Indian Artists & Celebrities
A model-turned-actress, Sonali Bendre faced a lot of rejection and probably had the most number of flops as a newcomer. She began her acting career with Mahesh Bhatt’s film titled ‘Naraaz’ with Atul Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty. Though the film did not do too well, her contemporary good looks caught the eye of the industry, … Read more
Urmila Matondkar, petite and full figured, was a child actress who struggled as an actress until Rangeela saw an overnight transformation. She became more than just a ravishing face as she performed varied roles in the movies that followed. Urmila Matondkar entered Bollywood as a child artist, with her first movie being ‘Kalyug’ (1980), which … Read more
Ashwini Kalsekar is best known to television audiences for her role as the scheming aunt Jigyaasa in Kasam Se. Ashwini Kalsekar was born in 1970 in Mumbai in Maharashtra. Her father Anil Kalsekar was a Bank employee. Ashwini studied her B.A. from Bombay and graduated in 1991. She pursued theatre from 1991-1994 as an understudy, … Read more
Akshay Kumar was born in Amritsar, Punjab to a Punjabi family. His father was a government employee. From a very young age, he was recognised as a performer, particularly as a dancer. Kumar was raised in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk neighbourhood before moving to Mumbai.In Mumbai, he lived in Koliwada, which was another Punjabi dominated area. … Read more
Madhuri Dixit Nene was born as ‘Madhuri Shankar Dixit‘ on 15th May 1967, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She is one of the four children of Shankar Dixit and Snehlata Dixit, of a Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin family. After completing her graduation, Madhuri attended Parle College and completed her Bachelors Degree in Microbiology. While studying, she also trained … Read more