.

"Like every other girl, even I dream of it. But love, I have heard somewhere, stands the test of time and circumstances!!"
-Aishwarya Rai on marriage.
Awards
1994

1994.. Miss Catwalk

1994.. Miss Photogenic

1994.. Miss Perfect 10

1994.. Miss Popular

1994.. Femina Miss India World - 1st Runner-up

1994.. Most Photogenic Face

1994.. Miss World 1994

1998

1998.. Screen Most Promising Newcomer.. Aur Pyar Ho Gaya

1998.. Screen Discovery of the year

2000

2000.. Screen Videocon Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000.. Filmfare Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000.. Stardust Millenium Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000.. Zee Lux Face of the Year

2000.. Zee Cine Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000.. IIFA Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000.. Zee Gold Best Actress Award in Sensational Role.. Taal

2000.. Zee Gold Best Actress Critics Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000.. Zee Gold Best Actress Award.. Taal

2000.. Rupa Filmgoers Millenium Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000.. Priyadarshini International Best Actress Award.. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

2000.. Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner

2000.. Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times - Received the highest score of 9.911

2001

2001.. BWSX Fantasy Award for Best Supporting Actress.. Mohabbatein

2002

2002.. Rajiv Gandhi Award

2002.. RACE Best Actress Award.. Devdas

2003

2003.. Zee Cine True Indian Actress Award

2003.. Zee Cine Best Actress Award.. Devdas

2003.. Screen Jodi No.1 Award with Shahrukh Khan

2003.. Screen Best Actress Award.. Devdas

2003.. Filmfare Best Actress Award.. Devdas

2003.. Sansui Best Actress Award.. Devdas

2003.. RACE (V Shantaram) Best Female Artist Award.. Devdas

2003.. IFFA Best Actress Award.. Devdas

2003.. Bollywood Awards Best Actress Award.. Devdas

2004

2004.. GR8! Women Award.. Cinema

2004.. Global Foreign Artiste Debutantes to Mainstream Media Award

2004.. F Awards - For Excellence in Indian Fashion.. Female Celebrity Model of the Year

2005

2005.. Zee Cine Critics' Best Actress Award.. Raincoat

2005.. IIFA's Global Indian Media Personality

2005.. British Govt's The Next Step World Diversity Champion Award

2005.. MTV Immies' Best Performance in a Song (Kajra Re)

2006

2006.. Zee Astitva's Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Award

2007

2007.. Stardust Star of the Year (Female) Award.. Dhoom 2

2007.. MSN-India's Most Searched Indian on the Web

2007.. IIFA's/IDEA's Most Glamorous Female Star Of The Year
Filmography

The Pink Panther 2 (Feb 6, 2009)
Sarkar Raj (June 6, 2008) (Released) ...... Anita Rajan
Jodhaa Akbar (February 15, 2008) (Released) ...... Jodhaa
Rani Laxmibai (2008) (Announced)
Happy Birthday (2008) (To Go On Floor)
Raaste (2008) (Announced)
Enthiram (2008) (Under Production)
Provoked (April 6, 2007) (Released)
Guru (January 12, 2007) (Released) ...... Sujatha
Dhoom 2 (November 24, 2006) (Released) ...... Sunheri
Umrao Jaan (November 3, 2006) (Released) ...... Umraao Jaan
The Mistress Of Spices (2006) (Released) ...... Tilo
The Last Legion (2006) (Under Production)
Saamna (2006)
Bunty Aur Babli (May 27, 2005) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
Shabd (February 4, 2005) (Released) ...... Antara Vashisth/Tammana
Raincoat (December 24, 2004) (Released) ...... Neeru
Balle Balle! From Amritsar To L.A (October 8, 2004) (Released) ...... Lalita Bakshi
Kyun! Ho Gaya Na (August 13, 2004) (Released) ...... Diya Malhotra
Khakee (January 23, 2004) (Released) ...... Mahalaxmi
Kuch Naa Kaho (September 5, 2003) (Released) ...... Namrata Shrivastav
Dil Ka Rishta (January 17, 2003) (Released) ...... Tia
Chokher Bali (2003) (Released)
Shakti - The Power (September 20, 2002) (Released) ...... Dream Girl
Devdas (July 12, 2002) (Released) ...... Parvati ('Paro')
23rd March 1931 Shaheed (June 7, 2002) (Released) ...... Bhagat Singh'S Fiancee (Sp.App Song)
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (May 31, 2002) (Released) ...... Komal Rastogi
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (May 24, 2002) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
Albela (April 20, 2001) (Released) ...... Tony
Mohabbatein (October 27, 2000) (Released) ...... Megha
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke (September 29, 2000) (Released) ...... Sahiba Gareval
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (August 24, 2000) (Released) ...... Preeti Virat
Josh (June 9, 2000) (Released) ...... Shirley
Mela (January 7, 2000) (Released) ...... Champakali Special Appearance
Radheshyam Seetaram (2000)
Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke (2000)
Taal (August 13, 1999) (Released) ...... Mansi
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (June 18, 1999) (Released) ...... Nandini
Aa Ab Laut Chalen (January 22, 1999) (Released) ...... Pooja Walia
...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (August 15, 1997) (Released) ...... Ashi Kapoor