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Friday, May 8, 2009

B. Ramalinga Raju

B. Ramalinga Raju
$495 million
Hyderabad
49 . Married . 2 Children .
Source: Forbes
Associated Companies: Satyam Computers

Branched out from family construction business in 1987 to start a software shop. His NYSE listed Satyam Computer is now one of India's top InfoTech companies.

Vijay Mallya





Vijay Mallya
$510 million
Bangalore
49 . Married . 3 Children .
Source: Forbes
Associated Companies: UB Group


Liquor tycoon, controls and runs the UB Group, India's largest spirits marketer. Launching Kingfisher Airline, named after UB's bestselling beer. Owns racehorses, vintage cars, private jets and yachts.

Brijmohan Lall Munjal

Brijmohan Lall Munjal
$760 million
Delhi
81 . Married . 4 Children .
Source: Forbes
Associated Companies: Hero Group

A first generation entrepreneur Brij Mohan Munjal started his business career making bicycle parts. Today his $2 billion (sales) Hero Group is world's biggest bicycle and Motor cycle producer; His company Hero Honda is Honda's Indian partner for motorcycles.

In the year 2005 Hero Honda sold over an incredible 29-lakh motorcycle. This was a phenomenal jump over the 13, 00,899 motorcycles they sold in 2001 when they first took the title of being the largest selling two-wheeler in the world. Talking of their strategy in maintaining this position Munjal says that product innovation, new product development, distribution, and after-sale service coupled with excellent customer relationship management are some of the initiatives have helped them retain their World No 1 position for the over five years.

When Munjal started manufacturing motor cycles in the early 1990's there was hardly any body who took him seriously. At that time scooters were in demand and motorcycles were considered a young man's show off machine. Munjal how ever was undeterred the condition of India 's roads and the changing demographic profile skewed things in his favor. The motorcycle market really took off and compelled the two wheeler leader Bajaj Auto to change its startegy.From being a predominantly scooter manufacturer Bajaj diversified into motor cycles. Even today Hero Honda controls almost half of India 's two wheeler market. With rising crude prices the Indian consumer's interest in motor cycles is expected to continue at the same pace at least for the net decade.

N. R. Narayana Murthy








N. R. Narayana Murthy
$825 million
Bangalore

58 . Married . 2 Children .
Source: Forbes
Associated Companies: Infosys Technologies

Mr. Narayana Murthy was born on August 20, 1946 in Karnataka, India. Murthy obtained his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.) from University of Mysore in 1967 and his Master of Technology (M.Tech.) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur in 1969.

A Son of a small-town schoolteacher, he and six partners founded $1 billion (sales) Infosys Technologies. Murthy had a very humble begining to life. In an interview he mentioned that as a child he used to try and cultivate such recreational habits which did not require any money.For instance instead of going out for a movie he would stay back and play with his friends.He once remarked that because of paucity of money he could not do his BE from IIT not that it would have mattered to what infosys is right now.

Talking of that day when the seven friends decided to create Infosys Murthy says that they had lots of hope, confidence, commitment, energy, enthusiasm, hard work, passion and a sense of sacrifice.On the other hand they were short on money. His wife Sudha Murthy became the venture capitalist and provided them with Rs 10,000 as seed capital.

In the initial days Narayan Murthy said that he never dreamt about size, revenues and profits. The only dream they followed was to build a corporation that was, above all things, respected.

Murthy was instrumental in cultivating strong value systems within the team at Infosys. They put the company benefits ahead of their own interest - thus beleiving in legal moral and ethical business.

Infosys itself has seen consistent growth in revenue and profitability for over 50 quarters, since it got listed in India To retain the trust of investors, Murthey has followed a very simple mantra - under promise and over-deliver.

Every situation is what one makes it to be. Confidence is half the battle, and leadership is making the impossible look possible. Speed, imagination and excellence in execution are the only three context-invariant and time-invariant attributes for success are some of the golden quotes from the Murthy school of business management.


Like J.R.D Tata Murthy says that to achieve extra ordinary results, you must surround yourself with people smarter than you - and set them free.
An finally the philanthropist Murthy with some of the founder members of infosys have contributed more then a billion rupees for the upgradation of the IIT centers. The Infosys founder member says that unless a person makes a difference to the society and earn their trust, he can never become long-term players. Therefore, in everything that humans do they should ask themselves whether we they are adding value to the society regardless of which part of the globe they are in.

Rahul Bajaj

Rahul Bajaj
$850 million
Pune
66 . Married . 3 Children .
Source: Forbes
Associated Companies: Bajaj Group

Rahul Bajaj is India 's most outspoken industrialist. As chairman of the Bombay club Bajaj was among the few to have vehemently opposed India 's liberalization programme in the early 1990's. It is ironic that today Bajaj plans to have establishments in countries as far and diverse as Brazil , Indonesi and Nigeria .. A confidante of Mahatma Gandhi, Rahul Bajaj's grandfather founded the scooter company. Recently tensions with estranged brother Shishir hogged the limelight and threatened to divide his fortune

Bajaj believes in giving people a lot of independence. He prefers them to learn while on the job. Brash and assertive, Bajaj thinks that he created one of India 's best companies in the difficult days of the license-permit raj.Although many would disagree and think that creating companies during the license raj was far easier for established business groups then for the non-established ones. In 1980 Bajaj Auto was top scooter producer and its Chetak brand had a 10-year waiting list. During the 1970's foreign collaborations and licenses were difficult to obtain. However, in the 1980s capacity licensing and foreign collaboration for two-wheelers was liberalized. All the world's top players (Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Piaggio, Garelli, Peugot) entered through collaborations or joint ventures. But this did not deter Bajaj Auto as it met the challenge and maintained its dominating position.. While Hero Honda captured the motor-cycle market Bajaj hung on to its scooter business. Post the liberalization and the change in the demographic profile the younger Indian began to prefer motor-cycles to scooter. Bajaj finally woke up but by then Hero Honda was already ahead in the two-wheeler race.

