Preity Zinta: Talented Actress, Alluring TV Host | Photos | Movies List

Like Bollywood actresses Tara Sharma, Bipasha Basu and Sonam Kapoor, talented actress Preity Zinta started out as a commercial model. She made her first product endorsement as an image model in 1996 for Perk Chocolates. Her charmed performance in the Liril soap ad, with her cute dimpled smile (see photo, below) was warmly received by audiences.Soon, Preity Zinta made debuted in the 1988 film "Dil Se" by Mani Ratnam. But it was through the box-office hit drama "Kya Kehna", in 2000, that she was recognized by critics, eventhough the movie tackled the serious and controversial issues o

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Glamorous Intelligent Desi La-Di-Dah Girl Tara Sharma | Photos | Movies List

British Indian model-actress Tara Sharma, most popularly known as the "la-di-dah" girl, is an intelligent and pretty Desi (see photo below)! But before we feature her profile, let us first explain the term "desi" for the benefit of our non-Indian readers especially because Bollywood has already reached worldwide popularity.According to Merriam and Webster dictionary, the term is both an adjective (local or indigenous) and a noun (someone who is of Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi birth or descent who lives abroad). Some people use the said word to also include the peoples from Nepal, Bhutan,

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Charming, Graceful Heartthrob Madhuri Dixit-Nene | Photos | Movies List

Madhuri Dixit-Nene was born on May 15, 1967 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She is not only universally-accepted as one of the best actresses in Bollywood (particularly of Hindi films) but also one of its prettiest, see photo below:A charming actress and graceful dancer, Madhuri Dixit has most Best Actress nominations - thirteen (13) - at the Filmfare awards (the Indian equivalent of the Hollywood's Oscars).Her debut in Bollywood came through the 1984 film "Abodh". But it took four years before her acting gained audience recognition and critical acclaim with "Tezaab". Since then, she had a string of

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Gorgeous Model-Actress Gayatri Joshi | Videos | Photos | Movie List

In 1999, Gayatri Joshi was among the five finalists of the Femina Miss India beauty contest; little did she know that, eventhough she would not win in the pageant, her exposure to the public would launch her career as a Bollywood actress and model.Born on March 20, 1977, the gorgeous Gayatri is blessed not only with an exotic pretty face with beautiful round hazel-brown eyes but also with a commanding height at 1.75 meters (5 foot, 9 inches)! See photo below:Miss Joshi (now married to Vikas Oberoi) knows the value of perseverance and hard work. She was a working student in college. While in s

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Bengali Actress Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Star Rani Mukherji (Mukherjee) | Photos | Movies List

Born on March 21, 1978 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Rani Mukherji (also Mukherjee) is a Bengali actress who has been active in the Indian film industry since the mid-90's.Acting and good looks runs in her blood (see photo below). Her parents are Bengali Brahmins, who are associated with Bollywood. Her father Ram Mukherjee was a film director and is one of the founders of the Filmalaya Studios. Her mom - Krishna Mukherjee - was a former playback singer (like Sunidhi Chauhan). Bollywood star Kajol and scriptwriter and film director Ayan Mukherji are her paternal cousins. Her debut came in 1996 with

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First Indian Miss Universe Sushmita Sen | Photos | Movies List

Born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh, beauty queen and actress Sushmita Sen was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title in 1994. She was born to Shuber and Shubra Sen. Her father was a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander while her mother is a jewelry designer and owner of a Dubai-based store.She was crowned Miss Universe not only by her good looks and tall and proportionally curvaceous figure as seen in the pageant's swimsuit and evening gown competitions (in her prime, in photo below). Her response to the "question and answer" portion of the contest was the clinch

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Stunning Photogenic Mangalore Beauty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Photos | Movies List

Born on November 1, 1973 in Mumbai, Mangalore, Karnataka, photogenic stunner Aishwarya Rai was crowned Miss World in 1994 and first runner-up in the Miss India beauty pageant in the same year.   See photo below, she's is really photogenic, right?!She began her film career in 1997 in the Tamil film "Iruvar". A year after that, she gained commercial success in the Tamil film, "Jeans". But her breakthrough came in the Hindi movie "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" in 1999, where she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.Since then, Aishwarya, a stunning actress with a blue-green eye color and

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Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American television personality and occasional actress. In 2007, she gained notoriety as the subject of a sex tape that subsequently resulted in a court awarding her $5 million; later in that same year, she and her family rose to prominence with their E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and its subsequent spin-offs, including Kourtney and Kim Take New York and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami. In 2010, Kardashian was the highest-earning reality star, with estimated earnings of $6 million.With sisters Kourtney and Khloé, Kardash

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