Actress Juhi Chawla turned 43 today. After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, she pursued an acting career. She went on to become one of the top leading actresses of Bollywood and starred in films ranging from the romances Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Darr to Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, which earned her Filmfare Best Actress Award, to Yes Boss and Ishq.



She has been mostly recognised for her comic timing in films as well as her vivacious screen persona. After winning the Miss India contest, she ventured into films with the 1986 film, Sultanat. Her first major role in Bollywood was in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 1988, in which she starred with Aamir Khan. The film, a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, became both a major critical and commercial success. It won the Filmfare Best Movie Award, and Filmfare Lux New Face Award and received her first nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award.

Juhi Chawla is married to industrialist Jai Mehta; and the couple have two children-- a daughter and a son. Her mother died in a car accident in Prague during the shooting of the movie Duplicate in 1998. Jai Mehta and Juhi Chawla are the co-owners of the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders in partnership with Shahrukh Khan under their company Red Chillies Entertainment.