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Use British English|date=August 2011Use dmy dates|date=August 2011Infobox person| name = Juhi Chawla| image =Juhi Chawla From The SRK, Urmila, Juhi & Chitrangda at 'I Am' National Award winning bash (21).jpg| imagesize = 200 px| caption = Chawla at the success party of the film, I Am (2010 film)|I Am , 2012.| birth_date = birth date and age|df=yes|1967|11|13| birth_place = Ludhiana , Punjab, India|Punjab , India| yearsactive = 1986–present| spouse = Jay Mehta (1997–present)| occupation = Film actress, Voice actress, producer, television presenter| website =| birth_name = Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla (lang-pa|???? ????? born 13 November 1967) is an Indian actress, voice actress, film producer and television presenter.
After being crowned as the winner of the Femina Miss India|Miss India beauty contest in Miss Universe 1984|1984 , Chawla pursued an acting career. She went on to become one of the top leading actresses of Bollywood and starred in films ranging from the romances Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Darr (1993) to Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993), which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award , to Yes Boss (1997) and Ishq (1997 film)|Ishq (1997).cite web|url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/19juhi.htm|title='There have been many ups and downs'|date=19 January 2000|publisher= Rediff.com |author=Taliculam, Sharmila|accessdate=29 May 2009cite web|title=Not The End|url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010510/main8.htm#2|date=10 May 2001|work=The Tribune |location=India|accessdate=10 August 2009 Chawla has been mostly recognised for her comic timing in films as well as her vivacious screen persona.cite web|url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/11corner.htm|title=The real stars of Bollywood|date=11 March 2004|publisher=Rediff.com|author=Verma, Sukanya|accessdate=29 May 2009cite news|title=Juhi II|date=21 March 2005|url= http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1058135.cms|work=The Times of India |location=India|author=Doval, Nikita|accessdate=29 May 2009
During the 2000s, after having starred in over 70 mainstream Hindi films, Chawla started acting in art and independent films. She appeared in films in her native tongue of Punjabi, and has been mostly working in parallel cinema . She gained critical recognition for her performances in films like Jhankaar Beats (2003), 3 Deewarein (2003), My Brother Nikhil (2005), Bas Ek Pal (2006) and I Am (2010 film)|I Am (2011).cite web|title=Readers pick: Bollywood's most under-rated|url= http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/19slide5.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|date=19 March 2008|accessdate=21 April 2009|author=Verma, Sukanya Since 2000, Chawla branched out into film production and Television presenter|television presenting as well.
Early life and background
Juhi Chawla was born in Ambala , Haryana, India . She is the first child born to Dr. S. Chawla and Mona Chawla.
She completed her schooling from Ludhiana before the family moved over to Mumbai. She graduated from Sydenham College , Mumbai with a specialisation in HR.cite web|work=imdb.com|title=Biography for Juhi Chawla |url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004487/bio|accessdate=8 April 2007 She was the winner of Femina Miss India|Miss India title in 1984; later she won Miss Universe special awards#Best National Costume|Best Costume Award for the Miss Universe 1984|Miss Universe contest in Miss Universe 1984|1984 .cite web|work=geocities.com|title=Miss Universe and Juhi Chawla|url= http://www.geocities.com/svg_graphix/|accessdate=8 April 2007|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070330010532/ http://www.geocities.com/svg_graphix/|archivedate=30 March 2007 She is also a very good dancer. In a Baaje Payal (a film based on a collection of interviews for dancers/actresses) interview, she mentioned having learnt Kathak for three (3) years and regretted giving it up as it could have helped her in her career as an actress. She is also an accomplished classical singer and has been training for the last 6 years.
