Amrita Prakash

Amrita Prakash is an Indian Film / BollywoodActress who has both acted in Northern Indian (Hindi) Cinema called Bollywood and in Malayalam cinema. She has also appeared in a number of commercials. Her name is sometimes mispronounced as Amrutha Prakash

She was born in "Jaipur" but is based permanently in "Bombay" where she is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Commerce.

Filmography
[2]Actress Amrita Prakash Ek Vivah Aisi Bhi

Year Film Role Other notes
2008 Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi Sandhya [Rajshri Productions] [1]
2006 Vivah Chotti
2005 Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai Soni
2004 Manjupoloru Penkutti [3] Nidhi Malayalam Cinema
2002 Maine Dil Tujhko Diya Ayesha's Sister
2001 Tum Bin Milli

Television
Year Serial Television Channel Role Other notes
Fox Kids Star Plus Miss India On Fridays
Koi Apna Sa Zee TV
Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat Sony Entertainment Television
Smriti Star Plus
Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan Zee TV
A Walk In Your Shoes Noggin/Nickelodeon
Kya Masti Kya Dhoom Star Plus/Star Utsav
Yeh Meri Life Hai Sony Entertainment Television
2005-2008 Saat Phere Zee TV Pia
Cats Sony Entertainment Television
Rishtey Zee TV
Kashmeer Star Plus

Prachi Desai

/>Prachi Desai (Gujarati: પ્રાચી દેસાઈ) (born 12 September 1988) is an Indian film and TV actress. She is best known for her role as Bani Walia in the Hindi television drama Kasamh Se which aired on Zee TV. Prachi is the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Neutrogena products in India.
Biography
Prachi was born in Gujarat, India. She studied in St Joseph Convent, Panchgani and completed her schooling till 9th grade in Surat. Then she went to Pune for higher studies. She studied in Pune in Sinhagad College. Her first film was Rock On!!, where she played the wife of Farhan Akhtar. Prachi had to leave her very successful role of "Bani" in Kasam Se to act in Rock On. Her next movie was Life Partner. She is currently working on Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, a film to be released in July 2010. It stars Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut. Prachi Desai is currently working on her 4th movie called Main...Joker.Its stars popular television actor Rajeev Khandelwal opposite her and the movie is set to release around January 2011CareerActing was her passion since childhood - her father and uncle had done various Gujarati plays - but she started with a short modelling workshop. She went to Pune for higher studies and had almost finished her junior college when her pictures were sent to Balaji Telefilms and she got a call for an audition for Kasamh Se. She had just turned 17 when her career began on Kasamh Se and left her studies for a while. She is now continuing with her correspondence course. She has also starred in her first movie Rock On !! which was released on 29 August 2008 and Farhan Akhtar as her co-star.
Kasamh Se
Kasamh Se is the serial that Prachi Desai starred in and got her fame on Zee TV. She has captured many a hearts with this program acting as innocent but strong willed Bani Dixit (now Bani Walia). Prachi left Kasamh Se on 15 April 2008 and was replaced by Gurdeep Kohli after being burnt and drowned in episode 564. Kasamh Se ended 12 March
2009. In the last episode, Prachi Desai made a special appearance as the former Bani. Kasautii Zindagii Kay was aired on Star Plus which was a TV serial in which Prachi did a cameo for 2 days as a school student in Prerna's school. Prachi Desai was her character name in Kasauti Zindagi Ki. In the serial she works as a student who tries to go with her lover far away without the permission of her parents and was caught by the show's heroine who complains this to her and her lover's parents.

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2
Prachi then entered Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, the Indian version of America's dancing show "Dancing With The Stars", on 7 September 2007 with choreographer Deepak Singh. Prachi impressed the judges every week, but was ultimately eliminated on 10 November 2007. However, she entered the contest again via the Wildcard entry on 23 November 2007. Prachi then landed a spot in the Grand Finale of the dance show on 15 December 2007 and won the 1st place amongst the contestants. Prachi Desai was awarded the Dancing star of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2. However it has been alleged that she was made to return as a wild card entry in spite of her elimination due to a direct intervention from her close personal friend Ekta Kapoor which compelled the producers of the show to change the international format of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
Scorecard
September 28: 19 points
October 1: 23 points
October 12: 25 points
October 19: 28 points
November 2: 23 points
November 9: 28 points
November 16: Wildcard
November 23: 24 + 30 points
November 30: 30 + 30 points
December 7: 27 + 29 points
December 14: 28 + 29 + 28 points

