He added that they are good friends and still in touch. The filmmaker had reacted to the allegations stating that he was amused after reading the news. Last year, she had accused Subhash Ghai of bullying her, taking her to court and trying to stop her first show. Mahima had previously also opened up about facing bullying in Bollywood. Read: Subhash Ghai Responds to Mahima Chaudhry's Bullying Allegation, Says ‘I’m Amused’ They have a longer shelf life than before." They getter better parts, better pay, endorsements, they're at a great and much powerful position. "I think the industry is getting to a position where female actors are also calling the shots. However, the actress added that the time is better for actresses now. Read: Mahima Chaudhry Opens Up on Her Troubled Marriage, Reveals She Had Two Miscarriages If you were married, then forget it, you career was over, and if you had a child, it was like absolutely over." If you were dating someone, it was like, 'Oh! She's dating!'. Talking to Hindustan Times, Mahima said, "The minute you started dating someone, people would write you off because they only wanted a virgin who had not kissed. In a recent interview, Mahima opened up about how the conditions were especially bad for women, and actresses were expected to be ‘virginal.’ Mahima also added that now more women are calling the shots and have ‘better shelf life.’ However, according to the actress, the industry at that time was deep-rooted in sexism. She also worked in the thriller Mumbhaii - The Gangster, co-starring Om Puri and Sanjay Kapoor.Actress Mahima Chaudhry has a very impressive filmography with many critically acclaimed and popular projects during the late 90s and 2000s. In 2010, Chaudhary starred in a Knightsbridge Media Production film, Pusher, directed by Assad Raja, also starring comedian Mani Liaqat. When she was asked about this, she responded by saying that she enjoyed working with other actresses, and she expressed her desire to work with Juhi Chawla, her favorite actress. Next to doing many films, she has worked with many talented actresses, including Kajol, Shilpa Shetty, Amisha Patel, Urmila Matondkar, Manisha Koirala, Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Preity Zinta, Tabu, Padmini Kolhapure, and Hema Malini. Her other roles were in Daag: The Fire (1999), where she played a dual role in Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999) she played a widow forced to marry her brother-in-law in Dhadkan (2000) she is a loving friend of a man who is madly in love with another woman: in Deewane she plays a singer in love with a thief: in Kurukshetra she plays the stubborn wife of a police officer: in Lajja she plays a young bride forced to fight dowry in Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001) she plays a stubborn tenant who will not give up her home at any cost in Om Jai Jagadish she is the loving homemaker in Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002) she is the sister who would do anything for her sister's happiness in Dobara she is the frustrated housewife in The Film she is a desperate struggling screenwriter in Zameer: The Fire Within she's a paralytic dancer, in Film Star she is an uptight arrogant fading actress in Home Delivery (2005) she's a South Indian superstar and in Souten: The Other Woman (2006) she plays a desperate housewife who has an affair with her stepdaughter's boyfriend. In a recent interview, Mahima Chaudhry opened up about her accident where media called her scar face, divorce, her daughter custody.Ĭhaudhry has played a variety of roles, starting with a village girl in Pardes (1997). Their hush-hush wedding was steady until 2011 when reports came that the couple are staying separately due to incompatibility and differences. She has an 11-year-old daughter Ariana from her marriage. She married architect businessman Bobby Mukherji in 2006.
She dated Indian tennis player Leander Paes before she broke up with him due to his affair with then-married Rhea Pillai.
The movie was successful at the box office and won many awards including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Subhash Ghai gave her a break in the film Pardes, which was released in 1997. She was a VJ on music channels, where she was noticed by Subhash Ghai.
She appeared in several TV ads, of which the most famous was for Pepsi, with Aamir Khan and Aishwarya Rai.
She attended Dow Hill in Kurseong till class 10 and later moved to Loreto College in Darjeeling.