Ayesha Dutt (born 5 June 1960) is an Indian film producer, former model, and actress. She is married to

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actor

Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hi ...

and the mother of

Tiger Shroff Jai Hemant "Tiger" Shroff (born 2 March 1990) is an Indian actor and martial artist known for his work in the Indian cinema. He is best known for his Baaghi action franchise, ''Heropanti'' (2014) and ''War'' (''2019''). He has featured in Forb ...

Early life

She was born to a

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father, Ranjan Dutt, an air vice marshal in the

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, and Claude Marie Dutt De Cavey, a French national of

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descent. Ayesha contested the Miss Young World contest in

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. She did not make it to the finals, but was elected the most popular girl at the contest by her fellow contestants. She began her career as a model and became successful. She acted in a Bollywood film '' Teri Baahon Mein'' opposite

Mohnish Bahl Mohnish Bahl (born 14 August 1961) is an Indian actor working in the Indian film industry and on Indian television. Career Mohnish Bahl debuted with the film ''Bekarar'' in a supporting role opposite Padmini Kolhapure and co Starring Sanjay Dutt ...

in 1984.

Personal life

Dutt married her longtime boyfriend and

actor,

on her birthday on 5 June 1987. She later turned into a film producer. The couple run a media company, Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited. They jointly owned 10% shares in

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since its launch until 2012 when they sold their stake and ended their 15-year-long association with Sony TV. The Shroffs have two children. Her elder child is also a Bollywood actor,

(born 1990), and a daughter, Krishna Shroff (born 1993).

Filmography

Actress

Producer

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutt, Ayesha 1960 births Living people Indian women film producers Hindi film producers Indian female models Bengali actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Place of birth missing (living people) Indian people of Belgian descent Actresses of European descent in Indian films Actresses of European descent in Bollywood films 21st-century Indian actresses