Dard-e-Disco
It was later announced by Sony Entertainment Television Asia that Prachi would compete in a tribute show to Jhalak competition called Dard-e-Disco alongside with other former Jhalak contestants which aired on Sony Entertainment Television Asia on 31 December 2007.
Awards
2006
The Sixth Indian Telly Awards:

Couple of the year - Prachi Desai and her co-star Ram Kapoor won the award for their on screen chemistry in the show.
Fresh New Face of the Year (Female) - Prachi shared the award with Zee TV's star, Rajshree Vaidya (Saloni of Saat Phere.
2008 sabse favourite kaun-Best Newcomer

15th KALAKAR Awards:

Best Actress - Prachi Desai (Television) in the 15th Kalakar Awards was held on 14 January 2006 at Science City Auditorium, Kolkata
2007
Sansui Television Awards:

Best Actress - Bani Walia For Kasamh Se
2007

The Seventh Indian Telly Awards: Best Actress - Bani Walia For Kasamh Se
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 2 winner. Declared on Sony Entertainment Television Asia
Zee Rishton Ka Utsav 2007 Favourite Bhabhi-Nanand Rishta.Bani shared with Jigyasa

2008
Best Actress - Prachi Desai for The Global Indian TV Honours

2008
Best Actress at Sansui Television Awards (2008) (Popular Category) for her portrayal as Bani Walia in Kasamh Se.

Sabse Favourite Kaun-Best newcomer

Television Appeareances
Kasamh Se (2006) Bani Dixit/ Bani Walia
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2 (2007) Herself with Deepak Singh
Yeh Hai Jalwa (2008) Herself
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 (2009) Guest

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes Co star
2008 Rock On!! Sakshi Hindi Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
Debut Movie Farhan Akhtar
2009 Life Partner Prachi Hindi Tushar Kapoor
2010 Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Mumtaaz Hindi Emraan Hashmi
2010 Joker Simran Hindi Rajeev Khandelwal

Priyanka Kothari

Priyanka Kothari (Hindi: प्रियंका कोठारी Bengali: ; born 30 November 1983), often credited as Nisha Kothari (Hindi: निशा कोठारी Bengali:) or Amoha, is an Indian actress who has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She is best known for her item numbers.
Early Life
Kothari was born in Kolkata to a Marwari Jain family and grew up speaking Bengali, Gujurati, English and Hindi. She moved to New Delhi while in grade 10 and got her degree in Chemistry from Delhi University at Dayal Singh College. Her father is a chemical businessman, her mother a home-maker, and she has a married elder sister.
Career
After college, Kothari became a model and appeared in a number of advertisement campaigns. In 2003, she got her big break through actor Madhavan, who recommended her for an audition in his film after viewing her photographs. She made her acting debut with him in the Tamil film Jay Jay, credited as Amoga. She made her Bollywood debut in the 2005 film Sarkar and then later that same year appeared in James, both directed by Ram Gopal Varma. She then went on to do The Killer with Emraan Hashmi. Since then since had appeared in less significant films and roles. Her most recent release was Agyaat.

Kothari is the member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television.

Filmography
Agyaat 2 (2010) (Bollywood)
Agyaat (2009) (Bollywood)
Raaj-The Showman (2009) (Kannada film)
Karthigai (2009) (Tamil film)
Okka Magadu (2008) (Telugu film)
Go (2007) (Bollywood)
Aag (2007) (Bollywood)
Shiva (2006) (Bollywood)
The Killer (2006) (Bollywood)
Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) (Bollywood)
James (2005) (Bollywood)
Sarkar (2005) (Bollywood)
Madhyanam Hatya' (2004) (Telugu film)
Jay Jay (2003) (Tamil film)

Shilpa Anand

Shilpa Anand (born Shilpa Shivanand on 10 December 1983, Hindi:, Kannada :), is a Television and Movie actress. She is the younger sister of Sakshi Shivanand, a popular actress hailing from Karnataka.
Personal Life
Shilpa Anand was born in South Africa, and did her schooling there. After completing her education, she shifted to India along with her family and then she started her acting career in Mumbai. In terms of education, Shilpa Anand has five years of experience in all phases of the Software Development lifecycle. She has expertise in Java/J2EE application development and has been working in the E-Learning domain. She has worked for clients within the Healthcare, Travel, Learning Management, and Performance Management Systems field. She studied at the Punjab University MCA, obtaining a Masters in Computer Applications, from 2000 to 2003.

