Ayesha Jhulka
Seema Shetty
Sanober Kabir
Varsha Usgaonkar
Bhagyashree Patwardhan
Suhasini Mulay
Nishigandha Wad
Divya Dutta
Surekha Sikri
Sadiya Siddiqui
Sonia Kapoor
Vaishnavi Mahant
Santosh Shrivastav
Sharokh Bharucha
Raajesh Tandon
Sooraj Thapar
Rajat Kapoor
Vineet Kumar
Rohit Roy
Rajesh Khera
Anup Soni
Imtiaz Alam
1. Ayesha Jhulka
The early 90s proved to be heydays of the chirpy actress, Ayesha Jhulka. The stars were favorable for this beautiful actress in the year 1992 as two of her films Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander and Khiladi were great successes. In fact, Ayesha’s pairing with Aamir Khan in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander received a good response. The number Pehla Nasha is still a craze among the youth. Ayesha was wise enough to leave the industry when she was basking in glory. Later she returned after marriage but managed to do only roles of less importance.
Ayesha did her studies in Loreto Convent, Delhi upto 12th standard. Ayesha parted ways with her childhood sweetheart Rajat Mathur in 1986 and eventually shifted to Mumbai. She is wedded to Sameer Vashi.
Born on 28, July 1972, this innocent looking actress started her film career in 1983 and was active till 2010.Kaise Kaise Log) is the debut film of Ayesha, and she worked in this flick when she was a child. Her first flick as a female lead was Meet Mere Man Ka during the year 1990. Her film with Salman Khan, Kurbaan, was released in 1991 and she was noted through this film.
Ayesha had an appeal in her that fitted her easily in roles of both the traditional and urban girl. At later stages, she had acted in supporting roles in films like Socha Na Tha, Run and Umrao Jaan. Ayesha shared a good chemistry with Mithun Chakraborty.
Some of the films that this lovely actress acted are Meet Mere Mann Ke , Haye Meri Jaan, Kurbaan, Balma, Kohra, Kaise Kaise Rishte, Anaam,, Sangram, Waqt Hamara Hai, Dalaal, Dil Ki Baazi, Brahma, Ekka Raja Rani, Aulad ke Dushman, Mahashaktishali, Jai Kishen, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Masoom, Muqaddar, Chachi 420,Vishwavidhata,Judge Mujrim, Dand Nayak, Ghoonghat, Purush, Janani and Jackpot.
Ayesha is at present content with her spa business and a garment company.
...2. Seema Shetty
Seema Shetty is a talented TV actress. She made her debut in a TV show on Zee TV. Her first Tele serial was Woh. Woh was a horror-thriller series of 1998. This show also starred Ashutosh Gowarikar, who is a famous director. Seema played the role of Julie in this horror series on Zee TV. Her acting as Julie in Woh is appreciable. In her debut work, she showcased her acting talent very gracefully. Some other television shows done by Seema include Yeh Hai Mere Apne and Lajja. Yeh Hai Mere Apne got aired on Zee TV, and Lajja was aired on Sony TV. The producers of both of these shows were Binaferr Kohli and Sanjay. She also came into limelight with the show Maahi Ve. In this show, she played the important role of Seebo. The story of this show was of Punjabi background.
...3. Sanober Kabir
A former Bollywood actress, Sanober Kabir is the great niece of actor Murad. She is also the niece of ZeenatAman. ‘Mother 98’, a movie by Sawan Kumar was her debut movie. Spending a specific time frame in Bollywood, she decided to quit that move her focus towards television. Post that she switched over to singing and launched her Remix Album ‘Bombshell Babe’. The much hit song “Meriberikibaer mat todo” was a super duper blockbuster song from the album which took Sanober’s career upwards.
...4. Varsha Usgaonkar
Famous as Rani Lakshmi Bai of Hindi television, Varsha Usgaonkar is a top Marathi actress of 90s. She is a Konkani and hails from Goa. She was born on 28th February 1968 and is daughter of A.K.S. Usgaonkar, who is the former deputy speaker of Goa. She has two sisters Dr. Mrs. Tosha Kurade and Mrs. Manish Tarkar. She is multitalented actress, who has worked in many Hindi television serials as well as in Marathi and Bollywood movies. She has also sung in a Konkani music album Roop Tujem Lalita Pixem with Ulhas Buyao.
