Biography:

• Lara Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

• Lara was first a model, winning the Miss Universe 2000 Pageant in Cyprus. With Priyanka Chopra winning Miss World, and Dia Mirza winning Miss Asia Pacific, India won a triple-victory in the beauty pageant world in 2000.

• Lara debuted in 2003 in the film Andaaz, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

• Since then, Lara has acted in a Telugu film, a Tamil film, and several other Hindi films, including Blue and Housefull.

• Lara was also nominated for an IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in No Entry.

• Lara married tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi in February 2011, and in January 2012 Lara gave birth to a girl named Saira.