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Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an established actress and ex Miss World. She is also a talented singer. She is one of the richest actresses of Indian film industry and is a celebrated diva of Bollywood. Priyanka Chopra is bestowed with numerous credits; she has won the Filmfare awards 4 times and National Award once. 

Born in Jamshedpur, Priyanka’s parents were doctors in Indian Army. It was during the year 2000, that this actress stepped into the Femina Miss India contest and from then on her journey to success is indeed commendable. She was the runner up in the contest and eventually won the Miss World title in 2000. She made her entry into films through the Tamil film Tamizhan. Later she was offered roles in Hindi films and a couple were box office hits during her initial stages. The 2004 thriller Aitraz gained her the much needed appreciation as she earnestly portrayed the role of a seductress. Then she acted in Krrish and Don which were successful. 

Later she had her share of flops, but that was compensated by her portrayal in the 2008 film Fashion, directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. She went on to play unconventional roles and gained acknowledgment for her all-round acting. Chopra had a brief stint with stage shows and she had also penned for newspapers. She is also a good singer and her first single was released during 2012. 

Priyanka’s philanthropism is very well known and she supports child rights by being the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights. Whether it is girls’ education, women’s rights or environmental issues Priyanka voices her opinion. Chopra has a passion for penning short stories and poems. This diva has 11 awards to her credit. She is the only Indian to represent India in U.S. for a charitable cause. Priyanka has in fact proved that beauty queens are not just glam dolls; they are also talented.

Born on 9th April 1948 Jaya Bachchan is an Indian artiste, who is also a politician. A noteworthy point is that, she is a former student of the Film and Television Institute of India. She is married to the legend of Bollywood, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. Her daughter-in-law is the former Miss World and Bollywood heartthrob Aishwarya Rai.

Jaya Bachchan entered into the film industry with the film Mahanagar when she was a teenager. Later, her first film as an adult was Guddi, which won her the acclaim which she deserved. This film was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and later Mrs. Bachchan worked with him in many films. During that time she performed in Hindi films; she maintained her stature as a good artiste and her works are just a glaring proof of that. Her natural style of acting worked in favor of her.

When Jaya was at the peak of her career, things took a turn in her personal life too. She was greatly attracted by Amitabh Bachchan and eventually Mr. Bachchan reciprocated her love. They entered into wedlock during the year 1973. The couple is blessed with two children, Abhishek Bachchan and Shweta Bachchan.

Amitabh and Jaya shared their screen space in films, including Zanjeer, Silsila, Abhimaan, Sholay, Chupke Chupke etc. These films rocked the box office and their pairing was awesome. Both of them were talented artists and maintained excellence in their work.

After a break from films, Jaya returned to films with great fervor during the year 1998. Later, she starred in films, including Fiza, Kal Ho Na Ho and Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gum. These films were successful at the box office.

In the year 2004, Jaya Bachchan entered into politics; she became a member of Samajwati Party and this had great influence in her life. She was conferred with the Padmashri award during the year 1992. Since July 2004 she has been the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council’s Chairperson. One fact not known to many is that, Mrs. Bachchan is also a good writer.

Shrishti Behl Arya is an Indian producer an actor. She is known for producing Bollywood movies with her brother Goldie Behl. She took birth in a reputed family of Indian film Industry with directors and producers. She is the daughter of producer Ramesh Behi, her brother is a director and is married to actress Sonali Bendre. So, there is a lot of stardom in the family.

The current chairman and MD of the Grey Group India, Sunil Lulla is a media and communication personnel. He finished his B.Com from Mumbai University of Mumbai and went on to attain a Master's degree in Management Studies from S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research India. Before Grey Group India in July 2014, Sunil has been a board member of the News Broadcasters Association, president of Eros International, chairman and MD of Times Television Network and also a general manager at MTV-India. 

Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, India. Bachchan's father was a prestigious Hindi poet Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his mother, Teji Bachchan, was a Sikh socialite. Being his parents’ first born, he has a junior male sibling resembling to his name Ajitabh. Bachchan went to Sherwood College before enlisting in Delhi University to complete his B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree. He became a cargo dealer in Calcutta after completing his graduation. Amitabh Bachchan married to Jaya Bhaduri and has one son named Abhishek and one daughter named Shweta. Bachchan's father passed on in 2003 and his mother in 2007.

In 1969, Bachchan made his film debut in Saat Hindustani a film administered by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas which won him the National Film Award for Best Newcomer. By the early 1970s, Bachchan had collected fame in crowds as the "Angry Young Man" in an arrangement of successful Hindi gimmick movies. His featuring part in Zanjeer was especially instrumental in propelling him to fame as an action-movie film legend. Amitabh didn’t stopped gaining fame and popularity and soon he delivered another successful movie Anand in 1971. Anand was followed by movies like Reshma Aur Shera and Parwana in the same year.

Being family friend with Rajiv Gandhi, he got an opportunity to choose to run for seat in the Congress from the place where he grew up. He challenged Allahabad's seat of eighth Lok Sabha against H. N. Bahuguna, previous Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and won by one of the highest victory margins in history (68.2% of the vote). His political life, on the other hand, was fleeting in view of debates especially after Rajiv and he were embroiled in the now scandalous "Bofors" case alongside the U.K. based Hinduja Brothers.

In 1997, Bachchan endeavored to make his acting comeback with the film Mrityudata, produced by ABCL. However, the film was a disappointment both fiscally and basically. His vocation was spared with a successful film “Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)”. In 2000, Bachchan facilitated the first season of “Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)”. Likewise in that year Amitabh Bachchan showed up in Yash Chopra's film industry hit “Mohabbatein” directed by Aditya Chopra. Different hits emulated, with Bachchan showing up as a more established family patriarch in Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Baghban (2003). Bachchan is also well known for his profound, baritone voice. He has been a storyteller, a playback artist, and moderator for various projects.

Despite a couple of film industry disappointments in the 1990s and the 2000s ruined his career yet, Bachchan climbed his way back up to as a topnotch Bollywood actor, gaining Filmfare and International Film Awards for his work on movies like Baghban (2003), Khakee (2004) and Paa (2009). His hard work guaranteed his prosperity and now he is known as the "King of Bollywood".

Abhishek Bachchan, or Abhishek Srivastava, is a very well known famous celebrity in the Indian film industry. He is the son of Bollywood’s biggest iconic stars, Amitabh Bachchan, who made more than 100 films in his acting career and won over 30 awards. Abhishek is also known by the name Junior B. He was born on February 5th, 1976, in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Kay Kay Menon or K.K. Menon or Krishan Kumar Menon is an Indian actor. He was born on 2nd October 1966 in Kerala, India. His zodiac sign is Virgo. His family shifted to Mumbai when he was only 6 years old. His father was popularly known as “Cashier Menon”. His childhood was spent in Ambarnath. He did his schooling from St. Joseph’s High School. He did his graduation in physics from Mumbai University. He is a post graduate in business management from University of Pune. He is a good Ghazal singer. He married to a bollywood and television actress “Nivedita Bhattacharya”. In his private life he is very reserved and prefers to spend most of his time with his family.