Career
Before her first movie, Shilpa did many adverts on television with many famous bollywood actors such as: Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan etc. [1].

She started her career with Bollywood movie Iqaar By Chance. She rose to stardom when she starred in the television the series Dill Mill Gaye, in which she used to play the lead protagonist of Dr. Riddhima Gupta which made her a popular face of the TV world. Her Role and acting was appreciated and she was nominated at several Awards ceremony in Best Actress category for her role in the show such as New Talent Awards in 2008. She won the award alongside Karan Singh Grover for the best onscreen couple in August 2008. Her contract with the production house ended in June 2008 and this consequenced her leaving the show and her role of Dr. Riddhima Gupta.[2]. Her good height,acting skills and pretty looks are really cherished.

In March 2010, Shilpa did interview with Star News where she directly replied to her fans on Facebook and talked about her future career. There were talks in March 2010 that Shilpa would be returning to Dill Mill Gayye,[3].

Shilpa Anand returned to Dill Mill Gayye in June 2010. After two years of absence and producer's insistence she signed a contract for her return in the show in May 2010.[4]

Television Career
Dill Mill Gaye ... Dr. Riddhima Gupta (2007-2008) / Dr. Shilpa Malhotra (2010-Present)
Filmography
Vishnu (2003)
Iqraar By Chance (2006) ... Rashmi Mehra
Sirf (2008) ... Gaurav's Girlfriend

Antara Mali

Antara Mali (Hindi: अंतरा माली, pronounced [əŋt(ə)raː ˈmaːliː]) is an Indian actress who stars in Bollywood films. On 12 June 2009, she got secretly wedded to Che Kurien, the editor of GQ magazine.
Early life
Antara Mali was born in Gajraula, UP to photographer Jagdish Mali.
Career
Mali made her acting debut in the 1999 film Prema Katha which was directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Varma became Mali's frequent collaborator. Although Mali was critically acclaimed for her performances in each of her films, she discontinued her acting career after production of her last film (Mr Ya Miss which she had also written and directed) was received poorly and critically panned. Mali paid her tribute to Madhuri Dixit by playing an aspiring actress inspired by Madhuri in the movie Main Madhuri Diixit Banna Chahti Hoon.
Filmography
Year Film Role
1999 Prem Katha Divya
Mast Nisha
2000 Khiladi 420 Monica D'souza
2002 Company Kannu
Road Lakshmi
2003 Darna Mana Hai Anjali
Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon Chutki
2004 Gayab Mohini
Naach Rewa
2005 Mr Ya Miss Sanjana
Director
Mr Ya Miss (2005)
Story Writer
Mr Ya Miss (2005)
Awards and Nominations
2003:Nominated:Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award-Company

