Today Lara Dutta turns 41 and that’s quite a challenge to believe. The beauty queen, who has not taken retirement from acting, has lately been enjoying the quiet life with her adorable family -- husband and Indian tennis legend Mahesh Bhupathi and their 6-year-old daughter, Saira. She is going to celebrate her 41st birthday today. On this occasion let’s read some lesser known facts about Lara Dutta.
Lara Dutta has grabbed a degree in Economics and a minor in communication from University of Mumbai.
She made her acting debut with 2003 film Andaaz, for which she has won her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award & Screen Best Female Debut Award.
Lara was crowned Miss Universe 2000 and Miss Intercontinental 1997. She was also the second woman from India to be crowned Miss Universe, and has been the only delegate from India to win the crown since.
In the same year, Priyanka Chopra and Dia Mirza won the title of Miss World, and Miss Asia Pacific respectively.
She is good at English and Hindi but can speak Punjabi, Kannada and French as well. She has won the annual Gladrags Megamodel competition in her native India in 1995.
Angered at the leading fashion magazine "Gladrags" for allegedly using her photographs for a forthcoming modeling contest without her permission, Lara has filed a suit in the Bombay High Court.
Hooking up in Bollywood are common. Lara had hooked up with world’s no.1 golfer Tiger Woods.
Beside acting, Lara has started her own production house named “Bheegi Basanti Productions” and had released “Chalo Delhi” under the production.
In the year 2004 and 2016, she was awarded by Padma Shri Award and Padma Bhusan Awardrespectively.
Her father is a Wing Commander (retired) in Indian Air Force. Her elder sister Sabrina is also officer in Air Force.
She is an adrenaline junkie and has grown up hiking, biking, indulging in white water rafting and bungee jumping.
