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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

BHUMIKA CHAWLA PROFILE

BHUMIKA CHAWLA PROFILE:
Original Name: Rachna Chawla
Screen Name: Bhumika Chawla
Nickname: Gudiya
Born: August 21, 1978
Birth Place: Delhi, India
Nationality: IndianHeight: 5'3"
Mother tongue: Hindi
Profession: Actress
FAMILY:
Father: Colonel A S
Mother: Bali ChawlaSiblings:
Elder brother & Elder sister
Marital Status: SingleBoyfriend: Bharat Thakur (Famous Yoga instructor)FAVOURITIES:Heroes: Aamir Khan and Amitabh
Heroines: Madhuri Dixit and Julia RobertsHoliday
spot: Hill stations
Color: Black and White
Pets: DogsCar: Rolls Royce
Dress: Pants and Kurthas
Hobbies: Reading, listening to music and traveling and her favorite traveling spots include hill stations
Languages Known: Hindi, EnglishDebut Movie: Yuvakudu (Telugu) Sweet dreams: Oops, I dont get sweet dreams. Only nightmares. But dont ask me about those nightmares. If I tell it would be a nightmare to you. On Ad films: Good to work with ad films. I am glad I have started my career with ad films. It is there where I have learnt nuances of acting and expressions.
Awards: Best Actress Award for the film Kushi in Telugu
BHUMIKA CHAWLA & HER BOYFRIEND BHARAT THAKURENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY: Bhumika Chawla was born on 21st of August.She has completed her schooling in Delhi. Her father and Elder brother are in Defence Service. Elder sister got married. She is the youngest of the family and living with her mother, currently. She moved to Mumbai in 1997 and started her career with ad films and Hindi music video albums.
Her first film "Yuvakudu" in Telugu was released in the year 2000. Her second film "Khushi" with Pavan Kalyan was a super hit in Telugu. She got the 'Best Actress Award' for the film Kushi in Telugu. Since then she hasn't looked back. She has so far done five films in Telugu and two in Tamil.Bhumika has no airs about her newly attained stardom. She's simple, yet elegant. With her graceful movements, warm smile and a great blockbuster movie to her credit,
Bhumika has carved a niche for herself in the hearts of many. As a bright faced college girl, she caught the attention of ad film-makers in Mumbai. Her campaign for Ponds powder became so popular, that inevitably the film offers followed.
She feels glad that she had started her career with ad films. It is there where she had learnt nuances of acting and expressions. She has debut in hindi films from "Tere Naam" in 2003 opposite Salman Khan. It was hit. After that her one more film released in this year(2004), Run opposite Abhishek Bachchan.Bhumika has been inevitably flooded with offers from both in Tamil and Telugu industry. Yet, contrary to the general grain, she has not jumped at them. Instead, she has decided to take things one at a time. 'I don't like to clutter my plate,' she says matter- of- factly. Her conviction is so deep-seated that she has refused a film with Manirathnam.Bhumika can afford to have such a laid back outlook because she does not see acting as a profession or a means to an end. For her, it is an interesting medium for communicating. She is into acting because she loves it. Critics saw in her performances, in Khushi and Tamil Badri and Rojakootam, a spark and spontaneity that even seasoned artistes find difficult to achieve. 'She is an absolute natural. Combine this with her beautiful looks, you have an actress who is bound to go places,' says a film critic.
She said her ambition is to win a National Award for Best Actress after winning the hearts of audiences, with the support and appreciation of colleagues of Cinema field. She is simple and enjoys what she is doing. Her only credo in life is, give your best and enjoy your work.BHUMIKA CHAWLA FILMOGRAPHY:

AS AN ACTRESS:Telugu Movies:* Swagatam (2007) (Filming)* Anasuya (2007) (Filming)* Satyabhama (2007)* Nuvvu.. Nenu... Prema (2007) (dubbed from Tamil)* Maya Bazaar (2006)* Jai Chiranjeeva! (2005)* Naa Autograph (2004)* Aadante... Ado type! (2004)* Samba (2004)* Missamma (2003)* Simhadri (2003)* Okkadu (2003)* Vasu (2002)* Roja Poolu (2002) (Dubbed from Tamil)* Snehamanthe Ideraa (2001)* Khushi (2001)* Yuvakudu (2000) Hindi Movies:* Three Much (2007) (Announced)* Benaam (2007) (Filming)* Gandhi, My Father (2007)* Family - Ties of Blood (2006)* Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005)* Silsile (2005)* Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004)* Run (2004)* Tere Naam (2003) Tamil Movies:* Jillendru Oru Kaadhal (2006)* Badri (2001)* Roja Koottam (2001 )

