Isha Koppikar is one of the hottest and enigmatic actresses in Bollywood. Known as the "Khallas Girl", she has been able to establish her own identity in the field of item numbers as well as acting capabilities in mainstream cinema. She shot into fame with the song "Khallas" that changed her course in Bollywood. The song was an instant hit which enhanced her career and she started doing more number of item songs. This Mumbai beauty has enchanted every one with her grace, body language and sultry looks. Born in 1976, Isha started her glamorous career with modeling. She did her photo shoot with Gautam Rajyadhyaksha when she was in her college and since then she has never looked back.

Some of the big names in advertising where Isha Koppikar appeared as a model were Ponds, Camay, Rexona, Synergy, Coke, L`Oreal and Tips & Toes and many more. She also did around five to six ramp shows. In the year 1995, she won the Miss Talent Crown in Miss India 1995 contest. She comes from an academic family and completed her graduation in Life Sciences from Ruia College Mumbai. After her graduation, she did her first Tamil movie "En Swasa Katre". She starred opposite to Arvind Swami. The movie got rave reviews and soon she did more Tamil projects. She did her second Tamil movie "Kaathal Kavithai" opposite Prashant. That movie earned her the Filmfare award for the best newcomer in the south in the year 2000-01.

Isha Koppikar did some cameo and sweet roles in moderately hit Bollywood flicks that included in "Fiza" and "Pyar, Ishq aur Mohabbat" and "Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya". However, she got her first big brake with Ram Gopal Varma`s "Company" where she portrayed the character of an item girl, in the song "Khallas". In the year 2003 she won `Most Exciting New Face` for the song Khallas at the Stardust Awards. She received critical acclaim for her negative role in "Qayamat: City Under Threat" which was released in the year 2003. She was starred opposite Arbaaz Khan and Sanjay Kapoor. Although the movie was not much successful, however, Isha`s role was highly acknowledged. One of the controversial movies in the year 2004 was "Girlfriend" where she portrayed a woman with lesbian orientation. To be able to portray the character with authenticity she toned her body and also did stunts on her own. She again worked with Ram Gopal Varma again in the year 2004 in the movie "D" which is a sequel of his other award-winning movie, "Company".

Isha Koppikar has also starred in comic movies like "Kyaa Kool Hai Hum" where she was cast opposite to Anupam Kher and Tusshar Kapoor. In the year 2005, she played in another comic flick, "Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya" where she starred opposite to Arshad Warsi and Salman Khan. To her credit, she did the biggest blockbuster in her career with Farhan Akhtar`s "Don" where she starred opposite Shahrukh Khan. Recently she is seen as one of the judge in the third session of the popular celebrity couple dance show `Nach Baliye`. She along with two other eminent Bollywood celebrities Vaibhavi Merchant and David Dhawan would be eliminating one couple each week with the help of the Indian audience.

As far as her personal life goes Isha Koppikar comes from a family of learned academicians. About her very good friend who is another well-known Bollywood actress Preity Zinta she holds high regards and claims, "Preity is a very nice girl and she has a lot masala for entertainment". There is also great news for the Bollywood action filmmakers that this talented actress is also well versed in the martial art form of of Taekwondo. In fact she is being trained in this form since the last four years and has already acquired a red belt. Although her movies did not do too well at the box-office, but she has the talent and potential to become one of the leading actresses in Bollywood film industry and her followers are also hoping that she will come up with the goods sooner than later.