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# Manisha Koirala broke off her engagement to Crispin Conroy, the Australian Ambassador to Nepal in 2001. “Just yesterday I wanted to marry Crispin and have his babies. Today we’ve drifted apart. The truth is, Crispin wanted to marry this May. When the date came close I developed cold feet. I realised I wasn’t ready for marriage. Like they say, sometimes the man is right but the time isn’t.”

# Her grandfather, and two of her great uncles were Prime Ministers of Nepal.

# Her ambition was to be a doctor but landed in Bollywood.

# The hot actress was appointed as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in 1991. She is actively involved in working with social organizations to promote women’s rights, prevention of violence against women, and to prevent the human trafficking .

# She helped Hrithik Roshan when he was in controversy of issuing anti Nepal statement in 2000.

# She was voted the most beautiful Bollywood actress in 90s.

Manisha Koirala controversies

# She broke off her engagement to Crispin Conroy, the Australian Ambassador to Nepal in 2001. “Just yesterday I wanted to marry Crispin and have his babies. Today we’ve drifted apart. The truth is, Crispin wanted to marry this May. When the date came close I developed cold feet. I realised I wasn’t ready for marriage. Like they say, sometimes the man is right but the time isn’t.” Now she has been linked with an Italian businessman.

# In 2002, The actress accused the director of the film Ek Chotisi Love Story Shashilal Nair of shooting obscene postures using another actress in her place, without Manisha’s approval. Koirala also stated that Nair accepted to reshoot the scenes provided she bears half the expenses.

# The actress sued Nair and dragged him to the court of law. She prayed for deleting the obscene postures which she didn’t do.Finally, the court stayed the release of the film.

# There was an agitation in Nepal following a media report which stated that Koirala had named her pet dog after a revered Muslim figure.She was given police security. Koirala denied the facts and the Police said that the actress had no pet at all.

Manisha Koirala quotes

# “I wish I could be like other actresses who claim they haven’t kissed even at the age of 27!I can’t see myself changing nappies and cooking dinner for too long. I’m too independent to live off a man’s earnings.”

# “I live my life openly, and I don’t have double standards. Bollywood is very male dominated and hypocritical. It makes its women dance semi-nude on screen, but when it comes to life beyond the screen, it expects them to be virgin white. But I refuse to lead a double life. I am what I am on the surface. Yes I party a lot, I have my friends, but that doesn’t make me a coke addict.”

# “I was not serious initially. I thought I would do a couple of films and go back to studies…”

# “I can’t play chulbuli roles all over again. Give me roles like I had in Company and Escape from Taliban and I will happily do them. I came from nowhere, made a mark. I am happy. Looking back there are no regrets.”

# “In Nepal, where I come from, people die for their beliefs. I can never compromise on my principles. I can’t play games to get roles.”

# “I refuse to be a doormat to any man. I will never allow anyone to push me around. I am my own mistress.”

Manisha Koirala best movie list

• Saudagar [ Dilip Kumar , Raaj Kumar , Manisha Koirala ]
• 1942: A Love Story [ Anil Kapoor , Manisha Koirala , Jackie Shroff , Anupam Kher ]
• Bombay [ Arvind Swamy , Manisha Koirala ]
• Akele Hum Akele Tum [ Aamir Khan , Manisha Koirala ]
• Agni Sakshi [ Jackie Shroff , Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala ]
• Khamoshi: The Musical [Nana Patekar , Salman Khan , Manisha Koirala , Seema Biswas ]
• Gupt: The Hidden Truth [ Bobby Deol , Manisha Koirala , Kajol , Paresh Rawal , Om Puri ]
• Dil Se [ Shahrukh Khan , Manisha Koirala , Preity Zinta ]
• Mann [ Aamir Khan , Manisha Koirala , Sharmila Tagore ]
• Kachche Dhaage [ Ajay Devgan , Saif Ali Khan , Manisha Koirala ]
• Company [ Ajay Devgan , Manisha Koirala , Vivek Oberoi , Mohanlal ]
• Escape From Taliban [ Manisha Koirala , Nawab Khan ]
• Indian [ Kamal Hassan , Manisha Koirala ]
• Mudhalvan [ Arjun , Manisha Koirala ]
• Aalavandhan [ Kamal Hassan , Manisha Koirala ]
• Baba [ Rajanikanth , Manisha Koirala ]
• Mumbai Express [ Kamal Hassan , Manisha Koirala ]