CHARMI KAUR PROFILE

CharmyKaur (born May 17, 1987) is a Tollywood actress. She acted with stars such as Simbu, Venkatesh, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Prabhas, Siddarth, Ravi Teja, Sumanth, Nitin, and Jr. NTR. Career: Charmme was only 14 years old when she acted in her first film, Nee Thodu Kaavali (released March 2002). This film was a big flop, but helped Charmme get noticed by the south Indian film industry. Her next film was Kadal Azhavatillai with Silambarasan which was also flopped. After that she acted in a couple more Tamil films but they bombed at the box office.
Her re-entry to Telugu movies happened with Sri Anjaneyam, directed by ace director Krishna Vamsi. This too was a failed attempt. It was followed by another failure with Chanti, paired against Ravi Teja. She finally got a big break in Telugu with Gowri in which she paired with Sumanth. She didn't have to look back afterwards. The stupendous success of Mass with Nagarjuna strengthened her position in Tollywood.
Charmme's most notable and critically acclaimed film so far is Anukokunda Oka Roju. It was a heroine-oriented thriller and had her playing the lead in it. Her performance in the movie was acclaimed by critics. Her recent film, Pournami, was a flop, but her performance was appreciated. Though she did not learn south Indian classical dances, her Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi dances in the film were appreciated by audiences. Charmme's latest film Chinnodu is declared a safe-player at the box-office. Her next filmRakhi (with NTR), is declared a HIT and charmme's role is appreciated. Another film, Mantra, a thriller with Charmme in the lead role, is currently running with housefull shows.
Filmography:

Telugu:

* Sundarakanda (2008) (Filming)
* Mantra (2007) ... Mantra
* Rakhi (2006
* Chinnodu (2006) ...
* Pournami (2006) ... Chandrakala
* Style (2006) ...
* Lakshmi (2006) ... Sailaja.
* Chukkallo Chandrudu (2006) ... Sandhya
* Allari Pidugu (2005) ...
* Political Rowdy (2005) ... Kaveri
* Anukokunda Oka Roju(2005) ... Sahasra
* Chakram (2005) ... Lakshmi
* Mass (2004) ... Priya
* Chanti (2004) ...
* Gowri (2004) ... Sweta
* Sri Anjaneyam (2004)
* Neeke Manasichchaanu (2003)
* Nee Thodu Kaavali (2002) ... Manasa

Tamil:

* Laadam (2008)
* Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu (2003)
* Kadhal Kisu Kisu (2003)
* Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002)

Malayalam:

* Kaatu Champagam (2004)

Awards:

Winner, Santosham Best Actress Award for the portrayal of Sahasra in Anukokunda Oka Roju.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

'ILEANA' Profile


Ileana Biography & Family

Birth Name: Ileana D'Cruz
Date of Birth: August 19th, 1987
Sex: Female
Height: 5' 5"
Nationality: Indian
Birth Place: Mumbai, India
Current Residence: Goa
Ethnicity: Christian
Languages: Hindi, English, Telugu
Occupation: Model, Actress
Education: Schooling – in Goa, India
Graduation – Persuing graduation through correspondence from Bombay university
Other interests(Hobbies)
Ileana was very good in sketching which she inherited from her father
She is very good singer, though does not have any specific style
Ileana is avid reader of English novels(Sydney Sheldon is her favorite author)
Hindi Debut Film
Ek - The Power of One ( in 2008)
Tamil Debut Film
Kedi ( in 2006)
Telugu Debut Film
Devadasu (in 2006)
Siblings
Ileana has two brothers and three sisters
Mother
Sameera(was Muslim before the marriage)
Favorite Actors
Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan
Favorite Actress
Kajol


Ileana D'Cruz Biodata:


Ileana D'Cruz or simply Ileana to her fans is the new glamour girl of Tollywood. She was born on August 19, 1987 in Mumbai, but her family is now settled in Goa. She has three sisters and a brother. she took to modeling at a very early age and performed very well in the profession. Reading books, listening to music and swimming are her hobbies.

