bhumika chawla biography

Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla on 22 August 1978) is an Indian actress. She made her film debut in the Telugu film Yuvakudu (2000) and has since then worked in various Indian film industries and appeared in over thirty films in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Malayalam. She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed performances in Kushi, Tere Naam, Missamma, Gandhi, My Father and Sathyabhama

Chawla was born in a Punjabi family in New Delhi, India and completed her schooling there. Her father was an Army officer. She moved to Mumbai in 1997 and started her career with Ad films and Hindi music video albums. She appeared in the Zee TV series Hip Hip Hurray.^[1]

Chawla started off her film career in the Telugu film industry, starring in the feature film Yuvakudu (2000) alongside actor Sumanth. Her second release, Kushi (2001), in which she starred opposite Pawan Kalyan was a box office success, winning her the Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)following which she acted in several films in Telugu, including Okkadu (2003) opposite Mahesh Babu and Simhadri (2003) opposite Jr. NTR, which became two of the year's highest grossers in Telugu.^[2] Meanwhile, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry as well, starring in the film Badri(2001) opposite actor Vijay, which was followed by her second Tamil film Roja Kootam (2002).

After a number of critically and commercially successful films in the South, Chawla starred in her first Bollywood film, Tere Naam (2003), alongside Salman Khan. The film was one of the year's highest grossers. It was a critical success and her performance in the film won her many positive notices as well as several nominations for Best Debut at different award ceremonies. She was nominated for her first Filmfare Best Actress Award and won the Best Debut trophy at the Zee Cine Awards ceremony.^[3]

Subsequently, she got to star in a number of Hindi films as Run (2004), a remake of the same-named Tamil film, Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004), again opposite Salman Khan, Silsilay (2005) andDil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005) alongside Amitabh Bachchan. She returned to Telugu, acting in the films Naa Autograph (2004) (a remake of the Tamil film Autograph) and Jai Chiranjeeva, alongsideChiranjeevi and Sameera Reddy. Whilst Chawla's performance in the former won her accolades and the CineMAA Jury Award for Best Actress, the latter went to become a super hit film.

In 2006, Chawla appeared in the Tamil film Sillunu Oru Kaadhal, alongside real-life couple Surya and Jyothika which became a big hit worldwide, whilst playing a vital role in the Hindi film Family - Ties of Blood, in which she shared screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, and starring in the Telugu fantasy film, Mayabazar. Following which, she acted in the Hindi filmGandhi, My Father as Gulab Gandhi and enacted the title roles in the Telugu films Sathyabhama, in which she played a woman who suffers from Short-term memory loss,^[4] and Anasuya, a crime thriller, and in the Bhojpuri film, Gangotri, a sequel to the successful 2006 Bhojpuri film Ganga, acting again alongside Amitabh Bachchan.

In 2008, she made her debut in the Punjabi film industry, starring in Yaariyan, opposite Gurdas Maan, following which she debuted in Malayalam as well, starring in Bhramaram alongsideMohanlal. Currently, she is working on half-a-dozen films in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, which include Thangar Bachan's Kalavadiya Pozhudugal opposite Prabhu Deva in Tamil, Yagam alongsideNavdeep and Sathyaraj in Telugu and Classmates, a remake of the same-named Malayalam film, in Hindi.

