Kamal Sidhu
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Kamal Sidhu | |
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 Sidhu at Soniya Vajifdar preview in 2010 | |
| Born | May 11, 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | actor, presenter, producer, entrepreneur |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Spouse | Nico Goghavala[1] |
Kamal Sidhu (born May 11, 1970 [citation needed]) is a Canadian actress.[2][3] She won the Miss India–Canada title in 1991,[4] and has a successful career as an actor, presenter and live show host.
Early life
[edit]Sidhu was born in an Indian Sikh family who lived in the Philippines, where she lived till the age of six.[5] Later they moved to Canada, where she was raised and educated.[6] She has a university degree in pre-medical. She is fluent in Tagalog, English, Punjabi and French.[6]
Career
[edit]Prior to being in TV shows and in the modeling industry, Sidhu was an athlete, training to compete at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, representing Canada in the heptathlon.[6] An unfortunate injury abruptly ended her dreams and made her to pursue other avenues. She was advised by a cousin, and consequently entered the Miss India-Canada contest in 1991, to which she won first runner-up.[6]
In India, she started her career with Channel V and later MTV Asia.[7] She also worked with channel AXN in this same country.[6] One of the first few 'Indian' VJs, Sidhu and her Canadian accent were hugely popular with the teen population, many imitating her style of dress, hair and talking.[6] She hosted an adult show on Zoom TV and anchored an environmental series called EarthPulse on National Geographic Channel.[8] She presented the Rio Games in August 2016 on Star Sports channel in her brief return to where it all started - STAR TV NETWORK.
Personal life
[edit]Kamal Sidhu was in a relationship with erstwhile MTV and Channel V VJ, Danny McGill, during the 1990s. She is married to Nico Ghogavala, owner of B.A.R company.[9]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Aar Ya Paar | Veena Sanghvi | |
| 2006 | Chasing Nature (TV series) | Presenter[10] | |
| 2008 | Little Zizou | Alka | |
| 2019 | The Fakir of Venice | Mandira | |
| 2023 | The Archies | Hermione Lodge |
References
[edit]- ^ Halim, Moeena (February 13, 2015). "Love it up". India Today. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Visco, Rory (July 12, 2006). "Chasing Kamal". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Singh, Rashmi Uday (October 28, 2011). "Devour the freshest bounty of Sri Lanka". The Times of India. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Kamal Sidhu, winner 1991". Miss India–Canada. 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ Kumar, Ashok (August 1, 2008). "Actors face modelling challenges: Kamal Sidhu". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on August 5, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2016 – via Expressindia.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kamal Sidhu — Miss India Canada". Seasons India. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Anand, Swati. "Beauty's Beast". Little India. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Renuka, Methil (July 8, 2002). "Animal magnetism". India Today. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Pereira, Priyanka (March 17, 2009). "Being Kamal". The Indian Express. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Prabhu, Vidya (September 28, 2006). "Settling down won't be easy: Kamal Sidhu". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
External links
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian female models
- Canadian video jockeys
- Indian emigrants to Canada
- Canadian people of Punjabi descent
- Canadian actresses of Indian descent
- Female models of Indian descent
- Canadian expatriate actresses in India
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Canadian Sikhs
- Canadian heptathletes
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian actresses