Ileana D'Cruz entry into films:

She burst into the scene with a famous Fair and Lovely commercial directed by ace ad film director Rakesh Roshan. It was form here that she was spotted by director Y.V.S. Choudhary and offered a role in his movie Telugu movie Devadasu in 2006. Here she stared opposite Ram who was also making his debut on the screen. The film was an instant hit and overnight turned Ileana into a star. The critics applauded her sensitive portrayal of a woman who fights against her father for her love in the movie. Her life was destined to change in the same year and she go the offer to play the role of Shruti in the movie Pokiri directed by Puri Jagannath. Incidentally Bollywood actress was offered the role but she rejected. The character she played was of an innocent girl haunted by a corrupt police officer. The film not only appealed to the urban masses but was a super hit in the rural areas. Her costar in this was prince Mahesh Babu, the film broke all the box office records of Tollywood and went on to become the biggest hit in Tollywood history grossing over Rs. 66 crores. After this sensational hit she was in the numbero uno spot among the actresses in the Telugu industry one of the highest paid actresses. She gets 70 lakhs a film after less than two years in the Industry.

Ileana D'Cruz in Tamil films:

To add to her versatile nature of acting she went on to do a Tamil film Kedi with Ravi Krishna. The film did not do well at the box-office but it gave her exposure in the Tamil industry and she was sought after by many directors and actors there. She than apeared in M.S Raju's Aata opposite Siddarth Narayan and in Dil Raju's Munna opposite Prabhas. She has also acted beside NTR Jr. in Rakhi directed by Krishna Vamsi.

Ileana D'Cruz – Darling of Telugu movies:

The testimony to her success are the numerous offers that she is getting from the Tamil and Telugu film industries. The new offers on hand are from producer MS Raju who has given her a role as a heroine in his next film Veera with Allu Arjun. She has also signed for Pawan Kalyan’s film the title of which is not yet fixed which is being directed by Tri Vikram Srinivas. She however does not commit herself into all the offers that comes her way but she even rejects the roles which she thinks doesn't suit her.

Ileana in Bollywood films:

Ileana also plans to make a mark for herself in Bollywood. She recently signed for a film with none other than the “Baadshah of Bollywood” Shahrukh Khan in a film directed by Sangeeth Sivan which is a remake of Mahesh Babu’s “Athadu”. In her short career she has tasted success and a few disappointments. However the thing that makes her stand out apart from the rest is that even though being a glamour girl she has never been a part of any controversy.

Ileana D'Cruz Movies:


Year Movie Role
2008 (Telugu) JALSA

2008 Ek - The Power of One

Hindi:Cameo

Shah Rukh Khan, Shriya Saran


2007 Aata Sathya

2007 Munna Nidhi

2007 Rakhi Tripura

2006 Khatarnak Nakshatra

2006 Kedi Aarthi

2006 Pokiri Shruti

2006 Devadasu Bhanumathi

Monday, April 7, 2008

TAMANNA BHATIA


TamannaBhatia is a south Indian model/actress who started her film career through her debut film in Hindi called Chand Sa Roshan Chehra at the age of 13 years and made her Tamil debut film Kedi which did not do well at the box office. The former model has also signed for her debut film in Telugu called Sri in which she played the leading female role amongst actor Manoj Kumar. And she is a rising heroine in both Tollywood and Kollywood industries.

CAREER

Tamanna was born to Santhosh Bhatia and Rajani Bhatia on 21st December 1989. She started acting at the age of 13, now she is first year student at National College in Bandra, and she has one brother, Anand Bhatia. She can speak Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English. Tamanna has done many advertisements in Tamil for big companies such as Shakti Masala, Saravana Stores, RMKV and she also did few music albums before she entered the film industry.and she has one brother, Anand Bhatia. She can speak Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English.


Her recent movie "Kalloori" did well at the box-office. She was appreciated by the audience for her simplistic yet realistic potrayal of her role.Tamanna has done many advertisements in Tamil for big companies such as Shakti Masala, Saravana Stores, RMKV and she also did few music albums before she entered the film industry.


Her Role in her recent movie "Happy Days" in Telugu brought her huge success in Tollywood . Her performance in the role of Madhu in happy days brought her Critical Acclaim.


