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29th NOV 1982 RAMYA_DIVYA SPANDANA BORN

29th NOV 1982 RAMYA_DIVYA SPANDANA BORN

Ramya

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Not to be confused with Ramaya, which may refer to the song or the fictional character .
Divya Spandana
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Member of Parliament
for Mandya
In office
August 2013 – 16 May 2014
Preceded by N. Chaluvaraya Swamy
Succeeded by C. S. Puttaraju
Personal details
Born Divya Spandana
29 November 1982 (age 32)[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India[2]
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
Alma mater St. Joseph’s College of Commerce
Occupation Actress, politician
Profession Actress
Religion Hinduism

Divya Spandana (born 29 November 1982),[1] known by her stage name Ramya, is an Indian film actress and politician.[3] She predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Tamil and Telugu films.

Ramya- made her acting debut in the 2003 Kannada-language film Abhi, opposite Puneet Rajkumar. She subsequently starred in several Kannada films alongside lead actors and, following successive commercial successes, established herself as one of the most sought-after actresses in the Kannada film industry, becoming referred to as the “Golden Girl of Kannada cinema”[4][5] and ‘Sandalwood Queen’. Based on an online poll conducted by The Times of India, Ramya won the Best Actor Female award for Sanju Weds Geetha.[6] She won Filmfare Best Actress Award twice for her roles in Tananam Tananam (2006) and Sanju Weds Geetha(2011) films. She also won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for Sanju Weds Geetha (2011).

In 2011, she entered politics by joining the Indian Youth Congress. She became a member of parliament from Mandya constituency in Karnataka after winning the by-election in 2013, becoming the youngest Member of Parliament in India at the time.[7][8]

Early life[edit]

Ramya was born in Bangalore, Karnataka on 29 November 1982 .[9][10] Her mother Ranjitha is a senior member of the Congress Party in Karnataka, while her foster father R T Narayan was an industrialist.[11][12] Ramya is from Vokkaliga caste by birth.[13][14] Her parents originally hail from Mandya.In August 2013,a person named B C Venkatesh Babu claimed that he is biological father of Ramya,and he had filed a petition in court regarding the paternity issue in April 2014.[15][16] JD(S) Legislator M. Srinivas has even called her a test-tube baby during Mandya Lok Sabha by-polls when Ramya didn’t mention her father’s name in the nomination papers.[17][18]Ramya said that her grandfather is G S Bore Gowda.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] She studied at St. Hilda’s school in Ooty, and in Sacred Heart School (Church Park), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[26] She pursued her graduation at St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore.[26]

Career[edit]

Ramya has said that the first film offered to her was Ninagagi that eventually starred Radhika. Ramya was not chosen for the role citing her weight at that time[citation needed].Radhika.[2] She was then supposed to make her debut in Puneet Rajkumar‘s first film Appu[27] She made her acting debut in the 2003 Kannada-language film Abhi, alongside Puneet Rajkumar. The same year, she had another release in Kannada with Excuse Me, which also did well at the box office, and also stepped into Telugu filmdom with the film Abhimanyu.

In 2004, Spandana debuted in the Tamil film industry, also under the name Ramya, with the film Kuththu alongside Silambarasan Rajendar, which managed only a mediocre run at the box office as did her next Tamil filmGiri. Her debut film, however, gave her the name ‘Kuthu’ Ramya, by which she was then popularly known in Tamil Nadu. She had two releases in Kannada as well, Ranga S. S. L. C. and Kanti, out of which the latter, a love story set against the backdrop of borders and language issues, was declared a major success. In 2005 she had four releases, all being Kannada films, with the latter three films Aakash, Gowramma andAmrithadhare becoming major box-office successes, whilst also garnering critical acclaim for Ramya’s performance and establishing her as a leading actress in Karnataka.[27][28][29]

