Kimi Katkar is a former actress and model, who worked in

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. She was active throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s, and starred in over 50 films, including ''

Adventures of Tarzan ''Adventures of Tarzan'' is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Babbar Subhash, starring Hemant Birje, Dalip Tahil, Kimi Katkar and Om Shivpuri. The film was much talked about in its time, mainly due to the steamy scenes between the ...

'' (1985) and ''

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'' (1991).

Career

Kimi Katkar made her acting debut in the 1985 film ''Patthar Dil'' as a supporting actress. Later that year, she starred in ''

'', where she played the lead opposite

Hemant Birje Hemant Birje (born 19 August 1965) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi language films. In 1985, he debuted as Tarzan in Babbar Subhash's '' Adventures of Tarzan'', also starring Kimi Katkar. He has had mixed success in later films. ...

. After the film, she continued to work throughout the late 1980s, followed by notable films such as ''

Mera Lahoo ''Mera Lahoo'' (translation: ''My Blood'') is a 1987 Indian directed by Veerendra and starring Govinda and Kimi Katkar. The film was directed by punjabi actor veerendra an it was declared hit. Summary Elder brother Dharam (Raj Kiran) and yo ...

'' (1987), ''

Dariya Dil ''Dariya Dil'' () is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian drama film directed by K. Ravi Shankar, starring Govinda, Kimi Katkar, Roshni and Raj Kiran. The film was released on 8 January 1988 in India. The film has gained renewed interest as one of it ...

'' (1988), ''

Sone Pe Suhaaga ''Sone Pe Suhaaga'' ( ''Borax on Gold'', met. ‘‘Icing on the Cake’’ or ‘’Cherry on Top’’) is a 1988 Indian action film, produced by Abdul Hafiz Nadiadwala on A. G. Films Pvt Ltd banner and directed by K. Bapaiah. The film stars ...

'' (1988), ''

Gair Kanooni ''Gair Kaanooni'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film directed and written by Prayag Raj. The film stars Govinda and Sridevi. Kimi Katkar, Shashi Kapoor, Ranjeet and Kader Khan are featured in supporting role. Rajinikanth features ...

'' (1989), ''

Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii ''Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii'' (English: What you sow, you shall reap) is a 1989 Indian film directed and produced by Vimal Kumar. It stars Govinda, Kader khan and Kimi Katkar in pivotal roles. Plot Gangaram Verma (Kader Khan) is a man of idea ...

'' (1989) and '' Khoon Ka Karz'' (1991). In the hit 1991 film ''

'' (1991), she played the lead actress opposite

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. In the film, she was cast as Jumma. The popular song "Jumma Chumma De" from this movie was picturized on her and was sung by playback singers

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and

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. Thereafter, she started restricting herself to few movies. Her last film was ''

Humlaa ''Humlaa '' is a 1992 Bollywood film directed by N. Chandra, starring Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Kimi Katkar and Anupam Kher. Cast *Ashok Kumar as Devkishan Sharma *Dharmendra as Bhawani *Anil Kapoor as Shiva ...

'' (1992). During the same time, she refused film offers for

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's '' Parampara''. Later, Jackie replaced

and

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were signed for the role which had been offered to Kimi. Katkar quit the Hindi film industry after her marriage to photographer and ad-filmmaker Shantanu Sheorey in 1992. She settled in

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, Australia. She is associated with the book '' Shantaram'' which was written by

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. Roberts was an Australian fugitive who escaped to India where he worked as an extra in films including ''Paanch Paapi'' (1989) which starred Katkar.

Personal life

Katkar married a commercial photographer and advertising film producer Shantanu Sheorey. She has one son, Siddhanth. She stays in

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and has also been living in Aundh, a suburb in

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Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katkar, Kimi Living people Indian emigrants to Australia Katkar,Kimi Katkar,Kimi 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses from Mumbai Year of birth missing (living people)