Kamal Sidhu
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Kamal Sidhu | |
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 Sidhu at Soniya Vajifdar preview in 2010 | |
| Born | February 24, 1968 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Spouse | 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 Olympic 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] She presented the Rio Games in August 2016 on Star Sports channel in her brief return to where it all started - STAR TV NETWORK.
Personal life
Kamal Sidhu was in a relationship with erstwhile MTV and Channel V VJ - Danny McGill during the 1990s. She is married to Nico Ghogavala owner of B.A.R company.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Aar Ya Paar | Veena Sanghvi | |
| 2006 | Chasing Nature(TV series) | Presenter[10] | |
| 2008 | Little Zizou | Alka | |
| 2019 | The Fakir of Venice | Mandira |
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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
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