Talking of people Bajaj feels I feel an MBA should have four essential qualities to succeed in the new millennium


a.Listen effectively


b.Think like an entrepreneur


c.Cross functionality.


d.Smart work combined with hard work

Bajaj feels that the world has become a seamless place to live in and that liberalization of the economy during the 1991-93 period was handled exceptionally well. The biggest problem with the country is its apathy to creating wealth. Rahul Bajaj feels that the bloated structures and the unproductive systems need to be dismantled. The need of the hour is efficient mechanism with free and fair competition.

This year Rahul Bajaj become a Member of Parliament through the Rajya Sabha. It is now for time to decide whether as M.P Bajaj actually does what he always wanted to do. His company how-ever is being handled very well in the safe hands of his son Rajeev

Anil Agarwal

Anil Agarwal
$1.2 billion
London / Mumbai
51 . Married . 2 Children .
Source: Forbes
Associated Companies:

Anil Agarwal has shot into fame over the past five years. Like all first generation entrepreneurs he started quite moderately and turned his metal trading business into a conglomerate of copper, zinc and aluminum assets. Some time back he raised US $ 825 million by listing his Vedanta Resources on the London Stock Exchange, The mid-1970s, was a tough time for Indian business men. The License raj was at its peak and the overhanging cloud of bureaucracy, paperwork and red tapism ensured that no entrepreneur could move forward - they could only crawl. Each expansion or purchase required a license, inspection or review. A simple trip to the bank could become an all-day affair". Agarwal says that anything he did for ten years encountered phenomenal roadblocks,?


In the early part of this decade Anil Agarwal took some fierce bets. All these bets have paid off and catapulted him into the billionaire list. He bought copper mines in Zambia when the metal was at its trough; he aggressively bid for and won the majority shares in BALCO.


Now he wants to turn Vedanta into a mining and metals company on quality par with companies like the British giant Anglo American. The listing of Vedanta has attracted both attention and trouble. Investors, bureaucrats and labor unions have all treated Agarwal's ambitions with suspicion questioning the corporate governance practices at Agarwal's flagship company.


It has been 30 years since Anil Agarwal started his small time scrap metal trading business in Mumbai. The initial years were tough but he managed to expand his business under the burning fire of rising ambition. In the early 1980's Anil Agarwal was waiting for the telecommunication industry to create major demand for copper wires. Anticipating this huge demand Agarwal visited the U.S in 1983 to buy a closed down copper cable manufacturing plant. His managed to buy one of those for about US $ 2 million. He had more then partially funded it with a US $ 1.5 million bank loan. The new company that he formed Sterlite Industries grew very well. To fund his expansion plans he raised money from the Indian equity markets in four separate offerings. With this money and more Anil Agarwal set up aluminum products plant and later put up a copper smelter. All through out people called Anil Agarwal a bubble but the bubble was rising ? high in the skies.


When environmentalists tried to stop Sterlite's copper plant from being put up in Maharashtra Agarwal showed great strength and character. In a bold move Anil Agarwal moved his metal business Tuticorin, where again Agarwal tangled with protesters. A 1997 explosion at the plant killed at least two workers and injured several others. But Agarwal has managed himself very well. He has kept these protest, allegations, suits and regulatory problems away from his mental frame work and continues to do what he has done for the past two decades ? expand his metal business.

Dilip Shanghvi

Dilip Shanghvi
$1.5 billion
Mumbai
49. Married. 2 Children.
Source : Forbes
Associated Companies: Sun Pharmaceuticals

With loan from his father started manufacturing psychiatric drugs in 1983. His Sun Pharmaceuticals has a stake in Caraco Pharmaceutical Labs, a U.S. generic drug company.

The company has concentrated in the specialty segment of neurology, cardiology, gastroenterology and diabetology. Over the years Sun Pharmaceuticals has aggressively expanded its therapeutic presence through brand and company acquisitions. Shanghvi recently bought manufacturing facilities in the US and Hungry. Talking on the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry Dilip Shanghvi has some very interesting numbers. He often remarks that a country with a population of 1 billion has a total pharmaceutical market of Rs 180 bilion. On the basis of this data the per capita pharmaceutical consumption works out to barely Rs 180 which is miniscule and rivals only thrid world countries like Bangladesh.

Talking of the future Dilip SHanghvi expects the industry to show consolidation both at the company level as well as the brand level.

Malvinder

Malvinder & Shivinder Mohan Singh
$1.5 billion
Delhi



Associated Companies:



Two brothers inherited the family's 33.5% stake in India's leading pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories. That was more then five years ago because of the premature death of their father, Parvinder Singh. Since then the brothers have quite admirably managed themselves as well as the company. Although Ranbaxy's profits taken a beating over the last 12 months the long range plans are very much on course.This year the brothers' private holdings are up. Malvinder is president of Ranbaxy's pharma business while younger sibling Shivinder runs Fortis, the family's hospital chain, which recently bought one of India's leading cardiac institutes Their new diversification stream is financial services and their financial services company "Religare" has started making noises on that front.

