1.
Madhubala
Actress, Mughal-E-Azam
Arguably the most beautiful artiste to
ever grace the Indian screen, Madhubala rose from humble beginnings to
become the most captivating star India has ever produced. Madhubala was
born Mumtaz Jehan Begum on Valentine's Day 1933, in a poor, conservative
family of Pathan Muslims in Delhi, a part of a prolific brood of
sisters...
2.
Nutan
Actress, Sujata
Nutan Samarth was born on June 4 1936 to
poet Kumarsen Samarth and his actress wife 'Shobhana' as the eldest of
their four children (a younger sister is the actress Tanuja).
Her parents separated when she was a small child. 13-year-old Nutan
made her debut in K. Asif's "Hamari Beti". She was a beauty queen as
well...
3.
Mumtaz
Actress, Haré Raama Haré Krishna
Mumtaz was born on July 31, 1947 to Abdul
Sameed Askari and Sardar Begum Habib Agha aka Naaz, both of Iranian
origin but settled in Bombay, India. Mumtaz first appeared in as child
artist in Sanskar (1952),Yasmin (1955),Lajwanti (1958),Sone Ki Chidiya
(1958),Stree(1961).Her mother, Naaz, was also an actress in films...
4.
Asha Parekh
Actress, Upkar
Asha Parekh was born in a middle-class Gujarati household to a Hindu father, Pranlal Parekh, and a Muslim mother Sudha Parekh
on October 2, 1942 in India. Since she was an only child, she became
the center of her parents' lives. Her mother enrolled her in classical
dance classes at an early age, and Asha excelled at dance to the point
where she performed at stage shows...
5.
Sharmila Tagore
Actress, The World of Apu
Sharmila Tagore is a Bengali actress, who
has now achieved success in Hindi films produced by Bollywood. Sharmila
Tagore's ancestor was the noted Rabindranath Tagore. Sharmila married the famous Indian cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan, and since then her marriage has been intact. Sharmila has one son and two daughters...
6.
Saroja Devi B.
Actress, Aadhavan
7.
Zeenat Aman
Actress, Don
Zeenat Aman was born to a Hindu mother and
a Muslim father Amanullah who was one of the writers for the classic
"Mughal-e-Azam", on November 19th, 1951. Zeenat was an only child and
her parents divorced when she was a little girl. A graduate of Saint
Xavier's school in Bombay. Her father passed away when she was 13...
8.
Rakhee Gulzar
Actress, Baazigar
Rakhee was born in a Bengali-speaking
family in West Bengal, on India's Independence Day - 15th August, 1947.
She has no connections with anyone in the film industry in India. She
achieved phenomenal success at her very first movie in Bengali 'Bandhu
Baran' during the year 1967. She was then noticed by noted Bollywood
actor...
9.
Hema Malini
Actress, Sholay
Hema was born in the Tamil-speaking
Chakravarthy household on October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu. Her
dad's name is V.S.R. Chakravarthy and her mom, Jaya, was a film
producer. She was enrolled in the Chennai-based Andhra Mahila Sabha.
After performing as a dancer in a 1961 regional movie, she was rejected
by Tamil Director...
10.
Padmini
Actress, Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
11.
Jayalalitha J
Actress, Daivamagan
12.
Savitri
Actress, Narthanasala
13.
Rekha
Actress, Koi... Mil Gaya
Bhanurekha was born in the Tamil-speaking
Ganesan household on October 10, 1954. Her dad was the popular Tamil
actor, Gemini, while her mom was a popular Telugu actress, Pushpavalli.
She has seven sisters and one brother. One of her sisters is Dr. Kamala
Selvaraj, while another one, Radha, lives in San Francisco with a son
named Naveed, who is being readied to act in Bollywood movies...
14.
Vyjayanthimala
Actress, Madhumati
Vyjayanthimala was born to actress and dancer Vasundhara Devi
in a Tamil-speaking family in Chennai, India, on August 13, 1936. At
the age of 4, she got the rare chance of performing a dance before the
Pope. Then at the age of 15, while in her final year at school, she was
signed-up by family friend...
15.
Meena Kumari
Actress, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
Born 1933 into a poor Parsee theatre
family of Ali Bux and dancer Iqbal begum in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
Entered films to support family in difficult times. She was six when
hired for Leatherface in 1939 by Vijay Bhatt and named Baby Meena. Later she became Meena Kumari when cast for Bhatt's Baiju Bawra...
16.
Mala Sinha
Actress, Pyaasa
17.
Nargis
Actress, Mother India
She was born on June 1, 1929 as Fatima
Rashid in Rawalpindi, British India, daughter to Jaddanbai and
Uttamchand Mohanchand, a Hindu Mohyal Brahmin. Her mother was a
well-known dancer, singer, actor, composer, and director. This is what
paved the way for Fatima to become a child artiste (Baby Rani) as early
as 1935. She is the sister of Bollywood actor, Anwar Hussain and Akhtar
Hussain...
18.
