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64 years |
Birth date |
July 9, 1960 |
Zodiac sign |
Cancer |
Place of Birth |
India |
Occupation |
Actress, model |
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Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July 1960) is an Indian former Bollywood actress and Miss India winner in 1980. She started her Bollywood career with lead role in Qatil in 1988 and was one of the three female leads in the multi-starrer blockbuster action film Tridev (1989).
Sangeeta was born on 9 July 1960 in Mumbai in a Sindhi family.
Sangeeta started her modelling career at the age of 16. She went on to do many commercials including ads of Nirma and Pond's soap. Sangeeta received her popular name "Bijli" from her modelling days.
She was crowned Miss India Universe Title in 1980. Sangeeta represented India at the Miss Universe pageant in Seoul, South Korea where she won Best National Costume award designed by her mother Poonam Bijlani.
Sangeeta was spotted by director Rajiv Rai while on the ramp in a fashion show who convinced her to join Bollywood. She made her Bollywood debut in 1987 with Qatil, opposite Aditya Pancholi and then went on to do blockbusters like Tridev, Hathyar, Jurm, Yodha, Yugandhar, Izzat and Lakshman Rekha. She did a bilingual in Hindi & Kannada opposite popular south star Vishnu Vardhan. She was nominated by the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress category for Jurm opposite Vinod Khanna and was directed by Mahesh Bhatt and scripted by Salim Khan. She has worked with renowned directors like Mahesh Bhatt, Mukul Anand, J.P. Dutta, Rahul Rawail and N. Chandra.
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Hair Color | Black |
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Eye Color | Hazel |
Nationality | Indian |
Race / ethnicity | Indian |