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{{Short description|Indian actress and model}}
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| name              = Mahima Chaudhry
| name              = Mahima Chaudhry
| birth_name        = Ritu Chaudhry
| birth_name        = Ritu Chaudhry
| image              = Mahima Chaudhary in 2018.jpg
| image              = Mahima Chaudhry snapped at the premiere of Tanvi The Great (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Chaudhry in October 2018
| caption            = Chaudhry in 2025
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|09|13}}
| birth_place        = [[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<ref name="hills smile">{{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>
| birth_place        = [[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]], India<ref name="hills smile">{{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
| occupation        = Actress
| years_active      = 1997–present
| years_active      = 1997–present
| spouse            = {{marriage|Bobby Mukherjee|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 |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>
| spouse            = {{marriage|Bobby Mukherji|2006|2013|reason=divorced}}<ref name="marriage" />
 
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'''Mahima Chaudhry''' (born '''Ritu Chaudhry''') 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 film)|Dhadkan]]'' (2000), ''[[Kurukshetra (2000 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' (2000), [[Baghban (2003 film)|''Baghban'']] (2003), and received critical recognition for her performances in ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]'' (1999), ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' (2001) and ''[[Dobara]]'' (2004).
'''Mahima Chaudhry''' (born '''Ritu Chaudhry'''; 13 September 1973),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahima Chaudhary Turns 51: Actress’ Comeback Story of Resilience and Talent |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/mahima-chaudhary-turns-51-actress-comeback-story-of-resilience-and-talent-9046842.html |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Then vs Now: From Pardes to Emergency, a look at Mahima Chaudhry's journey |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo/mahima-chaudhry-birthday-2024-journey-from-pardes-to-emergency-102187/1 |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=Mid Day |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian actress who primarily works in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films. Chaudhry did a few modelling assignments and television commercials before venturing into films, with the 1997 romantic drama film ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'', for which she received the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/photo/shah-rukh-khan-best-films-368556-2012-10-30|title=Pardes (1997)|magazine=[[India Today]]|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref>
 
She played the leading lady in several films, including ''[[Daag (1999 film)|Daag]]'' (1999), ''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]'' (2000), and ''[[Kurukshetra (2000 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' (2000), and received critical recognition for her performances in ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]'' (1999), ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' (2001) and ''[[Dobara]]'' (2004), earning nominations for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''Dil Kya Kare'' and ''Dhadkan''. This was followed by a hiatus and intermittent acting roles.


==Early and personal life==
==Early life==
Born as Ritu Chaudhry in [[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]], she attended Dow Hill in [[Kurseong]] until class 10 and later moved to [[Loreto College, Darjeeling]].<ref name="hills smile" /> Prior to her first release ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'', she changed her name to Mahima Chaudhry upon the recommendation by her director [[Subhash Ghai]], who believed the letter 'M' to be lucky for leading actresses in his films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-kapil-sharma-show-mahima-chaudhary-thanks-kapil-sharma-for-helping-her-recover-from-cancer-says-in-my-sickness-your-show-helped-me-a-lot-to-recover/articleshow/99524026.cms?from=mdr|title=The Kapil Sharma Show: Mahima Chaudhary thanks Kapil Sharma for helping her recover from cancer; says 'In my sickness, your show helped me a lot to recover'|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India|access-date=25 April 2023|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425142921/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-kapil-sharma-show-mahima-chaudhary-thanks-kapil-sharma-for-helping-her-recover-from-cancer-says-in-my-sickness-your-show-helped-me-a-lot-to-recover/articleshow/99524026.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>
Mahima was born as Ritu Chaudhry to a [[Jat]] father from [[Baghpat District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref>{{Cite web
|url          = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC6ApodhlR4
|title        = Actress महिमा चौधरी बोली मैं जाट हूँ, करनाल पहुंचकर
|date        = 11 April 2021
|publisher    = IBN24 News Network
|access-date  = 25 March 2024
|archive-date = 3 April 2024
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20240403074456/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC6ApodhlR4
|url-status  = live
}}</ref> and a [[Nepali people|Nepalese]]-origin mother in [[Darjeeling]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.postoast.com/mahima-chaudhry-daughter-ariana/ |title=Mahima Chaudhry Beautiful And Cute |date=27 December 2021 |publisher=Postost |access-date=25 March 2024 |archive-date=8 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008164452/https://www.postoast.com/mahima-chaudhry-daughter-ariana/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She attended Dow Hill in [[Kurseong]] until class 10 and later moved to [[Loreto Convent, Darjeeling]].<ref name="hills smile" /> Having grown up in the Darjeeling Hills region, she is fluent in both Hindi and Nepalese languages.<ref name="hills smile" /> She won the ‘Miss Darjeeling’ title in a local beauty contest.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=This Actress, Who Made Her Debut With A Superstar, Underwent Surgery After Horrific Accident |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/celebrities/this-actress-who-made-her-debut-with-a-superstar-underwent-surgery-after-a-fatal-accident-also-battled-cancer-mahima-choudhary-1685851/amp |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ABP Live |language=en}}</ref>


