Wednesday 13 September 2017

MAHIMA CHAUDHRY BORN 1973 SEPTEMBER 13


MAHIMA CHAUDHRY BORN 1973 SEPTEMBER 13



Mahima Chaudhry (born Ritu Chaudhry) is an Indian actress and a former model who appears in Bollywood films. She made her acting debut in the 1997 film Pardes, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[2]



Early and personal life[edit]
Chaudhry was born Ritu Chaudhry in Darjeeling to an Indian father and a Nepali-origin mother from Darjeeling. She attended Dow Hill in Kurseong till class X and later moved to Loreto College in Darjeeling.[3] Initially in the 1990s, she appeared in TV ads of which most famous was for Pepsi with Aamir Khan and Aishwarya Rai. She was a VJ on music channels where she was noticed by Subhash Ghai. Subhash Ghai gave her a break in the movie Pardes, which was released in 1997. Movie was successful and won many awards including the Filmfare award for best debut for this movie.
She dated Indian tennis player Leander Paes before she broke up with him due to his affair with then-married Rhea Pillai.[4] She married architect businessman Bobby Mukherji in 2006. She has 8-year-old daughter Ariana from her marriage.[5] In early 2015 she was in the news for having a Swiss bank account.[6]
Acting career[edit]



During her acting career, Chaudhry has played a variety of roles, starting with a village girl in Pardes (1997). Her other roles were in Daag: The Fire (1999), where she played a dual role; in Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999) she played a widow forced to marry her brother-in-law; in Dhadkan (2000) she is a loving friend of a man who is madly in love with another woman; in Deewane she plays a singer in love with a thief; in Kurukshetra she plays the stubborn wife of a police officer; in Lajja she plays a young bride forced to fight dowry; in Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001) she plays a stubborn tenant who will not give up her home at any cost; in Om Jai Jagadish she is the loving homemaker; in Dil Hai Tumhaara she is the sister who would do anything for her sister's happiness; in Dobara she is the frustrated housewife; in The Film she is a desperate struggling screenwriter; in Zameer: The Fire Within she's a paralytic dancer, in Film Star she is an uptight arrogant fading actress; in Home Delivery (2005) she's a South Indian superstar; and in Souten: The Other Woman (2006) she plays a desperate housewife who has an affair with her stepdaughter's boyfriend.



Next to doing many films, she has worked with talented actresses, including Kajol, Shilpa Shetty, Amisha Patel, Urmila Matondkar, Manisha Koirala, Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Preity Zinta, Tabu, Padmini Kolhapure, and Hema Malini. When she was asked about this, she responded by saying that she enjoyed working with other actresses, and she expressed her opinion to work with Juhi Chawla, her favorite actress.
In 2010, Chaudhary starred in a Knightsbridge Media Production film, Pusher,[7] directed by Assad Raja, also starring comedian Mani Liaqat. She is currently shooting a thriller, Mumbhaii - The Gangster, co-starring Om Puri and Sanjay Kapoor.


Filmography[edit]

YearFilmRoleNotes
1997PardesKusum GangaWinner – Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1999Manasulo MaataPriyaTelugu film
Dil Kya KareKavita KishoreNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Daag: The FireKajal Verma / Kajri
Pyaar Koi Khel NahinNisha
2000DhadkanSheetal VarmaNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
DeewanePoojaGuest Appearance
KurukshetraAnjali P. Singh
Khiladi 420Ritu Bhardwaj
2001LajjaMaithili
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa GharSaraswati
2002Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
Om Jai JagadishAyesha
Dil Hai TumhaaraNimmi
2003SaayaTanya
Tere NaamSpecial Appearance in song "O Jaana"
BaghbanArpita RajGuest Appearance
LOC KargilReena Yadav
2004DobaraDr. Anjali Sehgal
2005Zameer: The Fire WithinSupriya Maheshwari
The FilmSushmita Banerjee
Kuchh Meetha Ho JayeGhulab Khan
SeharAnamika Kant
Film StarHeera Pandit
Home DeliveryThe Sensational Maya
BhagmatiBhagmatiAnimated (Provided Voice)
2006Souten: The Other WomanMitali 'Mita' R. Singh
SandwichSweety S Singh
Kudiyon Ka Hai ZamanaAnjali
Sarhad PaarSimran
Hope and a Little SugarSaloni
2008Gumnaam – The MysteryRia
2015Mumbhaii - The GangsterGangster's WifeFilming
2016Dark ChocolateIshani Banerjee

TV shows[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

List of Acting Awards and Nominations
YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
1998PardesFilmfare AwardFilmfare Award for Best Female DebutWon
1998PardesFilmfare AwardFilmfare Award for Best ActressNominated
1998PardesZee Cine AwardBest Female DebutWon
1999Dil Kya KareFilmfare AwardFilmfare Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated
2001DhadkanFilmfare AwardFilmfare Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated
2001DhadkanIIFA AwardsIIFA Best Supporting Actress AwardNominated
2001DhadkanStar Screen AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
2001DhadkanBollywood Movie AwardBest Supporting ActressWon
2005DobaraZee Cine AwardBest Supporting ActressNominated

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