Occupation Actress Eye color Brown Children Ahhrein Tulli Hair color Black Height 1.8 m | Measurements 35-27-39 Role Actress Years active 1999–2008 Name Yukta Mookhey | |
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Full Name Yukta Inderlal Mookhey Born October 7, 1977 (age 46) Bengaluru, India ( 1977-10-07 ) Spouse Prince Tuli (m. 2008–2014) Movies Pyaasa, Memsahab, Poovellam Un Vasam, Katputtli, Kab Kahaba Tu I Love You Similar People | ||
Making of 'Pyasa' : Yukta Mookhey and Aftab Shivdasani on the set
Yukta Mookhey (born October 7, 1977 in Bangalore, India) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss World 1999 pageant.
Contents
- Making of Pyasa Yukta Mookhey and Aftab Shivdasani on the set
- MISS WORLD 2000 Yukta Mookhey Final Walk
- Early life
- Miss World
- Career
- Personal life
- Charitable works
- Politics
- Filmography
- References
MISS WORLD 2000 Yukta Mookhey Final Walk
Early life
Mookhey was born in Bangalore and was raised in Dubai until Mookhey was seven years of age. The Mookhey family moved back to Mumbai in June 1986. Her mother Aruna runs a grooming consulting firm and her father was a doctor. After school, Mookhey studied zoology at V.G. Vaze college. Mookhey has a diploma in computer sciences and has studied Hindustani classical music for three years.
Miss World
The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at Olympia, London. Mookhey was crowned Miss World 1999 beating 93 delegates from other countries. She became the fourth woman from India to win Miss World after Reita Faria in 1966, Aishwarya Rai in 1994 and Diana Hayden in 1997.
Career
Mookhey entered the film industry and her first film was an item number in the 2001 Tamil movie Poovellam Un Vasam directed by Ezhil, starring Ajith kumar and Jyothika in the lead roles. She made her Bollywood debut with Pyaasa in 2002 starring with Aftab Shivdasani. The film proved to be a flop at the box office. In 2005, she acted in two films Memsahab and Love in Japan and in 2006, she appeared in the music video Kathputali.
Personal life
On September 7, 2008, Mookhey got engaged to Prince Tuli, a New York-based businessman and financial consultant at a ceremony held at the Grand Maratha in Mumbai. The marriage was held on November 2, 2008 in a traditional Sikh ceremony at a Nagpur Gurudwara followed by a reception. They have one son together.
In July, 2013, Mookhey lodged a domestic violence complaint against her husband and a First Information Report (FIR) was registered under Section 498A (cruelty and harassment) and Section 377 (unnatural sex or rape) of Indian Penal Code. In June 2014, the couple obtained a consensual divorce.
Charitable works
Mookhey engages in social and charitable causes for the poor and underprivileged. In 2010, she donated her eyes. Mookhey and Aishwarya Rai are some of the few Bollywood celebrities who have donated their eyes.
Politics
In 2004, Mookhey became member of the political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).