In 1999, while shooting for ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]'', Chaudhry was involved in a [[car crash]]; her car rammed into a truck in [[Bangalore]] and multiple pieces of glass had to be removed from her face as a result of the accident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/bollywood/article/when-67-glass-pieces-had-to-be-removed-from-mahima-chaudharys-face-after-she-met-with-an-accident/811064|title=When 67 glass pieces had to be removed from Mahima Chaudhary's face after she met with an accident|website=www.zoomtventertainment.com|access-date=25 April 2023|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425135711/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/bollywood/article/when-67-glass-pieces-had-to-be-removed-from-mahima-chaudharys-face-after-she-met-with-an-accident/811064|url-status=live}}</ref>
Prior to her first release ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'', she changed her name to Mahima Chaudhry upon the recommendation by her director [[Subhash Ghai]], who believed the letter 'M' to be lucky for leading actresses in his films.<ref name="Kapil"/>


She married architect Bobby Mukherji in 2006. The couple separated in 2013.
==Career==
[[File:Mahima-Chaudhary.jpg|thumb|Chaudhry at an event in 2011]]


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"], ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 14 July 2022.</ref>
Chaudhry started her career as a [[video jockey]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sonali|first=Kriti|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/67-glass-pieces-had-to-be-taken-out-of-mahima-chaudhrys-face-actor-broke-down-when-she-was-called-scarface-8940001/|title=67 glass pieces had to be taken out of Mahima Chaudhry's face, actor broke down when she was called scarface|date=15 September 2023|location=New Delhi|work=The Indian Express|access-date=21 November 2023|archive-date=20 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920040135/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/67-glass-pieces-had-to-be-taken-out-of-mahima-chaudhrys-face-actor-broke-down-when-she-was-called-scarface-8940001/|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her acting debut with ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'', in 1997. Chaudhry played a village girl opposite [[Shah Rukh Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2660|title=Pardes - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> The film was a major commercial success worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1997#.VbrjPp5Viko|title=Top Worldwide Grossers 1997|website=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-date=5 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805004553/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1997#.VbrjPp5Viko|url-status=dead}}</ref> For her performance, she won the Filmfare Award for [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]] along with nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368659.cms |title=43rd Filmfare Awards 1998 Nominations |work=[[Times Internet|Indian Times]] |access-date=7 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706172521/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368659.cms |archive-date=6 July 2007 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>


==Acting career==
Chaudhry's 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 dual roles; in ''[[Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin]]'' (1999), she played a widow forced to marry her brother-in-law; in ''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]'' (2000) she is the 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 a loving homemaker; in ''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]'' (2002) she plays a young woman who will do anything for her sister's happiness; in ''[[Dobara]]'' she is the frustrated housewife; in ''[[The Film (film)|The Film]]'' she is a desperate struggling screenwriter; in ''[[Zameer: The Fire Within]]'' she is a paralytic dancer, in ''[[Film Star (film)|Film Star]]'' she is an uptight arrogant fading actress; in ''[[Home Delivery]]'' (2005) she is a [[South India]]n superstar; and in ''[[Souten: The Other Woman]]'' (2006) she plays a desperate housewife who has an affair with her stepdaughter's boyfriend.
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 |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 film)|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.