Career
Film
1980s
Chawla ventured into films with the 1986 Sultanat . She also acted in Kannada classic Premaloka directed by V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran in 1987. Her first major role in Bollywood was in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 1988, in which she starred with Aamir Khan . The film, a modern-day adaption of Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet , became both a major critical and commercial success. It won the Filmfare Best Movie Award , and Chawla won the Filmfare Lux New Face Award and received her first nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award .cite web|title=Filmfare Awards Listing|url= http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf The film subsequently received classic status. http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-5.cms 25 Must See Bollywood Movies. Indiatimes.comcite book|title=Culture in Action: Family Life, Emotion, and Male Dominance in Banaras, India?|author=Derné, Steve|publisher=SUNY Press?|year=1995|isbn=0-7914-2425-1|page=97
1990s
In 1990, she starred in such films as Pratibandh , which was a box office success and for which she was nominated the Filmfare Best Actress Award , and Swarg . http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php? itemCat=126& catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 Top Lifetime Grossers 1990-1999. Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-28. In 1992, she was nominated for a Filmfare for Bol Radha Bol which performed well commercially.cite news|title=Filmfare Nominations 1992|url= http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368601.cms | work=The Times Of India
In 1993 she starred in the moderately successful project Aaina (1993 film)|Aaina , and Lootere opposite Sunny Deol and Mahesh Bhatt 's hit Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke .cite web|title=Box Office Report 1993|url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php? itemCat=199& catName=MTk5Mw== She followed it with a leading role in Yash Chopra 's thriller Darr , which went on to become the third top-grossing film of the year in India. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke .cite news|title=filmfareawards.indiatimes.com|work=Chawla wins Best Actress at Filmfare|url= http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368614.cms|accessdate=8 April 2007 Most of Chawla's films of 1994–6 were unsuccessful, though she received a Filmfare nomination for her performance as a battered wife in Daraar .cite web|title=Box Office Report 1994|url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php? itemCat=200& catName=MTk5NA== She had a revival in 1997 with such romantic comedies as Yes Boss , Deewana Mastana and Ishq (1997 film)|Ishq . Ishq became one of the top-earners of the year, and Chawla received her sixth Filmfare nomination for her portrayal of a model in Yes Boss .cite web|title=Filmfare nominations 1997|url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php? itemCat=198& catName=MTk5Mg==cite web|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|title=Box Office 1997|url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/1997.htm|accessdate=8 April 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070407232715/ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/1997.htm|archivedate = 7 April 2007
Chawla's pairing with Aamir Khan and their on-screen chemistry was often cited by the media as successful.cite web|title=The rise, fall and rise of Juhi Chawla|url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/mar/27juhic.htm|date=27 March 1998|publisher= Rediff.com |accessdate=8 June 2009|author=Srinivasan, V S She has also teamed up with Shahrukh Khan in several movies, including Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman , Darr , Duuplicate and Yes Boss .
2000s
Through the 2000s, Chawla started appearing in independent and art films, and her work in the genre included the critically acclaimed films 3 Deewarein , 7˝ Phere and My Brother Nikhil , which Taran Adarsh termed as "amongst the finest in her career" and Khalid Mohamed praised as "perfect," stating that "her effortless blend of conflicting emotions is what A-class acting is all about. Ms Chawla is a diamond in this little gem of a movie."cite web|work=indiafm.com|title=Review of 3 Deewarein|url= http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7076/index.html|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080725102443/ http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7076/index.html|archivedate=2008-07-25|accessdate=8 April 2007|date=August 1, 2003cite web|work=indiafm.com|title=Review of My Brother Nikhel|url= http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7307/index.html|accessdate=8 April 2007cite news|newspaper= Mid-Day |author=Mohamed, Khalid|title=Emotional rescue|date=2005-03-27|accessdate=2011-09-27|url= http://www.mid-day.com/columns/2005/mar/106329.htm She won a Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for 3 Deewarein .
