Look up ayesha in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Ayesha can refer to:

People[link]

Places[link]

• Ayesha (woreda), a district in Ethiopia
• Ayesha, Ethiopia, a town in that district
• Ayesha River in eastern Ethiopia
• Ayesha Bawani Academy, located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Works[link]

• Ayesha, the Maid of Kars, an 1834 novel by James Justinian Morier
• Ayesha (novel), a 1905 novel by H. Rider Haggard, sequel to She
• Ayesha (film), a 1964 Malayalam film

See also[link]

• Aisha, wife of Muhammad
• Aisha (disambiguation)

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Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor on the sets of DLF IPL Extraa Innings.
Born	(1981-02-25) 25 February 1981 (age 31) Delhi, India
Occupation	Actor, Dancer
Years active	2003–present
Parents	Pankaj Kapoor Neelima Azeem

Shahid Kapoor (born 25 February 1981^[1]) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.

Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal (1999). Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq Vishk (2003) and won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance. Following through with films like Fida (2004) and Shikhar (2005), he had his first major commercial success with Sooraj R. Barjatya's Vivah (2006), his biggest commercial success, and followed it up with Jab We Met (2007) and Kaminey (2009), both of which earned him Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare ceremony.

Early life[link]

Kapoor was born to actor Pankaj Kapoor and actor/classical dancer Neelima Azeem on 25 February 1981. Kapoor's parents divorced when he was 3. After the divorce, he lived with his mother and maternal grandparents in Junaghad. He shared a good relationship with his father and stepmother Supriya Pathak. As far as his religious affiliation is concerned, Kapoor has stated in an interview that while his father is a Sikh and his mother is a Muslim, both his parents have taught him that he "should look at all religions without hatred and have compassion for every human being whatever his religion may be," saying that he believes that "there is one God up above."^[2]

As a child, he studied in Rajhans Vidyalaya, Mumbai. He has three half siblings: a sister named Sanah and brothers named Ruhaan and Ishaan Khattar; Ishaan acted with him in the movie Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005). His maternal grandfather was Anwar Azeem, a noted Marxist journalist and author from Bihar.^[3] His great great grandfather was the film director, screenwriter, Urdu novelist and journalist Khwaja Ahmad Abbas more popularly known as K. A. Abbas. His mother Neelima is the daughter of Anwar Azeem, one of the greatest Urdu writers. K.A. Abbas in turn was the grandson of Hali, the chief protégé of Urdu poet, Ghalib.^[4][5]

Career[link]

Early career, until 2005[link]

Before starting off his career as an actor, Kapoor worked in several music videos and ads, including the Pepsi commercial with Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji post Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and the music video Aankhon Me Tera Hi Chehra by the Aryans along with Hrishitaa Bhatt. While doing so, he decided to join the Shiamak Davar Institute for the Performing Arts (SDIPA), where he was later seen in Subhash Ghai's film Taal (1999) as a background dancer in the song "Kahin Aag Lage Lag Jawe" along with actress Aishwarya Rai.

In 2003, Kapoor played his first leading role as Rajiv Mathur, a carefree young man in Ken Ghosh's moderately successful love story Ishq Vishk.^[6] Appearing opposite Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala, the film was well received by audiences and Kapoor's performance earned him a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. Film critic Taran Adarsh from indiaFM wrote, "Shahid Kapoor is an actor to watch. He has all the qualities to hit the top slot. Not only is he good looking, but he is an amazing performer as well. Very original as a performer [sic], the youngster has handled the dramatic and emotional moments with flourish. He is an exceptional dancer as well. All he needs to do is pick and choose his forthcoming assignments with care, so that the journey to the top slot is minus hiccups."^[7]

The following year, Kapoor joined once again with director Ken Ghosh in the thriller Fida, where he co-starred alongside Kareena Kapoor and Fardeen Khan. The film failed to do well at the box office, yet Kapoor's performance was praised.^[8] The Tribune concluded, "...Shahid Kapoor shines in his role. He looks fresh. As an impulsive emotional and innocent guy, who is sucked into crime because of these very qualities, he manages to evoke your sympathies."^[9] He then appeared in the romantic comedy Dil Maange More opposite Soha Ali Khan, Tulip Joshi, and Ayesha Takia. His performance opened to mixed reviews; Rediff.com wrote that "Shahid tends to imitate Shahrukh Khan a lot. He does it well in some scenes, overdoes it in others..."^[10]

Featuring in three more films in 2005, success continued to elude Kapoor.^[11] However, his performance as Jaidev Vardhan, a man who is sucked into the world of money and greed in John M. Matthan's drama Shikhar was critically acclaimed, earning Kapoor his first Star Screen Award for Best Actor nomination. According to IndiaFM, "Shahid Kapoor is only improving with every film. He matches up to Ajay in almost all sequences."^[12]