In 2010, Chaudhry starred in a Knightsbridge Media Production film, ''Pusher'', directed by Assad Raja. She also worked in the thriller ''[[Mumbhaii - The Gangster]]'', co-starring [[Om Puri]] and [[Sanjay Kapoor]].
In 2010, Chaudhry starred in a Knightsbridge Media Production film, ''Pusher'', directed by Assad Raja. She also worked in the thriller ''[[Mumbhaii - The Gangster]]'', co-starring [[Om Puri]] and [[Sanjay Kapoor]].
==Political activities==
In the 2021 [[West Bengal]] elections, Chaudhry campaigned for some candidates from both [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and Trinamool Congress.<ref>{{Cite web
|url          = https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/mahima-chaudhry-bjp-campaign-tmc-1789969-2021-04-12?onetap=true
|title        = Bengal polls Days after roadshow for TMC, Mahima Chaudhry campaigns for BJP
|date        = 12 April 2021
|publisher    = India Today
|access-date  = 25 March 2024
|archive-date = 3 April 2024
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20240403090817/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/mahima-chaudhry-bjp-campaign-tmc-1789969-2021-04-12?onetap=true
|url-status  = live
}}</ref> In 2023, there was speculation of her joining the BJP ahead of the [[Madhya Pradesh]] elections, as she met the state Minister, Vishvas Sarang, and hailed the BJP government.<ref>{{Cite web
|url          = https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-bollywood-actress-mahima-chaudhary-meets-minister-vishvas-sarang-triggers-speculation-of-joining-bjp-ahead-of-elections
|title        = Bollywood Actress Mahima Chaudhary Meets Minister Vishvas Sarang
|date        = 14 August 2023
|publisher    = FPJ
|access-date  = 25 March 2024
|archive-date = 15 August 2023
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20230815143451/https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-bollywood-actress-mahima-chaudhary-meets-minister-vishvas-sarang-triggers-speculation-of-joining-bjp-ahead-of-elections
|url-status  = live
}}</ref>
In 2024, Chaudhry came out in support of [[Prime minister|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi|Modi]], calling him an inspirational figure under whom [[India]]'s respect has increased in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6VHuo61wak
|title=PM Modi Is An Inspiration |date= 18 March 2024 |publisher = OTV New English|access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 1999, while shooting for ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]'', Chaudhry was involved in a [[car crash]]; her car rammed into a truck in [[Bangalore]] and multiple pieces of glass had to be removed from her face as a result of the accident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/bollywood/article/when-67-glass-pieces-had-to-be-removed-from-mahima-chaudharys-face-after-she-met-with-an-accident/811064|title=When 67 glass pieces had to be removed from Mahima Chaudhary's face after she met with an accident|website=www.zoomtventertainment.com|date=13 September 2021 |access-date=25 April 2023|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425135711/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/bollywood/article/when-67-glass-pieces-had-to-be-removed-from-mahima-chaudharys-face-after-she-met-with-an-accident/811064|url-status=live}}</ref>
Chaudhry married architect Bobby Mukherji in 2006. Their daughter was born in 2007,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-08 |title=Mahima Chaudhry on challenges she has faced in life, being a single parent |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mahima-chaudhry-on-challenges-she-has-faced-in-life-being-a-single-parent/story-msgahPWcPgwtCYrgLalaoN_amp.html |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and the couple separated in 2013.<ref name="marriage">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-07 |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/lite/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
Chaudhry was diagnosed and successfully treated for [[breast cancer]] in 2022.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.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"], ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 14 July 2022.</ref> She mentioned that comedy shows such as ''Kapil Sharma Show'' helped her during her recovery from illness.<ref name=Kapil>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-kapil-sharma-show-mahima-chaudhary-thanks-kapil-sharma-for-helping-her-recover-from-cancer-says-in-my-sickness-your-show-helped-me-a-lot-to-recover/articleshow/99524026.cms?from=mdr|title=The Kapil Sharma Show: Mahima Chaudhary thanks Kapil Sharma for helping her recover from cancer; says 'In my sickness, your show helped me a lot to recover'|newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 April 2023|access-date=25 April 2023|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425142921/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-kapil-sharma-show-mahima-chaudhary-thanks-kapil-sharma-for-helping-her-recover-from-cancer-says-in-my-sickness-your-show-helped-me-a-lot-to-recover/articleshow/99524026.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
