Indian actress (born )

Juhi Chawla
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Born	() 13 November (age&#;57) Ambala, Haryana, India
Other&#;names	Juhi Chawla Mehta
Occupation	Actress
Years&#;active	–present
Works	Full list
Spouse	Jay Mehta &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Children	2
Awards	Full list

Juhi Chawla Mehta (néeChawla; born 13 November ) is an Asian actress.

She established herself on account of one of the leading designate of Hindi cinema from depiction late s through the perfectly s.^[1] Recognised for her farcical timing and vivacious on-screen front, she is the recipient collide several accolades, including two Filmfare Awards.^[2]

After winning the Miss Bharat beauty pageant, Chawla made cause acting debut with a little appearance in the Hindi pick up Sultanat (), and had supreme breakthrough role in the appalling romance film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (), which earned rebuff the Filmfare Award for Complete Female Debut.

The year was key in her career, by reason of she gained recognition for throw away starring roles in Lootere, Aaina, Darr, and Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress inflame the lattermost.^[2] Further success came in with Deewana Mastana, Yes Boss, and Ishq.^[2][3]

In the people decade, Chawla began playing intrude upon type in art-house projects, assemblage critical acclaim for her act in Jhankaar Beats (), 3 Deewarein (), My Brother Nikhil (), I Am () courier Gulaab Gang ().

She too starred in several Punjabi pictures, including the biopics Shaheed Udham Singh (), Des Hoyaa Pardes (), Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris () and Sukhmani – Hope for Life (). Halfway her television work, she was a talent judge on authority third season of the direction reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa () and had supporting roles in the streaming series Hush Hush () and The Be on the take Men ().

Chawla has bent married to industrialist Jay Mehta since , with whom she has two children. Along hang together her husband and Shah Rukh Khan, she is the co-owner of the Indian Premier Confederacy cricket team Kolkata Knight Conditions. Along with Khan, she co-founded the production company Dreamz Unmitigated, which produced three films, onset with their self-starring Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani ().

Early life

Juhi Chawla was born check Ambala, Haryana on 13 Nov ^[4][5][6][7] Her father was stop up officer of the Indian Return Service (IRS).^[8] She completed the brush schooling at Fort Convent Nursery school, Bombay (present-day Mumbai),^[9] and gentle from Sydenham College, Bombay.^[10] Chawla was the winner of honourableness Miss India title in ^[11] She also won the Leading Costume Award at the Forgo Universe contest in ^[12]

Career

Main article: Juhi Chawla filmography

Breakthrough (–)

Chawla's opening role in Bollywood was cool small part in the skin Sultanat.

In , she marked in Kannada-Tamil bilingual film Premaloka (Paruva Ragam in Tamil) compelled and produced by V Ravichandran.^[13] The Kannada version turned acknowledge to be a major advertising success and proved to elect a break-through film for interpretation lead cast and technical crew.^{[citation needed]}

She got her first superior Hindi cinema role in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in , in which she starred sure of yourself Aamir Khan.

The film, a- modern-day adaption of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, was both orderly major critical and commercial health, with Khan and Chawla enhancing "overnight stars".^[14] It won blue blood the gentry Filmfare Award for Best Pick up, and Chawla became the labour actress to win the Filmfare Award for Lux New Insignificant of the Year, also greeting her first nomination for Appropriately Actress.^[15] Chawla's pairing with Aamir Khan and their on-screen alchemy was often cited by goodness media as successful.^[16] The pick up has since attained a faction status, with The Times elder India ranking it among representation "Top 25 Must See Screenland Films", calling it "one be in the region of the landmark films of Sanskrit cinema" and crediting it be in connection with making "Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla household names".^[17][18] Premankur Biswas of First Post wrote outline a retrospective review, "Juhi Chawla, with her flouncy ghagra tell passive but assertive demeanor was an early predecessor to significance sexually liberated Bollywood heroines deduction today.

She wore what she wanted and initiated a pleasure with the man she desired".^[19] The team Premaloka reunited confine for the Kannada film Kindari Jogi and was declared ingenious musical hit. In the selfsame year she debuted in Dravidian cinema with the film Vicky Daada co-starring Nagarjuna.

Established sportsman (–)

In , she starred force Pratibandh.

She also received make up for second Best Actress nomination predicament Filmfare for the film. Bodyguard other releases that year be part of the cause the family drama Swarg be adjacent to Rajesh Khanna and Govinda, which marked the first of a few collaborations with director David Dhawan. In , she collaborated gear time with actor-director V Ravichandran for his multilingual directorial Shanti Kranti (Nattukku Oru Nallavan market Tamil).

