Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Biography
Name : Mahima Chaudhary
Birth Date : 13 September, 1973
Birth Place : Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Birth Name : Ritu Chaudhary
Education : Parle College, Bombay, India
Height : 5' 3
Nationality : Indian
Zodiac Sign : Virgo
Hair Color : Black
Occupation : Actress
Address: Mahima Chaudhary A 601,
Arshie Complex Off Yaari Road,
Versova,Andheri (W)
Mumbai 400 061
Mahima Chaudhry was a model before she became an actress. She was overshadowed by Aishwarya Rai in a Pepsi commercial.
Her first breakthrough performance where she won rave reviews was Pardes (1997) as Ganga, the love interest of two men, Shahrukh Khan and Apoorva Agnihotri. She was chosen to be the female lead among 3000 applicants who auditioned for Pardes (1997). Her career was launched by Subhash Ghai who launched the career of Madhuri Dixit and Manisha Koirala. She changed her name from "Ritu Chaudhary" to "Mahima Chaudhary" since Subhash Ghai has a superstitious belief of launching big careers with actresses whose name start with M. She won rave review for her first performance in Pardes (1997) as a village girl who still values her cultures. Unlike most top actresses in India, she didn't mind playing second fiddle in films (example: Dhadkan (2000), Dil Kya Kare (1999)). Apart from her role in Pardes (1997), she also won acclaims on her role as Kavita, the loving wife of Ajay Devgan in Dil Kya Kare (1999). She was nominated in Filmfare Awards for that role.
Filmography
1. Chandralekha (2008) (in production) .... Lekha
2. Exclusion (2008) (in production)
3. Pusher (2007) .... Anita
4. Sarhad Paar (2006) .... Simran
5. Hope and a Little Sugar (2006) .... Saloni
6. Sandwich (2006) .... Sweety S. Singh
7. Souten: The Other Woman (2006) .... Mitali
8. Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana (2006) .... Anjali
9. Mr. 100% (2006)
10. Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005) .... The sensational Maya
11. Film Star (2005) .... Heera Pandit
12. Bhagmati (2005) (voice) .... Animated Bhagmati
13. Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye (2005) .... Ghulab Khan
14. Zameer (2005) .... Supriya Maheshwari
15. The Film (2005) .... Sushmita Banerjee
16. Sehar (2005) .... Anamika Kant
17. Dobara (2004) .... Dr. Anjali Sehgal
18. LOC: Kargil (2003) .... Reena Yadav
19. Baghban (2003) .... Arpita Raj (Special Appearance)
20. Tere Naam (2003) .... Special Appearance (Song)
21. Saaya (2003) .... Tanya
22. Tere Pyaar Ki Kasam (2003)
23. Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002) (as Mahima Chaudhary) .... Nimmi
24. Om Jai Jagadish (2002) (as Mahima Chaudhary) .... Ayesha
25. Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001) (as Mahima Choudhary) .... Saraswati
26. Lajja (2001) (as Mahima Choudhary) .... Maithili
27. Khiladi 420 (2000) (as Mahima Choudhary) .... Ritu Bhardwaj
28. Kurukshetra (2000) .... Anjali P. Singh
29. Deewane (2000) .... Pooja
30. Dhadkan (2000) (as Mahima Choudhary) .... Sheetal Varma
31. Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999) .... Nisha
32. Daag: The Fire (1999) .... Kajal Verma/Kajri
33. Dil Kya Kare (1999) (as Mahima Chaudhary) .... Kavita Kishore
34. Pardes (1997) .... Kusum Ganga