Ruby Bhatia (born November 1, 1973) is a Canadian actress, VJ, and television show host.

Early life and background

Bhatia was born to Canada-based Harbans and Premlata Bhatia. But she was adopted at the age of 3 years by her aunt and uncle, Prem Krishan and Saroj Bhatia. She was raised in a small town

Ajax, Ontario Ajax (; 2021 population: 126,666) is a town in Durham Region in Southern Ontario, Canada, located in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area. The town is named for , a Royal Navy cruiser that served in the Second World War. It is approxi ...

, a suburb of

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, where she studied at

Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School (abbreviated DO'C) is a Roman Catholic high school located in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, within the Durham Catholic District School Board. It is named for Archbishop Denis T. O'Connor, a priest who was b ...

. She studied ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance from the Toronto branch of the

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, London. She had given dance exams up to Level 4, which is to dance what a bachelor's degree is to education. Her parents also taught her Indian dance informally at home.

Career

Bhatia won the Miss India Canada contest in 1993 and shifted to India in 1994, when she participated in

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. She went on to become a VJ for

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. She also hosted ''BPL Oye!'' and

Filmfare Awards The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...

. She also co-hosted the

Miss World 1996 Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place on 23 November 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India. Preliminaries were shot in India and in Seychelles. 88 contestants from all over the world took part in the prestigi ...

held at

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with Richard Steinmetz. In 1997, she made her television debut with '' Yeh Hai Raaz'' but quit the show midway being replaced by Deepti Bhatnagar. Later, she appeared in several Hindi serials such as ''

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'' as well as in movies.

Personal life

Bhatia was first married to singer

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for three years, before getting divorced in 1999. In December 2009, she married Ajit S. Dutta.

Filmography

Films

*2001 '' Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'' as News reporter *2002 '' Bollywood Bound'' as herself *2003 '' Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon'' as Herself *2008 ''

Halla Bol ''Halla Bol'' (''Raise Your Voice'') is an Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. ''Halla Bol'' stars Ajay Devgn and Vidya Balan in pivotal roles and a number of celebrities from the Hindi and other film industries a ...

Television

*1997 '' Yeh Hai Raaz'' *1999-2000 ''Dance Mastiyaan'' *2004 '' Tamanna House'' as Tamanna *2002-2003 ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' as Menaka Bose

References

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