Sangeeta Bijlani

Sangeeta Bijlani caught the attention of the public when she won the Miss India contest in 1980. She's had her share of highs and lows, all the while looking absolutely ravishing.

Basics

Sangeeta Bijlani was born on 9th July 1960 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India to a Sindhi family. Her father is Motilal.

The actress was dating Salman Khan. But they broke off their relationship and went their separate ways.

She met the much wed Mohammed Azharuddin, a former Indian skipper. He divorced his wife and wed Sangeeta, whose name is Ayesha Azhar after her conversion to Islam.

The couple went through some difficult times when Azharuddin was implicated in a match fixing case.

They now run a media company called Azhar Sangeeta Management Services.

Modeling

Sangeeta Bijlani was crowned as Miss India in 1980. This 5'7" tall beauty represented India at the Miss Universe contest, where she won the Best National Costume round.

Her ads turned out to be more successful than her films. Some of the brands she endorsed were Nirma, Ponds, and Vicco Turmeric Ayurvedic cream.

Films

Sangeeta Bijlani started her filmi career with a bang. In the late 80s she had two releases, Qatil (1988) and Hathyar (1989).

The latter was directed by J.P.Dutta and starred Dharamendra, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, and Asha Parekh.

Her other release in 1989 was Rajiv Rai's Tridev, which was a major hit. She played the role of Natasha and was seen opposite Jacky Shroff.

From there, it started going downhill. The films she acted in the 90s didn't do well at the box office. Some of them were: Gunahon Ka Devta (1990), Khoon Ka Karz (1991), Game (1993), and Nirbhay (1996).