Celina Jaitley Biography
Date of Birth
24 November 1981, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Nickname
Chinto
Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)
Mini Biography
Celina Jaitly was born on 24th Nov 1981 in Shimla, India to a Punjabi Indian father and an Afghan mother. Her father Colonel V.K. Jaitly, is a retired Indian Army colonel, and her mother, Meeta, an Afghan is a child psychologist, as well as a beauty queen. Celina has one brother, who is currently serving the Indian Army Special Force.
Due to her army background, Celina grew up in several cities in India, like Lucknow, where she attended City Montessori School. However most of her life was spent in the Kashmir valley and the north eastern states of India She also spent some years of her childhood in Berhampur, Orissa. She has, however, spent most of her time in Kolkata, India.
During her teenage years, Celina aspired to be a part of the Indian the army, either as a doctor or a pilot. However, fate had something else in store for her. She started modeling alongside studies at the age of 16 Celina, given her natural beauty and stunning looks, was encouraged to take part in the 2001 Ms India pageant. She won the crown and then went on to become a runner up at Ms Universe the same year.
In the year 2003, Celina - the actress was discovered by noted actor & director Feroz Khan who offered her the lead role in her debut film 'Janasheen'. Since then, there has been no looking back for this young, talented actress. For her recent comedy film Golmaal Returns, Celina won several awards for her performance in the film.
Celina is an vehement activist and spokesperson for the LGBT movement in India. She has been involved in various activities concerning human rights, women and children health, and sex workers rehabilitation in India for the past 10 years.
Celina was one of the esteemed jury at Cairo Film festival 2010
Celina Jaitley was born to VK Jaitley, a Colonel in the Indian Army and Meeta, an Afghani Beauty Queen who is also a psychologist specialising in children’s problems. Her schooling was done all over the country due to her father being frequently transferred. The actress holds a degree in Commerce. In 2001, she was a finalist for the Miss Universe contest. Celina has won the Miss Margo Beautiful Skin, Indiatimes Surfer's Choice, and MTV's Most Wanted awards. Celina had her mind set on becoming a pilot. But she became a model in the Bollywood industry after the Miss Universe pageant. Celina has appeared in music videos including Bombay Vikings' Zara Nazron Se Kehdo. In 2003, the actress made her Bollywood debut in the film Janasheen, starring Fardeen Khan.
Celina literally means the moon Goddess. And how right her parents were when for naming her so! For today she shines like a full moon in the world of glamour. She made it big in the Miss India contest and missed the top slot by a ridiculously small margin. She was judged as the forth runner up in the Miss Universe beauty contest 2001, held in Puerto Rico. Celina, like so many other glamour girls, is an army man's proud daughter and perhaps it was because of the values of hard work and dedication she received at home, that she has risen so quickly in Bollywood.
Her father was a Punjabi who was an officer in the Indian Army. Her mother is from Afghanistan. Celina was born in 1981, and is 5"6' tall. She had to keep changing schools due to her father's frequent transfers and had changed 13 schools by her board exams. Her family is currently residing in Bangalore and there was a time in her life that Celina had contemplated appearing for the Combined Defense Services exam.
But thank God she didn't. She got a commerce degree and got a job in the marketing division of a Mobile phone company based in Kolkatta. She was egged on by her friends to participate in a local beauty pageant and to everybody's surprise she won the contest. This boosted her morale and she sent her pictures for the Miss India contest. The rest is indeed history. She bagged the prestigious title and went on to participate in the Miss Universe beauty Contest. Celina didn't disappoint her supporters and was adjudged as the fourth runner up; in contest where beauties form 83 countries had participated.
Celina Jiya Jaitley is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.