FILMOGRAPHY:

Year Film Language Role Other notes
2003 Chand Sa Roshan Chehra Hindi Jiya
2005 Sri Telugu Sandhya
2006 Kedi Tamil Priyanka Dubbed into Telugu as Jadoo
2007 Vyapari Tamil Savitri Prakash
Happy Days Telugu Madhu
Kalloori Tamil Shobana
2008 Netru Indru Naalai Tamil Filming
Simultaneously being made in Telugu as Ninna Nedu Repu
Pellivaarillu Telugu Filming
Ananda Tandavam Tamil Filming
Kalidasu Telugu Filming
Chandrapratap Telugu Filming
Ayan Tamil Filming
Padikathavan Tamil Filming

And she is a rising heroine in both Kollywood and tollywood industries. Tamanna has recently signed for a film in Tamil called "Vyapari" along with actor SJ Suryah and others.


Sunday, March 30, 2008

ASIN PROFILE


Birth name: Asin Thotunkal
Screen Name: Asin
Born: October 26, 1985
Birth Place: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'4”
Weight: 53 kg
Mother Tongue: Malayalam
Lives in: Cochin, Kerala, India
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Actress
Religion: Christain

FAMILY:

Father: Joseph Thotunkal (Businessman & Ex-C.B.I officer)
Mother: Dr. Celine Thotunkal (civil surgeon)

Marital status: single
Education: B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa’s College, Cochin, Kerala
Likes: Simplicity
Dislike: Dishonesty

FAVOURITES:

Food: Fresh water Fish or prawans fied with kerala rice
Color: Red, black
Cartoon: Tom & Jerry

Other facts: Started learning Bharatnatyam from the age of three
Hobbies: Dancing, reading
Languages Known: Malyalyam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, French
Debut Film: Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (Malyalyam Movie)

AWARDS:

Filmfare Best Actress Award(Telugu-2003) : AmmaNannaOTamilaAmmayi-Telugu-Winner
Santosham Best Actress Award: 2003-Shivamani9848022338-Telugu-Vasantha-Winner
MGR-Sivaji Awards: Best Actress 2005
United Artistes of India : Sirandha Nadigai Sirappu Virudhu (Special award for best actress) Tamilnadu Cinema Kalai Mandram: Sirandha Nadigai 2005
Bharath Cine Awards: Best Actress 2005
Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) : 2005-Ghajini-Tamil-Kalpana-Winner


ASIN CHILDHOOD PHOTO


ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

Asin Thotunkal (born on October 26, 1985) is an Indian film actress. She began her career acting in minor roles as a supporting artist in the Malayalam cinema industry, while also attending an acting studio, to follow her dream to act. After her debut in the Malayalam film industry, she acted in Telugu language films in which Asin gained Indian cinema's attention in 2003 by playing the role of Vasantha in Shivamani 9848022338 , her first major hit. The Tamil language film, Ghajini, is her first blockbuster, and since then she has acted in over twenty Indian films, with her main intention being Tamil language ventures. She, like many other actors has had a rich upbringing into the industry, with her father, Joseph Thottumkal being a noted businessman & ex-C.B.I officer and her mother, Celine Thottumkal, being a doctor.

CAREER:

Asin Thottumkal debuted in the Malayalam film Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Her breakthrough as an actress came with her first Telugu language film when she played the role of a Tamil girl in the successful Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja.


Initially many in the Tamil industry considered her to be a jinx as the initial movies she signed in Tamil were either canceled, delayed or faced financial problems. Although she signed Ullam Ketkumae as her first Tamil film, her first release was M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi which was a remake of her Telugu film "Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi". The movie went on to be one of the biggest hits in 2004 and introduced Asin to Kollywood.

Her movie Ghajini with Surya, which was released both in Tamil and Telugu, was a box office hit in both industries. She has become famous since then and went on to win the Filmfare Best Actress Award South for her role in Ghajini. Many movies followed and Asin played opposite some popular actors in South Indian Cinema, among them Surya, Vijay, Vikram and Ajith, with whom she starred in Pokiri with Vijay, Gharshana with Venkatesh, and Varalaru& Aalwar with Ajith Kumar.

Asin is also brand ambassador for various products including Fairever, Colgate and Mirinda. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars.

