The actress we are talking about is none other than beauty queen Juhi Chawla. Juhi started her career with a flop film but just one film made her a star.
Juhi Chawla is the daughter of an Indian Revenue Service officer. After graduation, Juhi participated in the Miss India pageant in 1984 and was crowned Miss India. After this, Juhi started her career by playing the role of an extra in the 1986 film ‘Sultanat’.
Juhi tasted success with Aamir Khan in 1988 in ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’. Juhi and Aamir became stars overnight with this film. After this, they never looked back.
Juhi gave many hit films like ‘Deewana Mastana’, ‘Ishq’, ‘Yes Boss’, ‘Ram Jaane’, ‘Darr’, ‘Loafer’. And then Juhi became one of the top actresses of the 90s.
Juhi worked with many superstars including Shahrukh Khan, Ajay Devgan, Aamir Khan, Sunny Deol, Rishi Kapoor and Govinda throughout her career.
During this time, Juhi also became one of the highest earning stars in Bollywood. Her stardom increased with time. However, she gave 10 consecutive flop films like ‘Talaash’, ‘Jhankar Beats’, ‘3 Deewarein’, ‘Khamosh…Khauf Ki Raat’, ‘7 1/2 Phere’, ‘Dosti – Friends Forever’, ‘Bas Ek Pal’, ‘Salaam-e-Ishq’. However, Juhi’s stardom did not decrease. Her only hit film in the last 10 years is Son of Sardar.
The actresses also ventured into OTT and impressed everyone with their performances in the series ‘The Railway Man’, ‘Sharmaji Namkeen’ and ‘Friday Night Plans’.
Juhi Chawla married businessman Jai Mehta in 1995. Juhi had told that their first meeting happened before she entered Bollywood. She said in an interview, “The first meeting was with friends, after that, wherever I went, he came there. Wherever I looked, he was there with flowers and notes and gifts. Every day! On my birthday, I remember he sent me a truck of red roses, I said, ‘What would you do with a truck of flowers? He did everything he could. After a year, he proposed. “
Let us tell you that Juhi had kept her marriage with Jai Mehta a secret for many years. About 6 years after the marriage, Juhi Chawla revealed it to the world.
According to reports, Juhi Chawla’s husband Jay Mehta’s total net worth is Rs 1000 crore. The actress and her husband are also co-owners of IPL team KKR along with Shahrukh Khan.
Published at : 27 Aug 2024 10:14 AM (IST)
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