Mahima Chaudhry

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Mahima Chaudhry

Born: 13 September 1973
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation: Actress, model

Mahima Chaudhry (born 13 September 1973 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada), whose real name is Ritu Chaudhry, is a popular Indian actress.

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[edit] Biography

Mahima was a model before she became a Bollywood actress, once appearing with Aishwarya Rai in a Pepsi commercial. Her first breakthrough performance, where she won rave reviews, was Pardes (1997) as Ganga, the love interest of two men played by Shah Rukh Khan and Apoorva Agnihotri. The role of Ganga was a village girl who still values her culture. She was chosen to be the female lead among about 3,000 applicants who auditioned for Pardes. Her career was launched by Subhash Ghai who had also launched the careers of popular actresses like Madhuri Dixit and Manisha Koirala. She changed her name to Mahima Chaudhary since Subhash Ghai has a superstitious belief of launching big careers with actresses whose names start with the letter 'M'. She won rave review for her first performance in Pardes (1997) as a village girl who still values her culture. Unlike most top actresses in India, she didn't mind playing supporting roles in films (example: Dhadkan (2000), Dil Kya Kare (1999)). Apart from her role in Pardes (1997), she also won acclaims on her role as Kavita, the devoted wife of Ajay Devgan in Dil Kya Kare (1999) which earned her a second filmfare nomination. She was also nominated for her performances in Dhadkan and Dobara.

She has played a variety of roles and is known as one of the few actresses who has played every different role an actress could play. Starting with the village girl in Pardes (1997), her variety of roles include: Daag The Fire (1999)_ where she played a nasty prostitute, in Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999) she played a widow forced by circumstances to marry her brother-in-law, in Dhadkan (2000) she's a loving friend of a man who's madly in love with another woman, in Deewane she plays a singer hopelessly in love with a thief, in Kurukshetra she plays the stubborn wife of a police officer, in Lajja she plays a young bride forced to fight dowry, in Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001), she plays a stubborn tenant who won't give up her home at any cost, in Om Jai Jagadish she's the loving homemaker, in Dil Hai Tumhaara she's the loving sister who'd do anything for her sister's happiness, in Dobara she's the frustrated wife and psychiatrist, in The Film she's a desperate struggling screenwriter, in Zameer she's a paralytic dancer, in Film Star she's an uptight arrogant fading actress, in Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005) she's a slutty actress who'd do anything to get in a big movie and in Souten (2006) she plays a desperate housewife who has an affair with her stepdaughter's boyfriend.

Next to doing a variety of movies, she has also worked with numerous talented actresses including Kajol, Shilpa Shetty, Urmila Matondkar, Manisha Koirala, Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Preity Zinta, Tabu, Padmini Kolhapure, and Hema Malini. When she was asked about this she responded by saying that she enjoyed working with other actresses and she expressed her opinion to work with Juhi Chawla, her favorite actress!

[edit] Trivia

  • She is a vegetarian and a PETA ambassador.


[edit] Awards and Nominations

1998: Best Newcomer - Female for Pardes Won

1998: Best Actress for Pardes Nomination

2001: Best Supporting Actress for Dhadkan Nomination

2001: Best Actress In A Supporting Role for Dhadkan Nomination

1998: LUX Face Of The Year for Pardes Won

1998: Best Female Debut for Pardes Won

2005: Best Actress In A Supporting Role for Dobara Nomination

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