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Ayesha Takia
Date of Birth 10 April 1986, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Not many TV viewers will be able to associate the "I am a
Complan Girl" to the latest Bollywood craze and
heart-breaker - Arian Ayesha Takia.
Ayesha was born in Bombay on April 10th 1986. Her dad's
name is Nishit, a Gujerati, while her mom is part
Maharashtrian and part Caucasian (British).
Ayesha had never let her lack of speaking Hindi fluently
come in her way. A go-getter, she is no stranger to the
silver screen and has faced cameras even at the tender age
of 4. Her continuity was what got her noticed and the
makers of 'Socha Na Tha' approached her in 2004 to play
the lead role opposite Dharmendra's nephew, Abhay Deol,
which she accepted.
She also signed up for another film, 'Tarzaan The Wonder
Car' - which proved to be her debut in Bollywood, as the
release of 'Socha Na Tha' was delayed.
With 'Tarzaan The Wonder Car' Ayesha quickly made her mark
in Bollywood and not only was noticed but also received an
Award - The Best Filmfare Debut.
Thereafter, her films have done poorly at the Box Office,
although she scored highly with teen-aged audience in
India and abroad, especially with her performance in 'Dil
Maange More', and 'Shaadi No.1'.
She also appeared in a 2006 Telegu movie named 'Robbery',
which was later dubbed into Hindi and released as 'Super'.
And then came Dor - in which she plays a role without any
glamor - a film that brought a lot of praise and much-need
recognition for her. Here she has proved that she can
enact both sexy and glamorous on one hand, and the more
ordinary, next-door-type girl roles with ease.
Buxom Ayesha has a boyfriend in Farhan Azmi, though she
has not made any plans for marriage.
She is a vegetarian, and enjoys going for long drives,
reading, spending time with family, amongst others.
Now Ayesha is one of the most gorgeous and beautiful
actresses - much sought after by movie makers, and a force
to be reckoned with - especially for other leading ladies
of Bollywood.
She is a Mumbaite and comes from a mixed family. Her
father is Gujarati, and her mother is half British and
half Maharashtrian.
She listens to loads of trance, rock music, and also love
Ghazals. Her favorite Indian artists are Ghulam Ali and
Abeeda Parveen.
In her free time, she enjoys listening to stories,
listening to music, reading, long drives, sitting at cafés
over conversation with people she likes, and spending time
with family, mostly with her mom.
She is a pure vegetarian.
Her favorite actors from childhood are 'Aamir Khan'Newman'
and 'Shahrukh Khan'. Her favorite actresses are 'Sridevi'
and Rani Mukherjee. Ayesha finds there are many good
directors, but she has always liked Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
When she is not acting she reads books, goes for long
drives, and meets her friends in the industry.
She is a person who is very much attached to animals.
Encourages people to stop using leather and other products
which are tested on animals and to be kind to animals.
Won the Filmfare Best Debut Award 2004 for Taarzan.
In 2006, she was amongst the Top Ten on the listing of
India's 50 Most Desirable Women Alive, a poll conducted by
Zoom, an Indian TV channel.
Personal Quotes
"Bobby Deol worked with Abbas-Mustan [in 'Humraaz'] and
they are good friends. I was in his home production, and
so he told them about me. Abbas-Mustan thought 'Kabhi
Socha Na Tha' will release first and were hence reluctant
to cast me. But a few days later, they called me and told
me I was in 'Taarzan'."
"In 'Taarzan', I play a London-based girl who comes to
India to study. Of course, Vatsal and I fall in love. I
have been strictly told not to reveal anything more. My
producer and directors will be furious if I start telling
the public what they should expect in the film. I think
many films do not fare well even in the initial stages,
simply because the publicity gives it all away. Thank God,
we have carefully guarded it. 'Taarzan' is a very clean
film which can be seen with your family. You will not
squirm in your seats like you did in some recent films."
"Firstly, I cannot do what Meghna Naidu, Mallika Sherawat
or Neha Dhupia did in 'Hawas', 'Murder', and 'Julie'
respectively. Neither can I do a 'Girlfriend.' Yes, I can
wear short tops and minis, but I would be uncomfortable
wearing anything more revealing. And don't forget
Bhagyashree and Juhi Chawla never did any bold and brazen
stuff in their first ventures to get noticed. 'Taarzan'
will get noticed, and then, so will Vatsal and me."
"I have been doing ads since I was four years old. I must
have done 60 ads by now. Ever since I was five, I had told
my relatives I wanted to be an actress. My first music
video was Falguni Pathak's 'Meri Chuna'r when I was 15.
Then came 'Shake It Daddy', which brought me a lot of
recognition."
"It has always been my dream to be an actress and God has
blessed me with what I have. I completely love it and
enjoy it thoroughly and being in front of the camera gives
me a real high. And people like my fans give me so much
love which I really respect and thankful for."
"As an actress I want to do all roles that would inspire
or challenge me. The first film that I did was not like
the usual commercial flick, so I am trying to do varied
roles."
"A person I would like to date would definitely be someone
who I could respect and look up to. Someone with loads of
manners and someone who loves my family someone who loves
cinema and basically uses more of his heart then his mind
and someone who loves me as a person, and the most
important thing is that I have to respect him. Because you
cannot love someone who you don't respect." |
