1. Amrita Singh
Amrita Singh is an Indian film and TV actress. She was born on February 9, 1958 to a Sikh family. Amrita went to Modern School in New Delhi and is conversant in the English, Punjabi and Hindi languages. She is the daughter of Rukhsana Sultana, who was a political worker and Shavinder SinghVirk, an armed force officer. Her maternal grandma Zarina, was the senior sister of actress Begum Para. Latter is the mother of actor Ayub Khan. In 1991, Amrita wedded Saif Ali Khan. He is the son of the famous cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the Ninth Nawab of Pataudi and popular actress Sharmila Tagore. In 1993, she quit acting to live a happy life with her spouse.
...2. Renuka Shahane
Intro: Renuka Shahane is a veteran television star who established herself as the top television actress during the 1990’s. She is married to Bollywood actor Ashutosh Rana and the couple has two sons.
Renuka Shahane is a veteran television actress who also gained a huge success in Bollywood movies. She first appeared as a television host for popular morning television show Surabhi which was telecasted on Doordarshan National television channel from 1993 to 2001. During the decade of 1990’s she was considered to be top television actress along with Pallavi Joshi, Shefali Chaya, and Kitu Gidwani. In 1994, she appeared in the highly successful Bollywood movie Hum Apke Hain Koun? After that she also worked for some other successful movies such as Money Money (1995), Masoom (1996), and Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha (2004).
Despite her success in Bollywood, she remained a major Indian television actress. She played the role of love interest of Shahrukh Khan in the television serial Circus which was aired in 1989 on DD National. Some other highly acclaimed television serials in which she played lead role of other significant roles include Imtihaan, Junoon, Sailaab, and 9 Malabar Hill. She also appeared in the comedy television serial Mrs Madhuri Dixit which was aired on Zee TV. In the year 2010, she competed in the reality dance show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 4 which was aired on Sony Entertainment Channel. In 2011, she presented a show Ladies First as a co-host for the television channel Food Food. In 2014, she appeared for the role of Renuka in the television serial Mere Rang Mein Rangne Waali which was aired on Life Ok. Recently, she worked for a children’s programme Kabhi Aise Geet Gaya Karo which was aired on Disney Channel in 2015.
...3. Kiran Kumar
Kiran Kumar is an Indian Bollywood actor who has worked in many films and Television serials. He mainly works in Hindi, Gujarati and Rajasthani movies. He was born to the actor Jeevan. His other name is Kiran Dhar. By birth, he is a Kashmiri. Kiran attended Daly College, a boarding school in Indore. Later he got enrolled in R. D. National College in Bandra, Mumbai. He also attended Film and Television Institute of India (FTTI) in Pune. In FTII, he is known as ‘Dipak Dar.’ Kiran is very passionate towards acting from childhood.
...4. Vikram Gokhale
Vikram Gokhale is one of the very promising actors in the television and Bollywood industry. He is born on the 14th of November, 1945. He is also popular for stage acting. He is known for his significant contribution to the Marathi and Hindi films. Chandrakanth Gokhale is his father. He too is a theatre artist and is known for his contribution to the Marathi Theater. He was born in Pune, but is currently settled in Mumbai and works from there.
One of the significant roles on the television very recently is that of Dr. Kamal Chopra in the serial Sanjivani that was aired on Star Plus in 2002, and continued till 2005. Sanjeevani was based on the lives of doctors and the bond between a doctor and a patient. Vikram Gokahale played the role of the filthy rich doctor, Dr.Chopra, who was also the trustee of the hospital- Sanjeevani.
Recently in movies he has been seen in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Bhool Bhulaiya. In Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, he plays the role of a singer who desires his daughter to follow the culture and traditions of his family and hence forbids her to marry his foreigner student, Sameer that was played by Salman Khan. Bhool Bhulaiya is a psychological thriller, based on multiple personality disorder, where he plays the guru to the genius psychiatrist and helps save the life of a patient affected by the same disease.
On 24th November 2022, Vikram Gokhale was admitted to a private hospital in Pune for various health issues. His health deteriorated and he died at the hospital on 26th November 2022.
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5. Pankaj Kapur
Pankaj Kapur is a prominent Indian actor and director who has shown his talent through various mediums such as theatre, television and film actor from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He is a screenwriter, director as well as an actor, a multi-talented personality. Pankaj has appeared in several acclaimed television serials and films. Some of his film roles that are remembered till date include characters of Inspector P.K. in Raakh, Dr. Dipankar Roy in Ek Doctor Ki Maut as well as Abba ji, (based on Shakespeare's King Duncan) in Vishal Bhardwaj's reworked copy of Macbeth; Maqbool .All of these three critically acclaimed roles received appreciation, and the actor got National Film Awards for the same. Pankaj along with his colleagues Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Bajpai as well as Irrfan Khan are regarded as the "Walking Acting school of India". His charm reached the household in the 1980s, with his popular detective TV series ‘Karamchand’ with a tinge of comedy. He made an impactful comeback to television with a comic satire on widespread red-tape practices in India, named Office Office, which was critically acclaimed. His first film Arohan (1982) was directed by the highly talented director, Shyam Benegal. Apart from this, he has played the pivotal role of Mahatma Gandhi's second secretary, ‘Pyarelal’ in the film Gandhi directed by Richard Attenborough. Later on, he dubbed the Hindi Version of the film for Ben Kingsley. From then on he made an appearance in a series of art films that were categorized as the parallel cinema category. He is married to Supriya Pathak and has 3 children Shahid Kapur (from Neelima Azeem), Ruhaan and Sana.
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