{{Pending films key}}
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
|-
! Year || Film || Role || Notes
|1997
|''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]''
|Kusum Ganga
|
|-
|-
|| 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
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1999 || ''Manasulo Maata'' || Priya || |[[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
|''[[Dil Kya Kare]]''
|Kavita Kishore
|
|-
|-
| ''[[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
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Daag (1999 film)|Daag: The Fire]]'' || Kajri Verma / Kajal ||
| rowspan="4" |2000
|''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]''
|Sheetal Varma
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin]]'' || Nisha ||
|''[[Deewane]]''
|Pooja
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2000 || ''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]'' || Sheetal Varma || Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|''[[Kurukshetra (2000 film)|Kurukshetra]]''
|Anjali P. Singh
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Deewane]]'' || Pooja ||  
|''[[Khiladi 420]]''
|Ritu Bhardwaj
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Kurukshetra (2000 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' || Anjali P. Singh ||
| rowspan="2" |2001
|''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]''
|Maithili
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Khiladi 420]]'' || Ritu Bhardwaj ||
|''[[Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar]]''
|Saraswati
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' || Maithili ||
| rowspan="2" |2002
|''[[Om Jai Jagadish]]''
|Ayesha
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar]]'' || Saraswati ||
|''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]''
|Nimmi
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Om Jai Jagadish]]'' || Ayesha ||
| rowspan="4" |2003
|''[[Saaya (2003 film)|Saaya]]''
|Tanya
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]'' || Nimmi ||
|''[[Tere Naam]]''
|Herself
|Special appearance in song "O Jaana"
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2003 || ''[[Saaya (2003 film)|Saaya]]'' || Tanya ||
|''[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]''
|Arpita Alok Malhotra
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Tere Naam]]'' || Herself || Special appearance in song "O Jaana"
|''[[LOC Kargil]]''
|Reena Yadav
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]'' || Arpita Alok Malhotra ||
|2004
|''[[Dobara]]''
|Dr. Anjali Sehgal
|
|-
|-
| ''[[LOC Kargil]]'' || Reena Yadav ||
| rowspan="7" |2005
|''[[Zameer: The Fire Within]]''
|Supriya Maheshwari
|
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Dobara]]'' || Dr. Anjali Sehgal ||
|''[[Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye]]''  
|Gulab Khan
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2005 || ''[[Zameer: The Fire Within]]'' || Supriya Maheshwari ||
|''[[Sehar]]''
|Anamika Kant
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye]] '' || Gulab Khan ||
|''[[Film Star (film)|Film Star]]''
|Heera Pandit
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Sehar]]'' || Anamika Kant ||
|''[[The Film (film)|The Film]]''
|Sushmita Banerjee
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Film Star (film)|Film Star]]'' || Heera Pandit ||
|''[[Home Delivery]]''
|Maya
|
|-
|-
| ''[[The Film]]'' || Sushmita Banerjee ||
|''[[Bhagmati (2005 film)|Bhagmati]]''
|Bhagmati
|Voice-over
|-
|-
| ''[[Home Delivery]]'' ||Maya ||
| rowspan="6" |2006
|''[[Souten: The Other Woman]]''
|Mitali 'Mita' R. Singh
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Bhagmati (2005 film)|Bhagmati]]'' || Bhagmati ||  Voice-over
|''[[Sandwich (2006 film)|Sandwich]]''
|Sweet Singh / Sweety Shekar
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2006 || ''[[Souten: The Other Woman]]'' || Mitali 'Mita' R. Singh ||
|''[[Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana]]''
|Anjali
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Sandwich (2006 film)|Sandwich]]'' || Sweet Singh / Sweety Shekar ||
|''Mr 100%''
|Shilpa
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana]]'' || Anjali ||
|''[[Hope and a Little Sugar]]''
|Saloni
|
|-
|-
| ''Mr 100%'' || Shilpa ||
|''[[Sarhad Paar]]''
|Simran
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Hope and a Little Sugar]]'' || Saloni ||
|2008
|''[[Gumnaam – The Mystery]]''
|Ria
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Sarhad Paar]]'' || Simran ||
|2010
|''Pusher''
|Anita
|
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Gumnaam – The Mystery]]'' || Ria ||
|2014
|''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]''
|Herself
|Special appearance
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''Pusher'' || Anita ||
|2015
 
