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Ayesha Azmi born as Ayesha Takia on April 10, 1986 is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. She appeared in "I`m a Complan Boy! I`m a Complan Girl!" advertising campaign and also in a music video, Falguni Pathak`s Meri Chunarii Udd Udd Jaye, when she was fifteen. She then appeared in the video, Shake It Daddy, when she was sixteen, which brought her to the attention of the movie industry, and a few film offers followed. She signed a contract for Socha Na Tha, then for Taarzan: The Wonder Car. However, delays in making Socha Na Tha meant that Taarzan released first and was therefore her "debut" film. She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004 for her performance in Taarzan: The Wonder Car. She earned critical acclaim for her performance in Nagesh Kukunoor`s Dor with Taran Adarsh of Indiafm.com writing ," Ayesha is only emerging into a powerhouse performer with every film. Also, she has the courage to swim against the tide by accepting a non-glamorous role, which most actors don`t do at the start of their career."

Ayesha Takia was born on April 10, 1986. She comes from a mixed family. Her father, Nishit, is Gujarati, and her mother, Faridah, is half British and half Maharashtrian, an Anglo-Indian. Takia went to St. Anthony`s High School. Her father interacts with her producers and handles her dates. She has a younger sister named Natasha. On March 1, 2009, Takia married Farhan Shaikh, a restaurateur and the son of politician Abu Azmi, a Samajwadi Party leader.[4] The couple had originally planned to marry in December 2008, but the wedding was delayed due to the Mumbai attacks.

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