Mahima Chaudhry is an actress born on September 13, 1973 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. She first gained attention as a model for Pepsi, but was overshadowed by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Her career was launched by Subhash Ghai, who also launched Madhuri Dixit, Meenakshi Seshadri, and Manisha Koirala. Chaudhry changed her screen name to Mahima as Subhash Ghai was superstitious about being successful with girls whose names start with M.
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Mahima Chaudhry, a renowned actress in Canada, has amassed a net worth that is estimated to be between $100K to $1M in 2024. With her remarkable talent and captivating performances, she has risen to fame and secured notable roles in the Canadian entertainment industry. Throughout her career, Mahima Chaudhry has proven her versatility and garnered immense appreciation from both critics and fans alike. With her financial success, it is evident that her promising career and growing popularity have contributed to her impressive net worth.
Biography/Timeline
1973
Mahima Chaudhry (born 13 September 1973) is an IndianActress and a former model who appears in Bollywood films. She made her acting debut in the 1997 film Pardes, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
1990
In 1990 she won miss India after that she started her acting career, Chaudhry has played a variety of roles, starting with a village girl in Pardes (1997). Her other roles were in Daag: The Fire (1999), where she played a dual role; in Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999) she played a widow forced to marry her brother-in-law; in Dhadkan (2000) she is a loving friend of a man who is madly in love with another woman; in Deewane she plays a singer in love with a thief; in Kurukshetra she plays the stubborn wife of a police officer; in Lajja she plays a young bride forced to fight dowry; in Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001) she plays a stubborn tenant who will not give up her home at any cost; in Om Jai Jagadish she is the loving homemaker; in Dil Hai Tumhaara she is the sister who would do anything for her sister's happiness; in Dobara she is the frustrated housewife; in The Film she is a desperate struggling screenwriter; in Zameer: The Fire Within she's a paralytic Dancer, in Film Star she is an uptight arrogant fading actress; in Home Delivery (2005) she's a South Indian superstar; and in Souten: The Other Woman (2006) she plays a desperate housewife who has an affair with her stepdaughter's boyfriend.
2006
She dated Indian tennis player Leander Paes before she broke up with him due to his affair with then-married Rhea Pillai. She married Architect businessman Bobby Mukherji in 2006. She has an 8-year-old daughter Ariana from her marriage.But things didn’t go the way she had planned. She separated from Mukherji in 2013.Their hush hush wedding was steady until 2011 when reports came that the couple are staying separately due to incompatibility and differences. In early 2015 she was in the news for having a Swiss bank account.
2010
In 2010, Chaudhary starred in a Knightsbridge Media Production film, Pusher, directed by Assad Raja, also starring Comedian Mani Liaqat. She is currently shooting a thriller, Mumbhaii - The Gangster, co-starring Om Puri and Sanjay Kapoor.