Malvinder is responsible for the entire global operations of the billion dollar company, spanning across 40 countries An MBA graduate from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA (1996-98), Malvinder has done his under graduate studies in St Stephen’s college BA (Hons) Economics, (1990-93). Before that Malvinder did his schooling from Doon School. During 1993-94 Malvinder was briefly associated with American Express Bank in Delhi and Mumbai. In 1994 Malvinder joined Ranbaxy as a management trainee.Younger brother Shivinder also studied at the Doon School before following it up with a graduate degree in mathematics from St. Stephen’s College. Shivinder is also an MBA with specialisation in health sector management from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA.

Mathematics and healthcare are quite different from one another but Shivinder says that maths and computers have been his favourite subjects since childhood. Shivinder is one of the principal promoters of Fortis Healthcare and SRL Ranbaxy.

The brother often say that big success is always associated with big risks. The company took a few such risks which eventually paid off. In the early 1990s, Ranbaxy invested heavily in creating infrastructure in various countries across the globe. Then their huge research and development (R&D) investment in new chemical entities (NCE’s) have started to pay off.

Malvinder is also fond of photography and travelling. He learnt photography from his father who was a good photographer. Shivinder on the other hand is fond of playing golf, tennis and table tennis. He is also a huge movie buff.

In Ranbaxy circles, brothers Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh are referred to as MMS and SMS respectively

Adi Godrej



Adi Godrej – Numbers Numbers and Only Numbers
$1.9 billion
Mumbai
62 . Married . 3 Children
Source: Forbes
Associated Companies: Godrej

Third generation to head $1 billion (sales) Godrej Group, whose businesses include soaps, hair dyes, office furniture and mosquito repellent. One of Mumbai's biggest landowners, has benefited from rising real estate prices. Adi Godrej has been on a restructuring move of sorts. Godrej spent the past couple of years selling un viable businesses and growing emerging ones. His flagship company Godrej Consumer seems to be on a stronger footing. The hair color market has shown tremendous growth and with India's demographic profile skewed in favour of the younger generation Adi Godrej will have to help many Indians colour their hair before his business reached maturity.


Adi Godrej once remarked that in Europe and the west the hair colour market is suibstantially larger then the soaps market. In India the soap market is currently in multiples of the hair colour market. Godrej expects this anamoly to correct soon. Broadly Adi Godrej is not a Sunil Mittal he prefers to take things as they come along and is interested to change the pace a bit not the direction.


"Godrej touches lives of millions of Indians everyday. To them it is a symbol of enduring trust and reliability in a changing world," the group's Web site quotes him

Shiv Nadar



Shiv Nadar
$2.3 billion
Delhi
59 . Married . 1 Children .
Associated Companies: HCL Group

From modest beginnings in his garage, built and still chairs $1.2 billion (revenues) HCL Group, a leading InfoTech provider. Moving to Delhi from Tamil Nadu in 1968, Shiv Nadar worked as an engineer with DCM Ltd. Keen on starting on his own Nadar convinced a handful of colleagues to start HCL in 1976. The new firm would be engaged in making office products like copiers. The void created by IBM's exit worked to Nadar's advantage.Nadar started work on computer manufacture and by 1982, HCL came out with its first computer.

Pallonji Mistry



Pallonji Mistry
$2.9 billion
Mumbai
75 . Married . 4 Children.
Associated Companies:

Pallonji is a construction tycoon and is often described as being media shy, He also benefits from his 18.5 % stake Tata Sons which is the holding company of the Tata conglomerate. Noel Tata the CEO of Retail arm of Tata's is his son-in-law. Noel Tata is also the half-brother of Ratan Tata.

The fifth richest Indian and Chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Pallonji Mistry is a man who rarely appears in public. It is commendable to see the way in which Pallonji has been able to carry out his association with the Tata family.He holds more then 18.5% in tata Sons while Ratan tata holds less then 1%.

Kumar Mangalam Birla


Kumar Mangalam Birla
$3.5 billion
Mumbai
37 . Married . 3 Children .

Associated Companies: Grasim, Hindalco Industries,Aditya Birla Nuvo, Ultra Tech Cement, Indo Gulf

Fourth-generation head of $6 billion (sales) commodities conglomerate, with operations in nine countries, India?s largest cement producer. Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, which is among India's largest business houses. Among its major companies in India are Grasim, Hindalco, UltraTech Cement, Aditya Birla Nuvo and Idea Cellular. Its JVs include Birla Sun Life (Financial Services) and Birla NGK (Insulators).

At the time of his father's death in 1995 the young Birla was considered in experienced and novice. But he responded to the situation with equal courage and intellect. Merging related businesses, acquiring newer ones, disposing off unrelated activities. He spent the past decade providing that focus to the various Birla companies. Right now he has his pie in the growing sectors of telecom, insurance, financial services as well as into the old economy heavyweights like Cement Aluminum Copper, fertilizers, palm oil etc.

Soft spoken and modest Kumar Mangalam was raised in Calcutta and Mumbai. He is a Chartered Accountant and earned an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) from the London Business School, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla and his wife, Neerja have three children, Ananyashree, Aryaman Vikram and Advaitesha.

