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Aalia Furniturewala, popularly known by her stage name Alaya F started her career in 2020 with a comedy film. She is born into the Bedi family. Her mother is also an Indian actress and TV host, and her father is a businessman.
Her grandparents are late classical dancer Protima Bedi and actor Kabir Bedi.
Furniturewala studied at the Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai. She went on to pursue her diploma from the New York Film Academy. She is also training to be a Kathak and contemporary dancer.
On joining the industry, Furniturewala changed her name to Alaya F and made her acting debut in Nitin Kakkar's Jawaani Jaaneman (2020)
In 2020, Alaya F won the Fresh Face female award at the Vogue Beauty Award. In 2021, she received the Best Female Debut at Filmfare Award for her film Jawani Jaaneman.
Later, in 2022, she won the Most Promising Actor at Lions Gold Award for Jawaani Jaaneman.
She co-starred with Kartik Aryan in the film Freddy. Her other projects include Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat (2022), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024), U Turn (2023) and Srikanth (2024).
Apart from movies, Furniturewala has appeared in Goldie Sohel's music video for Goldie Sohel: Aaj Sajeya (2021). She has also been featured in commercials and print advertisements for brands like Lenskart and Nykaa.Furniturewala was ranked 42nd on the Most Desirable Women List of 2020 by The Times of India. She was the face of Nykaa's 'A Million Nakhras' campaign in 2022. She was also featured in Eastern Eye's '30 under 30 Asians' list in 2023.- Manushi Chhillar (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian model and the winner of the Miss World 2017 pageant. She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant, which she won. Chhillar is the sixth Indian woman to win the Miss World pageant. She was signed up as a brand ambassador for Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one of the world's largest retail jewellery groups. Chhillar was named as the "Times Most Desirable Woman of India 2017". She was also featured in a television commercial for Club Factory.
Chhillar was born in Rohtak, Haryana to father, Dr. Mitra Basu Chhillar, who is a scientist at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) while her mother, Dr. Neelam Chhillar, is an associate professor and department head of neurochemistry at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences.
Chhillar studied at St. Thomas' School in New Delhi and was all India CBSE topper in English subject in class 12. She cleared the All India Pre Medical Test and NEET exam in her first attempt and is pursuing a medical degree (MBBS) at the Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College in Sonipat. She is a trained Kuchipudi dancer, and has trained under legendary dancers Raja and Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy. Chhillar has also attended the National School of Drama.
Chhillar's journey in pageantry began with Fbb Campus Princess 2016 where she was crowned as one of the finalists from All India Institute of Medical Sciences during her college (Pulse) fest in December 2016. Thereafter, she went on to win the title of fbb Femina Miss India Haryana in April 2017. Chhillar represented the state of Haryana in annual Femina Miss India competition and was crowned Femina Miss India 2017 in the finale held on 25 June 2017. During the competition, Chhillar was crowned Miss Photogenic, and went on to win the competition as well, earning the right to represent India at the Miss World 2017 competition.
Chhillar represented India at Miss World 2017, where she became a semifinalist in the Top Model, People's Choice, and Multimedia competitions, and was the winner of the Head-to-Head Challenge from Group Nine and co-winner of the Beauty with a Purpose competition. She is fourth Beauty with a Purpose winner at Miss World from India. Chhillar's Beauty with a Purpose project was Project Shakti. The campaign's goal is to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene. She visited about 20 villages for the project and treated over 5,000 women.
On 18 November 2017, Chhillar was crowned Miss World 2017 by outgoing titleholder Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico in the finals in Sanya, China. She became the sixth Indian woman to win the crown, and the first since Priyanka Chopra won Miss World 2000.
As Miss World 2017, Chhillar returned to India on 26 November, where she was greeted by a large crowd. A homecoming press conference was arranged for Chhillar at St Regis Hotel, Mumbai. She was one of the celebrity speakers at the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad. Chhillar was announced as the brand ambassador for Anaemia Free Haryana. Her Beauty with a Purpose campaign, 'Project Shakti' was given government aid of 18 crore (approximately $2.8 million), ensuring free availability of sanitary napkins for all girls in the government schools of Haryana by Chief Minister of the state Manohar Lal Khattar. She was honoured with the Special Achievement Award at the 2017 CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Awards for winning Miss World. She was also India's top trending personality on Google search in 2017. She received Proud Maker of India award at Six Sigma Healthcare Leadership Summit 2017 in New Delhi. She was also guest speaker at the 10th C4IO by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise at Pushkar.
