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==Early life==
==Early life==
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Revision as of 08:49, 7 June 2014

Celina Jaitly
File:Celina Jaitley at Swarovski Gems event (4) (cropped).jpg
Jaitly in 2007
Born (1981-11-24) 24 November 1981 (age 42)
Kabul, Afghanistan
Occupation(s)Actress, Entrepreneur, Writer
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
Peter Haag
​
(m. 2011)​
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleFemina Miss India Universe 2001
Years active2001–present
Major
competition(s)		Femina Miss India Universe 2001
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2001
(4th Runner-up)
Websitewww.celinajaitlyofficial.com[1]

Celina Jaitly[2] (born 24 November 1981)[3][4] is a[2] Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.

Jaitley's breakthrough film role was in the 2003 thriller Janasheen. She rose to fame in the late 2000s following roles in the films Silsiilay (2005), No Entry (2005), Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006) and Golmaal Returns (2008).

Early life

Jaitley was born on 24 November 1981,[2] in Kabul, Afghanistan to a Punjabi Indian father and Afghan mother.[5] Her father, V.K. Jaitley, is a retired Indian Army colonel,[6] and her mother, Meeta, was a nurse in the Indian army, as well as an Afghan beauty queen.[6][7]

She has one brother, who is serving in the Indian army.

Due to her army background, Jaitly grew up in several cities in India, like Lucknow, where she attended City Montessori School. However most of her life was spent in the Kashmir valley and the north eastern states of India. She finished her school from Guwahati. She also spent some years of her childhood in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu and graduated from St Joseph's College, Manjakuppam. She has, however, spent most of her time in Kolkata, India.

During her teenage years, Jaitly aspired to be a part of the Indian army, either as a doctor or a pilot. However, she started modeling alongside studies at the age of 16 Celina and took part in the 2001 Ms India pageant. She won the crown and then went on to become a runner up at Ms Universe the same year.

Career

2001–04: Debut and setback

Jaitly 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 representing India where she was finished 4th runner up.[8]

In 2001, she featured in Jazzy B's music video of Oh Kehri, which was immensely popular.[9] She also featured in music videos for Bombay Vikings.[10]

In 2003, she made her film debut in Feroz Khan's Janasheen.The movie was a moderate box-office success in India.[11] For her second release she had a starring role opposite Sunny Deol, in the romantic action Khel, but the feature was poorly received and earned little at the box office.[12]

In 2004, Jaitly turned down the lead role in Julie in an interview with Stardust Jaitly commented "I turned down Julie because I didn't agree with the reasoning of the protagonist in the story, who resorts to prostitution because her man ditches her. I didn't see why any educated girl would take such a drastic step. I take up roles that I mentally agree with, and this was not such a role".[13]

2005–08: Professional expansion

By 2005, Jaitly was keen on broadening her range as an actress and thus decided to portray more challenging roles. Under the direction of Khalid Mohamed, Jaitly plays the role of Preeti a air hostess in Silsiilay. The movie was well received by critics.[14] Rediff.com reported that "Celina Jaitley sizzles in the song Belibaas". She next portrayed the character of Sanjana in No Entry, the film was received favourably by critics and became successful at the box office with gross earnings of ₹840.9 million (US$10 million).[15][16]

The following year, Jaitley co-starred in Deepak Tijori's comedy Tom, Dick, and Harry, the film became successful at the box office with gross earnings of ₹250.7 million (US$3.0 million).[17] She next appeared in Apna Sapna Money Money directed by Sangeeth, the film received mixed reviews, though became a financial success, with a domestic total of ₹390.4 million (US$4.7 million).[18][19]

In 2007 Jaitly flew to New Zealand and shot her first international movie Love Has No Language, a romantic comedy. While there, she was targeted by a stalker who had followed her from India. Jaitly was said to be traumatized by the experience. For her next feature, Jaitly was cast as the protagonist of Vikram Bhatt 's Red: The Dark Side. Upon release, Red: The Dark Side received negative reviews with Celina Jaitley's performance receiving positive to mixed reviews. Indicine gave it 1 out of 5 stars and said, "Much improved from her previous performances. Celina Jaitley looks alluring and impresses for the first time". Jaitly's final release of 2007 was Suneel Darshan's comedy Shakalaka Boom Boom, with Bobby Deol, Upen Patel and Kangna Ranaut. Upon release it did moderately well at the box office but was critically panned.[20]

In 2008, she took a supporting role in Golmaal Returns, the film received mixed reviews though became a financial success, with a domestic total of ₹660.9 million (US$7.9 million).[21] Jaitley's performance was applauded with critic Taran Adarsh writing "Celina stays on your mind even after the show is over".[22]

Recent work (2009–present)

During 2009 and 2010, Jaitley continued to work in a number of projects but experienced a setback. All three films in which she starred, Paying Guests, Accident on Hill Road and Hello Darling were critically and commercially unsuccessful.[23]

In 2011, Jaitley had two leading roles. Her first film was Anees Bazmee's Thank You, a romantic comedy. The film was poorly received by critics but became an economic success, earning over ₹950.6 million (US$11 million)[24] [25] She next appeared in Shrimathi a Kannada film directed by Ravi kumar. The film proved a commercial success.[26]

There were reports that Jaitly was slated to play the character of a Persian princess in the film Quest of Scheherzade along with actors Sean Connery and Orlando Bloom, and directed by Ken Khan.[27] However, this has yet to be confirmed.

Personal life

Celina at LA1-crop

In January 2011, she announced her engagement with Austrian businessman, hotelier and marketeer, Peter Haag.[28][29] She married Peter Haag on 23 July 2011 at a thousand year old monastery in Austria.[30] Now she is living in Mumbai, Dubai and Singapore.[31] On 24 March 2012 she gave birth to twin boys Winston and Viraaj.[32]

Other work

Philanthropy

File:Celina-jaitley-peta.jpg
Celina Jaitly in campaign organised by PETA

Jaitly is a supporter of the rights and equality of the LGBT community and supports the gay rights movement in India. She has been involved in various activities concerning human rights, women and children health, and sex workers rehabilitation in India for the past 10 years.[33][34][35]

Jaitly was a vociferous proponent of abolition of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalized homosexuality. The actress once stated that her first boyfriend was a closet homosexual who died of bulimia-induced problems. She has appeared several times on national TV channels, debating people who oppose abolition of Section 377. She even expressed shock and disbelief over Supreme Court's Verdict on Section 377.[36]

She took part in the Mumbai gay pride march to support sexual minorities.[37] On 16 April 2009, India's first gay magazine Bombay Dost, was re-launched by Celina Jaitley in Mumbai.[38]

The actress recently pledged her eyes to Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, one of the leading eye care hospitals in Mumbai. The hospital had launched the "Care for the eye" program as a social initiative aimed at supporting the cause of eye donation, as part of its 19th anniversary.

She has also done a photoshoot to show her support for PETA.

Endorsements

Jaitly is the brand ambassador of Egyptian tourism and Diya Diamond Jewellery from Gitanjali Group.

Filmography

Key
† Delayed Film
Key
† Upcoming Film
Year Film Role Notes
2003 Janasheen Jessica Pereira
Khel Saanjh Batra
2005 Silsiilay 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
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 mena
2009 Paying Guests Kalpana
Accident on Hill Road Sonam Chopra
2010 Hello Darling Candy Fernandes
2011 Thank You Maya
Shrimathi Sonia Kannada film
2012 Will You Marry Me?
Run Bhola Run†
2014 Hello 2† Radhika Jha

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