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		<title>Hansika Motwani- Biography</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hansika Motwani
Hansika was born on August 9, 1991 in the Sindhi speaking Motwani family Born in Mangalore, India,is an Indian actress and a former child actor. Her dad, Pradeep Motwani, a businessman and Mona Motwani, a dermatologist. She has an elder brother, Prashant Motwani. Her parents divorced during 2004, while she continues to live in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Hansika Motwani</strong><br />
Hansika was born on August 9, 1991 in the Sindhi speaking Motwani family Born in Mangalore, India,is an Indian actress and a former child actor. Her dad, Pradeep Motwani, a businessman and Mona Motwani, a dermatologist. She has an elder brother, Prashant Motwani. Her parents divorced during 2004, while she continues to live in Andheri, Bombay, India, with her mom.<span id="more-1677"></span> She has completed 12th Grade from Podar International School. She is fluent in English, Hindi, Tulu and Telugu. her native tongue is Sindhi.<br />
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<p><strong>Hansika Motwani&#8217;s Career</strong><br />
She has appeared in many TV serials, for example &#8216;Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thee&#8217; as Saavri, &#8216;Hum 2 Hai Na&#8217; as Kareena/Koyal, &#8216;Desh Me Nikla Hoga Chand&#8217; as Tina. She featured in Boogie Woogie and Shaka Laka Boom Boom.  She also appeared as one of the children in Koi Mil Gaya. She has also appeared in ads like Hyundai Santro with Shah Rukh Khan on actress Juhi Chawla’s recommendation, as well as Samsung, Bournvita and Pepsi.<br />
Hansika made her debut in her filmi career Puri Jagannadh&#8217;s Telugu film, Desamuduru, starring opposite Allu Arjun. She won the Best Female Debut Award – Telugu. Hansika made her debut as a leading actress in Bollywood with Himesh Reshammiya in Aap Kaa Suroor &#8211; The Real Luv Story. 2008  Hansika’s first release was a Kannada movie Bindaas opposite Puneet Rajkumar. Kantri, a Telugu movie, was a hit. She paired with Jr. NTR in the film Kantri which was released in May 2008. The film was a moderate hit. She also,acted in a leading role with Ram in Maska. She is also in a Tamil film debut through Maapilai opposite actor Dhanush. Money Hai Tho Honey Hai with Govinda was a flop.<br />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Hansika Motwani&#8217;s Filmography</strong></p>
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<th style="background:#B0C4DE;" colspan="5">Film</th>
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<tr align="center">
<th style="background: #CCCCCC;">Year</th>
<th style="background: #CCCCCC;">Title</th>
<th style="background: #CCCCCC;">Role</th>
<th style="background: #CCCCCC;">Language</th>
<th style="background: #CCCCCC;">Notes</th>
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<td rowspan="4">2003</td>
<td><em>Escape from Taliban</em></td>
<td>Guncha</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Child artist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Hawa</em></td>
<td>Sanjana&#8217;s daughter</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Child artist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Koi&#8230; Mil Gaya</em></td>
<td>Priya Six</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Child artist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Aabra Ka Daabra</em></td>
<td>Pinky</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Child artist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2004</td>
<td><em>Jaago</em></td>
<td>Shruti</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Child artist</td>
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<tr>
<td><em>Hum Kaun Hai</em></td>
<td>Sara Williams</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Child artist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2007</td>
<td><em>Desamuduru</em></td>
<td>Vaishali</td>
<td>Telugu</td>
<td><strong>Winner</strong>, Filmfare Best Female Debut (South)</td>
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<tr>
<td><em>Aap Ka Surroor</em></td>
<td>Ria</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award</td>
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<td rowspan="3">2008</td>
<td><em>Bindaas</em></td>
<td>Preethi</td>
<td>Kannada</td>
<td></td>
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<td><em>Kantri</em></td>
<td>Varalakshmi</td>
<td>Telugu</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Money Hai Toh Honey Hai</em></td>
<td>Aashima Kapoor</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">2009</td>
<td><em>Maska</em></td>
<td>Meenu</td>
<td>Telugu</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Billa</em></td>
<td>Priya</td>
<td>Telugu</td>
<td>Cameo role</td>
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<tr>
<td><em>Maapillai</em></td>
<td></td>
<td>Tamil</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2010</td>
<td><em>Jayeebhava</em></td>
<td></td>
<td>Telugu</td>
<td></td>
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<tr align="center">
<th style="background:#B0C4DE;" colspan="5">Television</th>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<th style="background: #CCCCCC;">Year</th>
<th style="background: #CCCCCC;">Title</th>
<th style="background: #CCCCCC;">Role</th>
<th style="background: #CCCCCC;">Language</th>
<th style="background: #CCCCCC;">Notes</th>
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<td>1999</td>
<td><em>Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi</em></td>
<td>Baavri Virani</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td></td>
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<td>1999</td>
<td><em>Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand</em></td>
<td>Tina</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td></td>
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<td>2003</td>
<td><em>Shaka Laka Boom Boom</em></td>
<td>Karuna</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td></td>
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<td>2004</td>
<td><em>Hum 2 Hain Na</em></td>
<td>Kareena / Koel</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td><em>Karishma Kaa Karishma</em></td>
<td></td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td></td>
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<h1><a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hansika-motwani-wallpapers/">Hansika Motwani Wallpapers</a></h1>
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		<title>Deepika Padukone- Biography</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone was born on January 5, 1986  in Copenhagen, Denmark is an Indian model turned actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Her family moved to Bangalore, India, when she was eleven months old. She is the daughter of Ujjala and the former badminton Champion Prakash Padukone. Padukone is of Mangalorean origin, Her [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Deepika Padukone</strong><br />
Deepika Padukone was born on January 5, 1986  in Copenhagen, Denmark is an Indian model turned actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Her family moved to Bangalore, India, when she was eleven months old. She is the daughter of Ujjala and the former badminton Champion Prakash Padukone. Padukone is of Mangalorean origin, Her mother tongue is Konkani. Deepika attended Sophia High School in Bangalore. She completed her pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College in Bangalore, India. The sports genes runs in her family, for she herself played badminton at state level until 10th grade while her younger sister Anisha has taken to sports on a more professional level, with a strong interest in golf. <span id="more-1666"></span>she was not keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player and abandoned it to concentrate on her ICSE exams.</p>
<div id="attachment_1667" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 271px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1667" title="Deepika Padukone Family Pics (2)" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//Deepika-Padukone-Family-Pics-2-261x300.jpg" alt="Deepika Padukone with her Father Prakash Padukone" width="261" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Deepika Padukone with her Father Prakash Padukone</p></div>
<p><strong>Deepika Padukone’s Personal Life</strong><br />
Kabhi Kabhie &#8211; Love Is Life (1976), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Rang-e khoda (1999), Cinderella Man (2005), and Mary Poppins (1964) are the favorite movies of Deepika Padukone. Her Favorite actresses are Hema Malini, Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen, and Juhi Chawla and Favorite actors are Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Johnny Depp, Richard Gere, Brad Pitt, and Amitabh Bachchan. Her Favorite Indian designers are Tarun Tahiliani, Manish Malhotra and Rohit Bal. Deepika loves to music, eating, sleeping, and watching movies. Deepika is also interested to plays a little bit of basketball, tennis, throw ball and baseball. Her mother is a travel agent while her father, a badminton player, played at the international level for India and won the All England Championship in 1980. Deepika loves the songs Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein from Kabhi Kabhie &#8211; Love Is Life (1976), Pehla Nasha from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992),</p>
<div id="attachment_1668" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 226px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1668" title="Deepika Padukone Family Pics (1)" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//Deepika-Padukone-Family-Pics-1-216x300.jpg" alt="Deepika Padukone Childhood Photo" width="216" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Deepika Padukone Childhood Photo</p></div>
<p>Angel by Lionel Richie, Ankhon Mein Teri Ajab Si from Om Shanti Om (2007), and We Are The World by Michael Jackson. Padukone is currently dating fellow actor Ranbir Kapoor, son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh She was also in news lately for her affairs with Indian cricketer and captain (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) and with Yuvraj Singh.</p>
<p><strong>Awards and Nominations</strong></p>
<p><strong>Filmfare Awards</strong><br />
Winner<br />
2008: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; Om Shanti Om<br />
2008: Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Award; Om Shanti Om<br />
&#8221;&#8217;Nominated&#8221;&#8217;<br />
2008: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Om Shanti Om</p>
<p><strong>Star Screen Awards</strong><br />
Winner<br />
2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer &#8211; Female; Om Shanti Om<br />
2008: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan; Om Shanti Om</p>
<p><strong>Zee Cine Awards</strong><br />
Winner<br />
2008: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut; Om Shanti Om<br />
Nominated<br />
2008: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor &#8211; Female; Om Shanti Om</p>
<p><strong>IIFA Awards</strong><br />
Winner<br />
2008: IIFA Awards&#8217; Best Debutant (Female); Om Shanti Om<br />
Nominated<br />
2008: IIFA Best Actress Award; Om Shanti Om</p>
<p><strong>Stardust Awards</strong></p>
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<p>Nominated<br />
2008: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow &#8211; Female; Om Shanti Om<br />
Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards<br />
Winner<br />
2008: Apsara Film &amp; Television Producers Guild Awards&#8217; Best Female Debut; Om Shanti Om</p>
<p><strong>Asian Film Awards</strong><br />
Nominated<br />
2008: Asian Film Awards&#8217; Best Actress; Om Shanti Om<br />
2009: Asian Film Awards&#8217; Best Actress; Chandni Chowk to China</p>
<p><strong>Other Awards</strong><br />
2007: Star&#8217;s Sabsey Favourite, Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine; Om Shanti Om<br />
2007: HT Café Film Awards, Best Newcomer Award (Female); Om Shanti Om<br />
2008: Reebok Zoom Glam Awards, Glam Debutant (Female); Om Shanti Om<br />
2008: Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, Breakthrough Role (Female); Om Shanti Om</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Deepika Padukone’s Filmography</strong></p>
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<th>Film</th>
<th>Role</th>
<th>Language</th>
