Isha Koppikar Biography

Isha Koppikar
Date of Birth 1976, India
Height 5' 7" (1.70 m)

Isha comes from a family of learned academicians, as she herself has completed her course in Life Sciences from Ruia College in Bombay. After completing her college course, she starred in a Tamil movie (En Swasa Katre) opposite Arvind Swamy, which got her a lot of positive reviews.
She shot to fame after a modeling shoot with Gautam Rajyadhaksa when she was still in Junior College.
So far She has modeled for "Camay", "Rexona", "L'Oreal", "Tips & Toes", "Coke" "Synergy", "Ponds", "Deepam Sarees", and also took part in several ramp shows.
Talented, stunningly beautiful, and tall, a majestic five feet seven inches in height, which is literally head and shoulders above the average Indian woman (and a lot of men, too!), she has better chances of becoming a leading lady opposite the taller Bollywood heroes.
Isha got her fame in Bollywood when she did the Ram Gopal Varma number (Khallas) in the movie named "Company", and since then has been referred to as the "Khallas Girl" .

Today Isha towers over many Bollywood actresses, has come beyond just a sizzling "item" girl, and has become a household name. She fills the niche (and much more) created by the exit of another attractive Bollywood actress, Sonam.
Isha's name bounced back into lime-light when she starred in a controversial film named "Girlfriend", which is the story of two lesbian lovers - a subject that is still very taboo in India and some other parts of the world.
Isha was nominated for her part in "Qayamat" in which she plays a negative role. She also received accolades for her role in "Pinjar".

She has one younger brother, and a pet dog named Mowgli.
Isha Koppikar standing 5'7" inches tall is one amongst the beautiful and smart heroines of the Bollywood film industry. She was born in the year 1976. She comes form a family full of academics brilliance. She herself completed her degree in Life Sciences in Ruia College, Mumbai.

Fate had fame in store for her. She did a photo shoot with Gautam Rajyadhaksa when she was still in Junior College. Modelling assignments soon shot in with this photo shoot. She did modelling for top brands as 'Deepam sarees', 'Ponds', 'Camay', 'Rexona', 'Synergy', 'Coke', 'L'Oreal' and 'Tips & Toes'. She also appeared for Miss India contest. Though she could not win the crown she walked off taking the "Miss Talent Contest".

She set foot in the world of cinema with a movie in Tamil : En Swasa Katre. Though she was getting fame in South yet her heart was all set in Mumbai. She did small roles in Fiza and Pyar, Ishq aur Mohabbat, Kaante, Plan with Dino Morea but her big break came when she did the item number "Khallas" From here onwards she came to be known as the khallas girl. Success followed one after the other. She did a negative role in Qayamat. She got a nomination for the same too.

Apart from these movies she is also to appear in the lead roles in movies such as Inteqaam, Krishna Cottage, Humraahi and Raakth.
She is in the news again for her role in the movie "Girlfriend". The subject of the movie is homosexuality. Though this is still a taboo in India yet her role has been appreciated.
Days are not far when Isha will get the success which she awaits.Aamir began his career as a child actor in the films Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973) and Madhosh (1974). He made his adult film debut in Ketan Mehta's Holi (1984).


In 1988 he got his first leading role in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was a huge success and launched his career.[1]. He went onto appear in many other films in the 1990s, which had mixed success at the box office. However he has had many box office hits to his credit. His most successful films in 1990s included Dil (1990), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992), Rangeela (1995) and Raja Hindustani (1996). [2]He also acted as well as wrote the screenplay for the film Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993) and did playback singing for himself in Ghulam (1998).


In 1998 he played a character with negative shades in Deepa Mehta's offbeat film Earth (1998) which was however a box office failure despite receiving acclaim from critics. In 1999 he won acclaim for his role as a dedicated cop fighting border terrorism in Sarfarosh (1999). In 2000 he starred alongside his real-life brother Faisal Khan in Mela which was a
box office and critical failure.[3]

In 2001 he produced and starred in the period epic film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. This film was one of the biggest hits of 2001[4] and was nominated for many awards including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His second film released in 2001 was Dil Chahta Hai which was also a success at the box office.
He had no film releases for three years since he put in a lot of time preparing for the role of the real-life martyr Mangal Pandey in The Rising (2005) Although not as successful as Lagaan it managed to do moderately well at the box office. His next release Rang De Basanti (2006), in which he played a university drop-out who along with his friends fights against corrupt politics was one of the highest grossing films of 2006[6] and was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film was not shortlisted as a nominee. It however won a nomination in Best Foreign language film at BAFTA in England

Isha Koppikar Filmography

Isha Koppikar Awards & Nomination