Breakthrough, 2006–present[link]

In 2006, Kapoor starred in 36 China Town. Revolving around the story of seven individuals and a murder, the film became a moderate success despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.^[13] Shortly after the release of the film, Kapoor's second release of the year, Priyadarshan's comedy Chup Chup Ke, followed. The film became a moderate success at the box office.^[13]

Kapoor's last release of 2006 was Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic drama Vivah, a film depicting the journey of two individuals from engagement to marriage. Co-starring alongside Amrita Rao, the film was received favourably by most critics and became one of the highest grossing films of the year as well as Kapoor's second biggest commercial success to date.^[13][14] Kapoor's performance earned his second consecutive nomination for Best Actor at the Star Screen Awards. Taran Adarsh wrote, "Shahid Kapoor performs like never before. If he was super-cool in Ishq Vishk and showed flashes of brilliance in Fida, you've to watch him in Vivah to see his growth as a tremendous actor. He is exceptional in emotional sequences."^[15]

During the summer of 2006, Kapoor embarked on his first world tour, the Rockstars Concert, along with Bollywood stars, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, John Abraham, Esha Deol, Mallika Sherawat and Zayed Khan.

In 2007, Kapoor appeared in two movies. His first release was Ahmed Khan's Fool and Final. The film received negative reviews and failed to do well at the box office; Kapoor's performance in the film did not receive positive reviews.^[16][17] His next release, Imtiaz Ali's comedy-romance Jab We Met, opposite Kareena Kapoor, became one of the biggest hits of the year.^[16] The film tells the story of two people with two very different personalities meeting each other on a train and how they fall in love eventually. Kapoor portrayed the character of Aditya Kashyap, a dejected young industrialist full of angst and despair. The film was well-received by critics and Kapoor's performance earned him several nominations for Best Actor at a number of award ceremonies, including Filmfare. Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN noted, "Despite the risk of being overshadowed by Kareena, his co-star in the film, Shahid Kapur leaves an indelible impression with a performance that is understated and mature, and indeed the perfect foil to Kareena's boisterousness."^[18] Kapoor then appeared in the Aziz Mirza-directed film, Kismat Konnection (2008), opposite Vidya Balan. Upon release, the film under-performed at the box office.^[19]

In 2009, Kapoor portrayed the dual role of twins Charlie and Guddu in the caper thriller, Kaminey. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the film was a critical and commercial success and received mostly positive reviews. Kapoor's performance was also critically acclaimed. Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN wrote, "Shahid Kapur rises to the challenge of creating two entirely different characters out of Charlie and Guddu, and delivers a credible performance as each. Breaking out of his chocolate-boy image, he gives evidence of his potential when trusted with well-written roles."^[20] Later in the year, Kapoor appeared alongside Rani Mukerji in Anurag Singh's romantic comedy Dil Bole Hadippa!, which failed to do well at the Indian box office.

In 2010, Kapoor appeared in Ken Ghosh's film Chance Pe Dance opposite Genelia D'Souza, in which he portrayed the role of a struggling Bollywood actor.^[21] The movie received poor review from critics, but Kapoor's performance was well received.^[22][23] He then starred in Ahmed Khan's Paathshala in a extended cameo alongside Ayesha Takia and Nana Patekar. This was then followed by Yash Raj Films Badmaash Company which was released on 7th May 2010 and opened mixed to positive reviews and was an above average success at the box office and his performance in the film was received well too. His last release of the year was the long delayed Satish Kaushik's Milenge Milenge.

In 2011, Kapoor appeared opposite Sonam Kapoor in Mausam (2011), a movie directed and written by Pankaj Kapoor. The film received mixed to positive response from critics, however his performance was generally well received. Critic Taran Adarsh wrote, "Shahid gives his all to this role, submitting himself to his director-father to mould him the way he chooses to. It won't be erroneous to state that Shahid surpasses all his previous performances, including the one in Kaminey, with this film. The film also marks the coming of age of this actor."^[24] His upcoming venture, Teri Meri Kahaani opposite Priyanka Chopra is expected for release on 22 June, 2012.

