Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji was born in Mumbai on 21 March 1978. Her father, Ram Mukherjee (born to the Mukherjee-Samarth family), is a former film director and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios. Her mother, Krishna Mukherjee, is a former playback singer. Her elder brother, Raja Mukherjee, is a film producer and director. Her maternal aunt, Debashree Roy, is a Bengali film actress and her paternal cousin, Kajol, is a Hindi film actress and her contemporary. Another paternal cousin, Ayan Mukerji, is a scriptwriter and film director. Despite her parents and most of her relatives being members of the Indian film industry, Mukerji was disinterested in pursuing a career in film. She said, "[T]here were already too many actresses at home and I wanted to be someone different".
Kajol
Kajol was born in Mumbai to the Mukherjee-Samarth film family of Bengali-Marathi descent. Her mother, Tanuja, is an actress, while her father Shomu Mukherjee was a film director and producer. He died in 2008 after suffering cardiac arrest. Her younger sister, Tanisha Mukherjee is also an actress. Her maternal aunt was actress Nutan and her maternal grandmother, Shobhna Samarth, and great grandmother, Rattan Bai, were both involved in Hindi cinema. Her paternal uncles, Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee, are film producers, while her paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was a filmmaker. Kajol's cousins Rani Mukerji, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl are also Bollywood actors; whereas another cousin of hers, Ayan Mukerji is a director.
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra was born on 18 July 1982 in Jamshedpur, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), to Ashok and Madhu Chopra, both physicians in the Indian Army. Her father was Punjabi, while her mother is from Jharkhand. She has a brother, Siddharth, who is seven years her junior. Actress Parineeti Chopra, Meera Chopra and Barbie Handa are her cousins. Due to her parents' occupations the family relocated to a number of Indian cities, including Delhi, Pune, Lucknow, Bareilly, Ladakh, Chandigarh and Ambala. Among the schools she attended were La Martiniere Girls' School in Lucknow and St. Maria Goretti College in Bareilly. In an interview published in Daily News and Analysis, Chopra said that she did not mind travelling regularly and changing schools; she welcomed it as a new experience and a way to discover India's multicultural society. Among the many places that she lived, Chopra has fond memories as a child of playing in the valleys of Leh, in the cold northwestern Indian desert region of Jammu and Kashmir. She has said, "I think I was in Class 4 when I was in Leh. My brother was just born. My dad was in the army and was posted there. I stayed in Leh for a year and my memories of that place are tremendous ... We were all army kids there. We weren't living in houses, we were in bunkers in the valley and there was a stupa right on top of a hill which used to overlook our valley. We used to race up to the top of the stupa". She now considers Bareilly her home town, and maintains strong connections there.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai (born 1 November 1973), also known as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, is an Indian film actress and model. She was the first runner-up of the Miss India pageant, and the winner of the Miss World pageant of 1994. She is a leading contemporary actress of Indian cinema and has received two Filmfare Awards, two Screen Awards, and two IIFA Awards for her performances in Hindi language films of Bollywood.
Rai is regarded as one of the most popular and influential celebrities
in India, and is often cited in the media as the "most beautiful woman
in the world".
Rai made her acting debut in the 1997 biographical film, Iruvar and was starred in the 1998 blockbuster film Jeans, which was India's official entry for 71st Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. She earned wide public recognition and Best Actress awards at Filmfare for her leading roles in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 1999 melodrama Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and the 2002 period film Devdas. She gained critical appreciation for her portrayal of Tagore's heroine Binodini in Rituparno Ghosh's 2003 film Chokher Bali, and a depressed woman in Ghosh's 2004 relationship drama Raincoat. Following a series of commercially unsuccessful films, Rai featured in the 2006 blockbuster adventure film Dhoom 2. In 2008 she was starred in the historical romance Jodhaa Akbar, and the thriller film, Sarkar Raj. In 2010 she has appeared in science fiction, magnum opus Enthiran. She garnered wide critical acclaim for her work in Bhansali's 2010 romantic drama Guzaarish.
Following a tumultuous relationship with actor Salman Khan, Rai married actor Abhishek Bachchan in 2007. Her off-screen roles include duties as a brand ambassador for several charity organisations and campaigns; she is a Goodwill Ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). She was awarded with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009, and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2012.
Actress Kareena Kapoor says that her priorities have changed after marriage and that she will do only those films that can give her enough time to spend with family.
The actress, who is married to Bollywood actor-producer Saif Ali Khan, recently turned down Zoya Akhtar's film Dil Dhadakne Do as she couldn't go on cruise for three months since she is married.
"I am at a stage in my life where my priorities are different. I am married and I would like to give time to my family," Kareena told reporters in a group interview.
"I would not go out for three to four months. That is the reason why I refused Zoya's film. I couldn't go on a cruise for three months. I want to do a film which will work according to my time. I am very clear about that," she added.
Dil Dhadakne Do was first offered to Kareena and now Anushka Sharma has replaced her. The film also features Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Rahul Bose, Shefali Shah and Anil Kapoor.
