Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (Listeni/ˌsəɪn tɛnˈdlkər/; born 24 April 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.[4] He took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and Indiainternationally for close to twenty-four years. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International, the holder of the record for the number of runs in both ODI andTest cricket, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.[5]


In 2002 just half way through his career, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.[6] Later in his career, Tendulkar was a part of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup, his first win in six World Cup appearances for India.[7]He had previously been named "Player of the Tournament" at the 2003 edition of the tournament, held in South Africa. In 2013, he was the only Indian cricketer included in an all-time Test World XI named to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[8][9][10]
Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his outstanding sporting achievement, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1997, India's highest sporting honour, and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008, respectively, India's fourth and second highest civilian awards.[11] After a few hours of his final match on 16 November 2013, the Prime Minister's Office announced the decision to award him the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.[12][13] He is the youngest recipient to date and the first ever sportsperson to receive the award.[14][15] He also won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards.[16] In 2012, Tendulkar was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.[17] He was also the first sportsperson and the first person without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force.[18] In 2012, he was named an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia.[19][20]
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin.Tendulkar.jpg
Tendulkar with the ICC Cricket World Cup
Personal information
Full nameSachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born24 April 1973 (age 43)[1]
Bombay (now Mumbai),Maharashtra, India
NicknameTendlya, Little Master,[1] Master Blaster[2][3]
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Batting styleRight-handed
Bowling styleRight-arm mediumleg breakoff break
RoleBatsman
RelationsWifeAnjali Tendulkar (m. 1995)
Daughter: Sara Tendulkar (b. 1997)
Son: Arjun Tendulkar (b. 1999)
International information
National side
Test debut(cap 187)15 November 1989 v Pakistan
Last Test14 November 2013 v West Indies
ODI debut(cap 74)18 December 1989 v Pakistan
Last ODI18 March 2012 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.10
Only T20I(cap 11)1 December 2006 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988Cricket Club of India
1988–2013Mumbai
1992Yorkshire
2008–2013Mumbai Indians
2014Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIFCLA
Matches200463310551
Runs scored15,92118,42625,39621,999
Batting average53.7844.8357.8445.54
100s/50s51/6849/9681/11660/114
Top score248*200*248*200*
Balls bowled4,2408,0547,60510,230
Wickets4615471201
Bowling average54.1744.4861.7442.17
5 wickets in innings0202
10 wickets in match0n/a0n/a
Best bowling3/105/323/105/32
Catches/stumpings115/–140/–186/–175/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2013
In December 2012, Tendulkar announced his retirement from ODIs.[21] He retired from Twenty20 cricket in October 2013[22]and subsequently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket,[23][24] retiring on 16 November 2013 after playing his200th and final Test match, against the West Indies in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.[25] Tendulkar played 664 international cricket matches in total, scoring 34,357 runs.[5]

Monday, 27 June 2016

R. D. Burman

Rahul Dev Burman (Bengali pronunciation: [Rahul Deb Bôrmon]; 27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian film score composer, who is considered one of the seminal music directors of the Indian film industry.[1] Nicknamed Pancham da, he was the only son of the composer Sachin Dev Burman.
From the 1960s to the 1990s, R. D. Burman composed musical scores for 331 films.[2] He was mainly active in the Hindi film industry as a composer, and also provided vocals for a few of compositions.[3] R. D. Burman did major work with Asha Bhosle (his wife) andKishore Kumar, and scored many of the songs that made these singers famous.[3] He also scored many songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar. He served as an influence to the next generation of Indian music directors,[3] and his songs continue to be popular in India even after his death.[4]

Early life[edit]

