Roshni Chopra:
Roshni Chopra is an Indian actress, television presenter and the winner of NDTV Imagine's reality show, Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl. She is known for playing the role of Pia, the younger sister of protagonist Bani Walia in Ekta Kapoor's Kasamh Se on Zee TV. She was also the presenter of the pre and post-match cricket show on Doordarshan known as Fourth Umpire. Chopra was also one of the three hosts of the Indian variant of Got Talent series known as, India's Got Talent in 2009. Chopra will star in Vikram Bhatt's film, Phhir, which is set to release in 2010. She is currently[when?] hosting the show Comedy Circus Teen Ka Tadka on Sony TV. She also made an appearance in Maut Ka Khel, an episode of the horror TV series, Aahat on Sony TV.
RannVijay:
This dashing lad made his mark on small screen when he won reality show Roadies season 1 and since then, he has been hosting all seasons of Roadies. He is also one of the three judges on the Roadies audition panel besides Raghu & Rajiv. Ranvijay made his Bollywood debut in 2009 with Toss: A flip of destiny and has done several supporting roles in films including London Dreams, Action Replayy and so on.
Shiv Pandit:
After doing many commercials, hosting IPL Season 1 and a comedy serial FIR, the actor now eyes Bollywood. He says, "Though I did only one show on TV and hosted IPL, I was very clear from the beginning that I want to explore my acting talent via films. On TV you get stuck to same kind of roles. For me, being in films is like a challenge and I now want to totally focus on Bollywood. Popular for his role of Hanuman Pandey in FIR, he always dreamt of acting in Bollywood movie. He made brief appearance in Aagey Se Right and Lets Enjoy but made left everyone spellbound with his performance in Anurag Kashyaps Shaitan.
Smita Patel
This dusky beauty began her career in small screen with television news. When Shyam Benegal discovered her, she was working as a TV news reader and was also an accomplished photographer. She was also an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. In 1977, she won the National Award for 'Best Actress' for her famous role in the Hindi film Bhumika, after that she came to limelight through so many big hits in Bollywood.
Yash Patnik:
Beyond Dreams, headed by Yash Patnaik and Mamta Patnaik took their next big step of venturing into Bollywood with their horror film Kaalo. The makers of shows like Monice Mogre Case Files, Chehra, Jamunia and Rang Badalti Odhani made the first ever Indian Creature horror film shot in broad daylight.
Vidya Balan:
Its tough to believe but thats true. The voluptuous beauty Vidya Balan, who is presently on cloud nine with the success of her movies 'Kahaani' and 'The Dirty Picture' began her acting career as a nerdy 'Radhika' mega hit TV series 'Hum Paanch'. But as they say, no pain, no gain, Vidya too struggled her way to get established in Bollywood and bag the role of 'Lolita' in her Bollywood debut 'Parineeta'.
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