Amisha Patel

Her films Yeh hai Jalwa with Hrithik and 'Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar', with Salman bombed at the box office. Then came Gadar, which turned out to be a big blockbuster. What happens when a Biogenetic engineer dashes through sandy beaches in her short n sexy pink dress? People scream Kaho Na Pyar Hai! She's not just an engineer from Tufts University, but also a gold Medallist in Economics. She is a typical beauty with brains combo! This Gujrati damsel is Amisha Patel. She was born on June 9th, 1979?

It was at a family dinner in the Roshan's house that Rakesh Roshan offered her a starring role in his film, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (2000). Amisha Patel stole hearts with her impressive performance in the film opposite Hrithik Roshan, the biggest Bollywood blockbuster of 2000. Other films, she worked in were Suno Sasurji with Aftab, Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage with Hrithik, Yeh hai Jalwa with Salman, Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar, all of which bombed at the box office. Then came Gadar, one of the biggest blockbusters in the history of Indian cinema, in which she gave a stupendous performance and which included her in the top league of actresses in Bollywood.

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Anjana Sukhani-Shahana battle over Jashn

It looks like Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt's Jashn has got more heroines than it had bargained for.

From being a film in frantic search of a leading lady it has now got two ladies both claiming to be the film's actual female lead. While Anjana 'Golmaal Returns' Sukhani plays Adhyayan Suman's romantic lead Shahana 'Rock On' Goswami who plays Suman's sister claims Jashn is a brother-sister story.
Says Shahana, "I play the female lead in Jashn. Adhyayan Suman's sister. The story is about the brother and sister." Counters Anjana, "But she's playing Adhyayan's sister's role!"
Going by the age-old descriptions of the conventional heroine Anjana has a point. The girl who gets to romance and sing with the hero is the leading lady.
However, definitions of the leading lady have changed over the years. And the girl paired with the leading man needn't be the main female protagonist.
Explains Shahana, "My character and Adhyayan's run parallel in the plot. She disapproves of his casual attitude to life. But they care deeply for one another and look out for one another. My character is like a mother looking out for Adhyayan's character financially and other practical matters. While he sustains her emotionally."
Sounds like the brother-sister musical Dance Dance (directed by B Subhash) where sister Smita Patil kept tabs on bro Mithun Chakraborty's dreams of being a musician.

Mahesh Batt disagrees. "I see no connection between the brother-sister story in Dance Dance and our film. In Jashn, the sister (Shahana) is of a woman who's mistress to a rich man. The kid-hero (Adhyayan) liberates her from the sordid life as a mistress."

Little wonder the romantic lead was refused by Sonal Chauhan and Prachi Desai. But Anjana Sukhani seems determined to make the best of the situation.

"Jashn should do the trick for me. I don't know why the other heroines (Sonal Chauhan, Prachi Desai) refused to do it. It's untrue to say that the male lead has the pivotal role while the girl has nothing to do in Jashn.

I've a very important role. And though Adhyayan Suman plays a musician, I've my own songs and my own track in the plot."

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Hansika Motwani

Hansika Motwani, driven by her looks, talent and a good dose of luck, can boast of a wide range of experience as a model and actress.

Hansika
Hansika Pradeep Motwani was born on 9th August 1991 to Pradeep Motwani, a businessman and Mona Motwani, a dermatologist.
She has completed 12th Grade from Podar International School. She is fluent in English, Hindi, Tulu and Telugu.
A Child Star
Hansika appeared in soaps as Tina in Des Mein Nikkla Hoga Chand, Savri in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhie Bahu Thi and Kareena/Koyal in Hum Dho Hain Na. She featured in Boogie Woogie and Shaka Laka Boom Boom. She was also seen in movies like Koi Mil Gaya (2003) and Escape from Taliban (2003).

Ads
She has appeared in ads like Hyundai Santro with Shah Rukh Khan on actress Juhi Chawla’s recommendation, as well as Samsung, Bournvita and Pepsi.
In the lead
2007 Vaishali, a sanyasin was Hansika’s first lead role in the Telugu movie Desamuduru. She won the Best Female Debut Award – Telugu. She went on to star in Aap Ka Suroor, a muck talked about movie that saw the debut of singer Himesh Reshammiya.
2008 Hansika’s first release was a Kannada movie Bindaas opposite Puneet Rajkumar. Kantri, a Telugu movie, was a hit. Money Hai Tho Honey Hai with Govinda was a flop.
2009 Another Telugu movie Meher Ramesh’s Billa will be her next release.

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