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Arshad Warsi

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Born: April 19, 1968(age 39) Born Place : Mumbai , Maharashtra,India Years active : 1996(present) Spouse(s) : Maria Goettri children : son Zeke Zidaan Warsi Occupation : Actor Biography: Arshad was orphaned at the age of 14 and struggled for a living in Mumbai during his early days. He had a penchent for dancing and joined a dance troupe.Arshad married Maria Goettri on February 14, 1999. They have a son named Zeke Zidaan Warsi, born on August 10, 2004. Both Maria and Zeke had a blink and miss appearance in Salam Namaste, starring Warsi as well as Saif Ali Khan and Preeti Zinta. Arshad Warsi has made a mark for himself in the small screen as well. He hosted a popular award show Sab Se Favourite Kaun for Star Gold. He is also the host of Big Boss the Indian version of the British reality TV series Big Brother on Sony Entertainment Television Asia. Filmi Career: Arshad had a keen interest in dancing and joined a Dance group in Mumbai. He won the fourth prize in the engli

Vidya Balan

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Born: January 1,1978(Age 29) Birth Place : OttaPalam, kerala, India Occupation: Actress Biography: Vidya Balan is a Tamilian from Kerala. She is from the Iyer community. She comes from a middleclass family from Palghat, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Vidya did her schooling from St Antony's School and later on joined St Xavier's College from where she graduated in sociology. When she was doing her MA from Mumbai University, she was offered a role in a Malayalam film titled Chakram with Mohanlal, one of Vidya’s favorite actors. However, the project was shelved mid-way and Vidya had to wait for few more years to make her movie debut. She made her debut as a model in a Surf Excel advertisement in 1998. She has acted in scores of ad films, most of which were directed by Pradeep Sarkar. A couple of months later, she featured in three music videos (again directed by Sarkar) for ‘Euphoria’, Shubha Mudgal and Pankaj Udhas. Vidya Balan started work as an actress in the

Hrithik Roshan

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Born: January 10,1974(age 33) Born Place: Mumbai ,Maharashtra ,India Years Active: 1980-1986-2000 Spouse(s): Sussanne Roshan Biography: Hrithik Roshan was born in Mumbai,India, to Pinky and actor/director Rakesh Roshan. He is the nephew of well-known music director Rajesh Roshan. Music director Roshan is his paternal grandfather, and veteran producer and director J.Om Prakash his maternal grandfather. Roshan has a Supernumerary on his right hand. Roshan is married to Sussanne Khan (who is now Sussanne Roshan), his high-school sweetheart and daughter of Sanjay Khan. Film clans (see List of Bollywood clans) tend to intermarry . The couple had their first child, a baby boy, on at March 28,2006 Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, India . The child was named Hrehaan. Carrier: Roshan, who began his career as a child actor in a few films in the 1980s, made his film debut as a leading actor with the blockbuster Kaho na pyar hai (2000), which earned him two awards for Best Actor and Best Male

Priyanka Chopra

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Birth name : Priyanka Chopra Birthdate : July 18, 1982 Birth location : Jamshedpur, Jharkand, India Height : 5 ft. 8" Sex : Female Profession : Actress, Model Debut Film : Tamizhan (Tamil) Education : La Martiniere Girls' College in Lucknow Newton North High School, in Newton, Massachusetts, USA John F. Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids) in Iowa, USA Army Public School (Bareilly) Jai Hind College in Mumbai Father : Ashok Chopra Mother : Madhu Chopra Claim To Fame : Miss World in 2000 Biography: Priyanka grew into a multi-talented lady finding her creative joys in singing, writing poetry and short stories, but never ever dreamt of entering the showbiz world. Incidentally her father too is a very good singer and Priyanka seems to have derived her singing talents from her father as she is more attached to him. Priyanka Chopra graduated from La Martiniere Girls' College in Lucknow. Prior to her graduation, she studied in several schools as he

Katrina Kaif

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Born: July 16,1984 Birth Place: Hong kong Nick name: Kat profession: Model,Actress Relation: Salman Khan Biography: Kartina was born and brought up in London to an NRI Father and a British Mother. Her father is originally from Kashmir. When she was doing modeling in London, she came to the notice of filmmaker Kaizad Gustad and snapped an important role in his film ‘Boom’. Katrina then decided to take acting as her full-fledged career and shifted her base to Mumbai. With her gorgeous face and hourglass figure, Katrina was flooded with modeling assignments in Mumbai. However, filmmakers were hesitant to sign her because of her linguistic shortcomings. She was even signed for Vikram Bhatt’s ‘Saaya’ but later dropped from the project due to her poor Hindi. Filmography: Title Year Role Other notes Singh is King 2008 Announced Hindustan Hamara 2008 Malishwari Announced Romance In Portugal 2008 Announced Mein Yuvraj 2008 (announced) Race 2007 (filmi

Akshay Kumar

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Birth name: Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia Born: September 9,1967 Birth Place: Amritsar, Panjab, India Eye Color: Brown Heigh t: 6'1" Occupation: Actor Years Active: 1991 Wife: Twinkle Khanna Biography: Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia a.k.a Akshay Kumar was born to a middle class Punjabi family in Jalandhar (Punjab). His father was a government worker. From a very young age, he was recognized as a performer, particularly as a dancer. Akshay Kumar lived in Delhi for some time before moving to Mumbai. He lived in Koliwada which was a Punjabi dominated area. And then moved to Amritsar. He studied at Don Bosco school and then Khalsa College, where he took an interest in sports. He studied Martial arts in Bangkok and worked as a Chief . His fall into acting came when producer Pramod Chakravarthy, saw his portfolio and offered the lead role in Deedar. Carrer : His first Bollywood fil

Sharukh Khan

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Born: November 2,1965(42 year) Gurgaon, haryana, India Occ u pation: Actor,Producer and recent host of the game show, Kaun Banega crorepati Year Active: 1988 Father Name: Taj Mohammed Khan Mother Name: Lateef Fatima Wife Name: Gauri Khan Children: Aryan(son), Suhana(daughter) Biography: Khan was born to parents of Pathan ethnicity. Khan's family was Muslim, and he was raised by Hindus His father Taj Mohammed Khan was a freedom activist. His mother Lateef Fatima was the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan, who served as a General in the Indian National Army of Subhas Chander Bose. for most of his life. Khan's father came to Gurgaon from Kissa Kahaini Baazar in Peshawar before the Partition of India, while his mother's family came from Rawalpindi, also in present-day Pakistan. Khan has