BOLLYWOOD FAMILY

AAMIR KHAN

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BORN: 14 MARCH 1965

FATHER: TAHIR HUSSAIN - PRODUCER

MOTHER: ZEENAT HUSSAIN

BROTHER: FAISAL KHAN - ACTOR

MARRIED TO REENA DUTTA IN 1986

WIFE: REENA DUTTA

CHILDREN: JUNAID (1997) & IRA (2002)

SON, JAAN HARRY HINES (2003)
with JESSICA HINES

CURRENT WIFE: KIRAN RAO - PRODUCER

FAST FACTS !

- Began his career as a child actor in the film
Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973).
- Was the state tennis champion for Maharashtra.
- He proposed to Reena the day he turned 21.
There was opposition since she was from a Hindu family and he, from a devout Islamic one. So, they eloped, got married and returned to their homes.

ABHISHEK BACHCHAN

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BORN: 5 FEBRUARY 1976

GRANDFATHER: HARIVANSH RAI BACHCHAN (1907) - HINDI POET

FATHER: AMITABH BACHCHAN (1942) - ACTOR

MOTHER: JAYA BHADURI (1948)- ACTRESS

SISTER: SHWETA BACHCHAN

NIECE: NAVYA NAVELI

FAMILY

ENGAGED TO: KASRISMA KAPOOR (1974) - ACTRESS IN 2002

LINKED WITH: RANI MUKHERJI (1978) - ACTRESS

CURRENT INTEREST: AISHWARYA RAI (1973) - ACTRESS

FAST FACTS!

- The last name of his family is "Srivastava"; "Bachchan" was in fact a pen name used by his grandfather. However, when his father Amitabh Bachchan entered films, he did so under his father's pen name.

AISHWARYA RAI

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BORN: 1 NOVEMBER 1973

FATHER: KRISHNARAJ RAI

MOTHER: VRINDA RAI

BROTHER: ADITYA RAI (1970)

LINKED WITH:
SALMAN KHAN (1965)- ACTOR

VIVEK OBEROI (1976) - ACTOR

CURRENT INTEREST: ABHISHEK BACHCHAN (1976) - ACTOR

FAMILY

FAST FACTS !

- Titled Miss World in 1994.
- Is said to be the highest-paid actress in India.
- Has been voted the most beautiful woman in the world in an online poll by Hello Magazine.
- Turned down the role of "Helen" in Troy, which was later given to Diane Kruger.

AKSHAY KUMAR

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BORN: 9 SEPTEMBER 1967

FATHER: HARI OM BHATIA

MARRIED TO TWINKLE KHANNA IN 2001

WIFE: TWINKLE KHANNA (1973) - ACTRESS

SON: ARAAV BHATIA (2002)

PARENTS IN LAW:
RAJESH KHANNA (1942) - ACTOR &
DIMPLE KAPADIA (1957) - ACTRESS

SISTER IN LAW: RINKE KHANNA (1977) - ACTRESS

LINKED WITH: POOJA BATRA (1973) - ACTRESS

RAVEENA TANDON (1970) - ACTRESS

REKHA (1954) - ACTRESS

SHILPA SHETTY (1975) - ACTRESS

PRIYANKA CHOPRA (1982) - ACTRESS

FAST FACTS !

- Real name is Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia. - Studied martial arts in Hong Kong and was sometimes referred to as the "Bruce Lee of India".

AKSHAYE KHANNA

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BORN: 30 MARCH 1975

FATHER: VINOD KHANNA (1946) - ACTOR

MOTHER: GEETANJALI

BROTHER: RAHUL KHANNA (1972) - VJ/ACTOR

LINKED WITH: TARA SHARMA

CURRENT INTEREST: URVASHI SHARMA

AMISHA PATEL

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BORN: 9 JUNE 1976

FATHER: AMIT PATEL
MOTHER: ASHA PATEL

BROTHER: ASHMIT PATEL (1978) - ACTOR

CURRENT INTEREST: VIKRAM BHATT (DIRECTOR)

FAST FACTS !

- Amisha's name is derived from her parent's name (Amit+Asha=Ami+Asha).
- Her mother made a special appearance in Rakesh Roshan's movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), in which she played the mother of Raj (Hrithik Roshan).
- In 2005, her relationship with her family is strained, with Amisha accusing her parents of stealing money from her.