Biography / Biodata

Hot facts in Biography

# Madhuri Dixit was in great controversy due to her relationship with sanjay Dutt it caused a storm, when Sanjay’s wife issued a press statement proclaiming her desire to have Sanjay back.

# The Choli ke peeche song in Khalnayak also turned to be a headache for her. A women liberation groups asked for a ban on Madhuri.

# The hot actress is trained as a Kathak dancer.

# She wanted to be a Micro-biologist, and did study in that course in Bombay’s Parle College.

# She made her bollywood debut with Abodh in 1984, it was a flop.

# She was awarded the “National Citizens Award” in 2001.

# The actress was a playback singer in ‘Devdas’ and ‘Wajood’.

# Her favourite Indian hero is “Balraj Sahani”.

# Her favourite Indian heroine is “Nargis”.

# Her favourite all time Movie is “Roman Holiday”.

# MF Hussain’s ‘Gajagamini’ is an art film that has Madhuri playing a range of characters.

# The actress dominated Hindi cinema industry during 1980s and 1990s.

# There was a movie made in her name, i.e “Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon!” [2006]

Madhuri Dixit quotes

# “My family gives me enough security and warmth. I don’t have to look for it outside! After achieving so much success and fame I’m apprehensive about people’s motives. I want to be sure that people want to be friends with me and not my fame!”

# “I have never bothered to find out who the other heroine is in my film at any stage of my career. Competition doesn’t matter because I give my best to all my shots anyway. “

# ” I hope I’m not sounding presumptuous or vain. but I think like Sridevi, I was another heroine who could break the barriers between the classes and the masses”

# “When Hussainji narrated the script to me, I couldn’t understand it. And I told him so. So, he worked out a storyboard and then I could visualise the whole film. You know the film is like a painting on celluloid.” [About Gajgamini]

# “No I won’t. Our lives come a full circle. For someone else to be No.1, someone has to give up the position. Didn’t Hemaji bow out to give place to Sridevi? When I joined films I was clear I wanted to make a name, which I have done.”

# ” I feel I am capable of much more. I guess every artiste feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate.”

Madhuri Dixit best movie list

• Dayavan ( Vinod Khanna , Feroz Khan and Madhuri Dixit )

Madhuri’s best movies

• Tezaab ( Anil Kapoor , Madhuri Dixit )
• Ram Lakhan ( Anil Kapoor , Jackie Shroff , Madhuri Dixit , Dimple Kapadia )
• Dil ( Aamir Khan , Madhuri Dixit , Anupam Kher )
• Saajan ( Sanjay Dutt , Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan )
• Beta ( Anil Kapoor , Madhuri Dixit )
  
• Khalnayak ( Sanjay Dutt , Jackie Shroff , Madhuri Dixit , Subhash Ghai , Ramya Krishna )
• Hum Aapke Hain Kaun ( Mohnish Behl , Salman Khan , Maduri Dixit , Renuka Shahne )
• Koyla ( Shahrukh Khan , Madhuri Dixit )
• Dil To Pagal Hai ( Shahrukh Khan , Madhuri Dixit , Karishma kapoor , Akshay Kumar )
• Pukar ( Anil Kapoor , Madhuri Dixit , Namrata Shirodkar , Danny Denzongpa )
• Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam ( Shahrukh Khan , Madhuri Dixit , Salman Khan )
• Devdaas ( Shahrukh Khan , Aishwarya Rai , Madhuri Dixit )
  
