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Diana Mariam Kurian (born 18 November 1984), best known by her stage name Nayantara (Malayalam: നയന് താര), is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya (2004) and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi (2005), following which she starred alongside popular lead actors. Following several commercial successes such as Chandramukhi (2005), Ghajini (2005) and Billa (2007), she had established herself as one of the leading actresses in Tamil cinema.
Nayantara was born in Bangalore, Karnataka as the youngest daughter to Malayali parents, Kurian Kodiyattu and Omana Kurian. Her brother, Lenu, who is nine years elder to her, lives in Dubai. As her father was an Indian Air Force official, she studied in various parts of India, mainly in North India. A Knanaya Catholic by birth, she did her schooling in Jamnagar, Gujarat and Delhi. Following his retirement, they settled in Kerala, where she continued her college studies, at the Kendriya Vidyalaya schools in Kerala. In Tiruvalla, she studied at Balikamadom Girls Higher Secondary School and then attended Marthoma College for her bachelor's degree in English Literature.
Nayantara was spotted, while she was still in college, by director Sathyan Anthikkad, who cast her opposite Jayaram in the 2003 Malayalam film Manassinakkare. Later, she co-starred alongside Mohanlal in Natturajavu and in Fazil's Vismayathumbathu. She was also cast with Mammootty in Thaskaraveeran and Raapakal.
She subsequently started appearing in Tamil and Telugu films. In 2005, she was cast opposite Sarath Kumar in Hari's Ayya, debuting in the Tamil film industry, and followed it up with Chandramukhi. The comedy horror film, in which she starred alongside Rajinikanth, became one of the most successful Tamil films in history, running for over 800 days in theatres, eventually turning Nayantara into one of the most-sought after actresses in Tamil. Later that year her third Tamil film, A. R. Murugadoss' Ghajini, in which she played a secondary female character, again was a commercially highly successful venture. However, she later disclosed that appearing Ghajini was a big mistake and the "worst decision" she ever took. She then made her debut in Telugu, starring in the film Lakshmi, following which she performed in Boss, alongside Venkatesh and Nagarjuna respectively. She regained her star billing in Kollywood acting opposite Ajith Kumar in the Vishnuvardhan-directed Billa. The gangster film, a remake of the same-titled 1980 Tamil film, went on to become a blockbuster success at the box office, while Nayantara received many accolades for her performance as Sasha.
In 2008 she had five releases, four of which were in Tamil. Her first release, the family entertainer Yaaradi Nee Mohini was one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the year, besides receiving seven nominations at the 56th Filmfare Awards South, including a Best Actress nomination for Nayantara for her portrayal of Keerthi. Her subsequent releases, however, Kuselan opposite Rajnikanth, Sathyam opposite Vishal and Villu opposite Vijay, were all unsuccessful, while Aegan became an average grosser. Her only successful release in 2009 was Aadhavan with Surya which released in October 2009, and become one of the few successes of 2009.
In 2010, all her releases, which featured her in the lead female role turned out to be commercial successes. She delivered five super hit films in the four Southern languages - Bodyguard (Malayalam), Adurs and Simha (Telugu), Boss Engira Bhaskaran (Tamil) and Super (Kannada). The latter three, in particular, were exceptionally successful, with Simha becoming one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of the year and Boss Engira Bhaskaran releasing to highly positive reviews and becoming a blockbuster. Upendra's Super, which marked her debut into the Kannada film industry opened to rave reviews, while her performance was also praised by critics. She also starred in Shyamaprasad's critically acclaimed Malayalam film Elektra. Her performance was well appreciated by critics when it was screened at the International Film Festival of India. The film was also screened at the Dubai International Film Festival.
While shooting for her Tamil film Vallavan, she was romantically linked with the film's director and co-actor Silambarasan Rajendar, which she, however, denied. During the making and after the release of her film Villu, reports suggested that she was in a relationship with its director Prabhu Deva, with some sources even claiming that both had married secretly in June 2009. She had tattooed his name on her wrist, and began appearing with him in public, while keeping silence and refusing to comment about the issue, neither denying nor confirming the relationship. In September 2010 then, Prabhu Deva openly confessed his love for Nayantara and further stated that he would marry her soon. The issue soon gained media attention and turned into a controversy, since Prabhu Deva was already married and not divorced yet, with his wife Ramalath, unwilling to agree for a divorce, filing a petition at the family court, seeking directions against her husband and Nayantara from marrying, attending functions together and receiving awards as husband and wife and requesting a reunion with him. Furthermore, Ramalath threatened to go on hunger strike, if Prabhu Deva married Nayantara,while several women's organizations also conducted protests against Nayantara for "bringing disrepute to Tamil culture", burning an effigy of her.