|''[[Mumbhaii - The Gangster]]''
|Gangster's wife
|
|-
|-
| 2014  ||''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]''||Herself || Special Appearance
|2016
 
|''[[Dark Chocolate (film)|Dark Chocolate]]''
|Ishani Banerjee
|
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Mumbhaii - The Gangster]]'' || Gangster's wife ||
|2024
|''[[The Signature]]''
|Ambika "Ambu"
|
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Dark Chocolate (film)|Dark Chocolate]]'' || Ishani Banerjee ||
|rowspan="3"|2025
|''[[Emergency (2024 film)|Emergency]]''
|[[Pupul Jayakar]]
|<ref>{{cite news |date=20 August 2022 |title=Kangana Ranaut ropes in Mahima Chaudhry to essay the role of Pupul Jayakar in Emergency; first look unveiled |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-ropes-mahima-chaudhry-essay-role-pupul-jayakar-emergency-first-look-unveiled/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820052709/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-ropes-mahima-chaudhry-essay-role-pupul-jayakar-emergency-first-look-unveiled/ |archive-date=20 August 2022 |access-date=20 August 2022 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2022 || {{Pending film|The Signature}}|| {{TBA}}|| Filming
|''[[Nadaaniyan]]''
|Neelu Jaisingh
|
|-
|-
| 2023 || {{Pending film|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]] |access-date=20 August 2022 |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820052709/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-ropes-mahima-chaudhry-essay-role-pupul-jayakar-emergency-first-look-unveiled/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|''[[Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi]]''
|Babita
|
|}
|}


===TV shows===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
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!Role  
!Role  
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|1995–1996
|''Liberty Public Demand''
|Anchor
|<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mehra |first=Devika |date=21 July 1997 |title=The M fetish |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19970721-bollywood-director-subhash-ghai-renames-latest-find-ritu-chaudhry-to-mahima-830403-1997-07-20 |magazine=[[India Today]] |location=New Delhi |publisher=[[Living Media]] |access-date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403090933/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19970721-bollywood-director-subhash-ghai-renames-latest-find-ritu-chaudhry-to-mahima-830403-1997-07-20 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2008–2009
|2008–2009
|''Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1''  
|''Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1''  
|Judge
|Judge
|<ref>{{cite interview |last=Chaudhry |first=Mahima|interviewer=Roshmila Bhattacharya |title=Good riddance to bad rubbish|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |location=Mumbai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/story-eGRK6B8iBouNjCaoTfOj2N.html |access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite interview |last=Chaudhry |first=Mahima |interviewer=Roshmila Bhattacharya |title=Good riddance to bad rubbish |date=15 November 2008 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |location=Mumbai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/story-eGRK6B8iBouNjCaoTfOj2N.html |access-date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511053817/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/story-eGRK6B8iBouNjCaoTfOj2N.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2010
|''[[Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka]]''
|Contestant
|Episode 10<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Raaz-Pichle-Janam-Ka-returns-with-more-glamour/690016 |title=Raaz Pichle Janam Ka returns with more glamour |date=29 September 2010 |work=The Indian Express |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129215324/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/raaz-pichle-janam-ka-returns-with-more-glamour/690016 |archive-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|''Chhote Miyan''  
|''Chhote Miyan''  
|Judge
| rowspan="2" |Judge
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sachin-pilgaonkar-on-a-laughter-roll/articleshow/12110815.cms|title=Sachin Pilgaonkar on a laughter roll|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India|access-date=11 May 2023|archive-date=11 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511053820/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sachin-pilgaonkar-on-a-laughter-roll/articleshow/12110815.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sachin-pilgaonkar-on-a-laughter-roll/articleshow/12110815.cms|title=Sachin Pilgaonkar on a laughter roll|newspaper=The Times of India |date=3 March 2012|access-date=11 May 2023|archive-date=11 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511053820/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sachin-pilgaonkar-on-a-laughter-roll/articleshow/12110815.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
|''[[Ticket to Bollywood (TV series)|Ticket to Bollywood]]''
|''[[Ticket to Bollywood (TV series)|Ticket to Bollywood]]''
|Judge
|
|
|}
|}
== Music videos ==
 
=== Music video ===
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===Music Song===
*Appeared in ''Hum Ko To Hai Poora Yakeen'' made by msn cricket and sports (MSN India) to support The Indian Cricket team for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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|+Awards and nominations
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! width=5%|Ref.
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| rowspan="3" | 1998
| rowspan="4" | 1998
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]''
| rowspan="4" | ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| {{Won}}
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368661.cms |title=43rd Filmfare Awards 1998 Winners |work=[[Times Internet|Indian Times]] |access-date=7 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508090623/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368661.cms |archive-date=8 May 2006 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female|Most Promising Newcomer – Female]]
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/and-the-nominees-for-1997-are/ |title=The 4th Screen Awards: And the nominees for 1997 are… |website=The Indian Express |date=9 January 1998 |access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| {{Won}}
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/nomipop.htm |title=1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Popular Award Categories Nominations |work=[[Zee TV|Zee Television]] |access-date=7 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980219071201/http://zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/nomipop.htm |archive-date=19 February 1998 |agency=[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999
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| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000214/main5.htm |title=Aishwarya, Sanjay win Filmfare awards |work=The Tribune |date=13 February 2000 |author=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=Mumbai, India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020825020442/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000214/main5.htm |archive-date=25 August 2002 |access-date=30 December 2020 |url-status=live |language=en }}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2000
| rowspan="5" | 2000
| rowspan="5" |''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]''
| rowspan="5" |''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]''
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhirad |first=Sandeep |date=2006 |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners |url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |archive-date=19 October 2015 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=Filmfare |pages=107–109}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[IIFA Awards]]
| [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2001/ |title=IIFA Through the Years - IIFA 2001: South Africa |website=IIFA |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925131700/http://www.iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2001/ |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.screenindia.com/svawards/winom.htm |title=Nominations for 7th Annual Screen Awards are |date=2001 |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040219220635/http://www.screenindia.com/svawards/winom.htm |archive-date=19 February 2004 |access-date=26 February 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Awards]]
| [[Bollywood Movie Awards]]
| [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Won}}
| {{Won}}
|rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nominees and Winners for the Bollywood Awards 2001 were |url=http://www.bollywoodawards.com/ballot/ballot.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020407134036/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/ballot/ballot.html |archive-date=7 April 2002 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=Bollywood Movie Awards}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Sansui Awards
| [[Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{Won}}
| {{Won}}
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| [[Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stardustindia.com:80/stardust_awards2005.htm |title=Max Stardust awards nominations |work=[[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206001033/http://www.stardustindia.com/stardust_awards2005.htm |archive-date=6 February 2005 |access-date=30 August 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|-
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/28zee.htm |title=Veer-Zaara: Hot fave at the Zee awards! |date=28 March 2005 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |access-date=1 September 2021 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200803052659/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/28zee.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
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==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Bollywood}}
* [[List of Indian film actresses]]
* [[List of Indian film actresses]]


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Latest revision as of 12:06, 23 March 2026


Mahima Chaudhry
Chaudhry in 2025
Born
Ritu Chaudhry

(1973-09-13) 13 September 1973 (age 52)
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s)
Bobby Mukherji
​
(
m. 2006; div. 2013)
[2]
Children1

Mahima Chaudhry (born Ritu Chaudhry; 13 September 1973),[3][4] is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Chaudhry did a few modelling assignments and television commercials before venturing into films, with the 1997 romantic drama film Pardes, for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[5]

She played the leading lady in several films, including Daag (1999), Dhadkan (2000), and Kurukshetra (2000), and received critical recognition for her performances in Dil Kya Kare (1999), Lajja (2001) and Dobara (2004), earning nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dil Kya Kare and Dhadkan. This was followed by a hiatus and intermittent acting roles.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Mahima was born as Ritu Chaudhry to a Jat father from Baghpat District of Uttar Pradesh[6] and a Nepalese-origin mother in Darjeeling, India.[7] She attended Dow Hill in Kurseong until class 10 and later moved to Loreto Convent, Darjeeling.[1] Having grown up in the Darjeeling Hills region, she is fluent in both Hindi and Nepalese languages.[1] She won the ‘Miss Darjeeling’ title in a local beauty contest.[8]

Prior to her first release Pardes, she changed her name to Mahima Chaudhry upon the recommendation by her director Subhash Ghai, who believed the letter 'M' to be lucky for leading actresses in his films.[9]

Career[edit | edit source]

Chaudhry at an event in 2011

Chaudhry started her career as a video jockey.[10] She made her acting debut with Pardes, in 1997. Chaudhry played a village girl opposite Shah Rukh Khan.[11] The film was a major commercial success worldwide.[12] For her performance, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut along with nomination for Best Actress.[13]

Chaudhry's other roles were in Daag: The Fire (1999),[14] where she played dual roles; in Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999), she played a widow forced to marry her brother-in-law; in Dhadkan (2000) she is the 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 she plays the stubborn wife of a police officer; in 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 a loving homemaker; in Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002) she plays a young woman who will 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 is a paralytic dancer, in Film Star she is an uptight arrogant fading actress; in Home Delivery (2005) she is 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.

In 2010, Chaudhry starred in a Knightsbridge Media Production film, Pusher, directed by Assad Raja. She also worked in the thriller Mumbhaii - The Gangster, co-starring Om Puri and Sanjay Kapoor.

Political activities[edit | edit source]

In the 2021 West Bengal elections, Chaudhry campaigned for some candidates from both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress.[15] In 2023, there was speculation of her joining the BJP ahead of the Madhya Pradesh elections, as she met the state Minister, Vishvas Sarang, and hailed the BJP government.[16]

In 2024, Chaudhry came out in support of Prime Minister Modi, calling him an inspirational figure under whom India's respect has increased in the world.[17]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

In 1999, while shooting for Dil Kya Kare, Chaudhry was involved in a car crash; her car rammed into a truck in Bangalore and multiple pieces of glass had to be removed from her face as a result of the accident.[18]

Chaudhry married architect Bobby Mukherji in 2006. Their daughter was born in 2007,[19] and the couple separated in 2013.[2]

Chaudhry was diagnosed and successfully treated for breast cancer in 2022.[20] She mentioned that comedy shows such as Kapil Sharma Show helped her during her recovery from illness.[9]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1997 Pardes Kusum Ganga
1999 Manasulo Maata Priya Telugu film
Dil Kya Kare Kavita Kishore
Daag: The Fire Kajri Verma / Kajal
Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin Nisha
2000 Dhadkan Sheetal Varma
Deewane Pooja
Kurukshetra Anjali P. Singh
Khiladi 420 Ritu Bhardwaj
2001 Lajja Maithili
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar Saraswati
2002 Om Jai Jagadish Ayesha
Dil Hai Tumhaara Nimmi
2003 Saaya Tanya
Tere Naam Herself Special appearance in song "O Jaana"
Baghban Arpita Alok Malhotra
LOC Kargil Reena Yadav
2004 Dobara Dr. Anjali Sehgal
2005 Zameer: The Fire Within Supriya Maheshwari
Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye Gulab Khan
Sehar Anamika Kant
Film Star Heera Pandit
The Film Sushmita Banerjee
Home Delivery Maya
Bhagmati Bhagmati Voice-over
2006 Souten: The Other Woman Mitali 'Mita' R. Singh
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 Herself Special appearance
2015 Mumbhaii - The Gangster Gangster's wife
2016 Dark Chocolate Ishani Banerjee
2024 The Signature Ambika "Ambu"
2025 Emergency Pupul Jayakar [21]
Nadaaniyan Neelu Jaisingh
Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi Babita

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1995–1996 Liberty Public Demand Anchor [22]
2008–2009 Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1 Judge [23]
2010 Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka Contestant Episode 10[24]
2012 Chhote Miyan Judge [25]
2014 Ticket to Bollywood

Music video[edit | edit source]

Year Title Performer(s) Role Album Ref.
2002 "Tere Bina Chain Mujhe Ab Aaye Na" Adnan Sami Unnamed Tera Chehra

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Awards and nominations
Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
1998 Pardes Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Won [26]
Best Actress Nominated
Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Female Nominated [27]
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Won [28]
1999 Dil Kya Kare Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [29]
2000 Dhadkan Nominated [30]
International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [31]
Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [32]
Bollywood Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [33]
Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2005 Dobara Stardust Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [34]
Zee Cine Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [35]

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