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{{Short description|Indian actress and model}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mahima Chaudhry
| image = Mahima Chaudhary in 2018.jpg
| caption = Chaudhry in October 2018
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|09|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hills smile to conquer 'camera' & hearts |last=Chhetri |first=Vivek |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=21 December 2011 |access-date=15 July 2016 |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111221/jsp/siliguri/story_14908019.jsp#.V4gEoqKs-W4 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163313/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1111221/jsp/siliguri/story_14908019.jsp#.V4gEoqKs-W4}}</ref>
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| othername = Mahima Chaudhary
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Bobby Mukerji|2006|2013|reason=divorced}}<ref name="Mahima Chaudhry opens up about troubled marriage, suffering two miscarriages: ‘It was due to not being in a happy space’">{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |title=Mahima Chaudhry opens up about troubled marriage, suffering two miscarriages: ‘It was due to not being in a happy space’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mahima-chaudhry-faced-a-troubled-marriage-suffered-two-miscarriages-read-what-the-actor-shared-7262301/ |accessdate=8 May 2022 |date=11 April 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508174434/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mahima-chaudhry-faced-a-troubled-marriage-suffered-two-miscarriages-read-what-the-actor-shared-7262301/ |archivedate=8 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

| children = Ariana
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'''Mahima Chaudhry''' (born 13 September 1973) is an Indian actress and model who worked in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films. During the 1990s, Chaudhry did a few modelling assignments and appeared in several television commercials before venturing into films. She made her acting debut in the 1997 film ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'', for which she won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]. She established a career with several roles in films including ''[[Daag (1999 film)|Daag]]'' (1999), ''[[Dhadkan]]'' (2000), ''[[Kurukshetra (2000 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' (2000), ''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]'' (2002), and received critical recognition for her performances in ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]'' (1999) and ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' (2001).

==Early and personal life==
Mahima Chaudhry was born on 13 September 1973{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} in [[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. She attended Dow Hill in [[Kurseong]] until class 10 and later moved to [[Loreto College, Darjeeling]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111221/jsp/siliguri/story_14908019.jsp#.VZOtxXqqqko |title=Hills smile to conquer camera & hearts |work=The Telegraph |access-date=21 August 2015 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163313/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1111221/jsp/siliguri/story_14908019.jsp#.VZOtxXqqqko |url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared in several TV ads, of which the most famous was for Pepsi, with [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Aishwarya Rai]].

She was a [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] on music channels, where she was noticed by [[Subhash Ghai]]. Subhash Ghai gave her a break in the film ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'', which was released in 1997. The movie was successful at the box office and won many awards including the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]].

She dated Indian tennis player [[Leander Paes]] before she broke up with him due to his affair with then-married [[Rhea Pillai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/Leander-cheated/articleshow/799161.cms |title=Leander cheated! |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 August 2015 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012050527/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/Leander-cheated/articleshow/799161.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> She married architect businessman Bobby Mukherji in 2006. She has an 11-year-old daughter Ariana from her marriage. In 2013, she separated from Mukherji. Their hush-hush wedding was steady until 2011 when reports came that the couple are staying separately due to incompatibility and differences.

In a 2021 interview, she discussed the accident that left her with a facial scar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2021 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Mahima Chaudhry RECALLS nasty remarks by media post horrific accident: They called me a 'scarface' |url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/bollywood-news/exclusive-mahima-chaudhry-recalls-nasty-remarks-by-media-post-horrific-accident-they-called-me-a-scarface/ |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=Bollywood Bubble |language=en}}</ref>

Chaudhry was diagnosed and treated in 2022 for [[breast cancer]].<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mahima-chaudhry-on-her-breast-cancer-now-i-am-cancer-free-my-daughter-didnt-go-to-school-for-2-months-so-that-i-stay-safe-exclusive/articleshow/92108484.cms
"Mahima Chaudhry on her breast cancer"], timesofindia.com. Accessed 14 July 2022.</ref>

==Acting career==
Chaudhry has played a variety of roles, starting with a village girl in ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' (1997). Her other roles were in ''[[Daag: The Fire]]'' (1999),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chopra |first1=Anupama |title=Film Without Fire |url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/22021999/cinema.html |access-date=10 May 2020 |work=India Today |date=22 February 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001121002700/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/22021999/cinema.html |archive-date=21 November 2000}}</ref> where she played a dual role; in ''[[Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin]]'' (1999) she played a widow forced to marry her brother-in-law; in ''[[Dhadkan]]'' (2000) she is a loving friend of a man who is madly in love with another woman: in ''[[Deewane]]'' she plays a singer in love with a thief: in ''[[Kurukshetra (2000 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' she plays the stubborn wife of a police officer: in ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' she plays a young bride forced to fight dowry; in ''[[Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar]]'' (2001) she plays a stubborn tenant who will not give up her home at any cost; in ''[[Om Jai Jagadish]]'' she is the loving homemaker; in ''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]'' (2002) she is the sister who would do anything for her sister's happiness; in ''[[Dobara]]'' she is the frustrated housewife; in ''[[The Film]]'' she is a desperate struggling screenwriter; in ''[[Zameer: The Fire Within]]'' she's a paralytic dancer, in ''[[Film Star (film)|Film Star]]'' she is an uptight arrogant fading actress; in ''[[Home Delivery]]'' (2005) she's a South Indian superstar; and in ''[[Souten: The Other Woman]]'' (2006) she plays a desperate housewife who has an affair with her stepdaughter's boyfriend.