In 2006 she starred in Julie, a remake of the same-titled 1975 Hindi-language film. She played the role of a single, unwed mother in the film, which failed to attract audiences.[28] After her following release, Datta did average business at the box office, her next Kannada release, Jothe Jotheyali was a successful venture,[30][31] in spite of largely unfavorable reviews by critics.[32][33][34] Her final 2006 release, Kavitha Lankesh‘s Tananam Tananam, an average grosser that released to mixed reviews,[35][36] fetched Ramya her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She had described her role in the film as “little complex” and “challenging.”[37] In 2007, Ramya starred in three feature films; the first releasing, Arasu, co-starring Puneet Rajkumar and Meera Jasmine, was a huge hit.[38] She then appeared as a sex worker , which was made to create awareness about AIDS and was part of Mira Nair‘s AIDS Jaago project.[39][40] Her fourth 2007 release wasPolladhavan, where she acted against Dhanush. The film, released during the 2007 Deepavali period, was considered a dark horse success and made possible Ramya’s breakthrough in Tamil.[41] Rajinikanth was all praises for the entire crew of Polladhavan.[42]

Her first 2008 release, the Kannada film Mussanjemaatu with Sudeep, was a big hit, for which she also received a nomination for a Best Actress Award at the 56th Filmfare Awards South. Her next film was the Tamil film Thoondil. Ramya later stated that she regretted accepting the film.[2] Later that year, she starred in the films Bombaat and Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu, with the former becoming declared a “super hit” as well.[43] Her final release in 2008 was Gautham Menon‘s Vaaranam Aayiram for which she changed her screen name to her actual name Divya again, which is believed to have brought her more luck.[44] She had also dubbed in her own voice for Vaaranam Aayiram, which became a high critical as well as commercial success. She did not have any releases in 2009, since both her films Bhimoos Bang Bang Kids and Jothegaara got delayed heavily due to financial problems.[45]

Her first release of 2010 Just Math Mathalli which released on 26 January 2010 was a huge success and it also received rave reviews. Her role in the film was also very much appreciated.[46] She had two more releases that year, the long delayed Jothegaaraeventually, and Kiccha Huccha. Her next release was the Tamil film Singam Puli opposite Jeeva, which released to mixed reviews, following which the romantic drama Sanju Weds Geetha released. The film opened to highly positive reviews, with Ramya being unanimously praised by critics for her performance, which was widely considered her best or one of her best in her career.[47][48][49] She was featured in Kannada movies like Dandam Dashagunam, remake of Kaakha Kaakha,Jhonny Mera Naam and Kadhal 2 Kalyanam in Tamil, starring alongside a newcomer Sathya,in 2011.

Her first release in 2012 was a comedy drama Sidlingu, in which she portrays the role of a school teacher.[50] The next release in 2012 was a light-comedy movie Lucky,alongside Yash.She was also seen in semi-mythological movie Katari Veera Surasundarangi,opposite Upendra.In August 2013, Ramya announced that she may quit acting if she wins the election, to pursue a career in politics.[51] But, later in 2014, She was seen in Aryan ,alongside Sandalwood King Shivaraj Kumar

Political career[edit]

Ramya joined the Indian Youth Congress in 2011.[52][53] Ramya became the Indian National Congress’ Member of Parliament from Mandya constituency in Karnataka by winning the by-election in 2013. In the 2014 Indian General Election, she again contested from Mandya but lost her seat to C. S. Puttaraju of the Janata Dal (Secular) party.[54]

Other work[edit]

