The Biography

Mahima Chaudhry (born Ritu Chaudhry; 13 September 1973) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Mahima did a few modelling assignments and television commercials before venturing into films, with the 1997 romantic drama film Pardes, for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She played the leading lady in several films, including Daag (1999), Dhadkan (2000), and Kurukshetra (2000), and received critical recognition for her performances in Dil Kya Kare (1999), Lajja (2001), Dobara (2004) and The Film (2005) earning nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dil Kya Kare and Dhadkan. This was followed by a hiatus and intermittent acting roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mahima Chaudhry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.