D O B November 13,1967
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth Punjab
Known For Actor, Singer, Producer
Married Yes

Biography Juhi Chawla born November is an Indian actress film producer and television presenter After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 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 and Darr to Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award to Yes Boss and Ishq Chawla has been mostly recognised for her comic timing in films as well as her vivacious screen persona During the s after having starred in over 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 Deewarein My Brother Nikhil and Bas Ek Pal Since Chawla branched out into film production and television presenting as well Juhi Chawla was born in Ludhiana Punjab India She is the first child born to Dr S Chawla and Mona Chawla who were residents of Ambala city in the state of Haryana She graduated from Sydenham More College Mumbai br She was the winner of Miss India title in later she won Best Costume Award for the Miss Universe contest in After winning the Miss India contest Chawla ventured into films with the film Sultanat Her first major role in Bollywood was in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 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 The film subsequently received classic status In 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 In she was nominated for a Filmfare for Bol Radha Bol which performed well commercially In she starred in the moderately successful projects Lootere and Aaina and Mahesh Bhatt's hit Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke 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 Most of Chawla's films of - were unsuccessful though she received a Filmfare nomination for her performance as a battered wife in Daraar She had a revival in with such romantic comedies as Yes Boss Deewana Mastana and 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 Chawla's pairing with Aamir Khan and their on-screen chemistry was often cited by the media as successful She has also teamed up with Shahrukh Khan in several movies including Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Darr Duuplicate and Yes Boss Through the s Chawla started appearing in independent and art films and her work in the genre included the critically acclaimed films Deewarein Phere and My Brother Nikhil which Taran Adarsh termed as amongst the finest in her career She won a Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for Deewarein She was seen in Nikhil Advani's Salaam-e-Ishq A Tribute To Love for which she received good reviews for her performance She starred with Urmila Matondkar in Bas Ek Pal and with Manoj Bajpai in 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 with Irfan Khan and Arshad Warsi was released in Both Bhootnath and Krazzy were critical and commercial successes in India In she appeared in a supporting role in Luck By Chance for which she dyed her hair blonde The film got extremely positive reviews and has got a good opening at the box office Chawla has also appeared in several non-Hindi language films She has appeared in three Punjabi films Shaheed Uddham Singh Des Hoyaa Pardes and Waris Shah Ishq Daa Waris Her first Malayalam film was Harikrishnans which also starred actors Mohanlal and Mammootty In the beginning of her career is also acted in Kannada films which include the successful Prema Loka and unsuccessful films like Shanthi Kranthi and Kindara Jogi She acted with popular Kannada actor Ravichandran in all these three films Currently she finished wrapping up Onir's next feature I Am Megha Manisha Koirala joined the cast playing Juhi Chawla's childhood friend The feature consists of a few movies with different storylines and I Am Megha being one of them During the s 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 Juhi later turned producer and became the co-owner of a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with Shahrukh Khan and director Aziz Mirza The first two films produced by the production company were Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and Asoka Their third film Chalte Chalte was the first success for the company br Juhi Chawla is married to industrialist Jai Mehta the couple have two children a daughter born in and a son born in Her mother died in a car accident in Prague during the shooting of the movie Duplicate in 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