Personal life[link]

Kapoor identifies himself as a vegetarian.^[25] While filming Fida (2004), he began dating Kareena Kapoor.^[26] They separated during the filming of Jab We Met (2007).^[27] According to him, they remained on good terms, with him saying, "I wish her all the happiness in the world. I have great respect for her. She is a wonderful girl."^[28]

Filmography[link]

See also[link]

• List of Indian film actors

References[link]

External links[link]

• Shahid Kapoor at the Internet Movie Database

Ayesha Takia
Born	Ayesha Takia (1986-04-10) 10 April 1986 (age 26) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress, Voice actress, Model
Years active	2004-Present
Spouse	Farhan Azmi (2009-Present)

Ayesha Takia (Hindi: आयेशा टाकिया आजमी; born Ayesha Takia on 10 April 1986) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. Her film career started with Taarzan: The Wonder Car for which she won the Filmfare Best Debut Award (2004). She was highly acclaimed for her performance as a young widow in Dor (2006). She received commercial success with Wanted (2009).^[1]

Career[link]

Ayesha started her career with Shahid Kapoor in the "I am a Complan Girl!" advertising campaign and she also appeared in a music video, Falguni Pathak's Meri Chunarii Udd Udd Jaye, when she was fifteen. She then appeared in the video, Shake It Daddy when she was sixteen, which brought her to the attention of the film industry, and a few film offers followed. She signed a contract for Socha Na Tha. However, there were delays in making Socha Na Tha so the film Taarzan released first and was therefore her "debut" film. She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004 for her performance in Taarzan: The Wonder Car. She earned critical acclaim for her performance in Nagesh Kukunoor's Dor.^[2] She appeared in one Telugu film Super with Tollywood star Akkineni Nagarjuna.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009, Wanted costarring Salman Khan emerged as one of the biggest commercial success of her career.^[3] The film was third highest grossing movie of the year.Her role met with positive reviews. She then starred in Paathshaala along with actor Shahid Kapoor. As of 2011 she starred in Mod which met with good response.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[link]

Ayesha with husband Farhan Azmi

On 1 March 2009, Ayesha married Farhan Azmi, a restaurateur and the son of politician Abu Asim Azmi, a Samajwadi Party leader. The couple had originally planned to marry in December 2008, but the wedding was delayed due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks.^{[citation needed]} She also came into spotlight in 2008 for getting a Breast Reduction to address her shoulder ache problem caused by a previous Breast enlargement surgery.^[4]

Awards[link]

Filmography[link]

See also[link]

• List of Indian film actresses

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ayesha Takia at the Internet Movie Database

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Simi Garewal (born 17 October 1947 ) is an Indian actress. She is known for her work in Do Badan, Saathi, Mera Naam Joker, Siddhartha and Karz.

Early life[link]

Simi Garewal was born in Delhi. Her father, J S Garewal served in the army rising to the rank of brigadier. Simi grew up in England and studied at Newland House School with her sister Amrita.^[1]

Film and television career[link]

After spending much of her childhood in England, Garewal returned to India while a teenager. It was her felicity with the English language that induced the makers of the English-language film Tarzan Goes to India to offer her a role. A gangly 15-year-old at the time, Garewal made her debut alongside Feroz Khan in this film in 1962.^[2] Her performance here was good enough for her to receive many more film offers, and during the 1960s and '70s, she worked in several notable Indian films, working with leading directors such as Raj Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker (1970), Satyajit Ray in Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest), Mrinal Sen in Padatik (The Guerilla Fighter) and Raj Khosla in Do Badan. She also starred opposite Shashi Kapoor in Columbia Pictures' Siddhartha, an English-language movie based on the novel by Herman Hesse. Garewal did a semi-nude scene in this film which caused some controversy in India.^[3] Later, in the mid-1970s, she made an appearance in the popular film Kabhi Kabhie (1976), made by her brother-in-law Yash Chopra, and had a starring role in Chalte Chalte (1976).^[4] Another notable role she played was as a vamp in Karz (1980). She also starred in the BBC docu-drama Maharajas (1987), based on the book by Charles Allen.

In the early 1980s, her attention turned to writing and direction. She formed her own production company, Siga Arts International. She hosted, produced and directed a TV series for Doordarshan called It's a Woman's World (1983). She also made a documentary for Channel 4 in the UK called Living Legend Raj Kapoor (1984). This was followed by a 3-part documentary on Rajiv Gandhi titled India's Rajiv. She also wrote and directed a Hindi feature film Rukhsat and produced television commercials, for which she won the 1st Prize from the 1988 Paters Award in Australia.

Garewal also anchored the talk show Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.^[5]

She usually wears her signature white clothes on TV shows and at award ceremonies, and is popularly known as "The Lady in White".^[6] Garewal recently appeared on Say Shava Shava 2008 as a host and judge.^[7] After the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008, Simi Garewal caused a storm of criticism in India and abroad by publicly calling for the Indian government to "carpet-bomb" the terrorist camps of its neighbour, Pakistan.

