Saturday, March 1, 2008
Biography
Name : Antara Mali
Height : 5'5
Profession : Actress
Famous for her role in : Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon
Antara is most famous for her role of Madhuri in 'Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon' which was her way of paying a tribute to the legendary actress Madhuri Dixit who remained Antara’s icon for years. Antara Mali has come a long way, her father is the renowned commercial photographer Jagdish Mali and her mother is a theatre actress. Her grandfather, Shantanu Mali was a painter. It was natural that Antara would develop interest in films. Antara had debuted in a low-budget film called Dhoondte Reh Jaonge, which went unnoticed. To Antara's dismay, her second film Dum Dum Diga Diga was shelved half-way through. Her next break came with a Telugu film, Prem Katha directed by Ramgopal Verma, who later ensured her a slot in her first hindi film Mast. After this, she became a staple feature in Ram Gopal Varma’s movies, she acted as an author-backed role in Ramu’s film Company opposite Vivek Oberoi from where she was groomed as an actress and she graduated from second fiddle roles to being a heroine in Ramu’s Road. Then she came in Ramgopal Varma's Darna Mana Hai which has six stories interwoven together into a single movie. In the first story she is acting with Sohail Khan which revolves around a young, married couple stuck in the middle of a dense forest. Then she snapped up the in the leading role in Ramgopal Varma’s film with an unusual title Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon. The film was based on a heroine oriented story and Antara was paired with the lesser-known Rajpal Yadav. Antara played Tusshar Kapoor's love interest in Gayab, where she looked hot in her skimpy outfits giving other bold babes a run for their money. Next she was seen in 'Nach' paired with Abhishek Bachchan where she makes Abhishek dance to her tunes. Antara Mali will be seen in a mix of meaningful and entertaining films, including Anurag Kashyap’s Gulaal. Eventually, she plans to move into film direction.
Filmography
1. Mr Ya Miss (2005) .... Sanjana Patel
2. Naach (2004) .... Reva
3. Gayab (2004) .... Mohini
4. Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon! (2003) .... Chutki
5. Darna Mana Hai (2003) .... Anjali
6. Road (2002) .... Lakshmi
7. Company (2002) .... Kannu
8. Khiladi 420 (2000) .... Monica D'Souza
9. Mast (1999) .... Nisha
10. Prema Katha (1999) .... Divya