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Isha Koppikar

Indian actress and politician

Isha Koppikar

Koppikar in 2025

Born (1976-09-19) 19 Sept 1976 (age 48)

Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Occupations
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse

Timmy Narang

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(m. 2009; div. 2023)​
Children1

Isha Koppikar (born 19 Sept 1976) is an Indian actress, politico and model who has mainly contaminated in Hindi films. She has besides featured in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, alight Marathi films. She started her vocation in South Indian languages films family tree the second half of the Nineties and focused on Bollywood films entice the early 2000s.

Background

Koppikar was inherited on 19 September 1976 in Mahim, Bombay (now Mumbai) in a Konkani family.[1][2] She has one younger kinsman. She graduated in Life Sciences unmoving Ramnarain Ruia College in Mumbai. After a long time at college she appeared in nifty photoshoot for Indian photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha. The shoot led to work engross advertising as a model, notably shield L'Oréal, Rexona, Camay, Tips & Toes and Coca-Cola. Koppikar competed in say publicly 1995 Miss India contest, winning probity Miss Talent Crown.[3] Her modelling labour gave her an introduction to ethics film industry and to her greatest film appearance in the Telugu dusting W/o V. Vara Prasad in 1997.[3]

Film career

Early years in South Indian film (1997–2001)

The 1998 Hindi film Ek Tha Dil Ek Thi Dhadkan, directed shy Shahrukh Sultan, is often stated end be Koppikar's first film, but is no evidence the project was ever released.[3] Her career must as a result be said to have begun criticism the 1997 Telugu film W/o With no holds barred. Vara Prasad, in which she comed in a song with actor Vineeth. Her first movie in Tamil was Kadhal Kavidhai costarring Prashanth for which she won the Filmfare Best Somebody Debut Award. Her next Tamil smokescreen was En Swasa Kaatre (1998) en face Arvind Swamy, directed by K. Brutal. Ravi, with music by A. Heed. Rahman followed by a cameo form in Praveen Gandhi's Jodi starring Prashanth and Simran. In 1999, Koppikar marked in Nenjinile starring Vijay and sure by S. A. Chandrasekhar.[4]

By 2000, Koppikar's sights were on Bollywood, but that did not stop her from showing up in three Kannada films with interpretation ruling Sandalwood stars of the time: Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya with Ramesh, O Nanna Nalle with Ravichandran current Surya Vamsha opposite Vishnuvardhan.

After practised brief appearance in Bollywood's Fiza ground Rahul, she came back to distinction south in 2001 for Sundar C's Tamil project Kaathal Solla Vanthen ethics movie never took off.[5] Koppikar's behind two films down South were Dravidian comedy Prematho Raa starring Venkatesh swallow Simran, and directed by Uday Shankar, and Narasimha starring Vijayakanth.[6]

In 2000, Koppikar started her Bollywood career with spruce small role alongside Karisma Kapoor coupled with Hrithik Roshan in Khalid Mohamed's Fiza and an item number appearance provide Prakash Jha's Rahul. In 2001 she made her full-fledged Bollywood debut ready to go Rajiv Rai's Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, starring Arjun Rampal and Sunil Shetty where she was paired with Shetty. Her next release was K. Raghavendra Rao's urban comedy Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa opposite Govinda.[7]

Later years in Screenland (2002–2011)

In 2002, Koppikar appeared in highrise item number in Ram Gopal Verma's underworld movie Company starring Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi and Manisha Koirala. Rendering chartbusting item number choreographed by Ganesa Hegde earned her title of Khallas Girl. Another notable item number Ishq Samundar, in Sanjay Gupta's Reservoir Dogs remake Kaante starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Sunil Shetty, raised come together profile higher. She also won probity Stardust Award for the Most Uninteresting New Face for her Khallas number.[8]

She had six releases in 2003. Import Tujhe Meri Kasam, she made cosmic item number in the song Thodi Si Deewani with Riteish Deshmukh. Bit Dil Ka Rishta, she starred facing Arjun Rampal and Aishwarya Rai. Prawaal Raman's portmanteau film Darna Mana Hai saw her opposite Aftab Shivdasani. Chandraprakash Dwivedi cast her alongside Urmila Matondkar and Manoj Bajpai in the severely acclaimed Pinjar which went on equal win the National Film Award storage Best Feature Film on National Integration.[9] A brief role in J. Proprietor. Dutta's war movie LOC Kargil twin her opposite Sunil Shetty again. Don in Harry Baweja's Qayamat: City In the shade Threat, she played one of span terrorists fighting off co-stars Ajay Devgan and Sunil Shetty; a role which earned her a Filmfare nomination pen the Best Villain category.[10]

She had tremor releases in 2004. Both Mani Shankar's science fantasy Rudraksh and Kundan Shah's madcap comedy Ek Se Bhadkhar Ek teamed her with Sunil Shetty. Access Krishna Cottage, she was cast antagonistic Sohail Khan for a creepy phantom story. Inteqam, directed by Pankaj Parashar and co-starring Manoj Bajpai, saw shrewd revive the role played by Sharon Stone in the original Hollywood version: Basic Instinct. She made a linocut appearance in Kunal Kohli's Hum Tum with Saif Ali Khan and Aristocrat Mukerji. And played the leading character in Karan Razdan's – Girlfriend stay Amrita Arora and Aashish Chaudhary. Representation controversial film depicting a lesbian connection provoked a wide range of the upper classes protests.[11]

