Ruby Bhatia
Ruby Bhatia | |
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 Ms. Ruby Bhatia at the Plenary Session on "Diaspora Youth and India Blueprint for Engagement" at the 2nd Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - 2004 in New Delhi on January 9, 2004 | |
| Born | November 1, 1973 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | VJ, TV show host, compere, actress |
| Years active | 1997–2008 |
| Spouses |
Ajit S. Dutta (m. 2009) |
Ruby Bhatia (born November 1, 1973) is a Canadian actress, VJ, and television show host.
Early life and background
[edit]Bhatia was born to Canadian parents Harbans and Premlata Bhatia. She was adopted at the age of 3 years by her uncle and aunt Prem Krishan and Saroj Bhatia. She was raised in Ajax, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, where she studied at Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School. She won the Miss India Canadian Peagant. She was also a contestant at Femina Miss India 1994, where Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen finished at the top.[2] She studied ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance from the Toronto branch of the Royal Academy of Dance, London.[3]
Career
[edit]Bhatia won the Miss India Canada contest in 1993 and shifted to India in 1994, when she participated in Femina Miss India. She went on to become a VJ for Channel V. She hosted BPL Oye! and Filmfare Awards.[4]
She also co-hosted the Miss World 1996 held at Bangalore with Richard Steinmetz.[2][5] In 1997, she made her television debut with Yeh Hai Raaz but quit the show midway being replaced by Deepti Bhatnagar.[6]
Later, she appeared in several Hindi serials such as Kasautii Zindagii Kay as well as in movies.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Bhatia was first married to singer Nitin Bali for three years, before getting divorced in 1999.[9] In December 2009, she married Ajit S. Dutta.[10][11]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]- 2001 Chori Chori Chupke Chupke as News reporter
- 2002 Bollywood Bound as herself
- 2003 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon as Herself
- 2006 Katputtli as Anitha
- 2008 Halla Bol
Television
[edit]- 1997-1998 Yeh Hai Raaz
- 1999-2000 Dance Mastiyaan
- 2002-2003 Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Menaka Bose
- 2004 Tamanna House as Tamanna
References
[edit]- ^ "Ruby Bhatia: The unseen scenes". The Times of India. October 12, 2013.
- ^ a b "Ruby Bhatia: The unseen scenes". The Times of India. Oct 12, 2003. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ Imran Sayed (2003-09-18). "Ruby Bhatia". Ruby Bhatia. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ "Ruby Bhatia plans pop album". The Times of India. 2002-06-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Ruby Bhatia scores a perfect 10". The Times of India. Mar 4, 2004. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Criminal minds". The Indian Express. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "Get a woman, but a cricketer - Ruby Bhatia reveals what it's like being in Mandira Bedi's chair". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "90s Kids Will Remember These Iconic VJs". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Once is enough". The Times of India. Aug 25, 2002. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Marcellus Baptista (2009-12-06). "Ruby Bhatia is now Ruby Dutta!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ [1] Archived February 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Ruby Bhatia at IMDb
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Ajax, Ontario
- Canadian women television hosts
- Canadian television hosts
- Canadian television actresses
- Punjabi women
- Canadian actresses of Indian descent
- Canadian people of Punjabi descent
- Canadian emigrants to India
- Canadian expatriate actresses in India
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Actresses in Hindi television
- Canadian video jockeys
- Kasautii Zindagii Kay
- Masters of ceremonies
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian actresses