Mukesh & Anil Ambani


Mukesh & Anil Ambani
$6.4 billion
Mumbai
Associated Companies: Reliance Industries

Two years after the death of their father, Reliance group's founder Dhirubhai Ambani, the brothers finally broke away. The older brother controls the petrochemical businesses and is setting sights to become the czar of India's Retailing revolution. He is also busy setting up Special Economic Zones in almost all corners of the country. Whether he succeeds or not is another issue but the older Ambani sibling is truly making a tryst with destiny. On the other hand he has roped in Chevron for his petrochemical complex at Jamnagar and is getting into oil and gas exploration in a big way – Gas he says is finite and needs to be found as quickly as possible.

The younger brother Anil on the other hand is setting up a conglomerate of businesses from Telecom (it used to be Mukesh's pet project), to financial services, power and infrastructure. Anil is known as much for his out of the office activities as much as he is known for his business acumen. These range to dating and marrying the film actress Tina Munim, being friends with the Big B of Bollywood "Amitabh Bachchan", the influential business man turned politician “Amar Singh" or jogging to the polling booth at 7.00 in the morning - to exercise his voting rights. A Wharton graduate Anil was considered a financial wiz kid and he introduced the 50 year Yankee bond to the US investors -the first by an Indian company.

The Reliance group is one of the best anecdotes of the rags to riches variety. Their father Dhirubhai Ambani started his career working at a petrol pump in Aden. Over the past few years Reliance has also had its share of controversy whether it was the defense deal papers in the homes of one of its employees, or the private placement of shares to UTI or the share swapping controversy where some one’s share was inadvertently swapped with some body else’s, to the L&T stake sale controversy but inspite of that the group has chugged at blistering pace.

Azim Premji

Associated Companies: Wipro

Azim Premji owns 84% of Wipro , India 's second-biggest InfoTech Company. Premji's initial days are very interesting. He was studying at Stanford when he had to rush back to India because of his father's ill health. As fate would have it Premji had to get into business leaving his Stanford stint uncompleted at that point in time - this was completed later on in his career. A modest man Azim Premji was once rumored to have change the location of his plant rather then bribe the local officer who was refusing to allot power connection to one of his proposed ventures. Last year he traded his eight-year-old Ford Escort for a new Toyota Corolla.

Under his leadership, a Rs.7 crore company in hydrogenated cooking fats has grown to over Rs 10,000 crores diversified, integrated Corporation in Services, Technology Products and Consumer Products with leadership positions in the businesses it is in.

A workaholic Premji starts work at 4.30 in the morning sending e-mails to his employees, contacts and partners. At 7, Premji walks his way to office where he works all day long. Frequently, Premji ends his day on a commercial flight -- there are no corporate jets -- to Mumbai, San Francisco , London -- anywhere that he thinks is important for his company.

A role model for young entrepreneurs across the world, Mr.Azim Premji has integrated the country's entrepreneurial tradition with professional management, based on sound values and uncompromising integrity.

Lakshmi Mittal


Mr. Lakshmi N. Mittal is one the most powerful Indian - at least on financial terms. He founded his steel company (formerly the LNM Group) in 1976. Over the last couple of decades Mittal has steered this venture into stratospheric heights. Laxmi Mittal’s ability to guide the company in its identification, acquisition and turnaround of steel assets has led to his emergence of the world’s largest steel producer. Mittal began his career working in the family’s steelmaking business in India. Over the last 30 years Mr. Mittal has also championed the development of integrated mini-mills and the use of Direct Reduced Iron or “DRI” as a scrap substitute for steelmaking. Mittal has always preferred to add manufacturing facilities when the steel industry was in a down trend (Arcelor is an exception). During industry downtrends companies sell cheap and Mittal made full use of this logic.

In a recent move Mittal Steel acquired Arcelor of France. Post this deal the new company (Arcelor - Mittal) produces three and a half times as much steel as its closest rival, controls more than 10% of the world's steel production (more than 100 million tonnes and $70 billion in annual sales), employs 320,000 workers in four continents, 32,000 of whom are in France and Luxembourg. Arcelor has a strong presence in Western Europe, while Mittal already operates in 16 countries in Eastern Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.


All through his Arcelor takeover bid Mittal was given a second class treatment. The French Finance Minister remarked that he had a grammar problem while Guy Dolle the CEO of Arcelor called him a specialist at buying out obselete installations. Dolle further compared the Steel that Mittal Compared as cheap "eau de cologne" compared to Arcelor's steel as perfume.


Mr. Mittal is an active philanthropist and a member of various trusts. Mittal Steel is a significant contributor to local community and welfare activities for employees in countries where the Group operates. Mr. Mittal is a member of the Foreign Investment Council in Kazakhstan, the International Investment Council in South Africa, the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council and the International Iron and Steel Institute’s Executive Committee. He is a Director of ICICI Bank Limited and is on the Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management in the U.S.. He was born in Sadulpur in Rajasthan, India on June 15, 1950, and graduated from St. Xavier’s College in Calcutta where he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He is married to Usha Mittal, and has a son, Aitya Mittal and a daughter, Vanisha Mittal

Anil Ambani


Born: June 4, 1959
Achievement: Chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group; Chosen as the 'CEO of the Year 2004' in the Platts Global Energy Awards and MTV Youth Icon of the Year' in September 2003

Anil Ambani is one of the foremost entrepreneurs of Independent India. He is the Chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Earlier, before the split in the Reliance Group, Anil Ambani held the post of Vice Chairman and Managing Director in Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).

