1. Ayesha Takia began her career working in advertisements and music videos, and made her film debut in 2004 with the action thriller Taarzan: The Wonder Car for which she won the Filmfare Best Debut Award.
27 Facts About Ayesha Takia
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Ayesha Takia subsequently played the leading lady in such films as Super Socha Na Tha, Salaam-e-Ishq, and Wanted.
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Ayesha Takia received praise for playing the lead role in the drama Dor, which won her the Screen Award for Best Actress.
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Ayesha Takia has been featured as a talent anchor on the musical-reality show Sur Kshetra.
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Ayesha Takia is married to Farhan Azmi, with whom she has a son born in 2013.
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Ayesha Takia was born in Mumbai on 10 April 1986, and was brought up in a mixed cultural environment, as her father is of Gujarati descent and her mother is of Anglo-Indian descent.
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Ayesha Takia studied at St Anthony's Girls High School, Chembur.
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Ayesha Takia next starred alongside Shahid Kapoor in the multi-starrer romantic comedy Dil Maange More.
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Ayesha Takia next co-starred David Dhawan's multi-starrer comedy Shaadi No 1, opposite Fardeen Khan.
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Ayesha Takia then appeared in Sujoy Ghosh's comedy-drama Home Delivery, which was her last release of 2004.
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India Today wrote, "In the film, role played by Ayesha Takia, is the other attraction of the storyline".
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In 2005, Ayesha Takia made her debut in South Indian cinema in the Telugu-language action heist Super alongside Nagarjuna Akkineni.
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In 2006, Ayesha Takia appeared in Satish Kaushik's comedy Shaadi Se Pehle.
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Rajeev Masand described her performance as, "Ayesha Takia has precious little to do, and that's a pity because she's such a spontaneous actress".
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Ayesha Takia next played the protagonist in Naseeruddin Shah-directed drama Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota, co-starring alongside an ensemble cast.
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Later in the same year, Ayesha Takia played the part of a Rajasthani Hindu woman in Nagesh Kukunoor's smaller-budget drama Dor.
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In 2007, Ayesha Takia appeared in seven films, the first being Nikkhil Advani's romantic drama Salaam-e-Ishq, opposite Akshaye Khanna.
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Ayesha Takia played the lead role in Vishal Bhardwaj's short film Blood Brothers.
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Ayesha Takia played the twin role of the main protagonist's wife and secretary, Anjali and Annie respectively.
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In 2008, Ayesha Takia co-starred in Rohit Shetty's directed mystery comedy Sunday.
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Ayesha Takia garnered acclaim for her performance as a voiceover artist named Sehar.
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Ayesha Takia had two major releases in 2009: action thriller 8 x 10 Tasveer opposite Akshay Kumar and Prabhu Deva's Wanted co-starring Salman Khan.
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Taran Adarsh for Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Ayesha Takia's role is natural and graceful".
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In 2010, Ayesha Takia starred in the drama Paathshaala, alongside Shahid Kapoor.
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At the age of 23, Ayesha Takia married her boyfriend Farhan Azmi; a restaurateur, and son of Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi, on 1 March 2009, with whom she has a son.
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Ayesha Takia is very active on social media, especially Twitter and has been a supporter of wildlife protection.
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Ayesha Takia declared her last name as Takia Azmi on social media and had converted into Islam after marriage.