Jagmohan Singh Barhok
On Her Birth Anniversary
Juhi Chawla, the svelte dimpled girl from Punjab ( born Ludhiana 1967) won her first Best Actress Award for “Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke” ,directed by Mahesh Bhatt (1993) featuring Aamir Khan. Interestingly, her first blockbuster “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak”( (1988) , won her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. The film starred Aamir Khan opposite her in the lead, also featuring Goga Kapoor ,Dalip Tahil & Reema Lagoo .Mansoor Khan, son of noted director & producer Nasir Khan, directed the film. It won National Film Award & also Filmfare Award for Best Direction.
Juhi Chawala, a form Miss India -1984 debuted with “Sultanat” (1986)followed by a Kannada film titled “Premaloka” (1987). Juhi Chawla was cast in a cameo appearance in “Chandni”(1989) starring Sridevi & Rishi Kapoor. Yash Chopra later cast her in the critically acclaimed “Aaina” (1993) opposite Jackie Shroff followed by Blockbuster “Darr”(1993), a suspense thriller, featuring Sunny Deol and Shahrukh Khan. She later appeared in many films notably-“Lootere” (1992)”, “Izzat Ki Roti” co-starring Sunny Deol & Rishi Kapoor, “The Gentleman”(1994) opposite Chiranjeevi , “Ram Jaane” (1995), “Yes Boss” (1997) co-starring Shah Rukh Khan again, & Rahul Rawail’s “Arjun Pandit” (1999) opposite Sunny Deol. She did David Dhawan’s “Loafer” (1996) & “Deewana Mastana” (1997) with Anil Kapoor. Mahesh Bhatt’s “Duplicate” starring Shah Rukh Khan & Sonali Bendre was another of her hit films. “Son of Sardar” (2014) & “Gulaab Gang” ( 2014) were her other films. Her 2003 release “Deewarein”, directed by Nagesh Kukunor won her critical acclaim as most critics spoke very high of her performance as well as Kukunoor’s direction . Naseeruddin Shah also lived up to his reputation. The actress had 9 & 8 releases in 1993 & 1994.
Juhi Chawla married businessman Jay Mehta in 1995.She also featured in TV shows like ” Bahadur Shah Zafar” playing Nur Jahan & as a Judge in “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa”(2009).Also received 10 Filmfare Nominations. Juhi was also part of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders owned by Shah Rukh Khan .
Born this Day in 1967.
