Born: 19 September 1976 Age : 42 years Birthplace : Mahim, Mumbai Height: 1.7 m Spouse: Timmy Narang (m. 2009) Children: Rianna Narang Parents: Ragav Koppikar, Bairal Koppikar
Isha Koppikar is an actress, model, and politician. She hails from Mumbai and was born on 19 September 1976. She did her schooling and college from Mumbai completing her graduation from Ramnarain Rui College in Life Sciences. While in college, she tried her luck in modeling to start working in different ads and commercials for brands like Rexona, L’Oréal, Camay, Coca-Cola and Tips & Toes. She then competed in Miss India Contest in 1995 and bagged the title followed by winning Miss Talent Crown. This gave her the break in Telugu film called Chandralekha in the year 1998.
The very same year she got her first Tamil film Kaadhal Kavithai followed by other three En Swasa Kaatre, Nenjinile and Jodi in 1999. Since then it was no looking back for the lady as she got next three Kannada films like Surya Vamsha, Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya, and O Nanna Nalle. Her first break in Bollywood started with the film Fiza playing Gitanjali in 2000. Some of her Bollywood films in her earlier days include Rahul, Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya, Company, Kaante, Pinjar, Dil Ka Rishta, Qayamat: City Under Threat, Darna Mana Hai, and LOC Kargil to name a few.
Some of her recent movies include Shabri, Maat, Keshava, Looty, and Kavacha to name a few, while she is filming for a Bollywood film called Assi Nabbe Poorey Sau playing the role of Nithya. The film is expected to hit this year in 2019. She also worked in a TV show called Peshwa Bajirao as Mastani. In her initial days, she also was seen in some music videos including Bandish Projekt and Sweet Honey Mix. She was nominated for various films at different award functions but could only bag two awards like for Kaadhal Kavithai winning Filmfare Awards for the Best Female Debut (Tamil) and for Company getting the Stardust Award for Most Exciting New Face
Talking about her personal life, she is married to hotelier Timmy Narang, who she dated for a while and finally got married in November 2009. The couple has a daughter called Rianna in 2014. Apart from a model and actor, she is also a black-belt in Taekwondo. As per the advice of numerologists, she changed her name’s spelling twice. Talking about her political career, she joined the BJP in the last term of NDA government in the presence of the Union Minister Mr. Nitin Gadkari and joined as a working president of BJP’s women transport wing.
Isha Koppikar Filmography :
Years
Title
Role
Language
1998
Chandralekha
Lekha
Telugu
Kaadhal Kavithai
Jothi
Tamil
1999
En Swasa Kaatre
Madhu
Tamil
Nenjinile
Nisha
Tamil
Jodi
Herself
Tamil
2000
Surya Vamsha
Padma
Kannada
Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya
Kannada
O Nanna Nalle
Rangu
Kannada
Fiza
Gitanjali
Hindi
2001
Prematho Raa
Swetha
Narasimha
Vaanmathi
Tamil
Rahul
Hindi
Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat
Rubaina Alam
Hindi
Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya
Anjali
Hindi
2002
Company
Hindi
Kaante
Hindi
2003
Pinjar
Rajjo
Hindi
Dil Ka Rishta
Anita
Hindi
Qayamat: City Under Threat
Laila
Hindi
Darna Mana Hai
Abhilasha
Hindi
LOC Kargil
Santho
Hindi
2004
Rudraksh
Lali
Hindi
Krishna Cottage
Disha
Hindi
Hum Tum
Diana Fernandez
Hindi
Girlfriend
Tanya
Hindi
Ek Se Badhkar Ek
Tracy/Shalini Mathur
Hindi
Inteqam: The Perfect Game
Avantika Suryavansh/Pinky
Hindi
2005
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum
Urmila Martodkar
Hindi
D
Gunjan
Hindi
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?
Vicky’s Girlfriend
Hindi
2006
Darna Zaroori Hai
Hindi
36 China Town
Sonia Chang
Hindi
Don
Anita
Hindi
Haseena
Haseena
Hindi
2007
Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love
Phoolwati
Hindi
Darling
Ashwini
Hindi
2008
Hello
Esha
Hindi
Ek Vivaah… Aisa Bhi
Chandini Shrivastava
Hindi
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Dance Master
Hindi
2010
Right Yaaa Wrong
Anshita
Hindi
Hello Darling
Satvati Chaudary
Hindi
2011
Shabri
Shabri
Hindi
2013
Maat
Marathi
2017
Keshava
Sharmila Mishra
Telugu
FU: Friendship Unlimited
Marathi
2018
Looty
ACP Bhavani
Kannada
2019
Kavacha
Police Officer
Assi Nabbe Poorey SauFilms that have not yet been released
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