Trivia: Worked in various jobs before becoming an actor, including working as a bus conductor. Debuted in the Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal (1975). Won the Filmfare Awards South Best Actor award for Nallavanukku Nallavan (1984). Four-time winner of the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. Was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2000.

Trivia: Aishwarya Rai's striking beauty might make her seem an obvious fit as a model, but the truth is that India's 1994 Miss World winner originally took up modeling as a part-time job to get her through school. She was studying to be an architect, but due to her obvious talent on-stage and in front of the camera, -- most notably in a wildly popular Pepsi campaign -- the starlet began accepting the movie offers that had been pouring in. Rai began her reign as Bollywood's favorite leading lady in the film Iruvar, following it up that same year with ...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya. They both earned her critical praise and the latter brought her a Best Female Debutante Award. More awards would follow, including Best Actress by Filmfare and Zee Cine for 2000s Straight from the Heart. As the actress put more and more films under her belt, her position as India's darling cemented. Her role in 2002's Devdas was especially auspicious; the movie was the most successful in Bollywood history and received a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival -- the first Bollywood film to receive such an honor. The next year found Rai making still more headway for Bollywood when she became the first Indian member of the grand jury at Cannes. By 2004, Rai had appeared in well over 20 films in just seven years, and it was finally time for her to star in her first English-language film. The Hollywood/Bollywood crossover hit Bride and Prejudice reworked Jane Austen's classic love story Pride and Prejudice with the Bollywood film style, bringing together Eastern and Western actors, as well as themes. The film proved to be yet another successful example in Rai's history of helping to bring India's culture and film into the world spotlight, delighting fans all over the globe. Having sampled Hollywood, Rai was now ready to make a serious foray into American films. She signed on to star with Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley in 2007's historical epic The Last Legion as well as French director Coline Serreau's remake of her 2001 film Chaos, which would cast Rai alongside Meryl Streep. The actress had no intention of abandoning the cinema of her heritage, however, and simultaneously jumped on board with Indian movies like the The Heart of India and the historical romance Jodhaa Akbar -- in which she would play the title role of Mungal king Emperor Akbar's Hindu wife and queen. By this time, Rai's success as an actress unwilling to compromise her love and devotion to her national background had made her the highest paid actress in Bollywood history. Her fame had also buffered her image as the face of India, helping bring the art of her home country into the world-consciousness through countless magazine covers in multiple countries, a listing in Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World Today," as well as Hello Magazine's "Most Attractive Women in the World" and Rolling Stone's "Hot List." Rai even joined actresses Catherine Deneuve and Andie MacDowell as a member of L'Oréal Cosmetics' Dream Team, acting as an ambassador around the world.In 2007, Rai married fellow Bollywood superstar Abhishek Bachchan.

Trivia: Was awarded the Padma Shree, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2003. Accomplished Nepalese singer; his songs are a favourite among the people even today. Wrote for and acted in a superhit Nepali film Saino. Was eager to join the Indian Army; had qualified for admission in the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Studied acting at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Trivia: Started his career as a mimicry artist with a drama group called Cochin kalabhavan. Made his debut in acting with the Malayalam film Aksharam in 1995. Received National Film Award Special Jury award and a Kerala Film Award for his role in Vasanthiyum Lakshimiyum Pinne Njaanum in 1999.

Trivia: Started her career as actor at age 3 and went on to feature as child artist in many films and TV programmes such as Boogie Woogie, Carry on Shekhar, Kanhaiya, Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain, Kasautii Zindagi Kay. Won "The Favourite Child Artist" Star Parivar Award, 2004 and "The Best Child Artist" Indian Telly Award, 2004 at age 7. Made her debut on the big screen in Telugu film Jai Chiranjeeva (2005). Became a Jury Member of Little Star Awards, 2008 at age 11.Won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2011 for her role in the movie Chillar Party. Scored more than 90 per cent in both 10th and 12th standards in school. Made her debut in Telugu film industry as a lead actress in Gayakudu (2014) after spending 14 years in the industry.