
Indian movie actress Juhi Chawla was born on 13th November 1967 in
Ludhiana,
Punjab. Juhi Chawla was crowned the title of Miss India in the year 1984; she was also the runner-up for the Miss Universe 1984 pageant held in Miami FL. There she won the title of best National costume. Juhi Chawla is graduated from Sydenham College,
Mumbai. She is married to Jay Mehta, a millionaire industrialist in India and has one daughter and a son. The actress is also a trained classical singer and kathak dancer.
Juhi Chawla`s Film Career
Juhi started her career with Sultanat in 1986. After that she did two Kannada films. She again came back to Hindi movies in 1988 where she acted in a directorial debut with Mansoor Khan with newcomer Aamir Khan. The film was
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was a huge hit at the box office.
Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla were acclaimed as the hottest romantic pair at the box-office. Together they went on to do films like Tum Mere Ho and Love Love Love. But unfortunately these films couldn`t live up to the audience`s expectations. After doing eminently forgettable films like CID, Shaandaar, Sanam Bewaffa, Goonj, Radha Ka Sangam, Juhi Chawla hit the hotspot with Dharmesh Darshan`s Lootere. After these performances she was labelled as hot. The actress also made a special appearance in the film `Chandni` in 1989 produced by
Yash Raj Films.

Juhi`s second innings in Bollywood had begun with a series of hits like Bol Radha Bol,
Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman. All these big names shot her into the big league instantly. Her next hit was
Yash Chopra`s Darr in 1993. The movie`s success pitched her as contender to
Madhuri Dixit`s No.1 title. Movies like Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman and Darr also saw Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla emerge as a new romantic lead. Together they did movies like
Yes Boss and Duplicate. The onscreen pairing spilled off screen too. They became best of friends. The duo, along with Aziz Mirza, formed a production company,
Dreamz Unlimited. Juhi Chawla also acted in critically acclaimed movie `Aaina` with Jackie
Shroff in 1993. She has appeared in critically acclaimed films like 3 Deewarein, 7A1/2 Phere and My Brother Nikhil. For the last film she has drawn accolades from the whole film fraternity. The other movies she has appeared in are Salaam -e-Ishq, Bas Ek Pal, Swami, Bhootnath, Krazzy 4 and Luck By Chance.
Juhi has also acted in many non Hindi movies like Shaheed Uddham Singh, Des Hoyaa Pardes and Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waris in Punjabi. She began her career with Kannada movies like Premaloka, Shanthi Kranthi and Kindara Jogi. Her first Malayalam movie was Harikrishnans. The actress has also hosted many awards functions and been a judge of a reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa along with
Saroj Khan and
Vaibhavi Merchant
Awards and Honours to Juhi Chawla.
Juhi won the Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for 3 Deewarein. She has won Filmfare Lux new Face award in 1989 for `Qayamat Se qayamat Tak`. In 1994 she has won the Filmfare Award as Best Actress for her film `Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke`. She was awarded as most sensational actress for `Duplicate in 1999.
(Last Updated on : 2/02/2011)