Ayesha Takia Azmi Height Weight Bra Size Age Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more. Ayesha Takia Azmi (born 10 April 1986) is a former Indian actress known for her work in Hindi films. She made her debut in Taarzan: The Wonder Car for which she won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004. Her notable films include Socha Na Tha (2005), Super (2005), Dor (2006) for which she won the Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics), Salaam-E-Ishq (2007), Wanted (2009) and Paathshaala (2010).
Early life
Ayesha Takia was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India to a Gujarati Hindu father and a Kashmiri Muslim mother. She is an alumnus of St Anthony’s Girls High School, Chembur. She married restaurateur Farhan Azmi, son of Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi, on 1 March 2009, with whom she has a son.
Career
Takia began her career as a model when she was 13, appearing in the “I am a Complan Boy! I’m a Complan Girl!” campaign along with Shahid Kapoor and also in Falguni Pathak’s “Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye” music video. Later she appeared in the music video Shake It Daddy Remix of song Nahin Nahin Abhi Nahin along with actor Keith Sequeira, both the songs were directed by Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao. Which brought her to the attention of Bollywood, and a few film offers followed. She signed a contract to appear in Socha Na Tha, then for Taarzan: The Wonder Car. However, delays making Socha Na Tha meant that Taarzan was released first and was therefore her “debut” film. She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004 for her performance in the film. A lot of praise was given to her performance.
Takia has appeared in a number of films that did poorly at the box office. However, she has been highly praised for her work in the 2006 Dor, a smaller budget film in which she plays the role of a young widowed Rajasthani woman living in a traditional joint family. She went on to win several awards for her performance in the film, including the Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actress.
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Apart from Bollywood, Takia has also appeared in the 2005 Telugu film Super, with Tollywood star Nagarjuna, for which she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu. Her most recent hit was Prabhu Deva’s Wanted, co-starring Salman Khan, which emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of 2009. The film was the third-highest-grossing movie of the year and her role met with positive reviews.
In 2011, she starred in Mod, which met with a good response. In 2012, she hosted the only season of musical-reality show Sur Kshetra.
Personal life
Takia is very active on social media, especially Twitter and has been a supporter for wildlife protection. In April 2014, Ayesha denounced her father-in-law, the Samajwadi Party legislator Abu Azmi, for saying that rape victims should also be punished. In a public statement, she stated she is a vegan while posing for a vegan ad for PETA India. She declared her last name as Takia Azmi on social media after marriage .
Ayesha Takia Azmi Measurements Height Weight Bra Size Age
Bio | |
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Real Name | Ayesha Takia |
Profession | Actress, Model |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height | in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 5” |
Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 63 kg in Pounds- 139 lbs |
Measurements | 37-28-37 |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 10 April 1986 |
Age (as in 2022) | 36 Years |
Birth Place | Mumbai |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aries |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Chembur, Mumbai |
School | St. Anthony’s school, Mumbai |
College | N/A |
Educational Qualifications | High School |
Debut | Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004) |
Family | Father– Nishit Takia Mother– Faridah Takia Sister– Natasha Brother– N/A |
Religion | Islam |
Ethnicity | Gujarati, British and Maharashtrian |
Hobbies | Reading, listening to music, watching movies, dancing, traveling |
Favorite Things | |
Favorite Pakistani Artists | Ghulam Ali and Abeeda Parveen |
Favorite Movies | Lamhe (1991), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). |
Favorite Brands | Mango, Zara, Diesel, FCUK, Guess and G-star |
Favorite Food | Indian and Italian (Pizza, Pasta, wonton Soups, Vada Paav, salads) and Chinese Hakka Noodles |
Favorite Pet | Cats |
Favorite Music | Hip-hop, Techno, Trance, Soft rock, Rock, Ghazal, Sufi, Hindi Film Songs |
Favorite Actors | Bollywood: Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Shah Rukh Khan Hollywood: Johnny Depp |
Favorite Actresses | Priyanka Chopra, Rani Mukerji, Sridevi |
Favorite Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Favorite Perfumes | 212 Sexy by Carolina Herrera, Armani Code by Giorgio Armani, Cherie by Christian Dior, and True Star by Tommy Hilfiger |
Boys, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Boyfriends | Sidharth Koirala (Actor) Ashmit Patel (Actor) Farhan Azmi (Entrepreneur) |
Husband/Spouse | Farhan Azmi |
Children | Son– Mikail Azmi |
Money Factor | |
Net Worth | $10 million |
Cars | BMW 7 Series and Honda City |
Filmography
Year | Films | Role |
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2004 | Taarzan: The Wonder Car | Priya Rakesh Kapoor |
Dil Maange More!!! | Shagun | |
2005 | Socha Na Tha | Aditi Sahani |
Shaadi No. 1 | Bhavna | |
Super | Siri Valli | Telugu debut Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress |
Home Delivery | Jenny | |
2006 | Shaadi Se Pehle | Rani Bhalla |
Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | Khushboo | |
Dor | Meera | Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics) Zee Cine Award – Critics’ Choice Best Actress Bengal Film Journalists’ Association – Best Actress Award Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award |
2007 | Salaam-E-Ishq | Gia Bakshi |
Kya Love Story Hai | Kajal Mehra | |
Fool N Final | Tina | |
Cash | Preeti / Riya | |
Blood Brothers | Keya | |
No Smoking | Anjali / Annie | |
2008 | Sunday | Sehar Thapar |
De Taali | Amrita “Amu” | |
2009 | 8 x 10 Tasveer | Sheila Patel |
Wanted | Jhanvi | |
2010 | Paathshaala | Anjali Mathur |
2011 | Mod | Ananya Mahadeo |