<th>Other notes</th>
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<td>2006</td>
<td><em>Aishwarya</em></td>
<td>Aishwarya</td>
<td>Kannada</td>
<td></td>
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<td>2007</td>
<td><em>Om Shanti Om</em></td>
<td>Shantipriya &amp;</p>
<p>Sandhya aka Sandy</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td><strong>Double-Winner</strong>, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award&amp;</p>
<p>Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year</p>
<p>Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award</td>
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<tr>
<td>2008</td>
<td><em>Bachna Ae Haseeno</em></td>
<td>Gayatri</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td rowspan="5">2009</td>
<td><em>Chandni Chowk to China</em></td>
<td>Sakhi (Ms.TSM) &amp;</p>
<p>Meow Meow (Suzy)</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Double role</td>
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<tr>
<td><em>Billu</em></td>
<td>Herself</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Special appearance in song <em>Love Mera Hit Hit</em></td>
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<td><em>Love Aaj Kal</em></td>
<td>Meera Pandit</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td></td>
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<td><em>Main Aur Mrs. Khanna</em></td>
<td>Raina</td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Special appearance</td>
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<td><em>Love 4 Ever</em></td>
<td>Herself</td>
<td>Telugu</td>
<td>Special appearance (Item number)</td>
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<td rowspan="2">2010</td>
<td><em>Kartik Calling Kartik</em></td>
<td></td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Filming</td>
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<td><em>Housefull</em></td>
<td></td>
<td>Hindi</td>
<td>Filming</td>
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		<title>Amrita Rao- Biography</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao’s birthdate is on the 7th of June. She was born in 1981 in Mumbai. she is an Indian model and Bollywood actress. Her father is Deepak Rao who runs an advertising agency. She belongs to a Brahmin family in Mangalore in Karnataka. She speaks Marathi, Hindi, English and her mother tongue, Konkani. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Amrita Rao</strong><br />
Amrita Rao’s birthdate is on the 7th of June. She was born in 1981 in Mumbai. she is an Indian model and Bollywood actress. Her father is Deepak Rao who runs an advertising agency. She belongs to a Brahmin family in Mangalore in Karnataka. She speaks Marathi, Hindi, English and her mother tongue, Konkani. She studied at C.G. High School and later graduated with a degree in Psychology from Sophia College.<span id="more-1512"></span> Amrita’s Philosophy of life is Life is short and sweet, so make others happy and never let anyone down. Amrita Rao&#8217;s younger sister Preeta Rao is a journalist/columnist and a movie critic.</p>
<div id="attachment_1513" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 219px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1513" title="amrita_rao_5" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//amrita_rao_5-209x300.jpg" alt="Gorgeous Amrita Rao" width="209" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Gorgeous Amrita Rao</p></div>
<p><strong>Amrita Rao&#8217;s Career</strong><br />
Amrita began her career in Bollywood after a successful foray into advertising where she was seen in more than 35 ads.she worked in the Fairever Face Cream ad while still in college. It was followed by Nestle Bru Coffee, Cadbury’s Perk, Close-Up, Parachute Hair Oil, Domino’s Pizza, Wriggly’s Chewing Gum, Pantene and Clean &amp; Clear facewash, to name a few. She’s also the brand ambassador for D’Damas gold jewelry. Amrita’s debut was with Raj Babbar’s son, Arya Babbar, in Ab Ke Baras which released in 2002, and followed that with her 2003 film, Ishq Vishk, in which she portrayed Payal. In 2004 her films Masti and Main Hoon Na, Deewaar (2004) were released. Her films in 2005, Vaah! Life Ho Tho Aisi and Shikhar didn’t get a good reception at the box office. Vivah in 2006, with <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/shahid-kapoor-biography/">Shahid Kapoor</a>, became one of the biggest commercial successes of the year. Shikhar (2005), and Pyare Mohan (2006) are the another movies of Amrita Rao. Her performance earned her a Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award. In 2006 Rao made her debut in Tollywood, with the Telugu film Athidhi <img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1514" title="Sooraj-Barjatya,-Amrita-Rao" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//Sooraj-Barjatya-Amrita-Rao-300x200.jpg" alt="Sooraj-Barjatya,-Amrita-Rao" width="300" height="200" />opposite Mahesh Babu. Her 2008 releases include My Name is Anthony Gonsalves with Mithun Chakraborthy, Lilette Dubey and Nikhil Dwivedi which didn’t do well. Her performance as Kamala in Shyam Benegal’s comedy Welcome to Sajjanpur was praised. Amrita&#8217;s releases in 2009 are Victory, and Shortkut.</p>
<h2>Awards and Nominations</h2>
<p><strong>Filmfare Awards<br />
Nominated</strong><br />
2004: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for Ishq Vishk<br />
2005: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Main Hoon Na</p>
<p><strong>Stardust Awards<br />
Winner</strong><br />
2004: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow &#8211; Female for Ishq Vishk<br />
2009: Stardust Best Actress Award for Welcome to Sajjanpur</p>
<p><strong>Star Screen Awards<br />
Nominated</strong></p>
<div id="attachment_1515" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 210px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1515" title="anil-kapoor-amrita-rao-akshaye-khanna-2009-6-13-12-51-18" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//anil-kapoor-amrita-rao-akshaye-khanna-2009-6-13-12-51-18-200x300.jpg" alt="Amrita Rao with Anil Kapoor and Akshay Khanna in Award Function" width="200" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Amrita Rao with Anil Kapoor and Akshay Khanna in Award Function</p></div>
<p>2003: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer &#8211; Female for Ab Ke Baras<br />
2004: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer &#8211; Female for Ishq Vishk<br />
2007: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Vivah[7]<br />
2007: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/shahid-kapoor-biography/">Shahid Kapoor</a> &#8211; Vivah</p>
<p><strong>International Indian Film Academy Awards<br />
Winner</strong><br />
2004: IIFA Awards, Best Female Debut for Ishq Vishk</p>
<p><strong>Zee Cine Awards<br />
Nominated</strong><br />
2004: Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for Ishq Vishk</p>
<p><strong>Other Awards</strong><br />
2004: Sansui Awards, Best Debut &#8211; Female for Ishq Vishk<br />
2007: GR8 Women Awards, Young Achiever<br />
2007: Anandalok Puroshkar Awards, Most Promising New Talent for Vivah<br />
2007: Sports World Awards, Jodi of the Year along with <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/shahid-kapoor-biography/">Shahid Kapoor</a> for Vivah<br />
2007: Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Vivah<br />
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong> Amrita Rao’s Filmography</strong></h2>
<table style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
<tbody>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#B0C4DE">
<th>Year</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Role</th>
<th>Other notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2002</td>
<td><em>Ab Ke Baras</em></td>
<td>Anjali Thapar/Nandini</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>The Legend of Bhagat Singh</em></td>
<td>Mannewali</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2003</td>
<td><em>Ishq Vishk</em></td>
<td>Payal Mehra</td>
<td>Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">2004</td>
<td><em>Masti</em></td>
<td>Aanchal Mehta</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Main Hoon Na</em></td>
<td>Sanjana (Sanju) Bakshi</td>
<td>Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Deewaar</em></td>
<td>Radhika</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2005</td>
<td><em>Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi</em></td>
<td>Priya</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Shikhar</em></td>
<td>Madhvi</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2006</td>
<td><em>Pyare Mohan</em></td>
<td>Piya</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Vivah</em></td>
<td>Poonam</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2007</td>
<td><em>Heyy Babyy</em></td>
<td></td>
<td>Special appearance in song <em>Heyy Babyy</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Athidhi</em></td>
<td>Amrita</td>
<td>Telugu film</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">2008</td>
<td><em>My Name is Anthony Gonsalves</em></td>
<td>Riya</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Shaurya</em></td>
<td>Neerja Rathode</td>
<td>Cameo appearance</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Welcome to Sajjanpur</em></td>
<td>Kamla</td>
<td><strong>Winner</strong>, Stardust Best Actress Award</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">2009</td>
<td><em>Victory</em></td>
<td>Nandini</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Short Kut: The Con is On</em></td>
<td>Mansi</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Life Partner</em></td>
<td></td>
<td>Guest appearance</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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Angelina Jolie Voight was born on June 4, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, to actor Jon Voight and French actress Marcheline Bertrand. She is also very famous with her nick names Angie, Catwoman, Ange, AJ. She is an American actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. Jolie Growing up in Los Angeles, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Angelina Jolie</strong><br />
Angelina Jolie Voight was born on June 4, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, to actor Jon Voight and French actress Marcheline Bertrand. She is also very famous with her nick names Angie, Catwoman, Ange, AJ. She is an American actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. Jolie Growing up in Los Angeles, She later trained and performed at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she was seen in several stage productions. Angelina has been cited as one of the world&#8217;s most beautiful women and her off-screen life is widely reported. <span id="more-1302"></span>Jolie has promoted humanitarian causes throughout the world, and is noted for her work with refugees through UNHCR.<div id="attachment_1303" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//Jolie2_1024-768-300x225.jpg" alt="Angelina Jolie- Dream of Million Hearts" title="Jolie2_1024-768" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-1303" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Angelina Jolie- Dream of Million Hearts</p></div></p>
<p><strong>Agelina Jolie’s Family</strong><br />