Born on June 4, 1959, Anil Ambani did his Bachelors in Science from the University of Bombay and Masters in Business Administration The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Anil Ambani joined Reliance in 1983 as Co-Chief Executive Officer. He pioneered India Inc's forays into overseas capital markets with international public offerings of global depository receipts, convertibles and bonds. Starting from 1991, he led Reliance in its efforts to raise, around US$2 billion from overseas financial markets. In January 1997, the 100-year Yankee bond issue was launched under his stewardship.

After the split in Reliance Group, Anil Ambani founded Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. He is the Chairman of all listed Group companies, which include: Reliance Communications, Reliance Capital, Reliance Energy and Reliance Natural Resources Limited.

Anil Ambai was elected as an independent member Rajya Sabha MP in June 2004. But he resigned voluntarily on March 25, 2006.

Anil Ambani has won several awards and honours. Major among these include: 'CEO of the Year 2004' in the Platts Global Energy Awards, 'MTV Youth Icon of the Year' in September 2003, 'The Entrepreneur of the Decade Award' by the Bombay Management Association, and 'Businessman of the Year Award' by leading Business Magazine, Business India in 1997.

Salman Khan


Birth Name
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan


Nickname
Sallu
The 1st Official Badshah Of Bollywood
King Khan


Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)


Mini Biography
Often known as Bollywood's Bad boy, his knack of walking into trouble has overshadowed people's perception of him as an actor. He may have been featured as the bad guy of the industry several times over. But many-a-common-man claims that this macho hunk has a heart made of pure gold.

Born on December 27, 1965 Salman Khan is the son of the legendary writer Salim Khan, who penned many super-hits in the yesteryear's like Sholay, Deewar, and Don. Salman started his acting carrier in 1988 by doing a supporting role in the movie "Biwi Ho To Aisi". The following year he came up with his leading role in the box office romantic hit Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). From there he became the heart throb of Indian cinema.

Following with other box office hits he showed his terrific performance in Saajan (1991), Andaz Apna Apna (1994), Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). His transformations can be sensitive, vulnerable, funny, aggressive and charming as his role demands.

In 1998 he was arrested by the local police from the shooting location of the film Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999), for killing protected wild animals and spent about a week behind the bars. The actor is facing trial in three cases of killing black bucks and chinkaras and another of illegal possession of arms. In September 2002, Salman Khan had hit the headlines after he crashed his Land Cruiser near the American Express bakery in Bandra, killing one man and injuring others.

Being in those roguish behaviors he tried to balance his troubled life with his carrier. In 2003 he gave his emotionally charged performance as playing an obsessed lover in "Tere Naam" that translated into good reviews and a good run at the box office. He has not only managed to revive his career, but also to restore the confidence of his producers and distributors alike.

His work was noticed internationally in the movie Phir Milenge (2004) where he played the role of an AIDS patient. It was well appreciated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for presenting the problems of AIDS patient in today's world.

IMDb Mini Biography By: The Old Fox {by_oldfox@yahoo.com}


Trade Mark
His dancing style

His Smile



Trivia
Arrested and jailed for poaching endangered wild animals after allegedly shooting a rare black antelope near Jodhpur. [12 October 1998]

Frequently gets rid of his T-Shirt in his films to show his muscles.

Hindi megastar

Arrested by police under the charge of having connection with underworld mafia. He was also questioned about Bharat S. Shah, a producer of Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) since Shah has also been linked with underworld mafia. [2000]

One of the four Khans that ruled Bollywood from the 1990s onwards. The other three are Saif Ali Khan, Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan.

Son of Salim Khan, half of the famed Salim-Javed writing team.

Frequently visits sick children in hospitals, and also goes often to donate blood.

Exercises daily. Feels the day was incomplete without a workout.

Loves visiting London.

Was voted 7th best-looking man in the world by People Magazine.

Arrested for culpable homicide following the death of a man in a car accident in Bombay. Mr Khan was involved in an incident in which several homeless people were hit by a car in an area of north Bombay. The film star has been charged with "culpable homicide not amounting to murder". He also faces charges of drunk driving and not having a valid licence. If convicted, he could be jailed for up to 10 years. [October 2002]

Had a well publicised affair with Aishwarya Rai which lasted 2 years. Apparently his endless tantrums traumatized her enough to give a press conference in spring 2003 where she declared that she would never work with him again for personal reasons.

Was accused in another press conference in spring 2003 by Vivek Oberoi to have called the latter 41 times during one night and threatened him with death as well.

Brother of Sohail Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Alvira Khan and Arpita Khan.

Not only is he a health freak, he also loves to initiate people who aren't as health-conscious as himself into workouts. He forced co-star Anil Kapoor to work out at the gymnasium every day. While Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan are his early trainees.

His favorite actor is Sylvester Stallone.

Model turned actress Malaika Arora is his sister-in-law. Actor turned director Atul Agnihotri is his brother-in-law.

Best friends with Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Mohnish Bahl, Aamir Khan Hrithik Roshan, Govinda, Anil Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. Also has very strong friendships with Sushmita Sen and Preity Zinta.

He was an excellent swimmer in his school days and was even tipped for representing the country one day.

In his early days as a struggling actor he never used his father's name and influence like many other heroes with relatives in the industry. He used to visit producers on his own and audition for roles.

