Acting or not, modelling or not, Ayesha Takia is never out of news. Let’s take a look at some lesser-known facts about the model-turned-actor and as to what she is up to these days.
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Ayesha Takia was born on April 10, 1986, in Mumbai. She studied at St Anthony’s Girls High School in Chembur and started her modelling career at the age of 15 when she became part of a children’s health drink campaign.
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Ayesha Takia hails from a mixed family. Her mother, Fridah, is half Maharashtrian, and her father, Nishit, is Gujarati. Takia’s maternal grandmother is English.
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She got married to Farhan Azmi, a restaurateur, on March 1, 2009. Her husband is the son of prominent politician, Abu Azmi, who is the party leader of Samajwadi Party.
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Ayesha was in a relationship with Farhan for four years before they tied the knot.
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Ayesha Takia has acted in films like “Dil Maange More”, “Socha Na Tha”, “Shaadi No. 1”, “Dor” and “Wanted”. The actress has also appeared in the ‘Shake It Daddy’ remix of the song ‘Nahin Nahin Abhi Nahin’ alongside Keith Sequeira.
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She had to take Hindi classes for being able to do Bollywood films. She was brought up in a family that mostly spoke English at home.
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Ayesha made her Bollywood debut with “Taarzan: The Wonder Car”, for which she won the best debut award. She acted opposite Vatsal Sheth in the fantasy-thriller film. The film was loosely based on the American film Christine, which was also remade in Marathi as “Ek Gadi Baki Anadi”.
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Her filmography also includes films like “Super”, “Home Delivery”, “Shaadi Se Pehle”, “Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota”, “Salaam-E-Ishq”, “Kya Love Story Hai”, “Fool & Final”, “No Smoking”, “Sunday”, “De Taali”, “8X10”, “Paathshala” among others.
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Before she entered Bollywood, what brought Ayesha Takia into the limelight was being featured in Falguni Pathak’s ‘Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye’ music video.Â
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She was featured in the video as a teenager and looked the part with her innocent eyes and childlike gestures.
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Ayesha Takia appeared in several films which didn’t do well at the box office. There was one film, however, for which her performance was widely applauded. It was in the 2006 film “Dor”, a small budget film, that she got the opportunity to showcase her acting chops. Ayesha played a young widowed Rajasthani woman living in a traditional joint family. She won several awards for her performance.
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After a short modelling stint and fruitful experience in music videos, Ayesha Takia signed her maiden Bollywood film “Socha Na Tha” at the age of 15 opposite debutante Abhay Deol. However, the romantic-drama spent three years in the making and so, Ayesha’s second film “Taarzan: The Wonder Car” was released as her first.Â
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In September 2016, Ayesha Takia was subjected to rumours of having had a lip enhancement surgery because of her fuller lips. Her photos on Instagram took the internet by storm. Apparently, Takia’s photographs that led to her getting trolled for her “botoxed” look were morphed.
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Ayesha never thought that she would be married at the age of 23. The actress said, “I never thought I would be married at 23, but that’s the fun thing about life — you don’t know what is waiting for you at the next corner. I have been lucky to be with Farhan. Before I got into films I would paint, read books and do a lot of things, but due to my acting commitments, they took a backseat. But now I am back to all of it and I love it.”
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“I think the turning point has to be my marriage as it was a step ahead in my life. It has really been a beautiful journey so far,” Ayesha said in 2011 describing the ‘mod’ (turning point) in her personal life.
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Takia said that it was sort of a ‘conscious decision’ to quit acting. “I guess people can say that. One would think that I was not able to cash in on the success of Wanted but I never had any strategy or hidden formula for success. I have some of the best films to my name. I enjoy acting… I make the choices. I have never had a PR or a manager and have never been very media-savvy. I like to live my life in a particular way and do things that make me happy,” said the 33-year-old.
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The actress, who took a sabbatical from movies post marriage, silenced her detractors with a powerful post. It read, “Hey all you fabulous people, let’s be super proud of who we are right now coz it’s freakin 2017 and we ain’t letting no bullies bring us down. I love myself and you should love yourself too. Be fabulous and #StopSelfieSha-ming, stop picking on people for who they wanna be. It’s lame AF. Opinions are like a**hol**, everyone has one. So scr** what others think. [sic]”
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Ayesha Takia is very active on Twitter and frequently shares pictures and her views on current affairs. She is also a supporter of wildlife protection.
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She is a vegetarian. It is also known that she doesn’t wear leather.
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Ayesha Takia was seen in her ‘comeback song’ “Zindagi Tujhse Kya Karen Shikveyâ€. The single from album ‘Zindagi Yeh Zindagi’ created a ripple on social media.Â
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Last year, there were reports that Takia is soon going to open her own vegan restaurant named, “The Plant”.Â
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While her fans wait for her next big screen appearance, we wish her all the luck for future endevours. Scroll further to see more pics of her.Â
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She remains quite active on social media.Â
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Clearly, she loves taking selfies.
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And mirror selfies are her favourite!
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