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Born into a traditional south Indian family, Aishwarya started modeling at a young age. This green-blue-eyed beauty appeared in advertisements for many prestigious firms; the ones that brought her into the limelight were the garden sari and the Pepsi ad. Crowned Miss India 1994 runner-up, she was a hot favorite in the run for miss world title, which she won, her beauty and charm made her India's darling. Ash stormed into the Indian movie industry, where she has proven herself a brilliant & genuine actress. Her performance in Iruvar (1997) was critically acclaimed, and she won the Screen best female debutant award for her role in ...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997). She was adored in movies like Taal (1999), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Devdas (2002), her item number in 'Bunty & Bubbly' had sent waves of rhythm across the nation. With her successful Bollywood movies and prestigious Hollywood projects lined up for release it is impossible to ignore this Indian diva in international scenes.- Anushka Shetty is an Indian Film Actress. She was also a Yoga Instructor and has trained under yoga guru Bharat Thakur.
This tall and gorgeous beauty debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super starring Nagarjuna which was super hit at box office. Later her performance in Vikramarkudu make her noticeable. But in Arundhati in which she had played the role of Jejamma, she got high critical acclaim and become one of the strong actress of Telugu Film Industry. - Actress
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Among very few actresses, Shilpa Shetty was nominated for her first film Baazigar (1993). The following year she delivered another blockbuster hit Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) where she starred with Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. However, the proceeding years her movies failed to succeed at the box office, though she did receive critical acclaim for some of her performances. Then in 1998, 'Pardesi Babu' was released and people noticed her again. Two years after that she finally delivered a super hit, 'Dhadkan'. Since then her career has taken an up turn. In 2002, she had several releases and films like 'Hathyar' and 'Rishtey'. They solidified her status as a brilliant actress. In 'Rishtey' she stole the show from superstars Anil Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor. However, it was in 2004 that her performance in 'Phir Milenge' that brought her to the top actress list. In 2005, she delivered modest hits like 'Fareb' (where she costarred with sister Shamita Shetty and Manoj Bajpayee) and Dus.
Though she has worked with top actors, unlike many Bollywood actresses who are either scared of or shy away from working with top actresses, Shilpa has worked with numerous talented actresses (such as Juhi Chawla, Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Tabu, Kajol, Mahima Chaudhry and Konkona Sen Sharma) and is said to share a great rapport with her co-stars.
Today her career boasts of her versatility. In 'Baazigar' she played a naive college student, in 'Aag' a charming village girl, in 'Main Khiladi Tu Anari' a street dancer, in 'Himmat' a seductive cop, in 'Dus' an anti-terrorist agent, in 'Fareb' a doctor and housewife, in 'Phir Milenge' an HIV positive, in 'Pardesi Babu' a charming city lass, in 'Dhadkan' she is forced to betray her lover, in 'Khamosh' a prostitute, in 'Jung' a sensational club dancer, in 'Tarkieb' a promiscuous military nurse, in 'Rishtey' a comical and tragic performance as a fisher woman, in 'Darna Mana Hai' a housewife haunted by apples and in 'Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar' a negative role where she plays a model turned housewife.
In 2000, Shilpa reinvented herself and became known as one of the hottest actresses in the industry! She is the only Bollywood actress who has been seen to do a split on screen and is known today to have the best body in Bollywood. She is also recognized as a graceful dancer.
Shilpa Shetty laughed a lot when she was young. She still laughs most of the time. According to Shilpa's mother (Sunanda), Shilpa was a naughty child and was called a "fightercock" as she mostly fought with her younger sister (Shamita). Her mom also acknowledges that she was a very bubbly and vivacious child and her pet name is "Manya" but her mom calls her "babucha" or "Honeybunch". Shilpa went to school at St. Anthony's Girl's convent in Chembur, then she went to Podar College.
Shilpa was her school team's baseball captain. She is a black belt karate champion. She actively participated in her father's chemical business. Acting was the only thing she had not tried her hand at.
Shilpa is known to have a great sense of humor and has the capacity to crack jokes on herself. She'll start laughing even before you crack a joke. Shilpa's favorite actors include Tom Cruise and Jackie Chan. Shilpa's method of spending a holiday would be to wake up late, cook, watch movies, work out and spend time with her family. She is also a huge fan of prints, especially Tiger and Leopard prints. Her room is filled with all the different kind of prints. Even her pillow case.she got married to Raj Kundra in 2009 and after that, she entered the Married life- Neha Shetty was born on 20 June 1994 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an actress, known for DJ Tillu (2022), Mehbooba (2018) and Tillu Square (2024).
