Sunny Deol was born on 19th of October 1956 to legendary actor Dharmendra and his wife Prakash Kaur in New Delhi. He has 1 brother younger to him; Bobby who himself is a very popular actor. His family name is Ajay Singh Deol. From the childhood itself Sunny nurtured the dream of becoming an actor and to follow the footsteps of his father but being the son of a legend was never an easy task, for that matter he has to handle a lot of pressure and always be in limelight. To polish his acting skills, he moved to Britain for a while where he enrolled himself in a theatre known as Old Web from where he undertook courses in drama and theatrical skills. 
Sunny Deol made his debut in Hindi Cinema with Betaab in which he played the role of an adolescent lover in 1983. After that his films didn’t performed well at the box-office before he acted in Arjun in 1985. The movie became a hit as people identified themselves with the unemployed person who out of compulsion becomes a goon.  With this film he became the ultimate macho man of Hindi cinema and via films coined the image of an action hero. Sunny further cemented his position in Bollywood with a powerful and solemn acting in Ghayal in 1990. After 3 years, his breathtaking performance in the film Damini in the role of a drunken lawyer fighting the system in order to get justice won him the National Award.   
In all he has acted in little more than 74 films. Most of his films belonged to the action category but besides that they were directly or indirectly related to indigenous roots and somewhere had the flavor of patriotism. Some of his films are Tridev in 1989, Vishwatma in 1992, Imtihaan in 1995, Ghatak in 1996, Ziddi and Border in 1997 and Indian in 2001.  Sunny Deol has been criticized for stereotyping his image as an action hero but he proved his detractors wrong by giving super hit films of romantic genre, namely, Sohni Mahiwal in 1984, Chaalbaaz in 1989, Darr in 1993, Jeet in 1996 and Gadar in 2001. His most recent release is Apne directed by Anil Sharma in which he has acted for the first time with his father and second time with his brother. He has also donned the hat of director in 1999 when he directed Bobby Deol along with Urmila Matondkar in Dillagi. One of his weak points that have always persisted throughout his acting career is his dancing skills.   
As far as his personal life is concerned, he’s married to Pooja and is the father of 2 boys. Despite being married, he was rumored to have a long-term passionate affair with Dimple Kapadia and then got involved with a miserable and dejected Raveena Tandon. But despite all this, his marriage is still intact and going strong so as his acting career that has already reached its zenith.
 

Raveena Tandon made her debut in Hindi Cinema in 1991 with Patthar Ke Phool and it became super hit. For her debut performance in the film she won Filmfare Award for Best Debut (Female). This was only the beginning as Raveena started churning out hi after hit. In the year 1994, she appeared in 4 hit films and Ravs magic started charming everyone. Her films such as Andaz Apna Apna, Mohra, Dilwale and Laadla in 1994 took her to sudden and unexpected stardom. She became a rage with the youngsters with her hip-hopping performance in the song ‘Tu cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast’ in Mohra and from there on she was referred to as Mast Mast Girl. After that most of her films failed at the box-office but she returned with a bang by delivering super hit films such as Khiladiyon ka Khiladi opposite ex-flame Akshay Kumar in 1996 and Ziddi opposite Sunny Deol in 1997.  Her appearance in a song ‘Shahar Ki Ladki’ in the film Rakshak brought her back into the mail league. 
Raveena also won critical praise by acting in intense and sensitive films like Shool in 1999, Bulandi in 2000, Aks in 2001 and Satta in 2003. She won the National Award for her portrayal of an abused wife in Daman in 2001. For her different performance in Aks she received Special Performance Award from Filmfare. She was last seen in Sandwich in 2006. So far, she has acted in 54 films; notable among them are Jaago in 2004, Qayamat & Satta in 2003, Agnivarsha in 2002, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Dulhe Raja, Aunty No. 1, Salaakhen in 1998, Aatish & Dilwale in 1994, etc. Apart from establishing herself as an actress, Raveena has been involved in lot of charities and in recognition of her noble deeds she was appointed the chairperson of Children’s Film Society of India. Raveena also tried her hands at production when she produced Stumped; film based on cricket. 
As far as her personal life is concerned Raveena Tandon was romantically involved with her co-star in many films Akshay Kumar. The affair started during the shooting of Mohra. At the peak of her career in 1990’s she adopted 2 girls Chhaya & Pooja and became a single mother. Later on, she got married to well-known Anil Thadani on February 22nd 2004 and became mother of a baby girl whom she named Rasha on 16th of March 2005. Recently, she delivered a baby boy on 12th of July 2007. 

