Lara Dutta is an Indian model, actress, producer, and entrepreneur. On 12 May 2000, she became the second Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title. She made her Bollywood debut with 2003 film ‘Andaz’.
Lara Dutta is an Indian model, actress, producer, and entrepreneur. She was born on 16 April 1978 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Her zodiac sign is Aries. Lara grew up in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She attended St Fracis Xavier Girls High School and Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru. She earned a degree in economics from Mumbai University.
Her father, LK Dutta is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force with the rank of Wing Commander. Her mother’s name is Jennifer Dutta. She has two sisters, Sabrina Dutta and Cheril Dutta.
She is married Mahesh Bhupathi. They have a daughter, Saira Bhupathi.
Lara’s favourites
Her hobbies include, cooking, writing, doing yoga and adventurous activities like water rafting, para gliding, and bungee jumping.
She likes to eat rajma chawal, South Indian cuisine, and tiramisu cakes.
Her favourite actors are, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjeev Kumar, Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit and Vaijayantimala.
Lara’s favourite films are, Sholey, and Gone with the Wind.
Her favourite fragrances are, Thiery Mugle Angel, Tom Ford’s Black Orchid, and Heaven Scent.
Her favourite travelling destinations are Goa and Italy.
She owns Audi A8L and Mercedes E Class cars.
Interesting facts about Lara
On 12 May 2000, she became the second Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title. Sushmita Sen was the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title.
Later that year, she was removed from a B-grade film as the director did not like her acting skills.
In 2001, at the age of 23, she became the youngest ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Lara’s debut film
In 2003, Lara Dutta made her Bollywood debut with the film ‘Andaz’.
During the shooting of the film, an accident happened, and Akshay Kumar saved her from drowning.
International film offers
Lara Dutta received offers to work in films ‘The Matrix Reloaded' (2003) and 'The Matrix Revolutions' (2003), but she refused to work because the scripts were not to her liking.
In 2005, she was offered a role in Jackie Chan's Hollywood film 'The Myth', but she declined the offer because of a nude scene.
She is fond of Banarasi sarees and has designed her own saree collection for 'Chhabra 555'.
Lara is a polyglot and can speak English, Hindi, Punjabi, French and Kannada languages.
In the year 2005, she participated in ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ with Sania Mirza for a charity cause.
Lara’s marriage
On 19 September 2010, Lara Dutta got engaged to Mahesh Bhupathi in New York. The couple got married on 16 February 2011. A year later, Lara gave birth to a daughter.
Lara is a big fan of British-Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour.
Lara’s works
She owns a production house named 'Bheegi Basanti Productions'. Apart from this, she is also the owner of a skincare brand named 'ARIAS'.
Some of Lara Dutta’s films are, Partner (2007), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Don 2 (2011), Billu (2009), Blue (2009), Singh is Bliing (2015), Housefull (2010), No Entry (2005), Zinda (2006), Azhar (2016), David (2013), Kaal (2005), Fitoor (2016), Baadshaho (2017), and Welcome to New York (2018).
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