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Preeti was born in the Sindhi-speaking Jhangiani family on August 18, 1980 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She used to study in St. Xavier's College, in Ahmedabad. She is fluent in Sindhi, Hindi, English and also has some knowledge of Malyalam and Telugu.
Preeti first made her appearance in a music video titled 'Chui Mui' from Rajshri opposite South Indian actor, Abbas. This video became a hit, and so did Preeti, Abbas, as well as the Koala bear icon. This paved her way to appear in two movies during the year 1999 - one each in Malyalam and Telugu.
She made her debut quite dramatically with 'Mohabbatein' opposite Bollywood stalwarts such as Amitabh Bachchan, and Shahrukh Khan. This movie was a huge success and virtually launched her career, even though she played the role of a young widow.
She started receiving many offers, but before she could commence filming, she became seriously ill. Her looks and weight suffered considerably due to consumption of strong antibiotics, and she lost all the offers that had come her way. She did recover and did manage to pick up where she had left off. As of August 2007, she has appeared in a total of 15 movies, 13 of which are in Hindi.
Formerly engaged to Mushtaq, the brother of film-maker, Feroz Nadiadwala, she instead got married to Parvin Dabas on March 23, 2008.
She is fond of listening to music, browsing the web, as well as watching romantic movies. She resides in Bandra (West), Mumbai.- Shamita made her film debut in 2000 with the Yash Raj Films blockbuster Mohabbatein, which was directed by Aditya Chopra. Her portrayal of Ishika earned her the 2001 IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year - Female[5]. Soon after she gave the best dance numbers to Bollywood , including "Sharara Sharara" in Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2001) and "Chori Pe Chori" in Saathiya (2002) to getting appreciated for her acting in blockbuster hit Zeher (2005) where she was nominated as the Star of the Year - Female at Stardust awards (2006). She worked once with her sister Shilpa Shetty in Fareb. She has also been part of multi-starcast projects like "Cash" (2007) , "Bewafa" (2005). Alongside her acting career, she decided to focus on other love i.e. Interior designing. She designed Royalty (a club in Mumbai), Chandigarh Iosis spa (Won best interior award at Asia spa awards) and few other properties abroad. She has a registered company called "Golden Leaf interiors" [6] Her passion for the entertainment industry kept drawing her back and she returned with a popular reality show Bigg Boss [7]internationally known as Big Brother on Indian television. She opted out of the show for her sister Shilpa Shetty wedding [8]. She was out of the show on 14 November 2009 (day 41) after staying for 6 weeks and the only contestant who wasn't nominated even once during her stay in Bigg Boss house. .Soon after, she stormed the nation with her graceful dancing and became the most popular face on the Indian version of Dancing with the stars - Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa [9]. Recently she did a web series "Yo Ke Hua Bro" [10] streaming on Voot, Viacom 18 digital platform. Directed by Suparn Verma and stars talented bunch of actors like Aparshakti Khurana, Gaurav Pandey and Ridhima Pandit.
- Sanchita Shetty was born on 7 April 1989 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an actress, known for Soodhu Kavvum (2013), Johnny (2018) and Orange (2010).
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Radhika Kumaraswamy was born on 12 November 1986 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an actress and producer, known for Sweety Nanna Jodi (2013), Rudra Tandava (2015) and Hatavadi (2006).- Actor
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Raj B. Shetty was born on 5 July 1987 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. He is an actor and writer, known for Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana (2021), Kantara (2022) and 777 Charlie (2022).- Actress
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Payal Radhakrishna is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu film industries. Her 2019 kannada release 'Bhinna' directed by Adarsh Eshwarappa was critically acclaimed and won many awards including 'best regional film' from Madrid film festival and the prestigious 'dada Saheb Phalke award'. Payal was born on 13th August in a mangalorean family to Radhakrishna and Chethana Radhakrishna. While studying she emerged as a finalist in 'The mega model hunt' by Prasad bidappa model management and later on worked as a freelancer in Mumbai. Payal has been a part of advertisement commercials for major brands including Amazon India, Saffola , muslim matrimony, Bhima and Brothers, Rexona and more. She made her Tamil debut in 2021 with a zee5 original webseries titled 'Singapenne', which also won positive reviews from the audience. Payal will be next seen in a telugu project which is currently in post production stage.- Actor
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Suman was the rising star of the Telugu industry. His movies ran 100, 200, 300 days. He was tall, knew how to dance, fought like a warrior. Then one day he is arrested. On a complaint by three girls that he took not-so-good pics of them. The end. His career went phat. All the allegations were proved wrong in court but the blue eyed boy lost his sheen and never rose again. Frankly, his life should be made into a movie.- Editor
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Shirish Kunder was born on 24 May 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. He is an editor and writer, known for Joker (2012), Main Hoon Na (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007).- Sonal Monteiro was born on 11 August 1995 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an actress, known for Abhisarike (2018), Shambho Shiva Shankara (2022) and Maadeva.
