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Juhi Chawla (born 13 November 1967) is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career. She went on to become one of the top leading actresses of Bollywood and starred in films ranging from the romances Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Darr to Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award, to Yes Boss and Ishq.Chawla has been mostly recognised for her comic timing in films as well as her vivacious screen persona.During the 2000s, after having starred in over 70 mainstream Hindi films, Chawla started acting in art and independent films. She appeared in films in her native tongue of Punjabi, and has been mostly working in parallel cinema.She gained critical recognition for her performances in films like Jhankaar Beats, 3 Deewarein, My Brother Nikhil, Bas Ek Pal and I Am.Since 2000, Chawla branched out into film production and television presenting as well.Juhi Chawla was born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. She is the first child born to Dr. S. Chawla and Mona Chawla.She completed her schooling from Ludhiana before the family moved over to Mumbai. She graduated from Sydenham College, Mumbai with a specialisation in HR.[6] She was the winner of Miss India title in 1984; later she won Best Costume Award for the Miss Universe contest in 1984. She is also a very good dancer. In a Baaje Payal (a film based on a collection of interviews for dancers/actresses) interview, she mentioned having learnt Kathak for three years and regretted giving it up as it could have helped her in her career as an actress. She is also an accomplished classical singer and has been training for the last 6 years. Chawla ventured into films with the 1986 Sultanat. She also acted in Kannada classic Premaloka directed by Ravichandran in 1987. Her first major role in Bollywood was in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 1988, in which she starred with Aamir Khan. The film, a modern-day adaption of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, became both a major critical and commercial success. It won the Filmfare Best Movie Award, and Chawla won the Filmfare Lux New Face Award and received her first nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award.[8] The film subsequently received classic status.
Kismat Konnection is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Aziz Mirza. The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan in the lead roles with Juhi Chawla in a supporting role. Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan is the narrator in this movie. Its a story of a Toronto-based social activist Priya (Vidya Balan) meets out-of-work architect Raj Malhotra (Shahid Kapoor), and both end up in a series of hilarious m... read more
Ram Jaane is a 1995 Indian Bollywood movie directed by Rajiv Mehra. Abandoned at a very young age, an unnamed youth faces taunts about his name and religion. He asks a priest what his name is. The priest answers "Ram Jaane" (God knows), which the youth accepts this as his name. He grows up to be a career thief and criminal, and ultimately a feared gangster. He is in love with his childhood sweethe... read more
Aaina is the story of two sisters, Roma (Amrita Singh) and Reema (Juhi Chawla) with very different personalities. However, they fall for the same man, Ravi (Jackie Shroff). Ravi becomes captivated by Roma. Reema becomes heartbroken at the announcement of Ravi and Roma's wedding. Roma, more interested in a modeling career, ditches Ravi on their wedding day. Unexpectedly, Ravi asks for Reema's hand ... read more
Alcoholic, arrogant, and a slacker, Atmaram, though coming from a poor family, has visions of grandeur, and believes that everyone else is subordinate to his wishes and instructions. This lands him in hot water with his employer, Seth Usman, and as a result he loses his job. Unable to support his family, namely his wife, Laxmi, and two grown sons, Ravi and Vijay, he starts living at home, dependen... read more
Sita lives a middle-class lifestyle with her retired and widowed schoolmaster dad, Ramdas. One day she is molested by Prakash and slaps him. A few days later, wealthy Ghanshyamdas, a former pupil of Ramdas, approaches him to ask for Sita's hand in marriage for his son. The marriage takes place, Sita re-locates to Prakash's house and family, consisting of Prakash's mom, Shanti; his married sister, ... read more
Luck By Chance is a 2009 Indian drama film written and directed by Zoya Akhtar. Produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, the film stars Farhan Akhtar and Konkana Sen Sharma in the lead roles.Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla, Hrithik Roshan, Isha Sharwani, and Sanjay Kapoor feature in the supporting roles.The film is about the journey of an actor who arrives in Mumbai to become a mov... read more
A young man is insanely obsessed over a college girl. This obsession causes the young man to take daring steps to prevent her from marrying her fiancé, a naval officer. When she finally does marry the naval officer, however, the young man's fury causes him to break all limits of decency. read more
Love comes to Chandni (Sridevi) and Rohit (Rishi Kapoor) in one breathless moment as if time and hearts have stopped. They plan the happiness of the shared future. But life has other plans. In one cruel stroke of fate, Chandni faces life alone, her heart and her dreams shattered. Then she meets Lalit (Vinod Khanna). Lalit, whose eyes are dark with the shadows of the tragic memories of his first lo... read more
Bhagyawan is a 1994 Indian Bollywood film directed by S. K. Subash. The story is about a Dhanraj (Pran) a poor mill worker whose life is ruined by his boss, Hira (Ranjeet) who fires Dhanraj from his job and also is responsible for his sister's death. Dhanraj along with his family is on the verge of starvation but luck strikes when Dhanraj crosses paths with a orphan boy, Amar having a winning lott... read more
Swarg is a 1990 Indian Bollywood film directed by David Dhawan. Living in a luxurious mansion named Swarg, this is the story of Sahabji (Rajesh Khanna)a rich buisness man and his wife (Madhavi) sister Jyoti (Juhi Chawla), two brothers (Raja Bundela, Dilip Dhawan), and a sister-in-law (Neena Gupta). Sahabji has a clash of wits with Dhanraj a dishonest man (Paresh Rawal), who successfully schemes wi... read more
Bhushan Chaudhry and Mr. Agarwal are business rivals, and hate each other. Their children, Rajesh Chaudhry and Asha Agarwal study in the same class in college, and are in love with each other. Both are terrified of what their parents will do when they find out about their romance. And when the parents do find out, all kinds of restrictions are placed on them. Unable to stay away from each other, t... read more