Payal Rohatgi
Payal
Rohatgi (born in Hyderabad)
on November 9 ,1979 is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood films.
Early life:-
Rohatgi was born in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India. She is
the daughter of Veena Rohatgi and Shashank Rohatgi. She has a brother named
Gaurav Rohatgi. She was brought up in a middle class family and grew up in Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
She completed her schooling from Udgam School and did her engineering from L.D. College of Engineering,
Ahmedabad. She is a computer engineer by education.
- Career:-
Modeling:-
Rohatgi started her career
by modeling for popular brands like Amul, Nirma,
and Nescafe.
She gained attention after appearing in a television ad for Cadbury's Temptations Chocolates. Around
this time she also appeared in music videos by
rock band, Silk Route and Indipop artist,Kay Kay.
In 2002, she participated
in the Femina Miss India contest.
The same year, she won the Miss Tourism World in Medellin, South America.After
starting her career in Bollywood, Rohatgi has cut back on the number of
advertisements she works in. However, she appeared along with cricketer Virender Sehwag in
an ad film for Dabur's Lal
Dantmanjan. The film was directed by Pradeep Sarkar. She was
also seen in an ad film for Eveready battery in
2006 with Amitabh Bachchan, which
was directed by Pradeep Sarkar.
Film
career:-
Rohatgi made her Bollywood debut
in 2002 with Harry Baweja's, Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?, a Hindi
remake of the Hollywood teen
flick American Pie. In
later years, she appeared in the films, Plan (2003), Police
Force (2003)
and Rakht (2004).
In 2006, she got her major
breakthrough with the film, 36 China Town, also
starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, and Paresh Rawal.Later
that year in July, she appeared in the critically acclaimed, Corporate, in
which she played the part of an item girl.
In 2007, her first release
was Priyadarshan's Dhol, produced by the Percept Picture Company. She
played a positive second lead character, paired opposite Arbaaz Khan.
In 2008, she was seen in a
cameo opposite Ranvir Shorey in
PNC film Ugly Aur Pagli which
was released in August. In mid-September, she appeared opposite Irrfan Khan in
a TV18 film Dil Kabaddi. She
played the role of an aerobics instructor in the film.
In 2010, she signed a
comedy film 30 Takka also
starring Boman Irani. She has been doing theater workshops
with Quasar Thakur and has made debut on stage in Vandana Sajnani Khattar's
English play Four
Play on
October 16, 2010 in Mumbai.
Television:-
In August 2008, Rohatgi
appeared in season 2 of the reality television show, Bigg Boss on
Colors TV as a contestant. She was involved in a lot of controversies relating
to Rahul Mahajan, whom she dismissed as a seven-year old friend. The same year,
she was seen in the adventurous game show, Khatron Ke Khiladi.
In 2009, Rohatgi performed
a comedy skit as a celebrity performer in Comedy Circus - Chinchpokli to China on
Sony Television.
On 11 January 2010, she
appeared in the Ndtv Imagine show Raaz Pichle Janam Ka.
In February 2011, she will
be seen as a contestant on Imagine
TV's show Zor Ka Jhatka hosted
by Shahrukh Khan.
in October 2011, she will
be seen as a contestant in star plus's
show "Survivor India"
which is No. 1 reality show in 70 countries worldwide and will be having its
first season run in India.
Personal life:-
In 2008, during the second
season of the show, Bigg Boss,
Rohatgi was romantically linked with fellow inmate, Rahul Mahajan. The
couple broke up later, with Rohatgi citing abuse and physical assault as the
main reasons of their split. Reports
have also surfaced of her datingSouth
African cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs in
2010.
Social work:-
Rohatgi is actively
associated with the cause of rehabilitation of drugs addicts and alcoholics and
celebrated World
Anti Drugs Day with
them. She
is also actively working for an NGO Jeevan
Dhara in
Mumbai.
Awards:-
On 2 May 2010, Rohatgi
received her first award for excellence in the field of arts by the International
Creative Arts Society (ICAS)
in Ahmadabad
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