ANIL KAPOOR

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BORN: 24 DECEMBER 1959

FATHER: SURINDER KAPOOR - PRODUCER

MOTHER: SUCHITRA

BROTHERS: BONEY KAPOOR - PRODUCER

SANJAY KAPOOR (1965) - ACTOR

SISTER IN LAW: SRIDEVI (1963) - married to Boney Kapoor

MARRIED TO SUNITA IN 1984

DAUGHTERS: SONAM & RHEA KAPOOR

SON: HARSHWARDHANA KAPOOR

FAMILY

FAST FACTS !

- His father was President of the The Film & Television Producers Guild of India from 1995 to 2001.
- His daughter, Sonam is officially slated to star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming, Saawariya opposite Ranbir Kapoor, son of Rishi Kapoor.

ARBAAZ KHAN

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BORN: 4 AUGUST 1972

FATHER: SALIM KHAN (1935) - ACTOR / WRITER

MOTHER: SALMA KHAN

STEP MOTHER: HELEN (1939) - ACTRESS

BROTHERS: SALMAN KHAN (1965) - ACTOR

SOHAIL KHAN (1974) - ACTOR / DIRECTOR

SISTERS: ALVIRA KHAN & ARPITA KHAN

BROTHER-IN-LAW:
ATUL AGNIHOTRI - married to Alvira

SISTER-IN-LAW:
SEEMA SACHDEV - married to Sohail Khan

FAMILY

MARRIED TO MALAIKA ARORA IN 1998

SON: ARHAAN KHAN (2003)

SISTER-IN-LAW: AMRITA ARORA (1981) - ACTRESS

ARJUN RAMPAL

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BORN: 26 NOVEMBER 1972

MOTHER: GWEN

MARRIED TO JESSIA MEHR

DAUGHTERS: MAHIKAA (2002) & MYRA (2005)

FAST FACTS !

- Was a designer model.
- Malini Ramani, daughter of the cleberated socialite Bina Ramani, was Arjun Rampal's ex-girl friend.
- Currently sponsoring 11 orphan children in an orphanage.

ASHMIT PATEL

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BORN: 1 JANUARY 1978

FATHER: AMIT PATEL

MOTHER: ASHA PATEL

SISTER: AMISHA PATEL (1976) - ACTRESS

DATED: RIYA SEN (1981) - ACTRESS

FAST FACTS !

- Ashmit's name is derived from his parent's name (Asha+Amit=Ash+Mit).
- He won't clip his nails after sunset.
- His mother made a special appearance in Rakesh Roshan's movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), in which she played the mother of Raj (Hrithik Roshan).

BIPASHA BASU

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BORN: 5 MAY 1979

FATHER: HIRAK BASU

MOTHER: MAMATA BASU

SISTERS: BIDISHA (ELDER) & BIJOYETA (YOUNGER)

LINKED WITH: DINO MOREA (1975) - ACTOR

CURRENT INTEREST: JOHN ABRHAM (1972) - ACTOR

FAST FACTS !

- Won the Ford Supermodel of the World contest (1996) at the age of 17.

BOBBY DEOL

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BORN: 27 JANUARY 1969

FATHER: DHARMENDRA (1935) - ACTOR

MOTHER: PRAKASH KAUR

BROTHER: SUNNY DEOL (1956) - ACTOR

SISTERS: NONU & DOLLY DEOL

STEP-MOTHER: HEMA MALINI (1948) - ACTRESS

STEP-SISTERS: ESHA DEOL (1982) - ACTRESS & AHANA DEOL

COUSIN: ABHAY DEOL (1973) - ACTOR

MARRIED TO TANYA AHUJA

SONS: ARYAMAN (2001) & DHARAM (2004)

LINKED WITH: POOJA BHATT (1972) - ACTRESS

NEELAM KOTHARI (1970) - ACTRESS/VJ

FAST FACTS !

- Real name is Vijay Singh Deol.

ESHA DEOL

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BORN: 2 JANUARY 1982

FATHER: DHARMENDRA (1935) - ACTOR

MOTHER: HEMA MALINI (1948) - ACTRESS

SISTER: AHANA DEOL

STEP-BORTHERS: SUNNY DEOL (1956) &
BOBBY DEOL (1969) - ACTORS

COUSIN: ABHAY DEOL (1973) - ACTOR

FAST FACTS !

- Played national league football.
- Slapped and knocked out an over enthusiastic admirer who had tried to get too fresh.
- Apparently, slapped Amrita Rao on the sets of Pyaare Mohan (2006) for personal reasons.