She dropped out of Surya's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal even after being offered three songs as she thought her role in the movie had not much scope. Her part went to Bhumika Chawla. She also had previously dropped out of Madhavan's Thambi due to tight scheduling.

Her next movie for release Dasavatharam opposite Kamal Haasan and it will be dubbed in 8 languages including Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Marathi and Hindi.

PERSONAL:

She has completed her B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa's College, Kochi. She has shifted from her home town Kochi to Chennai, where she stays on Harrington Road. Before becoming an actress, she was a part-time model and a businesswoman.


ASIN FILMOGRAPHY:

* 2008-Vel-Tamil- In Production
* 2008-Ghajini- Hindi-Kalpana-In Production Remake of Tamil film, Ghajini
* 2007-Dasavatharam-Tamil-To Be Released on November 8, 2007
* 2007-Pokkiri-Tamil-Shruti 2007-Aalvar-Tamil-Priya
* 2006-Annavaram-Telugu-Aishwarya
* 2006-Varalaru-Tamil-Divya
* 2005-Sivakasi-Tamil-Hema
* 2005-Majaa-Tamil-Seetha Lakshmi
* 2005-Ghajini-Tamil-Kalpana
* 2005-Ullam Ketkumae-Tamil- Priya
* 2005-Chakram-Telugu-Lakshmi
* 2004-M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi-Tamil-Malabar
* 2004-Gharshana-Telugu-Maya
* 2004-Lakshmi Narasimha-Telugu-Rukhmini
* 2003-Shivamani 9848022338-Telugu-Vasantha
* 2003-Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi-Telugu
* 2001-Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka-Malayalam Swathi

GENELIA D'SOUZA PROFILE




Name: GENELIA D'SOUZA
Born: August 5, 1982
Birth Place: England
Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Nationality: Indian
Religion: Christian
Debut Movie: Tujhe Meri Kasam (Hindi)
Education: School: Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra

ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

Genelia D'Souza (Born 5 August 1982 in England) is a young actress in India. She has acted over a dozen films in South Indian cinema. She is also known to people close to her as Harini. Her parents originally hail from Goa and later moved to England. She got her first break in the movie "Boys" directed by Shankar. Genelia has so far acted in over a dozen Telugu, Tamil and Hindi movies.

She acted in movies like Satyam, Masti, Samba, Sye, Happy, Bommarillu, and Dhee. "Bommarillu" is the biggest hit in Genelia’s career. Bommarillu, with Genelia and Siddharth Narayan in the lead, became a super duper hit.

CAREER:

After being born in England, Genelia studied at Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra, Mumbai. After school, she joined the St. Andrews College, Bandra to pursue a Bachelor's Degree. Mumbai-based Genelia starred in the big budgeted Boys by top director Shankar. She starred opposite fellow débutante Siddharth. The film was a box-office hit and launched her career.

She left Kollywood for a while to concentrate on the Tollywood industry, starring in other successful films including, Satyam, Masti, Samba and Sye. She followed it up with a pairing with popular actress Shriya in Subhash Chandra Bose. She returned to the Tamil industry with the hit, Sachein with Vijay. Her film, Happy opposite Allu Arjun was a hit. Her most recent film, Bommarillu, with Siddharth Narayan, is a super hit. Chennai Kadhal, her Tamil project did average business. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai. She has also been a part of many TV ad campaigns, the most famous ones being for Fair and Lovely, Cricket World Cup 2003 with Kris Shrikanth and Parker pens with Amitabh Bachchan.



GENELIA D'SOUZA FILMOGRAPHY:

