Sangeeta Bijlani Biography : Movies, Height, Age, Husband, News, Net Worth and More

Sangeeta Bijlani born 9 July 1960 is an Indian former actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who is known for winning the title of Femina Miss India 1980. She represented India at Miss Universe 1980. She started her acting career starring in Hindi films, playing a lead role in the film Qatil (1988) and was one of the three female leads in the film Tridev (1989).

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Sangeeta Bijlani Biography : Early life

Bijlani was born on 9 July 1960 in Bombay (present Mumbai), Maharashtra, India into a Sindhi Hindu family.

Modelling and commercials

Bijlani began modelling at the age of 16. She went on to do many commercials including ads of Nirma and Pond’s soap. Sangeeta received her popular name “Bijli” from her modelling days.

Miss India Universe and international recognition

Bijlani was crowned Miss India Universe Title in 1980. She represented India at the Miss Universe pageant in Seoul, South Korea where she won Best National Costume award designed by her mother Poonam Bijlani.[citation needed]

Bollywood debut and success

Bijlani made her Bollywood debut in 1988 with Qatil, opposite Aditya Pancholi and then went on to act in Tridev, Hathyar, Jurm, Yodha, Yugandhar, Izzat and Lakshman Rekha.[citation needed] She did a bilingual in Hindi and Kannada opposite Vishnu Vardhan. She was nominated by the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress category for Jurm opposite Vinod Khanna and was directed by Mahesh Bhatt and scripted by Salim Khan. She has also worked with Mahesh Bhatt, Mukul Anand, J.P. Dutta, Rahul Rawail and N. Chandra.[citation needed]

Television career

Bijlani made her small-screen debut with Chandni – “a tale of power, revenge and love” in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce Hasna Mat, with Kader Khan on Star Plus and Kinarey Milte Nahi on Zee TV.

Year Series Role Network Notes Ref

2021 Super Dancer Guest Sony Entertainment Television With Jackie Shroff

Sangeeta Bijlani Biography : Personal life

Bijlani and Salman Khan started dating each other in 1986 when they were still modelling and their relationship ended as Khan was caught cheating. Years later, the duo shared hugs and kisses during Khan’s 57th birthday.

On 14 November 1996, Bijlani married cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin in Mumbai. The marriage ended in a divorce in 2010.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1988 Qatil Kiran Mathur


1989 Hathyar Jenny


1989 Tridev Natasha Tejani


1990 Jai Shiv Shankar Unreleased


1990 Gunahon Ka Devta Bhinde’s sister


1990 Hatim Tai Gulnar Pari, Husna Pari


1990 Jurm Geeta Sarabhai


1990 Paap Ki Kamaee


1991 Yodha Vidya Agnihotri


1991 Police Matthu Dada Kannada film


1991 Dhun Unreleased film


1991 Numbri Aadmi Sangeeta Rana


1991 Inspector Dhanush Sangeeta


1991 Vishnu-Devaa Sangeeta Samppat


1991 Khoon Ka Karz Sagarika D. Mehta


1991 Gunehgar Kaun Nisha


1991 Izzat Surya


1991 Shiv Ram


1991 Lakshmanrekha Beenu


1993 Yugandhar


1993 Tahqiqaat Roopa


1993 Game Advocate Shraddha


1996 Nirbhay Radha


1997 Jagannath


1997 ABCD


Television commercial

1984: Popular Tv commercial Vicco Turmeric ayurvedic skin cream


In popular culture

A 2016 Bollywood film Azhar, directed by Tony D’Souza, was based on her life and depicts her relationship with her ex-husband and Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin. Bijlani’s character was played by Nargis Fakhri in the film. According to media reports, Bijlani was not happy with her portrayal in the film as she was called the “house breaker” and further planned to sue the filmmakers. However, Emran Hashmi the lead actor in the film slammed the media reports that Bijlani is unhappy with her character.

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