| Viveka Babajee | |
|---|---|
| Born | Viveka Babajee May 23, 1973 Mauritius |
| Died | June 25, 2010 (aged 37) Bandra, Mumbai, India |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Hair color | brown |
| Eye color | black |
| Dress size | 10 (U.K.) |
Viveka Babajee (May 23, 1973 – June 25, 2010) was a Mauritian-born Indian model and actress. She held the titles of Miss Mauritius World 1993 and Miss Mauritius Universe 1994.[1][2] She was best known for her KamaSutra condom advertisements[3] of the 1990s, and for her involvement in the so-called Metro Manila Film Festival scam of 1994.[4]
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Viveka Babajee was born in Mauritius. She was the youngest of four sisters. Her mother is a Maharashtrian, who was born in Hyderabad She came to India in mid-ninetees.
Viveka Babajee appeared in some Bollywood movies like Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat (2002). She was a popular model in Mumbai.
She achieved success in India after famous Kamasutra commercial.
She has also done music videos including of Daler Mehndi's "Boom Boom"
After achieving success with her earlier company APEX ENT during 2009 with her ex-boyfriend as well business partner Kartik JobanPutra, later she broke all the ties with APEX ENT.
In January 2010 she decided to start her own event management business and indeed started successfully with projects including Arjun Khanna Show that happened at Taj Colaba.
Her company was named " VIBGYOR ENT " (Lifestyle and Boutik Events). Full form of VIBGYOR is 7 colors of the rainbow (Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange & Red).
Viveka Babajee had also been an anchor for FTV India.
She was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her apartment on June 25, 2010 at her Bandra residence in Mumbai. Police reports say that Babajee committed suicide due to depression. Unconfirmed reports said that she got depressed when she broke up with her boyfriend.[5]