Sangeeta Bijlani (Actress) Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Sangeeta Bijlani
Nickname	Bijli
Profession	Actress, Model, Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	32-30-32
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Light Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 July 1965
Age (as in 2017)	52 Years
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	Mount Mary Convent High School, Mumbai, India
College	M.M.K. College, Mumbai, India
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Debut	Film: Qatil (1988) TV: Chandni (1996)
Family	Father- Motilal Bijlani Mother- Poonam Bijlani (Costume Designer) Brother- Sunil Motilal Bijlani Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Photography, Travelling, Workout
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor	Vinod Khanna
Favourite Actress	Madhuri Dixit
Favourite Colour	Red
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Divorced
Affairs/Boyfriends	Salman Khan (Actor, 1986-1996)
Husband/Spouse	Mohammad Azharuddin (Former Cricketer and Politician, m.1996- div.2010)
Marriage Date	14 November 1996
Children	Son- None Daughter- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sangeeta Bijlani

• Does Sangeeta Bijlani smoke?: Not Known

• Does Sangeeta Bijlani drink alcohol?: Yes

• Sangeeta Bijlani is a veteran model and Bollywood actress who was born and raised in an educated Sindhi family.

• She used to win many beauty queen titles like Campa Princess, Bombay Harbour, Jaycees Queen and Eagle Queen since her school and college days.

• In 1980, she won the title of Miss India in Seoul, South Korea and she also took part in Miss Universe contest where she achieved the ‘Best National Costume Award’ designed by her mother. 

• At the age of just 16, she started doing modeling from ‘Dettol soap’ ad.

• She has also featured in very popular TVC’s for brands like Nirma, Vicco Turmeric, Cadbury, Campa Cola, Graviera suitings, Fem Insto Bleach, Colgate, Pond’s Dreamflower Talc & Soap etc.

• She got ‘Bijli’ as her nickname due to her powerful ramp walk which always had set the stage on fire.

• She was encouraged and supported by film director Rajiv Rai towards Bollywood.

• She started her acting career in 1988 from the movie ‘Qatil’. 

• She is a successful model but unfortunately, an unsuccessful actress.
  

• She has appeared in the movies like ‘Hathyar’, ‘Tridev’, ‘Jurm’, ‘Yodha’, ‘Izzat’, ‘Gunehgar Kaun’, ‘Khoon Ka Karz’ etc.

• Apart from acting, she also produced comedy serial ‘Hasna Mat’ with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ‘Kinarey Milte Nahi’ on Zee TV. 

• In 1986, she had a 10 years long relationship with Salman Khan before her marriage with Azharuddin.

• She was also featured in ‘Lakhani Footwear’ ad alongside Salman Khan.

• In 1996, she got married to Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin and took a divorce in 2010 due to his extramarital affairs with Indian badminton player Jwala Gutta.

• In 1991, she worked in a Kannada movie ‘Police Mathu Daada’. 

• In 2009, she struggled for her husband for the Lok Sabha elections, who was nominated from Moradabad.