Next to doing many films, she has worked with many talented actresses, including [[Kajol]], [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[Amisha Patel]], [[Urmila Matondkar]], [[Manisha Koirala]], [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Rekha]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]], and [[Hema Malini]]. When she was asked about this, she responded by saying that she enjoyed working with other actresses, and she expressed her desire to work with [[Juhi Chawla]], her favorite actress.

In 2010, Chaudhry starred in a Knightsbridge Media Production film, ''Pusher'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pushermovie.com |title=www.pushermovie.com |work=pushermovie.com |access-date=21 August 2015 |archive-date=25 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725182026/http://pushermovie.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> directed by Assad Raja, also starring comedian [[Mani Liaqat]]. She also worked in the thriller ''[[Mumbhaii - The Gangster]]'', co-starring [[Om Puri]] and [[Sanjay Kapoor]].

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year || Film || Role || Notes
|-
|| 1997 || ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' || Kusum Ganga || [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]<br/>Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1999 || ''Manasulo Maata'' || Priya || |[[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
|-
| ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]'' || Kavita Kishore || Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| ''[[Daag (1999 film)|Daag: The Fire]]'' || Kajri Verma / Kajal ||
|-
| ''[[Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin]]'' || Nisha ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2000 || ''[[Dhadkan]]'' || Sheetal Varma || Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| ''[[Deewane]]'' || Pooja ||
|-
| ''[[Kurukshetra (2000 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' || Anjali P. Singh ||
|-
| ''[[Khiladi 420]]'' || Ritu Bhardwaj ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' || Maithili ||
|-
| ''[[Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar]]'' || Saraswati ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Om Jai Jagadish]]'' || Ayesha ||
|-
| ''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]'' || Nimmi ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2003 || ''[[Saaya (2003 film)|Saaya]]'' || Tanya ||
|-
| ''[[Tere Naam]]'' || || Special appearance in song "O Jaana"
|-
| ''[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]'' || Arpita Alok Malhotra ||
|-
| ''[[LOC Kargil]]'' || Reena Yadav ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Dobara]]'' || Dr. Anjali Sehgal ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2005 || ''[[Zameer: The Fire Within]]'' || Supriya Maheshwari ||
|-
| ''[[Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye]] '' || Gulab Khan ||
|-
| ''[[Sehar]]'' || Anamika Kant ||
|-
| ''[[Film Star (film)|Film Star]]'' || Heera Pandit ||
|-
| ''[[The Film]]'' || Sushmita Banerjee ||
|-
| ''[[Home Delivery]]'' ||Maya ||
|-
| ''[[Bhagmati (2005 film)|Bhagmati]]'' || Bhagmati || Voice-over
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2006 || ''[[Souten: The Other Woman]]'' || Mitali 'Mita' R. Singh ||
|-
| ''[[Sandwich (2006 film)|Sandwich]]'' || Sweet Singh / Sweety Shekar ||
|-
| ''[[Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana]]'' || Anjali ||
|-
| ''Mr 100%'' || Shilpa ||
|-
| ''[[Hope and a Little Sugar]]'' || Saloni ||
|-
| ''[[Sarhad Paar]]'' || Simran ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Gumnaam – The Mystery]]'' || Ria ||
|-
| 2010 || ''Pusher'' || Anita ||

|-
| 2014 ||''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]''|||| Special Appearance

|-
| 2015 || ''[[Mumbhaii - The Gangster]]'' || Gangster's wife ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Dark Chocolate (film)|Dark Chocolate]]'' || Ishani Banerjee ||
|-
| 2022 || ''The Signature'' || TBA || Filming
|-
| 2023 || ''Emergency'' || [[Pupul Jayakar]] || Filming<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-ropes-mahima-chaudhry-essay-role-pupul-jayakar-emergency-first-look-unveiled/|title=Kangana Ranaut ropes in Mahima Chaudhry to essay the role of Pupul Jayakar in Emergency; first look unveiled|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=20 August 2022|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>
|}

==TV shows==
* ''[[Ticket to Bollywood (TV series)|Ticket to Bollywood]]'' (judge) (NDTV Prime)

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Awards and nominations
|-
! width=5%|Year
! width=20%|Film
! width=30%|Award
! width=29%|Category
! width=15%|Result
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2000
| rowspan="5" |''[[Dhadkan]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
| [[IIFA Awards]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Awards]]
| [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| Sansui Awards
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Dobara]]''
| [[Stardust Awards]]
| [[Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Indian film actresses]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0154274}}
* {{Twitter | mahimachaudhrym | name=Mahima Chaudhry }}
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{{Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut}}

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[[Category:Female models from West Bengal]]
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[[Category:People from Darjeeling]]
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[[Category:Actresses from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi television]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
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[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:Zee Cine Awards winners]]

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