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2000	Yuvakudu	Sindhu	Telugu
2001	Badri	Janaki	Tamil
2001	Khushi	Madhumitha	Telugu	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
2001	Snehamante Idera	Yuvrani Padmini	Telugu
2002	Roja Koottam	Mano	Tamil
2002	Vasu	Divya	Telugu
2003	Okkadu	Swapna Reddy	Telugu
2003	Missamma	Meghana	Telugu
2003	Simhadri	Indu	Telugu
2003	Tere Naam	Nirjara Bharadwaj	Hindi	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2003	Aadanthe Ado Type		Telugu	Special appearance
2004	Run	Jhanvi Choudhry	Hindi
2004	Samba	Nandu	Telugu
2004	Naa Autograph	Divya	Telugu
2004	Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa	Dhani	Hindi
2005	Silsilay	Zia Rao	Hindi
2005	Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...	Dr. Gayarti Pandey	Hindi
2005	Jai Chiranjeeva	Neelima	Telugu
2006	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	Ishwarya	Tamil
2006	Family - Ties of Blood	Dr. Kavita	Hindi
2006	Mayabazaar	Anupama	Telugu
2007	Gandhi, My Father	Gulab Gandhi	Hindi
2007	Sathyabhama	Sathyabhama	Telugu	Nandi Special Jury Award
2007	Gangotri	Gangotri	Bhojpuri
2007	Anasuya	Anasuya	Telugu
2008	Swagatham	Vidhya KK	Telugu
2008	Mallepuvvu	Malleshwari Kanneganti (Malli)	Telugu
2008	Yaariyan	Simran	Punjabi
2009	Bhramaram	Jaya	Malayalam
2009	Naa Style Veru	Parvati	Telugu
2009	Amaravathi	Amaravathi	Telugu
2010	Yagam	Nandini	Telugu
2010	Thakita Thakita	Professor	Telugu	also Producer
2010	Collector Gaari Bharya	Indira Gautam	Telugu
2012	Kalavadiya Pozhudugal	Jayanthi	Tamil	Delayed
2012	Bheeshma		Telugu	Filming
2012	Alivelu Manga	Alivelu Manga	Telugu	Filming
2012	Rathrimazha		Malayalam	Filming
2012	April Fool		Telugu	Pre-production[7]

kajal aggarwal biography

Kajal Aggarwal (born 19 June 1985) is an Indian film actress, who appears in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Kajal made her film debut in the 2004Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam (2007). She had her first commercial success with Chandamama (2007) and rose to prominence after her performance in Magadheera (2009), which remains her biggest commercial success,^[1] and fetched her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress. Following further consecutive successes with Darling (2010), Brindavanam(2010), Mr. Perfect (2011) and Business Man (2012), she established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu cinema.^[2] She has also acted in Tamil and Hindi films, her notable films in those languages being Naan Mahaan Alla (2010) and Singham (2011) respectively.

Kajal was born in Mumbai, India to Punjabi parents Suman Agarwal and Vinay Agarwal.^[3] She finished her studies in Mumbai and started her modeling career while she was in college.^[4] She has a sister named Nisha Aggarwal, who is appearing in Telugu films as well.^[5] She was planning on pursuing MBA before deciding to pursue acting^[6].

Kajal made her acting debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na, in which she enacted minor supporting role as the friend of Diya, the film’s lead, played by Aishwarya Rai,^[7][8] following which she signed veteran Tamil director Bharathiraja's Bommalattam. The film, however, got delayed and released in late 2008.

She made her debut in the Telugu film industry and played her first leading role in 2007 in Teja's Lakshmi Kalyanam alongside Kalyan Ram, which did not fare well at the box office. Later that year, she appeared in the Krishna Vamsi-directed film Chandamama, which opened to positive reviews and became her first major successful film.^[9] In 2008, she had her first Tamil film release,Perarasu's action entertainer Pazhani, co-starring Bharath. Following this film, she had two more Tamil releases that year with Venkat Prabhu’s comedy-thriller Saroja, in which she did a guest appearance, and Bharathiraja’s investigative thriller Bommalattam. Although the former went on to become a commercial as well as a critical success,^[10] both films failed to boost her career as her roles were too insignificant.^[11] Both her Telugu releases, Pourudu and Aatadista opposite Sumanth and Nitin, respectively, neither received positive reviews while the former was successful at the box office.