Always believes in giving newcomers a chance. So he spares time in between shots to listen to their script ideas and credits this to his memory of when he was a newcomer.

Has a mannequin of himself in Madam Tussaud's Museum in England. Along with Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai.

Has his own charitable organization known as Being Human Foundations.

All time favorite actress is Hema Malini.

Highest paid Bollywood Star.

Was the first Bollywood Star to work in the Hollywood film industry and his debut film was Marigold: An Adventure In India.

All time favorite actors are Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan.

Brother-in-law of Malaika Arora and Seema Sachdev Khan.

Was working as a model before he became a successful actor and television host.

Fond of BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Land Cruiser cars and owns a number of them including the latest models.

He is an excellent painter.

Father's name is Salim Khan', mother's name is Salma Khan and stepmother's name is Helen.



Personal Quotes
The only person I have hurt is myself.

For me acting, comes straight from the heart. In that sense I don't act at all. I think that to feel the character's pain I have to be myself. Somewhere audiences see that.

On his childhood problems and his father's second marriage to Helen: It was very difficult in the beginning, when everybody was talking about it. My mother just couldn't take it. It hurt her terribly. She used to worry all the time, go in to depression frequently. When she cried, we children used to cry with her.

In life go straight and turn right.

(From a TV-interview) I can get caught in many things but there is one thing I will never get caught in, and that is acting - because I don't act. On screen I am like I am in real life.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar



Date of Birth: April 24, 1973
Place of Birth: Mumbai
Major Teams: India, Mumbai
Batting Style: Right -Hand Batsman
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Leg Break, Right Arm Off Break
ODI Debut : India v Pakistan at Gujranwala, 2nd ODI, 1989/90
Test Debut : India v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st Test, 1989/90
Height : 5'5

The first batsman to score 10,000 runs in one-day cricket, making the record in the third game of a five-match series against Australia on the 31st of March 2001. He reached the landmark when he scored 34 runs in his 266th match and 259th innings. Tendulkar, 27, in his amazing 12-year career, has scored a world record 28 hundreds and 50 half-centuries in his 10,000 runs.
A genius without a doubt, this little master made his International debut in ODI’s and Tests at the age of 16 against Pakistan against the fiery pace of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He then went to England as a part of the national side, and has not looked back ever since. The name itself strikes terror in the hearts of bowlers all around the world. Hailed as the next master-blaster following the legacy of the great West Indian Vivian Richards, this man has every shot in the book, and can kill any attack in the world when in full swing. There is nothing this man cannot do

In batting, he has reached a stage that others can only dream of. He has destroyed practically every bowling attack in the world. Tendulkar's 'specialties' include the straight drive (seemingly nobody plays the shot better than him), the cover drive, the square cut, the pullshot over midwicket/square leg, the delicate leg glance, the late cut, the lofted shots over mid-on and mid-off and not to mention the improvisations he keeps coming up with, time and again. He has tremendous power in his forearms and can hit the ball out of almost every ground in the World. He plays each of his shots amazingly and has even employed the reverse sweep to good effect. Some of his shots are hit with so much power that the ball simply rockets to the fence as if he was trying to dismiss the ball from his presence. On the other hand, some of his shots are neatly timed and placed well. His timing can be quite exquisite and it is this blend of timing and raw power which makes him the world's best/greatest batsman. Mentally very strong, Tendulkar is best when confronted by a challenge

Katrina Kaif


Nickname
Kat


Height
5' 8½" (1.74 m)


Mini Biography
Born on July 16, 1984 Katrina Kaif is one of eight siblings, all girls, from a mother who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, and a father who was formerly from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British citizenship.

Katrina grew up in Hawaii, but was brought up in London, UK. She started modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the tender age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelery campaign. Thereafter she continued modeling in London.

Continuing to model was the reason she got her break in a Bollywood movie "Boom" offered by none other than film-maker Kaizad Gustad.

She was flooded with modeling assignments the minute she set her foot on Indian soil, especially with her innocent expressive face, hour-glass figure, and drop-dead gorgeous looks.

Professionally she started off as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and upon being accepted, she received offers from LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. It was the Lakme commercial that got her noticed. She retained Matrix as her Manager to accept work on her behalf and at the price she deserved.

Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture shock for her, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared for.

Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India.

Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is no different. She is taking Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture. She likes to display a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day non-stop.

Despite of her soft gorgeous looks, she is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional, almost an incurable romantic, wears comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-up. Admitting to being lonely in the beginning, but now has several nice friends who she can hang out with.

Although her first movie "Boom" was panned by the critics and shunned by the audiences, two other Telegu movies "Malliswari" and "Pidugu" did get her noticed. She grossed Rs.70 lakhs for Malliswari - making her top the list of the highest paid actresses during a South Indian movie debut.

Not done with South Indian movies, she has been signed in a Tamil movie "Bheema" opposite National Award Winner Vikram.

She has received decent reviews for her part in "Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya", as well as a brief appearance in "Sarrkar".

Katrina has now made Bombay her base, and doesn't mind singing and dancing around trees while she's at it, and is determined to make it big in Bollywood.

IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)


Trivia
Is half British and half Indian.

Indian supermodel

Has 7 sisters.

Was born in Hong Kong and then moved to Hawaii till she was about 14, then she moved to London. Presently, she lives in Mumbai.

Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India.

