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Know the Miss India Heroines?

September 28, 2005 16:27 IST
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Beauty queens have a simple plan in life. Once they're done with their year-long reigns as Miss India, they take the sash off and don the greasepaint. A lot of them went on to do really well, like Zeenat Aman, Juhi Chawla, Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen.

This quiz tests your knowledge of the new crop of Miss Indias who have taken to the silver screen.

1. Which Japanese film did Neha Dhupia act in?
a. Return OF The Ninjas
b. Kung Fu Lovers
c. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2. Which music video did Tanushree Dutta first star in?
a. Tuu
b. Saiyan dil me aana re
c. Chura liya

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is B.
Did you know? Chocolate was the first film Tanushree signed, but her boyfriend Aditya Datt's film Aashiq Banaya Aapne was the first to hit theatres.

Tanushree was born in Jamshedpur, now in Jharkhand, and came to Pune for further education. As she always wanted to be an actress, she began modelling in Pune as a first step.

Correct!
Did you know? Chocolate was the first film Tanushree signed, but her boyfriend Aditya Datt's film Aashiq Banaya Aapne was the first to hit theatres.

Tanushree was born in Jamshedpur, now in Jharkhand, and came to Pune for further education. As she always wanted to be an actress, she began modelling in Pune as a first step.

3. Which city is Dia Mirza from?
a. Hyderabad
b. Calcutta
c. Mumbai

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong! The correct answer is A.
Did you know? Dia was born on December 9, 1981. She says she was introverted, and never dreamt that she would become a Miss India.

She worked as a marketing executive at Sriveni Multi-Tech where she earned a monthly salary of Rs 5,000. She did an advertisement that appeared in Femina. Since then, she hasn't had to look back.

Correct!
Did you know? Dia was born on December 9, 1981. She says she was introverted, and never dreamt that she would become a Miss India.

She worked as a marketing executive at Sriveni Multi-Tech where she earned a monthly salary of Rs 5,000. She did an advertisement that appeared in Femina. Since then, she hasn't had to look back.

4. Which was the first product Lara Dutta endorsed?
a. Garnier
b. Pantene
c. L'Oreal

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong! The correct answer is C.
Did you know? Lara Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, near Delhi. Her father Wing Commander L K Dutta served in the air force.

Her family moved to Bangalore, where Lara grew up. Lara did her bachelors in economics.

Correct!
Did you know? Lara Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, near Delhi. Her father Wing Commander L K Dutta served in the air force.

Her family moved to Bangalore, where Lara grew up. Lara did her bachelors in economics.

5. In which forthcoming film does Priyanka Chopra star opposite Shah Rukh Khan?
a. Don
b. Krrish
c. Dhoom 2

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong! The correct answer is A.
Did you know? In Farhan Akhtar's remake of Don, Priyanka has a pivotal role, played in the original by another Miss India, Zeenat Aman.

Priyanka also stars in Rituparno Ghosh's upcoming remake of Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam opposite Salman Khan.

Correct!
Did you know? In Farhan Akhtar's remake of Don, Priyanka has a pivotal role, played in the original by another Miss India, Zeenat Aman.

Priyanka also stars in Rituparno Ghosh's upcoming remake of Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam opposite Salman Khan.

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Compiled by Patcy N
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