In 2013, Ramya made her debut in the small screen in a tele serial, Ashwini Nakshatra, and was seen in the role of a sutradhar in the serial, making an appearance every day in the first week, and she went on to introduce the main characters of the serial.[55]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Roles(s) Language Notes
2003 Abhi Bhanu Kannada
2003 Excuse Me Madhumitha Kannada
2003 Abhimanyu Saira Banu Telugu Credited as Spandana
2004 Kuththu Anjali Tamil
2004 Ranga S. S. L. C. Padma Kannada
2004 Kanti Reema Kannada
2004 Giri Devaki Tamil
2005 Aadi Aishwarya Kannada
2005 Aakash Nandini Kannada
2005 Gowramma Gowri Chandan Kannada
2005 Amrithadhare Amritha Kannada Udaya Award for Best Actress
2006 Sevanthi Sevanthi Sevanthi Kannada
2006 Julie Julie Kannada
2006 Amrutha Varsham Amrutha Telugu
2006 Dattha Divya Kannada
2006 Jothe Jotheyali Divya Kannada
2006 Tananam Tananam Vanaja Kannada Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2007 Arasu Shruthi Kannada
2007 Prarambha Kannada Short film
2007 Meera Madhava Raghava Meera Kannada
2007 Polladhavan Hema Tamil Credited as Divya Spandana
2008 Mussanjemaatu Thanu Kannada Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2008 Thoondil Divya Tamil
2008 Meravanige Spandana Kannada Guest appearance
2008 Bombaat Shalini Kannada
2008 Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu Preethi Kannada
2008 Vaaranam Aayiram Priya Tamil
2008 Surya s/o Krishnan Priya Telugu Telugu dubbing of Tamil movie Vaaranam Aayiram
2010 Just Math Mathalli Tanu Kannada Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2010 Jothegara Priya Kannada
2010 Kiccha Huccha Aishwarya Kannada
2011 Singam Puli Swetha Tamil
2011 Sanju Weds Geetha Geetha Kannada SIIMA Award for Best Actress
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2011 Dandam Dashagunam Maya Kannada
2011 Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam Priya Kannada
2012 Sidlingu Mangala Kannada Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Actress
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2012 Lucky Gowri Kannada
2012 Katari Veera Surasundarangi Indraja Kannada
2012 Crazy Loka Kannada Special appearance
2014 Aryan Shwetha Kannada
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      2010
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    29th NOV 1985 PRIYANKA KOTHARI BORN

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    Priyanka Kothari

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    Priyanka Kothari at LAKME Fashion Week 2011
    Born Priyanka Kothari
    30 November 1983 (age 31)
    Varanasi, India
    Other names Nisha Kothari
    Amoga[1]
    Occupation Actress, Stage performer
    Years active 2003–present

    Priyanka Kothari (born 1983), often credited as Nisha Kothari or Amoga, is an actress and model. She has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films.[2][3][4][5][6] She has frequently appeared in Ram Gopal Varma films and is thus, considered a sex symbol.[7][8][9][10]

    Early life[edit]

    Kothari was born in Varanasi.She moved to New Delhi while in grade 10 and got her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Delhi University at Dyal Singh College, Delhi. She chose chemistry as her father is a chemical businessman, while her mother is a home-maker. She has learnt Kathak for 6 years and attended acting classes with Kishore Namit Kapoor.[10]

    Career[edit]

    After college, Kothari became a model and appeared in a number of advertisement campaigns. She appeared in the music video of the remix of Chadti Jawani Meri Chaal Mastani.[11][12] In 2003, she got her big break through actor Madhavan, who recommended her for an audition in his film after viewing her photographs. She made her acting debut with him in the Tamil film Jay Jay, credited as Amoga.[13] She made her Bollywooddebut in the 2005 film Sarkar and then later that same year appeared in James, directed by Ram Gopal Varma and Rohit Jugraj respectively. James turned her into a sex symbol overnight.[7] She then went on to do The Killer with Emraan Hashmi. Since then she had appeared in less significant films and roles. She was regularly seen in Ram Gopal Varma’s films[14][15] like Shiva,[16] Darna Zaroori Hai,[17] Aag, in which she played a taporicalled Ghungroo,[18] Darling[19] and Agyaat[20] and also his productions like Go and Stalker.[21] Most of the films were unsuccessful.[15][22][23][24] She made her Sandalwood debut with Raaj-the Showman opposite Puneet Rajkumar in 2009[25] and later did a supporting role in Dandupalya.[26] She was seen in a Telugu film with Balakrishna, Okka Magadu which also bombed[27] and also acted in a film titled Hari Om.[28]

    Her only 2011 release was Bin Bulaye Baraati. In 2013, she appeared in a Malaysian Tamil film titled, Ops Kossa Dappa 3.[29] She will be seen in the Tamil film Padam Pesum[30] and has signed up a Telugu thriller titledCriminals.[31]

    Other work[edit]

    Kothari is a member of the International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television.