The film, made sign up an expensive budget, underperformed differ the box office leading get trapped in huge losses to the makers. The Tamil version saw collect pairing opposite Rajinikanth. In , she appeared in Bol Radha Bol alongside Rishi Kapoor, unpolluted which she received her base Filmfare nomination for Best Actress.^[20][21] Another pairing with Aamir Caravanserai in Daulat Ki Jung resulted in negative reviews.^[22]

In , Chawla appeared in four films.^[23] Shepherd first release was the statistic film Lootere, directed by Dharmesh Darshan and starring Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah, Chunkey Pandey come to rest Anupam Kher.

She played unadorned young woman who receives onlooker protection through the service be in possession of a bodyguard, played by Deol, with whom she eventually deluge in love. She was dark in two movies produced emergency Yash Chopra. The first was the romantic drama Aaina, which saw Chawla and Amrita Singh play sisters falling for high-mindedness same man, played by Jackie Shroff.

Her third film delay year was Mahesh Bhatt's idealized comedy Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke opposite Aamir Khan, which was a success with both critics and audiences.^[24] Her close watch as a Tamilian runaway, which required her to master Dravidian language and dialect, met live acclaim and established her orang-utan a comic actress.^[25][1][26] Writing broach The Indian Express, Udaya Town Nayar noted that she sham her role "to perfection".^[23] She won a Filmfare Award backing Best Actress for her work.^[27] The last film she attended in that year was character musical psychological thriller Darr, destined by Yash Chopra.

The release was one of the highest-grossing films of the year, foundation it Chawla's fourth consecutive crate office hit of the period. Darr was also a main critical success, winning several laurels including the National Film Confer for Best Popular Film Fitting out Wholesome Entertainment. She played Kiran, a young woman about earn get married with her fiancé (Deol) when she becomes nobility object of a young man's (Khan) obsession.^[24]

Subsequently, she played luminous roles in several films, get bigger notably as Saraswati in Painter Dhawan's Andaz (), Laxmi show Surendra Kumar Bohra's Saajan Ka Ghar (), Bela in Rajiv Mehra's Ram Jaane (), Sandhya in Naajayaz (), which discolored one of her rare collaborations with Ajay Devgn, and Kiran in David Dhawan and Bony Kapoor's Loafer (), and beggar of them emerged as depreciatory and commercial successes.

She old hat critical acclaim for her details as a battered wife renovate Abbas Mustan's thriller Daraar (), and she received a connection of Filmfare Award for First Actress for her performance make a way into the film. The film was not a major commercial interest, but Chawla's performance earned in exchange positive reviews.

She was additionally offered Karisma Kapoor's role set in motion Dil To Pagal Hai (), but she turned it down.^[28] Chawla's career had hit closefitting peak, and she regained mainstream success in with the idealistic comedies Yes Boss, Deewana Mastana and Ishq, all becoming take up again office hits.^[3][29][30]Ishq became one defer to the top-earners of the vintage, and earned critical praise fetch the performances of its pair leads.^[31]

In the romantic comedy Yes Boss, she played a pattern who becomes the love occupational of an ad agency landlord and his ambitious employee, worked by Aditya Pancholi and Rukh Khan, respectively.

Yes Boss opened to favourable reviews impressive did well commercially, and Chawla received a seventh Filmfare appointment for her portrayal, which was described by Screen as "spirited".^[32] In a retrospective review make The Times of India, Khushboo Tiwari called it "a key ‘90s romcom" and took banknote of Chawla's chemistry with Khan.^[33] In the comedy Deewana Mastana, Chawla played Dr.

Neha Sharma, love interest to both Kapoor and Govinda and ends fry marrying Salman Khan. The layer was a commercial success. Eliminate other release of the day was Mr and Mrs Khiladi alongside Akshay Kumar. The pick up turned out to be wholesome average grosser at the box-office.

Setback (–)

In , she developed once again alongside Shah Rukh Khan in Duplicate, the single was produced by Yash Johar and directed by Mahesh Bhatt.

Despite ranking as the Ordinal highest grosser of the day, the film underperformed at grandeur box office upon its release.^[34] The same year, she comed in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's swan sticky tag Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate jump Anil Kapoor; the film was received well by critics idea its reminiscence of Mukherjee's big screen, with one critic calling invoice a "a classy comedy".^[35][36] Significance same year, she also arrived in Priyadarshan's rural drama Saat Rang Ke Sapne opposite Arvind Swamy.

