Isha Koppikar Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Name Earned	'Khallas Girl'
Full Name	Isha Koppikar Narang
Profession	Actor
Famous For	Appearing in the Bollywood song 'Khallas' in Company (2002)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Career
Debut	Film (Tamil): Kaadhal Kavithai (1998) Film (Hindi): Fiza (2000)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Miss India Contest 1995: Miss Talent • Filmfare Award 1995: Best Female Debut for Kaadhal Kavidai (Tamil) • Stardust Award 2003: Most Exciting New Face for “Khallas” • 10th Anniversary Humanitarian Award 2009: Valuable contribution towards PETA
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 September 1976 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	48 Years
Birthplace	Mahim, Mumbai
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mahim, Mumbai
College/University	Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	Graduation in Life Sciences [1]Amar Ujala
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Konkani [2]Daijiworld
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian [3]Mid Day
Political Inclination	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Hobbies	Travelling and Dancing
Tattoo	She got a tattoo inked at the end tail of her spinal cord. [4]Times of India
Controversies	• She did a few intimate scenes with Amrita Arora in the Bollywood movie Girlfriend (2004), which created quite a stir at the time of its release. Owing to the sensitivity of the 'Homosexual' subject, certain theatres even temporarily abandoned the screening of the movie. [5]Sify • In an interview in 2019, she said that at the beginning of her career, she had become the victim of casting couch and even faced the nepotism in the Hindi Film Industry. [6]Hindustan Times
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Separated
Affairs/Boyfriends	• Late Inder Kumar (Actor) • Timmy Narang (Hotel manager)
Marriage Date	29 November 2009
Family
Husband/Spouse	Timmy Narang (Hotel Manager) (m.2009; div.2023) Note: Isha and Narang got divorced over compatibility issues in November 2023. [7]Hindustan Times Isha moved out of the house along with daughter Rianna in December. [8]India Today
Children	Daughter- Rianna Narang
Parents	Father- Ragav Koppikar Mother- Bairal Koppikar
Siblings	Brother- Anosh Koppikar
Favourites
Cuisines	Japanese, Thai, and Indian
Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Actress	Madhuri Dixit
Film	Mr. India (1987)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Mercedes Benz ML 250 CDI

Some Lesser Known Facts About Isha Koppikar

• Does Isha Koppikar drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Isha Koppikar in a Restaurant

• Isha Koppikar is a popular Bollywood actress.

• In 1995, Isha participated in the Miss India contest and won the Miss Talent Crown.

• She has worked in the films in different languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi.

• Isha has worked as a model for fashion designers Pria Kataria Puri and Anita Dongre.

• She holds a black belt in Taekwondo.

• She was introduced to her husband by the Bollywood actress, Preity Zinta.

• She has appeared in various Bollywood films including Pinjar (2003), Krishna Cottage (2004), Don (2006), and Ek Vivaah… Aisa Bhi (2008).

• She was featured in two superhit item songs- ‘Khallas’ from Company (2002) and ‘Ishq Samundar’ from ‘Kaante’ (2002).

• She judged a talent show, Maruti Suzuki Colors of Youth Season 2, from 2012 to 2013.

• She has been the spokesperson for the animal rights organisation ‘PETA.’

• She changed her name twice on the account of numerological suggestions; first to Ishaa Koppikar and then to Eesha Koppikhar; however, both the names failed to bring any substantial success in her career, and she finally reverted to her original name, Isha Koppikar.

• In January 2019, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was appointed as the working president of the BJP’s women transport wing.
  

  Isha Koppikar Joining the BJP

• In 2019, she appeared in the ALT Balaji’s Hindi web series- Fixerr.
  

  Isha Koppikar in a Web Series

• In an interview in June 2024, she recalled a casting couch experience at the age of 18. She also revealed that when she was 23, an A-list Bollywood actor approached her to meet him alone. She said,
  

  I was 18 when a secretary and an actor approached me for casting couch. They told me that to get work, you have to be ‘friendly’ with actors.”