Angelina Jolie was no stranger to the film industry, Jolie is the being the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She is the niece of Chip Taylor, sister of James Haven and the god-daughter of Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. Ange Raised mostly by her mother After her parent&#8217;s separation in 1976 she was still a baby, Jolie moved around a lot with her mother and brother. Her brother name is James Haven Voight She later recalled her time as a student at Beverly Hills High School (later Moreno High School), and her feeling of isolation among the children of some of the area&#8217;s more affluent families. Jolie&#8217;s mother survived on a more modest income, and Jolie often wore second-hand clothes. Jolie has been long estranged from her father. In July 2002, Jolie filed a request to legally change her name to &#8220;Angelina Jolie&#8221;, dropping Voight as her surname; the name change was made official on September 12, 2002. In August of the same year, Voight claimed that his daughter had &#8220;serious mental problems&#8221; on Access Hollywood. Jolie later indicated that she no longer wished to pursue a relationship with her father. On March 28, 1996,<div id="attachment_1304" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//6a00e398d79476000300fad6a44f2d0005-500pi-300x208.jpg" alt="Angelina Jolie- With her Happy Family" title="6a00e398d79476000300fad6a44f2d0005-500pi" width="300" height="208" class="size-medium wp-image-1304" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Angelina Jolie- With her Happy Family</p></div> Jolie married British actor Jonny Lee Miller, but Jolie and Miller separated the following year and subsequently divorced on February 3, 1999. And after that in May 5, 2000 Angelina again married with Billy Bob Thornton but once again her married life not be a succeed and Jolie and Thornton divorced on May 27, 2003. Jolie was involved in a well-publicized Hollywood scandal when she was accused of being the reason for the divorce of actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. The allegation was that she and Pitt had started an affair during filming of Mr. &#038; Mrs. Smith (2005). While Jolie and Pitt never publicly commented on the nature of their relationship, speculations continued throughout 2005. During the summer Jolie and Pitt were seen together with increasing frequency and most of the entertainment media considered them a couple, dubbing them &#8220;Brangelina&#8221;. On January 11, 2006, Jolie confirmed to People that she was pregnant with Pitt&#8217;s child and thereby confirmed their relationship for the first time in public. Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt(born August 5, 2001 in Cambodia; adopted March 10, 2002), Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt(born November 29, 2003 in Vietnam; adopted March 15, 2007), Zahara <div id="attachment_1305" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 235px"><img src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//jolie-and-miller-225x300.jpg" alt="Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller" title="jolie and miller" width="225" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-1305" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller</p></div>Marley Jolie-Pitt(born January 8, 2005 in Ethiopia; adopted July 6, 2005), Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt(born May 27, 2006 in Swakopmund, Namibia), Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt(born July 12, 2008 in Nice, France), Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt(born July 12, 2008 in Nice, France) are the childerens of Angelina Jolie.</p>
<p><strong>Angelina Jolie&#8217;s Career</strong><br />
Angelia jolie did a fair amount of traveling as a professional model, She worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los Angeles, and has also appeared in music videos for such artists as Meat Loaf, Lenny Kravitz, Antonello Venditti and The Lemonheads. In addition, she has acted in five student films for the USC School of Cinema, all directed by her brother, James Haven. The fledgling actress soon moved on to film with a small role in 1993&#8217;s Cyborg 2, followed in 1995 by her turn as a computer hacker in the more widely seen Hackers.<div id="attachment_1306" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 284px"><img src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//billy-bob-274x300.jpg" alt="Angelina Jolie with Billy Bob Thornton" title="billy bob" width="274" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-1306" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Angelina Jolie with Billy Bob Thornton</p></div> The film gave her her first taste of recognition, as well as an introduction to Trainspotting&#8217;s Jonny Lee Miller, to whom she was married for a short time. In the 1990s, Angelina Jolie became a popular actress. She gave a star-making performance in the 1998 television film Gia based on the short, tragic life of model Gia Marie Carangi.<br />
But this is not the start of here career. Angelina made her screen debut as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in the 1982 film Lookin&#8217; to Get Out, Jolie&#8217;s acting career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993). Her first leading role in a major film was in Hackers (1995). In the mid-1990s, Jolie appeared in various small films where she got good notices, including Hackers (1995) and Foxfire (1996).  Her critical acclaim increased when she played strong roles in the made-for-TV movies True Women (1997) (TV). Jolie&#8217;s career prospects began to improve after her performance as Cornelia Wallace in the 1997 biographical film George Wallace for which she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award. In 1998, Jolie starred in HBO&#8217;s Gia, portraying supermodel Gia Carangi. The film depicted a world of sex, drugs and emotional drama, and chronicled the destruction of Carangi&#8217;s life and career as a result of her drug addiction, and her decline and death from AIDS. Another great dramatic role in Girl, Interrrupted (1999) brought Jolie her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Jolie then starred opposite Antonio Banderas as the mail-order bride Julia Russell in Original Sin (2001), She has continued to take on a variety of interesting roles, such as Jolie reprised her role as Lara Croft in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life in 2003. The sequel, while not as lucrative as the original, earned $156 million at the international<div id="attachment_1307" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 224px"><img src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//angelina-jolie-sag-awards-2009-04-214x300.jpg" alt="Angelina Jolie with Brad Pitt" title="angelina-jolie-sag-awards-2009-04" width="214" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-1307" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Angelina Jolie with Brad Pitt</p></div> box-office. Later that year Jolie starred in Beyond Borders, a film about aid workers in Africa. Although reflecting Jolie&#8217;s real-life interest in promoting humanitarian relief, the film was critically and financially unsuccessful. In 2004, Jolie starred alongside Ethan Hawke in the thriller Taking Lives. Jolie&#8217;s only movie in 2005 was the action-comedy Mr. &#038; Mrs. Smith. The film, directed by Doug Liman. She next appeared in Robert De Niro&#8217;s The Good Shepherd (2006), a film about the early history of the CIA. In 2007, Jolie made her directorial debut with the documentary A Place in Time, which captures the life in 27 locations around the globe during a single week. The film was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and is intended to be distributed through the National Education Association, mainly in high schools.  A Mighty Heart (2007), about the kidnap and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan. Beowulf (2007) which was created through the motion capture technique. Jolie co-starred alongside James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman in the 2008 action movie Wanted, an adaptation of a graphic novel by Mark Millar. The film received predominately favorable reviews and proved to be an international success, earning $342 million worldwide. She also provided the voice of Master Tigress in the DreamWorks animated movie Kung Fu Panda (2008). <div id="attachment_1309" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//1995-hackers_1117982i-300x193.jpg" alt="Angelina Jolie in Hackers" title="1995-hackers_1117982i" width="300" height="193" class="size-medium wp-image-1309" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Angelina Jolie in Hackers</p></div>With revenue of $632 million internationally, it became her highest grossing film to date. he same year, Jolie played Christine Collins, the lead in Clint Eastwood&#8217;s drama Changeling (2008), which had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Jolie became more involved in promoting humanitarian causes on a political level. She has regularly attended World Refugee Day in Washington, D.C., and she was an invited speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2005 and 2006. Jolie also began lobbying humanitarian interests in the U.S. capital, where she met with members of Congress at least 20 times from 2003. She explained in Forbes: &#8220;As much as I would love to never have to visit Washington, that&#8217;s the way to move the ball.&#8221;</p>
<div id="attachment_1310" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//ang56h-300x225.jpg" alt="Beautiful Angelina" title="ang56h" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-1310" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Beautiful Angelina</p></div>
<p><strong>Angelina Jolie&#8217;s Filmography</strong></p>
<table class="authortable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4">
<tr align="center">
<th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year</th>
<th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film</th>
<th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role</th>
<th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1982</td>
<td><i>Lookin&#8217; to Get Out</i></td>
<td>Tosh</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">1993</td>
<td>&#8220;Angela &amp; Viril&#8221;</td>
<td>Angela</td>
<td>2 minute short film</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&#8220;Alice &amp; Viril&#8221;</td>
<td>Alice</td>
<td>2 minute short film</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Cyborg 2</i></td>
<td>Casella &#8220;Cash&#8221; Reese</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">1995</td>
<td><i>Without Evidence</i></td>
<td>Jodie Swearingen</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Hackers</i></td>
<td>Kate &#8220;Acid Burn&#8221; Libby</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">1996</td>
<td><i>Mojave Moon</i></td>
<td>Eleanor &#8220;Elie&#8221; Rigby</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Love Is All There Is</i></td>
<td>Gina Malacici</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Foxfire</i></td>
<td>Margret &#8220;Legs&#8221; Sadovsky</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">1997</td>
<td><i>True Women</i> (TV)</td>
<td>Georgia Virginia Lawshe Woods</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>George Wallace</i> (TV)</td>
<td>Cornelia Wallace</td>
<td>Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series/Miniseries/TV Movie<br/><br />
Nominated – Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Playing God</i></td>
<td>Claire</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="4">1998</td>
<td><i>Gia</i> (TV)</td>
<td>Gia Marie Carangi</td>
<td>Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV<br/><br />
Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries<br/><br />
Nominated – Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Hell&#8217;s Kitchen</i></td>
<td>Gloria McNeary</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Playing by Heart</i></td>
<td>Joan</td>
<td>National Board of Review Award – Breakthrough Performance</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Pushing Tin</i></td>
<td>Mary Bell</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">1999</td>
<td><i>The Bone Collector</i></td>
<td>Amelia Donaghy</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Girl, Interrupted</i></td>
<td>Lisa Rowe</td>
<td>Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress<br/><br />
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress<br/><br />
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture<br/><br />
Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture<br/><br />
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2000</td>
<td><i>Gone in Sixty Seconds</i></td>
<td>Sara &#8220;Sway&#8221; Wayland</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2001</td>
<td><i>Lara Croft: Tomb Raider</i></td>
<td>Lara Croft</td>
<td>Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance<br/><br />
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Fight</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Original Sin</i></td>
<td>Julia Russell</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2002</td>
<td><i>Life or Something Like It</i></td>
<td>Lanie Kerrigan</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2003</td>
<td><i>Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life</i></td>
<td>Lara Croft</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Beyond Borders</i></td>
<td>Sarah Jordan</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="5">2004</td>
<td><i>Taking Lives</i></td>
<td>Illeana Scott</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Shark Tale</i></td>
<td>Lola</td>
