Achint Kaur is an Indian television actress who comes from a Punjabi background and is famous for working in some of the popular Hindi language drama series. She started her career with Zee TV's popular show Banegi Apni Baat in 1994, and later worked in Swabhimaan in 1995 in which she plays the role of 'Soha'.

Besides working in some of the popular drama series, Achint has also played prolific roles in Bollywood movies, such as Om Jai Jagadish, Corporate, & Julie. She has also won numerous awards for her strong character driven roles. These include the ITA Award for "Best Actress in Supporting Role" for her series Virrudh. Currently, she is working in Zee TV's Punjabi theme serial Ranbir Rano.

Kaur was born and raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh; where she studied at Sophia Girls' School.

Apara Mehta (born 13 August 1960) is an Indian television and Bollywood actress known for her supporting roles like Savita Mansukh Virani in Ekta Kapoor's iconic show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.

Apara Mehta was born on 13 August 1960 to Ushakant Mehta and Mandakini Mehta in Saurashtra, Gujarat. She is the only child of her parents.

Apara learnt Classical Music from Ghulam Mustafa Khan and also learnt Kathak at a young age.

In 1980 she married Indian television and film personality Darshan Jariwala with whom she has one daughter. The two have separated now. Excerpts about their personal life were shown in the reality show "Maa Exchange", which aired on Sony Entertainment Television.

Mehta has work on stage since 1981. She has acted in over 150 plays in various roles. She has found a constant career in plays. In 1980, she married Gujrati Theatre Actor Darshan Jariwala, with whom she has one daughter.

Neha Dhupia (Punjabi: ਨੇਹਾ ਧੂਪੀਆ) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is a former beauty queen and winner of Femina Miss India 2002.

Dhupia was born in Cochin, Kerala to a Punjabi Sikh family. Her father, Commander Pradip Singh Dhupia, served in the Indian Navy and mother, Manpinder, is a homemaker. She went to Naval Public School then transferred to Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi. She graduated from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University majoring in History.

Dhupia made her acting debut in a play in New Delhi called Graffiti. Thereafter she appeared in a music video for Indipop band Euphoria and also modeled for various advertisement campaigns. She then appeared in the TV serial "Rajdhani ^{[disambiguation needed ]}". In 2002 she entered the Femina Miss India pageant finishing in first place, winning the Femina Miss India Universe title, and was subsequently sent to the Miss Universe 2002 pageant in Puerto Rico. She was placed in the top 10.

Dhupia made her film debut in the 2003 Bollywood film Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003), which performed averagely at the box office. She rose to fame with her role in the film Julie and then appeared in Sheesha (2005) in a dual role of twin sisters, but the film did not do well at the box office. She then starred in films such as Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005) and Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), which did well at the box office, and also featured in a segment of the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan (2007).

Tia Bajpai (original name Twinkle Bajpai) is an Indian television and film actress. She was a finalist on the reality television music competition show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005. She was born in Lucknow, India.

In 2005, Twinkle (now Tia), being desperate to become a singer, signed up for an audition on the super-popular music show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa when she was just 17. She was mentored by one of the mentors Ismail Darbar. She made it to the finals of the contest & made an impression on the show, both for her singing and her stand-out looks.

She then participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu, a duet singing competition & a special installment of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, and here, she won the Judges Choice Award along with her partner Vishwas.

Post-Sa Re Ga Ma Pa she got her first TV break with Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann for Zee TV. Then she switched to the long-running Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Besides that, she grabbed other offers too and hosted several singing shows for Zee Arabia, a channel aimed at viewers in the Middle East. She also participated in mega talent hunt show Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket that aired on 9X.

Salil Ashok Ankola  pronunciation (help·info) (born March 1, 1968, Solapur, Maharashtra) is a former Indian cricketer who played in one Test and 20 ODIs from 1989 to 1997. He was a member of the Indian cricket team for the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

Ankola was a right arm fast medium bowler and a right hand lower order batsman. He played first class cricket for Mumbai and regularly opened the bowling attack. His consistent performances for Mumbai frequently earned him a call for representing India in various tours.

Ankola made his Test debut in the same match as Sachin Tendulkar in Pakistan. That effectively was also his last in Test cricket despite being in various Indian Test squads on domestic and overseas tours. He was selected on numerous tours in the squad of 14 but was often dropped from subsequent tours without even getting an opportunity to represent India. Being dropped from the Indian team without getting a game was known in cricket circles as being "Ankolad".

He was part of the Indian World Cup squad in 1996. In the match against Sri Lanka, where Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana demolished the Indian bowling, he was the only bowler on show to have an economy rate of less than 6 runs per over. After a successful South African tour in 1996, Ankola was dropped again for the West Indies tour leading the then Captain Sachin Tendulkar to express his surprise in saying that he did not press for Ankola's inclusion since he thought that Ankola was a certainty to make the squad.