Neetu appeared alongside her costar and later husband Rishi Kapoor in over 12 films and the couple became a popular on and off-screen pair of Bollywood. Both, Rishi and Neetu dated each other for a while after which they got married on January 22nd 1980.  At that time she was just 21 years of age and she chose to retire from the film industry at the height of her popularity as Neetu desired for love and family over a flourishing career.   Besides that it was also being said in the gossip circles that reason behind her decision was to honor Kapoor family’s tradition of ladies not to work after marriage. The couple has two kids elder daughter Ridhima who is a fashion designer by profession and son Ranbir who is soon going to make his debut in glittering Bollywood arena. Recently, Ridhima got married to businessman Bharat Sawhney based in Delhi.
One of her best quality for which Neetu was always admired was her natural ability to look different even in multi-starrer films such as Kaala Patthar & Kabhi Kabhi.  During her career she was considered as the living symbol of youthful ambitions. Her style, sense and etiquettes were intimated by the people and until her premature retirement she became every man’s dream girl. She had a certain edge over other actresses of the time because she had a youthful charm and energy with her. She was given a push by her mother and little neetu started out with small roles in Suraj portraying the sister of Rajendra Kumar in 1996. In 1968, she starred in Do Kaliyan in which played a double role; the movie was a huge hit and it also opened gates of opportunities for her. Neetu’s performance in some bold costumes which were considered unusual at that time in Yaadon Ki Baarat in 1973 made her the sexy actress of the conservative 70’s. 
Neetu’s career received a boost when she starred opposite heartthrob Rishi Kapoor in number of films. Two of them didn’t disappoint the masses and mesmerized them with their foot tapping performance in Khel Khel Mein in 1975. Their position as the leading pair was further cemented by films such as Amar Akbar Anthony, Rafoo Chakkar & Kabhi Kabhi. Some of the other notable films of Neetu Singh’s career are Parvarish, Doosra Admi, Great Gambler, Adalat, Yaarana, Yuvraj, Chakravyuh, Kasme Vaade and Dharamveer. In all she has acted in over 52 films.
 
 
 

Kamal Haasan is multi-talented personality having being penned the lyrics of his latest movies and lending his voice to some of the songs. Besides that, he is particularly proficient in Indian classical dance of Bharatanatyam; usually mastered by the actresses. Infact he started his career in Indian Cinema as an assistant choreographer. In his free time, he pens down some poems and tiny anecdote in Tamil language. He had his initial tryst with acting as a child actor. 
Mr. Haasan came into prominence when he performed an award winning role in his first super hit film Kalathur Kannamma in which he acted as a child actor at the small age of 6 years. His performance in the movie earned him the National Award for Best Child Actor. He has so far acted in more than 200 films; all of different languages and also has 4 National Award to his credit. In 1990, he was honored with the fourth highest civilian Award Padma Shri of the country.  He has tried all types of genre of Indian cinema from Comedy, action, romantic and drama, etc. Some of his popular films are Saagara Sangamam, Nayagan, Moondram Pirai, Hey Ram and Indian. He was awarded the National Award for Best Actor for his performance in Indian, Nayagan & Moondram Pirai. 
As an adult actor he initially got mild attention towards his films and his first well-liked film was 16 Vayathinile opposite Sridevi. The film made him a celebrity icon among the youths. Kamal Haasan formed a very popular on-screen pair with Sridevi and both of them acted in total 23 films.  The USP of his popularity in the Indian Cinema was and is his adaptability. In 1989 one of his films Apoorva Sagodharargal broke every box-office record by collecting over 100 million rupees.
However, the period of 90’s was not that successful for Kamal Haasan as most of his films released during that period failed to recreate the magic.  One of his films Indian got released in 1996 and broke his previous record when it collected over 200 million rupees in commercial collection; the film’s success revived his stagnated career and enabled him to focus his energies and talents in other directions. His 3 films Thenali, Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu & Vasool Raja M.B.B.S further broke all the records at the box-office mopping up mammoth amount at the box-office. He was conferred with the title of ‘Kalaignani’ for his contribution to Tamil Cinema. In 2007, he was honored with the title of ‘Living Legend’ in Indian film industry by FICCI. 
In 1978 Kamal Haasan got married to Vani Ganapathy whom he lawfully divorced in 1985 Later on, he married Sarika who was pregnant with his child and from her he has 2 daughters Shruthi & Akshara. But this time also his marriage failed and currently after his divorce he’s living with Tamil actress Gauthami. 

