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Madhoo at Esha Deol's wedding at ISKCON temple
Born
Madhoobala Raghunath Malini

(1969-03-26) 26 March 1969 (age 55)
Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesMadhubala
Madhu Malini
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Anand Shah
(m. 1999)
Children2
Relatives Hema Malini (aunt)

Madhoo Shah [1] (born Madhoobala Raghunath Malini; 26 March 1969 [2] ), also known formerly as Madhubala, is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. [3] [4] [5] She was a part of Movies like Phool Aur Kaante (1991), Roja (1992), Allari Priyudu (1992), Yoddha (1992), and Gentleman (1993). [6] [7]

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Early life and family

Madhoobala Raghunath Malini was born in a Tamil family. She was educated at St. Joseph's High School, Juhu and at University of Mumbai. [3] [8] [9] She is the niece of actress Hema Malini and therefore the cousin of Esha Deol. [7]

Career

Madhoo was signed on by action director Veeru Devgan for his son Ajay Devgan's debut in Phool Aur Kaante (1991), but her first release was K. Balachander' s Azhagan (1991), co-starring Mammooty, Bhanupriya and Geetha. [6] [7] She made her Hindi movie debut with in Phool Aur Kaante in 1991. She made her debut in the Malayalam film Ottayal Pattalam (1991), opposite Mukesh. The title role in Mani Ratnam's Roja (1992) made her very popular. She made her comeback in 2008, in the Hindi-language film, Kabhi Socha Bhi Na Tha, and has been appearing in supporting roles in films since then. She has acted in 5 films with her real name Madhu. She made a comeback to the Tamil screen with Balaji Mohan's Tamil-Malayalam bilingual Vaayai Moodi Pesavum / Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram in 2014. [6] She has been hosting the DD National music television series Rangoli since August 2019. [10]

Besides it, she has worked in television series such as Kaveri, Devi , Soundaravalli and Aarambh: Kahaani Devsena Ki . She has also appeared as a guest judge at some reality shows.

Personal life

She married Anand Shah on 19 February 1999 whom she met during a photoshoot. They have two daughters Amaya and Keia. [2] [11] [6] Madhoo's husband is the cousin of Jay Mehta, who is married to actress Juhi Chawla.

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef
1991 Azhagan Swapna Tamil
Phool Aur Kaante Pooja Hindi Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
Ottayal Pattalam Gopika Varma/Indu Malayalam
Neelagiri AnithaMalayalam
1992 Ennodishtam Koodamo Aarathi MenonMalayalam
Yodha AshwathyMalayalam
Vaaname Ellai KarpagamTamil
Roja RojaTamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Allari Priyudu Kavita Rani Telugu
1993 Annayya Saraswathi Kannada
Gentleman SusheelaTamil
Pehchaan TinaHindi
1994 Elaan Mohini SharmaHindi
Prem Yog AnitaHindi
Avesham MadhuTelugu
Senthamizh Selvan VaidegiTamil
Zaalim MadhuHindi
Brahma ChandaHindi
Janta Ki Adalat MalathiHindi
Puttinilla MetinillaTelugu
1995MohiniRaginiHindi
Diya Aur Toofan AashaHindi
Hathkadi RaniHindi
Jallaad GayetriHindi
Ravan Raaj Geeta Suzie faceHindi
Hum Hain Bemisaal MaryaHindi
1996 Mr. Romeo MadhuTamil
Diljale ShabnamHindi
Return of Jewel Thief MadhuHindi
Panchalankurichi Pottu KanniTamil
1997 Chilakkottudu MadhuTelugu
Udaan MadhuHindi
Mere Sapno Ki Rani Vandana NehleHindi
Yeshwant Raagini Yeshwant LoharHindi
Iruvar DancerTamilSpecial appearance in "Narumughaye" song
Sher-E-Hindustan DancerHindiSpecial appearance in song
1998 Hafta Vasuli Inspector DurgaHindi
Khote Sikkey SumanHindi
Ganesh DivyaTelugu
Zulm-O-Sitam Meena 'Billo'Hindi
Sar Utha Ke Jiyo ShaluHindi
1999 Chehraa SimranHindi
2002 Mulaqaat Archana PatkarHindi
2008Kabhi Socha Bhi Na ThaRadhikaHindi
2011 Tell Me O Kkhuda GeetaHindi
Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! Ritu's AuntHindi
2013 Anthaku Mundhu Aa Tharuvatha VidhyaTelugu
2014 Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Sridevi/VidhyaTamil Bilingual film
Samsaram Aarogyathinu HaanikaramMalayalam
2015 Ranna SaraswathiKannadaNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Kannada
Surya vs Surya Nikhil's MotherTelugu
2016 Nannaku Prematho Divya's MotherTelugu
Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi Kannada
2019 Seetharama Kalyana Geetha's motherKannada
Agni Devi Shakuntala DeviTamil
Premier Padmini ShruthiKannada [12]
2020 College Kumar JanakiTamil
Telugu
Bilingual [13]
2021 Nail Polish Shoba BhusanHindi ZEE5 Film
Thalaivi V. N. Janaki Ramachandran Hindi
Tamil
[14]
2022 Dejavu DGP Asha PramodTamil [15]
Raymo BhavanaKannada [16] [17]
RepeatTelugu [18]
2023 Premadesam Arjun's motherTelugu [19]
Shaakuntalam Menaka Telugu [20]
2024 Eagle Gayatri DeviTelugu
Kartam Bhugtam Hindi [21]
Manorathangal Gita ParekhMalayalamAnthology film segment : Vilpana [22]

Television series

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2001KaveriKaveriTamil
2004 Devi Devi Parvati
2012 Soundaravalli Soundaravalli Tamil Cameo
2017 Aarambh: Kahaani Devsena Ki Maharani Sambhavija
Padmavija
2017Koshish Se Kamyabi TakCelebrity guestHindi
2017 D4 Junior v/s Senior Celebrity Judge Malayalam Grand finale episode
2021 Super Dancer GuestHindiGrandparents Special (Sat) Madhoo Shah Special (Sun)
2021 The Kapil Sharma Show GuestHindiAlong with Juhi Chawla and Ayesha Jhulka
2023 Fireflies: Parth Aur Jugnu Ira RanautHindi ZEE5 [23]
2023 Sweet Kaaram Coffee KaveriTamil

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