Thursday, February 28, 2008
Biography
Name: Malaika Arora Khan
Birth Date: 23 August 1973
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Actress and Model
Education: Completed her tenth grade from Swami Vivekanand School, Collector' Colony, Chembur, Mumbai.
Husband: Arbaaz Khan
Son: Arhaan
Sister: Amrita Arora
Mother: Joyce Polycarp
Malaika Arora Khan (23 August 1973) is a Bollywood actress and model. When MTV India first started, Malaika was one of their most prominent VJ's. She rose from this to an interviewer for MTV India, becoming the most prominent non-movie, non-model female in urban India. Malaika was born to a Malayalee mother and a Punjabi father. Her mother's name is Joyce Polycarp. Malaika completed her tenth grade from Swami Vivekanand School, Collector' Colony in Chembur, Mumbai. Her Aunt Grace Polycarp was the principal of that school. Malaika lived in Borla Society opposite Basant Talkies before her modelling career.
MTV India, recognizing her potential gave her prominent roles at Awards Functions and concerts telecast on the television channel. From there, she expanded her career into the modeling world. Her modeling and TV careers are going strong. She has since then focused on her career as a model and television anchor. Malaika has appeared in numerous advertisements. She has done item numbers or song and dance sequences, such as Chaiyya Chaiyya in the film Dil Se, Maahi Ve in Kaante and Kaal Dhamaal in the movie Kaal.
Malaika also appeared in the television show Nach Baliye as one of the 3 judges and the show aired on Star One (tv channel) in mid-2005, and she continues as a judge in Nach Baliye 2 being aired in the last quarter of 2006. At one point she was romantically linked to John Abraham. Now she is married to the Bollywood actor Arbaaz Khan. They have a son called Arhaan.
Filmography
1. Welcome (2007/I) .... Special Appearance (Song "Hot Rasile")
2. Heyy Babyy (2007) .... Special appearance in song
3. "Nach Baliye 2" (2006) (mini) TV mini-series .... Judge
4. "Nach Baliye" (2005) (mini) TV mini-series .... Judge
5. Kaal (2005) .... Special Appearance (Song)
6. Kaante (2002) .... Lisa - Marc's girlfriend
7. Maa Tujhhe Salaam (2002) .... Special Appearance
8. Indian (2001)
9. Bichhoo (2000) .... Kiran (Special Appearance)
10. Dil Se.. (1998) .... Dancer on train