She made a debut in 2018 edition of annual celebrity calendar by leading Indian fashion photographer Dabboo Ratnani. She made an appearance in special show Super Nights With Padman to promote her Beauty with a purpose project on menstrual hygiene in association with Akshay Kumar's Pad Man (film). She graced the covers of Cosmopolitan (magazine) India mag February 2018 edition, Grazia India, March 2018 edition, L'Officiel India April 2018 edition and an Indonesian lifestyle magazine HighEnd.
After her homecoming ceremony, Chhillar's first visit was to London along with Julia Morley, the Chairman and CEO of Miss World. They joined the royal honouring ceremony of Marsha Rae Ratcliff OBE, the Past Master of The Worshipful Company of Carmen. The ceremony took place at the historic landmark of Trinity House directly opposite to the Tower of London. Chhillar met and interacted with Caroline Ratcliff, the mother-in-law of Marsha Rae Ratcliff. At the ceremony, Chhillar also met Princess Michael of Kent, a member of the British Royal Family. During her stay in the United Kingdom, Chhillar visited the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio in Leavesden, where all the eight movies of the Harry Potter film series was filmed.
Chhillar returned to India and attended the launch event of Audi Q5 cars held in Delhi. Later, she reached the Bennett University in Greater Noida and interacted with its faculty. In a session organised by the University, she answered the questions put forward by the students. She also joined them in a game of badminton and basketball.
In February 2018, she started the first leg of her Beauty With A Purpose tour with Miss World 2017 continental winners - Magline Jeruto (Africa), Ha Eun Kim (Asia), Annie Evans (Oceania), Stephanie Hill (Europe), Solange Sinclair (Caribbean), Andrea Meza (Americas) and Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle at the 1st global edition of 'Feminine Hygiene Awareness' campaign in Hyderabad in collaboration with Government of Telangana. They continued the campaign at Kolkata, where Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a special adda session on Feminine Hygiene in association with Miss World Beauty With a Purpose world tour team. They visited "New Light" NGO in slum area of Kolkata and also learnt to make low cost biodegradable sanitary pads at the Jute Industries Research Association. The team further worked on spreading awareness about menstruation and ensuring the availability of sanitary pads in rural areas. They joined hands with Aakar Innovations, an NGO that works on the same issue, to create more low cost, biodegradable sanitary napkins. She also visited Mumbai's Dharavi slum area for 'Save the Girl Child' event.
Manushi, along with the Miss World team, also met Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice-President of India, and Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, to discuss her beauty with a purpose project. She visited Indian cities Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi for her 42-day beauty with a purpose tour. Chhillar then reached Hong Kong city and was later invited by China Central Television to star in the biggest live event Chinese New Year's Gala at China. The Miss World team landed in Indonesia in continuation with the humanitarian tour. During her stay in Indonesia, Manushi visited The Golden Bridge, a Beauty with a Purpose project which was completed by Miss Indonesia 2014, Maria Rahajeng, participated in humanitarian activities and also crowned Miss Indonesia 2018, the representative of Indonesia for Miss World 2018.
Chhillar suffered a leg injury and was unable to perform her duties. During her recovery, she celebrated Raksha Bandhan, an Indian festival dedicated to honor the bond between a brother and sister. After recovering from her leg injury, Chhillar landed in Los Angeles, California, United States for a vacation with her grandparents. Manushi along with the Miss World team were invited to the sets of Ellen DeGeneres Show. Later, she met Marisa Butler, USA's representative for Miss World 2018.
Chhillar reached Sri Lanka and had the opportunity to meet John Amaratunga, the Minister of Tourism Development of Sri Lanka. She later visited the Philippines for the second time to attend the coronation event of Miss World Philippines 2018, as one of the judges. She reached France to attend the presentation event of 'Beauty with a Purpose' documentary at the resort town of Cannes in the French Riviera. Chhillar then landed in Sanya, China and was a member of the jury in Miss China World 2018. She inaugurated the 'Haryana Film Policy' in the Indian city of Gurgaon, along with the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar. - Sara Ali Khan was born on 12 August 1995 in Mumbai to Saif Ali Khan, son of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore, and Amrita Singh; both actors of the Hindi film industry. A member of the Pataudi family, she is also the maternal granddaughter of Rukhsana Sultana and Shivinder Singh Virk. She has a younger brother, Ibrahim Ali Khan. Her half-brother, Taimur Ali Khan, is Saif's son from his second marriage to Kareena Kapoor. Khan is of predominantly Bengali and Pathan descent on her father's side, and of Punjabi descent on her mother's side.
