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Sushmita Sen
Born	(1975-11-19) 19 November 1975 (age 36) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
Occupation	actor, model
Years active	1993–present
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Children	Renee Sen Alisha Sen

Sushmita Sen (born 19 November, 1975) is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994.^[3] She created history by being the first Indian woman to win the contest.

She started her career with Dastak, a movie rumored to have been made on her life. However, she attained commercial and critical recognition for her roles in Sirf Tum (1999) and the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999). The latter earned her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

She has acted in commercially successful films such as Aankhen (2002), Main Hoon Na (2004) - her biggest commercial success so far and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005). She received high critical acclaim for her female-oriented roles in films such as Filhaal... (2002), Samay: When Time Strikes (2003), Chingaari (2005) and Zindaggi Rocks (2006).

In 2010, she ventured into partnership with Tantra Entertainment Private limited becoming the President of the 'I Am She' Miss Universe Contest and the sole representative of the Miss Universe pageant in India.

Personal life[link]

Sen was born in the Bengali Sen family on 19 November, 1975.^[4] in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her family consists of her dad, Shubeer, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander; mom, Subhra, Jewelry Designer and owner of a Dubai-based store. She has two siblings, a sister named Neelam, who is married to Nauman Malik, and a brother named Rajeev.^[5]

Often known as the most stylish and glamorous lady of India^[6][7], Sushmita Sen made history by adopting a baby girl named Renée.^[1][8] in 2000. She, as a single woman of only 25 years of age, was not viewed as socially acceptable to obtain the guardianship of the baby. However, the High Court of India quashed the appeal and she obtained gain of cause. On 13 Jan, 2010 she adopted a three-month-old girl and named her Alisha.^[1]

On April 9, 2012 it was reported that her ex boyfriend Mudassar Aziz, is all set to marry Farahjaan Sheikh^[9]. Sushmita was linked to Mudassar in 2008 when she was shooting for his film Dulha Mil Gaya, which also featured Fardeen Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. Sushmita sen has also been linked to another Bollywood personality Randeep Hooda^[10]. They had a ugly break-up in 2009 which impacted the running of film Karma Aur Holi.^[11].

Career[link]

Miss Universe[link]

In 1994, as a teenager, Sen won the title of Femina Miss India beating Aishwarya Rai, who was the runner up.^[12] Sen represented India at the 1994 Miss Universe Pageant, held in Manila, Philippines and won there.^[3]

At Miss Universe, Sen ranked third overall in the preliminaries, right behind preliminary winner Miss Colombia Carolina Gómez, and Miss Greece Rea Totounzi, who ranked second but won the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Sen went on to place second, fifth and third in the swimsuit, interview, and evening gown semi-final competitions respectively, placing third place behind Miss Colombia Carolina Gomez and Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado. All three women went on to be the final three contestants. In the end, the judges placed their votes on Sen, making her the first woman from India to become Miss Universe. She owns the rights to send delegates from India to the Miss Universe pageant from 2010 onwards through her project I Am She – Miss Universe India.^[13]

Film career[link]

1990s[link]

Sushmita at the judging of Pantaloons Femina Miss India contest 2009.

After her reign as Miss Universe, Sushmita became an actress. Her first film, Dastak was in 1996, in which she played the victim of a stalker played by Sharad Kapoor. Mukul Dev starred as the lead actor. She then starred in the 1997 Tamil blockbuster, Ratchagan. Two years later her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. Biwi No.1 was the second highest grossing movie of 1999.^[14] The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner. Following her famous item song in Fiza known as 'Mehboob Mere', she tried to make a niche for her career in the Indian film cinema.

2000s[link]

She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen. So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na, in which she starred as Shahrukh Khan's love interest. The film grossed a total of Rs 330,000,000 and was the second best selling movie of that year.^[15] Later, Sushmita played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower, called Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Her most recent movies include Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006) opposite Naomi Campbell, Do Knot Disturb, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007) and Dulha Mil Gaya (2010).

Sushmita has signed three big projects, one of which has been reported that she will portray the slain Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto in a film co-produced by Zaid Aziz and Henna Rai of the Karachi production company Vox Vision, and Leicester-based Sum Films. Tentatively titled Benazir Bhutto: The Movie, the film will be shot in locations in Pakistan, the US, Britain and Dubai, where Bhutto spent years as a student and later as a political leader in exile. When Sushmita was asked about this big opportunity, she excitedly said, “Yes, I am keen to play the role.”^[16]. The second being Farah Khan's untitled venture opposite Salman Khan, and the third one being veteran actress Rekhha's biopic titled Sitare under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment.^{[citation needed]}

Recently she starred in Do Knot Disturb with long-time screen partner Govinda. The film failed to do well.