Waheeda Rehman
Actress, Rang De Basanti
Waheeda Rehmaan combined the classic
Tamil-Islamic beauty with an extraordinary grace, talent and a truly
transcendent appeal that ranked her among the pantheon of Bollywood's
elite actresses. And few could dance better than she could! She was born
into a traditional Tamil Urdu speaking Muslim family on 3 February
1938...
19.
Nimmi
Actress, Mere Mehboob
20.
Smita Patil
Actress, Ardh Satya
21.
Shabana Azmi
Actress, Masoom
One of the leading lights of the now-largely-defunct Indian New Wave, Shabana Azmi (alongside the late Smita Patil)
was one of the main female actors who dominated the films of the
so-called "Parallel Cinema" in India in the 1970s and 1980s. Born to
noted Urdu progressive poet and lyricist Kaifi Azmi and theatre actress Shaukat Azmi...
22.
Suraiya
Actress, Mirza Ghalib
23.
Suchitra Sen
Actress, Aandhi
24.
Sadhana
Actress, Waqt
Sadhana was born in 1941 and named after her father's favorite actress Sadhona Bose. Her father and actor Hari Shivdasani were brothers, and Hari's daughter is actress Babita Kapoor.
Sadhana was an only child and her parents made her the center of their
lives; in fact, her mother home-schooled her until she was 8 years
old...
25.
Geeta Bali
Actress, Vachan
26.
Saira Banu
Actress, Padosan
Saira was born into a Urdu-speaking family
in India. Her mom's name is Naseem Banu. She spent much of her
childhood in London and was able to debut in 1961 in a Bollywood movie
'Junglee' opposite Shammi Kapoor. At the age of 22, she got married to
Yusuf Khan, alias Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar...
27.
Sridevi
Actress, English Vinglish
Sridevi was born on August 13, 1963 in her
father's hometown of Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India. Her mother was from
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. So Sridevi grew up speaking Telugu and Tamil.
She has a sister named Srilatha and a stepbrother named Satish. Her dad
passed away during the year 1991, while her mom died during 1997...
28.
Reena Roy
Actress, Refugee
Reena Roy was a famous leading lady of
Hindi films from 1972-1985. She came from a broken home, a Muslim father
and Hindu mother, who separated after having four children together.
Reena is their third child, and she started films in her early teens.
Her career in films started off inauspiciously with B.R...
29.
Jaya Prada
Actress, Khakee
Jayaprada was born as Lalita Rani in a
middle class household to Krishna and Neelavani in Rajahmundry, Andhra
Pradesh on April 3, 1962. She was a small town girl with dreams of
becoming a doctor. Her mother enrolled her in dance and music classes
when she was seven years old, in addition to going to a regular
school...
30.
Revathy
Actress, 2 States
31.
Nalini Jaywant
Actress, Kalapani
32.
Juhi Chawla
Actress, Darr
A certain class and benevolence has always
separated Juhi Chawla from her ilk. Her upbringing in a family where
education, etiquette and propriety were given their due importance, Juhi
was bound to imbibe all the sophistication to cultivate herself as a
true lady. A mother heading the hospitality of the Taj Group...
33.
Jaya Bhaduri
Actress, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
In April 1948 Jabalpur-based,
Bengali-speaking Indira and Tarun Kumar Bhaduri were blessed with a
child they named Jaya, and enrolled in the St. Joseph's Convent School
in Bhopal. Her acting career started when she was 15 in a Bengali film
Mahanagar. She became an actress in her own right in Bollywood after the
release of Guddi...
34.
Tabu
Actress, Life of Pi
Tabu is an Indian actress. She has mainly
acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil,
Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali-language films, as well as one American
film. She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, and
holds the record for the most wins of Filmfare's Critics Award for Best
Female Performer...
35.
Madhuri Dixit
Actress, Devdas
Madhuri Dixit started her career with
Rajshri productions Abodh. She delivered hits like Tezaab, Ram Lakhna,
Prem Pratigya, Dil, Saajan, 100 days, Beta, Khalnayak, Hum Apke Hain
Koun, Raja, Dil to Pagal Hai, Pukar, Devdas. She won 11 major awards and
26 nominations. She became the actress of the millennium in 2000...
36.
Leena Chandavarkar
Actress, Bidaai
Born in the Dharwar/Karwar region in the
State of Karnataka (formerly known as Mysore), in the Marathi-speaking
Chandavarkar family, this beautiful actress, with an oval cherubic face
and innocent smile, has acted in many films like Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Humjoli, Rakhwala, Jaane-Anjaane, Manchali, Bairaag, Aafat just to name a few...
38.
Manisha Koirala
Actress, Dil Se..
Manisha was born in the Nepali Koirala
family on August 16, 1970. Her dad, B.P. Koirala, was Nepal's Prime
Minister before her birth, while two of her paternal grandfather's
brothers, Girja Prasad Koirala, and M.P. Koirala were also Nepali Prime
Ministers during the 1990s. Manisha grew up with her paternal
grandmother in Varanasi...
