Sangeeta Bijlani

Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July 1960) is an Indian former Bollywood actress and Miss India winner in 1980.[3] She started her Bollywood career with a lead role in Qatil in 1988 and was one of the three female leads in the film Tridev (1989).

Sangeeta Bijlani
Bijlani in 2017
Born (1960-07-09) 9 July 1960[1]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India[1]
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1996; div. 2010)​
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Early life

Sangeeta was born on 9 July 1960 in Bombay (now Mumbai) in a Sindhi family.[1]

Modelling and commercials

Bijlani began modelling at the age of 16.[1] She went on to do many commercials including ads of Nirma and Pond's soap.[3] Sangeeta received her popular name "Bijli" from her modelling days.[1]

Miss India Universe and international recognition

Bijlani was crowned Miss India Universe Title in 1980.[1] She represented India at the Miss Universe pageant in Seoul, South Korea where she won Best National Costume award designed by her mother Poonam Bijlani.

Bollywood debut and success

Bijlani made her Bollywood debut in 1987 with Qatil, opposite Aditya Pancholi and then went on to act in Tridev, Hathyar, Jurm, Yodha, Yugandhar, Izzat and Lakshman Rekha. She did a bilingual in Hindi & Kannada opposite popular south star Vishnu Vardhan. She was nominated by the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress category for Jurm opposite Vinod Khanna and was directed by Mahesh Bhatt and scripted by Salim Khan. She has also worked with Mahesh Bhatt, Mukul Anand, J.P. Dutta, Rahul Rawail and N. Chandra.

Television career

Bijlani made her small-screen debut with Chandni - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce Hasna Mat, with Kader Khan on Star Plus and Kinarey Milte Nahi on Zee TV.

Personal life

Bijlani and Salman Khan started dating each other in 1986 when they were still modelling and their relationship lasted 10 years.[1]

On 14 November 1996, Bijlani married cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin at a reception at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. The marriage ended in a divorce in 2010, reportedly due to Azhar's alleged affair with badminton player Jwala Gutta, which was denied by the player.[4][5]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1988 Qatil Kiran Mathur
1989 Hathyar Jenny
1989 Tridev Natasha Tejani
1990 Jai Shiv Shankar Unreleased
1990 Gunahon Ka Devta Bhinde's sister
1990 Hatim Tai Gulnar Pari, Husna Pari
1990 Jurm Geeta Sarabhai
1990 Paap Ki Kamaee
1991 Yodha Vidya Agnihotri
1991 Police Matthu Dada Kannada film
1991 Dhun Unreleased film
1991 Numbri Aadmi Sangeeta Rana
1991 Inspector Dhanush Sangeeta
1991 Vishnu-Devaa Sangeeta Samppat
1991 Khoon Ka Karz Sagarika D. Mehta
1991 Gunehgar Kaun Nisha
1991 Izzat Surya
1991 Shiv Ram
1991 Lakshmanrekha Beenu
1993 Yugandhar
1993 Tahqiqaat Roopa
1993 Game Advocate Shraddha
1996 Nirbhay Radha
1997 Jagannath
1997 ABCD

References
  1. "10 साल तक संगीता बिजलानी और सलमान खान ने किया था डेट, इस वजह से नहीं हो सकी शादी". Amar Ujala. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. Gupta, Rajarshi (21 December 2015). "Mohammad Azharuddin furious with reports of third marriage". India Today. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. Sangeeta Bijlani. movies.yahoo.com
  4. "Jwala in, Bijli out of Azharuddin's life?". The Times of India. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. "Azhar dating badminton player Jwala Gutta". India tv News. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
Preceded by
Swaroop Sampat		 Miss India Succeeded by
Rachita Kumar
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