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Saturday, January 3, 2009

RAJESH HAMAL


Rajesh Hamal (born June 9, 1964 in Palpa, Nepal) is a Nepali actor. He started his career with the movie "Yug Dheki Yug Samma". He is considered a dominant figure in bringing professionalism in the Nepalese movie industry.


Biography
Rajesh completed his schooling from Moscow, higher education (MA in English) from Punjab University, India. Studied in Nepal for a year at St Xavier's School in grade eight. He had modelled for Fashion Net, an Indian fashion magazine in 1985 and had also walked the ramp in Kathmandu and New Delhi in 1986. In one year, on an average, he works on 10 to 12 films. The maximum was 16 films in 1994. He has worked in more than 177 Nepali movies and a Pakistani movie. Among all his movies, Devata and Basanti are his favorite.He was linked with Kristi Mainali in his earlier carrier and both couple shared the great on screen chemistry. Later on people talk about Rajesh Hamal and Karishma Manandhar onscreen as the best pair in the Nepalese film industry.
What keeps Hamal as the monopolistic actor in Nepal is the fact that he has strong voice and charming personality that goes well with the industry. Hamal has often been cited as Hugh Grant of Nepal. He has appeared in many film awards in Nepal. He is also the brand ambassador of some well-selling market items of Nepal. He is unmarried till date. His fans are spread everywhere in Nepalese communities around the world.
His nude photo was published in the newspaper for which he was criticized at the time being which he said was taken for medical purpose.

KATRINA KAIF


Katrina Kaif (Hindi: कत्रिना कैफ़; born July 24, 1984) is a Hong Kong-born Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films.

BIOGRAPHY


Personal life
Kaif was born in Hong Kong[1] to an Indian Kashmiri father (who has acquired British citizenship) and a British mother. She has seven siblings, six sisters and one brother. She was raised in Hawaii. At age fourteen she was approached by an agent and began modeling; her first job was a jewellery campaign. She continued modelling in London.

Professional life
At the age of fourteen, Kaif started modeling for a jewelry campaign in London, and was subsequently discovered by filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments. However, filmmakers were at first hesitant to sign her because of her linguistic shortcomings.[2] Katrina saw success with the 2005 film Sarkar where she played the brief role of Abhishek Bachchan's love interest. Her next release, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, wherein she was paired opposite Salman Khan, followed. In 2007, Katrina's first release was the hit movie Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British Indian alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after Humko Deewana Kar Gaye that was a box office dud. She then appeared in a series of box office hits that include Apne, Partner and Welcome. 2008 saw her play a negative role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan's super hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan's secretary who is secretly in love with him. She appeared next in Anees Bazmee's box office blockbuster Singh Is Kinng alongside Akshay Kumar for the third time. Her last release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a surprise disaster at the box office.

Awards
2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?
2008: British-Indian Actor award, Zee Cine Awards
2008: IIFA Awards: Best Female Style Icon [3]
2008: Voted at the No. 1 spot in FHM India's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll[4]
2008: Voted Sexiest Asian Woman [5]
2008: Most searched Indian celebrity on Google [