Rhea Pillai
Rhea Pillai | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Occupation | Model |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Zubeida (maternal grandmother) |
Rhea Pillai is an Indian model known for her works in television and advertising. In 2003, she was honored as the "Woman of the Year", along with Raveena Tandon, Anoushka Shankar and Ritu Beri, on International Women's Day for social service.[1] In 2006, she had a minor screen role in the Hindi movie Corporate. Pillai is involved in the Art of Living Foundation.[2]
Early life
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Pillai was born the daughter of Raymond Pillai and his wife Durr-e-shahwar Dhanrajgir. Both of her parents were of mixed communal heritage, and theirs was also a mixed marriage. Her father, Raymond Pillai, was the son of a Malayalam-speaking Nair father and an Anglo-Indian mother, and he was raised as a Christian. Pillai's mother, Durr-e-shahwar Dhanrajgir, was the daughter of Maharaja Narsinghraj Dhanrajgir Gyan Bahadur, a Hindu and one of the top noblemen of Hyderabad state, by his consort Zubeida, a small-time actress who hailed from a family of Muslim royals and who had acted in the first Indian sound film Alam Ara (1931).
Personal life
In 1998, Pillai married actor Sanjay Dutt, but they separated after a few years.[3] She stated in 2006 that they remain close friends.[4] After the divorce became official in 2008 and details of the settlement were published by the tabloid MiD DAY, the broadsheet newspaper The Telegraph criticised Pillai for her materialism and her conduct in relation to Dutt.[5]
Pillai had a live-in-relationship with Indian tennis player Leander Paes in 2005. The couple has a daughter, Aiyana.[4] She has filed a case against Paes and his father alleging domestic violence in June 2014 at a local metropolitan court.[6][7]
References
- ^ The ITA Awards » GR8! Women Achiever Awards 2003 Archived 2010-11-02 at the Wayback Machine. Indian Television Academy. Retrieved 2011-01-10
- ^ "Interview with Rhea Pillai". Soul Curry magazine. March 6, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sanjay Dutt". India eNews. July 31, 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Rhea Pillai interview". One India. November 29, 2006. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Bharathi S. Pradhan, The Rhea Pillai affair, The Telegraph, March 23, 2008. Retrieved 2011-01-10
- ^ "Paes didn't want me to have 'dignity of a wife': Rhea Pillai to court". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Rhea Pillai files complaint against Leander Paes, says evicted from their home". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
External links
- Rhea Pillai at IMDb