Himanshu Malik is an Indian actor and a former model, who works in Bollywood films. He started his acting career with the film, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996),^[1] but only later received recognition for his roles in Khwahish (2003) and Rog (2005).

Career[link]

Malik began his career as a runway model in the Indian fashion industry, and went on to model for leading suit brands, Vimal and Raymonds. This led to music videos; most notable among them was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Afreen with Lisa Ray. He later appeared in Sonu Nigam's Deewana with Gul Panag.^[2]

Meanwhile, he made his film debut with a role in Mira Nair's Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) and also appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's Jungle in 2000. However, his big break came as a supporting actor in Tum Bin (2001), leading to work in several small films. His next big feature was Khwahish (2003), playing the lead opposite Mallika Sherawat, notable for its sensuality and kissing scenes.^[3]

Personal life[link]

Malik is married and the couple have a daughter. He practices adventurous sports like paragliding, flying, and scuba diving. He, along with partner Manish Singhal have started a paragliding school near Delhi.^[4]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Himanshu Malik at the Internet Movie Database
• Himanshu Malik Filmography at Bollywood Hungama

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Mallika Sherawat
Mallika at ShaadiSePehle audio release function
Born	Reema Lamba October 24 Rohtak, Haryana, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Website
mallikasherawatwow.com

Mallika Sherawat (Hindi: मल्लिका शेरावत, born Reema Lamba) is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Bollywood films. Known for her bold onscreen attitude,^[1] Sherawat has been frequently featured in the media as a sex symbol.^[2] She is one of the few Bollywood stars trying to crossover to Hollywood,^[3][4] with films like Hisss and Politics of Love.^[5]

Early life[link]

Sherawat was born Reema Lamba in Rohtak, Haryana to a Jat family.^[6] Mallika was born in the family of Seth Chhaju Ram, a leading Jat philanthropist.^[7] She was born on October 24, though the year is unknown.^[8] She adopted the screen name of "Mallika", meaning "empress", to avoid confusion with other actresses named Reema.^[9] "Sherawat" is her mother's maiden name^[8] She has stated that she uses her mother's maiden name because of the support that her mother has provided her.^[9] Although relations with her family were strained when she entered the film industry,^[10] now Sherawat's family have accepted her career choice and reconciled their relations.^[7]

Sherawat went to school at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road.^[11] She has obtained a degree in philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.^[12] During the initial days of her career, she claimed to have come from a very conservative small town family, and that she faced many hurdles from her family in pursuing her career.^[13] However, Mallika's family has refuted this as a story created by her to give her an aura of a small town rustic girl who made it big in Bollywood.^[10] It has been reported that she was married for a short while to a Jet Airways pilot Captain Karan Singh Gill.^[10]

Career[link]

Before entering films, Sherawat appeared in television commercials with Amitabh Bachchan for BPL and Shahrukh Khan for Santro.^[14] She also appeared in Nirmal Pandey's Maar Dala and Surjit Bindrakhia's Lak Tunoo music video.^[15] She debuted in films with a small role in Jeena Sirf Merre Liye where she was credited as Reema Lamba.^[16]

Sherawat attracted notice with her appearance in the 2003 film, Khwahish. In 2004, she starred in Murder, a film inspired by Hollywood's Unfaithful. She received a nomination for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards for her performance in Murder. The film went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.^[17]

Since then, Sherawat has been known for expressing her opinions in public, as well for the reaction to some of her statements.^[18]

In 2005, Sherawat acted in The Myth, a Chinese film, co-starring with Jackie Chan. She played the role of an Indian girl who saves Chan's character from a river. The Myth was her first International film. Her appearance at the Cannes Film Festival^[19] to promote the film grabbed a lot of attention with Time Magazine's Richard Corliss calling her "the next big thing".^[20]

Her performance in the 2006 film Pyaar Ke Side Effects, co-starring Rahul Bose, won her praise from around the industry,^[21] and the film also did moderately well at the box office.^[22]

Her first release in 2007 was Mani Ratnam's Guru, in which she appeared in a special song, "Mayya Mayya". She also played a guest role in Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story and reportedly charged Rs. 15 million for a 10-minute appearance.^[23] Her last release of 2007 was Welcome, which also did well at the box office receiving blockbuster status.^[24]