• Aaja Nachle ( Madhuri Dixit , Kunal Kapoor , Konkona Sen Sharma )

Madhuri Dixit mojar awards

• Filmfare Best Actress Award [ Dil,1990 ]
• Filmfare Best Actress Award [ Beta,1992 ]
• Filmfare Best Actress Award [ Hum Aapke Hain Kaun,1994 ]
• Filmfare Best Actress Award[Dil To Pagal Hai,1997 ]
• Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award [ Devdas,2002 ]
• Star Screen Award Best Actress [ Hum Aapke Hain Kaun!,1994 ]
• Star Screen Award Best Actress [ Raja, 1995]
• Star Screen Award Best Actress [ Mrityudand,1997 ]
• Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress [ Devdas,2002 ]
• Zee, Best Actress [ Dil To Pagal Hai,1998 ]
• Zee, Best Supporting Actress [ Lajja,2002 ]

Biography / Biodata

Hot facts in Biography

# After her debut film Kasoor, Lisa Ray seems to have lost her interest in films. She said “I realised that that world was not for me. It demands dedication…”

# The actress wants to be a novelist.

# She is one of the top-10 most beautiful Indian women of the millennium in India. [Poll conducted by Times of India]

# The actress was the “brand ambassador” for Lakme cosmetics in India.

# She made her debut in bollywood with the film “Kasoor” in 2001 opposite Aftab Shivdasani.

# The actress speaks many languages including Hindi though not brought up in India.

# She was voted “Star of the Future” at the Toronto Film Festival 2002.

# She was grown up in Toronto.

# Her father is an Indian and mother is a Polish.

# The actress started her modelling career when she was 16.

Lisa Ray quotes

# “The story of my so-called affair with Sanjay Dutt came as a shock to me. I couldn’t handle it, so I ran away to Canada.”

# “I have no home. I’m kind of placed in London, but Paris is where my boyfriend is. My parents are in Toronto and I work in New York and India a lot. That makes me a bit of a chameleon, and frankly, I like that.”

# “A lot of models are going into films hats off to them. It’s a difficult life and unfortunately people expect too much from them. They probably work their butts off. I’m just much lazier, I guess.”

# ‘I think I’m completely flexible. I can be made to look very different every time – that’s my special contribution to any project. I can look young and innocent, or do a great vamp look; very, very foreign or absolutely Indian.’

# “Every role that I’ve done is totally different. All About You is comedy; I’m the comic relief in that . Civil Brand is drama; I’m the lead in that. Everything is totally different. I’m doing exactly what I want to do.”

# “I believe in destiny.”

# “When ever I’m stressed I love getting away and going home to Toronto.”

# “India is such a strong movie-going culture. Watching a film in a cinema there is radically different from watching one anywhere else. It’s not just about watching the film. The entire family socializes while watching the movie.”

# “I do feel that I’m equally at ease in Paris as I am in a village in India as I am in a cafe in Montreal or on Queen Street in Toronto. I like that. It work for my acting process as well.”

# “In the past, whenever I have seen myself on screen, I have felt uncomfortable so often, wondering why I reacted in a particular way in one scene, or why I didn’t react in a particular way in another.” [2006]

# “Even before the film was released, we knew it would be wrong to think that Water is only about widows in a holy city in India. And Canadian audiences knew that instantly. Some people have come out of the theater, telling us that Water made them think a lot about their own communities. A Greek woman told me, ‘I never realized it, but we did similar things to our widows.’” [About film Water, 2005]

# “I worked in one film in Bollywood but I am here, and I look forward to films being made here. I have nothing against good Bollywood films. Many are very camp and very over the top — those films are not for me. I have lived in India for some years and am very proud of my Indian heritage.” [ About future in Bollywood]

Lisa Ray best movie list

• Kasoor ( Aftab Shivdasani , Lisa Ray )
• Takkari Donga ( Mahesh Babu , Bipasha Basu , Lisa Ray )
• Bollywood Hollywood ( Rahul Khanna , Lisa Rai , Jessica Pare , Moushmi Chatterjee )
• Water ( Seema Biswas , Lisa Rai , John Abraham )
• Ball and Chain ( Sunil Malhotra , Lisa Rai , G. Asrani , Kal Penn )

Biography / Biodata

Hot facts in Biography

# Lara Dutta is a beauty with brain this was proved when she scored the highest possible marks in the history of the Miss Universe Contest. Her personality fetched her the maximum 9.99 marks in interview.

