Kamal Sidhu
| Kamal Sidhu | |
|---|---|
 Sidhu at Soniya Vajifdar preview in 2010 | |
| Born | February 24, 1968 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
| Spouse(s) | Nico Goghavala[1] |
Kamal Sidhu (born February 24, 1968) is an Indo-Canadian model, VJ, TV anchor and actor.[2][3] Winner of Miss India–Canada in 1991,[4] she has a successful career as presenter and show host.
Early life
Sidhu was born in an Indian Sikh family who lived in the Philippines, where she stayed 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
Prior to being in TV shows and in the modeling industry, Sidhu was an athlete, training to compete at the Olympics 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 sex lives on Zoom TV and anchored an environmental series called EarthPulse on National Geographic Channel.[8]
Personal life
Sidhu is married to Nico Ghogavala owner of B.A.R company.[9]
Filmography
- 1997 - Aar Ya Paar as Veena Sanghvi
- 2006 - Chasing Nature (TV series) as presenter[10]
- 2008 - The Fakir of Venice as Mandira
- 2008 - Little Zizou as Alka
References
- ↑ Halim, Moeena (13 February 2015). "Love it up". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ Visco, Rory (12 July 2006). "Chasing Kamal". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ Singh, Rashmi Uday (28 October 2011). "Devour the freshest bounty of Sri Lanka". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Kamal Sidhu, winner 1991". Miss India–Canada. 2013.
- ↑ Kumar, Ashok (1 August 2008). "Actors face modelling challenges: Kamal Sidhu". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2016 – via Expressindia.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kamal Sidhu — Miss India Canada". Seasons India. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ Anand, Swati. "Beauty's Beast". Little India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ Renuka, Methil (8 July 2002). "Animal magnetism". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ Pereira, Priyanka (17 March 2009). "Being Kamal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ Prabhu, Vidya (28 September 2006). "Settling down won't be easy: Kamal Sidhu". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kamal Sidhu. |
- Kamal Sidhu at the Fashion Model Directory
- Kamal Sidhu at the Internet Movie Database