* 2007-Santhosha Subramani-Tamil-Jayam Ravi-Announced
* 2007-Mr. Medhavi-Telugu-Announced
* 2007-Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na-Aditi-Hindi-Imran Khan-Filming
* 2007-Vaaranam Aayiram-Tamil-Surya Sivakumar-Filming
* 2007-Sathya In Love-Kannada-Shivarajkumar-Filming
* 2007-Dhee-Pooja-Telugu-Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu
* 2006-Chennai Kadhal-Narmada-Tamil-Bharath
* 2006-Bommarillu-Hasini-Telugu-Siddharth Narayan, Neha Bamb
* 2006-Raam-Lakshmi-Telugu-Nitin, Hrishitaa Bhatt
* 2006-Happy-Madhumathi-Telugu-Allu Arjun, Manoj Bajpai-
* 2005-Naa Alludu-Gagana-Telugu-Jr. NTR, Shriya Saran
* 2005-Sachein-Shalini-Tamil-Vijay, Bipasha Basu, Linda Arsenio
* 2005-Subhash Chandra Bose-Anitha-Telugu-Venkatesh, Shriya Saran
* 2005-Sye-Indhu-Telugu-Nitin, Shashank
* 2004-Samba-Sandhya-Telugu-Jr. NTR, Bhoomika Chawla
* 2004-Masti-Bindhiya-Hindi-Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi, Ritesh Deshmukh
* 2003-Satyam-Ankitha-Telugu-Sumanth
* 2003-Boys-Harini-Tamil-Siddharth Narayan, Bharath
* 2003-Tujhe Meri Kasam-Anju-Hindi-Ritesh Deshmukh, Shriya Saran

AWARDS:

Screen Weekly Awards:

* 2004-Nominated-Screen Most Promising Newcomer - Female
for: Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003)

Saturday, March 29, 2008

HANSIKA MOTWANI PROFILE:



Real Name : Hansika Motwani
Lives in : Mumbai, Maharastra , India
Birth Date : Aug 9 , 1989
Birth Place : Mumbai , Maharastra, India
Nationality : Indian
Profession : Actress
School Name : Poddar International School
Education : Inter completed

Family:
Father's Name : Pradeep Mothwani-Businessman
Mother's Name : Mona Mothwani-Dermatalogist
Brother's Name : Prashant Motwani
Languages Known : Hindi and brokenTulu

ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:



The new heart throb of telugu industry Miss "Hansika Motwani" seen as Vaishali in the newly realeased Desa Muduru opposite Allu Arjun seems to be very lucky. She seems to have started bagging new offers even before release of her debut film. She has been assigned to act opposite Raviteja. She has now became the Brand new Actress of the Telugu industry. She says that iam just a small girl and i pray god to give me nice offers in the industry.Has done several ad films for famous brands like Samsung Electronics, Bournvita, Pepsi and Santro opposite "Sharukh Khan" In a very short time of time she achieved the peak , as a child actress and said there is nothing more she can do now .... than complete her studies which has been neglected for long. She would be back after 3-4 years probably but no longer as a child actress .And heres she's back. She is well known to Hindi Tv audience as a Child artist.

Prior to this, Hansika also acted in many Hindi soap operas like Ekta Kapoor’s Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Sony TV’s Hum 2 Hain Na, Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand and Zee TV’s Tum Bin, to name a few. She got her first big break after acting in Mehul Kumar’s Jaago. The film, based on true events, told the story of a 10-year-old mentally challenged girl, who was raped on a local train on August 14, 2002. Though the film did not do so well at the box-office, it gained Hansika good reviews from all centres . She has also done films like Hawa and Escape from Taliban, which unfortunately, bombed at the box office.


Hansika later went on to do the Amitabh Bachchan starrer, "Hum Kaun Hai?", a remake of the Hollywood film, The Others. She played Sara, the daughter of Dimple Kapadia character in the film who suffers from extreme photosensitivity. She also played a role in Dheeraj Kumar’s Aabra Ka Dabra.She also took part in Celebrity Fame Gurukul, a singing competition among some other celebrities for charity. Though she was not a very good singer, Hansika noted that she accepted to be a part of the show because she wanted to do something for the children of Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Hansika made her debut as a leading actress in Bollywood with Himesh Reshammiya in "Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story". She played the role of Himesh Reshammiya's lover Ria. The film was released on 29th June 2007 and became a moderate hit that now has made Hansika as a promising new comer of bollywood.

HANSIKA MOTWANI FILMOGRAPHY:

* 2003 - Escape From Taliban - Guncha(child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2003 - Hawa - - (child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2003 - Koi... Mil Gaya - - (child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2004 - Jaago - Shruti (child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2004 - Hum Kaun Hai? - Sara (child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2004 - Aabra Ka Dabra - - (child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2007 - Desamuduru - Vaishali (Actress)(Telugu)
* 2007- AAP KA SUROOR (Actress)(Hindi)
* 2008- KANTRI (Actress) Telugu