R. D. Burman was born to the Bollywood composer/singer [Sachin Dev Burman] and his lyricist wife Meera Dev Burman (née Dasgupta), in Kolkata.[5] Initially, he was nicknamed Tublu by his maternal grandmother although he later became known by the nickname of Pancham. According to some stories, he was nicknamed as Pancham because, as a child, whenever he cried, it sounded in the fifth note (Pa), G scale, of music notation. The word Pancham means five (or fifth) in Bengali, his mother tongue. Another theory says that the baby was nicknamed Pancham because he could cry in five different notes. Yet another version is that when the veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar saw a newborn Rahul uttering the syllable Pa repeatedly, he nicknamed the boy Pancham.[6]
R. D. Burman received his early education in Kolkata. His father S. D. Burman was a noted music director in Bollywood, the Mumbai-based Hindi film industry. When he was nine years old, R. D. Burman composed his first song, Aye meri topi palat ke aa, which his father used in the film Funtoosh (1956). The tune of the song Sar jo tera chakraaye was also composed by him as a child; his father included it in the soundtrack of Guru Dutt's Pyaasa (1957).[7]
In Mumbai, R. D. Burman was trained by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (sarod) and Samta Prasad (tabla).[8] He also considered Salil Chowdhury as his guru.[9] He served as an assistant to his father, and often played harmonica in his orchestras.[3]
Some of the notable films in which R. D. Burman is credited as the music assistant include Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963),Bandini (1963), Ziddi (1964), Guide (1965) and Teen Devian (1965). R. D. Burman also played mouth organ for his father's hit composition Hai Apna Dil To Aawara which was featured in the film Solva Saal (1958).[10]
In 1959, R. D. Burman signed up as a music director for the film Raaz, directed by Guru Dutt's assistant Niranjan. However, the film was never completed. The lyrics of this Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman-starrer film were written by Shailendra. R. D. Burman recorded two songs for the film, before it was shelved. The first song was sung by Geeta Duttand Asha Bhosle, and the second one had vocals by Shamshad Begum.[11]
R. D. Burman's first released film as an independent music director was Chhote Nawab (1961). When the noted Bollywood comedian Mehmood decided to produce Chhote Nawab, he first approached R. D. Burman's father Sachin Dev Burman for the music. However, S. D. Burman turned down the offer, saying that he did not have any free dates. At this meeting, Mehmood noticed Rahul playing tabla, and signed him up as the music director for Chhote Nawab.[11] R. D. Burman later developed a close association with Mehmood, and did a cameo (apart from composing the music) in Mehmood's Bhoot Bangla (1965).[11]

Initial successes[edit]

Burman's first hit film as a film music director was Teesri Manzil (1966). Burman gave credit to lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri for recommending him to Nasir Hussain, the producer and writer of the film.[12] Vijay Anand also said that he had arranged a music session for Burman before Nasir Hussain.[13] Teesri Manzil had six songs, all of which were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and sung by Mohammed Rafi. Four of these were duets with Asha Bhosle, whom Burman later married. Nasir Hussain went on to sign R. D. Burman and lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri for six of his films including Baharon Ke Sapne (1967), Pyar Ka Mausam (1969) and Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). Burman's score for Padosan (1968) was well received. Meanwhile, he continued to work as his father's assistant for films including Jewel Thief (1967) and Prem Pujari (1970).
Rahul Dev Burman
RDBurman and Asha Bhosle MI'81.JPG
Burman (left) with Asha Bhosle
Native nameরাহুল দেব বর্মন
Born27 June 1939
Kolkata, India
Died4 January 1994 (aged 54)
MumbaiMaharashtra, India
Other namesPancham Da
OccupationSingerMusic director,Composer
Years active1961–1994
Spouse(s)Rita Patel (1966–1971) (divorced)
Asha Bhosle (1980 - 1994) (his death)
Parent(s)S. D. Burman
Meera Deb Burman (Dasgupta)
The superhit Kishore Kumar song Mere Sapnon ki Raani from Aradhana (1969), though credited to his father, is rumoured to have been R. D. Burman's composition.[7] Kora Kagaz tha Yeh Man Mera from the same film was also his tune.[10] It is believed that when S. D. Burman fell ill during the recording of the film's music, R. D. Burman took over and completed the music. He was credited as an associate composer for the film.

Rise to popularity[edit]