She was seen in Nikhil Advani 's Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love for which she received good reviews.cite web|work=indiafm.com|title=Review of SEI|url= http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12727/index.html|accessdate=8 April 2007 She starred with Urmila Matondkar in Bas Ek Pal (2006) and with Manoj Bajpai in Swami (2007 film)|Swami . Juhi's latest releases include Ravi Chopra's Bhoothnath with Amitabh Bachchan , in which she made her singing debut with the song "Chalo Jaane Do". Another film called Krazzy 4 with Irrfan Khan|Irfan Khan and Arshad Warsi was released in 2008. In 2009, she appeared in a guest appearance in LuckBy Chance to play a comic part for which she dyed her hair blonde. The film got extremely positive reviews and has got a good opening at the box office.cite news|url= http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200901211083.htm|title=Juhi Chawla dons blonde look for 'Luck By Chance'|accessdate=27 January 2009|date=21 January 2009|work=The Hindu |location=India|location=Chennai, India
Chawla has appeared in several non-Hindi language films. She has appeared in various Punjabi films: Shaheed Uddham Singh (2000), Des Hoyaa Pardes (2004), Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waris (2006) and "Sukhmani:hope for life" (2010). Her first Malayalam language|Malayalam film was Harikrishnans , which also starred actors Mohanlal and Mammootty . In the beginning of her career she acted in Kannada films, which include the successful Premaloka and unsuccessful films like Shanthi Kranthi and Kindara Jogi . She acted with popular Kannada actor Ravichandran in all these three films.
2010s
Her most recent release was Onir's critically acclaimed feature I Am (2010 film)|I Am (2011). Unfolded in several chapters, the film starred Chawla alongside Manisha Koirala in an episode named I Am Megha . She played the title role of which film critic Taran Adarsh commented, "It's a delight to watch Juhi and Manisha, after a hiatus. Both deliver striking performances – even getting the language right." http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14128/index.html I Am (2011) | Movie Review, Trailers, Music Videos, Songs, Wallpapers. Bollywood Hungama (2011-04-29). Retrieved on 2012-03-28. For her performance, Chawla was awarded the Best Actress award at the 13th London Asian Film Festival.Ruchika Kher http://in.news.yahoo.com/weve-crossed-stage-insecurity-juhi-chawla-025026508.html We've crossed the stage of insecurity: Juhi Chawla. Yahoo News India. 26 April 2011
During the 2000s, Chawla has also been presenter and host of numerous television shows, particularly award ceremonies, including the Filmfare Awards and the Zee Cine Awards . Chawla has been a judge for the entertainment show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa alongside Saroj Khan and Vaibhavi Merchant during the show's third season.cite web|title=Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa Judges|url= http://jhalakdikhhlajaa.sify.com/judges/juhichawla/
Producer
Juhi later turned producer and became the co-owner of a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with Shahrukh Khan and director Aziz Mirza .cite web|work=financialexpress.com|title=Juhi turns producer!|url= http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php? content_id=158924 |accessdate=8 April 2007 The first two films produced by the production company were Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and Asoka (2001 film)|Asoka . Their third film, Chalte Chalte (2003 film)|Chalte Chalte was the first success for the company.cite web|work=boxofficeindia.com|title=First hit for Dreamz Unlimited|url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2003.htm|accessdate=8 April 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070407115952/ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2003.htm |archivedate = 7 April 2007
Personal life
Juhi Chawla is married to industrialist Jai Mehta . The couple have two children;cite web|work=sawf.org|title=Juhi Chawla marries Jai Mehta|url= http://www.sawf.org/newedit/edit09272004/vimlapatil.asp|accessdate=8 April 2007 a daughter Jhanvi born in 2001,cite web|work=bollyvista.com|title=Juhi Chawla on her children|url= http://www.bollyvista.com/article/p/34/4442|accessdate=8 April 2007 and a son Arjun born in 2003. Her mother died in a car accident in Prague during the shooting of the movie Duplicate (1998 film)|Duplicate in 1998. Jai Mehta and Juhi Chawla are the co-owners of the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders in partnership with Shahrukh Khan under their company Red Chillies Entertainment .
Awards and nominations
main|List of Awards and Nominations received by Juhi Chawla
Filmography
As actress
Year
Film
Role
Other notes
1986
Sultanat
Zarina
1987
Premaloka
Shashikala
Kannada Film
1988
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Rashmi Singh
Filmfare Lux New Face Award Nominated— Filmfare Best Actress Award
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