HRITHIK ROSHAN

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BORN: 10 JANUARY 1974

FATHER: RAKESH ROSHAN (1949)- ACTOR/DIRECTOR

MOTHER: PINKY ROSHAN

SISTER: SUNAINA ROSHAN (1972)

UNCLE: RAJESH ROSHAN (1955) - COMPOSER

MARRIED TO: SUZANNE KHAN ON 20 Dec 2000

WIFE: SUZANNE KHAN

BROTHER IN-LAW: ZAYED KHAN (1980) - ACTOR

FAMILY

FAST FACTS !

- Carries two thumbs on his right hand. The additional thumb is a small extension which curves inwards towards his main thumb.
- First movie role was as a child artist when he was 6 years old in the 1980 movie Aasha, where he played an extra as a dancing boy.
- Was diagnosed at age 21 with scoliosis and was told that he could never dance and do all the things a Bollywood hero was required to do.
- He is not allowed to drive. The driver drives, the guard sits in the front and Hrithik sits at the back.

JOHN ABRAHAM

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BORN: 17 December 1972

FATHER: MUJDA

MOTHER: PHIROZA

BROTHER: ALAN ABRAHAM

LINKED WITH: RAVEENA TANDON (1970) - ACTRESS

RIYA SEN (1981) - ACTRESS

CURRENT INTEREST: BIPASHA BASU (1979) - ACTRESS

FAST FACTS !

- Original name was Farhan.
- Is a vegetarian and a PETA supporter.
- The first Asian model chosen by Levi's.
- Was placed number one on "India's 50 Most Desirable Men Listing", a poll conducted across the globe in 2006.
- Won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to Singapore for Manhunt International, where he won the second place (1999).
- His voice was dubbed for his first film, Jism (2003).

KAJOL MUKHERJEE

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BORN: 5 AUGUST 1975

FATHER: SHOMU MUKHERJEE - DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

MOTHER: TANUJA SAMARTH (1943) - ACTRESS

SISTER: TANISHA MUKHERJEE (1978) - ACTRESS

COUSIN: RANI MUKHERJEE (1978) - ACTRESS

SHARBANI MUKHERJEE (1969) - ACTRESS

MOHNISH BEHL (1963) - ACTOR

MARRIED TO AJAY DEVGAN IN 1999

HUSBAND: AJAY DEVGAN (1967) - ACTOR

DAUGHTER: NYSA (2003)

FAMILY

FAST FACTS !

- Ranked #4 on the list of "Hundred Most Beautiful Indian Women".

KAREENA KAPOOR

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BORN: 21 SEPTEMBER 1980

FATHER: RANDHIR KAPOOR (1947) - ACTOR

MOTHER: BABITA (1948) - ACTRESS

GRANDFATHER: RAJ KAPOOR (1924) - ACTOR

UNCLE: RISHI KAPOOR (1952) - ACTOR

SISTER: KARISMA KAPOOR (1974) - ACTRESS

NIECE: SAMAIRA (2005)

FAMILY

CURRENT INTEREST: SHAHID KAPUR (1981) - ACTOR

KARISMA KAPOOR

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BORN: 25 JUNE 1974

FATHER: RANDHIR KAPOOR (1947) - ACTOR

MOTHER: BABITA (1948) - ACTRESS

GRANDFATHER: RAJ KAPOOR (1924) - ACTOR

UNCLE: RISHI KAPOOR (1952) - ACTOR

SISTER: KAREENA KAPOOR (1980) - ACTRESS

FAMILY

ENGAGED TO ABHISHEK BACHCHAN (1976)
IN 2002

MARRIED TO SANJAY KAPUR IN 2003

DAUGHTER: SAMAIRA (2005)

FAST FACTS !

- Her husband is the CEO of Sixt India.

MADHURI DIXIT

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BORN: 15 MAY 1967

FATHER: SHANKAR DIXIT
MOTHER: SNEHLATA DIXIT

MARRIED TO: DR. SRIRAM MADHAV NENE IN 1999

SONS: ARIN (2003) & RYAN (2005)

LINKED WITH: SANJAY DUTT (1959) - ACTOR

FAST FACTS !

- Her husband, Dr. Sriram Nene is a Cardiovascular Surgeon from Denver.

PREITY ZINTA

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BORN: 31 JANUARY 1972

FATHER: DURGANAND SINGH ZINTA

MOTHER: NILPRABHA ZINTA

BROTHERS: DEEPANKAR ZINTA & MANISH ZINTA

CURRENT INTEREST: NESS WADIA (1970)

FAST FACTS !

