Mahima Chaudhry is an Indian actress and model who worked in

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films. During the 1990s, Chaudhry did a few modelling assignments and appeared in several television commercials before venturing into films. She made her acting debut in the 1997 film ''

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'', for which she won the

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. She established a career with several roles in films including '' Daag'' (1999), ''

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'' (2000), ''

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'' (2000), ''

Dil Hai Tumhaara ''Dil Hai Tumhaara'' (English: ''My Heart Is Yours'') is a 2002 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Kundan Shah starring Rekha, Preity Zinta, Mahima Chaudhry, Arjun Rampal, Jimmy Sheirgill and Alok Nath. The film was promoted as a star ...

'' (2002), and received critical recognition for her performances in '' Dil Kya Kare'' (1999) and '' Lajja'' (2001).

Early and personal life

Mahima Chaudhry was born in

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. She attended Dow Hill in

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until class 10 and later moved to Loreto College, Darjeeling. She married architect Bobby Mukherji in 2006. The couple separated in 2013. Chaudhry was diagnosed and treated in 2022 for

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Acting career

Chaudhry has played a variety of roles, starting with a village girl in ''

'' (1997). Her other roles were in '' Daag: The Fire'' (1999), where she played a dual role; in ''

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'' (1999) she played a widow forced to marry her brother-in-law; in ''

'' (2000) she is a loving friend of a man who is madly in love with another woman: in ''

Deewane ''Deewane'' is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic drama film that stars Ajay Devgn (in a double role), Urmila Matondkar and Mahima Chaudhary. After '' Bedardi'' and '' Kanoon'', it was the third film Ajay and Urmila did together. The film did well a ...

'' she plays a singer in love with a thief: in ''

'' she plays the stubborn wife of a police officer: in '' Lajja'' she plays a young bride forced to fight dowry; in ''

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'' (2001) she plays a stubborn tenant who will not give up her home at any cost; in ''

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'' she is the loving homemaker; in ''

'' (2002) she is the sister who would do anything for her sister's happiness; in '' Dobara'' she is the frustrated housewife; in '' The Film'' she is a desperate struggling screenwriter; in '' Zameer: The Fire Within'' she's a paralytic dancer, in ''

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'' she is an uptight arrogant fading actress; in ''

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'' (2005) she's a South Indian superstar; and in '' Souten: The Other Woman'' (2006) she plays a desperate housewife who has an affair with her stepdaughter's boyfriend. In 2010, Chaudhry starred in a Knightsbridge Media Production film, ''Pusher'', directed by Assad Raja. She also worked in the thriller '' Mumbhaii - The Gangster'', co-starring

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and

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Filmography

TV shows

* '' Ticket to Bollywood'' (judge) (NDTV Prime)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudhury, Mahima Indian film actresses Female models from West Bengal Living people People from Darjeeling 1973 births Actresses from West Bengal Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Hindi television 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Filmfare Awards winners Zee Cine Awards winners