<td>Voice</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow</i></td>
<td>Francesca &#8220;Franky&#8221; Cook</td>
<td>People&#8217;s Choice Award – Favorite Female Action Star</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>The Fever</i> (TV)</td>
<td>Revolutionary</td>
<td>Cameo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Alexander</i></td>
<td>Olympias</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2005</td>
<td><i>Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith</i></td>
<td>Jane Smith</td>
<td>MTV Movie Award for Best Fight<br /> <br />
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss<br /> <br />
Nominated – People&#8217;s Choice Award – Favorite Female Movie Star<br/><br />
Nominated – People&#8217;s Choice Award – Favorite Female Action Star</a><br/><br />
Nominated – People&#8217;s Choice Award – Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (with Brad Pitt)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2006</td>
<td><i>The Good Shepherd</i></td>
<td>Margaret Russell</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2007</td>
<td><i>A Mighty Heart</i></td>
<td>Mariane Pearl</td>
<td>Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress<br/><br />
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress<br/><br />
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama<br/><br />
Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female<br/><br />
Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress<br/><br />
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress<br/><br />
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Beowulf</i></td>
<td>Grendel&#8217;s mother</td>
<td>Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">2008</td>
<td><i>Kung Fu Panda</i></td>
<td>Master Tigress</td>
<td>Voice</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Wanted</i></td>
<td>Fox</td>
<td>People&#8217;s Choice Award – Favorite Female Action Star<br/><br />
Nominated – People&#8217;s Choice Award – Favorite Female Movie Star<br/><br />
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance<br/><br />
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss<br/><br />
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best WTF Moment</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Changeling</i></td>
<td>Christine Collins</td>
<td>Saturn Award for Best Actress<br/><br />
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress<br/><br />
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role<br/><br />
Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress<br/><br />
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress<br/><br />
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama<br/><br />
Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress<br/><br />
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2010</td>
<td><i>Salt</i></td>
<td>Evelyn Salt</td>
<td>(in production)</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div id="attachment_1311" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 240px"><img src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//scarpetta-angelina-jolie-230x300.jpg" alt="Angelina Jolie in Awards ceremony" title="scarpetta-angelina-jolie" width="230" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-1311" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Angelina Jolie in Awards ceremony</p></div>
<p><strong>Award for Angelina Jolie</strong></p>
<table border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;">
<tr bgcolor="#B0C4DE" align="center">
<th>Year</th>
<th>Award</th>
<th>Category</th>
<th>Film</th>
<th>Result</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="4">1998</td>
<td>Emmy Award</td>
<td>Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie</td>
<td rowspan="2"><i>George Wallace</i></td>
<td style="background: #ffcccc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-no2">Nominated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Golden Globe Award</td>
<td>Best Supporting Actress – Series/Miniseries/TV Movie</td>
<td style="background: #ccffcc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-yes2">Won</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>National Board of Review Award</td>
<td>Breakthrough Performance – Female</td>
<td><i>Playing by Heart</i></td>
<td style="background: #ccffcc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-yes2">Won</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Emmy Award</td>
<td>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie</td>
<td rowspan="3"><i>Gia</i></td>
<td style="background: #ffcccc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-no2">Nominated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">1999</td>
<td>Golden Globe Award</td>
<td>Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV</td>
<td style="background: #ccffcc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-yes2">Won</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Screen Actors Guild Award</td>
<td>Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries</td>
<td style="background: #ccffcc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-yes2">Won</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">2000</td>
<td>Golden Globe Award</td>
<td>Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture</td>
<td rowspan="3"><i>Girl, Interrupted</i></td>
<td style="background: #ccffcc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-yes2">Won</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Screen Actors Guild Award</td>
<td>Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role</td>
<td style="background: #ccffcc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-yes2">Won</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Academy Award</td>
<td>Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role</td>
<td style="background: #ccffcc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-yes2">Won</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="1">2004</td>
<td>People&#8217;s Choice Award</td>
<td>Favourite Female Action Star</td>
<td rowspan="1"><i>Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow</i></td>
<td style="background: #ccffcc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-yes2">Won</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2008</td>
<td>Golden Globe Award</td>
<td>Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama</td>
<td rowspan="2"><i>A Mighty Heart</i></td>
<td style="background: #ffcccc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-no2">Nominated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Screen Actors Guild Award</td>
<td>Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role</td>
<td style="background: #ffcccc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-no2">Nominated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="4">2009</td>
<td>Golden Globe Award</td>
<td>Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama</td>
<td rowspan="4"><i>Changeling</i></td>
<td style="background: #ffcccc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-no2">Nominated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Screen Actors Guild Award</td>
<td>Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role</td>
<td style="background: #ffcccc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-no2">Nominated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BAFTA Award</td>
<td>Best Actress in a Leading Role</td>
<td style="background: #ffcccc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-no2">Nominated</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Academy Award</td>
<td>Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role</td>
<td style="background: #ffcccc; color: black; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-no2">Nominated</td>
</tr>
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		<title>Kareena Kapoor- The Biography</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kareena Kapoor was born to Sindhi-speaking Babita (nee Shivdasani) and Punjabi-speaking Randhir Kapoor on September 21, 1980 in Mumbai, India. She is also very famous with her nick name Bebo. She&#8217;s the new &#8216;Kapoor&#8217; on the horizon. She is born in a family that have been actors for generations, including her paternal great-grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kareena Kapoor was born to Sindhi-speaking Babita (nee Shivdasani) and Punjabi-speaking Randhir Kapoor on September 21, 1980 in Mumbai, India. She is also very famous with her nick name Bebo. She&#8217;s the new &#8216;Kapoor&#8217; on the horizon. She is born in a family that have been actors for generations, including her paternal great-grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor; her grandfather, Raj Kapoor; her paternal uncles, Shammi, Shashi, Rishi, and Rajiv; as well as aunt, Neetu Singh, &amp; Jennifer Kendall, the wives of Rishi and Shashi respectively. On her maternal side, her grandfather, Hari Shivdasani, and aunt, Sadhana, have been actors in their own rights. As a child she studied in Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu, Bombay, and thereafter was enrolled in Dehra   Dun&#8217;s prestigious Welham Girls&#8217; Boarding School. Then she re-located to Harvard for approximately 3 months to take a course in Information Technology and Microcomputers. Upon her return to India, she joined the Government Law College in Churchgate, Bombay, but left it after one year, to enroll in the Kishore  Namit Kapoor  Acting School.<span id="more-908"></span></p>
<div id="attachment_909" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-909" title="Kareena-Kapoor-Pic-028 copy" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//Kareena-Kapoor-Pic-028-copy-150x150.jpg" alt="Kareena kapoor " width="150" height="150" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Kareena kapoor </p></div>
<p>As children, the Kapoor sisters dreamed of becoming actresses. Kapoor was particularly inspired by actresses Nargis and Meena Kumari. However, despite her family background, her father disapproved of women acting because he believed it to be incompatible with their duty to the family. This led to conflict between her parents, and Kapoor&#8217;s mother ultimately left her father. Kapoor was raised in Lokhandwala by her mother who worked several jobs to support her daughters until Karisma debuted as an actress in 1991.</p>
<p><strong>Kareena Kapoor’s Personal Life</strong><br />
In 2004, Kareena began dating actor <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/shahid-kapoor-biography/">Shahid Kapoor</a> whom she eventually parted with during the filming of Jab We Met in 2007. In September 2007, speculation began to surface that she was dating Saif Ali Khan. On October 18, 2007, during Manish Malhotra&#8217;s grand finale show at the Lakme Fashion Week, Khan confirmed their relationship to the media.<br />
Bebo is very close to her family and has resided with her mother Babita for much of her life. Kapoor and her mother lived together in Lokhandwala and then at Park Avenue in Bandra, Mumbai for several years, and in 2008 Bebo and her mother purchased adjacent flats in Khar, Mumbai designed by Akshay Kumar&#8217;s wife Twinkle Khanna. Kapoor says she is an avid reader and swimmer in her leisure time.</p>
<div id="attachment_910" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-910" title="Prithviraj Kapoor to Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//Prithviraj-Kapoor-to-Kareena-Kapoor-and-Ranbir-Kapoor-150x150.jpg" alt="Kareena Kapoor's childhood pic with her family" width="150" height="150" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Kareena Kapoor&#39;s childhood pic with her family</p></div>
<p>Kapoor&#8217;s weight and diet have often been scrutinized by the media. In 2006, Kareena declared that she was becoming a vegetarian to keep her weight in check. Kapoor has denied rumours that she is suffering from anorexia and has attributed her weight loss to yoga and a closely-monitored, balanced diet. When Kapoor lost weight and collapsed on set during the filming of Tashan in 2008, media speculation about her health was rampant. She dismissed the incident as a minor health scare.</p>
<p><strong>Kareena Kapoor’s Career</strong><br />