After walking the ramp for the likes of Tarun Tahiliani and Rohit Bal, model Kriti Sanon recently made her Bollywood debut with Tiger Shroff-starrer Heropanti. Overwhelmed with the success of her first film, she says acting is much easier than facing the live audience.
"I feel that modelling has groomed my personality and made me a confident person, but even today when I go on the ramp, I get nervous. I am more comfortable being in front of the camera than walking on the ramp," the 24-year-old told IANS.
And the Delhi girl has a reason for that.
"While walking the ramp, you face a live audience and those 15 minutes of walk have no retake," she said and added that as an actor even if one is "surrounded by people, you are sure of correcting your mistakes with retakes".
A product of Delhi Public School, R K Puram, Kriti's tryst with the ramp began at the age of five. She has rubbed shoulders with biggies like Madhu Sapre and Milind Soman on the ramp.
Bollywood actress Tabu, who has a long-term connection with lyricist-director Gulzar, will be seen in his daughter Meghna's movie Talwar. Tabu was also the leading lady in Meghna's first film Filhaal.
Talwar is reportedly based on the Aarushi Talwar murder case. Tabu will play a character which was originally offered to Shefali Shah. According to a source, "Meghna was very keen to have Shefali Shah play an important role. But Shefali's dates in June and July were taken up by Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do. She had no choice but to opt out."
The Maqbool actress considers Gulzar a father-figure and has been directed by him in Maachis (1996) and Hu Tu Tu (1999).
Meghna Gulzar previously directed Filhaal and Just Married. Both movies, as well as Talwar, have been christened by her father.
Actress Deepika Padukone gave four superhit films in 2013, but it was her character Naina Talwar from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani,
in which she co-starred with Ranbir Kapoor, that won many hearts. And
on its first anniversary, Deepika's fans have gifted her a Naina Talwar page.
Deepika's bespectacled look, simplicity and acting prowess in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani struck the right chord with movie buffs. The film completed a year on May 31 and some of her fans put together a Naina Talwar page on Facebook on March 13, which went live in May.
Their idea was to personally present the page to Deepika on the first anniversary of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. They tried their best to do so but were informed that she was not in the country.
"It is a very thoughtful gesture. They have put together many memorable moments from the film. We have shared the link with Deepika," her spokesperson said in a statement.
Kareena Kapoor
Actress Kareena Kapoor says that her priorities have changed after marriage and that she will do only those films that can give her enough time to spend with family.
The actress, who is married to Bollywood actor-producer Saif Ali Khan, recently turned down Zoya Akhtar's film Dil Dhadakne Do as she couldn't go on cruise for three months since she is married.
"I am at a stage in my life where my priorities are different. I am married and I would like to give time to my family," Kareena told reporters in a group interview.
"I would not go out for three to four months. That is the reason why I refused Zoya's film. I couldn't go on a cruise for three months. I want to do a film which will work according to my time. I am very clear about that," she added.
Dil Dhadakne Do was first offered to Kareena and now Anushka Sharma has replaced her. The film also features Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Rahul Bose, Shefali Shah and Anil Kapoor.
Kriti Sanon
After walking the ramp for the likes of Tarun Tahiliani and Rohit Bal, model Kriti Sanon recently made her Bollywood debut with Tiger Shroff-starrer Heropanti. Overwhelmed with the success of her first film, she says acting is much easier than facing the live audience.
"I feel that modelling has groomed my personality and made me a confident person, but even today when I go on the ramp, I get nervous. I am more comfortable being in front of the camera than walking on the ramp," the 24-year-old told IANS.
And the Delhi girl has a reason for that.
"While walking the ramp, you face a live audience and those 15 minutes of walk have no retake," she said and added that as an actor even if one is "surrounded by people, you are sure of correcting your mistakes with retakes".
A product of Delhi Public School, R K Puram, Kriti's tryst with the ramp began at the age of five. She has rubbed shoulders with biggies like Madhu Sapre and Milind Soman on the ramp.
Tabu
Bollywood actress Tabu, who has a long-term connection with lyricist-director Gulzar, will be seen in his daughter Meghna's movie Talwar. Tabu was also the leading lady in Meghna's first film Filhaal.
Talwar is reportedly based on the Aarushi Talwar murder case. Tabu will play a character which was originally offered to Shefali Shah. According to a source, "Meghna was very keen to have Shefali Shah play an important role. But Shefali's dates in June and July were taken up by Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do. She had no choice but to opt out."
The Maqbool actress considers Gulzar a father-figure and has been directed by him in Maachis (1996) and Hu Tu Tu (1999).
Meghna Gulzar previously directed Filhaal and Just Married. Both movies, as well as Talwar, have been christened by her father.
Deepika Padukone
Deepika's bespectacled look, simplicity and acting prowess in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani struck the right chord with movie buffs. The film completed a year on May 31 and some of her fans put together a Naina Talwar page on Facebook on March 13, which went live in May.
Their idea was to personally present the page to Deepika on the first anniversary of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. They tried their best to do so but were informed that she was not in the country.
"It is a very thoughtful gesture. They have put together many memorable moments from the film. We have shared the link with Deepika," her spokesperson said in a statement.
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