Juhi Chawla

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 Qayamat se Qayamat Tak and Darr to Hum Hain Rahi Pyar ke, which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award, to Boss and Ishq . 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 Beats,3,Deewarein, My Brother Nikhil and Ek pal. Since 2000, Chawla branched out into Film production and television presentino as well.

Early life and background

Juhi Chawla was born in , Punjab,India.She is the first child born to Dr. S. Chawla and Mona Chawla.

She graduated from College , Mumbai. was the winner of Miss india title in 1984; later she won Best Costume Award for the universe contest in 1984.

Career

Film

After winning the India contest, Chawla ventured into films with the 1986 film, .Her first major role in Bollywood was in Qayamat se Qayamat Tak in 1988, in which she starred with khan. The film, a modern-day adaption of Romeo and juliet became both a major critical and commercial success. It won the filmfare movie aware, and Chawla won the Filmfare Lux New Face award and received her first nomination for Filmfare best actress Award.The film subsequently received classic status.

In 1990, she starred in such films as ,which was a box office success and for which she was nominated the Filmfare best Actress award,swarg. In 1992, she was nominated for a Filmfare for Bol Radha Bol which performed well commercially.

In 1993 she starred in the moderately successful projects Lootere , Aaina,and Mahesh Bhatts.hit Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke. She followed it with a leading role in Yash chopras thriller Darr,which went on to become the third top-grossing film of the year in India. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke. Most of Chawla's films of 1994-6 were unsuccessful, though she received a Filmfare nomination for her performance as a battered wife in Daraar. She had a revival in 1997 with such romantic comedies as yes Boss, Deewana Mastana and Ishq . Ishq became one of the top-earners of the year, and Chawla received her sixth Filmfare nomination for her portrayal of a model in Yes Boss.

Chawla's pairing with Aamir Khan and their on-screen chemistry was often cited by the media as successful. She has also teamed up with Shahrukh Khan in several movies, including Raju ban gaya gentleman, Darr, Duuplicate and Yes Boss.

Juhi Chawla as Chandrika in Deewarein Through the 2000s, Chawla started appearing in independent and art films, and her work in the genre included the critically acclaimed films3,Deewarein Phere7and My brother Nikhil, Taran Adarsh termed as "amongst the finest in her career".She won a Start Screen award for best supporting actress for .3Deewraein.

She was seen in Nikhil Advanis salame ishq :A Tribute to love for which she received good reviews for her performance. She starred with urmila Matondkar in Bas ek pal (2006), and with Bajpai in swami. Juhi's latest releases include Ravi Chopra's Bhootnath with Amitabh Bachchan, which she made her singing debut with the song "Chalo Jaane Do". Another film called with Irfan Khan and Arshad Warsi was released in 2008. Both Bhootnath and Krazzy 4 were critical and commercial successes in India. In 2009, she appeared in a supporting role in Luck By Chance for which she dyed her hair blonde. The film got extremely positive reviews and has got a good opening at the box office.

Juhi Chawla with Sharukh khan ,Mammottyand Mohanlal on the sets of the Malyalam film

Harikrishnans. Chawla has also appeared in several non-Hindi language films. She has appeared in three Punjabi films: Shaheed Uddham Singh (2000), Des Hoyaa Pardes (2004), and Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waris (2006). Her first Malayalam film was ,which also starred actors Mohanlal and Mammootty.In the beginning of her career is also acted in Kannada films, which include the successful "Prema Loka" and unsuccessful films like Shanthi Kranthi and Kindara Jogi. She acted with popular Kannada actor Ravichandran in all these three films. Currently, she finished wrapping up Onir's next feature ".I am megha Manisha Koirala joined the cast, playing Juhi Chawla's childhood friend. The feature consists of a few movies with different storylines and "I Am Megha" being one of them.

Television

During the 2000s, Chawla has also been presenter and host of numerous television shows, particularly award ceremonies, including the Filmfare Awards and the Zee cine awards.Chawla has been a judge for the entertainment show Dhkhal ajaa alongside Saroj Khan and vaihavi merchant during the show's third season.

Producer

Juhi later turned producer and became the co-owner of a production company called Dreamz unlimited with sharukh khan and director Aziz Mirza.The first two films produced by the production company were Phir Bhi dil hai hindustani and

Asoka.Their third film, chalte chalte was the first success for the

company.

Personal life

Juhi Chawla is married to industrialist jai Mehta , the couple have two children; a daughter born in 2001 and a son born in 2003. Her mother died in a car accident in prague during the shooting of the movie Duplicate 1998.

Jai Mehta and Juhi Chawla are the co-owners of the Indian premier league team Kolkata Knight Riders in partnership with sharukh khan under their company Red chillies entertainment.