- She narrowly escaped death twice in late 2004, once after an explosion at a Temptation concert in Colombo, and later in the Indian Ocean Tsunami.
- Was ranked #12 on the list of "Hundred Most Beautiful Indian Women."
- Currently dating Ness Wadia, the heir to the Bombay Dyeing company.

PRIYANKA CHOPRA

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BORN: 18 JULY 1982

FATHER: COL. DR. ASHOK CHOPRA

MOTHER: DR. MADHU CHOPRA

BROTHER: SIDHARTH CHOPRA

FAMILY

MISS WORLD 2000

LINKED WITH:
AKSHAY KUMAR (1967) - ACTOR

CURRENT INTEREST:
HARMAN BAWEJA

FAST FACTS !

- Crowned Miss India World and later Miss World in 2000.
- Beauty pageants were banned in her conservative home state of Uttar Pradesh in the year she won the title, and she received death threats as a result.

RANI MUKHERJI

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BORN: 21 MARCH 1978

FATHER: RAM MUKHERJEE (DIRECTOR)

MOTHER: KRISHNA (PLAYBACK SINGER)

SISTER: SHARBANI MUKHERJEE (1969) - ACTRESS

COUSINS: KAJOL (1975) - ACTRESS
TANISHA MUKHERJEE (1978) - ACTRESS

MOHNISH BEHL (1963) - ACTOR

LINKED WITH: ADITYA CHOPRA (1971) - DIRECTOR

ABHISHEK BACHCHAN (1976) - ACTOR

FAST FACTS !

- Changed the English transliteration of her surname from Mukherjee to Mukerji several years ago. At the time, it was reported that she did this for numerological reasons.
- Was honored by a largely foreign audience of 50,000 at the Casablanca Film Festival (2005) in Morocco where four of her movies were presented.
- For her one-and-a-half-minute dance performance alongside Saif Ali Khan at the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games, she was reportedly paid 1.5 crore rupees, the equivalent of about USD$300,000.

SAIF ALI KHAN

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BORN: 16 AUGUST 1970

FATHER: MANSOOR ALI KHAN (1941)
MOTHER: SHARMILA TAGORE (1946) - ACTRESS

SISTER: SOHA ALI KHAN (1978) - ACTRESS

MARRIED TO AMRITA SINGH IN 1991

WIFE: AMRITA SINGH (1958) - ACTRESS

CHILDREN: SARA & IBRAHIM

CURRENT INTEREST: ROSA - ITALIAN MODEL

FAST FACTS !

- His father is the Nawab of Pataudi, who is also the cricket legend.
- Was educated at Winchester College in England.
- Has always invited attention for wrong reasons by throwing his dog from a high rise building and clipping birds' wings.

SALMAN KHAN

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BORN: 27 DECEMBER 1965

FATHER: SALIM KHAN (1935) - ACTOR / WRITER

MOTHER: SALMA KHAN

STEP MOTHER: HELEN (1939) - ACTRESS

BROTHERS: ARBAAZ KHAN (1972) - ACTOR

SOHAIL KHAN (1974) - ACTOR / DIRECTOR

SISTERS: ALVIRA KHAN & ARPITA KHAN

BROTHER-IN-LAW:
ATUL AGNIHOTRI - married to Alvira

SISTERS-IN-LAW:
MALAIKA ARORA - married to Arbaaz Khan &
SEEMA SACHDEV - married to Sohail Khan

NEPHEWS:
NIRVAAN KHAN (2000) - son of Sohail
ARHAAN KHAN (2003) - son of Arbaaz

FAMILY

LINKED WITH: SOMI ALI (1976) - ACTRESS

AISHWARYA RAI (1973) - ACTRESS

CURRENT INTEREST: KATRINA KAIF (1984) - ACTRESS

FAST FACTS !

- Full name is Abdul Rashid Salman Khan.
- Was voted 7th best-looking man in the World and the best looking man in India by People (magazine), U.S.A.
- Was said to abuse and threaten ex-girlfriend Aishwarya Rai when they were a couple.
- On 28 Sept 2002, he was arrested for rash and negligent driving. He was under the influence of alcohol and his car veered onto a sidewalk outside a bakery in Mumbai. One person who was sleeping on the sidewalk died and three others were injured.
- On 10 April 2006, he was handed a five year jail term for hunting the endangered Chinkara. He was remanded to Jodhpur jail, and remained there until April 13, when he was granted bail.

SANJAY DUTT

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BORN: 29 JULY 1959

FATHER: SUNIL DUTT (1930) - ACTOR

MOTHER: NARGIS (1929) - ACTRESS

SISTERS: NAMRATA & PRIYA DUTT

MARRIED TO: RICHA SHARMA & RHEA PILLAI

DAUGTHER: TRISHALA DUTT

CURRENT INTEREST: NADIA DURRANI

FAST FACTS !

