Payal Rohatgi
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| Born | 9 November 1980 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Years active | 2002-Present |
| Spouse(s) | None |
Payal Rohatgi is a Bollywood actress.
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[edit] Biography
Payal Rohatgi was born on November 9, 1982 in Hyderabad, India. She is the daughter of Veena Rohatgi and Shashank Rohatgi. She has a brother named Gaurav Rohatgi. She was brought up in a middle class family and grew up in Ahmadabad in Gujarat. A computer engineer by profession[1], Payal Rohatgi won the title of Miss Tourism World in 2001, against candidates from 65 countries. She was also a finalist at the Femina Miss India contest in 2000. These successes encouraged Payal to enter the entertainment industry and so she moved to Mumbai. She is approximately 5'6" tall, and her star-sign is Scorpio.
[edit] Modelling career
She started her career by modelling for popular brands like Amul, Nirma, and Nescafe. She gained attention after appearing in a television ad for Cadbury's Temptations Chocolates. Around this time she also appeared in music videos by rock band Silk Route and Indipop artist Kay Kay.
After her career in Bollywood took off, Payal has cut back on the number of products she endorses. However, she appeared along with cricketer Virender Sehwag in an ad film for Dabur's Lal Dantmanjan. The film was directed by Pradeep Sarkar(Incidentally both are somehow related to Vidhu Vinod Chopra as She acted in Munnabhai I and Pardeep Sarkar made Pareeneeta for him). She was also seen in an ad film for eveready battery with Amitabh Bachchan which was directed by Pradeep Sarkar in 2006.
[edit] Bollywood career
Payal made her Bollywood debut in Harry Baweja's Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?, a Hindi remake of the Hollywood teen flick American Pie. However, she went unnoticed in the multi-starrer. She shot into the limelight by doing some small budget films, but she seemed to have a change of heart as she realised that these small budget films were not of her sensibility as these films released badly and were shot badly.
In 2006, she signed her first A grade Bollywood film, 36 China Town, as one of the lead characters. The movie starred already established stars like Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, and Paresh Rawal. Even amongst all these stars she got noticed.
Later in that year, she appeared in the critically acclaimed Corporate where, ironically, she played the part of an item girl.
In 2007, she will have her first release as Priyadarshan's film Dhol which is produced by Percept Picture Company. She is playing a positive second lead character, paired opposite of Arbaaz Khan.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes | |
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| 2002 | Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? | Esha | ||
| 2003 | Plan | Tanya | opposite bikram saluja | |
| 2003 | Police Force | Special Appearance In song | ||
| 2004 | Rakht | Tanya | Bipasha basu friend | |
| 2005 | Laila - A Mystery | Nikita | Lead Role | |
| 2006 | 36 China Town | Gracy | ||
| 2006 | Corporate | Payal Rohatgi (Actress) | appearance in item song | |
| 2007 | Heyy Babyy | Special Appearance | opposite ritesh deshmukh | |
| 2007 | Dhol | Sophie | opposite arbaaz khan | |
| 2008 | Untitled film- Studio 18 | Kaya | opposite irfan khan |
[edit] References
- ^ timesofindia.indiatimes.com. I just want to do good work : Payal. Retrieved on 3 August 2007.