She had four releases in 2009; she first starred in another Tamil film Modhi Vilayadu, which garnered mixed reviews and was a financial failure, following which she appeared in the high-budget Telugu historical drama Magadheera, which saw her essaying double roles for the first time. The film, directed by S. S. Rajamouli, received universal critical acclaim, while Kajal, particularly, was praised for her portrayal of a princess in the film. Rediff wrote that she "was quite a surprise package, [...] sweet and charming and looked like an 'ethereal' princess. She carries off both the roles fairly well",^[12] while NDTV cited that "Kajal Agarwal is also an asset to the film. She is very apt for the character of the princess. Besides filling the glamour slot, she has proven that given a chance, she too can give an excellent performance".^[13] The film was also highly commercially successful and broke several records,^[14] emerging as the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time.^[15][16][17] Magadheera's enormous success turned Kajal into one of the most sought-after actresses in the Telugu film industry and catapulted her into the main foray of lead Telugu actresses.^[18] Her subsequent releases Ganesh Just Ganesh and Arya 2 received mixed reviews from critics, while her performance garnered positive feedback.^[19][20]

Kajal's first 2010 release was A. Karunakaran's Darling which featured her alongside Prabhas and received favorable response, becoming a commercial success at the box office,^[21] with Kajal receiving her second Filmfare nomination for Best Actress for her performance. In August, she appeared in the Tamil thriller film Naan Mahaan Alla opposite Karthi, which was based on a real life incident and opened to unanimously positive reviews.^[22] The film performed well at the box office. Sify noted "Kajal Aggarwal and Karthi’s on screen chemistry crackles and she is charming though her role is limited". It was later dubbed in Telugu as Naa Peru Shiva, in Andhra Pradesh and became a success there too.^[23] Kajal's final release in 2010 was Brindavanam opposite NTR Jr. and Samantha, which received critical acclaim and went on to become an economical success as well,^[24] while fetching Kajal the CineMAA Award for Best Actress.

In 2011, she was paired with Prabhas for the second time in Mr. Perfect, directed by Dasaradh. The film became a critical and commercial success. Kajal won appraisal by critics with Times Of India writing, "What is applause-worthy in the movie is Kajal Agarwal's performance. She looks great, expresses well and fits into the role perfectly".^[25] In May, she appeared in Veera oppositeRavi Teja that received negative reviews.^[26] and the box office collections was Break-even.^[27] She subsequently made her Bollywood debut in a leading role with Singham, a remake of the same-titled 2010 Tamil film, opposite Ajay Devgn. The film received mixed reviews from critics,^[28] as did her portrayal of a Goan girl Kavya Bhosle. Film critic Taran Adarsh dismissed Kajal's role saying "Kaajal doesn't really get much of an opportunity to prove her talent and the film cannot be regarded as an ideal Bollywood debut for her", but further stated that "she makes her presence felt nonetheless". While Komal Nahta wrote that, "she acts with effortless ease and her performance is good".^[29] The film became a blockbuster at the box office, collecting 140 crore (US$27.93 million) worldwide.^[30]

In early 2012, kajal appeared in Puri Jagannadh's directed Telugu film Business Man alongside Mahesh Babu. The film opened to positive reviews and turned out to be a blockbuster.^[31][32] A review carried by CNN-IBN mentioned, "Kajal Agarwal has a small and cute role and she looks good on screen".^[33]

She will be the heroine of Suriya's Maattrraan, which will be directed by K. V. Anand.^[34][35] She has also signed A. R. Murugadoss's Thuppakki opposite Vijay.^[36][37] She will also lead inSukumar's Untitled Project opposite Mahesh Babu.^[38] She is also acting with Ravi Teja in Sir Vacharu.^[39]

