Roshan Prince

Birthday
September 12

Sun Sign
Virgo


Place of birth
Patiala

Hometown
Banga, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

School/College
Sutlej Public School, Banga/ Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Delhi

High point of your life
Winning the reality show Awaaz Punjab Di in 2005

Low point of your life
The death of my cousin Jugnu

First break
TV reality show Awaaz Punjab Di

Currently I am...
Shooting for a Punjabi film

If not a singer-actor, you would have been...
A music teacher.

Your favourite Punjabi food
Saron da saag te kanak di roti.

Your favourite Punjabi slang
Ki haal ne?

If you could jet set to anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Auckland, New Zealand
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What are the three things you would do if you could?
Cut an album of Punjabi ghazals, help arrange the marriage of underprivileged girls and establish my company that helps promote young talent.

A song that describes your life
Bhull Jawan, a song from my album Awaaz Punjabi Di — Roshan Prince.

Which colours dominate your wardrobe?
Red and white.

You de-stress with
Music without melody, since that helps me laugh.

One thing you want to change about yourself
My hair.

You have five minutes to pack, what all will you take?
My mobile phone and wallet. Everything else can be bought.

Who is your 3 am friend?
Nobody. I sleep soundly.

What will we find on your bedside table?
An alarm clock and any good book of poetry.

The craziest rumour you have heard about yourself
That I married a model who was seen in one of my songs, Bhull Jawan.

Yoga or the gym, which do you prefer?
Sleeping.

What makes you laugh?
Everything that Binnu Dhillon does.

The toughest thing about being in the Punjabi film industry
It’s uncertain what works — people can love anything, which may or may not be good.

What makes your day?
A message from my mother wishing me good morning when I’m out of town.

Directors you would love to work with
Anurag Singh and Pankaj Batra.

If we raid your fridge, what will we find?
Milk.

Your favourite gadget
My iPhone


A period in history you would love to revisit
The period I’m living in.

Your idea of a perfect weekend
Being in the studio, creating good songs and spending time with my family.

One thing you will never eat.
Anything non-vegetarian.

A rumour you’d like to start
That I have six-pack abs.

A film you have watched over five times
Naughty Jatts


The most overrated film
Fer Mamla Gadbad Gadbad

A movie that was a part of your childhood
Baazigar and Hum Aapke Hain Koun!

The first movie you saw on screen
Mazdoor

The biggest risk you’ve taken
I take a risk every time I do something different in music and in my roles on screen.

A lesson you learnt early in the industry
To never trust anyone and focus on my work to the best of my abilities.

Hasleen Kaur

Birthday: November 10
Place of Birth: Binnaguri, West Bengal
High point of your life: The year following my victory as Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2011
Sun sign: Scorpio
Hometown: Delhi
Low point of your life: Waiting for reverts after appearing for various auditions and working very hard on myself
College: Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi
First break: Being shot by Rahul Dutta for the cover page of a lifestyle magazine
Currently I am: Doing a Hindi film called Karle Pyaar Karle directed by Suneel Darshan
A Punjabi dish to die for: I’m a Punjaban, how can I not mention saag and makki di roti?
Your favourite Punjabi slang: Oye khoteya!
Your favourite travel hotspot in North India: Leh and Ladakh
A Punjabi song you can’t stop humming: Ambarsariya from the film Fukrey
Three things you would do if you could: Sky dive, perform hardcore action stunts and travel the world in a caravan
A fashion trend you wish would make a comeback: Disco style of the ’70s
Do you believe fairness creams work?: I believe in using all things natural to enhance my skin’s health and texture
A dessert that best describes you: Banoffee pie
Three cosmetics you can’t do without: A good moisturiser, eye cream and body mist
A song to describe your life: I believe I can fly by R Kelly
A talent you would love to acquire: Play the violin
A perfume you swear by: Burberry Brit
The last line of your autobiography would read: And so my restless mind looked forward to many more escapades in the afterlife and the next!
Who is your 3 am friend?: My dad. He is always awake
You de-stress with: Spending time with my family
If not an actor, you would have been: A businesswoman
What would you wear to a hot date?: A short red dress
Which colour dominates your wardrobe?: White
A language you wish you were fluent in: Portuguese
The last time you had a bad hair day: Yesterday. It’s not a rare thing for me
A movie that always brings a smile to your face: 50 First Dates
One thing you want to change about yourself: Bring down my levels of anger

