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1. Manisha Koirala

Manisha Koirala, is a Bollywood actress of Nepalese origin. She was born on 16 of August 1970 in Kathmandu, Nepal. She is the daughter of Nepal’s politician, Prakash Koirala and is the granddaughter of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala who was the Prime Minister of Nepal during the late 1950s. Initially she wanted to be a doctor, but performing a modelling assignment paved her way to becoming an actress. Apart from Hindi, she has acted in several other languages. She made her acting debut through the Nepali movie, ‘Pheri bhetaula’ which was released in 1989. Her Bollywood debut was in the year 1991 with the movie ‘Saudagar’. The movie was a top grossing drama, which helped Manisha to establish herself as one of the leading ladies...

Date of Birth: 16-08-1970

Age: 54

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Female

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actress, Actress

Manisha Koirala Biography

Date of Birth: 16-08-1970

Age: 54

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Female

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actress, Actress

2. Lisa Ray

An actress, model, endorser, tv-host, philanthropist, social activist and a cancer survivor. Lisa Ray and her talents outnumbered the rest of actresses nowadays. Born on April 4, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At the age of 16 she moved to Bombay and discovered by a model agent and discovered a new India’s Top Model.She first appeared in an advertisement as an endorser for Bombay Dyeing. She got her first special appearance in a film “Hanste Khelte” in 1994. This was followed in 1996 movie “Nethaji.” She was also a cast in the movie “Kasoor” in 2001 and “Takkari Donga” and the part of Pop-Culture “Bollywood/Hollywood” in 2002. She was also made movies like “Ball & Chain, Yuvaraja, Oscar Winning Film “Wa...

Date of Birth: 04-04-1972

Age: 52

Star Sign: Aries

Gender: Female

Language: English

Skills: Movie Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress

Lisa Ray Biography

Date of Birth: 04-04-1972

Age: 52

Star Sign: Aries

Gender: Female

Language: English

Skills: Movie Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress

3. Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent Indian film actor, television personality and producer. He was born on November 2, 1965 in New Delhi, India. He is often called as the ‘Baadshah of Bollywood’, ‘King Khan’ and ‘King of Bollywood’. The actor has done more than 80 films in Bollywood. He was cited as ‘The World’s Biggest Movie Star’ by the Los Angeles Times. Khan is also one of the wealthiest actors in the world, with over $400–600 million net worth. He also won several accolades including the 14 Filmfare Awards. Khan went to St. Columba’s School in Delhi where he topped in studies and sports like football and hockey, where he...

Date of Birth: 02-11-1965

Age: 59

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actor, Producer, Supporting Actor, Stunt Director, Special Thanks, Actor

Shah Rukh Khan Biography

Date of Birth: 02-11-1965

Age: 59

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actor, Producer, Supporting Actor, Stunt Director, Special Thanks, Actor

4. Salman Khan

Salman Khan is a very famous Indian actor and a producer. He was born as Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on December 27, 1965 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Salman is referred to as one of the most successful actors in Bollywood. His father is Salim Khan who is also an actor and a screenwriter while his mother is Sushila Charak (Salma Khan). He graduated from St. Stanislaus High School in Mumbai. Prior to this, he went to Scindia School, Gwalior together with his brother, Arbaaz Khan. He also studied at Elphinstone College. Salman started his acting career in year 1988 through the Hindi film, ‘Biwi Ho To Aisi’, where he played as the younger brother of Farooq Sheikh, followed by a breakthrough perfo...

Date of Birth: 27-12-1965

Age: 59

Star Sign: Capricorn

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Producer, Movie Actor, Anchor, Host

Salman Khan Biography

Date of Birth: 27-12-1965

Age: 59

Star Sign: Capricorn

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Producer, Movie Actor, Anchor, Host

5. Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan with his unimaginable dance moves is praised as the Dance God of Bollywood, is the only son of Bollywood Director/Actor/Producer Rakesh Roshan. He is considered the most hard working personality when comes to the profession. As a kid he had stammering problem and it doesn’t stop him from moving ahead to this position. Hrithik who is fondly called as duggu by his family also worked in few bollywood movies as a child artist and the notable one was with Superstar RajiniKanth where he played the role of Our Thalaivar’s Son. Hrithik later wanted to be a director, joined in a film academy without his fathers concern. He assisted Rakesh in the blockbuster Karan Arjun starring Salman Bhai and SRK!! In 2000, whe...

