Mahima Chaudhary is a renowned Indian movie actress, as well as a former model predominantly, who appears in Bollywood movies. After conquering Miss India's title in 1990, Mahima did a number of modeling projects and starred in numerous TV commercials prior to entering into movies. She has received a Filmfare Award amongst other honors. In the year 1997, Mahima Chaudhary made her first acting debut with the movie Pardes, for which she received Filmfare Award for the Best Female Debut. She rose to the utmost fame by appearing in commercially and critically successful movies comprising of Dhadkan, Daag, Dil Hai Tumhaara, Baghban, Kurukshetra amongst others, and won critical admiration for her remarkable acting in Lajja, Dil Kya Kare, Dobara, Saaya, Sehar and Pyar Koi Khel Nahin. In 2008, after starring in Gumnaam, she took an interval from acting and once again made a comeback with the movie Dark Chocolate. She was a video jockey on music channels, wherein she was observed by Subhash Ghai. He gave her a break in the film titled Pardes, which was released in the year1997. The movie was commercially and critically successful and won a number of awards including the Filmfare award for the best debut. Mahima Chaudhary dated famous Indian tennis player Leander Paes prior she broke up with him on account of his affair with Rhea Pillai.