Minissha Lamba
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Minissha Lamba | |
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| File:Minissha Lamba.jpg Minissha Lamba at Nature Carnival to support the cause of save our tigers at Worli,2011 | |
| Born | Minissha Lamba 18 January 1985[citation needed] India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Minissha Lamba is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. Her notable films include Yahaan, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Kidnap, Shaurya and Well Done Abba.
Early life
Minissha Lamba was born in a Punjabi Jat family originally from Delhi.[citation needed] She went to school at Sherwood Hall School and later on moved to Chettinad Vidyashram, both in Chennai. In 2004, she majored in English with honours from Miranda House, University of Delhi.[1]
Career
Lamba's long term ambition was to become a journalist. While studying for a degree in Delhi, she was offered to represent ad campaigns like LG, Sony, Cadbury, Hajmola, Airtel, Sunsilk etc. But it was the ad shoot for Cadbury that turned out to be lucky for her.[2] She was approached by Bollywood director, Shoojit Sircar, who signed her to act in his film Yahaan (2005). She accepted it and moved on to acting making her film debut with Yahaan. Critics praised the movie citing Lamba's performance as one of the highlights.[citation needed]
In 2008, she acted in Siddharth Anand's film Bachna Ae Haseeno which also starred Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles. This movie was produced by Yashraj Films. Her next major role was in the Shyam Benegal film Well Done Abba (2010), which was highly acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival.[citation needed] She has also played supporting roles in Corporate, Rocky: The Rebel, Anthony Kaun Hai, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., Anamika, Shaurya and Dus Kahaniyaan. She also posed for Maxim India.[3]
Lamba is currently shooting for Shirish Kunder's Joker, in which she will star opposite Shreyas Talpade.
Controversy
In 2011, she attended Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. After her flight landed in Nice, France, she realized that one of her bags were stolen.[4] On her way back to India, she was detained for 16 hours[5] at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport when she walked through the "green channel" with undeclared jewelry. The custom officials claimed to have found jewelry worth 5 million Indian Rupees. However, Lamba claimed innocence stating they were given to her by a jeweler in Mumbai for the purpose of showcasing them at the international film festival. She also claimed ignorance about the rule that a passenger carrying any jewelry abroad needs to obtain an export certificate by declaring the jewelry, which would allow the passenger to bring the jewelry back to India without paying any custom duty.[4][6][7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2005 | Yahaan | Adaa | Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award |
| 2006 | Corporate | Megha Apte | |
| 2006 | Rocky: The Rebel | Priya | |
| 2006 | Anthony Kaun Hai | Jia R.Sharma | |
| 2007 | Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | Zara | |
| 2007 | Dus Kahaniyaan | Priya | |
| 2008 | Bachna Ae Haseeno | Mahi | |
| 2008 | Kidnap | Sonia Raina | |
| 2008 | Shaurya | Kaavya Shastri | |
| 2008 | Anamika | Jia Rao/Jia Sesodia | |
| 2010 | Well Done Abba | Muskaan | |
| 2011 | Bheja Fry 2 | Ranjini | |
| 2011 | Hum Tum Shabana | Shabana | |
| 2012 | Joker | ||
| 2012 | Zila Ghaziabad |
Television
- Chhoona Hai Aasmaan - Special Appearance
References
- ^ "Manisha Lamba, a actress and model from Miranda House Delhi: Manisha Lamba, an actress and model from Miranda House Delhi". Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Minissha Lamba Biography - Biography of Minissha Lamba - Minissha Lamba Career In Bollywood - Minissha Lamba Fan Site". Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.bollyone.com/minissha-maxim-scans
- ^ a b "Minissha detained at Mumbai Airport with Rs 30 lakh jewellery". NDTV. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ "Minissha has no complaints". The Times of India. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Minissha Lamba detained at Mumbai airport". Hindustan Times. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ "Actress detained at Mumbai airport". The Hindu. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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