Birth Date:
August 20, 1986 - Mumbai, India.
Birth Date:
August 20, 1986 - Mumbai, India.
Biography:
Some fan-sites and magazines claim that she was born on 10th of April while others claim she was born on 10th of August, however the year given, 1986, is same throughout.
Ayesha grew up in Mumbai, the center of the Bollywood movie industry. She comes from a mixed family of various ethnic origins. Her father is Gujarati, and her mother is half British and half Maharashtrian. She grew up speaking English at home and had to learn Hindi for her film roles.
Career:
She has been a photographic model since she was four years old. She appeared in a music video, Phalguni Pathak's "Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye", when she was only fifteen. Her video "Shake it Daddy" was a hit.
Her video fame gave her the entree into Bollywood. She signed a contract for Socha na tha, then for Taarzan: The Wonder Car. However, delays in making Socha na tha meant that Taarzan released first and was therefore her "debut" film. She has also worked on Dil Maange More, Shaadi No.1, and in a Telgu movie, Super, which was released in January of 2005. In March 2006, her movie 'Shaadi Se Pehle' was released in which she was cast opposite Akshaye Khanna and Mallika Sherawat.
She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award 2004 for her performance in Taarzan.
Filmography:
1. Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute to Love (2006) (filming)
2. Yun Hota To Kya Hota (2006) (completed)
3. Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005) .... Jenny
4. Shaadi No. 1 (2005) .... Bhavana
5. Super (2005)
6. Socha Na Tha (2005) .... Aditi Malhotra
7. Dil Maange More!!! (2004) .... Shagun
8. Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004) .... Priya Rakesh Kapoor
Some fan-sites and magazines claim that she was born on 10th of April while others claim she was born on 10th of August, however the year given, 1986, is same throughout.
Ayesha grew up in Mumbai, the center of the Bollywood movie industry. She comes from a mixed family of various ethnic origins. Her father is Gujarati, and her mother is half British and half Maharashtrian. She grew up speaking English at home and had to learn Hindi for her film roles.
Career:
She has been a photographic model since she was four years old. She appeared in a music video, Phalguni Pathak's "Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye", when she was only fifteen. Her video "Shake it Daddy" was a hit.
Her video fame gave her the entree into Bollywood. She signed a contract for Socha na tha, then for Taarzan: The Wonder Car. However, delays in making Socha na tha meant that Taarzan released first and was therefore her "debu t" film. She has also worked on Dil Maange More, Shaadi No.1, and in a Telgu movie, Super, which was released in January of 2005. In March 2006, her movie 'Shaadi Se Pehle' was released in which she was cast opposite Akshaye Khanna and Mallika Sherawat.
She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award 2004 for her performance in Taarzan.
Filmography:
1. Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute to Love (2006) (filming)
2. Yun Hota To Kya Hota (2006) (completed)
3. Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005) .... Jenny
4. Shaadi No. 1 (2005) .... Bhavana
5. Super (2005)
6. Socha Na Tha (2005) .... Aditi Malhotra
7. Dil Maange More!!! (2004) .... Shagun
8. Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004) .... Priya Rakesh Kapoor