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Mahima Chaudhry was a model before she became an actress. She was
overshadowed by Aishwarya Rai in a Pepsi commercial. Mahima Chowdhury,
the Pepsi model whose debut in ad films was with Aamir Khan, was
picked up by Subhash Ghai for Pardes, a larger than life film, with
Shah Rukh Khan again in the lead.
Her first breakthrough performance where she won rave reviews was
Pardes (1997) as Ganga, the love interest of two men, Shahrukh Khan
and Apoorva Agnihotri. She was chosen to be the female lead among
3000 applicants who auditioned for Pardes (1997).
Her career was launched by Subhash Ghai who launched the career
of Madhuri Dixit and Manisha Koirala. She changed her name from
"Ritu Chaudhary" to "Mahima Chaudhary" since
Subhash Ghai has a superstitious belief of launching big careers
with actresses whose name start with M.
She won rave review for her first performance in Pardes (1997)
as a village girl who still values her cultures. Unlike most top
actresses in India, she didn't mind playing second fiddle in films
(example: Dhadkan (2000), Dil Kya Kare (1999)). Apart from her role
in Pardes (1997), she also won acclaims on her role as Kavita, the
loving wife of Ajay Devgan in Dil Kya Kare (1999). She was nominated
in Filmfare Awards for that role.
Mahima Chaudhary's Movies:
- Pardes (1997)
- Pyar Koi Khel Nahin ( Sunny Deol, Mahima Chaudhary, Apoorva
Agnihotri), Pardes ( Shah Rukh Khan, Mahima Chaudhary, Amrish
Puri).
- Home Delivery ( Vivek Oberoi, Boman Irani, Ayesha Takia, Mahima
Chaudhary, Saurabh Shukla),
- Khiladi 420 ( Akshay Kumar, Mahima Chaudhary), Kurukshetra
( Sanjay Dutt, Mahima Chaudhary),
- Sehar ( Arshad Warsi, Mahima Chaudhary, Sushant Singh),
- Dobara ( Raveena Tandon, Jackie Shroff, Mahima Chaudhary),
- Dil Hai Tumhara ( Preity Zinta, Mahima Chaudhary, Arjun Rampal),
- Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar ( Sunil Shetty, Mahima Chaudhary,
Paresh Rawal),
- Lajja ( Rekha, Madhuri Dixit, Manisha Koirala, Mahima Chaudhary),
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