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Divya Dutta (born
25 September 1977) is an
Indian film actress and model. She has established a successful career in Bollywood and
Punjabi cinema, but has also appeared in
Malayalam and
English films. She is noted for playing a wide variety of roles in various film genres, and has established herself as one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema.
Dutta was born and raised in
Ludhiana,
Punjab, and debuted in
Hindi cinema in
1994 with the film
Ishq Mein Jeena Ishq Mein Marna, which she followed up with a lead role in the
1995 drama
Veergati and a string of supporting roles. She then garnered attention for playing the lead role of Zainab, a Muslim wife separated from her Sikh husband, in the
1999 Punjabi film Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh, set against the backdrop of the
1947 Partition of India. The movie was a surprise hit, and Dutta subsequently continued to act in supporting roles. In 2004, Dutta garnered widespread critical acclaim for her role as Shabbo in the romantic drama Veer-Zaara and earned best supporting actress nominations at several awards ceremonies, including Filmfare. She subsequently received recognition for her role in the 2008 comedy film
Welcome to Sajjanpur, and received the
IIFA Award for
Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Jalebi in the 2009 drama film
Delhi-6.
Dutta continued to establish herself as one of
the most sought-after actresses with roles in the
2011 film
Stanley Ka Dabba and the
2012 drama Heroine. In
2013, she received attention for her performance in
Gippi and more notably, the biographical sports drama film
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, in which she played Ishri Kaur, the sister of
Milkha Singh. For her role in the latter, she received several awards and nominations, including her second IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. To date, she has acted in more than sixty feature films, including, two international productions.She has also ventured into television, playing the role of
Purnima Banerjee in the serial
Samvidhaan.
Before venturing into cinema, she modeled for regional television commercials in her home state of Punjab. In
2001, she appeared in the music video "
Romeo" by music duo
Basement Jaxx, from
London, England.
Dutta made her film debut in 1994 with the film Ishq Mein Jeena Ishq Mein Marna. She followed this by playing the supporting role of Bindiya in the
1995 film Surakshaa, alongside
Suniel Shetty,
Aditya Pancholi,
Saif Ali Khan and
Sheeba. The film performed very well in the overseas markets, especially
Norway and
Sweden. The same year, Dutta earned her first leading role opposite
Salman Khan in the 1995 drama film Veergati, portraying the role of
Sandhya. However, the film was declared a disaster at the box office.
The following year, Dutta played supporting roles in three releases-
Agni Sakshi alongside
Jackie Shroff,
Nana Patekar and
Manisha Koirala,
Chhote Sarkar alongside
Govinda and
Shilpa Shetty, and
Ram Aur Shyam. In
1997, she played small roles in
Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, alongside
Rani Mukerji, as
Sharda's sister and in
Daava as
Deepa, alongside
Akshay Kumar and
Raveena Tandon. Dutta had four releases in
1998, playing small roles in
Gharwali Baharwali and
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, but appearing as the female lead,
Milli, in the film
Iski Topi Uske Sarr. However, her performance was criticized as "wooden".She also played the role of a prostitute in the
Pamela Rooks drama
Train to Pakistan set during the time of the partition of
India, in 1947.
In 2004, Dutta made her breakthrough in Hindi cinema with the role of Shabbo in the
Yash Chopra romantic drama Veer-Zaara, alongside
Shahrukh Khan,
Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji. Dutta's first release of 2009, the
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra drama film Delhi-6, was a box office flop and received mixed reviews. For her portrayal of the low-caste trash collector girl, Jalebi, Dutta was praised, with
Taran Ardash calling her "admirable" and BehindWoods calling the supporting actors, including Dutta, "the highlight of the movie. In 2013, Dutta appeared in some of the year's most critically acclaimed hits. Her first release was the
Neeraj Pandey thriller heist film
Special 26 alongside Akshay Kumar and
Kajal Aggarwal. The film was a critical and commercial success. Dutta is currently filming for the thriller film
Traffic alongside
Manoj Bajpayee, a remake of the
Malayalam film of the same name. The film is slated to release on
7 November 2014. She is also filming in
Chandigarh for the political satire Aayee
Bala Ko
Taal Tu alongside
Rishi Kapoor.
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