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2004	Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...	Diya's friend	Hindi
2007	Lakshmi Kalyanam	Lakshmi	Telugu
2007	Chandamama	Mahalakshmi	Telugu
2008	Pourudu	Samyukhta	Telugu
2008	Pazhani	Deepti	Tamil
2008	Aatadista	Sunnanda	Telugu
2008	Saroja	Pooja	Tamil	Cameo appearance
2008	Bommalattam	Anitha	Tamil
2009	Modhi Vilayadu	Easwari Lakshmiram	Tamil
2009	Magadheera	Yuvarani Mithravindha Devi, Indira (Indu)	Telugu	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
2009	Ganesh Just Ganesh	Divya	Telugu
2009	Arya 2	Geethanjali	Telugu
2010	Om Shanti	Meghana	Telugu
2010	Darling	Nandini	Telugu	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
2010	Naan Mahaan Alla	Priya Sudharsan	Tamil	Dubbed into Telugu as Naa Peru Shiva
2010	Brindaavanam	Bhoomi	Telugu	Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actress
2011	Mr. Perfect	Priya	Telugu
2011	Veera	Chitti	Telugu
2011	Singham	Kavya Bhosle	Hindi	Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Nominated- Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut
2011	Dhada	Rhea	Telugu
2012	Business Man	Chitra	Telugu
2012	Maattrraan		Tamil	Filming
2012	Thuppakki	Nisha	Tamil	Filming
2012	Special Chabbis		Hindi	Filming
2012	Thathasthu		Kannada	Filming
2012	VV Vinayak's Untitled Project		Telugu	Filming
2013	Baadshah		Telugu	Filming
2013	Sukumar's Untitled Project		Telugu	Filming
2013	Sir Vacharu		Telugu	Filming
2013	All in All Azhagu Raja		Tamil	Pre-production

tarun biography

Tarun was born on 8th January 1983 in Andhra Pradesh, India to the Telugu actress Roja Ramani. He completed his degree in BBM from the Bangalore University. Tarun is an Indian film actor who works in Tollywood Telugu Cinema. He has also acted in Tamil films. His noted roles include the lead role in Nuvve Kavali Which was Tollywood's biggest hit for the year 2000. Tarun Bagged The National Film Award - Best Child Artist for his Tamil Film 'Anjali' Directed by Mani Ratnam. He has also acted with Superstar Rajinikanth in the 1991 Tamil blockbuster Thalapathi. He became famous overnight with the success of Mani Rathnam’s Anjali (1990) as Anjali’s older brother. He received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist along with Shyamili and Shruthi. Tarun made his debut in a lead role with the love story Nuvve Kavali (2000). His other releases in 2000 were Uncle and Priyamaina Neeku. In 2001, he was cast in Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu and Chirujalla. Senthil’s Punnagai Desam (2002) did moderate business. This was followed by Nuvve Nuvve (2002) with Shriya Saran. Tarun and Shirya Saran were paired together again in Ela Cheppanu (2003). In the Tamil movie Enakku 20 Unakku 18, he worked with Trisha and Shriya. The soundtrack of the movie was quite popular. Sakhiya (2004) and Soggadu (2005) were his other releases. Bhale Dhongalu (2008) was the remake of the Hindi hit Bunty Aur Babli and didn’t enjoy the same success. Tarun's next movie is Krishna Vamsi’s Sasirekha Parinayam with Genelia D’Souza. In 2011 he was doing 3 telugu flims in which Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi with vimala raman was the movie which was in post production..

Filmography & Awards Year Title Awards 1990 Manasu Mamatha Bujji gadi babai Anjali (Tamil)  As Master Tarun with Naresh  National Film Award for Best Child Artist Dubbed into Telugu with the same name. 1991 Thalapathi Pillalu Diddina Kapuram Aditya 369 As a petty-thief who finds baby Rajnikanth in train As Jagapathi babu's son in dual role 1992 Meera Teja My Dear Muthachan  Tamil Malayalam 1993 Abhayam (Malayalam)  Winner, Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award 1995 Vajram   2000 Nuvve Kavali Uncle Priyamaina Neeku First film as a hero Dubbed into Tamil as Kadhal Sugamanathu 2001 Nuvvu Leka Nenu lenu chirujallu   2002 Punnagai Desam (Tamil)  Nuvve Nuvve Adrushtam   2003 Ninne Ishtapaddanu Ela Cheppanu Enakku 20 Unakku 18 /  Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (Tamil/Telugu) (Tamil/Telugu) 2004 Sakhiya   2005 Soggadu Oka Voorilo   2007 Nava Vasantham   2008 Bhale Dongalu   2009 Sasirekha Parinayam   2011 Chukkalanti Ammayi- Chakkanaina Abbayi Anucharudu Yuddam shooting completed coming soon