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In 2023, Ananya Panday starred as the leading lady in the sequel "Dream Girl 2," alongside Ayushmann Khurrana. She also starred in the pivotal role in the film 'Kho Gaye Hum Kahaan' alongside Siddhant Chaturvedi and Adarsh Gourav, for which the actress received accolades for her role as Ahana. She bagged the Zine Cine Awards' 'Performer of the Year,' Pinkvilla's 'Most Stylish Performer of the Year,' Femina Beautiful Indian's 'Standout Performer of the Year,' and News 18's ShowSha Reel Awards' 'Breakthrough Performance.
Ananya Panday made a special appearance in the song "HeartThrob" from the film "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani." Her upcoming projects include Vikramaditya Motwane's cyber thriller, "Control," and an Amazon Prime Video series titled "Call Me Bae." Additionally, she is set to star in the period film "Shankara," alongside Akshay Kumar, produced by Dharma Productions.- Actress
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Tara Sutaria was born on 19 November 1995 in a Gujarati family. Her family is Parsi. She has a twin sister named Pia. Both trained in classical ballet, modern dance and Latin American dances at the School of Classical Ballet and Western Dance, Royal Academy of Dance, United Kingdom and the Imperial Society for Teachers of Dancing, United Kingdom. She has been a professional singer since she was seven years old, having sung in operas and competitions since then. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Media from St. Andrew's College of Arts, Science, and Commerce.- Janhvi Kapoor comes from an eminent family of actors and filmmakers who have been famous faces in this industry for a long time.
Kapoor's father is an actor and a producer. Her mother was a renowned actress who acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, Kannada, and Malayalam movies.
Actor Arjun Kapoor is her half-sibling, while actor Sonam Kapoor is her cousin. Actors Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor are her uncles.
Kapoor completed her schooling at Ecole Mondiale World School in Mumbai. Her mother was not keen on Kapoor joining the film industry and wanted her to become a doctor instead. But Kapoor insisted on following her mother's footsteps.
She went on to complete an acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in California. After returning to India, Kapoor made her acting debut with Dhadak (2018), with Ishaan Khattar playing the male lead and directed by Shashank Khaitan under the Dharma Productions banner. The film grossed over Rs.100 crores worldwide within two weeks of its release.
Kapoor's performance in the movie won her the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut in 2019.
Her next screen appearance was in Ghost Stories (2020), a horror anthology film. It comprised four short films, each directed by a different director. Kapoor played the role of a young nurse in the short story directed by Zoya Akhtar. Ghost Stories was released on Netflix.
Kapoor played the title role in her next movie Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020), a biopic on aviator Gunjan Saxena. To live up to the demands of the biopic, she underwent physical training and prepared herself to imitate the body language of an air force officer. The film got an OTT release and premiered on Netflix, and it received mixed reviews from critics.
In Roohi (2021), she essayed a double role for the first time in her career. It was a comedy horror film where she acted opposite Rajkummar Rao. The film received a theatrical release after much delay due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following year, Kapoor appeared in two films. In Good Luck Jerry (2022), directed by debutant Siddharth Sen, she again played the titular lead role, and it was a black comedy crime film that premiered on Disney+ Hotstar.
Good Luck Jerry was the Hindi adaptation of the Tamil movie Kolamavu Kokila (2018).
Her other film Mili (2022), was a survival thriller. In the film, her character Mili gets locked in a freezer, and she does everything possible to fight against the freezing cold and keep herself alive. It was a remake of the Malayalam movie Helen (2019).
Mili was produced by her father and Zee Studios and directed by Mathukutty Xavier, who had directed the original Malayalam version of the movie. While the film received mixed reviews from the critics, they praised Kapoor's performance in the titular role.
Apart from films, Kapoor appeared in a music video in 2020 for the promotional song of Angrezi Medium (2020).
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Ishaan Khatter is a new-age Bollywood actor who comes from a family of film stars. He was born to Rajesh Khattar and Neelima Azim, both actors by profession. Also, renowned actor Shahid Kapoor is Khatter's half-brother.
