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 Juhi Chawla

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 Juhi Chawla (born 13 November 1967 in Ludhiana, Punjab) is a popular Indian actress. She is best known for her comic ability and her girl-next-door charm which made her one of the leading ladies of Indian cinema in the late '80s and throughout the 90s. She is also known for her famous laugh, and is often called the "Julia Roberts" of India.

Early life
Juhi Chawla was the first child born to Mona Chawla and a Dr. S Chawla. She has one brother named Sanjeev. She was the winner of Miss India title in 1984, later she won Best Costume Award for the Miss Universe contest in 1984.

From beauty contests, she moved into film - with her movie debut being Sultanat in 1986. Her first big hit was Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 1988, in which she starred with Aamir Khan. This Romeo and Juliet story of persecuted teenage lovers was an enormous success and launched Aamir's and Juhi's careers.

Career
Her success continued with her first film with Shahrukh Khan titled Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) becoming a huge hit; they have been friends ever since and own a film production firm (Dreamz Unlimited) as joint partners.

The Yash Raj Camp proved lucky. She accepted a small cameo in Chandni (1989), to later be cast in the critically accliamed Aaina (1993) opposite Jackie Shroff, and then in one of her biggest hits Darr (1993) with Sunny Deol and Shahrukh Khan.

The film Lootere gave her a glamourous makeover from the image of the 'girl next door'. Then her comic talent was discovered with her association with David Dhawan as director for the hit Bol Radha Bol opposite Rishi Kapoor. Her successes include David Dhawan's Deewana Mastana with Anil Kapoor and Govinda, Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi opposite Akshay Kumar, Duplicate with Shahrukh Khan and even a special comic appearance in Andaz Apna Apna as herself.

Her pairing with Aamir Khan has been repeatedly successful with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1989), Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993) and later on Ishq (1997) becoming hits.

She has teamed up successfully with Shahrukh Khan too, delivering his first big hit Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman and then later on with Darr, Duplicate and Yes Boss.

She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1993 for Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke and a Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for 3 Deewarein.

Today she is doing selected films, with interesting roles. Initially shy of serious 'art film' roles, and later openly regretting the loss of roles which went onto be award winning for other actresses, Juhi is now making a comeback in her career with a makeover. She was appreciated recently in Teen Deewarein and My Brother Nikhil and will now be seen opposite Shahrukh Khan in Farah Khan's Happy New Year which is slated for an early 2007 release and opposite Anil Kapoor in Nikhil Advani's Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love which is slated for a November 24, 2006 release.

Trivia
Her first film was Sultanat but she was reintroduced in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak.

Shah Rukh Khan calls Juhi Chawla his "bestest friend". He also says that Juhi Chawla is the greatest comic actress in the history of Indian Cinema.

She formed a popular on-screen pair with both Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. She also appeared in films with Anil Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Rishi Kapoor and Jackie Shroff. She has also acted with many of her female contemporaries, including Kajol (Ishq), Karishma Kapoor (Andaz & Ek Rishtaa), Kareena Kapoor (Dosti), Urmila Matondkar (Bas Ek Pal), Tabu (Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya), Amrita Singh (Aaina & Raju Bangaya Gentleman) and Sonali Bendre (Duplicate). She also appeared in two films with Sridevi (Sultanat and Chandni) though she did not share any scenes with her. Indra Kumar wanted to make a film called Rishta with Juhi and Madhuri Dixit (opposite Anil Kapoor) at the height of their popularity in the mid 90s but the film never materialized.

She was offered Urmila's role in Judaai but turned it down. She also turned down many major films like Raja Hindustani, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Dil To Pagal Hai, Dil Kya Kare and Mann.

Her favorite actress is Sridevi and her favorite actor is Amitabh Bachchan.

She is co-founder of Dreamz Unlimited, the production house she shares with Shah Rukh Khan and director Aziz Mirza which has produced films like Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Asoka, Chalte Chalte, Main Hoon Na, and Paheli.

Personal life
Juhi Chawla is married to industrialist Jai Mehta and is the mother of two children. She has one daughter and one son. Her daughter's name is Janhvi.