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A gold medalist in Economics and a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, Ameesha Patel is a popular face in the Indian cinema. Ameesha Patel has performed in several plays and movies in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. Born on 9th June, 1975 to Amit and Asha Patel, Ameesha is the elder sister of Bollywood actor Ashmit Patel. Ameesha’s Grandmother Rajni Patel is an eminent lawyer and politician who was the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Bombay.Ameesha Patel attended the Cathedral and John Connon High School in Bombay and then studied Economics at the Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. After graduating in economics with a gold medal, Ameesha joined Khandwala Securities Limited as an economic analyst. Ameesha turned down an offer from Morgan Stanley to pursue a career in acting. Ameesha joined Satyadev Dubey's theatre group to polish her acting skills and consequently worked in a number of plays including ‘Neelam’, an Urdu play directed by Tanveer Khan.
Ameesha Patel has also appeared in TV commercials for reputed brands like Bajaj Sevashram, Fair & Lovely, Cadburys, Jai Lime, Fem, Lux among others. Ameesha Patel made her bollywood debut in Rakesh Roshan’s ‘Kaho Naa Pyar Hai’. Roshan’s home production ‘Kaho Na Pyar Hai’ was also the debut film of his son Hrithik Roshan who is among the top actors in bollywood. Released in 2000, the movie became a smash hit and Ameesha received several awards in the Best Female Debut category.
Ameesha was next seen in a Telugu film ‘Badri’ written and directed by filmmaker Puri Jagannadh. Also starring Pawan Kalyan and Renu Desai, the movie became a blockbuster hit. Ameesha Patel’s most successful film ‘Gadar- Ek Prem Katha’ based on the post partition events of 1947 was released in 2001. Anil Sharma’s ‘Gadar- Ek Prem Katha’ also featuring Superstar Sunny Deol became the highest grossing film of the year and biggest hit of 21st century in India. Ameesha Patel had to go through a 12 hour audition before getting chosen for the female lead. Ameesha’s performance won her rave reviews and several nominations in the best actress category and a Filmfare Special Performance Award.
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Ameesha appeared in a few flop films , namely ‘Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar’, ‘Kranti’,’Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai’ ‘Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage’ and ‘Yeh Hai Jalwa’ before starring Abbas Mustan’s thriller ‘Humraaz’. Abbas Mustan’s ‘Humraaz’ starring Bobby Deol and Akshay Khanna besides Ameesha Patel was successful at the box office and Ameesha was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress Award.
Ameesha’s career has seen a lot of highs and lows with a number of unsuccessful projects that were ripped by the critics. However Ameesha’s performance in ‘Ankahee’ and ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ won appreciation from audiences as well as critics. Ameesha Patel has also been seen in special performances in ‘Heyy Babyy’, ‘Om Shanti Om’ and ‘Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic’. Her forthcoming films include ‘Run Bhola Run’ and ‘Chatur Singh Two Star’.
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Ameesha Patel dated filmmaker Vikram Bhatt for five years before finally breaking up in 2008 and is currently seeing London-based businessman Kanav Puri. Ameesha Patel hit the news with her alleged rift with her family over mismanagement of her accounts and assets. However it is believed that Ameesha and her brother Ashmit patched up on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan in August 2009. Her mother, Asha Patel also confirmed with the Times of India that all issues were finally sorted out and the family was together again.
The svelte beauty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress and former Miss World. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is married to actor Abhishek Bachchan and is the daughter-in law of legendary bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. Aishwarya was born on 1st November, 1973 to Krishnaraj Rai and Vrinda Rai in Mangalore, Karnataka. Her brother Aditya Rai is an engineer in the merchant navy.
Aishwarya attended the Arya Vidya Mandir High School in Santa Cruz, Jai Hind College at Churchgate and Ruparel College in Matunga. Aishwarya aspired to be an architect before joining modelling. During her studies, she took up modelling as a part time profession and was seen in a couple of TV commercials. Aishwarya Rai was crowned the Miss India runner up in 1994 and went on to become Miss World 1994.
Aishwarya made her film debut in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film ‘Iruvar’ alongside Mohanlal and Tabu. The movie became a critical success and earned several awards including two national awards. Aishwarya’s first bollywood film was ‘Aur Pyar Ho gaya’ opposite Bobby Deol. The movie turned to be a commercial and critical failure. Aishwarya’s first commercial success was S. Shankar’s Tamil film ‘Jeans’.
Aishwarya Rai stormed the Indian film industry with her brilliant performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ opposite Ajay Devgan and Salman Khan released in 1999. The film became a huge success at the box office and bagged several prestigious awards. Aishwarya won her first Filmfare Best Actress Award for ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. Later that year she starred in Subhash Ghai’s romantic musical ‘Taal’ alongside Anil Kapoor and Akshay Khanna. Her angelic looks and genuine performance was appreciated by the critics as well as audiences.
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Aishwarya simply excelled in her next releases including Mansoor Khan’s ‘Josh’, ‘Satish Kaushik’s ‘Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai’, Aditya Chopra’s ‘Mohabbatein’ and Tamil film ‘Kandukondain Kandukondain’. Aishwarya’s 2002 blockbuster hit ‘Devdas’ was screened at Cannes Film Festival and became the highest earner of the year. ‘Devdas’ was directed by notable filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and also featured Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit. Aishwarya Rai received her second Filmfare Best Actress Award for ‘Devdas’.
Aishwarya then appeared in ‘Chokher Bali’, a Bengali film by Rituparno Ghosh that earned rave reviews for Aishwarya’s performance. Her next two releases ‘Dil Ka Rishta’ and ‘Kuch Na Kaho’ failed at the box office and panned by the critics. Aishwarya’s critically acclaimed performances in Gurinder Chadha's English film ‘Bride and Prejudice’, Rajkumar Santoshi's ‘Khakee’ and Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘Raincoat’ proved her versatility and flair for cinema.
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Before making a special appearance in a song sequence in Shaad Ali’s ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya was seen in a couple of movies like’Shabd’ and ‘The Mistress of Spices’ that bombed at the box office. Aishwarya’s other consequent hits include ‘Dhoom- 2’, ‘Jodha Akbar’, ‘Guru’, ‘Sarkar Raj’ and ‘Pink Panther 2’.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the first Indian actress to become a jury member at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
Aishwarya has been conferred upon a number of honors including the Padma Shri by the Govt. Of India, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the second highest Order of France, Female Star of The Decade at the tenth IIFA Awards held in Macau. She was also honored by the London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum by installing her wax replica in 2004.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has appeared in a number of international shows including Late Show with David Letterman, Oprah's "Women Across the Globe", Martha Stewart's show Martha and The Tyra Banks Show. Aishwarya Rai has also been named as "The World's Most Beautiful Woman" by various magazines and surveys.
Aishwarya’s forthcoming films include S. Shankar’s Tamil film ‘Endhiran’, Mani Ratnam's ‘Raavana’, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ‘Guzaarish’ and Vipul Shah's ‘Action Replay’.
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