# The hot actress was offered a role in Hollywood films namely “The Matrix Reloaded” (2003) and “The Matrix Revolutions” (2003), but she rejected as she didn’t like the script.

# She is actively working with an organisation focusing on increasing global awareness of women’s rights.

# Her father L.K. Dutta is a retired Wing Commander. [2006]

# Her mother Jennifer, is half Scottish and half Indian.

# She has two sisters and one of them is serving in ” Indian Air Force “

# She was graduated in economics from Bombay University at Bangalore.

# She won the Miss Gladrags competition in 1997.

# She won the title “Miss Universe in 2000″.

# She was appointed as “ULFA Goodwill Ambassador” in 2001.

# She made her bollywood debut through the film “Andaaz” in 2003. She won Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for her role in the film.

# Her family re-located to Bangalore, in 1981.

# She speaks Hindi and English.

# She was injured recently while shooting for an ad. She tripped and injured her knees during a running sequence. [ 2007]

# Karan Johar and Lara Dutta will be working together in an ad campaign for Louis Vuitton. Interesting fact is that Karan is doing campaign for free because of his long association with the brand. [July 26, 2007 ]

Lara Dutta quotes

# “Today, I know how far I can go without being made to look vulgar on screen. I wouldn’t wear a bikini. I don’t want to do the skin thing any more.”

# ” I know there are many actors around who survive on hype. I am, however, not one of them. I have never had this sense of urgency to make it to the top. I do not believe in the number crunching game either. I’m just enjoying the process of being a part of the industry “

# “I never thought of getting into acting or the glamour world when I was a child. I really wanted to be a pilot and fly around the world. “

# “I was never a party person, I would prefer to watch a movie on a weekend rather than shake a leg at a party, and I love watching films in multiplexes. I go there, meet people and enjoy the whole experience of sitting there, eating popcorn, like any other cinemagoer.”

# “I am answerable to my fans about my professional life. I will make sure that even if they don’t like my film, they won’t be disappointed with my work.”

# “I have my reservations on how much skin I am willing to show (in films). Even in real life, I am much more conservative in my dressing.”

# “I was really surprised while living in America that Americans were clueless about the Indian culture and woman in particular, and it was an amazing triumph for me to go out there and change the perspective that they had about Indian women.”

# “We’ve never claimed to be best friends. We’ve had our ups and downs, after all, we’re competitors in the same field. But I’d hate to have an attitude towards her. I think Priyanka is very talented but I don’t think we’re up for the same slot. Both of us will definitely create our own slots.” [About Priyanka Chopra ]

# “If I am stylish and smoke on big screen, then youngsters of our country are bound to follow that. I have not yet got one good reason why people smoke in life! I have never understood the reason and logic of smoking.” [About smoking]

# “I’m happy with my growth, though I’m not moving at my own pace.”

# “Earlier, I used to take everyone’s advice. Now, after having worked with the likes of Karan Johar (Kaal), I know I want a great atmosphere to work in.”

# “I don’t want to take on roles out of desperation. I’ve never been the kind to dig my nails in and hang on desperately. At the end of the day, I want to be happy that I’ve done some good work in the industry.”

# “When I am free I watch films. Any good film entertains me. My favourite actor is Amitabh Bachchan.”

# “My boyfriend is capable of promoting himself and taking decisions on his own. These are just rumours that I am promoting Kelly in the industry. We never advise each other in our matters. Kelly and I co-operate when the situation demands.”

