Wednesday, February 17, 2010

***CELINA JETLEY***


Celina Jaitley

Celina Jaitley

Celina in Los Angeles (2007)
Born Celina Jiya Jaitley
June 9, 1981 (1981-06-09) (age 28)[1][2]
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Occupation Model, actress
Years active 2001 - present
Spouse(s) None
Celina Jaitley (Hindi: सेलीना जेटली, Punjabi: ਸੇਲੀਨਾ ਜੇਟਲੀ; born 9 June 1981) is an Indian actress and former beauty queen. She was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.

Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Filmography


[edit] Early life
Jaitley was born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh to a Punjabi Indian father and mother.[3] Her father, V.K. Jaitley, is a retired Indian Army colonel,[4] and her mother, Meeta, an Afghan Hindu, was a nurse in the Indian army as well as an Afghan beauty queen.[4] She has one brother who is serving the Indian army.

Celina grew up in several cities, including Lucknow, where she attended City Monetessori school. She also studied in Berhampur, Orissa when her father was posted there. She has spent most of her time in Kolkata, West Bengal. She is a Hindu by philosophy. She has said that when she was young, she wanted to join the army, either as a doctor or a pilot. She graduated with a degree in commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University.[5]

[edit] Career
Jaitley came in first place at Femina Miss India 2001 winning the title of Femina Miss India Universe 2001. In addition to her title, she won the Miss Margo Beautiful Skin, Indiatimes Surfer's Choice, and MTV's Most Wanted award. She was subsequently sent to the Miss Universe 2001 contest to represent India where she was a finalist and finished in fifth place.[5]

In 2003, she made her film debut in Feroz Khan's Janasheen. In 2007 Jaitley flew to New Zealand and shot her first international movie Love Has No Language, a romantic comedy. Whilst there she was targeted by a stalker who had followed her from India. Jaitley was said to be traumatized by the experience.

Jaitley is slated to play the character of a Persian princess in the film Quest of Scheherezade along with actors Sean Connery and Orlando Bloom. The film is based on Arabian Nights and will be directed by Ken Khan. This will be Celina's first venture into Hollywood. She is also the brand ambassador of Egyptian tourism and D'damas.

Jaitley is also a supporter of the rights and equality of the LGBT community and supports the gay rights movement in India.[6][7][8]nnnnn

[edit] Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2003 Janasheen Jessica Pereira
Khel Saanjh Batra
2005 Silsilay Preeti
No Entry Sanjana Saxena
Suryam Madhu Telugu-language film
2006 Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride Roma Fernandes
Zinda Nisha Roy
Tom, Dick, and Harry Celina
Apna Sapna Money Money Saania Badnaam
2007 Red: The Dark Side Anahita Saxena
Shakalaka Boom Boom Sheena
Heyy Babyy Special appearance
2008 C Kkompany Item number
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Shruti
Golmaal Returns Meera
2009 Paying Guests Kalpana
Accident on Hill Road Sonam Chopra
2010 Run Bhola Run Filming
The Quest of Scheherazade Filming
Hello Darling Candy Fernandes Filming
Shreemathi Sonia Kannada film
Filming
Chai Garam Filming

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