Playing lead role in Brahamchari in Marathi theatre was the stepping stone of her acting career. She gave many super hit Marathi movies. In Bollywood, she played as a lead actress in Ghar Aya Mera Pardesi and Pathreela Rasta. She performed supporting role in Amir Khan's movie Mangal Pandey. Her television career debuted in 1988, when she played Uttara, wife of Abhimanyu in the serial Mahabharath, of Doordarshan. In 1994, she was seen as a snake queen in Chandrakanta serial. But her most memorable performance is that of Rani Lakshmi Bai in Jhansi ki Rani which aired on television during 1990. In 2000, she married Ajay Sharma, who was the son of film and music director Ravishankar. After her husband's death, her sister-in-law accused her of harassment and claimed ownership to the bungalow in which she lived. This was followed by a court case and brought controversies in her life.
...5. Bhagyashree Patwardhan
Born and brought up in Mumbai, this film and TV actress was born to Madhavrao and Rajya Lakshmi Patwardhan. The much appreciated “Maine Pyar Kiya” fame Bhagyashree Patwardhan comes from the royal Marathi family of Maharashtra.
...6. Suhasini Mulay
Suhasini Mulay is popular for Marathi films and mother roles in most of the Bollywood films. Of late, he has performed in Hindi TV serials also. She was born in Patna, aon 20 November 1950. She spent her childhood in Patna where she got early education. She is brought up by her mother because her father died when she was only 3 years of age. She adopted interest in acting from her mother, Vijaya Mulay.
...7. Nishigandha Wad
Nishigandha Wad is a prominent Marathi actress, known for working in Hindi and Marathi film and television industries. She was born on October 11, 1969, in Mumbai. She took a doctorate at the University of Mumbai and become notable for her work on the Changing Role of Women In Society – Reflections from Marathi and British Theatres. At the age of seven, she received the Best Actress award at an inter-school drama competition. Since then, there is no looking back. At 12, she earned the National Scholarship of Dramatics Award by the Cultural Ministry of India. She was trained under the guidance of Smt. Sulabha Deshpande and became involved in acting, and subsequently trained classical Kathak under the guidance of her Guru, K. Rajkumar. The early years of her career were polished with the help of her mother, Dr. Vijaya Wad (a Marathi writer).
...8. Divya Dutta
9. Surekha Sikri
Surekha Sikri is known for her character as Kalyani Devi in Balika Vadhu, aired on Star Plus, a top-rated TV show, especially among homemakers; even though she played a negative role and was one of those characters who made the life of the lead character miserable, she is loved by almost everyone who watch the show; the reason was her acting which gave a new life to the character. Art is what ran through her veins. Surekha Sikri studied in Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, and after that she graduated from National School of Drama (1968),she worked with the NSD Repertory Company for over a decade until she figured out that she needed to pursue her dream and moved to Mumbai.
...10. Sadiya Siddiqui
She loves playing challenging roles, which the audience can relate to, and tries to do her very best as much as she can. However she has not always been the everyday heroine, and has had her share of fun through fun roles in movies such as “Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa” and “Shabd”. She believes in resting as much as she believes in hard work, and terms music and great food as her stress busters. Her favourite song is “Dash E Tanhai Main” by Iqbal Bano. She is also a wildlife photographer,and loves analysing and studying animal body language.
She has a postgraduate degree in psychology, which she says has helped her a lot with acting as it helps her appreciate the depth of different roles. Sadiya Siddiqui is also an adrenaline junkie and loves Scuba diving. Her current record stands at two hundred. Her most recent attempt was in a shark cage. She has also attempted sky diving and is planning her next adventure with mountain climbing. She is an animal lover, and once housed close to 25 cats, much to her mother’s chagrin. In her free time she loves experimenting with new recipes, watches movies and reads a lot of books.
