1. Priyanka Chopra
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.
...2. Mahi Gill
Mahi Gill aka Mahie aka Mahie Gill aka Rimpy Kaur Gill is an Indian actress of Bollywood fame, earning her eminence in the Hindi movie of 2009, “Dev.D” that was directed by Anurag Kashyap. She has played the role of Parminder ‘Paro’, one of the two love-interests of the protagonist in the movie, and won the 2010 Critics Award - Female - Best Performance, at the Filmfare Awards ceremony. (The other love-interest, Chandramukhi - Chanda - Leni, played by Kalki Koechlin, earned the half French half Tamil girl, the Best Supporting Actress at the same Awards.) Mahi was born in Chandigarh of Punjab, India, on 19th of December 1975, and her Zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She is 165 cm (5’5”) tall. At the Panjab University, Chandigarh, she has studied and earned her Masters in the Department of Indian Theatre, in the year 1998.
...3. Apoorva Lakhia
A well-known film director and writer, Apoorva Lakhia was born and raised in Ahmedabad. He attended New York University for a filmmaking course but eventually dropped out of it to assist Mira Nair with a film she was making. He had the chance to also be on set of various Hollywood films such as Addicted to Love and A Perfect Murder as an assistant.
Apoorva got his break in Bollywood as an assistant director to Ashutosh Gowariker for the super hit Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. Farhan Akhtar recommended him to Aamir Khan for the movie due to his experience in Hollywood.
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost was his debut film as a director in 2002. He followed that up with Ek Ajnabee in 2005, which was a remake of Denzel Washington’s Hollywood hit Man on Fire. The action packed thriller received mixed reviews and starred Bollywood’s legend Amitabh Bachchan. He then directed the multi-star cast, Shootout at Lokhandwala, which was based on the real incident that occurred at Lokhandwala involving gangsters Dilip Buwa and Maya Dolas. His close friendship with Sanjay Dutt prompted him to cast Dutt in the movie. In 2013 he made his first Telugu film, Thoofan.
...4. Ram Charan
Ram Charan is a famous Tollywood actor and an entrepreneur. He is the son of legendary actor, Megastar Chiranjeevi and Surekha Konidela. He was born on 27 March, 1985 in Madras, now Chennai. He has two sisters namely Sreeja and Sushmita. He is the nephew of famous Indian producer, Allu Aravind. He married Upasana Kamineni, vice-chairman of Apollo group. Born with silver spoon in mouth, Ram Charan started his career with the movie Chirutha directed by Puri Jagannadh. The movie is a blockbuster and he has gained good marks for his movie. His next movie, Magadheera changed the dimensions of Tollywood box office. Directed by S.S.Rajamouli and Chiranjeevi playing a cameo role, Magadheera has been an industrial hit and has collected 70 crore collections in 2009.
...5. Sanjay Dutt
July 29, 1959, was the day when the two legends of cinema Sunil Dutt and Nargis gave birth to the ‘Munna Bhai’ of Bollywood, Sanjay Dutt in Bombay. Almost all are aware that Sanjay Dutt’s life is like a roller coaster ride with so many ups and downs in his personal as well as professional life. But this man has never lost hope and is still struggling to get into a normal life as he is behind the bars since 2013 because of the TADA case. He went to Lawrence School, Sanawar in Himachal Pradesh. In his teenage years, due to peer pressure, he started taking drugs. For almost nine years he took heroin and cocaine as drug intakes and after a long period he realized that he should quit it all and wished to live a normal life.
...6. Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj, born on 26th of March, 1965, as Prakash Rai, in Bangalore, is an actor, director, and producer. He is also a television presenter and has worked in films of many languages. He is best known for his work in the film industry of South India, and for playing roles of a villain in quite a few Bollywood films. He hails from a Tulu and Kannada-speaking household and is fluent in various other languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu. He also has an actor brother named Prasad Raj. He studied at St. Joseph’s Boy’s School, and subsequently, at St. Joseph’s College of Commerce. Both institutions are in Bangalore. Prakash has three children, Meghana, Pooja, and Sidhu, from his earlier marriage to the actress Lalitha Kumari. His son, unfortunately, passed away in the year 2004. He is currently married to the choreographer Pony Verma. In the first few years of his career, he worked in Kannada Doordarshan, doing serials like Guddada Bhootha, and he also acted in supporting roles in Kannada movies like Nishkarsha.
...7. Atul Kulkarni