Kitu Gidwani

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name = Kitu Gidwani


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birth_name = "Kaushalya Gidwani"
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occupation = Actor, Model
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Kitu Gidwani a.k.a "Kaushalya Gidwani" is a famous Indian model and actress. She has starred in some movies as well as serials in Indian television.

Biography

Sindhi by birth, Kitu Gidwani studied in Fort Convent School, Mumbai. Her graduation days saw her interested in French and she started acting in French plays. Soon she was acting in English plays directed by Janak Toprani. She acted in some television serials and subsequently acted in a French film "Black" [ [http://www.sindhishaan.com/personalities/index.php#kitu Famous Sindhis - Kidu Gidwani] ] .

She made her television debut in 1984, with TV soap, "Trishna", and during the 1980s and 90s, gave some memorable performances in TV serials like, Swabhimaan, 'Air Hostess' and "Junoon". She caught a lot of attention after her kissing scene in bed with actor Raj zutshi in Junoon.She recently appears in multi-starrer Hindi serials, "Kaashish" and "Kulvadhu".

In 1998, Kitu was awarded Best Actress by the Festival of Three Continents in Nantes, France. The award recognized her outstanding achievement for the role of "Pallavi" in Dance of the Wind (dir. Rajan Khosa).

In 2001, she was roped in by Wills Lifestyle, an apparel chain owned by ITC Limited, to promote "Wills Sport Lifestyle" brand of clothing cite news
author=
url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/07/08/stories/0408403s.htm
title=Read(il)y made lifestyle
publisher=The Hindu
date=2001-07-08
accessdate=2006-07-13] . In 2006, he also acted in a play, 'Your Place or Mine’ by Darshan Jariwala [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060707/cth2.htm#5 Play on man-woman relationship] The Tribune, July 7, 2006.] .

Filmography

ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Holi
Year = 1984
Role = ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Wisdom Tree
Year = 1985
Role = ActingFilmography-movie
Title = The Khajuraho
Year = 1991
Role = ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Rukmavati Ki Haveli
Year = 1991
Role = Kittu Gidwani ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Dance of the Wind
Year = 1997
Role = Pallavi ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Karvaan (Shadows in the Dark)
Year = 1997
Role = Lajma [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/264066/Kitu-Gidwani Filmography] New York Times.] ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Earth (1998 film)
Year = 1998
Role = Bunty Sethna ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Ek Nayi Kahani
Year = 1998
Role = ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Karvaan
Year = 1999
Role = ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Aalavandhan/Abhay(Hindi dub)
Year = 2001
Role = Abhay/Vijay's Step-mother ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Deham
Year = 2001
Role = Jaya ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants
Year = 2004
Role = Mme Gibson ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Strangers
Year = 2007
Role = Book Publisher ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Year = 2008
Role = Sheila, Meghna's mother

oap operas

Apart from films, she has also appeared in the following television soap operas.ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Trishna
Year = 1984
Role = ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Janam
Year = 1985
Role = ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Air hostess
Year = 1986
Role = ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Swabhimaan
Year = 1995
Role = Svetlana Bannerjee ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Shaktimaan
Year = 1997
Role = Geeta Vishwas (later replaced)
ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Nazarana
Year = 2002
Role = Ishita's mother ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Kesar
Year = 200?
Role = Pam Mallya
ActingFilmography-movie
Title = Kasshish [ [http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/boxpopuli/y2k5/july/boxpopuli27.htm Kitu Gidwani in Kasshish] ]
Year = 2005
Role = Ratna

Trivia

*Her favourite fashion designer is Ritu Beri.
*Her role-model is the French actress Jacqueline Bineche.
*Her Favourite Bike is the Ducati.

References

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