Kareena Kapoor was not destined to make her debut in the super hit film, Kaho Na Pyar Hai, though she was being groomed for this film, fate had other plans. Her film debut was in the year 2000 with J P Dutta&#8217;s &#8216;Refugee&#8217; along with the debut of Amitabh Bachchan&#8217;s son, Abhishek. Refugee was the fifth-highest grossing film in India in 2000, and Kapoor&#8217;s performance earned her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. In 2001, she worked with Tusshar Kapoor in Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai which was one of the successes of the year. Bebo next starred in Subhash Ghai&#8217;s family drama Yaadein alongside Jackie Shroff and Hrithik Roshan. Yaadein did not do well.  Kareena then appeared in the Abbas-Mustan thriller Ajnabee. The film, based on Consenting Adults (1992), was a moderate box office success in India. Her fiery Kaurwaki act in the epic Asoka with Shah Rukh Khan won her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress award. Her fourth film was the multi-starrer Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham in which she played the part of the haughty yet adorable Pooh. The film was her biggest commercial success. Her performance as &#8220;Poo&#8221; was well-received by critics and earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress nomination.</p>
<div id="attachment_912" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-912" title="Hot-Actress-kareena-kapoor_SexyGirl" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//Hot-Actress-kareena-kapoor_SexyGirl-150x150.jpg" alt="Kareena Kapoor- The goegeous one" width="150" height="150" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Kareena Kapoor- The goegeous one</p></div>
<p>The next two years Kapoor experienced a slump in her career. She featured in six films — Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, Jeena Sirf Merre Liye, Talaash: The Hunt Begins&#8230;, Khushi, Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, and the four-hour war epic LOC Kargil — all of which proved critically and commercially unsuccessful in India. She stepped into the shoes of a sex worker in Chameli with Rahul Bose, earning a Filmfare Special Performance award and also this movie becomes the turning point of her career. The other critically acclaimed film was Dev with Amitabh Bacchan, in which she played Aaliya , a victim in the communal riots in Gujarat. She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. he played the villainous Neha Mehra in Fida. She had three releases in 2005: Bewafa, Kyun Ki and Dosti: Friends Forever, of which the latter did well in the United Kingdom. In 2006, Kareena appeared in three films. She first starred in the thriller 36 China Town followed by the comedy Chup Chup Ke; both films performed reasonably well. It was her role of Dolly in Omkara that clinched the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. The film was an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello and Dolly was based on Desdemona the movie Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. She also appeared in an item number in Farhan Akhtar’s Don, which was originally done by Helen.In 2007, Kapoor starred opposite <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/shahid-kapoor-biography/">Shahid Kapoor</a> in Imtiaz Ali&#8217;s romantic comedy Jab We Met. This will become year&#8217;s most successful films, earning a domestic total of Rs 303 million (US$ 6.24 million). Following Jab We Met, Kapoor featured alongside Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, and Anil Kapoor in the action-thriller Tashan (2008). Though an indiaFM poll named it the most anticipated film of the year, Tashan eventually became a commercial and critical failure. She has lent her voice to Laila in the animation flick Roadside Romeo and is part of Golmaal Returns, a sequel to the comedy hit Golmaal. In 2009, Kapoor appeared in Sabbir Khan&#8217;s romantic drama Kambakkht Ishq alongside Akshay Kumar. Some of the films Kareena’s fans can look forward to in 2009 are Main Aur Mrs.Khanna with Salman and Sohail Khan, Kambakth Ishq with Akshay Kumar, Three Idiots with Madhavan and Aamir Khan, Milenge Milenge with <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/shahid-kapoor-biography/">Shahid Kapoor</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_913" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-913" title="kareena-kapoor1" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//kareena-kapoor1-150x150.jpg" alt="Kareena Kapoor- During award ceremony" width="150" height="150" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Kareena Kapoor- During award ceremony</p></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Movies and Awards for Kareena Kapoor</strong></p>
<table style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: white; border: black; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
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<tr align="center" bgcolor="#B0C4DE">
<th>Year</th>
<th>Film</th>
<th>Role</th>
<th>Other notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2000</td>
<td><em>Refugee</em></td>
<td>Nazneen &#8220;Naaz&#8221; M. Ahmed</td>
<td><strong>Winner</strong>, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award</td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan="5">2001</td>
<td><em>Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai</em></td>
<td>Pooja Saxena</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Yaadein</em></td>
<td>Isha Singh Puri</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Ajnabee</em></td>
<td>Priya Malhotra</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Asoka</em></td>
<td>Kaurwaki</td>
<td>Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham</em></td>
<td>Pooja &#8220;Poo&#8221; Sharma</td>
<td>Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award</td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan="2">2002</td>
<td><em>Mujhse Dosti Karoge!</em></td>
<td>Tina Kapoor</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Jeena Sirf Merre Liye</em></td>
<td>Pooja/Pinky</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="4">2003</td>
<td><em>Talaash: The Hunt Begins&#8230;</em></td>
<td>Tina</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Khushi</em></td>
<td>Khushi Singh (Lali)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon</em></td>
<td>Sanjana</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>LOC Kargil</em></td>
<td>Simran</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan="6">2004</td>
<td><em>Chameli</em></td>
<td>Chameli</td>
<td><strong>Winner</strong>,Filmfare Special Performance Award</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Yuva</em></td>
<td>Mira</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td><em>Dev</em></td>
<td>Aaliya</td>
<td><strong>Winner</strong>, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance</p>
<p>Playback singing for the song <em>Jab Nahi Aaye The Tum</em></td>
</tr>
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<td><em>Fida</em></td>
<td>Neha Mehra</td>
<td>First villain role</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Aitraaz</em></td>
<td>Priya Saxena/Malhotra</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Hulchul</em></td>
<td>Anjali</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">2005</td>
<td><em>Bewafaa</em></td>
<td>Anjali Sahai</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Kyon Ki</em></td>
<td>Dr. Tanvi Khurana</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Dosti: Friends Forever</em></td>
<td>Anjali</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="4">2006</td>
<td><em>36 China Town</em></td>
<td>Priya</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Chup Chup Ke</em></td>
<td>Shruti</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Omkara</em></td>
<td>Dolly R. Mishra</td>
<td><strong>Winner</strong>, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance</p>
<p>Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Don &#8211; The Chase Begins Again</em></td>
<td>Kamini</td>
<td>Cameo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">2007</td>
<td><em>Kya Love Story Hai</em></td>
<td>Herself</td>
<td>Special appearance in song <em>It&#8217;s Rocking</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Jab We Met</em></td>
<td>Geet Dhillon</td>
<td><strong>Winner</strong>, Filmfare Best Actress Award</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="4">2008</td>
<td><em>Halla Bol</em></td>
<td>Herself</td>
<td>Special appearance</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Tashan</em></td>
<td>Pooja Singh</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Roadside Romeo</em></td>
<td>Laila <span style="font-size:smaller; line-height:130%">(voice)</span></td>
<td>Voice over for first animated film</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Golmaal Returns</em></td>
<td>Ekta</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="6">2009</td>
<td><em>Luck by Chance</em></td>
<td>Herself</td>
<td>Special appearance</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Billu</em></td>
<td>Herself</td>
<td>Special appearance in song <em>Marjaani</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Kambakkht Ishq</em></td>
<td>Simrita Rai</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Main Aurr Mrs Khanna</em></td>
<td>Raina Khanna</td>
<td>Post-production</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Kurbaan</em></td>
<td></td>
<td>Filming</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Three Idiots</em></td>
<td>Neha</td>
<td>Filming</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2010</td>
<td><em>Milenge Milenge</em></td>
<td>Priya</td>
<td>Delayed</td>
</tr>
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		<title>Shahid Kapoor- Biography</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shahid Kapoor Personal Life
Shahid Kapoor was born in Mumbai, on 25th February 1981 to actors Pankaj Kapoor and Neelima Azeem, who divorced when he was three years old and he mostly lived with his mother. He shared a good relationship with his father and stepmother Supriya Pathak. He studied in Rajhans Vidyalaya, Mumbai. Kapoor is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Shahid Kapoor Personal Life</strong><br />
Shahid Kapoor was born in Mumbai, on 25th February 1981 to actors Pankaj Kapoor and Neelima Azeem, who divorced when he was three years old and he mostly lived with his mother. He shared a good relationship with his father and stepmother Supriya Pathak. He studied in Rajhans Vidyalaya, Mumbai. Kapoor is also a vegetarian. His maternal grandfather was Anwar Azeem, a noted Marxist journalist and author from Bihar.<span id="more-841"></span></p>
<div id="attachment_842" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-842" title="shahid_kapoor" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//shahid_kapoor_114_1024x768.preview-150x150.jpg" alt="Shahid Kapoor- Very Handsome Looks " width="150" height="150" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Shahid Kapoor- Very Handsome Looks </p></div>
<p>His father married the actress Supriya Pathak. He has a brother Ruhan and sister Sana as well as a step-brother Ishaan Kapoor, Ishaan acted with him in the movie Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi. After completing his schooling from Raj Hans, he joined Shaimak Davar to get trained in dancing. When he was 18, he accidently landed the commercial for Pepsi which starred Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee. He also starred in a music video for the band Aryans and met his college sweetheart Hrishita Bhatt, who also appeared in the video. While filming Fida, Kapoor began dating <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/kareena-kapoor-the-biography/">Kareena Kapoor</a>. They had dated for three years and then separated during the filming of Jab We Met. <img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-843" title="family_001" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//family_001-150x150.jpg" alt="family_001" width="150" height="150" />According to him, they remained on good terms, with him saying, &#8220;I wish her [Kareena] all the happiness in the world. I have great respect for her. She’s a wonderful girl.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Shahid Kapoor’s Career</strong><br />