Celina Jaitley was born in Kabul, Afghanistan to a Punjabi Hindu Army Colonel V.K. Jaitley and Meeta, an Afghan Hindu, who was a nurse in the Indian Army. Celina has a brother who is also in the Indian Army.She wanted to grow up and join the army just like her dad, either as a pilot or a doctor.Most of her childhood was spent in different locations due to her dad being transferred in cities and towns all over India - as a result she ended up studying in over a dozen different schools.While her family was in Lucknow, she attended City Montessori School, Station Road, Lucknow. She also studied in Berhampur, Orissa. She has spent a major portion of her time in Kolkata, West Bengal where father was posted during her college days. The family is now re-settled in Kolkata.She graduated with a degree in commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University. After graduation, Celina worked in a cell phone company briefly
Celina Jaitley is daughter of an army officer. Her mother is an Afghani and is a child psychologist by profession. Celina has a brother who is also an army officer. After graduation, Celina Jetley did a marketing job in a Cell phone company in Kolkata. In Kolkata, Celina participated in a local beauty contest just for the heck of participation and to everybody's surprise she emerged victorious. This encouraged Celina to participate in Miss India contest. She was crowned Miss India in 2001. Celina Jaitley stepped in the world of Bollywood cinema with "Janasheen". In spite of her bold scenes, the movie could not do any wonders at the Box Office though she earned the title of sex symbol with all her bikini shots. Her next film was "Khel" opposite Sunny deol, which also failed at box office. In spite of all these failures Celina Jetley continues to get roles in movies. She also appeared in the video "Zara Nazron Se Kehdo" by the Bombay Vikings.
Celina Jaitley was born in India to a Punjabi Brahmin father and an Afghan mother. Her father, V.K. Jaitley, is a retired Indian Army colonel, and her mother was a former Afghan beauty queen in India. She has one brother who is serving the Indian army.
Celina grew up in several cities, including Lucknow, where she attended City Monetessori school. She also studied in Berhampur, Orissa when her father was posted there. She has spent most of her time in Kolkata, West Bengal. She has stated in interviews that when she was young she wanted to join the army, either as a doctor or a pilot. She graduated with a degree in commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University.
Career
Jaitley came in first place at Femina Miss India 2001 winning the title of Femina Miss India Universe 2001. In addition to her title, she won the Miss Margo Beautiful Skin, Indiatimes Surfer's Choice, and MTV's Most Wanted award. She was subsequently sent to the Miss Universe 2001 contest to represent India where she was a finalist and finished in fifth place. In 2003, she made her film debut in Feroz Khan's Janasheen. In 2007 Jaitley flew to New Zealand and shot her first international movie Love Has No Language, a romantic comedy. Whilst there she was targeted by a stalker who had followed her from India. Jaitley was said to be traumatized by the experience.
Jaitley is slated to play the character of a Persian princess in the film Quest of Scheherezade along with actors Sean Connery and Orlando Bloom. The film is based on Arabian Nights and will be directed by Ken Khan. This will be Celina's first venture into Hollywood. She is also the brand ambassador of Egyptian tourism and D'damas. Jaitley is also a supporter of the rights and equality of the LGBT community and supports the gay rights movement in India.
Celina when literally translated means the goddess of moon. How prophetic of her parents who named her so! Today she shines like a moon on the skyline of glamour world, having made it big in India and missing the top slot in the world by a small margin. She was fourth runner up in the Miss Universe beauty pageant of year 2001, held in Puerto Rico. Celina is one of the latest additions to India’s ever growing list of defence personnel’s daughters who made it big in beauty pageants and then entered the film world.
She is daughter of a Punjabi father who was an Indian Army officer. Her mother is an Afghan and is a child psychologist by profession. She was born in 1981, and stands 5”6’ in socks. Her nickname is Chinky. Her schooling was done all over the country due to the frequent transfers of her father. She had to change thirteen schools till her Board exams. Presently her family stays in Bangalore. Celina’s past five generations have served the army and there was a point of time in her life, when she was also tinkering with the idea of taking the Combined Defence Services exam.
But destiny willed otherwise. She graduated in Commerce and fetched her a marketing job for a Cell phone company in Kolkatta. There she participated in a local beauty contest just for the heck of participation and to everybody’s surprise she emerged victorious. This gave her a boost and she sent her pictures for the Miss India contest. Just a day before the preliminary rounds were to begin Celina got the invitation to participate. Soon she walked away with the coveted, Miss India crown bagging almost every title from Best Skin to Best Clothes to MTVs most wanted.