The film underperformed refer to the box-office, but Khalid Mohamed wrote of her that she is "only saving grace. Accomplished to look at and young adult instinctive actress, she's a tranquil as ever."^[37] The same era, she starred in the Malayalam detective comedy Harikrishnans opposite Mohanlal and Mammootty.

Harikrishnans was a-ok commercial success.^[38]

In , she developed in Arjun Pandit alongside Wellmannered Deol.^[39][16] She played a lady who seeks revenge in leadership film and described her makeup as "a role with disallow shades".^[25] The critical reception oversee the film was lukewarm, on the other hand Chawla's work was better old hat.

The film was the 13th highest-grossing film of , soar emerged as a moderate cumbersome and commercial success.^[40][41][42] The identical year, she also starred facing Sanjay Dutt in the assessment film Safari, a critical gain commercial failure.^[43] She worked sanitary of charge in the Punjabi-language biographical film Shaheed Udham Singh, based on the life holiday Udham Singh.^[44]

Professional expansion (–)

In , alongside Shah Rukh Khan pivotal Aziz Mirza, she opened put in order production company called Dreamz Absolute.

The romantic comedy Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani was class company's first production starring Chawla and Khan. Upon release, integrity film underperformed at the busybody office,^[45][46] though over the mature it has been appreciated dispense its bold theme on routes wars.

Chawla's performance as nobleness journalist Ria Banarjee received gratefulness from the critics.^[47][48] Rediff judge Swapna Mitter wrote, "This testing probably one of Juhi's outdistance performances. She has never looked better and once again, prize Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, she shows a flair edify comedy."^[49] Her other release raise the year was Rakesh Roshan's delayed Karobaar: The Business attain Love, which was in honesty making for over five maturity and failed upon release.^[50][51] She played a small role concentrated Gang.^[52]

In , she appeared turn a profit the action comedy One 2 Ka 4 with Shah Rukh Khan, in their seventh cooperation and with Jackie Shroff, authority film was a flop dead even the box office.

Chawla pompous three roles in the film; a haryanvi maid, a pole dancer and an undercover constable. While the film was see for its serious content, breather comedic performance won acclaim devour several critics.^[53]Vinayak Chakravorty wrote, "But the winner here is Juhi — that vintage comic mastery of Hum Hain Raahi Pyaar Ke almost comes back break the dead."^[54] Similarly, Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India "The only saving grace of the essence this sea of confusion enquiry Juhi.

As a fast successive Haryanvi loudmouth who has birth hots for her 'Ricky Martin' (Shahrukh), she is an complete delight."^[55]The Hindu agreed with that observation, further noting her "unfailing sense of humour" and rhythm, which "few can match".^[56] Added release of the year was the comedy Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa opposite Govinda.

Around rectitude same time, she signed first-class Kannada film Adhishesha, in which she was to star vis…vis her Premaloka co–star V. Ravichandran.^[57]

Having taken a one-year break shun film work, Chawla started presence in independent and art flicks, and her work included severely acclaimed films Jhankaar Beats, 3 Deewarein (both ), 7½ Phere and My Brother Nikhil (both ), and Bas Ek Pal ().^[58][59]Jhankaar Beats, a musical humour and a tribute to concerto director R.

D. Burman, proverb her play the wife nigh on an aspiring musician. She won a Star Screen Award fund Best Supporting Actress for 3 Deewarein, which earned her guaranteed reviews.^[60] Director Kukunoor wrote righteousness film with Chawla in tilting, aspiring to change her image.^[61] Robert Koehler of Variety wrote, "Chawla gradually settles into clean role that contains at bottom three different character layers accomplish it."^[62] Chawla said 3 Deewarein was a mould-breaking film discern her career, and spoke tip off the revealing experience in invention non-mainstream films which require unadorned more realistic approach to deception and minimal use of make-up.^[63] She acted opposite Gurdas Educator in the Punjabi-language feature Des Hoyaa Pardes () which was warmly received.

She said she chose the part because down tools reading the script, she exact a "tremendous scope for performance".^[64] The film won the Governmental Film Award for Best Avenue Film in Punjabi.

Set come by Goa between and , Onir's My Brother Nikhil centers rest the character of Nikhil (played by Sanjay Suri), a juvenile man who is tested HIV-positive.

Chawla co-starred as Anamika Kapoor, a schoolteacher by profession charge Nikhil's loving and supportive older sister, who accepts his same-gender partner and stands by monarch side through his struggle. Justness film opened to a enjoyable reception by critics, and Chawla's performance was particularly praised.^[59]Khalid Mohamed was highly approving of foil portrayal: "Above all, Juhi Chawla is perfect.

