Lara Dutta

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Lara Dutta Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name:	Lara Dutta
Birthdate:	April 16, 1978 (age 28)
Birth location:	Ghaziabad, India
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Eye color:	Brown
Hair color:	Brown
Title(s):	Femina Miss India 2000 Miss Universe 2000
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Lara Dutta, (born April 16, 1978) is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and the 2000 Miss Universe.

Contents 1 Background 2 Modelling career 3 Acting career 4 Filmography 5 Awards 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Background

Dutta was born on April 16, 1978, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to father Wing Commander L.K. Dutta (retired) and mother Jennifer Dutta. Her family also includes her 2 older sisters, one of whom serves in the Indian Airforce. Famed composer and DJ Nitin Sawhney is their cousin.^[1] The Dutta family moved to Bangalore in 1981 where she completed high school. Lara graduated in economics with a minor in communications from Bombay University. She was crowned Miss Universe in 2000 which led to her appointment as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in 2001.^[2]

[edit] Modelling career

Dutta won the annual Gladsrags modelling competition in her native India, thus winning the right to be the first Indian representative at the 1997 Miss Intercontinental pageant, in which she took first place. Later, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe and Miss Universe in 2000.

At Miss Universe 2000 in Cyprus, Dutta was the clear favourite ahead of fierce competition from Venezuela, Spain, USA and Canada. Her finalist interview score, in the last year that such marks were televised, was the highest individual score in any category in the history of the Miss Universe contest, as her perfect interview saw a majority of the judges giving her the maximum 9.99 mark. After her final question, in which Dutta delivered a passionate defense of the Miss Universe contest (and other beauty pageants), she became the second Indian Miss Universe. It is widely believed that she was not only the most beautiful Miss Universe 2000 candidate, but the most beautiful Miss Universe ever in the history of the pagent.

[edit] Acting career

She made her film debut in 2003 with the film Andaaz which was a box office success and won her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. She then appeared in a number of films, some of which failed at the box office and some of which were successful. Her box office hits include Masti (2004), Kaal (2005),No Entry (2005) and Dosti: Friends Forever (2005).

[edit] Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2007	Hey Baby		Announced
2007	Dulha Mil Gaya		Announced
2007	London Dreams		Pre-production
2007	Jhoom Barabar Jhoom		Filming
2007	Partner		Filming
2006	Bhagam Bhag	Munni/Nisha/Aditi
2006	Alag		Special appearance in song Sabse Alag
2006	Fanaa	Zeenat	Special Appearance
2005	Zinda	Jenny Singh
2005	Dosti: Friends Forever	Kajal
2005	Ek Ajnabee	Adult Anamika	Special appearance
2005	Kaal	Ishika
2005	No Entry	Kajal
2005	Jurm	Sanjana Malhotra
2005	Elaan	Sonia
2005	Insan	Meghna
2004	Aan: Men at Work	Kiran
2004	Arasatchi	Lara	(Tamil)
2004	Bardaasht	Advocate Payal
2004	Masti	Monica
2004	Khakee		Special appearance in song Aisa Jadoo
2003	Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost	Kesar
2003	Andaaz	Kajal	Won, Filmfare Best Debut Award

[edit] Awards

• 2004, Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Andaaz
• 2004, Filmfare Debut Award, Andaaz (joint winner with Priyanka Chopra)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lara Dutta at the Internet Movie Database
• Lara Dutta in Paris

Preceded by Gul Panag	Miss India Universe 2000	Succeeded by Celina Jaitley
Preceded by Timeri Baudry	Miss Intercontinental 1997	Succeeded by Janaína Berenhauser
Preceded by Mpule Kwelagobe	Miss Universe 2000	Succeeded by Denise Quiñones

Miss Universe Organization Titleholders 2000
Miss Universe Lara Dutta	Miss USA Lynnette Cole	Miss Teen USA Jillian Parry