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Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
- born April 10, 1986 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India is an Indian film
actress.
Biography
Personal life
Ayesha Takia was born on April 10, 1986 and grew up in Mumbai,
Maharashtra. She comes from a mixed family. Her father, Nishit, is
Gujarati, and her mother, Faridah, is half British and half
Maharashtrian, an Anglo-Indian Muslim. Takia went to St. Anthony's High
School, but never went to college because she started to work when she
turned sixteen. She said in interviews that she grew up speaking English
at home and had to learn Hindi and Telugu for her film roles. Her father
interacts with her producers and handles her dates. She has a younger
sister named Natasha born on February 5, 1988.
Ayesha's favorite actors from childhood are Aamir Khan and Shahrukh
Khan. Her favorite actresses are Sridevi and Rani Mukherji. She finds
that there are many good directors but she has always liked Sanjay Leela
Bhansali.
Career
She appeared in the famous I'm a Complan Boy! I'm a Complan Girl!
campaign alongside Shahid Kapoor and also in a music video, Falguni
Pathak's Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye, when she was fifteen. She then
appeared in the video, Shake It Daddy, when she was sixteen, which
brought her to the attention of the movie industry, and a few film
offers followed. She signed a contract for Socha Na Tha, then for
Taarzan: The Wonder Car. However, delays in making Socha Na Tha meant
that Taarzan released first and was therefore her "debut" film. She won
the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004 for her performance in Taarzan:
The Wonder Car.
She has appeared in a number of films that have done poorly at the box
office. However, she has been highly praised for her work in the 2006
Dor, a smaller budget film in which she plays the role of a young
widowed Rajasthani woman living in a traditional joint family. She went
on to win several awards for her performance in the film Dor, including
the Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actress .
Awards
2004, Filmfare Best Debut Award for Taarzan: The Wonder Car
2004, IIFA Star Debut
2005, Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine
2006, Star Screen Award Best Actress (Critics) for Dor
2007, Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award for Dor
2007, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Actress for Dor
2007, Zee Cine Critics Award - Best Actress , tied with Gul Panag for
Dor
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