Ayesha Takiya

 

Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
Date of Birth (Birthday):  10 April, 1986
Hair Color:  Black
Birth Place:  Bombay, Maharashtra
Religion:  Hindu (Gujrati)
Marital Status:  Single
Languages:  Hindi, English
Hobbies:  Reading

Family Background
Father's Name:  Nishit Takiya
Spouse:  Boyfriend: Farhan Azmi 

Takia began her career as a model appearing in the famous I am a Complan Boy! I’m a Complan Girl! campaign alongside Shahid Kapoor and also in Falguni Pathak's "Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye" music video when she was fifteen. When she was 16, she appeared in the music video Shake It Daddy, which brought her to the attention of Bollywood, and a few film offers followed. She signed a contract to appear in Socha Na Tha, then for Taarzan: The Wonder Car. However, delays in making Socha Na Tha meant that Taarzan was 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.

Takia has appeared in a number of films that did 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.

Apart from Bollywood, Takia has also appeared in the 2005 Telugu film Super with Tollywood star Akkineni Nagarjuna, for which she was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu). Her most recent hit was in Prabhu Deva's Wanted (2009 film) co-starring Salman Khan, which emerged as the one of the biggest blockbusters of 2009. The film was third highest grossing movie of the year and her role met with positive reviews.

In 2011, she starred in Mod which met with good response. As of 2012, Ayesha is now currently hosting the most awaited musical-reality show called Sur Kshetra.^{[citation needed]}

Takia dated Siddharth Koirala then later Ashmit Patel for a short periodm but broke up after his MMS clip with Riya Sen was released.

On 1 March 2009, Takia married her boyfriend Farhan Azmi, a restaurateur and the son of politician Abu Asim Azmi, a Samajwadi Party leader, in an Islamic Nikah ceremony. The couple had originally planned to marry in December 2008, but the wedding was delayed due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Favourites
Favourite Dish/ Recipes:  Pure vegetarian
Favourite Actor:  Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan
Favourite Actress:  Sridevi, Rani Mukherjee
Likes:  Music
Hobbies:  Reading
Film Background (Filmography)
Debut Film:  Taarzan: The Wonder Car
Famous Movies:  Paathshala, Wanted, 8 X 10 Tasveer, De Taali, Sunday, No Smoking, Fool and Final, Kya Love Story Hai, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love, Dor, Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota, Shaadi Se Pehle, Home Delivery, Shaadi No. 1, Super, Socha Na Tha, Vaadu Nenu, Dil Maange More, Taarzan: The Wonder Car 

Year	Film	Role	Awards
2004	Taarzan: The Wonder Car	Priya Rakesh Kapoor	Winner—Filmfare Best Female Debut Award Winner—IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female Winner—Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine Nominated—Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut
2004	Dil Maange More	Shagun	Nominated—Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut
2004	Socha Na Tha	Aditi Malhotra
2005	Shaadi No. 1	Bhavna
2005	Super	Siri Valli	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)
2005	Home Delivery	Jenny
2006	Shaadi Se Pehle	Rani Bhalla
2006	Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota	Khushboo
2006	Dor	Meera	Winner—Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics) Winner—Zee Cine Award – Critics' Choice Best Actress Winner—Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actress Award Winner—Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award
2007	Salaam-E-Ishq	Gia Bakshi
2007	Kya Love Story Hai	Kajal Mehra
2007	Fool and Final	Tina
2007	Cash	Preeti / Riya
2007	Blood Brothers	Keya
2007	No Smoking	Anjali / Annie
2008	Sunday	Sehar Thapar
2008	De Taali	Amrita "Amu"
2009	8 X 10 Tasveer	Sheela Patel
2009	Wanted	Jahnavi
2010	Paathshala	Anjali Mathur
2011	Mod	Aranya Mahadeo
2013	Aap Ke Liye Hum	Tamanna
2013	Mad Dad