Namrata Shirodkar

Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian actress. Her sister is the actress Shilpa Shirodkar. She is the granddaughter of famous Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1930s), and was the first actress to wear a swimsuit and gambol in a pool, albeit to depict Lord Krishna bathing in the Yamuna river with his gopis.
Born in a moderate Marathi-speaking family, Namrata Shirodkar is an Aquarian, born on 22 January 1972. She used to live in Khar, an elite suburb in Mumbai. In addition she is a model, and has been crowned Miss India in 1993. Namrata finished amongst the top six at Miss Universe in 1993. She was also chosen as the 1st runner up for Miss Asia Pacific during 1993.
Biography
Modelling career
Namrata worked as a model, and was 1993's Miss India.She went on to represent India in the Miss Universe pageant and came in sixth place.She also represented the country in the Miss Asia Pacific contest, she won first runner-up.
Film career
She made her debut with a small role in super hit film Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), along with Salman Khan and Twinkle Khanna. She then went on to star in the hit Vaastav.Her performance was appreciated and she became a known name in Bollywood.
She has played mainly supporting roles in films. Films like Pukar, Hera Pheri and Astitva went on to do well.Since then her films have not done well at the box office. She was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in Pukar.
In 2004 she went back into the spotlight when she played the role of Jaya Bakshi in Bride and Prejudice. She played Aishwarya Rai's elder sister in the film. The film was a hit overseas particularly in the UK but failed to do well in India.She has since left the industry after her marriage.
Personal life
She began dating Tollywood actor, Mahesh Babu in 2000 after the filming of Vamsee.They married on 10 February 2005. Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband.Their first child, a boy named Gautam Krishna Gattamaneni was born on 31 August 2006.
Infamy
She was featured on VH1's The Greatest: 40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes Ever for her answer at the 1993 Miss Universe contest to a question asked by Jackie Chan - "I would not want to live forever because I don't believe that one can live forever. And so, I don't think I would want to live forever.!"
Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes
1997 Purab Ka Laila Paschim Ka Chaila
1998 Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai Pooja Special Appearance
1998 Mere Do Anmol Ratan Kiran
1998 Hero Hindustani Nikki
1999 Kachche Dhaage Ragini Pandit
1999 Ezhupunna Tharakan Aswathy Malayalam film
1999 Vaastav: The Reality Sonia
2000 Pukar Pooja Mallapa
2000 Hera Pheri Ms. Chinga
2000 Vamsi Fashion student Telugu film
2000 Astitva Revati Marathi-Hindi Film
2000 Aaghaaz Gittika
2001 Albela Nina
2001 Tera Mera Saath Rahen Suman Gupta
2002 Hathyar: Face to Face with Reality Sonu Raghunath Shivalkar
2002 Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Raksha
2002 Maseeha Pinky
2003 Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye Mona
2003 Tehzeeb Aloka
2003 LOC Kargil Lt. Col. Y.K. - Joshi's wife
2004 Charas: A Joint Effort Pia
2004 Anji Swapna/Sapna Telugu Film
2004 Insaaf: The Final Justice Mrs. Kunti V. Prasad
2004 Bride and Prejudice Jaya Bakshi
2004 Rok Sako To Rok Lo Sandra (Narrator)
2009 Helloo India

Yukta Mookhey

Biography:-
Yukta Mookhey (born 7 October 1979) is an Indian model and actress.She was crowned Miss World in December 1999 at the Olympia theatre in London.
Mookhey's family is from northern India, but she and her family lived in the Middle East until Mookhey was seven years of age. The Mookhey family migrated back to Mumbai (then Bombay) in June 1986. runs a personal and professional grooming consulting firm in Mumbai, while her father was a clothing company director and currently trades in stocks as a hobby. Mookhey studied zoology at Kelkar college prior to winning the Miss World competition. Mookhey has a diploma in computer sciences and has studied Hindustani classical music.Mookhey is an active member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and engages herself in social and charitable causes.
Yukta and Prince Tulli were engaged on September 7, 2008 at the Grand Maratha in Mumbai. Prince is the son of Bacchitar Singh Tuli and Harinder Kaur Tuli. His family owns a business empire in central India that runs into Logistics, Hotels, Malls, Education, and Construction Equipment. The marriage, held on November 2, 2008, was a traditional 'Sikh' ceremony in a Nagpur Gurudwara followed by a reception the same evening. They have one son together.
Miss World
The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at London's Olympia Hall. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their respective delegates.

Results
Miss World 1999: Yukta Mookhey - India
First Runner-up: Martina Thorogood - Venezuela
Second Runner-up: Sonia Raciti - South Africa
Continental Queen
Africa: Sonia Raciti - South Africa
Americas: Martina Thorogood - Venezuela
Asia and Oceania: Yukta Mookhey - India
Caribbean: Desiree De Pass - Jamaica
Europe: Genny Chervoney - Israel
Filmography
Title Year Role Other notes Review
Memsahab - Lost In A Mirage 2008 Anjali released on June 20
Kab Kahaba Tu I Love You 2007 Item Number Bhojpuri Movie N/A
Kathputli 2006 Anju released on August 18
Love In Japan 2006 Friendly Appearance released on February 10
Pyaasa 2002 Sheetal Hindi Movie, released on October 11 N/A
Poovellam Un Vasam 2001 Item Number Tamil Movie, released on August 24