In the 1970s, R. D. Burman became highly popular with the Kishore Kumar songs in Rajesh Khanna-starrer films.[7] Kati Patang (1970), a musical hit, was the beginning of a series of the 1970s films directed by Shakti Samanta of Aradhana fame. Its songs Yeh Shaam Mastani and Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai, sung by Kishore Kumar, became instant hits. Apart from Kishore Kumar, R. D. Burman also composed several of the popular songs sung by Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar.
In 1970, R. D. Burman composed the music for Dev Anand's Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971).[14] The Asha Bhosle song Dum Maro Dum from this film proved to be a seminal rock number in the Hindi film music.[7] The filmmaker Dev Anand did not include the complete version of Dum Maro Dum in the film, because he was worried that the song would overshadow the film.[6] In the same year, R. D. Burman composed the music for Amar Prem. The Lata Mangeshkar song Raina Beeti Jaaye from this soundtrack is regarded as a classical music gem in Hindi film music.[7] R. D. Burman's other hits in 1971 included the romantic song "Raat kali ek khwab mein" from Buddha Mil Gaya and the Helen-starrer cabaret song "Piya Tu Ab To Aaja" from Caravan. He received his first Filmfare Award nomination for Caravan.
In 1972, R. D. Burman composed hit music for several films including Seeta aur GeetaRampur ka LakshmanMere jeevan saathiBombay to GoaApna Desh and Parichay. His success continued with hits such as Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Aap ki Kasam (1974), Sholay (1975) and Aandhi (1975). He also composed a song for a small documentary film called Maa Ki Pukaar, in 1975. After his father S. D. Burman went into coma, R. D. Burman also completed the music of Mili (1975).
Mohammed Rafi received the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song Kya Hua Tera Wada from Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977), composed by R. D. Burman. R. D. Burman continued to compose several popular songs for films such as Kasme Vaade (1978), Ghar (1978), Gol Maal (1979), Khubsoorat (1980). He received his first Filmfare Best Music Director Award for Sanam Teri Kasam (1981). In 1981, he also composed hit music for RockySatte Pe Satta and Love Story.
The playback singer Kumar Sanu was given his first break by R. D. Burman in Yeh Desh (1984) as voice of Kamal HaasanAbhijeet was given his major break by R. D. Burman inAnand Aur Anand (1984). Although he made his debut a long time ago, Hariharan was first noticed in a duet with Kavita Krishnamurthy in Hai Mubarak Aaj ka Din from Boxer(1984), which was composed by R. D. Burman. In 1985, Mohammed Aziz, made his debut with Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985) under R. D. Burman.
The trio Rajesh Khanna-Kishore-R.D.Burman have worked together in 32 films together and these films and its songs continue to be popular till date. [15]The trio were close friends. R.D.Burman composed for Rajesh Khanna in totality for 40 films till Sautela Bhai released in 1996.[16]

Last days[edit]

During the late 1980s, R. D. Burman was overshadowed by Bappi Lahiri and other disco music composers.[17] Many filmmakers stopped patronizing him, as films featuring his compositions flopped at the box office one after the other.[6][10] Nasir Hussain, who had signed him up for every single of his productions since Teesri Manzil (1966), did not sign him up for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988).[6] Hussain defended R. D. Burman in press, saying that the latter did not give weak music in Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai (1982) andManzil Manzil (1984). He also said that the composer was going through a lean phase during the recording of Zabardast (1985).[18] But after these three films flopped, Hussain stepped down as a director, and his son and successor Mansoor Khan switched to other composers. The filmmaker Subhash Ghai promised R. D. Burman Ram Lakhan (1989), but gave it instead to Laxmikant-Pyarelal, who had earlier played in Burman's orchestra.[6]
In 1986, R. D. Burman composed songs for Ijaazat; the score is regarded as one of his best. However, the film belonged to the Parallel Cinema genre of (art films), so it did not stop the decline of R. D. Burman's commercial film career. All four of the songs in Ijaazat were sung by Asha Bhosle and written by Gulzar. R. D. Burman was greatly appreciated by the critics for setting the non-rhyming lyrics of the song Mera Kuchh Saamaan to the music. While both Asha Bhosle (Best Female Playback) and Gulzar (Best Lyrics) received National Awards for the score, R. D. Burman received none.[19]
R. D. Burman suffered from a heart attack in 1988, and underwent heart bypass surgery a year later at The Princess Grace Hospital in London.[20] During this period, he composed many tunes, which were never released. He composed music for Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film Parinda in 1989. He composed one song called Chhod Ke Na Jaana which was sung by Asha Bhosle for the film Gang. But since the film took too long to release and due to his untimely death, director Mazhar Khan signed in the then little known Anu Malik for the music of the film. Thenmavin Kombath, a Malayalam film by Priyadarshan was the last film he signed, but he died before he could score for the film. The music of1942: A Love Story (1994) was released after his death, and was highly successful. It posthumously won him the third and last of his Filmfare Awards. As per Lata Mangeshkar, he died too young and unhappy.[21]

Style[edit]

