Faces Match, But Personalities Differ

Due to many languages, Indian cinema tops the list in the world in producing as many film personalities. A browse through the journey of industry revealed a striking similarity among the faces of many top personalities whose success can be attributed to solely by their presence in different parts of the country thereby creating their own territory and of course fans. Here are some pics of Indian actresses where we could see similar faces but a person with certain association with the industry may agree that they are different in their personalities.

SRIDEVI-DIVYA BHARATHI

Sridevi ruled the roost in South for three decades (1967-1996) and was active in Bollywood from 1983-1997. She started her film career at the age of four in 1967 through the Tamil film ‘Kandhan Karunai’ and did hundreds of films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages with almost all top heroes in the above mentioned languages. Her first film as heroine was the Tamil film ‘Moondru Mudichu’ in 1976 and her debut film in Hindi was ‘Julie’ (1975) as child artist and ‘Himmatwala’ (1983) as heroine.

Divya Bharati is an Indian actress who entered into films through a Telugu film ‘Bobbili Raja’ (blockbuster) in 1990, acted in about 20 films in Telugu and Hindi and delivered several hits and super hits. She died in a tragic accident after falling from a 5 storey apartment building in 1993.

AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN-SNEHA ULLAL

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is former Miss World (1994) and an Indian actress. She started her film career in 1997 with a Tamil film titled ‘Iruvar’ directed by Mani Ratnam featuring opposite Malayalam superstar Mohanlal and appeared in dual roles. She acted in about 40 films in Hindi, Tamil and English languages put together. She won two Filmfare Best Actress Awards-‘Hum Dil De Cheke Sanam’ (1999) and ‘Devdas’ (2002).

The actress has been the most popular face of Indian cinema internationally. She appeared on the cover of TIME magazine, Asia edition in 2003 and the TIME magazine chose her as one of the world’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ in 2004 and again in 2010. This apart, in October 2004 Rai’s was figure was displayed in Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in London. This World’s Most Beautiful Woman became the international brand ambassador of L’Oreal, Andie Macdowell, Eva Longoria and Penelope Cruz in 2005.

Aishwarya Rai dated Salman Khan from 1999-2001 and end the relationship with him. Later she was married to Abhishek Bachchan, who hails from the legendary Bachchan family. Although 2009 was a dull year for her, the year 2010 has brought back her lost glory with two consecutive hits ‘Enthiran/Robot’ and ‘Guzaarish’.

Sneha Ullal is a Mangalorean born in Muscat, Oman and is best known for her role in the Telugu film ‘Ullasamga Utsahamga’. She made her movie debut in 2005 through a Hindi movie ‘Lucky: No Time for Love’ opposite Salman Khan. Since then, she was noted for her physical appearance with Aishwarya Rai.

BHUMIKA CHAWLA-PREETI JHANGIANI

Bhumika Chawla aka Rachna Chawla is an Indian actress who acted in about 30 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Bhojpuri and Punjabi. She made her debut as heroine in the year 2000 through a Telugu film ‘Yuvakudu’ and is best known for her critically acclaimed performances in ‘Kushi’(Telugu), ‘Okkadu’ (Telugu), ‘Missamma’(Telugu), ‘Simhadri’ (Telugu), ‘Tere Naam’ (Hindi), ‘Anasuya’ (Telugu), ‘Naa Autograph’ (Telugu), ‘Satyabhama’ (Telugu), ‘Gandhi, My Father’ (Hindi), etc. Hailing from Punjab, Bhumika married a Yoga teacher Bharat Thakur in 2007. She recently established a production house named ‘Downtown Productions’ and produced a youth oriented film on college backdrop titled ‘Thakita Thakita’.

Preeti Jhangiani is a Mangalorean and an actress cum model. Rajashri Productions introduced her to the film world through their music album ‘Yeh Hai Prem’ opposite the handsome hero Abbas. Later she endorsed Nirma Sandal soap and continued to be the brand ambassador of that product for quite long. Although her 1st film was the Malayalam film ‘Mazhavillu’, the turning point of her film career was in 2000 through a Bollywood flick ‘Mohabbatein’, which became super duper hit film. Over all she acted in about 5 languages-Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi and Urdu as well. In March, 2008, she got married to Parvin Dabas and now lives in Bandra, Mumbai.

TRISHA-BHAVANA

Trisha Krishnan is a famous actress cum model in South India who mainly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. ‘Mounam Pesiyadhe’ (2002) was her first film in lead role which also won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Later Tamil films like ‘Saamy’, ‘Lesa Lesa’, ‘Ghilli’, ‘Enakku 20 Unakku 18’, ‘Thirupaachi’, ‘Kireedam’, ‘Unnakum Ennakum’, ‘Abhiyum Naanum’, ‘Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya’ and Telugu films like ‘Varsham’, ‘Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana’, ‘Athadu’, ‘Aadavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule’, ‘Krishna’, etc., have earned her good name and fame. In 2010, she also made her debut in Bollywood through ‘Khatta Meetha’ opposite Akshay Kumar.

