Celina Jaitley was born on June 9, 1981 in Kabul, Afghanistan. She is an Indian actress. Celina Jaitley was crowned Miss India in 2001. Celina Jaitley has appeared in several movies and music videos (including the Bombay Vikings' Zara Nazron Se Kehdo video).
Biography and Career :
Celina Jaitley was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, but grew up in Kolkata, India. Her father is a Punjabi-Kashmiri and her mother an Afghani who was a model. Celina Jaitley was raised as a Hindu. Celina Jaitley has one brother, who is serving in the Indian army. Celina Jaitley has said that when she was young, she wanted to join the army herself, either as a doctor or a pilot.
In addition to her Miss India win, Celina has won the Miss Margo Beautiful skin, Indiatimes Surfer's Choice, and MTV's Most Wa
nted awards.
She was a semifinalist in the Miss Universe contest. She later complained that the media in Puerto Rico had treated her unfairly, hinting that she was only in the contest due to political meddling behind the scenes. She claimed that they viewed her as a threat to hometown girl and eventual Miss Universe 2001 Denise Quinones.
Trivia :
- Fourth runner up at the 2001 Miss Universe pageant.
- Celina Jaitley's father is Punjabi and mother is Afghani. Her mother is a psychologist.
- Celina Jaitley never wanted to become a model or an actress. She had her mind set on becoming a pilot.
- Celina Jaitley became a model in the Bollywood industry after the Miss Universe pageant.
- Femina Miss India 2001.
- Hobby - Surfing the net, reading, sketching and listening to music.
Quotes :
"I'm young right now; I have a lot of time in the future to de-glam myself. Now I want to do roles of my age which are glamorous; because I have that image - I'm a glamorous woman. I wanted to be called a good and a good-looking actress."
About her cameo in Silsiilay (2005): "In Sisilay I have a special appearance; it was a strange experience because I can never imagine being a woman like the one I've portrayed. I'm in love with a married man, much older to me and who has a son her own age. It's a complex character, and I loved it."
When asked which character she would like to play in a remake: "I would like to play Meena Kumari's role in Pakeezah, Waheeda Rehmanji's role from `Chaudavi Ka Chand' and Rekha's role in `Umrao Jaan'." (erosentertainment.com interview, 2005)
"I think Fardeen and I have a special chemistry on-screen, I don't deny that. At the same time I think Hrithik and I will be great together. Our physical features will work well to create that chemistry - especially the combination of our height, the light eyes; together we'll have a good screen presence." (erosentertainment.com interview, 2005)
On turning down the lead in Julie (2004): "I turned down Julie because I didn't agree with the reasoning of the protagonist in the story, who resorts to prostitution because her man ditches her. I didn't see why any educated girl would take such a drastic step. I take up roles that I mentally agree with, and this was not such a role." (Stardust, April 2005).
Filmography :
- Money Money Money (2006)
- Mazhab: The Religion (2006) ... (post-production)
- Idiot (2006) ... (completed)
- Zinda (2006) ... (completed)
- Tom Dick And Harry ( Dino Morea, Anuj Sawhney, Jimmy Shergill, Celina Jaitley, Kim Sharma, Gulshan Grover)
- Zinda ( Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Lara Dutta, Celina Jaitley, Mahesh Manjrekar)
- Jawani Diwani ( Emraan Hashmi, Celina Jaitley, Hrishitaa Bhatt)
- Silsiilay ( Tabu, Bhumika Chawla, Riya Sen, Celina Jaitley, Rahul Bose, Jimmy Shergill, Ashmit Patel)
- No Entry ( Anil Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Salman Khan, Esha Deol, Fardeen Khan, Celina Jaitley, Bipasha Basu)
- Khel ( Sunil Shetty, Ajay Jadeja, Celina Jaitley, Sunny Deol)
- Janasheen ( Celina Jaitley, Fardeen Khan, Feroz Khan)
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