She has recently returned on Television with her new talk show India's Most Desirable on Star Plus which would interview Bollywood actors, business & media icons and Indian cricketers about their "ideal and desirable beaus".^[8]

Personal life[link]

In the early 1980s, Simi Garewal had a year long affair with Salman Taseer a renowned Pakistani businessman and later Governor of Punjab, Pakistan.^[9] Simi Garewal was married to Ravi Mohan, but her marriage was short and she is now divorced.^[10]

Popularity[link]

Simi Garewal is a popular TV host and has acted in few Bollywood movies. In 1972, for her nude scene in Siddhartha with actor Shashi Kapoor, the movie couldn't be released in India due to censorship and created controversy^[11][12]

Selected filmography[link]

• India's Most Desirable (May 2011) .... As the show host
• Rukhsat (1988) .... Radha Talwar
• Love and God (1986) (as Simi Garewal) .... Ghazala
• Haathkadi (1982) .... Pammi Mittal
• Teri Meri Kahani (1982) (TV) .... Meena Sastry/Seema
• Biwi O Biwi (1981) .... Nisha
• Professor Pyarelal (1981) .... Rita
• Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980 film) (as Simi) .... Lady Lawyer
• Karz (1980) .... Kamini Verma
• The Burning Train (1980) .... School-teacher
• Ahsaas (1979) .... Asha Choudhry
• Abhi To Jee Lein (1977) .... Miss Mahajan (Lecturer)
• Kabhi Kabhie - Love Is Life (1976) .... Shobha Kapoor
• Chalte Chalte (1976) .... Geeta
• Naach Uthe Sansaar (1976) .... Somu
• Haath Ki Safai (1974) .... Roma S. Kumar
• Namak Haraam (1973) .... Manisha
• Padatik (1973) .... Woman Who Shelters Activist
• Siddhartha (1972) .... Kamala
• Anokhi Pehchan (1972)
• Seema (1971 film)
• Do Boon Pani (1971) .... Gauri
• Andaz (1971) .... Mona
• Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) .... Duli
• Mera Naam Joker (1970) .... Mary
• Ek Raat (1968)
• Saathi (1968 film) (as Simi) .... Rajni
• Aadmi (1968) (as Simmi) .... Aarti
• Do Badan (1966) (as Simmi) .... Dr. Anjali
• Johar-Mehmood in Goa (1965) (as Simmi) .... Simmi
• Teen Deviyan (1965) (as Simi) .... Simi/Radha Rani
• Tarzan Goes to India (1962) (as Simi) .... Princess Kamara
• Son of India (1962) .... Lalita
• Raaz Ki Baat (1962) .... Kamal

Writer/Director:

• Rendezvous with Simi Garewal (1997) TV series .... Presenter (140 episodes)
• India's Rajiv (1991) 3 part TV documentary series
• Living Legend Raj Kapoor (1985) documentary on Raj Kapoor for Channel Four television, U.K.
• Rukhsat (1988)

Self:

• Naseeb (1981) (as Simi) .... Herself

Awards and nominations[link]

• 1966–Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in Do Badan
• 1968–Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in Saathi
• 1980–Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Karz
• 1999–Screen Awards for Best Talk Show & Best Anchor
• 2001–RAPA Award for Best Anchor & Talk show
• 2003–Indian Television Academy Award for Best Anchor
• 2003–Rotary Award for Vocational Excellence in Media & Television
• 2004–Indian Filmgoers Association Award Best Talk Show

References[link]

• Kesavan, Mukul. "The Mumbai tragedy and the English language news media", The Telegraph, 4 December 2008.

External links[link]

• Simi Garewal: the icon of style
• Bollywood501 portrait
• Simi Garewal at the Internet Movie Database

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Jackie Shroff (Hindi: जैकी श्रॉफ़) (born 1 February 1960)^[1] is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, and Marathi.

Personal life[link]

He belongs to Gujarati-speaking Shroff family born on February 1, 1960.^[1] His brother's name is Hemant, and they live in Bandra, Mumbai. He is a non-vegetarian.

He married his longtime girlfriend, Ayesha Dutt, who is a producer. Both husband and wife run Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited. They have two children: a son, Tiger, and a daughter, Krishna.

Career[link]

He made his acting debut in a bit-role as a villain in the 1973 hit Heera Panna which starred Dev Anand.^[2]He then went on to act in another Dev Anand starer, Swami Dada.

Subhash Ghai signed him up for the 1983 hit Hero that catapulted him to stardom, followed by yet another hit Andar Bahar with Anil Kapoor as his co-star.

Since then he went on to star in close to 150 movies. Since 2000 or thereabouts, he has appeared in main character roles.^[2]

Awards[link]

• 1990: Won: Filmfare Best Actor Award-Parinda
• 1994:Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Khalnayak
• 1995: Won: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-1942: A Love Story
• 1996: Won: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Rangeela
• 1997:Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Agni Sakshi
• 2002:Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Yaadein
• 2001:Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain Award-Mission Kashmir
• 2003:Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Devdas

• 2007 - Special Honour Jury Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian cinema

Other information[link]

Jackie Shroff was a judge on a magic show called India's Magic Star broadcast on Indian channel Star One on a weekend. The show began on 3 July 2010 and will run till the final "India's Magic Star" is revealed.

Filmography[link]