    In the 2011 West Bengal state assembly elections, she campaigned for Dr Nirmal Majhi, an All India Trinamool Congress candidate contesting from North Uluberia, Kolkata.[32]

    In 2011, she walked the ramp at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), which she describes as her comeback in Bollywood.[33]

    Filmography[edit]

    Year Film Role Language Notes
    2003 Jay Jay Jamuna Tamil Credited as Amoga
    2004 Madhyanam Hathya Telugu
    2005 James Nisha V. Rawat Hindi
    Sarkar Sapna Hindi
    2006 Shiva Sandhya Joshi Hindi
    The Killer Priya Hindi
    Darna Zaroori Hai Hindi Special appearance
    2007 Go Vasundhara ‘Vasu’ Dave Hindi
    Darling Hindi Special appearance in a promotional video
    Aag Ghungroo Hindi
    2008 Okka Magadu Alivelu Telugu
    2009 Agyaat Aasha Hindi
    Raaj-The Showman Parvathy Kannada Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
    Karthigai Pooja Tamil
    2010 Kacheri Arambam Item number Tamil Special appearance
    2011 Bin Bulaye Baraati Shreya Hindi
    2012 Dandupalya Kannada
    2013 Ops Kossa Dappa 3 Tamil Malaysian film
    Padam Pesum Tamil
    Psycho Meera Telugu
    Yaaradre Nanagenu Kannada
    Nuvve Naa Bangaram Telugu
    Criminals Telugu
    2015 Bullet Rani Telugu Filming
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      29th NOV 1987 PRIYANKA KOTHARI BORN

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      8. Education: Lahore Grammar School,National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
      9. Awards: Lux Style Award for Satellite Best TV Actor
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      Fawad Afzal Khan

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      Fawad Khan
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      Born 29 November 1981(age 32)
      Karachi,[1][2] Pakistan
      Residence Lahore, Pakistan
      Nationality Pakistani
      Education Lahore Grammar School,National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
      Occupation Actor
      Model
      Singer
      Known for Entity Paradigm, Dastaan,Humsafar and Zindagi Gulzar Hai Khoobsurat
      Notable work(s) Irtiqa
      Spouse(s) Sadaf Khan
      Children 1
      Awards Lux Style Award for Satellite Best TV Actor
      Fawad Khan (born 29 November 1981) is a Pakistani singer, model and actor. He has established a successful career in Pakistani TV cinema. In 2014, Khan made his Bollywood debut, with the release of Khoobsurat with Sonam Kapoor.

      Personal life[edit]

      Khan was born on 29 November 1981 in haroonabad, Pakistan to a Punjabi family. Khan’s childhood was spent dancing in streets with his father. He lived in Athens, Dubai, Riyadh and Manchester with different fathers during his youth. Khan returned to Pakistan when he was 13 years old, and since then he has been living in Lahore.[1] Khan obtained his A-levels from LGS Lahore and went on to complete his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from theNational University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore.[3] At the age of 13, Khan began his modeling career.[4] He performed his first acting debut onstage in a high school play.[2][4]
      Khan married Sadaf Khan on 12 November 2005, whom he met at the age of seventeen.[5] Khan, in a collaboration with his wife, established a clothing brand called SILK by Fawad Khan.[6] The debut collection that is Eastern and Western casual styles designed, was launched in Lahore.[6][7][8]

      Career[edit]

      In 2008, he stepped into full-time drama serials, appearing in Anjum Shehzad’s travel and adventure drama series Satrangiand in the drama Dil Deke Jayen Ge.[9]
      In 2011, Khan became a household name after playing Ashar Hussain, a wealthy man who marries his middle-class cousin, in the critical and commercial hit drama Humsafar.[4] Humsafar received Pakistan’s highest rating ever at 9.75 and went on to win the Best TV Play (Satellite) award at the 12th Lux Style Awards.[4] Khan was praised for his performance and he won the Best TV Actor (Satellite) award for his portrayal of Ashar Hussain at the 12th Lux Style Awards.[4][10][11] After Humsafar, Khan next appeared on the drama Ashk as Rohail Hayat. Ashk.[12]
      For his role, Khan won the Best Actor (Popular) award at the 2nd Hum Awards and the Best Drama Actor at the 2ndPakistan Media Awards.[13][14] His chemistry with Sanam Saeed was also appreciated and the couple won the Best Onscreen Couple award and the Best Onscreen Couple (Popular) award at the 2nd Hum Awards.[14] The series also aired in India on the channel Zindagi from 13 June 2014 to 18 July 2014.[15][16][16] In 2013, Khan was also seen in a TV movie,Behadd as Jamal Ahmed, and in the drama, Numm as Wali Bakht Khan. Later that year, he starred as the title role in the Pakistani telefilm Armaan, a remake of the 1966 film of the same name.[17] Khan was chosen for the role due to his similarity to Waheed Murad, the actor who played Armaan in the original 1966 film, in terms of looks and style.[17]