Esha Gupta

Sun sign: Sagittarius
Birthday: November 28
Hometown: Delhi
Place of birth: New Delhi
School/college: Blue Bells International, New Delhi, and Manipal University
First break: The Miss India pageant
High point of your life: Right now
Currently doing: Promoting Chakravyuh and hosting NatGeo’s Supercars
Low point of your life: Not here yet
If you could, which film would you have picked as your debut?
I couldn’t have asked for anything better than Jannat 2. Sexiest actors in Bollywood?
Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor.
One classic you would have loved to be a part of.
Khuda Gawah.
Bollywood’s most romantic pair?
Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
The scene in Raaz 3 that still haunts you?
The cockroach sequence.
An item number you would love to do?
Munni Badnaam Hui.
Which body part would you get insured?
My waist.
One song that describes your current state of mind.
I’m sexy and I know it.
Which do you prefer – a little black dress or a black sari?
A black sari.
A rumour you’d like to start?
None.
If you were the editor of a magazine for a day, who would you put on the cover?
My mother.
The gadget you love to flaunt.
I don’t really flaunt any gadget, but I am loving my Nokia Lumia.
Your favourite mobile application?
City Lens.
Your dream destination?
Colombia.
Who is your 3am friend?
Nidhi Parmar.
What’s on your bedside table?
Water, lip balm and books.
Three cosmetics you can’t do without.
Just mascara and lip balm are good enough.
The best car for a road trip?
I would love to take a road trip across Italy in an Aston Martin S Coupe.
What makes your day?
A good workout session.
The sexiest car you want to drive?
A Porsche 911. Too good.
You destress with?
Chocolate.
The last line of your autobiography would read…
She came, she conquered, she left.

Alfaaz

 

A cricketer.

A destination you’d like to be lost in…Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Your favourite Punjabi slangKidaan bai?

What are the three things you would do if you could? Open an old-age home, avoid travelling and indulge in haute cuisine because good food is a must for good health.

A song that describes your lifeWakh, sung by Amrinder Gill and penned by me.

Which colour dominates your wardrobe?

Black.

Three people you’d like to invite for dinnerYo Yo Honey Singh, Tejpal Cheema and my brother, Sukhi Patran.

What will we find on your bedside table? A pen and a notebook to record a good thought or poem that can strike my mind at any time.

You de-stress withHanging out with my friends.

One thing you want to change about yourselfMy mood swings. They upset me.

The craziest rumour you have heard about yourselfThat I am from Pakistan.

What makes you laugh?Comedy Nights with Kapil.

The toughest thing about being in the Punjabi film industryCompetition. An artist has to work really hard to impress his/her fans.

What makes your day? Good food.

Directors you would love to work with...Anurag Singh and Navnait Singh.

Your favourite gadgetMy iPhone.

If we raid your fridge, what will we find?Fresh vegetables, juices and select bottles of red wine.

If you could ask for a skill, what would it be? Learn kickboxing.

A workout you swear byGymming.

One thing you’ll never eatSweets.

A period in history you would love to revisitI won’t go too far back, just my college days.

Your idea of a perfect weekend...Would be spent in Goa, where the whole world comes to unwind.

Who is your 3 am friend?There are many.

A song that always makes you want to dance Bebo Diyan Gallan.

A rumour you’d like to startI am the most eligible bachelor.

Mahie Gill

 

Gifted with expressive eyes and trenchant talent, Mahie Gill got her first break with the Punjabi based Bollywood film Hawayein and has done a couple of Punjabi films along with theatre.

BIRTHDAY
December 19
SUN SIGN
Sagittarius
Place of birth
Chandigarh
hometown
Chandigarh
SCHOOL/COLLEGE
Panjab University, Chandigarh
First break
Anurag Kashyap’s film Dev.D
(2009)

HIGH POINT OF YOUR LIFE
When Anurag saw me at a party and instantly decided that I should play the character of Paro in Dev.D
Low POINT OF YOUR LIFE
Yet to come

CURRENTLY I...
Have just finished Satish Kaushik’s film Gangs of Ghost, which is releasing in April. Also I’m considering a few other projects before finalising anything
If not an actress, you would have been...
In the army.



What was the most defining thing about playing Paro?
I was just going with the flow.  I didn’t get self-conscious at all. Which classic would you choose as your debut movie?
Guide (1965). I’d love to do Waheeda ji’s role.
Do you feel that you have been typecast?
Yes I did initially. But now I’m happy as I’m doing films in different genres.
Romance or drama, which do you like best?
How about romantic dramas?
The best thing about Bollywood.
I think it gives everybody a chance. There are no friends or enemies.
The most romantic pair in Bollywood.
Anil Kapoor and Madhuri DixitThe directors you want to work with.
Rajkumar Hirani and Imtiaz Ali.
The biggest risk you’ve taken.
Shifting to Mumbai from Chandigarh, I guess.
A song that describes your current state of mind.
Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho, kya gham hai jisko chhupa rahe ho from Arth (1983).
One item number you wish you’d done.
Aa jaane jaan from Intaquam (1969).
Your fitness secrets.
Yoga and positive thinking.
What makes your day?
Hearing an interesting script and signing a film.
You destress by...
Spending an evening with friends.

