Background
Persis Khambatta was born into a middle-class Parsee home in Mumbai, then known as Bombay. At age 17, as Femina Miss India, she entered Miss Universe 1965, dressed in off-the-rack clothes she bought at the last minute.
Persis Khambatta was born into a middle-class Parsee home in Mumbai, then known as Bombay. At age 17, as Femina Miss India, she entered Miss Universe 1965, dressed in off-the-rack clothes she bought at the last minute.
Persis had mechanical ability and worked well with her hands. She was very interested in finance, economics and moneymaking strategies.
Khambatta became a model for companies such as Revlon. Khambatta made her Hindi film début in director K.A. Abbas's "Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein" (1967). In 1975, she had small roles in "Conduct Unbecoming" and "The Wilby Conspiracy". She was considered for the title role in the James Bond film "Octopussy" (1983), but was passed over in favor of Maud Adams.