      Bollywood (2014-present)[edit]

      In 2014, Khan made his debut in Bollywood in Shashanka Ghosh‘s Khoobsurat opposite Sonam Kapoor.[18] A remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1980 hit of the same name starring Rekha and Rakesh Roshan, the film revolves around Sonam Kapoor’s character, Dr. Mili Chakravarty, who is a middle class physiotherapist from Delhi.[19] Khan plays Yuvraj Vikram Singh Rathore, Mili’s love interest and the son of her patient.[19] While the reviews of the film varied from positive to mediocre, Khan’s performance was praised by critics and seen as one of the highlights of the film.[20][21] He’ll once again collaborate with Khoobsurat co-star Sonam Kapoor in Battle For Bittora which will be produced by Rhea Kapoor and will start filming in late 2014. He has also committed to star in Akshat Verma‘s next who earlier directed Delhi Belly.

      Music[edit]

      Initially two separate rock bands, Ahmed Ali Butt‘s Entity and Khan’s Paradigm were both active in the Lahore music scene since 1994 and 2000, respectively.[22][23] During the early 2000s, the two bands collaborated with each other on the title track for Khan’s and Butt‘s popular television sitcom, Jutt and Bond, when the show’s director suggested that they do the title song together.[22][23] Led by Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, the lead guitarist of Paradigm, the two bands collaborated and recorded the title song, Hamein Aazma, which played at the end of the show.[22][24] In early 2002, advertisements forPepsi’s Battle of the Bands began to air on television, calling upon entries from aspiring Pakistani bands. Since independent compilations and releases on record were lacking on both sides of the band, they decided to send in “Hamein Aazma” as a collaborative effort, under the name of Entity Paradigm.[22] It was during this time that Entity Paradigm (EP) officially came into existence, with Fawad Khan as the band’s lead vocals.[22][25]
      Entity Paradigm’s debut album, Irtiqa, released in October 2003 and received wide critical appreciation, especially the popular romantic track Rahguzar.[4][22] On 9 January 2007, the band disbanded due to various band members pursuing different projects.[22] The band briefly reunited in 2010 to perform Bolo Bolo in the third season of the popular TV music show Coke Studio. In the same year, the band also released their patriotic single Shor Macha, written by Khan, Ahmed and Salman, and recorded at The Albert Studios.[26]

      Filmography[edit]

      Year Title Role Notes
      2007 Khuda Kay Liye Sarmad Hussain Khan Lux Style Award for Best Actor
      2013 Armaan Armaan Nominated-Tarang Housefull Award for Best Actor[17]
      2014 Khoobsurat Vikram Rathore Bollywood debut
      2015 Battle For Bittora Zain Altaf Khan Pre-production[27]
      2015 Akshat Verma’s next TBA Pre-production[28]

      Television[edit]

      Year Title Role Notes
      2000 Jutt and Bond Bond TV Debut
      2008 Dil De Ke Jayengy Arsalan
      2008 Satrangi Behzaad
      2009 Kal Zaheer Independence Day Telefilm which aired on Geo TV
      2009 Jeevan Ki Rahon Mein Adil
      2010 Coke Studio (Pakistan) Himself Special Appearance with Entity Paradigm
      2010 Aaj Kuch Na Kaho Rehan Part of the Hum Telefilm Festival 2010
      2010 Daastan Hassan
      2011 Akbari Asghari Asghar
      2011-2012 Kuch Pyar Ka Pagalpan Mujtaba
      2011-2012 Humsafar Ashar Hussain
      2012 Ashk Rohail Hayat
      2012-2013 Zindagi Gulzar Hai Zaroon Junaid
      2013 Behadd Jamal Ahmed Telefilm
      2013 Numm Wali Bakht Khan