Lara Dutta best movie list

• Andaaz ( Akshay Kumar , Priyanka Chopra , Lara Dutta )
• Masti ( Vivek Oberoi , Aftab Shivdasani , Ritesh Deshmukh , Ajay Devgan , Amrita Rao , Rakhi Sawant , Lara Dutta )

• No Entry ( Anil Kapoor , Lara Dutta , Salman Khan , Esha Deol , Fardeen Khan , Celina Jaitley , Bipasha Basu )

• Kaal ( John Abraham , Esha Deol , Vivek Oberoi , Lara Datta , Ajay Devgan )

• Dosti – Friends Forever ( Akshay Kumar , Bobby Deol , Kareena Kapoor , Lara Datta )

• Zinda ( Sanjay Dutt , John Abraham , Lara Dutta , Celina Jaitley , Mahesh Manjrekar )

• Bhagam Bhag ( Akshay Kumar , Govinda , Jackie Shroff , Lara Datta , Paresh Rawal , Manoj Joshi , Tanushree Dutta , Rajpal Yadav , Shakti Kapoor )

• Jhoom Barabar Jhoom ( Abhishek Bachchan , Preity Zinta , Lara Dutta , Bobby Deol , Amitabh Bachchan )

• Partner ( Salman Khan , Katrina Kaif , Govinda , Lara Dutta )

Biography / Biodata

Hot facts in Biography

# Her name ‘Esha’ comes from Sanskrit term which means “the divine beloved”.

# Esha Deol is daughter of the bollywood legends, ie Dharmendra and Hema Malini.

# The sexy actress is extremely possessive about her father Dharmendra.

# During her school days Esha Deol had much interest in sports and she excelled at soccer.

# Esha Deol has a Masters Degree in Media Arts and a Bachelor Degree In Computer Technology at Oxford University.

# The actress slapped co-star Amrita Rao on the sets of Pyaare Mohan. [2005]

# The actress said “Yes. One day after pack-up, Amrita abused me in front of my director, Indra Kumar and my cameraman and I thought that was totally out of line. To protect my self-respect, in the heat of the moment, I slapped her. I have no regrets becauseshe totally deserved it for her behaviour towards me at that point of time. I just stood up for myself and my dignity.” [ later they compromised]

# She learnt Bharatanatyam and Odissi styles from her mother Hema Malini, who is a famous performer. Together, they have performed many dance recitals.

# She has a younger sister, Ahana, and two step-brothers, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.

# She came to limelight after blackbuster “Dhoom”.

# The actress speaks English, Hindi and Tamil fluently.

# She obtained Masters Degree in Media Arts and Computer Technology from Oxford University.

# Her favorite actresses are Kajol and Julia Roberts.

# Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor are her good friends.

Esha Deol quotes

# “There have been days when I was at home and thinking that the day wasn’t worth living. If I’d not been an actress, I would have been a very fat girl, bored with life. I love living a hectic life.”

# “If the role demands, I am ready to dress up a particular way. You would never find me in a low neck or a saree pallu draped the wrong way in real life. I am dressed more simply. But it’s fun being sexy sometimes.”

# “Marriage can’t be taken lightly. I have to be in love to be married to him.”

# “There can’t be another Dharmendra for sure, but if a guy looks a bit like him, I’ll be interested. I like all-heart-no-bull talk. He should lead a healthy lifestyle because that lasts longer than a hot body.”

# “I won’t give up anything for my man. I won’t make him give up anything either. I would prefer to walk hand in hand and continue to do what we’re doing, and support each other.”

# “I walk like my dad and that doesn’t suit the ramp. Models walk like cool cats whereas I walk like a stray cat,”

# “Face your fears and live your dreams.”

# “An actress is all about acting, revealing is not even in the job!”

# “The Dhoom series in India is quite like the international Bond series, and I’ve been a part of it. I enjoy working here and don’t find the need to go to the West to make a point. I doubt the West will come to me. They are flooded with hot blonde chicks around them to even think about casting me as a Bond girl.”