Before entering into film industry Juhi Chawla was a well-known model in the fashion industry. Juhi won the title of Miss India in the year 1984 and also represented India at the pageant of Miss Universe where she also won an award for Best Costume. Then in 1986 she made her debut with the film Sultanat. Movie performed moderately at the box-office after which she went onto star in another super hit film Premaloka which was in Kannada language. But she came into limelight with super duper hit film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak opposite debutant star son Aamir Khan and directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan in 1988. The young couple’s performance and on-screen chemistry became such a rage with the youth that both Juhi and Aamir were revered as lover’s idols. In 1993 she was casted in Aaina opposite Jackie Shroff, though the film did not performed well commercially but Juhi was highly praised for her performance. In the same year, she gave one of the most successful films of her career Darr opposite Shahrukh Khan & Sunny Deol. After that, some of her films didn’t do well at the box-office until she gave a smashing hit Lootere directed by Dharmesh Darshan.   

Juhi’s portrayal of a south Indian girl in the film Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke in 1993 opposite Aamir Khan won her the first Filmfare Award for Best Actress.  Later on she paired with Aamir in 1997 in a romantic cum comic flick Ishq which too was a super hit. She formed another successful filmy Jodi with Shahrukh khan in his first hit film Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman in 1992 Darr in 1993 and later on in Yes Boss in 1997. She went onto become producer and opened a production company Dreamz Unlimited in partnership with Shahrukh and Aziz Mirza. 
As of now, Juhi has acted in a number of films that have been critically appreciated such as 7 ½ Phere, My Brother Nikhil & Teen Deewarein. She also appeared in multi-starrer Salaam-e-Ishq opposite Anil Kapoor and directed by Nikhil Advani and Bas Ek Pal in 2006; in both the films she received excellent appraisal of her act. In all, she has acted in over 78 films and will also be appearing in few films that are under production.
 
 
 

Biography of Govinda

Govinda made his debut in Bollywood with Ilzam in 1986. The movie became a hit and appeared in string of films that drew lukewarm response at the box-office. He formed a successful on-screen pair with actress Neelam with whom he acted in super hit films such as Love 86 in 1986, Khudgarz in 1987 and Hatya directed by his brother Kirti Kumar in 1988. His successful association with director David Dhawan started out with Taaqatwar in 1989. His other hit films with David include Shola Aur Shabnam and Aankhen in 1993 & 1993 respectively. This was the point where Govinda got pulled more towards comic genre and comedy became his specialization. In the 1990’s he created the magic at box-office with successful pairing with Karisma Kapoor & Raveena Tandon. 
From the stable of Govinda-David Dhawan came popular comical hits like Raja Babu, Hero No. 1, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Coolie No. 1, Haseena Maan Jaayegi ,Saajan Chale Sasural, Deewana Mastana & Jodi No. 1. Ironically, Govinda after spending such a long time in Bollywood and giving many super hit films has so far received only 1 Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for hilarious performance in Haseena Maan Jaayegi in 1999.
Govinda attempted to break away from his stereo type image by performing the role of a villain for the first time in his acting career in Shikari. Though the movie failed at the box-office his performance in a negative role was critically applauded. After 2000, his films failed to create the govinda magic and subsequently he decided to enter the political arena in 2003 and entered into Lok Sabha as an elected member of parliament by winning parliamentary seat from Virar. Later on he continued his association with the film industry by entering into production with Ssukh. As an elected politician he has been condemned for being unapproachable to the electorates. 
In 2006, Govinda reappeared on the silver screen with the comedy Bhagam Bhag. The movie was successful and was his first hit film in 6 years. His first release in 2007 was Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love. Though movie did an average business commercially but Govinda’s performance was praiseworthy. Partner starring Salman Khan and directed by his old buddy David Dhawan is his upcoming release in 2007. Once again govinda is banking heavily on his favorite genre of Comedy. 