Her 2008 releases were Ugly Aur Pagli and Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam. Both films were unsuccessful at the box office. Sherawat's next Bollywood release was Double Dhamaal, which went on to becoming a moderate success at the box office, reciving above average status at the box office, by Box Office India. She also appeared in item numbers in films such as Thank You (Razia Gundon Mein Phas Gayi), Bin Bulaye Baraati (Shalu Ke Thumkey} and in Osthe (Kalasala), which is a Tamil film. In 2012, she also featured in an item number in Tezz (Laila). As of May 2012, Sherawat is expected to appear in two films which will feature her in full fledged roles, which are Kismat Love Paisa Dilli, in which she will be essaying the role of a Haryanvi,^[25] and Lucky Unlucky.^[26]

Hollywood[link]

In 2009, Sherawat starred in a Hollywood film named Hisss, co-starring Irrfan Khan and directed by Jennifer Lynch. The film, based on the legend of Nāga, is an independent co-production between the United States and India.^[3] Endeavour Independent has bought the distribution rights of Hisss.^[27] Sherawat promoted the film with live snakes at the Cannes Film Festival 2010.^[28] Hisss was released in all major Indian languages on 22 October 2010.^[29]

Sherawat starred in another Hollywood film, Politics of Love, aka Love, Barack, directed by William Dear.^[30] She plays Aretha Gupta, a devoted local Obama volunteer coordinator. The film is a romantic comedy set during Barack Obama's campaign for the US Presidency. First look of Love, Barack was unveiled by Sherawat at Cannes 2010.^[31] It was released in 2011.

Sherawat won the 2008 Renaissance Artist Award at the 16th Annual Diversity Awards held in California.^[32] On 14 August 2009, Sherawat received a career recognition Honorary Citizenship of Los Angeles for her career achievements and charitable efforts.^[33]

Filmography[link]

See also[link]

• List of Indian film actresses

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Official website
• Mallika Sherawat at the Internet Movie Database
• Mallika Sherawat on Twitter

Sandali Sinha is an Indian Bollywood actress and model. Her acting in Tum Bin was appreciated by critics.^[3]

Early Life[link]

She comes from an Air Force background. She lost her father in a road accident. Her mother single-handedly brought up her three children in Delhi. She graduated from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi. Sinha went to Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute. Born in a family of pilots and doctors, Sinha was keen on becoming a doctor. But a brief experience on an amateur fashion show made her shift to the world of modelling. ^[4]

Career[link]

A graduate in commerce, Sinha shifted to Mumbai for better prospects. In a short period, Sinha became a model.^[5] Fame first came to her with a Sonu Nigam music video of video called "Deewana" which was directed by Anubhav Sinha.^[6]This music video took Sinha to her debut film Tum Bin, directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by Super Cassettes Industries Limited. In the film, Sinha plays Pia, an innocent woman who becomes a victim of circumstances. Paired opposite her are three famous models: Priyanshu Chatterjee, Himanshu and Rakesh Bapat.

Personal life[link]

Sandali married Kiran Salaskar, a businessman, in November 2005 and has a child.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Filmography[link]

• Tum Bin (2001) ... Pia
• Pinjar (2003) ... Lajjo
• Om (2003) .... Sandali Dhariwal
• Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004) ... Dr. Sakshi
• Nigehbaan: The Third Eye (2005) ... Nisha
• Orey Pandu (2005)... Priya (Telugu)
• Main Ronee Aur Jony (2007)

External links[link]

• Sandali Sinha at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile at Seasonsindia.com
• Profile at Starswelove.com

See also[link]

• List of people from Bihar

References[link]

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Priyanshu Chatterjee (Bengali: প্রিয়ান্শু চাত্তের্জী ; born on February 20, 1973). who hails from Delhi, is an Indian model and actor.

Personal life[link]

Priyanshu is a commerce graduate from Delhi University. Whilst doing an internship to become a chartered accountant, he took up modelling. He modeled for five years, working on projects such as Digjam's Print Campaign, Wills Cigarettes, Levi's & Four Square^{[disambiguation needed ]}. He also appeared in one of Udit Narayan's videos. He took lessons from Kishore Namit Kapoor's School of Acting^[1] before debuting in the sleeper hit, Tum Bin in 2001.

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Priyanshu Chatterjee at the Internet Movie Database

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