R. D. Burman has been credited with revolutionizing the Bollywood music.[22] He incorporated a wide range of influences from several genres in his scores. Burman's career coincided with the rise of Rajesh Khanna-starrer youth love stories. He made electronic rock popular in these popular love stories.[3] He often mixed disco and rock elements with Bengali folk music.[23] He also used jazz elements, which had been introduced to him by the studio pianist Kersi Lord.[24]
According to Douglas Wolk, R. D. Burman "wrapped sugary string swoops around as many ideas as he could squeeze in at once".[2] Biswarup Sen describes his popular music as one featuring multicultural influences, and characterized by "frenetic pacing, youthful exuberance and upbeat rhythms".[25]
R. D. Burman was influenced by Western, Latin, Oriental and Arabic music, and incorporated elements from these in his own music.[26] He also experimented with different musical sounds produced from methods such as rubbing sand paper and knocking bamboo sticks together.[10] He blew into beer bottles to produce the opening beats ofMehbooba, Mehbooba. Similarly, he used cups and saucers to create the tinkling sound for the song Churaliya Hai from the film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).[27] For Satte Pe Satta(1982), he made the singer Annette Pinto gargle to produce a background sound.[10] He also used a rubbed a comb on a rough surface to produce a whooshing sound in the song Meri Samne Wali Khidki Main from the film Padosan (1968)
On multiple occasions, R. D. Burman experimented with recording the same song with different singers. For Kudrat (1981), he recorded the light version of the song Hume tumse pyar kitna in the voice of Kishore Kumar, while the classical version was recorded in the voice of Parveen Sultana. In Pyar Ka Mausam (1969), he recorded the song Tum bin jaun kahan in the voices of Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi separately.
R. D. Burman sometimes used the Western dance music as a source of inspiration for his compositions.[28] As was common in Bollywood, some of his songs featured the tunes of popular foreign songs. Often, the filmmakers forced him to copy these tunes for the soundtracks, resulting in allegations of plagiarism. For example, Ramesh Sippy insisted that the tune of the traditional Cyprus song Say You Love Me (arranged and sung by Demis Roussos) be used for Mehbooba Mehbooba (Sholay, 1975), and Nasir Hussain wanted to use ABBA's Mamma Mia for Mil gaya hum ko sathi.[29] Other examples of R. D. Burman songs inspired by foreign numbers include Aao twist karein from Bhoot Bangla (Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist"), Tumse milke (Leo Sayer's When I Need You), and Zindagi milke bitaayenge (Paul Anka's The Longest Day) and Jahan teri yeh nazar hai (Persian artist Zia Atabi's Heleh maali) and Dilbar mere (Alexandra's Zigeunerjunge).

Friday, 24 June 2016

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen (born 19 November 1975)[1][2] is an Indian film actress, model and the winner of the Miss Universe pageant of 1994. She was the first Indian to win the crown.



After completing her reign, Sen went on to pursue Bollywood. She started her career with the Hindi filmDastak. She rose to stardom with the Tamil musical Ratchagan opposite Nagarjuna; later, she attained commercial and critical recognition for her roles in Sirf Tum(1999) and the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999). The latter earned her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. She has also acted in commercially successful films such as Aankhen (2002), Main Hoon Na (2004) – her biggest commercial success so far — and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005). She received critical acclaim for her female-oriented roles in films such as Filhaal... (2002), Samay: When Time Strikes (2003), Chingaari (2005), Zindaggi Rocks (2006), Aag (2007) and others.
Sushmita Sen
Sushmita Sen1-2.jpg
Sen in 2011
Born19 November 1975 (age 40)[1][2]
HyderabadAndhra Pradesh, India[3]
(now in Telangana, India)
ResidenceMumbaiMaharashtra, India[4]
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
TitleFemina Miss India 1994(Winner)
Miss Universe 1994 (Winner)
ChildrenRenee Sen
Alisah Sen
AwardsBest Supporting Actress (1999) for Biwi No.1
Signature
Sushmita Sen Signature.jpg

Early life[edit]


Sen with her daughters Renee and Alishah at Raveena Tandon's show Isi Ka Naam Zindagi.
Sen was born into a Bengali family[5] in Hyderabad. Her parents are Shuber Sen, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander, and Subhra Sen, a jewelry designer and owner of a Dubai-based store. She has two siblings, a sister named Neelam and a brother named Rajeev.[6]
She has attended Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute[7] in New Delhi and St. Ann's High School in Secunderabad, but did not pursue higher education.[8][2][9]

Personal life[edit]

Sushmita Sen made history by adopting a baby girl named Renée[3][10] in 2000. She, as a single woman of only 25 years of age, was not viewed as socially acceptable to obtain the guardianship of the baby. However, the High Court of Bombay quashed the appeal and she obtained gain of cause. On 13 January 2010, she adopted a three-month-old girl and named her Alisah.[3] Sen was in a relationship with actor Randeep Hooda from 2004, They broke up their relation in 2006.