Shahid is a fabulous dancer owing to the training he undertook at Shiamak Davar Institute for the Performing Arts. He was a background dancer in Subash Ghai’s 1998 release Taal. He was also part of music videos and ads like Pepsi. From an early age, he always wanted to do something in films and his first break came when he got a call from Ken Gosh&#8217;s office for a screen test. After working as an extra here and there, Shahid finally landed a leading role in Ken Ghosh&#8217;s Ishq Vishk in year 2003. winning the  Filmfare Best Male Debut award for his performance. The film also starred <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/amrita-rao-biography/">Amrita Rao</a> and MTV VJ Shenaz Treasurywala. Shahid and <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/amrita-rao-biography/">Amrita Rao</a> enjoy a popular onscreen chemistry.  2004  The year saw him in the thriller Fida and a romantic comedy Dil Maange More, both movie&#8217;s are average on box office. 2005  His releases Deewane Huye Paagal (based on the Hollywood comedy There’s Something About Mary) and Vah! Life Ho Tho Aisa, were both entertaining without creating an uproar at the box office. Shikhar, in which he worked with Ajay Devgan, earned him a Star Screen awards nomination for Best Actor. In 2006, Kapoor starred in 36 China Town. Revolving around the story of seven individuals and a murder, the film became a moderate success despite receiving mixed reviews from critics. With in very short Kapoor&#8217;s second release of the year, Priyadarshan&#8217;s comedy Chup Chup Ke, followed. The film became a moderate success at the box office. Shahid next movie Vivah, a drama of love, was a blockbuster and a high grosser, his performance as Prem widely appreciated. During the summer of 2006, Kapoor embarked on his first world tour, the Rockstars Concert, along with Bollywood stars, Salman Khan, <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/kareena-kapoor-the-biography/">Kareena Kapoor</a>, John Abraham, Esha Deol, Mallika Sherawat and Zayed Khan.</p>
<div id="attachment_844" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-844" title="KareenaShahid" src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//KareenaShahid4-150x150.jpg" alt="Shahid &amp; Kareena in the Blockbuster Hit- Jab We Met" width="150" height="150" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Shahid &amp; Kareena in the Blockbuster Hit- Jab We Met</p></div>
<p>2007  Fool and Final slid by, while for his role as Aditya Kashyap in Jab We Met, opposite <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/kareena-kapoor-the-biography/">Kareena Kapoor</a>, became one of the biggest hits of the year. Shahid was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Awards for the movie Jab we met. 2008  Kismat Connection with Vidya Balan failed to shake the box office and only added to the list of averages. In 2009, Kapoor portrayed the dual role of twins Charlie and Guddu in the crime film Kaminey. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the film received positive reviews and Kapoor&#8217;s performance was critically acclaimed. Later this year, Kapoor is going to appear in Anurag Singh&#8217;s romantic comedy Dil Bole Hadippa! alongside Rani Mukerji and Ahmed Khan&#8217;s upcoming film Paathshala. He is currently working on Ken Ghosh&#8217;s Chance Pe Dance opposite <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/genelia-dsouza-biography/">Genelia D&#8217;Souza</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Movies and Awards for Shahid Kapoor</strong></p>
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<th>Year</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Role</th>
<th>Other notes</th>
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<td>1999</td>
<td>Taal</td>
<td></td>
<td>Background dancer in song <em>Kahin Aag Lage Lag Jawe</em></td>
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<td>2003</td>
<td><em>Ishq Vishk</em></td>
<td>Rajiv Mathur</td>
<td><strong>Winner</strong>, Filmfare Best Male Debut Award</td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan="2">2004</td>
<td><em>Fida</em></td>
<td>Jai Malhotra</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td><em>Dil Maange More</em></td>
<td>Nikhil Mathur</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan="3">2005</td>
<td><em>Deewane Huye Paagal</em></td>
<td>Karan</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><em>Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!</em></td>
<td>Aditya (Adi)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td><em>Shikhar</em></td>
<td>Jaidev Vardhan (Jai)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan="3">2006</td>
<td><em>36 China Town</em></td>
<td>Raj Malhotra</td>
<td></td>
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<td><em>Chup Chup Ke</em></td>
<td>Jeetu/Khaniya</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td><em>Vivah</em></td>
<td>Prem</td>
<td></td>
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<td rowspan="2">2007</td>
<td><em>Fool and Final</em></td>
<td>Raja/Rahul</td>
<td></td>
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<td><em>Jab We Met</em></td>
<td>Aditya Kashyap</td>
<td>Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award</td>
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<tr>
<td>2008</td>
<td><em>Kismat Konnection</em></td>
<td>Raj Malhotra</td>
<td></td>
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<td rowspan="3">2009</td>
<td><em>Kaminey</em></td>
<td>Charlie/Guddu</td>
<td>Double role</td>
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<td><em>Dil Bole Hadippa!</em></td>
<td>Rohan</td>
<td>Releasing on September 18, 2009</td>
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<td><em>Chance Pe Dance</em></td>
<td>Rohit</td>
<td>Releasing on November 6, 2009</td>
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<td rowspan="2">2010</td>
<td><em>Paathshala</em></td>
<td>Rahul</td>
<td>Post-production</td>
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<td><em>Milenge Milenge</em></td>
<td>Amit</td>
<td>Post-production</td>
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		<title>Genelia D&#8217;Souza Biography and Career</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genelia D&#8217;Souza
Genelia D&#8217;Souza also known as Harini to close friends born on 5 August 1987 in England into a Mangalore Catholic family. She is an Indian film actress who appears in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu language films. Genelia is also very famous with her nickname Geenu and Cheenu. Geenu&#8217;s parents Neil D&#8217;Souza, senior official [...]]]></description>
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<p>Genelia D&#8217;Souza also known as Harini to close friends born on 5 August 1987 in England into a Mangalore Catholic family. She is an Indian film actress who appears in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu language films. Genelia is also very famous with her nickname Geenu and Cheenu. Geenu&#8217;s parents Neil D&#8217;Souza, <div id="attachment_2177" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 239px"><a href="http://www.authorpick.net/genelia-dsouza-biography/genelia-dsouza-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2177"><img src="http://www.authorpick.net/&quot;wp-content/uploads//Genelia-Dsouza-1-229x300.jpg" alt="Genelia D&#039;souza" title="Genelia D&#039;souza" width="229" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-2177" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Genelia D'souza</p></div>a senior official with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Jeanette D&#8217;Souza, formerly secretary to Managing Director with a pharma MNC. She has also a elder Brother in her family. <span id="more-137"></span> Cheenu studied at the Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra and then she joined St. Andrews College (Bandra) to pursue her Bachelor&#8217;s Degree of Management Studies. Genelia was also a National level Football player and State level athlete.</p>
<h3><strong>PERSONAL LIFE OF GENELIA D’SOUZA</strong></h3>
<p>Watching movies and Listning the old songs is the Hobbies of Genelia D&#8217;Souza. her favorite dress is</p>
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<p>Jeans, T-Shirts and Salwar Kameez  Cheenu&#8217;s Favorite music director is AR Rehman and her favorite singer is Lucky Ali. Shahrukh Khan is the favorite actor and Kajol is favorite actress of Geenu.</p>
<h3><strong>GENELIA D&#8217;SOUZA&#8217;s CAREER</strong></h3>
<p>Genelia started her career in the year 2003 with three movies – first one was Hindi movie TUJHE MERI KASAM opposite Ritesh Deshmukh another one is the Tamil movie BOYS and the third one is the Telugu movie SATYAM opposite Sumanth. Hindi Movie Tujhe Meri Kasam, which was a remake of Telugu movie Nuvve Kavali and saw an average response. Tamil Movie Boys, on the other hand, which was a hit, as was Satyam. After that Cheenu doing several movies which built her popularity and raised her profile in south India. She acted in successful telugu films like SAMBA, HAPPY and SYE. She followed</p>
<div id="attachment_140" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 213px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-140" title="normal_Genelia D Souza featured in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Wallpaper (7)" src="http://www.authorpick.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/normal_Genelia-D-Souza-featured-in-Jaane-Tu-Ya-Jaane-Na-Wallpaper-7-203x300.jpg" alt="Genelia in Jaane tu ya Jaane naa" width="203" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Genelia in Jaane tu ya Jaane naa</p></div>
<p>it up with a pairing with actor Venkatesh in Subhash Chandra Bose which met with disappointment at the box-office. But in the year 2008 she has again appeared a golden come back in bollywood with moderately successful movie Priyadarshan’s MERE BAAP PEHLE AAP alongside Akshaye Khanna. And then Cheenu got her final breakthrough in Bollywood was through the blockbuster and the year’s hit JAANE TU YA JAANE NA. In this movie Geenu has a role of Aditi Mahant aka &#8220;Meow&#8221;. Her role has been widely admired for her sweetness and freshness, and new style of acting. And now her latest movie is a Telugu film READY in which she was paired opposite Ram was a super hit and a Hindi movie titled LIFE PARTNER with Fardeen Khan which is running successfully in theaters.<br />
Genelia D&#8217;Souza upcoming movies are It&#8217;s MY LIFE with Harman Baweja is to be released in 2009. She will also act in David Dhawan&#8217;s movie HOOK YA CROOK opposite John Abraham and Shreyas Talpade for the first time which is a cricket film, the film will be released in 2009. Geenu also now becomes the brand ambassador of the new Fanta replacing the bollywood princess Rani Mukherjee. And also the brand ambassador of chocolate Perk replacing the heart of bollywood Preity Zinta. She now holds a distinct Limca world record of delivering 4 different super hit films in 4 different languages (Satya (Kannada), Santosh Subramaniyam (Tamil), Ready (Telugu) and Jaane Tu&#8230; Ya Jaane Naa (Hindi)) in span of 1 calendar year.</p>
<h3><strong>AWARDS FOR GELENIA D’SOUZA</strong></h3>
<p>•	Filmfare Award for Best Female Actress for Bommarillu (Telugu), 2006</p>
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<p>•             Nandi Jury Award for Bommarillu (Telugu), 2006<br />
•             Nandi Special Jury Award for Bommarillu (Telugu), 2006<br />
•             Santosham Award for Best Actress for Bommarillu,2006</p>
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		<title>Miley Cyrus-The Rock Star</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MILEY CYRUS
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American singer-songwriter, actress, musician, comedian and author. Miley was born in 23rd November, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Miley is a Daughter of singer/actor Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus. Miley also known as there nick names Smiley and Miley. Smiley has five siblings- older paternal half-brother Christopher Cody, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Miley Ray Cyrus is an American singer-songwriter, actress, musician, comedian and author. Miley was born in 23rd November, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Miley is a Daughter of singer/actor Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus. Miley also known as there nick names Smiley and Miley. Smiley has five siblings- older paternal half-brother Christopher Cody, older maternal half-brother Trace Cyrus, older maternal half-sister Brandi Cyrus, and younger siblings Braison Cyrus and Noah Lindsey Cyrus. Miley is best known for starring as the title character in the Disney Channel series <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/">Hannah Montana</a>.<span id="more-127"></span><br />