- Took drugs while he was still in high school.
- Was sent to a rehab center in Texas and suffered from a collapsed lung.
- First wife, Richa Sharma, died of a brain tumor just a couple of months after the birth of their daughter, Trishala.
- Charged against the actor for his alleged involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bombings., Dutt spent more than 18 months in Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai. Once he was released from jail.
- In 1981, the Dutt family established The Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation and established the first Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation in New York.

SOHAIL KHAN

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BORN: 20 DECEMBER 1974

FATHER: SALIM KHAN (1935) - ACTOR / WRITER

MOTHER: SALMA KHAN

STEP MOTHER: HELEN (1939) - ACTRESS

BROTHERS: SALMAN KHAN (1965) &
ARBAAZ KHAN (1972) - ACTORS

SISTERS: ALVIRA KHAN & ARPITA KHAN

BROTHER-IN-LAW:
ATUL AGNIHOTRI - married to Alvira

SISTER-IN-LAW:
MALAIKA ARORA - married to Arbaaz Khan

FAMILY

MARRIED TO SEEMA SACHDEV

SON: NIRVAAN KHAN (2000)

SHAHRUKH KHAN

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BORN: 2 NOVEMBER 1965

MARRIED TO GAURI CHIBBER

WIFE: GAURI CHIBBER (1970)

CHILDREN: ARYAN (1997) & SUHANA (2000)

PARENT'S WEDDING

FAMILY

FAST FACTS !

- Born with the umbilical cord entangled around his neck.
- His father died in 1981 with cancer while his mother died in his arms in 1991.
- Has recently published a biography, "Still Reading Khan - SRK".

SUNNY DEOL

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BORN: 19 OCTOBER 1956

FATHER: DHARMENDRA (1935) - ACTOR

MOTHER: PRAKASH KAUR

BROTHER: BOBBY DEOL (1956) - ACTOR

SISTERS: NONU & DOLLY DEOL

STEP-MOTHER: HEMA MALINI (1948) - ACTRESS

STEP-SISTERS: ESHA DEOL (1982) - ACTRESS & AHANA DEOL

COUSIN: ABHAY DEOL (1973) - ACTOR

MARRIED TO POOJA

SONS: RANVIR & RAJVIR

LINKED WITH: DIMPLE KAPADIA (1957)- ACTRESS

FAST FACTS !

- Real name is Ajay Singh Deol.

SUSHMITA SEN

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BORN: 19 NOVEMBER 1975

FATHER: SHUBEER SEN

MOTHER: SUBHRA SEN

BROTHER: RAJEEV SEN

SISTER: NEELAM SEN

ADOPTED A DAUGHTER, RENEE IN 2000

FAMILY:

LINKED WITH: RICKY MARTIN (1971) - SINGER

VIKRAM BHATT

SANJAY NARANG

RANDEEP HOODA

CURRENT INTEREST: MANAV MENON

FAST FACTS !

- Became the first Indian Miss Universe in the Miss Universe Pageant held in the Philippines and one of the youngest women to ever win the title.
- Quoted: "Ricky Martin has gone on record to say that I was the inspiration behind his song 'Maria'."

TANISHA MUKHERJEE

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BORN: 1978

FATHER: SHOMU MUKHERJEE - DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

MOTHER: TANUJA SAMARTH (1943) - ACTRESS

SISTER: KAJOL MUKHERJEE (1975) - ACTRESS

BROTHER IN LAW: AJAY DEVGAN (1967) - ACTOR

COUSIN: RANI MUKHERJEE (1978) - ACTRESS

SHARBANI MUKHERJEE (1969) - ACTRESS

MOHNISH BEHL (1963) - ACTOR

FAMILY

TWINKLE KHANNA

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BORN: 29 SEPTEMBER 1973

FATHER: RAJESH KHANNA (1942) - ACTOR

MOTHER: DIMPLE KAPADIA (1957) - ACTRESS

SISTER: RINKE KHANNA (1977) - ACTRESS

MARRIED TO AKSHAY KUMAR IN 2001

HUSBAND: AKSHAY KUAMR (1967) - ACTOR

SON: ARAAV BHATIA (2002)

FAST FACTS !

- Was born on her father's (Rajesh Khanna) 31st birthday.
- Engaged twice to Akshay Kumar. Got married after the second engagement

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