He completed his schooling at Jamnabai Narsee School and later went to Billabong High International School.
He started working in movies when he was a kid. He made his first on-screen appearance in the 2005 film, Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005). The movie had Shahid Kapoor, Khatter's half-brother, as the lead.
He entered the mainstream Industry with his debut in Majid Majidi's drama, Beyond the Clouds (2017). This movie premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and was released in 2018 across theatres in India. He won the Best Actor award for the film at the 5th International Bosphorus Film Festival and a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance as a drug dealer in the drama.
His film Dhadak (2018), where he starred opposite Janhvi Kapoor, was his first commercial success. The movie was directed by Shashank Khaitan and was inspired by a Marathi blockbuster, Sairat (2016). The plot of Dhadak (2018) revolves around the love story of two youngsters in Rajasthan and how they struggle with issues like caste discrimination, political pressure, etc., to make things work. The movie, Dhadak made over Rs.1.1 billion, making it a big commercial success.
He is also a part of the popular British miniseries, A Suitable Boy (2020) released in 2020. He was cast opposite renowned actress Tabu in this series. Critics and audiences across the country widely appreciated his performance in this series.
Khatter was also cast alongside Katrina Kaif and Siddhant Chaturvedi in the comedy-horror movie Phone Bhoot (2022) in 2022. He appeared in a commercial short film for Apple Inc. the following year, Fursat (2023), which Vishal Bhardwaj directed using an iPhone 14 Pro.- Actor
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Ibrahim Ali Khan was born on 5 March 2001 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023), Sarzameen and Tashan (2008).- Born on 28th December, 1995, Ahan Shetty is a bollywood Actor and the son of Actor Suniel Shetty and Mana Shetty. Actor Athiya Shetty is his elder sister. Inclined towards acting from his schooling days, his first stint with acting was a stage play in school which sealed his choice of becoming an actor. His first film released is Tadap which is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Fox star Studios, directed by award winning director Milan Luthria. The film has done extremely well at the Box Office and has won many accolades from the fraternity and critics alike for his portrayal of the Role "Ishana" - the main protagonist. Ahan Shetty is trained in martial arts and is an extremely good dancer. He has a flair for body building in believes in staying fit and eating right
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Ahaan Panday was born on 23 December 1997 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Freaky Ali (2016), The Railway Men (2023) and Untitled Ahaan Panday movie.- Khushi Kapoor is an emerging Indian actress and the younger daughter of film producer Boney Kapoor and the late actress Sridevi. Growing up in a renowned film family, Khushi has garnered attention for her poised presence and style. While details of her acting career are still unfolding, her social media presence and public appearances suggest a promising future in the entertainment industry.
- Sanjana, a Delhi-based girl, debuted her acting career and got fame with the blockbuster Bollywood movie- Rockstar (2011), alongside Ranbir Kapoor & Nargis Fakhri.She studied at Modern School, Delhi and she not only used to participate in the school curricular activities, she had won a lot of them. Back in school, at the tender age of 14, she started her acting career in Bollywood with the Imtiaz Ali's film- Rockstar (2011). She played the character- Mandy, Nargis Fakhri's sister, alongside protagonist Ranbir Kapoor. She completed her degree in Journalism & Mass Communication with distinction from the renowned college- Lady Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi. Her father- Sandeep Sanghi is a renowned entrepreneur and her mother- Shagun Sanghi is a home-maker. She later started modeling offers for print shoots and advertisements. She had worked for major brands such as Coca-Cola, Cadbury, Myntra, Aircel, Dabur, Tanishq, etc. In 2017 she appeared in Hindi Medium (2017) young Mita whose adult version was played by Saba Qamar, same year she appealed in Fukrey Returns (2017) as Katty.
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Aryan Khan was born on 13th November, 1997 in New Delhi to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and producer Gauri Khan. His siblings are Suhana Khan & AbRam Khan. He is an Indian actor and model in the Bollywood industry. He made his debut as a child artist by playing his father's role's younger version in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001). He also dubbed the voice of Simba in the Hindi version of Disney's live-action fantasy film The Lion King (2019). He is also known for working in The Incredibles (2004) and Flour Baby (2019). He was arrested on 3rd October 2021 with 7 other accused after the Narcotics Control Bureau raided an alleged rave party on a cruise. However, no contraband was found on him.