11. Sonia Kapoor
Sonia Kapoor is a very famous TV Actress. She was born on 12 January, 1980 . She is a graduate and has done B com. Her native place is Mumbai. She has been in the industry since 2002. She performed magnificently in Jugni Chali Jalandhar and Yes Boss. She also worked with very famous and experienced actors, Mithun Chakraborty and Shakti Kapoor in Don Muthu Swami. She was seen with the Bollywood Beauty, Shilpa Shetty in Fareb which was produced by Sanjeev Jaiswal.
...13. Santosh Shrivastav
Santosh Srivastava, a famous Bhojpuri actor, was born in the year 1970. He belongs to Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Santosh has gained fame through his exceptional acting in many Bhojpuri movies. He debuted in the Bhojpuri movie industry in 2003 with the movie Sasura Bada Paisawala. His funny acting made his character Bhola very popular. He is still known as Bhola by his fans. His contribution to the progress of Bhojpuri cinema is widely recognized. In 2008, Daroga Ji Chori Ho Gali movie came out, making Santosh a household name in UP and Bihar. Santosh has done numerous films throughout his 15-year career. He is also a renowned music director. Santosh’s song, Bagi Bhaela Sajan Hamar, came out in 2015.
...16. Sooraj Thapar
Sooraj Thapar is a veteran actor in the Indian Television Industry. He is famous for portraying the role of comic character Mr. Saxena in the TV series Shree Sifarishilal that focuses on red tapism and bureaucracy it gets aired on SAB TV. Hailing for Jallandhar in Punjab he is a veteran actor who has acted in a lot of telefilms and his work has earned him critical acclaim. Thapar has acted in the TV series Hum Saath Saath Hai which had been very successful and was being aired on Life Ok it was aired from 2001 to 2003. He has worked alongside the famous Bollywood actress Poonam Dhillon in the TV series Ekk Nayi Pehchaan where he rehearses the role of her husband. Besides acting onscreen he is also a famous theatre personality and has acted in a lot of plays amongst them is The Perfect Husband where he has acted besides Poonam Dhillon and the play was screened in Ranchi. Recently he was offered to play the role of Vibishan in the TV series Mahakumbh which is aired on Life Ok. Thapar has also rehearsed the role of Sultan Iltutmish in the TV serial Razia Sultan which got over after he declared Razia as the new Sultan. Thapar married actress Deepti Dhyani in the year 2012, she was working with him in the TV series Chandragupta Maurya. Currently Thapar is focusing on producing his own TV series, during an interview he stated working in TV series to earn a living and working in the theatre is a means of channeling his creativity.
...17. Rajat Kapoor
Rajat Kapoor was born on 11 th February 1961, in Delhi, India. He is an actor, director, and screenwriter by occupation. He is married to Meena Agarwal and has two children, Rabia, and Vivan. Rajat Kapoor is a 54 years old actor, director, and screenwriter, born in Delhi.
...18. Vineet Kumar
Vineet Kumar was born in 1957 in the capital of Bihar state, Patna, and completed his education from there itself. He had a passion for acting from the days of college and pursued it by giving continuous performances in theater plays. In 1973, he joined a theater association (IPTA) in Patna and joined the renowned drama school, NSD, in Delhi, during the participation in the Jayaprakash Movement.
...19. Rohit Roy
Born on 5th April, 1968, Rohit Roy is an extremely prominent face among TV industry. He is considered as a senior performer and has been included in this industry for various years now He is considered as a senior actor and has been involved in this industry for various years now. He comes from Ahmadabad, Gujarat.
He has so far appeared in a lot of serials, some of them being Desh Mai Nikla Hoga Chand and Swabhiman. Besides working in the television industry, Rohit has additionally showed up in a number of Bollywood movies like plan and Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina.
Recently he turned up for the role of “Phattu” in the Bollywood Super hit movie Shootout at Lokhandwala. He played the role of one of the gang members. Though he has so far played cameo roles only yet has been widely appraised for his roles. He also tried his luck as a director and has directed a short film named “Rice Plate”. It was the part of the film Dus Kahaniyan.
In his earlier days, he wanted to go to USA for his MBA but was denied the student visa. In those days, he was offered with the role of Rishabh Malhotra, the lead protagonist of the daily soap Swabhiman. Swabhiman was directed by famous Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt and was well written by Shobha Dey. The serial went ahead to make history as one of the most popular daily soap shows. His character name Rishabh Malhotra soon became very much popular among viewers. He tied the knot with Manasi Joshi. Manasi Joshi played the female lead in the Bollywood movie Saaya. She is the sister of Bollywood actor, Sharman Joshi. They have a daughter. His brother, Rohit Roy is likewise an extremely famous face among TV industry and Bollywood.
