Shabana Azmi – 18th September

She is gorgeous, famous, talented and controversial. She carries the flair be it in her movies or in social activities she is concerned with. The five times National Film Award winner Shabana Azmi is one of India’s most promising and talented actresses in parallel cinema. She was born in a Muslim family in New Delhi in 18^th September 1950. She is married to the famous poet Javed Aktar.

In 1971 she graduated from FTII, the first movies she signed was Shyam Benegal’s directorial debut movie ‘Ankur’ in 1974. The challenging role in her first movie itself was critically acclaimed and she was awarded National Film Award for Best Actress. She is one of the few actresses who have accomplished in winning three National Film Awards in consecutive years. She won best actress award for Arth (1983), Khandhar (1984) Paar (19850 and the another National Film award for the movie Godmother (1999).

There are very few actresses in India with her calibre and accomplished the success she has achieved. She is also noted for her social activism. She is a committed activist working among HIV infected peoples and a voice against injustice in all streams of life.

Career
First Movie: Ankur

Hit Films
Nishant (1976)
Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977)
Sparsh (1980)
Arth (1982)
Masoom (1983)
Mandi (1983)
The Bengali Night (1988)
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
City of Joy (1992)
In Custody (1993)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993) – Queen
Fire (1996)
Saaz (1997)
Side Streets (1998)
Earth (1998)
Godmother (1999)
Makdee (2002)
Tehzeeb (2003)
Morning Raga (2004)
15 Park Avenue (2005)
Waterborne (2005)
Umrao Jaan (2006)
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)
Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
Sorry Bhai! (2008)

Mahima Chaudhary – 13th September

The Gorgeous model and actress Mahima Chaudhary celebrated her 36^th Birthday this September 13^th. She was one of the most popular Actresses in Indian Film industry. Her debut movie Pardes took her to the prime of her glory winning several Awards starting from her debut movie.

Mahimas was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal; she did her schooling in Loreto Convent in Darjeeling. Modeling brought her to the spot light, soon she rose into stardom and became one of the busiest actresses in a very short period. Mahima has done several varieties of roles ranging from an innocent village girl, prostitute, widow, singer, young bride, stubborn tenant, loving homemaker. She has touched every angles of a women’s life through her roles. Mahima Chaudhary is married to Bobby Mukherjee, a well-known architect, in 2006. she is now taken a break to acting waiting for challenging roles to try.

Career

Pardes (1997)
Dil Kya Kare (1999)
Daag: The Fire (1999)
Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999)
Dhadkan (2000)
Deewane (2000)
Kurukshetra (2000)
Khiladi 420 (2000)
Lajja (2001)
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001)
Om Jai Jagadish (2002)
Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002)
Saaya (2003)
Tere Naam (2003)
Baghban (2003)
LOC Kargil (2003)
Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye (2005)
No Entry (2005)
Home Delivery (2005)

Rakesh Roshan – 6th September

Rakesh Roshan is one of the most famous Producers, Director and a former Bollywood actor in Indian Film Industry. He is born on September 06, 1949 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Rakesh Roshan comes from a family with good film background. His father Roshan was a famous music director in Bollywood, so is his brother Rajesh Roshan. He married the actress Pinky. Today his son Hrithik Roshan is one of the Top action heroes in Bollywood.

His directorial debut was, Khudgarz (1987) and his first production was, Aap ke Deewane (1980). There are several Box office hits under his name like, Kishen Kanhaiya, Karan Arjun etc. His career reached the pinnacle after he launched his son Hrithik Roshan in his Movie Kaho na Pyar Hai (2000). The movie was one of the most successful one in Bollywood history. It also entered in Limca Book of Records for winning the most number of Awards ever won by any Bolliwood movies. He later directed India’s first Science fiction ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ (2003) and its sequence ‘Krrish’ (2006) which is India’s first Super Hero movie, both are the highest gross movies in 2003 and 2006 respectively. His most ambitious project ‘Kites’ is scheduled to release this year.

Most Successful movies as Producer and Director
Khudgarz (1987)
Khoon Bhari Maang (1988)
Kala Bazaar (1989)
Kishen Kanhaiya(1990)
Khel (1992)
King Uncle (1993)
Karan Arjun (1995)
Koyla (1997)
Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai (2000)
Koi… Mil Gaya (2003)
Krrish (2006)
Krazzy 4 (2008)
Kites (2009)