Juhi Chawla

Juhi was born in the Chawla family on November 13, 1967 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, and is the daughter of Punjabi-speaking dad, Dr. S. Chawla and Gujarati-speaking mom, Mona. She has a brother named Sanjeev. Her mother passed away in an accident during the year 1998 while Juhi was filming ‘Duplicate’. After completing her school in Ludhiana, the Chawla family moved to Bombay, Maharashtra, India, where Juhi attended at Sydenham College. After graduating, she entered in the Miss India competition and was crowned ‘Miss India 1984’, taking over from Miss India 1983, Rekha Hande.Her first appearance on the tinsel screen was as Zarina in the 1986 release ‘Sultanat’. She shot to fame after the release of ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ opposite Aamir Khan. As of August 2007, she has been bestowed with three awards for her performance in ‘Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke’, ‘Duplicate’, and ‘3 Deewarein’.Juhi got married to multi-millionaire industrialist, Jai Mehta during the year 1998. Since then the couple have a daughter, Jhanvi, and son, Arjun.Juhi continues to act in movies, and also makes appearances in many off-beat movies, rather than the mainstream cinema with which she started her career. She also appears in a number of TV ad commercials.

Movies

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

Sunil and some of his friends start a band and perform at weddings and special occasions. Sunil is in love with Aana but Aana loves Chris; when Sunil finds out about this he decides to utilize the best of his powers to prevent the couple from meeting only to stand…

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Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman

Holding a degree in engineering; Raj Mathur alias Raju finds that his talent is wasted in the village so he decides to re-locate to Bombay. In Bombay he faces challenges in finding the right job until he meets and befriend the Receptionist of Chhabria Builders, Renu, who with her recommendation…

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Kismat Konnection

Toronto-based social activist Priya meets out-of-work architect Raj Malhotra, and both end up in a series of hilarious misunderstandings. Priya finds out that Raj is attracted to her. She shows interest in him as well, though she is seeing Karan Bahl, to whom all of their friends expect she’ll soon…

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Krazzy 4

Employed with ‘We Care Rehabilitation Centre’ for the mentally challenged, wealthy Dr. Sonali Sanyal decides to take four patients, methodical Mukherjee; patriotic Gangadhar; Daboo who does not converse; and Raja, who has anger management issues, for an outing in her vehicle. Shortly thereafter hilarious chaos and panic will result at…

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Krishna Aur Kans

It is the story of Krishna, the destiny’s child, born as the nemesis of brutal king Kans who had tormented the kingdom with his ruthless dominance. Growing up as a naughty prankster, Krishna from a very early age displays his valiant powers over the deadly demons send by Kans, whose…

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Ek Rishta

Multi-millionaire Vijay Kapoor own and manages his factory which prospers yielding profits to provide a source of income for his family. After completing his studies abroad; Vijay’s only son, Ajay join his dad’s business. Upon the entry of Rajesh who proposes marriage to Vijay’s daughter Priti things started to go…

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Lafangey Parindey

A dash of style with loads of attitude and a hunger to reach the stars, LAFANGEY PARINDEY is about a group of youngsters living in the backstreets of Mumbai. It is an unusual love story of Nandu (Neil Nitin Mukesh) and Pinky(Deepika Padukone) whose path to love is paved by…

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Gulaab Gang

Rajjo has created an ashram (sanctuary) for girls and women. The youngest students are taught to read. The adults are given a chance for employment, grounding spices, weaving beautiful pink saris, and when necessary picking up weapons to fight social injustices. Rajjo and her rose-hued gang members are asked to…

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Bhoothnath

Banku, his mother, Anjali Sharma and father move in to their new house — the Nath villa, unaware of the fact that the house is inhabited by a ghost. It is learnt the ghost is not too happy with his new housemates. But what the ghost is not prepared for…

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Bol Radha Bol

Kishan Malhotra finds his life turned upside down, when he returns home one day to find that his place has been taken over by a look-alike imposter. When he attempts to assert his identity, no one including his very own mother, or even his dog, believes him. The only person…

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Chandni

In one cruel stroke of fate, Chandni (Sridevi) faces life alone, her heart and her dreams shattered as Rohit (Rishi Kapoor) disappears from her life. When she meets Lalit (Vinod Khanna) who is fighting the demons of tragic memories, they both find solace in this new friendship. Lalit’s affection gives…

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Om Shanti Om

Om Prakash Makhija is a Junior Artist in the 1970s Hindi film industry and in love with actress Shantipriya. Om rescues Shanti from an out-of-control fire scene and they become friends. His hopes seem to be coming true–until he finds out that she’s married to film producer Mukesh Mehra and…

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Paheli

Parsimonious Bhanwarlal is a Bania (businessman) who lives in Navalgarh, Rajasthan, along with his wife; his sons Sunderlal and Kishanlal; Sunderlal is married to Gajrobai and has a son. During the annual camel race, Sunderlal loses the race to the Thakur and out of shame leaves home, never to return.…

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Zero

The story revolves around Bauua Singh (Shah Rukh Khan), a vertically challenged man, who is full of charm and wit, with a pinch of arrogance. Born to a wealthy family and raised in an environment of affluence and indulgence, Bauua was never failed by Meerut or its people. But when…

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Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani

When a businessman is assassinated on the eve of election, the assassin, Mohan Joshi is arrested on the spot, but manages to escape days later during the media coverage. He is portrayed to be a terrorist and the country is thrown into an uproar. Many die who had no connection…

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Darr

DARR is Rahul’s (Shahrukh Khan) story whose love and obsession for Kiran (Juhi Chawla) frees him from all fears of life and death. It is Sunil’s (Sunny Deol) story, whose enduring love and passion for Kiran gives him the courage to face the fear of death. It is Kiran’s story…

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Fun Facts

Married to Jay Mehta, a millionaire industrialist in India.

One daughter with Jay Mehta.

Miss India 1984.

Was India's top model. Still doing movies for more than 20 years, no model has lasted as long as she has in the Indian film industry.

One brother, Sanjeev.

National Costume Winner at Miss Universe 1984.

Formed a popular on-screen pair with Aamir Khan

Son, Arjun Mehta, was born on 21st July, 2003.

Daughter, Jahnvi Mehta, was born on 21st February, 2001.

Was original choice of 1996 blockbuster movie Raja Hindustani and was offered 2nd lead in 1997 blockbuster movie Dil tou pagal hai, losing both movies to Karisma Kapoor. Later Kapoor went on to receive accolades and multiple awards for both roles.

Was a partner with actor Shahrukh khan in a production company called Red Chilli entertainment.

Gave birth to a son in 2004. The child's father is her husband Jay Mehta.

Sister of producer, actor Sanjiv Chawla. Sanjiv is also known as Bobby.

Starred in Mohabbat Mohabbat opposite Rajiv Kapoor. The film was completed but unreleased.

When actress Dolly Bindra entered the film industry in the 1990's, she was known as a Juhi Chawla look a like.

Starred in Talat Jani's shelved film " Sanatta -The Silence"".(2003). Starring Juhi Chawla

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