Miss Universe[edit]

In 1994, as a teenager, Sen won the title of Femina Miss India. Sen then won the 1994 Miss Universe Pageant, held in ManilaPhilippines, representing India.[11]
At Miss Universe, Sen ranked third overall in the preliminaries, right behind preliminary winner Miss Colombia Carolina Gómez, and Miss Greece Rea Totounzi, who ranked second but won the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Sen went on to place second, fifth and third in the swimsuit, India to the Miss Universe pageant from 2010 onwards through her project I Am She – Miss Universe India.[12]

Film career[edit]

1990s[edit]


Sushmita at the judging of Pantaloons Femina Miss Indiacontest 2009.
After her reign as Miss Universe, Sushmita became an actress. Her first film, Dastak was in 1996, in which she played the victim of a stalker played by Sharad KapoorMukul Dev starred as the lead actor. She then starred in the 1997 Tamil, action film Ratchagan. Two years later her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. Biwi No.1 was the second highest grossing movie of 1999.[13] The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category. Following her dance song in Fiza known as 'Mehboob Mere', she tried to make a niche for her career in the Indian film cinema.[citation needed]

2000s[edit]

She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen starring opposite Arjun Rampal. The film co-starred Amitabh BachchanAkshay KumarAditya Pancholi and Paresh Rawal. So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na, in which she starred as Shahrukh Khan's love interest. The film grossed a total of Rs 330,000,000 and was the second best selling movie of that year.[14]Later, Sushmita played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower, calledMaine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.

2010s[edit]

Sushmita plays the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer in Dulha Mil Gaya; the film was a major commercial failure that year.[15]

Filmography[edit]

YearFilmRoleOther notes
1996DastakSushmita Sen
1997ZorAarti
1997RatchaganSoniyaTamil film
1999Sirf TumNehaNominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1999Hindustan Ki KasamPriya
1999Biwi No.1RupaliFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1999MudhalvanSpecial appearance (song)
Tamil film
2000AaghaazSudha
2000FizaSpecial appearance (song)
2001Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin BoltaSonam
2001Nayak: The Real HeroSpecial appearance (song)
2001Bas Itna Sa Khwaab HaiLara Oberoi
2002AankhenNeha Srivastav
2002Tumko Na Bhool PaayengeMehak
2002Filhaal...Sia ShethNominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2003Samay: When Time StrikesACP Malvika Chauhan
2003Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na JayeHerselfSpecial appearance
2004Vaastu ShastraDr. Jhilmil Rao
2004Main Hoon NaMiss Chandni Chopra
2004Paisa VasoolBaby
2005ChingaariBasanti
2005Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?Naina
2005Main Aisa Hi HoonAdvocate Neeti Khanna/Neeti Chhahal
2005BewafaaAarti
2005Kisna: The Warrior PoetNaima BegumSpecial appearance (song)
2005It Was Raining That NightAyesha SahaniBengali / English language film
2006Zindaggi RocksKriya
2006AlagSpecial appearance (song)
2007Ram Gopal Varma Ki AagDurga/Devi aka Durga Devi
2009Karma Aur HoliMeera
2009Do Knot DisturbKiran
2010Dulha Mil GayaShimmer Kanhai
2010No ProblemKajal
2016Happy Anniversary
2015Nirbaak
2016Jodi emon hoto

Awards and nominations[edit]

List of acting awards and nominations
YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2000Biwi No.1Filmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
2000Sirf TumFilmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
2000Biwi No.1Star Screen AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
2000Sirf TumStar Screen AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
2000Sirf TumIIFA AwardsIIFA Best Supporting Actress AwardNominated
2000Biwi No.1IIFA AwardsIIFA Best Supporting Actress AwardWon
2000Biwi No.1Zee Cine AwardBest Supporting ActressWon
2003Filhaal...Filmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
2003Filhaal...Star Screen AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
2003Filhaal...IIFA AwardsIIFA Best Supporting Actress AwardNominated
2003Filhaal...Zee Cine AwardBest Supporting ActressWon
2004Samay: When Time StrikesStar Screen AwardsBest ActressNominated
2005Main Hoon NaZee Cine AwardBest Supporting ActressNominated
2006Rajiv Gandhi AwardAchievement in BollywoodWon
2013Mother Teresa AwardsSocial JusticeWon[16]