Born to Tamil parents, Trisha ventured into modeling career and appeared in many TV ads like Fanta, Vivel, Tata Indicom, etc. Trisha was thrice the winner of Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award besides winning the prestigious AP State Nandi Award and various other awards. Right now, the actress is on cloud nine as her forthcoming Tamil flick ‘Manmadha Ambu’ (Manmadha Baanam) is going to hit screens by end of December 2010. She is very excited about this film as she was cast opposite her favourite star Kamal Haasan which was her long time dream. This apart, she is presently shooting a Telugu film opposite Pawan Kalyan, which is a remake of ‘Love Aaj Kal’.

Bhavana, whose real name is Karthika Menon, is a south Indian actress who appeared so far in over 45 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada launguages. She made her acting debut through a Malayalam film ‘Nammal in 2002, which also fetched her many honors and critical acclaim. This Keralite is a daughter of assistant cinematographer G Balachandran Menon. She has acted with almost all heroes in Malayalam and won a Filmfare award for the Tamil film ‘Chithiram Pesuthadi’, two Kerala State Film Awards-‘Nammal’ and ‘Daivanamathil’ besides winning several other awards.

MEERA JASMINE-SUJITHA

Meera Jasmine is a south Indian actress who acts in films that includes Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She made her debut in the Malayalam film ‘Soothradharan’ in 2001 and won Bharathan Award for Best Female Debut Actress. In 2002, she made her debut in a Tamil film ‘Run’ and won Filmfare Best Female Debut award. In 2003, Malayalam film ‘Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam’ earned rave reviews and also National Film Award for Best Actress, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Asianet Award for Best Actress. This apart, she won Tamil Nadu State Special Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ‘Kasthuri Maan’. Her debut film in Telugu was ‘Ammayi Bagundi’ (2004) and in Kannada ‘Maurya’ (2004). Meera Jasmine is said to be one of the finest actress in the generation today who had won several awards without a break right from the beginning of her film career.

Sujitha is a leading South Indian TV serial actress, who acts in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam serials. Besides this she also acted in a few films in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. She made her debut as child artist through Chiranjeevi starrer ‘Pasivadi Pranam’ and acted in several films as child artist. She also acted in films ‘Katrukkenna Veli’ and ‘Jathi’ as heroine. Besides that, she played sister to heroes like Ajit, Nagarjuna, Balakrishna, etc. But in real she is the sister of director Surya Kiran, who married actress Kalyani. Her best movie in Malayalam was ‘Wanted’ in which she shared the screen with superstar Mohal Lal. Sujitha married ad film maker Dhanush in Pallachi and still continuing her acting career.

KAREENA KAPOOR-ANUSHKA

Kareena Kapoor, born in a first family of Bollywood is an Indian actress, who is noted for her works from contemporary romantic dramas, to comedies, period films to major commercial films. Youngest daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babitha and sister of Karishma Kapoor (all belonging to Hindi film industry) made her acting debut in 2000 through ‘Refugee’ opposite Abhishek Bachchan who was also a debutant. Her melodrama ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’, her portrayal of a sex worker in ‘Chameli’, her noted performances in critically acclaimed films like ‘Dev’, ‘Omkara’, romantic comedy like ‘Jab We Met’, thriller film like ‘Kurbaan’ and the highest grossing Bolywood film of all time ‘3 Idiots’ all have given her lot of accolades. Altogether she won 5 Filmfare awards of which two were Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Kareena is still the hot and happening heroine in Bollywood with three films in her kitty.

Anushka Shetty, one of the most happening heroines in Tollywood presently, was born in a Bunt family of Bellipady in Mangalore. Interestingly, after completing her education in Bangalore, she was yoga instructor and has trained under yoga guru Bharat Thakur, Bhumika Chawla’s husband. In 2005, Anushka stepped into the glamour world through ‘Super’ opposite Nagarjuna and became familiar with SS Rajamouli;s ‘Vikramarkudu’ opposite the crazy star Ravi Teja. Similarly, ‘Rendu’ costarring Madhavan also fetched her some recognition in Tamil. The right break to her film career came in 2009, when she delivered a block buster hit ‘Arundathi’. She had not only received rave reviews for her performance in this heroine centric film, but also won many awards including the AP state Nandi Award and Filmfare Best Actress Award. From then onwards there was no stopping her. Today, she is the most wanted heroine in Telugu and Tamil as well. She is one actress who is said to be perfectly suitable for any kind of role, be it a glamour role or an off beat role. Two of her films ‘Nagavalli’ and ‘Ragada’ are slated to release in this month only. ‘Nagavalli’ would be yet another challenging role like ‘Arundathi’ for Anushka.

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