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

Tanisha Mukherjee

Tanisha Mukherjee (born 1 January 1978 in Mumbai, India) known as Tanisha, is a Hindi actress

Tanisha is an Indian actress of Bengali–Marathi descent. Tanisha comes from a prominent industry family, which has been working in Bollywood since the 1940s. Her relatives include paternal grandfather Sashadhar Mukherjee, uncles Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee, great-grandmother Rattan Bai, grandmother Shobhna Samarth and aunt Nutan. Her father is Somu Mukherjee and her mother is actress Tanuja. Popular multi-award-winning actress Kajol is her older sister and actor Ajay Devgan is her brother-in-law. She is also the cousin of famous actress Rani Mukherjee.

Tanisha's paternal grandfather was a film director and producer who had left a great achievement in the Bombay film industry and was regarded as a stalwart. His wife Satirani Devi, Tanisha's grandmother, was the sister of three great film personalities: Ashok Kumar, Anup Kumar and Kishore Kumar.

Tamanna Bhatia

Tamanna Bhatia (born 21 December 1989) is an Indian film actress and model. She debuted in the Hindi film Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, at the age of 13. Since then, she has acted in several Tamil and Telugu language films.

Early life
Tamanna was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India to Santosh Bhatia and Rajni Bhatia on 21 December 1989. She did her schooling in Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Juhu, Mumbai.

Film career
Tamanna started her film career with a Hindi film, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra. She made her debut in Tamil film industry along with Ileana In Kedi which did not do well at the box office. Her debut film in Telugu was Sri in which she played the leading female role opposite Manoj Kumar.

Her Telugu film Happy Days brought her huge success which made her shoot up into limelight. In Tamil, the movie "Kalloori" won her accolades and critical acclaim. But it's her Tamil film "Ayan", that made her a leading actress.Her recent film Kandein Kadhalai which is the remake of Hindi blockbuster jab we met with barath is doing well at box office presently in which she plays the role of kareena kapoor. She is currently acting in the film Sura with Joseph Vijay.She also has experience as a model and has appeared in various ads

Tabu

Tabu on 4 November 1970is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali language films, as well as one American film. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, and she holds the record for the most wins of Filmfare's Critics Award for Best Female Performer, with four.

Despite a few exceptions, Tabu is best-known for acting in artistic, low-budget films that go on to garner more critical appreciation than substantial box office figures. Her appearances in commercially successful films were few, and her parts in these films were small, such as Border (1997), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Biwi No.1 and Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999). Her most notable performances include Maachis (1996), Virasat (1997), Hu Tu Tu (1999), Astitva (2000), Chandni Bar (2001), Maqbool (2003) and Cheeni Kum (2007). Her leading role in Mira Nair's American film The Namesake also drew major praise. Known to be selective about her film roles, she has said, "I do films which move me and most of all, the unit and the director should appeal to me.

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen born 19 November 1975 in Hyderabad, India is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. She is a former beauty queen, who was crowned Miss Universe 1994. She was the first Indian woman to be crowned Miss Universe.

Biography
Sen was born to a Bengali Hindu family. Her father, Shubeer Sen, was a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander and her mother, Subhra Sen, was as a fashion artist and jewelry designer. She has a brother, Rajeev Sen, and a sister, Neelam Sen. She was born in St.Theresa's hospital, Hyderabad, and grew up in New Delhi. She attended school at the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute. She graduated from Maitreyi College, Delhi. In 2000, she adopted a daughter, named Renee.

Miss Universe
In 1994, at the age of eighteen, Sushmita won the title of Femina Miss India beating Aishwarya Rai, who was the runner up. Sen represented India at the 1994 Miss Universe Pageant, held in Manila, Philippines and won.

At Miss Universe, Sushmita ranked third overall in the preliminaries, right behind preliminary winner Miss Colombia Carolina Gómez, and Miss Greece Rea Totounzi, who ranked second but won the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Sushmita went on to place second, fifth and third in the swimsuit, interview, and evening gown semi-final competitions respectively, placing third place behind Miss Colombia and Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado. All three women went on to be the final three contestants. In the end, the judges placed their votes on Sushmita, making her the first woman from India to become Miss Universe

Film career
After her reign as Miss Universe was over, Sushmita became an actress. Her first movie, Dastak was in 1996, where she laid the victim of a stalker, that didn't do well at the box office. Her subsequent Tamil film Ratchagan, was a huge hit.[citation needed] However, it was two years later that her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. Biwi No.1 was the highest grossing movie of 1999.The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner. She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen.