Ashwini Bhave is an Indian actress from a Maharashtrian Koknastha Bramhin family in Mumbai. She has worked in many Marathi films and some Hindi films. She has performed along with Madhuri Dixit-Nene in many countries. She was born on May 7.She started her career in Hindi films with R.K Banner's Henna.Film did well at the box office,through she was in second lead in the film,she got more offers than leading lady of Henna-Zeba Bakhtiar.She got roles with substance in films like Meera Ka Mohan & Sainik,but these films could not help her career.She was signed opposite Anil Kapoor in Yash Chopra's Parampara,but anil walked out of the film and Vinod Khanna was signed,bhave too decided to walk out as she felt her pairing with khanna is not suitable,but chopra convinced her to do the film.She later did few films with Mithun.She got critical acclaim for 1996's Bhairvi,but was upset when she did not get any nomination for it at award functions.She later moved to T.V for sometime and did a mega-serial Yug.She walked out with praise for her performances in Yugpurush and Bandhan,but there were no suitable bollywood offers,so she moved back to Marathi Cinema.
She is married to Maharashtrian software engineer Kishore Bopardikar. They are settled in San Francisco in the United States. She has two children who are currently undergoing primary education. She plays a major role in the NRI community in the Bay Area. One of her friends is actress Ponni Chesser of Night of Henna and Bicycle Bride fame.
Recently she made a come back as a producer and lead actress in a Marathi movie named Kadachit (2007). The movie played in Maharashtra. Audiences loved the movie. Kadachit was also shown in United States Of America.
Mamta Mukhund Kulkarni (Marathi: ममताकुलकर्णी), born 20 April 1972) in Mumbai, is a former Bollywood Actress.
Mamta Kulkarni made her debut through the Tamil film Nanbargal which was released in Hindi as Mera Dil Tere Liye directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, made her Bollywood debut in the 1992 movie Tiranga. In 1993 she starred in Aashiq Awara which won her a Filmfare Lux New Face Award. She went to appear in many other films such as Waqt Hamara Hai (1993), Krantiveer (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995) and Ghatak: Lethal (1996) which did well at the box office. However most of her roles involved being a love interest to the leading man of the films or appearing in glamorous song-and-dance sequences.
That seemed to change when Rajkumar Santoshi, in whose earlier movie Ghatak: Lethal (1996) she had a cameo appearance, cast her as the female lead in his 1998 movie China Gate, an ambitious remake of Seven Samurai. In a deglamourised role and sharing screen space with some of Hindi cinemas finest actors, she had the perfect opportunity to showcase her acting talent.
However, things did not go as planned. Relations between Santoshi and the actress soured, and rumours began circulating that Kulkarni was dropped from the movie, and reinstated only after gangster Chhota Rajan intervened on her behalf. When the movie was finally released, it was also a huge flop. Furthermore, the only song in the movie, the item number Chamma Chamma, was picturised on Urmila Matondkar, even though Kulkarni had built her reputation with such numbers. To add insult to injury, the song turned out to be a chartbuster, and was even used in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge!, and greatly increased Urmila's popularity.
Angered at the turn of events, Kulkarni lashed out at Santoshi, accusing him of cutting her screen time because she had refused his advances. Santoshi denied all rumours related to the movie, and the matter was given a quiet burial. However, this proved to be the death blow to Kulkarni's career. She only appeared in a handful of movies after that, and new offers dried up. She quit movies after her last appearance in the 2002 film Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum. Then she moved to New York after she married an NRI. Mamta also did movies in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Malayalam.
Stardust controversy
She gained fame after posing topless (but with her arms crossed over her breasts) for a photograph that appeared on the cover of Stardust, a popular Indian film magazine in September 1993. She was charged under India's obscenity laws, and found herself under attack from both conservative religious groups, and women's groups. The outspoken actress lashed out at protesters, calling them hypocrites.
Kulkarni was finally convicted in July 2000, and fined Rs 15,000. However, this caused yet another controversy because she appeared in court in a burqa to evade photographers, which led to death threats and protests from the local Islamic community.