Biography of Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol was born on January 27th 1967 to veteran actor Dharmendra and his wife Prakash Kaur. His family name is Vijay Singh Deol. He has 1 elder brother Sunny and 2 half-sisters Esha and Ahana. Bobby married Tanya Ahuja who happens to be the daughter of investment expert Dev Ahuja who’s the owner 21st Century Finance. Couple has 2 sons Aryaman and Dharam who has been named after his grandfather.   
Bobby had first brush with the films when he appeared as kid dharamendra in his father’s film Dharam Veer in 1977. He was introduced in Bollywood as a hero in Barsaat in 1995 opposite another debutant star child Twinkle Khanna and directed by friend turned foe Rajkumar Santoshi. Though the film did a moderate business at the box-office but his performance earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Debut (male). But he could not receive his award as he was admitted in hospital at that time. Two years later in 1997, he appeared in super hit film Gupt starring Kajol and Manisha Koirala. In 1998, he starred in 2nd super hit film of his career in action flick Soldier opposite Preity Zinta and directed by Abbas Mustan. After that, most of his films that released did an average business at the box-office such as Bichhoo and Badal. 
Though never involved in any controversy, Bobby Deol was in news during the filming of Ajnabee. There were reports of cold vibes between Bobby’s wife Tanya and his co-star in the movie Kareena Kapoor on the sets and the alleged closeness of Deols with Kareena’s rival newcomer Bipasha Basu.
Bobby’s films such as Ajnabee and Humraaz did an average business at the box-office. His portrayal of a loyal husband earned him Filmfare nomination for Best Actor in 2002. He got critical praise for his on-screen pairing with his brother Sunny in films like 23rd March 1931: Shaheed & Dillagi. In 2007, his first release was multi-star Shakalaka Boom Boom. His release the same year, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom produced by Yash Raj Films didn’t stand up to the expectations. Bobby’s latest release was Apne in which the entire Deol family acted for the first time. On the whole, he has acted in over 27 films. Bobby Deol is a complete family man and prefers to eat home cooked food and likes to holiday at his farm house at Lonavla.

Amol Palekar was born on 24th of November 1944 in a Brahmin Family to Kamalakar Palekar and his wife Suhasini in Mumbai. He is the only brother to his 3 sisters; Rekha, Neelon & Unnati. From Mumbai, he joined Sir J. J. School of Art where he hit the track with trial act in Marathi theatre in collaboration of Satyadev Dubey and later on in 1972 formed his individual theatre group Aniket. In 1974, he was signed for Rajnigandha directed by Basu Chatterjee. After that he appeared in some satirical comedy films directed either by Basu Chatterjee and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, namely, Naram Garam, Golmaal & Chhoti Si Baat. He took to direction with Marathi language movie Aakriet in 1981. One of his directorial flicks Paheli was chosen as India’s official entry at the Oscars in Foreign Film category in 2006.
Even though being brought up in a Brahmin family, Amol Palekar doesn’t believe in religion and has vehemently stated that he’s a nonbeliever. Some of his notable films as an actor include Khamosh, Aks, Chitchor, Rang Birangi, Shriman Shrimati and Damaad, etc. 
Amol Palekar has directed over 10 films .Most of his movies are made on a particular subject which is sensitive in nature and demands the attention from the society. Notable among them are Ankahi in 1985, Thoda SA Rumani Ho Jaye in 1990, Bangarwadi in 1995, Daayraa in 1996, Anahat, Kairee and Dhyaas Parva in 2001 & Thaang or Quest in 2006.  Most of his films cater to lovers of art cinema who have real understanding of the real issues. His films have an international audience and are screened at Karlovy Vary Film and various other prestigious film festivals in different parts of the world. Interestingly, he has also tried his hand in doing roles with negative shades, such as in Bhumika directed by Shyam Benegal. Palekar always tried different subjects for his films such as his latest release Quest which deals with the sensitive issue of Homosexuality. 
Not many might know that Amol Palekar is an excellent painter. His passion for painting grew in a boarding school. He met his wife Chitra who was his sister’s classmate and the love blossomed between the two. But unfortunately his marriage didn’t work out and he separated from his wife.   Later on, he married Sandhya Gokhale. His second wife has also written screenplay of his film Anahat. The couple has 2 daughters Samiha and Shalmalee. 
 