She was discovered at age 14 as a model for a jewelry campaign.

When moving to India, she worked for photographer Atul Kasbekar and did commercials for Fevicol, Lakme and Veet among others.

She is very particular about her clothes which she wears a bold outfit on screen or for ads, but she feels more comfortable in not-so-revealing clothes in personal life. And the one thing she hates is make up.

She refuses to speak about her personal life in the media.

Besides walking the ramp for several top designers and being on magazine covers, Katrina has also been the stunning face of Estelle jewelery, Lakme, Pantene, Veet, Kodak cameras, L'Oreal, Samsung, LG etc.

She doesn't do ramp shows anymore.

She was chosen as the face of the year for the Lakme India Fashion Week (2005).

Her favorite Indian designers are Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, Rocky S.

Her favorite international designers are Armani, Miu Miu, Prada, Versace.

Favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan. Favorite actresses are Kajol and Madhuri Dixit.

Favorite cricketer is Irfan Pathan.

Favorite Indian food is dahi and rice.

Favorite movies are Umrao Jaan (1981), Casablanca (1942), and Gone with the Wind (1939).

Favorite perfume is Gucci Rush.

Prefers acting over modeling.

She enjoys modeling, acting, dancing, playing chess, watching movies, painting, resting, cooking, going to spas, going to the gym, meeting new people, and getting together with friends.

The famous Rs. 2 lakh ($4,814) worth silver dress she flaunts in the movie Welcome (2007/I) was gifted to her by Emilio Pucci.

Voted at the No. 1 spot in FHM India's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.

Won Best Female Style Icon at the IIFA Awards.

Won Sabsay Favourite Heroine Award (2008).

Won the British-Indian Actor award for the Zee Cine Awards (2008).

Won the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) for Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) (2006).

Is the most photographed woman in India.

Is the most searched Bollywood celebrity as per Google's 2008 data.

Is active in various charities and often visits orphanages and hospitals.



Personal Quotes
It's not my style to either wear minimum clothes, to strip or to even be comfortable with a sex-symbol label. I just want to do good work instead of sporting such meaningless tags. Sex sells, but to a small extent, not always. And this is what filmmakers have to accept. The exposure has to be relevant to the film and its characters and not forced for the sake of titillation. On the contrary, some of the greatest Indian films have been devoid of all these sexual trappings. I know my comfort zone in today's Indian culture and society.

Her thoughts on Bollywood accepting her, being an outsider British girl, into Indian cinema: "I have no complaints. I think I'm especially lucky. As you said, I've come from outside and I'm not even anywhere closely connected. But I have absolutely no problem here. People have been more than welcoming, even before I was ready. There was a time when I felt that I need to take time to understand more about the industry, the workings of it. I was doing my modeling, which I really wanted to do at the time. So that's why even my entry into films was later than people expected." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

"I've been very blessed, I think, or what do you call it... mmm... lucky to get at this stage what I have. It's not like I've come from acting school and done work at an academy or something. I feel I've been given a very huge chance and opportunity." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

My Hindi was bad about three years ago. I wanted to achieve a certain status in modeling. Through that I got confidence to get into movies. Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) came at the right time. I had done kathak training which apart from teaching you about dancing also teaches you about emotions. After that experience, I feel this year will be a much better year for me.

I think I have been very lucky so far. I have done a lot of ads and also some films down south. People have liked me. I guess I have found a balance.

Wait and watch. Jee Karda should be on air later this month. We shot at 4am every day to capture the light and it was scorching. To keep cool we would stay in shades and sip fruit juice or mint tea.

Egypt is among the most beautiful countries I have visited - the pyramids, the temples and the landscape are absolutely exotic. I even enjoyed the barbecue dinner on a boat on the Nile. We shot in a number of places and I've come back with fond memories of my trip.

I unwind myself by taking off the costume and make-up as soon as the shoot is over! And get a spa treatment. It is extremely relaxing. Unfortunately, the kind of lifestyle and schedule we have, we hardly get time. Not only actors, but I have seen a lot of directors and journalists with skin problems and believe me, all that can be cured by a spa treatment.

Salman Khan did not help me get movie offers. What rubbish! Will any producer take a risk of millions of rupees at the instance of any person? Everyone knows that the film industry is highly competitive, and one gets a job on one's talent only and not on any recommendation.

My relationship with Salman Khan is too personal to talk about. I take my work like any other regular job and what I do in my personal life is no one's business. I'd rather let my work do all the talking.

Every one has her own love life. Every one has a dream to get a perfect life partner. But this is not so easy in real life. In fact, one doesn't love, it happens. As far as I am concerned, I love a boy who is linked with the film industry. However, I shall not name him. You never know what may happen in future.

