Ayesha Dutt (born 5 June 1960) is an Indian film producer, former model, and actress.[1][2] She is married to Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff and the mother of Tiger Shroff.
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![]() Dutt at the 60th Filmfare Awards | |
Born | (1960-06-05) 5 June 1960 (age 62) |
Other names | Ayesha Shroff |
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Years active | 1984–2007 |
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Children | 2, including Tiger Shroff |
She was born to a Bengali father, Ranjan Dutt, an air vice marshal in the Indian Air Force, and Claude Marie Dutt De Cavey, a French national of Belgian descent.[3]
Ayesha contested the Miss Young World contest in Manila.[4] She did not make it to the finals, but was elected the most popular girl at the contest by her fellow contestants. She began her career as a model and became successful.
She acted in a Bollywood film Teri Baahon Mein opposite Mohnish Bahl in 1984.[5]
Dutt married her longtime boyfriend and Bollywood actor, Jackie Shroff on her birthday on 5 June 1987. She later turned into a film producer. The couple run a media company, Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited. They jointly owned 10% shares in Sony TV since its launch until 2012 when they sold their stake and ended their 15-year-long association with Sony TV. The Shroffs have two children.[6] Her elder child is also a Bollywood actor, Tiger Shroff (born 1990), and a daughter, Krishna Shroff (born 1993).[7]
Year | Title | Role |
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1984 | Teri Baahon Mein | Kanchi |
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2000 | Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain |
2001 | Grahan |
2003 | Boom |
Sandhya | |
2007 | Bombil and Beatrice |