Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, voice actress, film producer and television presenter. She became one of the top leading actresses of Bollywood.
Background
Juhi Chawla was born in Ambala, Haryana, India. She is the first child born to Dr. S. Chawla and Mona Chawla.
She completed her schooling in Ludhiana before the family moved over to Mumbai. She graduated from Sydenham College, Mumbai with a specialisation in HR. She was the winner of Miss India title in 1984. Later she won Best Costume Award for the Miss Universe contest in 1984. She is also an accomplished dancer. In a Baaje Payal (a film based on a collection of interviews for dancers/actresses) interview, she mentioned having learned Kathak for three years and regretted giving it up as it could have helped her in her career as an actress. She is also an accomplished classical singer and has been training for the last 6 years.
Education
She completed her schooling in Ludhiana.
She graduated from Sydenham College, Mumbai with a specialisation in HR.
Career
Chawla ventured into films with the 1986 "Sultanat". Her first major role in Bollywood was in "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak" in 1988, in which she starred with Aamir Khan. Chawla won the Filmfare Lux New Face Award and received her first nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 1990, she starred in such films as "Pratibandh", which was a box office success and for which she was nominated the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Juhi turned producer and became the co-owner of a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with Shahrukh Khan and director Aziz Mirza.