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Shubha Poonja was born on 9 September 1983 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an actress and producer, known for Moggina Manasu (2008), 3Devi (2022) and Rhymes (2021).- Srinidhi Shetty is an Indian actress and model predominantly working in the Kannada film Industry. She is the winner of numerous pageants and titles.
She belongs to a Mangalorean family of native Tulu speakers from the Indian community called Bunt.
Shetty studied at Sri Narayana Guru English Medium School and St. Aloysius Pre-University College. She then graduated with a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Jain University, Bangalore.
Shetty worked as a software engineer at Accenture but quit her job to chase her dream of becoming a beauty queen. She was one of the top two finalists in the Fresh Face contest (2012) sponsored by Clean & Clear. She also holds the title of Miss Karnataka (2015).
Shetty is the winner of Miss Supranatural 2016. She is the second Indian contestant to win this title.
Shetty debuted as an actor with the blockbuster Kannada film K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018). She played the role of Reena Desai. She revived her role as Reena Desai in the second installment of the KGF franchise, K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022).
She also debuted in the Tamil film industry in 2022 with the film Cobra (2022) opposite actor Vikram. She portrayed the role of a criminology professor, Bhavana Menon.
She was announced as one of the brand ambassadors of the female western-wear brand FableStreet in 2022.
Family: - Kalpana was born on 8 July 1943 in Mangalore. She was an actress, known for Sharapanjara (1971), Belli Moda (1967) and Yava Janmada Maithri (1972). She was married to Sachin Bhowmick. She died on 12 May 1979 in Sankeshwar, Karnataka.
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Aishani Shetty was born on 15 April 1995 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an actress and director, known for Vaasthu Prakaara (2015), Plus (2015) and Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage (2022).- Actress
Neelam was born on 17 September 1928 in Mangalore, India. She is an actress, known for Ankhen (1968), Mahal (1949) and Yakeen (1969).- Kavya Shetty was born on 10 June 1988 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an actress, known for Captain (2022), The Police Story and Samhaara (2018).
- Ravi Raaj was born in 1942 in Mangalore, British India. He was an actor, known for Achanak (1973), Chaand Kaa Tukdaa (1994) and Tuch Majhi Rani (1977). He died on 18 March 2020 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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Anup Bhandari was born on 2 March 1979 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. He is a writer and director, known for Vikrant Rona (2022), RangiTaranga (2015) and Billa Ranga Baashaa. He is married to Neetha Shetty.- Swami Muktananda was born on 16 May 1908 in Mangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India. He died on 2 October 1982 in Ganeshpuri, Maharashtra, India.
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R. Verman Shetty was born in 1947 in Mangalore, Karnataka India. He was an art director, known for Baazigar (1993), Andaz Apna Apna (1994) and Hum (1991). He died on 30 July 2019 in India.- Actress
Neethu Shetty was born on 2 September 1986 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an actress, known for 1888 (2023), Gaalipata (2008) and Photographer (2006).- Josita Anola Rodrigues is an Indian Model and film actress, from Mangalore, India. She appeared in various Coastalwood movies and is currently working in Kannada movies. She also represented India at various International platforms. Josita got into the world of fashion, when she represented South Asia at Miss World Supermodel, held at Macau, China. She was one of the top 10 contestants. Josita did her first silver screen appearance in 2018 for a Konkani movie Zanvoy No 1, directed by Harry Fernandes. She was later seen playing a role in a Hindi Web series for Alt Balaji named, Puncch Beat. She also played a cameo role in popular television show Yeh rishta kya kehlata hai on Star Plus. Josita represented India at Miss Tourism World that was held in Qingdao, China. She won the title Miss Brand Ambassador of Tourism World. Some of her renowned works are Psycho, Bobby, Kadal Nilave, Anjan. Alongside her acting career, Josita participates in stage shows, is on the Jury for Beauty Pageants and dancers.