2010s[link]

Sushmita plays the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer in Dulha Mil Gaya.^[17]

Awards[link]

Filmfare Awards[link]

2000: Best Supporting Actress for Biwi No.1 (1999)

IIFA Awards[link]

2000 IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for Biwi No.1

Star Screen Awards[link]

2001 Best Supporting Actress for Biwi No.1

Zee Cine Awards[link]

2000: Best Supporting Actress for Biwi No.1 (1999)

2003: Best Supporting Actress for Filhaal... (2002)

National honours[link]

2006: Rajiv Gandhi Award for her achievement in bollywood.

Filmography[link]

See also[link]

• List of firsts in India

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sushmita Sen at the Internet Movie Database

Awards and titles for Sushmita Sen Awards and achievements Preceded by Namrata Shirodkar Femina Miss India 1994 Succeeded by Manpreet Brar v t e Miss Universe titleholders (1980–1999) Shawn Weatherly (1980) Irene Sáez (1981) Karen Dianne Baldwin (1982) Lorraine Downes (1983) Yvonne Ryding (1984) Deborah Carthy-Deu (1985) Bárbara Palacios Teyde (1986) Cecilia Bolocco (1987) Porntip Nakhirunkanok (1988) Angela Visser (1989) Mona Grudt (1990) Lupita Jones (1991) Michelle McLean (1992) Dayanara Torres (1993) Sushmita Sen (1994) Chelsi Smith (1995) Alicia Machado (1996) Brook Mahealani Lee (1997) Wendy Fitzwilliam (1998) Mpule Kwelagobe (1999) Complete list (1952–1959) (1960–1979) (1980–1999) (2000–2019) v t e Miss Universe Organization titleholders (1994) Miss Universe Sushmita Sen Miss USA Lu Parker Miss Teen USA Shauna Gambill Miss Universe Organization titleholders of 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 v t e Major international pageant titleholders (1994) Miss Universe Sushmita Sen Miss World Aishwarya Rai Miss International Christina Lekka Major international pageants titleholders of 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 v t e Miss India winners in the Grand Slam pageants Miss Universe Sushmita Sen (1994) · Lara Dutta (2000) Miss World Reita Faria (1966) · Aishwarya Rai (1994) · Diana Hayden (1997) · Yukta Mookhey (1999) · Priyanka Chopra (2000) Miss Asia Pacific Zeenat Aman (1970) · Tara Anne Fonseca (1973) · Dia Mirza (2000) Miss Earth Nicole Faria (2010) Miss International - Dominican Republic India Panamá Philippines Puerto Rico USA Venezuela v t e Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1955–1960 Usha Kiran (1955) Nirupa Roy (1956) Vyjayanthimala (1957) Shyama (1958) Nalini Jaywant (1959) Lalita Pawar (1960) 1961–1980 Nanda (1961) Nirupa Roy (1962) Shashikala (1963) Shashikala (1964) Nirupa Roy (1965) Padmini (1966) Simi Garewal (1967) Jamuna Ramanarao (1968) Simi Garewal (1969) Tanuja Samarth (1970) Chaand Usmani (1971) Farida Jalal (1972) Zeenat Aman (1973) Raakhee Gulzar (1974) Durga Khote (1975) Nadira (1976) Kajari (1977) Asha Sachdev (1978) Reena Roy (1979) Helen (1980) 1981–2000 Padmini Kolhapure (1981) Supriya Pathak (1982) Supriya Pathak (1983) Rohini Hattangadi (1984) Aruna Irani (1985) Nutan (1986) Not awarded (1987) Not awarded (1988) Sonu Walia (1989) Raakhee Gulzar (1990) Rohini Hattangadi (1991) Farida Jalal (1992) Aruna Irani (1993) Amrita Singh (1994) Dimple Kapadia (1995) Farida Jalal (1996) Rekha (1997) Karisma Kapoor (1998) Rani Mukerji (1999) Sushmita Sen (2000) 2001–present Jaya Bachchan (2001) Jaya Bachchan (2002) Madhuri Dixit (2003) Jaya Bachchan (2004) Rani Mukerji (2005) Ayesha Kapur (2006) Konkona Sen Sharma (2007) Konkona Sen Sharma (2008) Kangana Ranaut (2009) Kalki Koechlin (2010) Kareena Kapoor (2011) Rani Mukerji (2012) Complete list (1955–1960) (1961–1980) (1981–2000) (2001–present)

Arshad Warsi
Born	(1968-04-19) 19 April 1968 (age 44)[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor, Playback singer, Television Presenter, Movie producer
Years active	1985 - present
Height	5' 5"
Spouse	Maria Goretti (1999 - present)
Website
http://www.arshadwarsi.net/

Arshad Warsi (Hindi: अरशद वारसी, born 19 April 1968) is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) and his role as Babban in Ishqiya (2010) which won him acclaim.

