pronounced born indian film actress producer established career hindi cinema popular actresses india received nominations born raised modelling assignment fashion designer later moved mumbai pursue time career model following audition films screen debut opposite received award best actress nomination sleeper hit band marked turning point career earning praise accolades won award best supporting actress portraying documentary filmmaker directed romance biggest commercial successes roles television reporter fantasy drama wrestler sports drama sultan rank highest grossing indian film time starred produced crime thriller garnered critical acclaim appeared alongside ensemble cast comedy drama earned nominations addition acting films ambassador multiple brands active social media presence supports multiple charities causes including gender equality animal rights brother founders production company clean early life modelling career born father colonel army officer mother father native mother elder brother merchant navy prior joining played cricket team stated military played important role shaping person contributing life interview times_of_india said pride saying army officer daughter actor raised educated received degree arts originally intended pursue career modelling journalism aspirations actress graduation moved mumbai modelling career enrolled style consultant began modelling fashion week model les picked finale model spring summer collection campaigns brands later said think born act walk ramp smile blank look difficult smile film career film debut breakthrough acting debut opposite took day prepare screen test films studio refused impromptu landed leading role young bride middle aged man portrayed khan giving film half star rating called assured upright wrote performance lacks barely hold attention film received positive reviews major commercial success emerging second highest grossing hindi film year earned awards nomination best female debut years later played leading lady crime comedy directed starring film dealing friends begin business enterprise met mixed reviews later completed film contract starring band romantic comedy directed starring role ambitious middle class girl starts wedding planning business preparation learned speak dialect cited toughest role described way lead characters film interact crude cute required talk fast mix words words completely trade analysts expressed doubt band financial prospect citing response productions lack male star saying forgotten actress earned positive reviews emerged sleeper hit film grossed approximately million weeks making moderate box office success performance praised critics cited best work date film critic praised said comes ambitious delhi girl dreams upgrading multi weddings work film received second nomination award best actress rise prominence venture outside banner drama directed starring film tells story cricketer played encounters trouble convincing father profession cast love interest character praised work labelled metaphor energy year united band star director comedy drama ladies produced featured hired ends falling love instead film performance received mixed reviews calling believable endearing despite mixed reviews film moderate success box office played supporting role alongside swan song romance marked fifth collaboration second khan cast discovery channel reporter ambition making documentary films cnn ibn wrote brings spark film disagreed said play needed tone role won award best supporting actress went highest grossing bollywood film appeared political satire set village starring alongside played titular role strong headed girl engages romantic affair khan character despite engaged man film received positive mixed reviews critics box office critics noted loud girl noted great couple scenes near climax daily news analysis critical found following year portrayed television journalist befriends alien played religious satire critic wrote plays poetry loving girl knows mind far hindi film allowed praised hold ing khan film garnered critical acclaim emerged highest grossing bollywood film worldwide revenue billion million professional expansion present established production company named release thriller played lead role screened 5th beijing international film festival film tells story married couple lives endangered encounter group criminals preparation role underwent interval training months order build stamina remain fit writing critic found film thriller praised conveying range moods moves vulnerable fearless battle odds stacked heavily credited breaking miss stereotype film emerged box office success period crime drama based historian book starring cast role jazz singer character referenced stars like helen preparation watched lot films 1950s 1960s documentary showing development hair years revealed temporary lip film citing reason changed appearance chat media having undergone plastic surgery screened film festivals critical reviews mixed writing business standard praised performance song fills stage raw emotion laden tears fake arresting passion film proved box office failure failing recover billion million investment year featured supporting role dancer aboard cruise ship ensemble comedy drama starring song film choreographed praised screen chemistry described performances earned award nominations respectively reunited sultan romantic sports drama writer director took role wrestler title character played sport initially hesitant role physique wrestler researched different weight categories beat people perception wrestlers huge trained weeks sport learned speak dialect interacted female wrestlers state film performance received mixed positive reviews critics substantial role film described best thing film noted doesn physique wrestler spirited performance makes believe tough emotional character huffington_post felt wrestler writing possesses literally zero muscles finds time right earnings billion million worldwide sultan ranks indian cinema biggest upcoming projects july completed work production venture entitled romantic comedy featuring alongside filming romantic drama starring confirmed film mark collaboration personal life screen work september pursuing master economics degree correspondence started practising times_of_india listed bollywood hottest vegetarian celebrities named hottest vegetarian avid confessed victim anxiety disorder seeking treatment september relationship cricketer relationship attracted substantial media coverage india reluctant openly talk september participated walked ramp fashion held memory late filmmaker participated opening ceremony held celebrities including composer apart acting supports number charities causes walked ramp support helps women alongside bollywood actors pledged support education india young girls girls pride fundraiser year appeared alongside celebrities commercial produced create awareness right education children december auctioned leather jacket wore proceeds going redevelopment flood ravaged states fronted campaign collect donations victims april earthquake supports annual mumbai film festival donated money cause vocal pay actresses command comparison male counterparts film industry supported india band pack band initiated films providing voice single happy spoken animal rights social media april took twitter ask ban horse drawn carriages mumbai june condemned dog meat festival china urged fans sign online petition aimed stopping october launched campaign aimed people adverse effects noise air water soil pollution animals said animals world better place responsibility sensitive don voice media image times_of_india said best stardom star stated actresses like command respect largely conservative male dominated industry fact fan base grows roles conventional good reason beam widely walk spring step writing forbes called added hard pressed associate stereotype mainstream leading lady times_of_india published away putting opinion featured list bollywood best actors featured list bollywood best dressed actresses held fifth position times_of_india listing desirable woman appeared forbes celebrity list based income popularity india celebrities remained spots consecutive years listed thirty sixth spot thirty spot second spot ranked nineteenth estimated annual earning million making highest paid actresses country twitter account official facebook page cited popular indian celebrities social media appeared huffington_post list influential women twitter year topped times list bollywood stars terms highest box office collection featured engaging twitter list hindi film actors magazine fashion poll voted amazing said carved niche easy breezy high street style featured magazine best dressed list celebrity brands products including coffee filmography awards nominations film awards
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