Asin Bio-data

Name: Asin Thottumkal
Screen Name: Asin
Nick Name: Malabar Ahzagi, Tamil Ammayee
Date of Birth: 26 Oct, 1985
Birth Place: Hyderabad
Height: 5’4”
Profession: Dancer, Stage compere, Actress, model, business woman
Nationality: Indian
Mother tongue: Malayalam
Languages: Can read, write and speak in Malayalam, Tamil and French. Can only speak Telugu.
Parents: Father: Joseph Thotumkal, former CBI officer
Mother: Dr.Shelin, Surgeon in Kerala Govt hospital
Education: Schools: Naval public school,Cochin and St.Teresa's Hr.Sec.School
College: B.A.(literature) from St.Teresa 's college, Cochin
Modeled: in at least 60 advertisements
Entry into tamil films: Director Jeeva after seeing her in 'Aircel' advertisement invited her to act in his film 'Ullam Ketkume'
Debut: *Tamil: M.Kumaran, S/O Mahalakshmi
* Malayalam: 'Narendran Magan Jayakanthan' directed by Sathyan Anthikad
* Telugu: 'Amma, Naanna, O Tamil Ammayi'
Favourites: * Singers: Balamurali Krishna, P.Susheela, Janet Jackson
*Spots: all places in Kerala
* Sport: Cricket
* Attire: Jeans and Shirts
Farmhouse: owns Vagmon a lovely hill station in Kerala
Dam: A dam near her home is named as Asin dam
ASIN'S: Her company deals with anything from hospital equipments, software, furniture etc.
Desire: Likes to try her luck in the Civil service exams. Wants to prove that film people can also excel in academics.
Hates: Dishonesty
Respects: Nadiya for her simplicity
Loves: to gaze at the water
Singing: Harris Jayaraj had given her an opportunity to sing but she was not able to do because of her busy schedule.
Shopping: finishes all her shopping abroad and avoids at home
Plans: to export carved wood products
Never : * Acts in a movie without hearing the story or knowing the strength of her character.
* Does vulgar scenes or double meaning dialogues
Influential people: Her grandmother Mary, Mother Theresa and her mother.
Favourite food: Fresh water fish and Kerala rice
Hates: Smoking and smokers
Address: Marine drive, Kochi, Kerala
Awards: * Won the 'best young entrepreneur' award when she was only 14 years old.
* Best Actress, Filmfare award for the telugu film 'Amma, Naanna, O Tamil Ammayi'
Facts: * She is a voracious reader.
* At age four she created a record by dancing non-stop for four hours.
* Asin means pure or blemishless
* One of the songs for the film M.Kumaran, S/O Mahalakshmi was filmed in the farmhouse owned by her family.
* Her father wanted to name her Mary after her grandmother.
* She was not able to act in the film 'Shahjahan' with Vijay due to date problems.
* Only child to her parents.
* Comes from a very wealthy family.
* Is a good bharata natyam and Kathakali dancer
* Director Fazil wanted to introduce her first in malayalam films.
Aim: * start a Bharatanatyam school in Kochi
* to publish her poems
* to improve her business
* to be a well known actress

Saturday, May 2, 2009

BARAK OBAMA BIO DATA

Subject: BARAK OBAMA BIO DATA
From: mwmd
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Date: Thu, Jan 10, 2008 - 05:34 AM ET
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Found this on the web,,,

Meet Barack Obama Who is Barack Obama? Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu , Hawaii , to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black MUSLIM from Nyangoma-Kogel , Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white ATHEIST from Wichita , Kansas . Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii . When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya . Hismother then married Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia . When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia . Obama attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta . He also spent two years in a Catholic school. Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim. He is quick to point out that, 'He was once a Muslim, but that he also attended Catholic school.' Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this influence was temporary at best. In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenya soon after the divorce, and never again had any direct influence over his son's education. Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, introduced his stepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a ahabi school in Jakarta . Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world. Since it is politically expedient to be a CHRISTIAN when seeking major public office in the United States , Barack Hussein Obama has joined the United Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim background. ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn into office he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Koran (Their equivalency to our Bible, but very different beliefs) Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential candidacy. The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the U..S. from the inside out, what better way to start than at the highest level - through the President of the United States , one of their own!!!!

Please forward to everyone you know. Would you want this man leading our country?...... NOT ME!!!

Jessica Marie Alba

Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994). Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel (2000–2002).Alba later appeared in various films including Honey (2003), Sin City (2005), Fantastic Four (2005), Into the Blue (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck both in 2007

Rajinikanth

Name Rajinikanth
Real Name Shivaji Rao Gaikwad
Date of Birth 12.12.1950
Time of Birth 11:54 P.M.
Place of Birth Bangalore
Star/Rasi Sirvana/Magaram
Color Black
Height 5 feet 9 inch
Weight 70 Kg
Name of Spouse Mrs. Latha Rajinikanth, Principal,
The Ashram
Date of Marriage 26.02.1981 4:30 A.M
Place of Marriage Thirupathi
Date of Reception 14.03.1981 6:00 A.M
Place of Reception Taj Coromandal, Chennai
Names of Children Aishwarya & Sowandarya
Address 18, Raghava Veera Avenue,
Poes Garden, Chennai-86
Contact Phone 2,499,129,124,990,270
Fax 24838890 (Raghavendra Mandapam)
Father's Name Ramoji Rao
Mother's Name Rambhai
Brother's Name Sathya Narayana Rao & Nageshwara Rao
Guru K.Balachandar
Spiritual Guru Satchithananda Swamiji
Favourite God Shri Raghavendra
Favourite Books Books written by Shri Ramana Maharishi
Favourite City Chennai
Favourite Colour Black
Favourite Drinks Juice & Curd
Favourite Foods Chicken & Mutton items
Happiest Moments To be alone
Worst Moments Left the job of Conductor
Worst Period 1978 - 1981
Favourite Dress White Kurtha
Favourite Place Himalaya
Favourite Place in House Pooja Room
Favourite Proverb Beware of Everything -that is un true; stick to the Truth shall succeed slowly but steadily
Favourite work