My movies
A film you have seen more than five times.

Lamhe (1991)The most overrated film.
None

The most paisa vasool film.
All the Rajinikanth films
A movie that was a part of your childhood.
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)



The first movie you saw on the big screen.


I don’t remember it

Sunny Leone, Actress

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Sunny Leone, Actress

Sunny Leone, actress
Birthday: May 13
Sun sign: Taurus
Place of birth: Canada
Hometown: Sarnia, Ontario
School/college: Orange County College
First break: Penthouse Pet of the Month
Currently doing: Performing at The Lalit, Delhi, on December 31 and shooting for Ragini MMS 2
High point of your life: My marriage
Low point of your life: The death of my parents
If you weren’t an actress you would’ve been?A paediatric nurse. If you had the option to choose a film as your debut film, which one would it be?
I would have still chosen Jism 2.
The best thing about Bollywood.
It’s a whole new world that I’m getting to learn about. Like starting a new business.
One Bollywood star you really admire.
I’ve really enjoyed watching Aamir Khan’s movies along with my mother.
Have you ever felt insecure about your body?
Yes. I think everyone does at one point or another.
The best compliment you’ve ever received?
That I have a great personality.
Your favourite Punjabi singer.
Panjabi MC - Parkash Kaur.
Your favourite Punjabi food.
Aloo ke paranthe.
What scares you?
Losing a family member.
A black sari or a little black dress – take your pick.
A little black dress.
One item number you’d love to do?
Chikni Chameli.
You’re performing for the first time in Delhi. Nervous?
I just want to have a good time and bring in the New Year with my fans and husband. I want the night to go smoothly with no issues.
You’ve had several offers to perform in India. Is there a special reason you chose this one?
The entire combination of the venue, the promoter Studio 169 and the city was perfect.
Your favourite street food.
Golgappe. They are delicious. I simply cannot resist them.
Who is your 3am friend?
My husband, Daniel Weber.
Which body part would you get insured?
My legs.
One rumour you would like to start.
None, because it would be a lie.
How comfortable are you with Hindi?
I am getting better as each day passes. I love learning and it’s a challenge. I can communicate with most people I encounter now without many difficulties.
Your dream destination.
Mount Everest.
The biggest risk you have taken.
Going on Bigg Boss 5. I was scared that the public would hate me and I was going to another country so far away from home.
One song that describes your current state of mind.
Bob Marley’s Three little birds.
What is the one strategy that always get you though a crisis?
To stay calm and figure a way out to a safer place.
The last line of your autobiography would be…Believe it or not, it’s all true. Your favourite romantic movie?
Dirty Dancing
Five things that make you smile
1. My husband
2. My dog
3. My brother
4. When I can do something nice for someone and help them
5. A new pair of shoes

Actress Mallika Sherawat

Actress Mallika Sherawat

Birthday
October 24
Sun sign
Scorpio
Hometown
Rohtak, Haryana
School/College
Delhi Public School, Mathura Road / Miranda House, Delhi University
First break
The lead role in Khwahish (2003)
High point of your life
Meeting Barack Obama in 2011
Low point of your life

Being disowned by my father Currently I am...
Looking for love on The Bachelorette India (Life OK)
Your first crush.
The physical education teacher when I was in school.
Marilyn Monroe or Mallika Sherawat, who’s sexier?
Marilyn Monroe, of course!
A cricketer for whom you’d love to sing Bheege hont tere.
None of them. I’m not into cricket.
You were born Reema Lamba. If you had to change your name again, what would you call yourself?
I’m happy being called Mallika. It means ‘The Empress’. Why would an empress who is so awesome want to change her name?
There’s a war for your love between the handsome and the rich. Who’d you pick?
Neither. I’d go for the intellectual.
The last thing you bought for under `10.
In Udaipur, shooting for the show, a boy performing magic tricks gave me a Ganesh idol for `5.
One trait you detest in people.
Bad breath.
One lesson fame has taught you.
You can never be too famous.
One question you wish the media would stop asking you.
They hardly ask me any questions. They should never stop!
Three things you always take to Cannes.
My lip balm, which I cannot live without, my vegan chef who always travels with me, and my brother.
A gadget you can’t figure out.
A laptop. I find it very complicated.
The last good book you read.
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda.
Botox, liposuction, rhinoplasty or bikini wax? Which is a star’s best friend?
None. A Bollywood star’s best friend should be a disciplined and healthy vegan lifestyle with lots of yoga and exercise.
If you woke up one morning and realised you’d turned into a snake...
I’d slither away
My movies
The First movie I watched on the big screen.
Angoor (1982). I went with my friends
The most paisa vasool film.
Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006)
The film I’ve watched the most number of times.
Monster (2003)
The film I wish I acted in.
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
The Bollywood film every foreigner should watch.
Kahaani (2012)