Madhoo Shah (Madhubala) (born Padma Malini; 26 March 1969) is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in

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and

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language films. She was a part of Movies like ''

Phool Aur Kaante ''Phool Aur Kaante'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi- language action- romance film directed by Kuku Kohli. It stars Ajay Devgan, Madhoo, Aruna Irani, Jagdeep and Amrish Puri among others. The film marked the debut of Devgan, son of late stunt and a ...

'' (1991), '' Roja'' (1992), ''

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'' (1992), '' Yodha'' (1992), and S. Shankar's Tamil hit ''

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'' (1993).

Early life and family

Madhoo is a

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. Her birth name was Padma Malini but her father changed her name to Madhu Malini when she entered school. She was educated at St. Joseph's High School, Juhu and at

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. She is the cousin of actress

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and therefore the aunt of

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Career

Madhoo was signed on by action director

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for his son

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's debut in ''

'' (1991), but her first release was K. Balachander' s ''

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'' (1991), co-starring

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and Geetha. She made her Hindi movie debut with another newcomer

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in ''

'' (1991). She made her debut in the Malayalam film '' Ottayal Pattalam'' (1991), opposite

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. The title role in

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's '' Roja'' (1992) made her very popular. She made her comeback in 2008, in the

-language film, ''Kabhi Socha Bhi Na Tha'', and has been appearing in supporting roles in films since then. She has acted in 5 films with her real name Madhu. She made a comeback to the Tamil screen with

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's Tamil-Malayalam bilingual '' Vaayai Moodi Pesavum /

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'' in 2014. She has been hosting the

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music television series ''

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'' since August 2019. Besides it, she has worked in television series such as ''Kaveri'', ''

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'', '' Soundaravalli'' and '' Aarambh: Kahaani Devsena Ki''. She has also appeared as a guest judge at some reality shows. For her contribution to the Indian Cinema, she has been awarded many prestigious awards.

Personal life

She married Anand Shah on 19 February 1999 whom she met during a photoshoot. They have two daughters Ameyaa and Keia. Madhoo's husband is the cousin of

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, who is married to actress

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Filmography

Feature films

Television series

References

External links

* * 1969 births Living people Tamil actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actors from Mumbai {{India-film-actor-stub