Zayed Khan Biography

He is the brother in law of Hrithik Roshan and he belongs to a family of talented actors. His cousin brother is the heartthrob Fardeen Khan and uncle is Firoz Khan. We are talking about the young and dynamic Zayed Khan.


Born in 1980, this Khan aspired to act in Hindi films from an age of 8! He studied at Welham Boys' School, Dehradun and the Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal. Later he completed his education in the UK.


His parents are Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and Zarine Khan. Zayed is both a Pathan and a Muslim. He has three sisters, Suzanne Khan: married to Hrithik Roshan, Simon Khan and Farah Khan.

Being surrounded by films and actors from when he was a toddler, getting into films was not as difficult for Zayed as it is for people with no connections in Bollywood. He debuted in “Chura Liya Hai Tumne” in 2003 with childhood friend Esha Deol. The film flopped at the box office.

Zayed’s actual claim to fame came with Choreographer Farah Khan’s directional debut “Main Hoon Na” in 2004, which also starred Shah rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen and Amrita Rao. He was adored by everyone in the character of the fun loving and bindaas “Lucky”.

Then came the multi starrer “Dus”in July 2005, which also did quite well with its acting and the story. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, this story is an action packed thriller where Zayed has shown some really good acting skills with his character “Aditya”.

His other films include “Vaada”, “Shabd”, “Fight Club”, “Shaadi No. 1” and “Rocky”. None of the films have done magic to Indian cinema, though all have done about moderately.

On 20 November,2005, this 5’11” hunk married his long time girlfriend, Malaika Parekh. The same year he was nominated for the best supporting actor for “Main Hoon Na”. In 2004, he went on an international stage show tour “Rockstars” with John Abraham, Esha Deol, Mallika Sherawat, Shahid Kapoor, and Salman Khan.

Two of his forthcoming films are “Bisaat” with Esha again and “Idiot” opposite Celina Jaitley. Zayed sure looks like a promising actor of tomorrow.

Yana Gupta Biography

The beautiful hazel eyed Yana is often misunderstood as being of Indian origin. She is actually a European, born in Chez Republic on April 23rd, 1979. Her real name is Yana Synkova which she changed to Yana Gupta after her marriage to Satya Gupta a Pune based artist. A Taurus Yana is blessed with natural beauty, enhanced by peaches and cream complexion, drop-dead gorgeous looks, a stunning figure, and a statuesque height of 5' 8" - ingredients that are guaranteed to sweep men completely off their feet.

Yana started modeling at a young age of 16. She has worked in Milan, Paris and Vienna, even working on brands like Nivea and Shiseido before settling India, where her husband is based. She has modeled for international clients like Calvin Care, Victoria’s Secret etc. In 2001 Yana was named the new face for Lakme Cosmetics in India a crown which was previously held by Lisa Ray.

But what really made Yana famous in India is her sizzling dance numbers. Her first appearance in a cameo dance number was in the famous Babuji song from the movie Dum. The song made Yana a star overnight and she was popularly known as the ‘Bijli’ girl amongst her loved fans.

Yana formally separated with her former husband on 18th May 2005 and she is currently dating the Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdeshani. Both are quite fond of each other. It recently happened that Aftab was to do his very first kissing scene in his film Red opposite Celina Jaitley. He was so nervous that he stopped Yana from coming to the shooting sets that day.

Yana seems to have her own plans for the future and she is planning to launch her own music album, and she will write, compose and sing the songs all by herself! All the songs would be English and Yana would not be accepting any offers until this project is over.

Urmila Matondkar Biography

The very first thing that strike with the name Urmila is nothing but “Oooooohh”. With her hour glass figure and an unputdownable attitude, she has been ruling the Hindi Film Industry with her sizzling performances for more than a decade now. With the people queuing up to see her dance in the Sholay remake “Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag”, this “Mast” girl surely knows that she still has a long way to go.

February 4rth 1974 was the day when Urmila Matondkar was born to a Marathi family in Mumbai. Her father was a lecturer with absolutely no connections with Bollywood. She was a brilliant student and has won many scholarships too.

From a very tender age Urmila got a break in Bollywood. Her 1st role as a child artist was in 1980 with “Kalyug”. But Urmila tasted success with her sparkling and immaculate performance as a 9 yr old in “Masoom”.

As an adult, her debut film was opposite Sunny Deol in “Narsimha”. Urmila then went on to do films like “Chamatkar”, “Shreeman Aashiq” and “Aa Gale Lag Jaa”. But her collaboration with film maker Ram Gopal Varma, saw a journey that permanently changed the face of Indian Cinema.

In 1995 came RGV’s “Rangeela”. This film was definitely ahead of its times with Urmila flaunting mini skirts and stunning looks. Even her performance was extraordinary, labeling her as a glamorous and sensual actress of tinselville.

But soon everyone realized that Matondkar was much more than just a glam doll. Her power packed performances in “Satya” (1998), “Kaun” (1999), “Pyar Tune Kya Kiya” (2000) and “Bhoot” got her a no. of awards including the Filmfare Best Actress Critics Award.

Urmila has worked hard in trying to portray something different in each of her flicks. From an obsessed lover in “Pya Tune Kya Kiya” to the na�ve unemployed singer Vidya in “Satya”, Urmila is surely the pride of Bollywood.

With her “mehbooba Mehbooba” dance number topping the charts, and with films like “Speed” and “London Dreams” almost ready for release, Urmi’s fans have all reasons to be delighted.

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