This title win enabled her to participate in the Miss universe title. But Indian girls had won it for three consecutive years. There was an immense pressure on her persona with press flooding her with questions about rigging. She was weighed down by this pre –contest scepticism and it did cast its impact on the final outcome. Celina was adjudged fourth runner up from amongst 83 contestants.
Trivia
Fourth runner up at the 2001 Miss Universe pageant.
Father is Punjabi and mother is Afghani.
Never wanted to become a model or an actress. Celina had her mind set on becoming a pilot.
Became a model in the Bollywood industry after the Miss Universe pageant.
Femina Miss India 2001
Hobbies: Surfing the net, reading, sketching and listening to music.
Her mother is a psychologist.
Her favorite actor is Aamir Khan, and favorite actress is Aishwarya Rai.
Her favorite Hollywood movie is Saving Private Ryan (1998).
Favorite holiday spot is St. Moritz in Switzerland.
Bebe and Jashn are her favorite brands. She is the brand ambassador for Jashn.
Has 5 pets: all dogs.
Speaks fluent Bengali, English, German, Punjabi, and Urdu. She says she speaks in Urdu at home.
Plays billiards and pool, sometimes she likes to go sailing.
Her qualifications are a B.Com. graduate, Honours in Accountancy.
Has one brother. He is in 3 Para Commando Special Forces.
Her favorite outfit is a sari.
Her terrace is her favorite hangout spot.
Owns 900+ pairs of shoes.
Is a vegetarian.
The first country she visited was Nepal.
Neither smokes nor drinks. She is a very health conscious person.
Loves Sweden, she used to live in Stockholm at Vallhallvagan.
Favorite cuisine is Indian and favorite dish is biryani.
Uses MAC cosmetics.
Good friends with Fardeen Khan, Riya Sen, and Shreyas Talpade.
Personal Quotes
"I'm young right now; I have a lot of time in the future to de-glam myself. Now I want to do roles of my age which are glamorous; because I have that image - I'm a glamorous woman. I wanted to be called a good and a good-looking actress."
About her cameo in Silsiilay (2005): "In Sisilay I have a special appearance; it was a strange experience because I can never imagine being a woman like the one I've portrayed. I'm in love with a married man, much older to me and who has a son her own age. It's a complex character, and I loved it."
When asked which character she would like to play in a remake: "I would like to play Meena Kumari's role in Pakeezah, Waheeda Rehmanji's role from `Chaudavi Ka Chand' and Rekha's role in `Umrao Jaan'." (erosentertainment.com interview, 2005)
"I think Fardeen and I have a special chemistry on-screen, I don't deny that. At the same time I think Hrithik and I will be great together. Our physical features will work well to create that chemistry - especially the combination of our height, the light eyes; together we'll have a good screen presence." (erosentertainment.com interview, 2005)
On turning down the lead in Julie (2004): "I turned down Julie because I didn't agree with the reasoning of the protagonist in the story, who resorts to prostitution because her man ditches her. I didn't see why any educated girl would take such a drastic step. I take up roles that I mentally agree with, and this was not such a role." (Stardust, April 2005)
"When I intend to settle down, I'm just gonna tell my parents to find someone for me. I have lost faith in myself to make the right decision as far as a man is concerned. Sean (her ex-boyfriend) was a big lapse in judgment."
"It's scary, if you think of it. You read these stories all the time in the magazines, how someone got duped in a relationship. You think, this could never happen to me, except, it does. Until you're a part of that statistic, you never believe that this could be you."
"I rate myself 8 as an actor...but everybody doesn't share the same viewpoint."
The next step for her was joining the Indian movie industry, Bollywood. She made her debut in Feroze Khan's thriller Janasheen where she was paired opposite Feroze's own son Fardeen. Despite the fact that her role required her to clad herself in nothing more than a two piece bikini, her figure couldn't do much for a movie that was written off by the critics as one of the biggest cliché³ of the year.
Her next venture Khel which starred stalwarts like Sunny Deol and Sunil Shetty to couldn't live up to the hype and sank even before the first week had ended. Though she has still not made a mark in Hindi films, Celina Jaitley has everything going for her in a bid to achieve the super stardom.
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