<div id="attachment_128" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 247px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-128" title="miley-cyrus" src="http://www.authorpick.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/miley-cyrus-237x300.png" alt="Miley Cyrus" width="237" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Miley Cyrus</p></div></p>
<h3><strong>PERSONAL LIFE OF MILEY CYRUS</strong></h3>
<p>Miley’s Favorite sport is Cheerleading and favorite book is “Don’t Die, My Love”. The song &#8220;Achy Breaky Heart” sung by his father is the favorite song of Smiley and the favorite album is Kelly Clarkson&#8217;s &#8220;Breakaway”.</p>
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<p>Cyrus likes the Rock music such as “The Killer” and “Cold Play”. Miley likes Chinese food for eat. Her only hobby is going for Shopping. Smiley has 3 doggy’s Loco, Juicy and the newest Minnie Pearl. She loves to watch “High School Musical” TV show with her Sister. She has never taken the formal singing lessons. Her Godmother is Dolly Parton. Mandy Jiroux is the best friend and also backup dancer of Miley Cyrus. They together create a youtube channel called MileyMandy and the show known as “The Miley and Mandy Show”. Brenda Song and Ashley Tisdale are the other closest friends of Smiley. Is best friends with her <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/">Hannah Montana</a> co-star Emily Osment, who also plays her on-screen best friend. She is big fan of Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston.<br />
PERSONAL QUOTES<br />
•	Pink isn&#8217;t just a color, it&#8217;s an attitude!<br />
•	There&#8217;s no right or wrong, success or failure. I don&#8217;t look at things as black or white. My life won&#8217;t be a series of either/ors &#8212; musician or actor, rock or country, straitlaced or rebellious, this or that, yes or no. The real choices in life aren&#8217;t that simple.</p>
<h3><strong>MILEY&#8217;s CAREER &amp; CONTROVERSIES</strong></h3>
<p>Miley Cyrus became interested in acting when she was nine. Smiley took classes at the Armstrong Acting Studio while her family lived in Toronto, Canada. Her early career was marked by minor roles, the first of which was playing a girl named Kylie on her father&#8217;s television series Doc. In 2003, Cyrus was credited under her birth name for her role as &#8220;Young Ruthie&#8221; in Tim Burton&#8217;s Big Fish. In October, 2006 after the success of <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/">Hannah Montana</a>, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs from the show. Cyrus&#8217; solo music career began with the release of her debut album, Meet Miley Cyrus on June 23, 2007, which</p>
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<p>included her first top ten single &#8220;See You Again&#8221;. Her second album, Breakout, was released on July 22, 2008. Breakout is Cyrus&#8217; first album that does not involve the <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/">Hannah Montana</a> franchise. Both albums debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. In 2008, she appeared in the<a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/"> Hannah Montana</a> &amp; Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert film. Between sold-out concerts, multi-platinum records, and a hit TV series, <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/">Hannah Montana</a> star Miley Cyrus has some serious business riding on her 15-year-old shoulders. In 2008, Smiley also starred in Bolt and recorded &#8220;I Thought I Lost You&#8221; for the soundtrack for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. Miley starred in the film spin-off of <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/">Hannah Montana</a>, titled <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/">Hannah Montana: The Movie</a> which was released on April 10, 2009. In 2008, Cyrus was listed in Time magazine&#8217;s 100 Most Influential People in The World. Forbes magazine ranked her #35 on the &#8220;Celebrity 100&#8243; list with earnings of $25 million in 2008. Her rank improved to #29 in 2009.<br />
On 25 September 2006, the Disney Channel was launched in South Africa. The first episode of &#8220;<a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/">Hannah Montana</a>&#8221; (2006) was broadcast on Friday, 29 September 2006, the show immediately became the channel&#8217;s &#8220;Flagship&#8221; show. Miley Cyrus is the most recognized Disney Channel star in South Africa with the most DVD releases of the show and 2 versions of her &#8220;Best of Both Worlds Concert&#8221; &#8211; one standard edition and one double disc extended 3-D edition.<br />
On April 25, 2008, the televised entertainment program Entertainment Tonight reported that Miley had posed topless for a photoshoot with Vanity Fair. The photo and subsequently released behind-the-scenes photos, show Cyrus with her bare back exposed but her front covered with a bed sheet.</p>
<h3><strong>AWARDS FOR MILEY CYRUS</strong></h3>
<p>Cyrus performed &#8220;Party in the U.S.A.&#8221; at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards on August 10, and incited controversy due to the performance themes. Critics of the performance complained that she danced provocatively,</p>
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<p>performed along on a dance pole that was on top of an ice-cream pushcart and that one theme seemed to be her poking fun at American culture. Some drew negative similarities to Britney Spears; meanwhile Cyrus welcomed them. Others defended Cyrus, saying that people should not be focused on still images that make the performance more sexual than it really was, instead of her earning six awards. The Walt Disney Company tried to maintain distance from the performance; however, a spokesman did mention that those values are not encouraged by Disney Channel.</p>
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		<title>Selena Gomez Biography</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SELENA GOMEZ
Selena Gomez is one the most grooming stars in USA. She is a Tremendous Actress and wonderful Singer. She is also very well known as Alexa Russo of a television series Wizard of Waverly Place. It’s a Disney Channel series. Selena Marie Gomez was born in 22nd july 1992 in the New York City, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Selena Gomez is one the most grooming stars in USA. She is a Tremendous Actress and wonderful Singer. She is also very well known as Alexa Russo of a television series <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/wizards-of-waverly-place-the-superhit-series/">Wizard of Waverly Place</a>. It’s a Disney Channel series. Selena Marie Gomez was born in 22nd july 1992 in the New York City, New York. Her Mother Mandy Cornett (Amanda) is an Italian Women from Dallas, Texas. Her Father Ricardo Gomez is from New   Mexico. Mandy gave birth to Selena at 16. She is the only child of his parents. Selena’s parents get divorced in the year 1997. 10 year later Mandy get married again with Brian Teefy.  Selena is also very popular with her nicknames “Sel and Selly”.<span id="more-67"></span></p>
<h3><strong>SELENA GOMEZ PERSONAL LIFE</strong></h3>
<p>Her name “SELENA” means “MOON” in Greek. Very cute Big smile and Converse Sneakers are the Trade Marks of this very beautiful n cute girl. She born with Naturally curly Black Hair.</p>
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<p>She want Danny Jones middle school located in Texas. Before landing the role of “Alex Russo” in <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/wizards-of-waverly-place-the-superhit-series/">Wizards of Waverly Place</a> Selena wasn’t fan of neither magic or the Harry Potter franchise. Her favorite subject is Science and favorite Sport is Basketball. Rachel McAdams is the Favorite actress and Role model of Selly. She played a roll of the daughter of Steve Carell’s in the movie Horton Hears a Who, but she never got to meet him. She is intersted in acting because of her mother Mandy Cornett who is also an actress. Paramore is Selly’s favorite Band and she loves to sing “Rockstar” by <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/">Hannah Montana</a> and also anything by Paramore. She has four dogs Chip, Willy, Fina and Wallace . Selly enjoyed a lot while Cheerleading, Surfing and Skateboarding. Disney discovered Selena in a nation wide casting call. The theme tune of <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/wizards-of-waverly-place-the-superhit-series/">“Wizards of Waverly Place” </a>of Disney channel was sing by Selena. Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift are the Selena’s Best friends. Selena and Demi Lovato have matching Guitar pick Necklaces. Selena and Demi Lovato also doing a Youtube show known as The Demi and Selena Show. She also written and sung a song about herself on Youtube called “Selena Gomez” by Greg Kurka. Selena wants to create her own band that is the only reason she learn how to play Guitar, Drums and Piano. Sel wears a purity ring that says “True Love Waits”. Selena is Italian and Mexican heritage and her parents divorced when she was only 5 year old. She took part in Disney channel Earth Day</p>
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<p>Celebration. 26th Oct, 2007 was the day when Selena got the first appearance with Radio Disney.  Selly is a huge fan of Jhony Depp and her celebrity crush is Shia Lebeouf. Fernanda Romero and Selena’s family both are from same town Mexico. Selly is also a big Friend of Jennifer Stone.</p>
<p><strong>SOME PERSONAL THOUGHTS OF SELENA GOMEZ are:-</strong><br />
•	I was never the girl who thought I need to make sure I look like all other girls. I think you look best when you stand out.<br />
•	Be yourself always, there’s no one better!<br />
•	I&#8217;m going to be in a band &#8211; no Selena Gomez stuff. I&#8217;m not going to be a solo artist. I think that I don&#8217;t want my name attached to it. I basically want to make music that is fun and that parents and kids can jump around to and have a good time to.</p>
<h3><strong>SELENA GOMEZ&#8217;s CAREER</strong></h3>
<p>Selena moves from the New York City to a small town Grand Prairie, Texas in a very younger age. Barney and Friends in the year 1992 was the debut television show of Selena. She played a role of Gianna in this series, where she really discovered her talent. But they drop Selena from the series in just 2 years.  But this is not the End of this very talented star, she get an oppurtunity to play a very</p>
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<p>small role in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over in the year 2003 .After that a bit part in 2005 when she played Julie in Walker, Texas Ranger. She is also in “Trial By Fire” with Mitchel Musso and in the year 2006 as Emily Grace Garcia in Brain Zapped she recorded a song for the movie. She also be a part as guest appearance as “Gwen” in “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” in 2005 and then the big one as Hannah’s Rival, the evil Mikayla in <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/hannah-montana-fabulous-series-of-disney/">Hannah Montana</a> in the year 2006. And after this Selly doesn’t move behind and go on and on. In the year 2007 Sel got her greatest break in the magical series <a href="http://www.authorpick.net/wizards-of-waverly-place-the-superhit-series/">“Wizards of Waverly Place”</a> as a Alex Russo now who become very popular character. In March 2008 she made her first animated movie Horton Hears a Who. And after that she is a star in “Another Cindrella Story” in year 2008 with another star of Disney Channel Andrew Seeley for ABC films .Her two Disney Channels original movies “Princess Protection Program” and real life BFF (Best Friend Forever) Demi Lovato both in year 2009.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-74" title="Selena Gomez Awards" src="http://www.authorpick.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/selena-gomez-teen-choice-awards-2009-06-199x300.jpg" alt="Selena Gomez Awards" width="199" height="300" /></p>
<h3><strong>AWARDS FOR SELENA GOMEZ</strong></h3>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Awards</span></h2>
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<th style="background:yellow;">Year</th>
<th style="background:yellow;">Award</th>
<th style="background:yellow;">Category</th>
<th style="background:yellow;">Work</th>
<th style="background:yellow;">Outcome</th>
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<td rowspan="2">2008</td>
<td>Alma Award</td>
<td>Outstanding Female Performance in a Comedy Television Series</td>