Date of Birth: 10-01-1974

Age: 51

Star Sign: Capricorn

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actor

Hrithik Roshan Biography

Date of Birth: 10-01-1974

Age: 51

Star Sign: Capricorn

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actor

6. Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan is a film celebrity born to actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer 'Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi'. He has two sisters, Soba, and Soha. Soha is a well-known actress in Hindi cinema. He was born in New Delhi on August 16, 1970. This actor made his debut with director Yash Chopra’s film Parampara, but the film did not do well in box office. He then acted with Akshay and Kajol in Yeh Dillagi, which majored him. After this movie success, he got many offers as leading hero but all films failed to create any magic in the box-office. Only his mule-starter films fared well in box-office such as Kachche Dhaage (1999), Hum Saath Hain (1999). He had ...

Date of Birth: 16-08-1970

Age: 54

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actor, Producer, Supporting Actor, Co-Producer, Actor

Saif Ali Khan Biography

Date of Birth: 16-08-1970

Age: 54

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actor, Producer, Supporting Actor, Co-Producer, Actor

7. Amitabh Bachchan

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 f...

Date of Birth: 11-10-1942

Age: 82

Star Sign: Libra

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actor

Amitabh Bachchan Biography

Date of Birth: 11-10-1942

Age: 82

Star Sign: Libra

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actor

8. Rajinikanth

'Rajinikanth' is the name that is known in every nook and corner of India. He is a popular Indian cinema star who has fans worldwide. Born as Shivajirao Gaekwad, this simple-human started his career as a bus conductor. He made his film debut in 1975 in ‘Apoorva Raagangal’, starred by Kamal Haasan and Srividya. Though he appeared in a small role in that film, he was noted for his style. He is a good example for how to succeed in life with hard work and confidence. He did villainy roles in the beginning. He was applauded for his role in 16 Vayathinile, with Kamal and Sridevi. This trio has done many successful films together. Rajinikanth and Kamal were very close and they started to act in many ...

Date of Birth: 12-12-1950

Age: 74

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Screenplay Writer, Director, TV-Actor, Producer, Movie Actor, Supporting Actor

Rajinikanth Biography

Date of Birth: 12-12-1950

Age: 74

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Screenplay Writer, Director, TV-Actor, Producer, Movie Actor, Supporting Actor

9. Anurag Basu

Anurag Basu is a jack of all trade Indian film/television director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. Initially starting his career in television in 1993 making his name common in the Indian household. Basu moved to directing films for the big screen in 2002-2003 and has various hits under his belt since. Born in an upper-middle class family in Bhilai to award winning theatre artists, Deepshikha Basu and Subrato Basu, Anurag had the passion for theatre in his blood. He initially wanted a career in engineering and was admitted to Jabalpur Engineering College. but dropped out after some time. He went on to complete his BSc degree in Physics from University of Mumbai. During his years in university his pass...

Date of Birth: 08-05-1974

Age: 50

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Producer, Director, Screenplay Writer, Story Writer, Writer

Anurag Basu Biography

Date of Birth: 08-05-1974

Age: 50

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Producer, Director, Screenplay Writer, Story Writer, Writer

10. Dharmendra

Dharmendra Singh Deol was born on 8th December 1935 in Punjab, India. He is considered to be an asset of the Indian film industry. He is an icon of the Bollywood film industry, and he has acted in movies that are indeed blockbusters. Currently, he resides in Phagwara, Punjab. He is a very popular actor as well as producer of films. He got into politics as well, and he is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He got married to Parkash Kaur in the year 1954 and was blessed with four children. He also married the prominent actress namely Hema Malini in the year 1980 and then had two children. The names of his children are Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol, Ajeeta Deol, Vijayta Deol,...

Date of Birth: 08-12-1935

Age: 89

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Movie Actor

Dharmendra Biography

Date of Birth: 08-12-1935

Age: 89

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi