Ruby Bhatia | |
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 Ms. Ruby Bhatia at the Plenary Session on "Diaspora Youth and India Blueprint for Engagement" at the 2nd Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - 2004 in New Delhi on January 9, 2004 | |
| Born | November 1, 1973 |
| Nationality | Indian Canadian |
| Occupation | VJ, TV show host, compere, actress |
| Spouse(s) |
Ajit S. Dutta ( m. 2009) |
Ruby Bhatia (born November 1, 1973) is an Indian-Canadian VJ, television show host, and actress.
Early life and background[edit | edit source]
Bhatia was born to Canada-based Harbans and Premlata Bhatia. But she was adopted at the age of 3 years by her aunt and uncle,[2] Prem Krishan and Saroj Bhatia, whom she called Mama and Daddy. She was raised in a small town Ajax, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, where she studied at Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School . She studied ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance from the Toronto branch of the Royal Academy of Dance, London.[3] She had given dance exams up to Level 4, which is to dance what a bachelor's degree is to education. Her parents also taught her Indian dance informally at home.
Career[edit | edit source]
Bhatia won the Miss India Canada contest in 1993 and shifted to India in 1994, when she participated in Femina Miss India. She went on to become a VJ for Channel V. She also hosted BPL Oye! and Filmfare Awards.
She also co-hosted the Miss World 1996 held at Bangalore with Richard Steinmetz.[2][4] In 1997, she made her television debut with Yeh Hai Raaz but quit the show midway being replaced by Deepti Bhatnagar.
Later, she appeared in several Hindi serials such as Kasautii Zindagii Kay as well as in movies.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Bhatia was first married to late singer Nitin Bali for three years, before getting divorced in 1999.[5] In December 2009, she married Ajit S. Dutta.[6][7][8]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Films[edit | edit source]
- 2001 Chori Chori Chupke Chupke as News reporter
- 2002 Bollywood Bound as herself
- 2003 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon as Herself
- 2008 Halla Bol
Television[edit | edit source]
- 1997 Yeh Hai Raaz
- 1999-2000 Dance Mastiyaan
- 2004 Tamanna House as Tamanna
- 2002-2003 Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Menaka Bose
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Ruby Bhatia: The unseen scenes". The Times of India. October 12, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ruby Bhatia: The unseen scenes - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Oct 12, 2003. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ Imran Sayed (2003-09-18). "Ruby Bhatia". Ruby Bhatia. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ "Ruby Bhatia scores a perfect 10". The Times of India. Mar 4, 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Once is enough". The Times of India. Aug 25, 2002. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ Marcellus Baptista (2009-12-06). "Ruby Bhatia is now Ruby Dutta!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ [1] Archived February 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Ruby Bhatia's wedding pics". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Ruby Bhatia on IMDb