# “My dream role would be something of a mix of Razia Sultan and Mother India . But being a classical dancer, at the end of the day, I would love to play that on screen too. I’ve had enough of the jhatak matak roles”

Esha Deol best movie list

• Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche ( Aftab Shivdasani , Esha Deol , Jaya Bachchan , Sanjay Kapoor )
• Yuva ( Ajay Devgan , Abhishek Bachchan , Vivek Oberoi , Rani Mukherjee , Esha Deol , Kareena Kapoor )
• Dhoom ( Abhishek Bachchan , John Abraham , Uday Chopra , Rimi Sen , Esha Deol )
• Kaal ( John Abraham , Esha Deol , Vivek Oberoi , Lara Dutta , Ajay Devgan )
• Dus ( Sanjay Dutt , Sunil Shetty , Shilpa Shetty , Abhishek Bachchan , Zayed Khan , Esha Deol )
• No Entry ( Anil Kapoor , Lara Dutta , Salman Khan , Esha Deol , Fardeen Khan , Bipasha Basu )
• Ankahee ( Aftab Shivdasani , Amisha Patel , Esha Deol )
• Cash ( Ajay Devgan , Ritesh Deshmukh , Esha Deol , Zayed Khan , Sunil Shetty , Diya Mirza , Shamita Shetty )

Esha Deol awards

• Filmfare Best Debut Award [ Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe,2002 ]
• Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer – Female [ Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe,2002 ]
• Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut [ Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe , 2003 ]
• IndiaFm Awards – Best Actor In A Negative Role [ Ankahee , 2007 ]
• Best Actress (Italian Film Festival) [ Ankahee ,2007 ]

Biography / Biodata

Trivia

# Diya Mirza and Aamir Khan publicly expressed their support for the Narmada Bachao Andolan, opposing the construction of the dam as it was likely to cause ecological imbalance and rehabilitation problem. BJP leaders led led a protest march against both the actor and actress.

# Her name is spelled Dia, but in most of her movies its misspelt as Diya.

# Her favourite actors are Aamir Khan , Nana Patekar and Shahrukh Khan .

# Diya Mirza enjoys reading English classics.

# The hot actress began her career at the age of 16 working as a market executive at Sriven Mult-tech in Hyderabad. She used to earn monthly salary of Rs 5000. Diya Mirza’s car was seized in 2006 by the customs deportment alleging evasion of custom duties.

# She won the title of Miss Asia Pacific in 2000.

# She was the second runner up in the Miss India 2000 contest.

# She won the title of “Miss Beautiful Smile 2000″. She won “The Sony Viewer’s Choice Award 2000″.

# The sexy actress won the title of Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 2000.

# Her father Frank Handrich was a German interior designer.

# Her mother is Deepa Mirza is from Bengal.

# Her parents got divorced when she was six years old.

# Her father Frank Handrich died when she was nine years old.

# After Frank Handrich’s death her mother remarried Ahmed Mirza.

# So far The actress worked with Arjun Rampal in six movies namely Deewaanapan, Tehzeeb , Alag , Familywala , Dus Kahaniyaan and Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. [2006]

Diya Mirza quotes

# “I have learned a lot in the film industry. There was a time when I told my mother let’s go. It was getting frustrating. But then I realized things were not so bad for me. Filmakers respected me. And this is what kept me going.”

# “Once my mother fell unconscious. I called Salman since he stays close to my house. It was with his help that I was able to rush my mother to the hospital. The doctor later told us that had we not to got my mother admitted within those 15 minutes, she would have had very little chance of survival. I’m eternally grateful to Salman and will stand by him no matter what.” [About Salman Khan]

# “Everybody can have an opinion and nobody has the right to impose one’s opinion on another.”

Diya Mirza Movies list and Upcoming movies