Famous People with Name Mahima

Mahima Chaudhury            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Mahima Chaudhury: an Indian actress and former model. She made her film debut in the 1997 film PardesMahima Chaudhry was a model before she became an actress. Her first breakthrough performance where she won rave reviews was Pardes (1997) as Ganga, the love interest of two men, Shahrukh Khan and Apoorva Agnihotri. She was chosen to be the female lead among 3000 applicants who auditioned for Pardes (1997). Her career was launched by Subhash Ghai who launched the career of Madhuri Dixit, Manisha Koirala and Aishwarya Rai. She changed her name from Ritu Chaudhry to Mahima Chaudhry since Subhash Ghai has a superstitious belief of launching big careers with actresses whose name start with M. She won rave review for her first performance in Pardes (1997) as a village girl who still values her cultures. Unlike most top actresses in India.