39.
Rani Mukerji
Actress, Veer-Zaara
Mukerji comes from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father, Ram Mukherjee, is a retired director and one of the founders of "Filmalaya Studios". Her mother, Krishna Mukherjee, was a playback singer. Her brother, Raj Mukherjee is a film producer, now turned director. Her maternal aunt...
42.
Meenakshi Sheshadri
Actress, Damini - Lightning
Meenakshi Sheshadri (born on November 16th
1963) is an Indian (Bollywood) film actress and dancer who acted in
more than 20 Bollywood films during her times. She won the Miss India
contest in 1981 at age 17, nominated as the youngest woman to be crowned
Miss India. Making her debut film into Bollywood...
43.
Vidya Balan
Actress, Kahaani
Vidya was born in Palghat, Kerala, India.
Her family consists of her dad, P.R. Balan, who is the Vice-President of
ETC Channel; mom - a home-maker, and an elder sister, Priya, who is
married to Kedar. She also has an aunt by the name of Raji Raju. The
Balan family re-located to live at Road No. 11...
46.
Amala Akkineni
Actress, Shiva
She was one of India's darling film
stars--pretty, vivacious and a stunning dancer. She is a strong promoter
of vegetarianism and an Animal Rights Activist who is actively involved
with The Blue Cross. Amala was born in Bengal to an Irish Mother and
Bengali Father. She has an elder brother and sister...
47.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Actress, Jodhaa Akbar
Aishwarya was an architecture student
before she entered modeling as her part-time job. She was best known for
her Pepsi commercial with Mahima Chaudhry.
With her green-grey eyes, she was already approached by big names in
India's film industry, where they offered her starring roles. She
rejected the film offers since she aimed to be an architect...
48.
Kareena Kapoor
Actress, 3 Idiots
Kareena was born to Sindhi-speaking Babita
(nee Shivdasani) and Punjabi-speaking Randhir Kapoor in Bombay, India.
She has an elder sister, Karisma. She is born in a family that have been
actors for generations, including her paternal great-grandfather,
Prithviraj Kapoor; her grandfather, Raj Kapoor; her paternal uncles...
49.
Nanda
Actress, Gumnaam
A film career spanning from the 1940s to
the 1980s, Nanda was born on January 8, 1939, to a show-business Marathi
family in Bombay, India. Her father was actor Master Vinayak, and her
mother was Sushila. Nanda was the third of seven brothers and sisters.
When she was just 5 years old, her father wanted to cast her in his film
"Mandir" (1948)...
50.
Karisma Kapoor
Actress, Andaz Apna Apna
Karisma was born on June 25, 1974 to
Punjabi-speaking Randhir and his Sindhi-speaking wife, Babita, who is
the daughter of actor Hari Shivdasani, and cousin to Sadhana. Karisma is
the third Kapoor female to appear on the silver screen in India. The
first being her aunt, Sanjana Kapoor, daughter of actor Shashi Kapoor, followed by her sister, Kareena Kapoor...
51.
Helen
Actress, Mohabbatein
Helen was born in Burma to an Anglo Indian
army officer and a Burmese nurse. Her father died during the Second
World War. Her family migrated to India in 1942 as refugees in order to
escape the Japanese invasion of Burma. Helen was introduced to Bollywood
in 1953 by the famous dancer Cuckoo. She got her break in 1958 when she
performed the song 'Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo' in the movie Howrah
Bridge...
52.
Neetu Singh
Actress, Deewaar
Sonia Singh, now known as Neetu Singh,
started her career as a child artiste (Baby Neetu/Sonia) in Bollywood
movies (Pavitra Paapi, Waaris &c), and went on to become a
full-fledged Bollywood movie actress, with a reputation of having her
mom accompany her to almost all shoots. She married her co-star...
53.
Tina Munim
Actress, Karz
Tina was born in a Gujarati-speaking
family in Bombay on February 11, 1955. The Munim family used to live in
Bhuleshwar. Tina shot into fame during the year 1978 when she
represented India at the International Teen Contest in Aruba. She won
the Miss Photogenic and Miss Bikini awards.Pretty, very photogenic...
54.
Preity Zinta
Actress, Kal Ho Naa Ho
Preity Zinta shot to fame as the
refreshing, cool, wet model in the Liril commercial. She also modeled
for Perk and her dimpled smile won the hearts of millions. Preity never
thought she would be an actress. Kapoor saw her in the Liril commercial
and liked her so much that he instantly decided that the next film he
would announce would have her in the lead...
55.
Poonam Dhillon
Actress, Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Born on April 18, 1962 in Kanpur, India,
Cusp-born Poonam Dhillon is one of three children of former Aeronautics
Engineer, Amrik Singh, and mom, Gurcharan Kaur. She has a brother, and a
sister, Dr. Rishma Pai, who has a medical practice in Bombay. She
studied in Carmel Convent High School in Chandigarh...
56.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment