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''Malaika Arora Khan'

Born:- 23 August 1973, India

Career


When MTV India first started, Malaika was one of their most prominent VJ's. She rose from this to an interviewer for MTV India, becoming the most prominent and hot non-movie, non-model female in urban India. Malaika was born to a Malyalee mother and a Punjabi father. Her father Anil Arora worked in the merchant navy .Her mother's name is Joyce Polycarp.
Malaika completed her tenth grade from Swami Vivekanand School ( Collector' Colony)in Chembur(Mumbai).Her Aunt Grace Polycarp was the principal of that school. She is also an alumnus of Holy Cross Convent High School, Thane where she had studied until ninth grade. Malaika lived in Borla Society opposite Basant Talkies before her modelling career.
MTV India, recognizing her potential gave her prominent roles at Awards Functions and concerts telecast on the television channel. From there, she expanded her career into the modeling world. Her modeling and TV careers are going strong. At one point she was romantically linked to John Abraham. Malaika has appeared in numerous advertisements. She can also be seen in various item numbers or song and dance sequences, such as Chaiyya Chaiyya in the film Dil Se and Maahi Ve in Kaante. She has since then focused on her career as a model and television anchor. In 2005, she did another item number: Kaal Dhamaal in the movie Kaal.

Filmography


Personal Life


She is married to the Bollywood actor Arbaaz Khan whom she met during a coffee ad shoot. They have a son, Arhaan. She is the sister of actress Amrita Arora and sister-in-law to Bollywood heartthrobs Salman and Sohail khan. Arbaaz said in an interview "She balances work, home and kid beautifully" Amrita said on the popular show Koffee With Karan that she doesn't know anyone in Bollywood who have maintained their body like Malaika has even after motherhood (Kofee With Karan, 2005).