Isha Koppikar Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography
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Husband: Timmy Narang
Age: 48 Years
Hometown: Mahim, Mumbai
Bio/Wiki | |
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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 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.
- In 2019, she appeared in the ALT Balaji’s Hindi web series- Fixerr.
- 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.”
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