At the same time, she continued to be dogged by controversy. In 1997, she was reportedly paid a large amount to perform at a private function by a legislator from Bihar, who was later arrested after investigations into the Fodder Scam case. Kulkarni was interrogated, but she denied any knowledge of the legislator's antecedents.
Former Bollywood actress Anita Raj who was popular in the 1980s.
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Filmography
* Thodi Life Thoda Magic (2007) * Sagar Sangam (2000) * Gehra Raaz (1996) * Ghar Ki Izzat ... aka The Honor of the House (International: English title) (1994) .... Sheela S. Kumar * Adharm (1992) .... Sharda * Mehndi Shagna Di (1992) * Virodhi (1992) .... Mrs. Shekhar * Swarg Jaisaa Ghar (1991) .... Savitri * Kaun Kare Kurbanie (1991) .... Anita A. Singh * Jasa Baap Tashi Poore (1991) .... Dr. Anita * Maut Ki Sazaa (1991) (as Anita Raaj) .... Jyotsna * Zimmedaaar(1990) (as Anita Raaj) .... Anita * Hum Se Na Takrana(1990) .... Sundari * Pati Patni Aur Tawaif (1990) .... Kiran * Khatarnaak (1990) .... Helena * Sher Dil (1990) * Abhimanyu (1989) .... Lalita * Billoo Badshah(1989) * Clerk (1989) .... Pooja * Asmaan Se Ooncha (1989) .... Anita Malik * Jurrat (1989) .... Julie * Nafrat Ki Aandhi (1989) .... Radha * Taaqatwar (1989) (as Anita Raaj) .... Anju Khurana * Paanch Fauladi (1988) .... Annu * Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga (1988) (as Anita Raaj) .... Vandana * Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988) .... Deepa * Mahaveera (1988) .... Dancer * Saazish (1988) .... Roma * Sagar Sangam ... aka The Meeting of Rivers (India: English title) (1988) .... Subitra * Shiv Shakti (1988) * Zalzala (1988) .... Sheela * Insaf Ki Pukar(1987) (as Anita Raaj) .... Police Inspector Sheela * Hiraasat (1987) (as Anita Raaj) .... Renu * Satyamev Jayate (1987) (as Anita Raaj) .... Vidya Kaul * Hawalaat (1987) .... Salma/Shamim Khan * Insaniyat Ke Dushman (1987) .... Shashi * Ek Aur Sikander (1986) .... Basanti tangewali * Asli Naqli (1986) .... Anita * Mazloom(1986) (as Anita Raaj) .... Purnima 'Poonam' A. Singh/Purnima V. Singh * Teesra Kinara (1986) * Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge (1986) .... Shobha * Kala Dhanda Goray Log (1986) (as Anita Raaj) .... Sandhya * Ilzaam (1986) .... Kamal * Jwala (1986) .... Mastani * Mera Haque (1986) .... Bijli * Mohabbat Ki Kasam (1986) .... Shop-owner's wife * Lover Boy (1985) .... Bijli * Masterji (1985) .... Shobha * Ghulami (1985) .... Tulsi * Jaan Ki Baazi (1985) * Karishma Kudrat Kaa (1985) .... Paro * Karmyudh (1985) .... Usha Saxena * Yaar Kasam (1985) (as Anita Raaj) * Zulm Ka Badla (1985) (as Anita Raaj) .... Geeta A. Verma/Mrs. D'Sa * Andar Baahar (1984) .... Girl that Raja met outside the prison * Laila (1984) (as Anita Raaj) .... Padmini Singh * Lakhon Ki Baat (1984) .... Shobha Prakash * Zameen Aasmaan(1984) * Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984) .... Nupur * Bad Aur Badnaam (1984) * Jeene Nahi Doonga (1984) .... Bijli - Raka's girlfriend * Achha Bura (1983) .... Rita Roy * Naukar Biwi Ka (1983) .... Jyoti Nath 'Rani' * Jeet Hamaari (1983) (as Anitaraj) .... Anita * Prem Tapasya (1983) .... Anita * Zara Si Zindagi (1983) .... Kusum * Dulha Bikta Hai (1982) .... Shayla * Mehndi Rang Layegi (1982) * Prem Geet (1981) .... Shikha * Prem Geet (1981) .... Shikha