So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na, in which she starred as Shahrukh Khan's love interest.She played in the movie which grossed Rs 34,00,00,000 over the market and was the second best selling movie of that year.[2] Later on, she played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower, called Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Her most recent movies include Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006) opposite Naomi Campbell, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007) and the recently announced Dulha Mil Gaya (2007) opposite Shahrukh Khan.

It has been reported that Sushmita will portray the slain Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto in a film co-produced by Zaid Aziz and Henna Rai of Karachi production firm Vox Vision and Leicester-based Sum Films respectively. Tentatively titled "Benazir Bhutto: The Movie", the film will be shot at various locations in Pakistan, the US, Britain and Dubai, where Bhutto had spent years as a student and later as a political leader in exile. When asked Sushmita about playing this big role, she excitedly told, “Yes, I am keen to play the role.”

Recently she starred in Do Knot Disturb with longtime screen partner Govinda. The film failed to do well

Suman Ranganath

Suman Ranganath or Suman Ranganathan born 26 July 1974 is an Indian model and actress who has starred in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. She is known maily as Suman Ranganathan in Tamil films. She appears in item numbers and does some modeling work from time to time.

Sumalatha

Sumalatha (born 27 August, 1963) is a popular Indian film actress, best known for her role in Malayalam-language film Thoovanathumbikal. Born in Chennai, she was raised in Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh and remains based in southern India.Sumalatha began acting at age 15, after winning an Andhra Pradesh beauty contest.

Filmography

Sumalatha has appeared in Malayalam films including Thazhvaram, Izabella, New Delhi, and No.20 Madras Mail. Her most famous role was in Thoovanathumbikal, directed by Padmarajan. Sumalatha played aspiring sex worker Clara, opposite Mohanlal's well-heeled bachelor Jayakrishnan. The film's plot centres on an encounter between the two, which transforms Jayakrishnan's hypocritical double-life as a family man and playboy.

Personal life

Sumalatha reportedly speaks six languages, and has acted in four.[2] She is married to veteran actor and Karnataka politician Ambareesh, and is a close friend of actress Suhasini Maniratnam, her co-star in a Telugu movie. The friendship between the two provided the material for a candid scene in the film, when director Kodandarami Reddy noticed Suhasini combing Sumalatha's long hair on the train journey to the film set. Reddy asked his cameraman, Ashok Reddy, to film the two, and added the scene to the movie's final cut.

She has acted in a handful of Telugu films. She co-starred with Chiranjeevi in Swayamkrushi, Veta, Kaidhi and Agnigundam. She even acted in the film Sri Manjunatha directed by the veteran K.Raghavendra Rao. Incidentally she acted along with her husband Ambareesh.Her last movie in Telugu is Boss(27 Sep 2006). She played Sreya's mother role in that movie.She also appeared in a Kannada movie Kallarali Hoovagi with her husband, which went on to win a National Award.

Suhasini Mani Ratnam

Suhasini Mani Ratnam Born August 15, 1961 (1961-08-15) (age 48)
Chennai, India
Occupation Actor,
Film director,
Producer,
Writer
Years active 1980 - Present
Spouse(s) Mani Ratnam

Srividya

Srividya (24 July 1953 - 19 October 2006) was a leading Indian Film actress of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, in addition to being a good singer. In the latter part of her career, she concentrated on Malayalam films. Her brilliant portrayals as a mother in many films were highly acclaimed. Srividya's personal life was full of tragedies. She fought against all odds with dedication in her work until she died of breast cancer.

Sridevi

Sridevi born on 13 August 1963 is an Indian actress who has starred in hundreds of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films.

She started acting at the age of four, and made her debut as an adult in the late 70s. She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of her time She left the industry in 1997 to raise her children

Soundarya

Soundarya (18 July 1972 - 17 April 2004) was a popular film actress in Kannada,Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She had a successful career of 12 years as heroine in films until her death in a plane crash near Bangalore. She acted in more than 90 films.

Sonia Agarwal

Sonia Agarwal (born on 28 March 1982) is an Indian film actress and model. Having predominantly acted in Tamil films, she is probably best known for her performances as Divya and Anitha in the Selvaraghavan-directed films Kaadhal Kondein and 7G Rainbow Colony, respectively.

Career
During her school days, Sonia Agarwal got an offer to act in a serial in Zee TV. She then made her film debut with the 2002 Telugu film Nee Premakai, in which she did a small cameo role, after which she acted in a Kannada film Chandu opposite Sudeep.