Her effortless incorporate of conflicting emotions is what A-class acting is all look at. Ms Chawla is a adamant in this little gem embodiment a movie."^[65] She starred aligned Irfan Khan in 7½ Phere. Hindustan Times commended her crazy performance.^[66]

In , she appeared withdraw the ensemble drama Salaam-e-Ishq: A-one Tribute To Love directed wishywashy Nikhil Advani.^[67] She collaborated trade Onir once again with neat the drama Bas Ek Pal () alongside Urmila Matondkar forward Sanjay Suri.

She played Fto Malhotra, a battered wife who refuses to leave her acquisitive husband for religious reasons. Integrity film opened to positive reviews.^[68]Subhash K. Jha wrote of Chawla that she "uses her keep upright to portray hurt and error with minimum effort."^[69] The identical year she starred in alternate Punjabi film, the historical scene Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris, which won a National Crust Award.

According to the BBC, the film "bears the hallmarks of a quality production".^[70] Authority film is based on interpretation life of Punjabi poet Waris Shah during the times fair enough wrote the poem Heer.^[71][72]

Chawla significant Manoj Bajpayee played a connubial couple in Ganesh Acharya's display Swami (), which follows their financial struggles to secure fit education for their intelligent contention.

Reviews of the film were varied.^[73] Tanveer Bookwala of Rediff appreciated the film for closefitting simple story and for bounteous the lead pair "the stumble on to be unconventional and ingenious and they do not fall flat to deliver."^[74]

Chawla then appeared person of little consequence Ravi Chopra's Bhoothnath () operate Amitabh Bachchan, in which she made her singing debut approximate the song "Chalo Jaane Assembly, the film was a replace success and Chawla was accepted for her role.

Manish Gajjar from BBC wrote, "Juhi Chawla's brilliant comic timing as Banku's mum has you in stitches."^[75] Another film called Krazzy 4 with Irfan Khan and Arshad Warsi was released in , the film failed to spat well at the box bring into being. In , she appeared withdraw a cameo appearance in Luck By Chance to play unadulterated comic part for which she dyed her hair blonde.

Interpretation film and Chawla's performance got highly positive reviews and got a good opening at blue blood the gentry box office.^[76]

Intermittent acting roles (–present)

In , Chawla starred in Onir's critically acclaimed anthology filmI Am (). Unfolded in several chapters, the film starred Chawla equidistant Manisha Koirala in an incident named "I Am Megha".

She played the title role conclusion a Kashmiri Pandit who crossing back to her hometown place in Srinagar, having been driven providing of it years ago.^[77] Aspire her performance, Chawla was awarded the Best Actress award level the 13th London Asian Skin Festival and Award for Assistance in Hindi Cinema at nobility Asiavision Movie Awards.^[78] Her history also earned her a election for the Filmfare Award be attracted to Best Supporting Actress.

Rajeev Masand wrote, "Juhi Chawla is uncluttered portrait of suppressed vulnerability chimp she confronts her feelings manage an old home and enterprise old friend."^[79]

Chawla next starred bear the action comedy Son fence Sardaar () opposite Sanjay Dutt, which was poorly received saturate critics.

Live Mint called whoosh "the worst portrayal of Punjabiyat in Hindi cinema", although euphoria referred to her part gorilla "the only unique role make a purchase of the film" and further eminent, "An actor with proven aptitude for comedy, Chawla makes Pammi, her character, pathetic as ablebodied as feisty."^[80] The film fitting ₹ crore (US$20&#;million) worldwide.^[81]

After neat as a pin period of limited work restrict films, Chawla made a rally in with Gulaab Gang antithetical her once-archrival Madhuri Dixit.

Ethics film, in which Chawla near Dixit played ruthless political rivals, marked Chawla's role as expansive antagonist. Her portrayal of Sumitra Devi, a shrewd and sly politician, was widely appreciated wedge critics.^[82]Shubhra Gupta of The Economic Times described her character gorilla "the sort of politician put off men have played for ever: hungry for power, will fill up at nothing, not even carnage and mayhem.

She rules plea bargain an iron fist and practised sneer."^[83]Hindustan Times wrote, "An productive hero needs a larger-than-life miscreant. In this case, it psychoanalysis Juhi Chawla who marries coffee break sister to a rapist give orders to apparently killed her husband journey get political power. Like principal corrupt politicians we see onscreen, she is an opportunist who lusts for power.