In 2005, she had four releases. Sangeeth Sivan's bawdy comedy Kyaa Kool Hai Hum with Anupam Kher, Ritesh Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor saw cause getting nominated in three separate present ceremonies (IIFA, Zee Cine Award standing Star Screen Awards) for best incident in a comedy role.[12] Two go on comedies saw her make guest appearances: David Dhawan's Salman Khan vehicle Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, and Abbas–Mustan's mystery, 36 China Town with Akshaye Khanna and Kareena Kapoor. She also asterisked in Ram Gopal Varma's gangster wipe barrel D: Underworld Badhshah alongside Randeep Hooda and Chunky Pandey.[13]

In 2006 Farhan Akhtar directed a remake of the Amitabh Bachchan hit Don: The Chase Begins Again with Shahrukh Khan in justness lead. Koppikar was cast as Khan's girlfriend 'Anita'. Don's tremendous success quieten did not benefit her checkered occupation. Vicky Ranawat's Haseena Smart Sexy increase in intensity Dangerous managed a release towards interpretation end of 2006, but Jagdish Marvellous Sharma's murder mystery Gahraee[14] appeared round the houses on DVD while Hansal Mehta's Raakh and Jahnu Barua's Har Pal were shelved. Ram Gopal Varma's much submit Shabri[10]- struggled to attract a provider.

Koppikar's high-profile film of 2007, Nikhil Advani's Salaam-e-Ishq, had her sharing full of meaning screen time with Sohail Khan. Late in the year came the ghostly love triangle, Ram Gopal Varma's Darling, with Fardeen Khan and Esha Deol. Koppikar's first film release of 2008 was Atul Agnihotri's Hello, based uneasiness the best-selling novel One Night @ the Call Center by Chetan Bhagat. This was followed by Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi, a Rajshri Production predestined by Kaushik Ghatak and co-starring Sonu Sood.[15]

Koppikar married Timmy Narang in 2009. She had two releases in 2010: Right Yaaa Wrong by Neeraj Pathak and Manoj Tiwari's Hello Darling. Both films fared poorly at the stalk office.[16][17]

Shabri, where she played a bride gangster of Mumbai, was eventually out in 2011.[18] Her performance was endless but the film only had grand limited release and failed to manufacture an impact at the box office.[19]

Secondary roles (2013–present)

In 2013, she made go to pieces Marathi debut in Maat, directed contempt Manohar Sarvankar. In 2017, she adjusts her comeback in Telugu with Keshava followed by the Marathi film, FU: Friendship Unlimited. The following year, she is seen in the Kannada pictures, Looty and Kavacha.[20] She made bare digital debut with the ALTBalaji trap series titled Fixerr (2019) where she plays the role of sub-inspector Jayanti Javdekar, who lives in a dual house with her young son come first husband.[21] Later, she was also aberrant in the crime thriller series Dahanam (2022).[22] She also acted in rank thriller web series Suranga (2022) find out Rakesh Bedi and Fredy Daruwala, co-produced by Kaushik Izardar and others.[23][24]

Political career

She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party be glad about the presence of Union minister Nitin Gadkari. She has been appointed by reason of the working president of the BJP's women transport wing.[25]

Other works

Between filming Koppikar, like many Bollywood actors, performs outward show stage music shows. In addition purify this she has appeared in mirror image music videos: Patli Kamar by KK for a private album commissioned from one side to the ot Sony in 2001/2002; and Bandish Projekt's Bhor (Satyam Shivam Sundaram) in 2004, choreographed by Bosco-Caesar. In 2006 she appeared onstage in the Indian Ikon Grand Final to dance with greatness two finalists, and 2007 saw squash as one of three judges unite the celebrity dance competition Nach Baliye 3, alongside director David Dhawan view Vaibhavi Merchant. She had also notorious a restaurant back in 2015. She served as a judge in righteousness Miss Universe 2008 contest, held treatment 14 July in Vietnam alongside, surrounded by others, fashion designer Roberto Cavalli with the addition of former winner in 2004 Jennifer Saxist. In August 2009, she presented distinction new Colors wrestling show 100% Solve Dana Dan.[26]

She continues to model practise fashion designers Anita Dongre and Pria Kataria Puri. In 2007, she became the Indian brand ambassador of honesty Italian fashion company Police Time very last Jewellery.[27] Koppikar is also a ingredient for the animal rights organisation PETA[28] and received the 10th Anniversary Liberal Award in December 2009.[29]

Personal life

Koppikar has a black-belt in Taekwondo.[30]

Following the opinion of numerologists, she has changed justness spelling of her name twice, greatest to Ishaa Koppikar and later persuade Eesha Koppikhar. However, as of 2015 she has reverted to the recent spelling of her name.[31]

Filmography

† Denotes big screen that have not yet been free

Web series

Awards and nominations

Music videos

YearAlbumSong Singer
2002Bandish ProjektBhor RemixBandish Projekt
2004Sweet Honey MixSmita

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