Subsequently, she stepped into the Tamil film industry, appearing in the drama film Kaadhal Kondein, directed by Selvaraghavan, whom she would marry later. Acting opposite Selvaraghavan's brother Dhanush, the film became a huge success and she was widely appreciated for her performance as Divya in the film, which brought her to limelight and fetched her several awards, including the ITFA Best New Actress Award. Afterwards, she acted alongside popular actors Silambarasan and Vijay in the films Kovil and Madhurey, respectively. In 2004, the controversial Tamil drama film 7G Rainbow Colony, directed by Selvaraghavan again, got released, which went on to become successful at the box office. After appearing in the films Oru Kalluriyin Kathai and Oru Naal Oru Kanavu in 2005, both which failed to perform well at the box office, she got roles in the films Thiruttu Payale and Pudhupettai. The former, directed by Susi Ganesan, became a highly successful film, whilst the latter, another Selvaraghavan film, did only a moderate success, but received universal critical acclaim by reviewers.

Pudhupettai, released more than three years ago, remains her most recent film as she later got married, and her Karu Pazhaniappan-directed film Sadhurangam, opposite Srikanth once again, got delayed and still waiting for its theatrical release. However, after having applied for divorce, she is said to make a comeback now, acting in a Telugu film by Upendra, in which she will enact the role of a widow.

Personal life
On 15 December 2006, she married Tamil film director and brother of Dhanush, Selvaraghavan in Chennai, with whom she had already worked in three films.

After their two year long marriage Sonia Agarwal and Selvaraghavan had filed their Divorce with mutual consent in a family court in Chennai.

Sonali Bendre

Born January 1, 1975 (1975-01-01) (age 34)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress, model, television presenter
Years active 1994 - 2004
Spouse(s) Goldie Behl (2002 - present)

Silk Smitha

Silk Smitha (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996) was a South Indian cinema actress. Even though Smitha appeared in some character roles, she became popular through her glamourous appearances in softcore films.

Biography
Born Vijayalakshimi into a poor family in Eluru (in Andhra Pradesh), she left school after the fourth standard, determined to become a film star. Moving in with her aunt in Madras (then the centre of the South Indian film industry)[1], she soon found a sponsor who renamed her Smitha.After garnering much notice and acclaim with her first major role, in the Tamil movie Vandi Chakkaram (The Wheel), in 1979, Smitha assumed the name "Silk," after her character's name in the movie

Career

Silk Smitha went on to star in over 200 Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and a few Hindi films. Her dance numbers and her bold performances in films like Moondru Mugam have made her the ultimate symbol of sensuality in Tamil, Kannada. Malayalam and Telugu cinema. Her item numbers in films like Amaran were also celebrated at the box office. Some film critics, historians and journalists have referred to her as a "soft porn" actress . The vast majority of her movies are softcore and a common theme is her playing a freakishly strong agent in skimpy bikinis beating up huge thugs. Even in the rare non-sexual roles, she impressed critics and audiences, such as her role of a wife hurt by her husband's infidelity in Seethakoka Chilaka (1981) One of her films, Layanam, has earned a cult status in the Indian adult film industry, and was remade as Reshma ki Jawani.Her most respected film is Moondram Pirai, remade as Sadma

Sindhu

Sindhu Tolani was born in Mumbai, India on 19 July 1983. She has been a Fair & Lovely cream model girl in the North as well as a successful actress.

Film career
Sindhu Tolani started her career with the Telugu movie "Aithe". The movie was a low budget hit which first got everyone to notice her. She shot to fame at the age of 20, at her debut in the Tamil movie Sullan with Dhanush directed by Ramana, the film went on to be a major blockbuster at B and C centres and started her career, it was released in 2004. Another hit followed in Manmadhan with Silambarasan. Since then she has appeared in many Telugu and Kannada films and recently in Majaa with Vikram.

She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai.

Shriya Saran

Born Shriya Saran
September 11, 1982 (1982-09-11) (age 27)
Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001–present

Simran

Rishibala Naval (born 4 April 1976), better known by her stage name Simran is an award-winning Indian actress who has acted in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. Her noted films include Thulladha Manamum Thullum, Vaali, Priyamaanavale, Parthen Rasithen, Pammal K. Sambandam and Kannathil Muthamittal. She recently appeared in the 2008 blockbuster Tamil film Vaaranam Aayiram directed by Gautham Menon, costarring Surya Sivakumar.