Mahima Chaudhry

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Mahima Chaudhry
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Mahima Chaudhry in 2013
Born
Ritu Chaudhry

(1973-09-13) 13 September 1973 (age 50)
Other namesMahima Chaudhary
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Bobby Mukherjee
(m. 2006;div. 2013)
[2]
Children1

Mahima Chaudhry is also known as Demon (born Ritu Chaudhry on 13 September 1973) is an Indian actress and model who worked in Hindi 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 patriotic romantic drama Pardes , for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

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She established a career with several popular movies including Daag (1999), Dhadkan (2000), Kurukshetra (2000), Baghban (2003), and received critical recognition for her performances in Dil Kya Kare (1999), Lajja (2001) and Dobara (2004), earning nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dil Kya Kare and Dhadkan.

Early life and education

Mahima was born as Ritu Chaudhry to a Jat father [3] and a Nepalese-origin mother in Darjeeling, India. [4] She attended Dow Hill in Kurseong until class 10 and later moved to Loreto Convent, Darjeeling. [1] Having grown up in the Darjeeling Hills region, she is fluent in both Hindi and Nepalese languages. [1] She won the ‘Miss Darjeeling’ title in a local beauty contest.[ citation needed ]

Prior to her first release Pardes , she changed her name to Mahima Chaudhry upon the recommendation by her director Subhash Ghai, who believed the letter 'M' to be lucky for leading actresses in his films. [5]

Acting career

Chaudhry started her career as a Video jockey. [6] In films, she has played a variety of roles, starting with a village girl in Pardes (1997). Her other roles were in Daag: The Fire (1999), [7] where she played a dual role; in Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999) she played a widow forced to marry her brother-in-law; in Dhadkan (2000) she is a loving friend of a man who is madly in love with another woman: in Deewane she plays a singer in love with a thief: in Kurukshetra she plays the stubborn wife of a police officer: in Lajja she plays a young bride forced to fight dowry; in Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001) she plays a stubborn tenant who will not give up her home at any cost; in Om Jai Jagadish she is the loving homemaker; in Dil Hai Tumhaara (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 is a paralytic dancer, in Film Star she is an uptight arrogant fading actress; in Home Delivery (2005) she is 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 Om Puri and Sanjay Kapoor.

Political activities

In the 2021 West Bengal elections, Chaudhry campaigned for some candidates from both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress. [8] In 2023, there was speculation of her joining the BJP ahead of the Madhya Pradesh elections, as she met the state Minister, Vishvas Sarang, and hailed the BJP government. [9]

In 2024, Chaudhry came out in support of PM Modi, calling him an inspirational figure under whom India's respect has increased in the world. [10]

Personal Life

In 1999, while shooting for Dil Kya Kare , Chaudhry was involved in a car crash; her car rammed into a truck in Bangalore and multiple pieces of glass had to be removed from her face as a result of the accident. [11]

She married architect Bobby Mukherji in 2006. The couple separated in 2013.[ citation needed ]

Chaudhry was diagnosed and successfully treated for breast cancer in 2022. [12] She mentioned that comedy shows such as Kapil Sharma Show helped her during her recovery from illness. [13]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
1997 Pardes Kusum Ganga Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1999 Manasulo Maata Priya Telugu film
Dil Kya Kare Kavita KishoreNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Daag: The Fire Kajri Verma / Kajal
Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin Nisha
2000 Dhadkan Sheetal VarmaNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Deewane Pooja
Kurukshetra Anjali P. Singh
Khiladi 420 Ritu Bhardwaj
2001 Lajja Maithili
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar Saraswati
2002 Om Jai Jagadish Ayesha
Dil Hai Tumhaara Nimmi
2003 Saaya Tanya
Tere Naam HerselfSpecial appearance in song "O Jaana"
Baghban Arpita Alok Malhotra
LOC Kargil Reena Yadav
2004 Dobara Dr. Anjali Sehgal
2005 Zameer: The Fire Within Supriya Maheshwari
Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye Gulab Khan
Sehar Anamika Kant
Film Star Heera Pandit
The Film Sushmita Banerjee
Home Delivery Maya
Bhagmati BhagmatiVoice-over
2006 Souten: The Other Woman Mitali 'Mita' R. Singh
Sandwich Sweet Singh / Sweety Shekar
Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana Anjali
Mr 100%Shilpa
Hope and a Little Sugar Saloni
Sarhad Paar Simran
2008 Gumnaam – The Mystery Ria
2010PusherAnita
2014 Kaanchi: The Unbreakable HerselfSpecial appearance
2015 Mumbhaii - The Gangster Gangster's wife
2016 Dark Chocolate Ishani Banerjee
2024The SignatureTBAFilming
2024Emergency Pupul Jayakar Post-production [14]

TV shows

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995–1996Liberty Public DemandAnchor [15]
2008–2009Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1Judge [16]
2012Chhote MiyanJudge [17]
2014 Ticket to Bollywood Judge

Music videos

YearTitlePerformer(s)RoleAlbumRef.
2002"Tere Bina Chain Mujhe Ab Aaye Na" Adnan Sami UnnamedTera Chehra

Music Song

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
1998 Pardes Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Won
Best Actress Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Won
1999 Dil Kya Kare Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2000 Dhadkan Nominated
IIFA Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Bollywood Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
2005 Dobara Stardust Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated

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