Early life and education[link]

Warsi was born in Mumbai, India, and did his schooling at a boarding school, Barnes School, Deolali in Nashik district, Maharashtra.^[2] He was orphaned at the age of 14 and struggled for a living in Mumbai during his early days.^[3]

Early career[link]

Arshad with wife Maria Goretti.

Financial circumstances forced Warsi to start work as a door-to-door cosmetics salesman at age 17. Later he worked in a photo lab. Meanwhile he had a keen interest in dancing and received an offer to join Akbar Sami's Dance group in Mumbai, which started his dancing and choreographing career. He also assisted Mahesh Bhatt in Thikana (1987) and Kaash (1987).^[4][5]

Then in 1991, he won the Indian dance competition, followed by the fourth prize in the Modern Jazz category in 1992 World Dance championship, London, at the age of 21. Soon, he started his own dance studio, 'Awesome' with that money and also formed a dance troupe. It was here, his future wife, Maria Goretti, a St. Andrew's College student joined him, before she became a VJ. He was also associated with English theater group in Mumbai, choreographing shows for Bharat Dabholkar and got an opportunity to choreograph the title track for the film, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993).^[6]

Film career[link]

As an actor[link]

He got his first offer to act in Amitabh Bachchan's production company, ABCL's first production Tere Mere Sapne in 1996. After its success, he acted in several other films over the next six years, but most of which failed to do well at the box office, till 2003, when he starred in the comedy film Munnabhai MBBS, which turned to be a huge box office success and gained him much critical acclaim and a nomination at the Filmfare Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting role. He has since appeared in several successful films such as Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), Salaam Namaste (2005) Golmaal, Kabul Express, Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006), the sequel to Munnabhai MBBS which also won him his first Filmfare Award under the category of Best Comedian. He also starred in hit films like Dhamaal (2007), Golmaal Returns (2008), Ishqiya (2010) and Golmaal 3 (2010). His 2011 releases include the comedies F.A.L.T.U and Double Dhamaal.

As a producer[link]

His first film as a producer, Hum Tum Aur Ghost was released in 2010.^[5]

Warsi is starring opposite Sanjay Dutt in Munnabhai Chale Amerika, the third sequel to the much acclaimed Munnabhai MBBS (2003).^[7]

Television career[link]

Warsi has made a mark for himself on the small screen as well. He hosted a popular award show Sabse Favourite Kaun for STAR Gold. He was the host of Bigg Boss, Season 1, the Indian version of the reality television series Big Brother which was aired on Sony. He was also the co-host of a dance show Razzmatazz on Zee TV. He has also done a small cameo in a television show, Ishaan.

Personal life[link]

Warsi married Maria Goretti on 14 February 1999.^[8] They have a son named Zeke Warsi, born on 10 August 2004. Both Maria and Zeke made a special appearance in Salaam Namaste. On 2 May 2007, the couple had a baby girl named Zene Zoe Warsi.^[9] During his school days, Warsi was a national level gymnast.^[10]

Awards[link]

• 2004: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role - Munnabhai M.B.B.S.
• 2005: GIFA Best Comedian Award - Hulchul
• 2007: Filmfare Best Comedian Award - Lage Raho Munna Bhai
• 2007: IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor - Lage Raho Munna Bhai
• 2007: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role - Lage Raho Munna Bhai
• 2007: Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor - Lage Raho Munna Bhai
• 2011: Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor - Ishqiya

Filmography[link]

Actor[link]

Producer[link]

• Hum Tum Aur Ghost (2010)
• Casanova (2013)

Playback Singer[link]

• 2006 - Lage Raho Munnabhai - Song: "Samjho Ho Hi Gaya"

• 2003 - Munnabhai M.B.B.S. - Song: "Apun Jaisa Tapori"

References[link]

External links[link]

• Arshad Warsi at the Internet Movie Database
• Arshad Warsi's Official Website
• Holi, Arshad Warsi style