<td rowspan="4"><a href="http://www.authorpick.net/wizards-of-waverly-place-the-superhit-series/">Wizards of Waverly Place</a></td>
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<td>Imagen Awards</td>
<td>Best Actress &#8211; Television</td>
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<td rowspan="11">2009</td>
<td>Image Awards</td>
<td>Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children&#8217;s Program &#8211; Series or Special</td>
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<td>Nickelodeon Kids&#8217; Choice Awards</td>
<td>Favorite TV Actress</td>
<td class="table-yes2" style="text-align:center;background: yellow;vertical-align: middle;" rowspan="2">Won</td>
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<td rowspan="3">Young Artist Award</td>
<td>Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special &#8211; Leading Young Actress</td>
<td>Another Cinderella Story</td>
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<td>Best Performance in a TV Series &#8211; Leading Young Actress</td>
<td><em><a href="http://www.authorpick.net/wizards-of-waverly-place-the-superhit-series/">Wizards of Waverly Place</a></em></td>
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<td>Best Performance in a Voice-over Role</td>
<td>Horton Hears a Who!</td>
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<td rowspan="4">Teen Choice Awards</td>
<td>&#8220;Choice Summer- Celebrity Dancer&#8221;</td>
<td>Another Cinderella Story</td>
<td class="table-yes2" style="text-align:center;background: yellow;vertical-align: middle;" rowspan="4">Won</td>
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<td>&#8220;Choice Other Stuff &#8211; Red Carpet Icon: Female&#8221;</td>
<td>Herself</td>
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<td>&#8220;Choice Summer &#8211; TV Show <small>(shared with cast)&#8221;"</small></td>
<td rowspan="2">Princess Protection Program</td>
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<td>&#8220;Choice Summer &#8211; TV Star-Female&#8221;</td>
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<td>Imagen Awards</td>
<td>Best Actress &#8211; Television</td>
<td rowspan="2"><em><a href="http://www.authorpick.net/wizards-of-waverly-place-the-superhit-series/">Wizards of Waverly Place</a></em></td>
<td class="table-no2" style="text-align:center;background: yellow;vertical-align: middle;" rowspan="2">Nominated</td>
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<td>Alma Award</td>
<td>Special Achievement Comedy- Television- Actress</td>
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		<description><![CDATA[KATRINA KAIF
Kartina Kaif is currently one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood. 16th jul 1984, Katrina was born in Hong Kong to a Kashmiri Muslim father, Mohammed Kaif and British Christian mother, Suzzane. Her mother, a Harvard Graduate was a lawyer but later became involved in Charity work. Katrina grew up in Hawaii and [...]]]></description>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>KATRINA KAIF</strong></h2>
<p>Kartina Kaif is currently one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood. 16th jul 1984, Katrina was born in Hong Kong to a Kashmiri Muslim father, Mohammed Kaif and British Christian mother, Suzzane. Her mother, a Harvard Graduate was a lawyer but later became involved in Charity work. Katrina grew up in Hawaii and then moved to the London. Katrina is half Indian and half British. Her father is an NRI and her mother is English, which makes her poor at Hindi. She is also very popular as her nickname “KAT”.<span id="more-24"></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>PERSONAL LIFE</strong></h3>
<p>Kat is a Indian supermodel. She has 7 sisters. Katrina was discovered at the age of 14 as a model for jewelry campaign. Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India. Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, Rocky S are the Favorite Indian designers of Kat and favorite international designers are Armani, Miu Miu, Prada, Versace. Irfan Pathan is the favorite cricketer of Katrina.</p>
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<p>Kat’s Favorite actor are Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan and favorite actress is Kajol and Madhuri Dixit. Katrina&#8217;s Favorite movies are Umrao Jaan (1981), Casablanca (1942), and Gone with the Wind (1939). She love to use Gucci Rush perfume. Dahi and Rice is the favorite Indian food of Kat. She enjoys modeling, acting, dancing, playing chess, watching movies, painting, resting, cooking, going to spas, going to the gym, meeting new people, and getting together with friends. The famous Rs. 2 lakh ($4,814) worth silver dress she flaunts in the movie Welcome (2007/I) was gifted to her by Emilio Pucci. Kat is the most searched bollywood celebrity as per google’s 2008 data.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SOME PERSONAL QUOTES</strong></p>
<p>• &#8220;I&#8217;ve been very blessed, I think, or what do you call it&#8230; mmm&#8230; lucky to get at this stage what I have. It&#8217;s not like I&#8217;ve come from acting school and done work at an academy or something. I feel I&#8217;ve been given a very huge chance and opportunity.&#8221;<br />
• I think I have been very lucky so far. I have done a lot of ads and also some films down south. People have liked me. I guess I have found a balance.<br />
• Salman Khan did not help me get movie offers. What rubbish! Will any producer take a risk of millions of rupees at the instance of any person? Everyone knows that the film industry is highly competitive, and one gets a job on one&#8217;s talent only and not on any recommendation.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>KATRINA KAIF&#8217;s CAREER</strong></h3>
<p>Kat got the first modeling offer when her age was only 14, started out by modeling for a jewelry campaign. In India she worked with Photographer Atul Kasbekar. She did lots of commercial for Fevicol, lakme and Veet among others. Since 2007 she has starred in several commercially successful films,</p>
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<p>which made her one of the popular actresses in current Bollywood. Kaif first came to the notice of filmmaker Kaizad Gustad while she was modelling in London. That led to her break in Bollywood in the film ‘Boom’. Kaif saw success with the 2005 film Sarkar where she had a small role Abhishek Bachchan&#8217;s girlfriend. Her next release, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan, earned her an award at the Stardust Award for breakthrough female performance.<br />
In 2007 Katrina appeared in the hit movie Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office dud Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. She has since featured in a series of box office hits that include Apne, Partner and Welcome.<br />
2008 saw her play a negative role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan&#8217;s hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan&#8217;s secretary who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother played by Akshay Khanna. She appeared next in Anees Bazmee&#8217;s box office super-hit Singh Is Kinng alongside Akshay Kumar for the fourth time. Kaif&#8217;s final release of the year, Subhash Ghai&#8217;s Yuvvraaj, was a surprise critical and commercial failure.<br />
Kaif&#8217;s first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham was a critical and commercial success. Kaif&#8217;s performance was highly appreciated with critic Taran Adarsh writing, &#8220;Katrina gives you the biggest surprise. Known for her glamour roles, Katrina proves that she can deliver if the director and writer offer her a role of substance. She&#8217;s outstanding. In fact, people will see a new, different Katrina this time.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Katrina Salman Controversy</strong><br />
Kat involves in a very popular controversy and that is her affair with bollywood star Salman Khan. It doesn&#8217;t matter that what media write or published about Kat and Sallu&#8217;s relationship, but both of these celebrities</p>
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<p>never publicly admitted that there is something more than just casual friendship between them. But the media followed Kat and created hot news items like Katrina spends time with Salman’s family, or that Salman has helped her improve Hindi.<br />
In a interview when some one ask to Kat about her relationship with salman and also about tha Ash and Abhishek&#8217;s marriage and her planning toh settle down with Salman then her reply is:<br />
(Laughs) You should ask Salman this. I have no clue, and, oh yes, tell me what he says.<br />
16th jul in a party given by Sallu to celebrate Kat&#8217;s b&#8217;day he officially proposed Katrina. And the in past year Salman and Katrina announced their engagement. Salman expressed that they will getting married very soon but every time Katrina says that she want to focused on her career. A week ago, some Marathi language newspaper published a story that Katrina is already married. Later the newspaper denied the story and Katrina cleared it up saying that the world will know when she gets married.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>AWARDS FOR KATRINA KAIF</strong></p>
<p>Katrina voted at the No.1 spot in FHM India&#8217;s 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll. She also Won Best Female Style Icon at the IIFA Awards. In the year 2005-06 Kat Won the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) for Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya?  And then in 2008 Kat Won Sabsay Favourite Heroine Award. In the same year 2008 Katrina Won the British-Indian Actor award for the Zee Cine Awards.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Movies Of Katrina Kaif</strong></p>
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<th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year</th>
<th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film</th>
<th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role</th>
<th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes</th>
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<td>2003</td>
<td>Boom</td>
<td>Rina Kaif / Popdi Chinchpokli</td>
<td></td>
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<td>2004</td>
<td>Malliswari</td>
<td>Princess Malliswari</td>
<td>Telugu film</td>
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<td rowspan="3">2005</td>
<td>Sarkar</td>
<td>Pooja</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya</td>
<td>Sonia</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Allari Pidugu</td>
<td>Shwetha</td>
<td>Telugu film</td>
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<td rowspan="2">2006</td>
<td>Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye</td>
<td>Jia A. Yashvardhan</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Balram vs. Taradas</td>
<td>Supriya</td>
<td>Malayalam film</td>
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<td rowspan="4">2007</td>
<td>Namastey London</td>
<td>Jasmeet Malhotra (Jazz)</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Apne</td>
<td>Nandini</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Partner</td>
<td>Priya Jaisingh</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Welcome</td>
<td>Sanjana Shetty</td>
<td></td>
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<td rowspan="4">2008</td>
<td>Race</td>
<td>Sophia</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Singh Is Kinng</td>
<td>Sonia</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Hello</td>
<td>The Storyteller/God</td>
<td>Special appearance</td>
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<td>Yuvvraaj</td>
<td>Anushka Banton</td>
<td></td>
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<td rowspan="4">2009</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>Maya</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Blue</td>
<td>Nikki</td>
<td>Releasing on October 16, 2009</td>
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<td>Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani</td>
<td>Jenny</td>
<td>Releasing on November 06, 2009</td>
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<td>De Dana Dan</td>
<td></td>
<td>Releasing on November 27, 2009</td>
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<td>2010</td>
<td>Rajneeti</td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align: center;">Filming</td>
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