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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Vijayashanti





Vijayashanti is an Indian actress who has starred in over 185 movies in seven languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. She was born in Nirmal, Andhra Pradesh, India on 24 June 1964. She is credited as "The Lady Superstar" and "The Action Queen of Indian Cinema".

Background and career
Vijayashanti's given name was 'Shanti'. Her screen name was based on her aunt Vijaya Lalitha, who was a veteran heroine in Telugu and Tamil films. She began her acting career in 1979 at the age of 15 as the leading lady in the Tamil film Kallukkul Eeram ("Stones Have Tears") directed by the legendary Tamil film-maker Bharati Raja. The same year, she debuted in her native Telugu with the movie Kilaadi Krishnudu ('Cunning Krishna'), pairing opposite superstar Krishna. For the first few years, she portrayed mostly glamour roles. Notable among them is her role in the Telugu film Satyam-Shivam (1981), the cast of which included the two legends of Telugu Cinema - NTR and ANR.

Vijayashanti's first break as a performer came in the 1983 Telugu film Neti Bharatam directed by T. Krishna. The next few years saw her in performance-oriented roles (Desamlo Dongalu Paddaaru, Vandemaataram, Pratighatana, Aruna kiranam, Repati Pourulu, Devalayam, etc), and in glamorous roles (Challenge, Desodhdhaarakudu, Pasivaadi Praanam, Muddula Krishnaiah, Agni Parvatam, gang leader etc). By 1985 she was exclusively acting in Telugu films.

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan born 1 January 1978 is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Balan, who began her career starring in many music videos, soap operas and many commercials, made her acting debut in the Bengali film, Bhalo Theko (2003), for which she won critical acclaim. She later made her Hindi film debut with Parineeta (2005), for which she received a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, and received her first commercial success with Rajkumar Hirani's Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)

Vedhika

Vedhika
Born Pooja Kumar
February 21, 1982 (1982-02-21) (age 27)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Film actress
Years active 2005–present

Vasundhara Das

Vasundhara Das ( (born 1977) is an Indian actress and singer.

Early life
Das was born in a Tamil Brahmin-Iyengar family from Bangalore. Her pet name is Lovely. She studied at Cluny Convent High School, Bangalore and Mount Carmel College, graduating in Economics and Mathematics.

She began training in Hindustani Classical music since the age of six. She used to run away from home to avoid taking music lessons. In her college days, she was part of an all-girl band and can play some Flamenco strums on her guitar.

She speaks Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, English, and some Telugu

Urvashi

Name: Urvashi
Sex: Female
Date of Birth: 25 Jan 1967


Urvashi (birth name: Kavitha) is a famous South Indian actress who was born 25th January 1967. She has played in a number of films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She is the sister...

Urmila Matondkar

Urmila Matondkar (born on 4 February 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian Bollywood actress.

Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narasimha (1991). She established herself as a popular actress of mainstream Hindi cinema with her roles in films like Rangeela (1995), Judaai and Satya (1998), all of which earned her Filmfare nominations. These roles contributed to a change in her public persona, where she was known for her intense style and dancing skills, and was frequently featured in the Indian media as a sex symbol

She subsequently took on several psychological roles, and has delivered a range of critically acclaimed performances. Among these included her roles as a psychopath in Kaun (1999), an obsessive lover in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), a ghost-possessed woman in Bhoot (2003), and a merciless avenger in Ek Hasina Thi (2004). For her performance in Bhoot, she won her first Filmfare Award in the Best Performer category, as well as several other awards for Best actress at a number of award ceremonies. She followed it with leading roles in art and independent films, such as Tehzeeb (2003), Pinjar (2003), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005) and Bas Ek Pal (2006).

Twinkle Khanna

Twinkle Jatin Khanna (born on 29 December 1973) an Indian film actress particularly Hindi films and also Telugu, popular in the 90s. She is now an interior designer and co-owner of The White Window store.

Career
She made her debut opposite Bobby Deol in Barsaat (1995). The film did well at the box office, and she received the Filmfare Best Debut Award for her performance. After an eye surgery for a slight crosseye condition, Khanna went on to do many films which got her good reviews and recognition from the audience. She has acted with some of the best stars in the industry, including Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, and Govinda. Karan Johar admitted in an interview Twinkle was in his mind for the role of Tina in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,but she refused it and Rani was signed.

Her notable film roles include the girl next door in Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai with Salman Khan (1998), the undercover spy along with Shahrukh Khan in Baadshah (1999) and the village belle in Mela (2000). She paired Venkatesh in the year 1999 in a Telugu movie Seenu.

She left the industry after her marriage to Akshay Kumar, citing that she did not enjoy the acting profession anymore. She has moved on. Her last film was Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega (2001), which was received averagely at the box office.[1]

In 2002, Khanna opened her own interior design store in Crawford Market, Mumbai called The White Window, in partnership with her long time friend Gurlein Manchanda. Since then, the store has received a prestigious Elle Decor International Design Award (from Indian edition of Elle Decor magazine). Twinkle has opened up another branch of the flagship store elsewhere in Mumbai and plans to expand throughout India.

Twinkle Khanna recently did the interiors for Rani Mukerji's new house