Irani may refer to the following:

• Anything related to Iran
  • People of Iran
  • People of Iranian ancestry
• Irani, an ethno-religious group in Indian subcontinent
• Irani, an ethnic group in former USSR (mainly in Uzbekistan)
• Iranian peoples, ethno-linguistic groups which come from ethnic groups that speak iranian languages as their mother tongue.
• Iranian languages, a group of 87 individual languages including Persian, Pashto, Kurdish, Lurish, and Balochi.
• Irani, Santa Catarina
• Surname of Zoroastrian people in India

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Sanaya Irani
Sayana Irani at the Colors Indian Telly AwardS, 2012
Born	(1983-09-21) September 21, 1983 (age 28)[citation needed] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Model, Actress
Years active	2006–present
Religion	Zoroastrianism[citation needed]
Website
Sanaya Irani

Sanaya Irani (born on 17 September)^{[citation needed]} is an Indian television actress known for her roles in television series such as Left Right Left, Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi, Miley Jab Hum Tum and Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon. She currently plays the lead role of Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? on Star Plus^[1].

Early Life[link]

Sanaya was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and received her schooling in Ooty^[2]. She appeared in various advertisements and modelling^[3]. She made her performing debut with Jagjit Singh's song "Tumko Dekha To Yeh", then appeared in other music videos^{[citation needed]}. For almost four years, Sanaya continued doing commercials and music videos.She is the most loved actress on Indian Television and has been titled Television Barbie Doll^{[citation needed]}

Acting[link]

After her stint with modeling she entered acting, in the role of Kajol's friend in the movie Fanaa (2006). She then went on to play the role of Sameera in Left Right Left, her first show on the Indian Channel SAB TV. She then had a role as Sanaya in Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi on Imagine TV. Her breakout^{[citation needed]} role was as Gunjan on Miley Jab Hum Tum. She hosted Zara Nachke Dikha Season 2 on Star One ^[4]. Currently she is playing the lead role of Khushi in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?, a daily soap on STAR Plus. She is currently dating her previous co-star from Miley Jab Hum Tum, Mohit Sehgal^[5].

Filmography[link]

Television[link]

Films[link]

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sanaya Irani Website

Priya Dutt Roncon
Priya Dutt at Lavasa Womens Drive 2011
Member: 14th and 15th Lok Sabha
Constituency	Mumbai North Central
Personal details
Born	(1966-08-28) 28 August 1966 (age 45) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Owen Roncon
Residence	Pali Hill, Bandra, Mumbai
As of April 4, 2010 Source: [1]

Priya Dutt Roncon (born 28 August 1966) is an Indian politician. She was first time elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Mumbai North West constituency in Maharashtra on 22 November 2005, representing the Indian National Congress party. She is currently representing Mumbai North Central constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha since 2009.

Early life and education[link]

Dutt is the daughter of the late Bollywood actor and politician Sunil Dutt, and actress and politician Nargis. Both her parents were elected to represent the Indian National Congress, and her father was a government minister. She is the sister of actor Sanjay Dutt, and Namrata Dutt. Along with her sister, she published a memoir, entitled Mr and Mrs Dutt: Memories of our Parents, in 2007.^[1]

She received her B.A. degree in sociology from Sophia College, Mumbai University.

Career[link]

After university, Dutt worked in television and video and studied at The Center for the Media Arts in New York.^[2]

During a tense political period in 1992-1993, Dutt worked with Muslim refugees in Mumbai. She reported receiving threatening telephone calls and public harassment.^[3]

In 2005, despite low voter turnout, she won her seat in the Lok Sabha by a margin of 172,043 votes over a rival candidate from the Shiv Sena. Dutt received considerable media attention for this victory, partially on account of her famous family and the fact she had given birth to her first child a few days before the election.^[4]

Since her election, Dutt has been appointed secretary of the All-India Congress Committee. In office, she has encouraged MLAs and local community representations dealing with better governance.^{[citation needed]}

Dutt also runs a charity, The Nargis Dutt Memorial Charitable Trust. Among other projects, the charity has focused on bringing kitchen sets and medical aid to flood victims in the state of Bihar, following disastrous flooding in 2008. Dutt went to Bihar with her husband to visit refugee camps and distribute equipment.^[5]

Dutt is reported to have welcomed the decision of the Samajwadi Party to field her controversial brother, Sanjay, as an electoral candidate.(Misqouted-no mention of Priya Dutt in the article referred to here)^[6] Sanjay Dutt is currently appealing against his 2007 conviction for possessing illegal firearms. He was prosecuted as part of the investigation into the 1993 Bombay bombings, though he was cleared of conspiracy to commit terrorism. good family.....

Dutt will be featured in UniGlobe Entertainment's breast cancer docu-drama titled 1 a Minute scheduled for release in 2010.^[7] The documentary is being made by actress Namrata Singh Gujral and will also feature breast cancer suriviors Olivia Newton-John, Diahann Carroll, Melissa Etheridge, Namrata Singh Gujral, Mumtaz and Jaclyn Smith as well as William Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin and Priya Dutt. The feature is narrated by Kelly McGillis. The film will also star Bárbara Mori, Lisa Ray, Deepak Chopra and Morgan Brittany.

Recently Dutt spoke out her views on the sex workers at Kamathipura and asserted her pro-legalisation stance regarding prostitution. She is also in talks with the chief minister of Maharashtra, Shri Prithviraj Chavan for the same.^[8]

Personal life[link]

She is married to Owen Roncon. Roncon is a partner in Oranjuice Entertainment, a music promotion company, and Fountainhead Promotions & Events Pvt Ltd, a marketing firm.^[9] The couple has two sons, Siddharth and Sumair.

Bibliography[link]

• Mr and Mrs Dutt: Memories of our Parents, Namrata Dutt Kumar and Priya Dutt, 2007, Roli Books. ISBN 978-81-7436-455-5.^[1]

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} "To Mr and Mrs Dutt, with love" (review), The Hindu, October 7, 2007.
2. ^ Biography, Priya Dutt's official website.
3. ^ Interview with Rediff.co.in, 29 November 2006.
4. ^ The Hindu, 23 November 2005.
5. ^ Times of India, 14 September 2008.
6. ^ Times of India, 10 January 2009.
7. ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/indian-star-rallies-celebrity-support-for-cancer-movie_1118440
8. ^ "Prostitution should be legalised, says Dutt". MidDay. 2011-01-24. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/prostitution-should-be-legalised-priya-dutt/141400-3.html. 
9. ^ Transcript of live chat with Priya Dutt, Times of India, December 13, 2005.

External links[link]

• Official website
• Nargis: A daughter remembers, by Priya Dutt