 
 

Biography of Salman Khan

Salman Khan was born on 27th of December 1965 to renowned Script writer Salim Khan and Salma Khan and has a step-mother Helen. His original name is Abdul Rashid Salman Khan. Salman is the eldest of the five children; the other Four being Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Arpita and Alvira. Salman Khan made his debut in films in 1988 in Biwi Ho to Aisi but in a supporting role. His debut in a lead role came with super-hit blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya directed by another debutant director Sooraj Barjatya of Rajshri Productions in 1989. His romantic image in the movie won him Filmfare’s Award for Best Debut in 1990. In the years to follow, he delivered 2 successive hits in the form of Sanam Bewafa and Saajan in 1991. Eventually in 1994, Salman stamped his name in the annals of Bollywood as his movie Hum Aapke Hain Kaun became the highest grossing blockbuster ever in Indian Cinema. After this movie, he starred in Karan Arjun, Judwaa, Pyaar Kiya to Darna Kya, Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Biwi No. 1, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and No Entry.   
Of late, Salman Khan has been in news more for personal reasons than his movies, sometimes fro good and noble reasons and sometimes for the endless controversies that time and again raises their head. He is very ell known for his volatile nature which at times can throw up extreme results. But anyhow, Sallu as he is popularly called always had the company of beautiful women in his life. His personal life attracted publicity when he was dating model turned actress Sangeeta Bijlani. After that he dated Somi Ali for a short period but still he is on good terms with her ex-girlfriend who hails from Pakistan. Salman is said to be funding her education for many years. After that, he began dating one of the most beautiful women in the world, former beauty queen turned actress Aishwarya Rai, though the couple never admitted to relationship in public. It is rumored that due to his swinging moods and his alleged abuse of the actress and her family, relationship came at a dead end and ultimately the couple parted ways. 
In 1998, he was arrested and jailed subsequently for poaching rare animals in Jodhpur. In 2002 he was guilty of death of a number of destitute people who were hit by his car. In 2003, he was blamed by fellow actor Vivek Oberoi of intimidating him with a death threat.
Entertainingly, Salman’s trademark style in all his movies is to be without a shirt for a few seconds. Though deep neck in controversies he has got not only loyal fan following but also have many faithful friends in the film industry.
 

Vivek completed his high school education from Mayo College in Ajmer and completed his college education from Mithibai College in Mumbai. Later on, while he was attending an actor’s workshop in London he was speckled by the administrator of New York University. It was at his instance, vivek went to New York to pursue Masters Degree in film acting and before making his debut in bollywood he tried his hand in script writing. Interestingly, one of his nicknames is Rock star. 
Vivek made a dream debut with an unconventional role and look as Chandu Nagre in Company directed by Ram Gopal Verma in 2002. The movie became a hit and he was critically as well as commercially appreciated for his role. His performance brought rich dividends to him as he not only won Filmfare Award for Best Debut but also for Best Supporting Actor. The same year he acted in Saathiya opposite Rani Mukherji and directed by Shaad Ali. The movie became hit and the performance of both the actors was applauded. In 2004, he appeared in a multi-star film Masti directed by Inder Kumar. Though the movie got downbeat appraisal but it managed to shock its critics by becoming a hit. In 2006, Vivek became a part of dramatics history by starring in adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play ‘Othello’. The film titled Omkara directed by multi-talented Vishal Bharadwaj. Vivek’s role as Kesu Firangi established his acting credentials. His first release in 2007 was Shootout at Lokhandwala where his character of Gangster Maya Dolas was truly mind-boggling. The movie was based on a real-life encounter of the above-mentioned Gangster. Though the film did an average business his performance was critically acclaimed. His performance was so good in the movie that it was jokingly said that he performs more than his potential only in the roles of a gangster.     
Vivek Oberoi’s personal life has always been surrounded by controversies. First, it was his over-exposure of his relationship with model Gurpreet Gill that ultimately led to their break up. Though he claimed to have been dating former beauty queen and now popular actress Aishwarya Rai and going gung-ho in public about their relationship in public but Aishwarya never acknowledged the relationship. Vivek’s exaggeration of facts regarding his relationships has unfortunately led to his failure in that department. Earlier he came into conflict with Salman Khan over the alleged threatening calls made by him in the dead of night. Besides that, he actively volunteered for village reconstruction in the post-Tsunami period. For his dedicated services, Vivek was honored with a Red and White bravery award.