Juhi was born in the Chawla family on November 13, 1967 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, and is the daughter of Punjabi-speaking dad, Dr. S. Chawla and Gujarati-speaking mom, Mona. She has a brother named Sanjeev. Her mother passed away in an accident during the year 1998 while Juhi was filming 'Duplicate'. After completing her school in Ludhiana, the Chawla family moved to Bombay, Maharashtra, India, where Juhi attended at Sydenham College. After graduating, she entered in the Miss India competition and was crowned 'Miss India 1984', taking over from Miss India 1983, Rekha Hande. Her first appearance on the tinsel screen was as Zarina in the 1986 release 'Sultanat'. She shot to fame after the release of 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' opposite Aamir Khan. As of August 2007, she has been bestowed with three awards for her performance in 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke', 'Duplicate', and '3 Deewarein'. Juhi got married to multi-millionaire industrialist, Jai Mehta during the year 1998. Since then the couple have a daughter, Jhanvi, and son, Arjun. Juhi continues to act in movies, and also makes appearances in many off-beat movies, rather than the mainstream cinema with which she started her career. She also appears in a number of TV ad commercials.
Married to Jay Mehta, a millionaire industrialist in India.
One daughter with Jay Mehta.
Miss India 1984.
Was Indias top model. Still doing movies for more than 20 years, no model has lasted as long as she has in the Indian film industry.
One brother, Sanjeev.
National Costume Winner at Miss Universe 1984.
Formed a popular on-screen pair with Aamir Khan
Son, Arjun Mehta, was born on 21st July, 2003.
Daughter, Jahnvi Mehta, was born on 21st February, 2001.
Was original choice of 1996 blockbuster movie Raja Hindustani and was offered 2nd lead in 1997 blockbuster movie Dil tou pagal hai, losing both movies to Karisma Kapoor. Later Kapoor went on to receive accolades and multiple awards for both roles.
Was a partner with actor Shahrukh khan in a production company called Red Chilli entertainment.
Gave birth to a son in 2004. The childs father is her husband Jay Mehta.
Sister of producer, actor Sanjiv Chawla. Sanjiv is also known as Bobby.
Starred in Mohabbat Mohabbat opposite Rajiv Kapoor. The film was completed but unreleased.
When actress Dolly Bindra entered the film industry in the 1990s, she was known as a Juhi Chawla look a like.
Starred in Talat Janis shelved film " Sanatta -The Silence".. The film was going to be a remake of Nicole Kidmans "The Others". But when Talat Jani heard that two other films with the same subject were being made (Hum Kaun Hain, Anjaane -The Unknown", he decided to shelve his film.
Her husband Jay Mehta is the first cousin of Madhoos husband Anand.
Father name is Desraj Chawla.
Cousin Zarika got married in Mauritius in 2009. Zarika is the daughter of the ambassador of Mauratious,Situ.
Parenting now is a two-way relationship where you learn from each other.
There is an amazing power getting to know your inner self and learning how to use it and not fight with the world. If you know what makes you happy, your personality, interests and capabilities, just use them, and everything else flows beautifully. .
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