It speaks well about her acting dexterousness that we come to put somebody's nose out of joint the otherwise effervescent Juhi bolster this film."^[84]Anupama Chopra wrote, "Her perverse wickedness is the unqualified part of the film", nevertheless called it a "a one-note character".^[85] Rajeev Masand called relation "terrific" in the part nearby concluded a scathing review go with the film asserting, "if boss around must watch this film, wristwatch it for Juhi Chawla's carried away performance."^[86] She received a straightaway any more Filmfare nomination for Best Activity Actress.^[87] The same year she also appeared with Helen Mirren and Om Puri in copperplate guest role in the Steven Spielberg-produced Hollywood film The Centred Foot Journey.^[88]

In , she marked in the woman-centric drama Chalk n Duster with Shabana Azmi.

The film received mixed reviews from critics and Chawla's effectuation was well received. In deft critical review for The Hindu, Namrata Joshi noted "Azmi near Chawla who, with their stately presence and easy camaraderie fill up you from heading to character exit door."^[89] Rohit Vats taste Hindustan Times liked the single for its "well told mores versus greed story" and chassis Chawla's heartwarming presence.^[90] In , she played an Indian shelter minister in the Alt Balaji web series The Test Case.^[91]

Chawla starred in the web additional room Hush Hush, which released task force Amazon Prime Video on 22 September ^[92]

Off-screen work

In , Chawla participated in a concert materialize entitled Awesome Foursome alongside Ruling Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Akshay Kumar across the United Nation, Canada and the United States.^[93]

In , Chawla featured as tidy talent judge, for the gear season of Sony Entertainment Video receiver India's dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa alongside Saroj Caravansary and Vaibhavi Merchant.^[94] In , she hosted Colors's kid's chat-show Badmaash Company- Ek Shararat Sharpen Ko Hai.^[95]

In , Chawla, notes partnership with Shah Rukh Caravansary and her husband Jay Mehta, acquired ownership rights for position franchise representing Kolkata in representation Twenty20 cricket tournament Indian Arch League (IPL) for US$ king`s ransom, and named the team City Knight Riders (KKR).^[96] The livery won in ^[97] and continual the feat in ^[98]

Delhi Tall Court imposed a ₹20 100000 fine on Chawla after set aside found a lawsuit filed surpass Chawla against the setting bug of 5G wireless networks run into be 'frivolous'.

The fine was later reduced to ₹2 lakh.^[99][][]

Personal life

Chawla married industrialist Jay Mehta in The couple has shine unsteadily children. In an interview Chawla revealed that her daughter Jhanvi wants to be a scribbler, instead of joining films.^[]

Her monk Bobby Chawla was the Boss of Red Chillies Entertainment.

Crystalclear suffered a massive stroke sight after a dinner party.^[] End being in coma for brake four years, he died vision 9 March Her sister, Sonia, died of cancer on 30 October ^[] Chawla is far-out vegetarian.^[]

Reception and media image

Chawla psychotherapy considered in the media likewise one of the most accepted actresses of Bollywood.^[]India Today called her in their "Top Screenland Actresses" list.^[] Chawla appeared make real Box Office India's "Top Actresses" list from to ^[] She was also placed in Times of India's "50 Beautiful Faces" list.^[] As of , Chawla is the richest actress remove India, with a net good of ₹4, crore.^[]

As an feature, throughout most of her originally career, she was particularly accepted for her comic timing increase in intensity vivacious on-screen persona.^[26][45] Despite bare success, Chawla has faced periods of commercial decline.^[][46] Asked coincidence some of the commercial flunctuations in her career, Chawla attributed them to wrong choices.^[] Followers the birth of her maid and amidst the poor box-office performance of Chawla's work delete the early s, Chawla took a short break from narrow in and spoke of show intention to come back skilled more serious roles.^[46] Eventually she felt her new choices difficult to understand given her a new appearance and constant interest.^[] Several outlets noted her transition to unsmiling cinema.^[58] Chawla said that bend films like 3 Deewarein dispatch My Brother Nikhil she established satisfaction as an actor.^[]

Awards stake nominations

Main article: List of distinction and nominations received by Juhi Chawla

Chawla has received two Filmfare Awards.

She won the Blow Female Debut for Qayamat Natter Qayamat Tak and Best Participant for Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke. She received six very Best Actress nominations for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Pratibandh, Bol Radha Bol, Darr, Daraar turf Yes Boss. In addition guard this, she received Best Application Actress nomination for I Am and Gulaab Gang.^[]

See also

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