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20. Rajesh Khera
Rajesh Khera is a popular Indian television and voice actor. He was born on October 26, 1968. He participated in many stage plays at school and acting has been his passion. At first, he tried to study MBA, CA and Hotel Management but he ends up on what he loves the most, acting.
Rajesh was from Pune and in August 1993, he came to Mumbai to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. Initially, he did some voice over and worked in an ad agency. He also dubs for foreign movies into Hindi language like the American film, Predators from which he dubs the character of Royce (played by Adrien Brody). Rajesh has no formal training in acting so he struggle a bit on his first few years. Vinod Pandey gave him a small role on DD1’s Reporter. Later, he appeared in the television serials like Tara on Zee TV, Swaabhimaan on DD National, Raahein, Saaya and Raahat. Most of the roles he bagged were negative, so he felt he was stagnating. He shifted to films and was debuted in Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa in 1998. Later, he did the films, Josh, Hu Tu Tu, Taal, Tum Bin, Om Jai Jagadish and Samay. He was also seen in the Bollywood film, Naach by Ram Gopal Varma. He played as Bull in the crime thriller film, Karam in 2005. Then he did many films including Hate Story 2 which was released this year.
Rajesh also joined the reality show, Survivor on Star Plus channel. He gained more fame through the popular series, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin on Sony Entertainment Television. The series was adapted from the Columbian telenovela, Yo Soy Betty, La Fea. Rajesh bagged the role of Maddy, a gay fashion designer with a frilly hairdo. Rajesh was also part of the series, Left Right Left on SAB TV where he acted as Major Bhargav. He received many praises from the viewers for his performance in this serial. He also played a cameo role in Sony TV’s Anamika, donning the avatar of Shaitaan. In 2012, Rajesh acted as Sanam, a cross-dressing judge in the Hindi series, Aasman Se Aage on Life OK. In 2013, Rajesh was back in doing stage plays. He did the play, ‘Knock, Knock!’ which was adapted in the English play entitled, Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer.
Recently, he played as Maharani, a nasty transgender in the Indian soap, Uttaran on Colors TV. Rajesh was asked is he’s not afraid of being typecast since he does similar roles; he said that he is open to all kinds of offers and that he can play any kind of characters. He also donned the character of Mahatma Gandhi in a documentary film.
...21. Anup Soni
Anup or Anoop Soni is an Indian TV and film actor, born in Pune, Maharashtra, India on the 30th of January 1975. He got married to actress Juhi Babbar on 2011. Anup was working on a play headed by Juhi’s mother when they met. He divorced he first wife and the mother of her two daughters before finally remarried. On 2012, Juhi gave birth to their baby boy, Imaan. Anup graduated in New Delhi’s National School of Drama.
He started his acting career when he appeared in TV serials, Sea Hawks and the Sony TV’s Saaya where he played as Prakash. Then he started to do films like Kharaashein: Scars From Riots in 2002, Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe and in Bollywood crime drama film, Hathyar. Then, he appeared in the movie, Sheen in 2004. His comeback to television was from the serial, CID – Special Bureau and started doing films and serials at the same time. He played the role of Vikram in the Hindi soap, Virrudh on Sony TV in 2007 and also works on the popular Indian drama series, Balika Vadhu as Bhairon Dharamveer Singh. But after six years, Anup quits the show along with Smita Bansal.
Anup also appeared in films such as Striker in 2010, Chal Chalein in 2009, Dus Kahaniyaan in 2007, Tathastu in 2006 and a lot more. He did TV serials like, Comedy Circus, Shanti, Saaya, Raat Hone Ko Hai, Remix and more. But his performance in the Indian crime series, Crime Patrol on Sony Entertainment TV was well-appreciated. He was the host of the show, who caught the attention of many because it tackles the heinous crimes committed in India. And in some ways, the show helps to create awareness among its viewers.
...22. Imtiaz Alam