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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mahima Chaudhry
| birth_name = Ritu Chaudhry
| image = Mahima Chaudhry snapped at the premiere of Tanvi The Great (cropped).jpg
| caption = Chaudhry in 2025
| image size =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|09|13}}
| birth_place = [[Darjeeling]], [[West Bengal]], India<ref name="hills smile">{{Cite news |title=Hills smile to conquer 'camera' & hearts |last=Chhetri |first=Vivek |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=21 December 2011 |access-date=15 July 2016 |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111221/jsp/siliguri/story_14908019.jsp#.V4gEoqKs-W4 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163313/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1111221/jsp/siliguri/story_14908019.jsp#.V4gEoqKs-W4}}</ref>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Bobby Mukherji|2006|2013|reason=divorced}}<ref name="marriage" />
| children = 1
| partner =
| website =
}}
'''Mahima Chaudhry''' (born '''Ritu Chaudhry'''; 13 September 1973),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahima Chaudhary Turns 51: Actress’ Comeback Story of Resilience and Talent |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/mahima-chaudhary-turns-51-actress-comeback-story-of-resilience-and-talent-9046842.html |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Then vs Now: From Pardes to Emergency, a look at Mahima Chaudhry's journey |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo/mahima-chaudhry-birthday-2024-journey-from-pardes-to-emergency-102187/1 |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=Mid Day |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian actress who primarily works in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films. Chaudhry did a few modelling assignments and television commercials before venturing into films, with the 1997 romantic drama film ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'', for which she received the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/photo/shah-rukh-khan-best-films-368556-2012-10-30|title=Pardes (1997)|magazine=[[India Today]]|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref>

She played the leading lady in several films, including ''[[Daag (1999 film)|Daag]]'' (1999), ''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]'' (2000), and ''[[Kurukshetra (2000 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' (2000), and received critical recognition for her performances in ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]'' (1999), ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' (2001) and ''[[Dobara]]'' (2004), earning nominations for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''Dil Kya Kare'' and ''Dhadkan''. This was followed by a hiatus and intermittent acting roles.

==Early life==
Mahima was born as Ritu Chaudhry to a [[Jat]] father from [[Baghpat District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref>{{Cite web
|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC6ApodhlR4
|title = Actress महिमा चौधरी बोली मैं जाट हूँ, करनाल पहुंचकर
|date = 11 April 2021
|publisher = IBN24 News Network
|access-date = 25 March 2024
|archive-date = 3 April 2024
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240403074456/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC6ApodhlR4
|url-status = live
}}</ref> and a [[Nepali people|Nepalese]]-origin mother in [[Darjeeling]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.postoast.com/mahima-chaudhry-daughter-ariana/ |title=Mahima Chaudhry Beautiful And Cute |date=27 December 2021 |publisher=Postost |access-date=25 March 2024 |archive-date=8 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008164452/https://www.postoast.com/mahima-chaudhry-daughter-ariana/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She attended Dow Hill in [[Kurseong]] until class 10 and later moved to [[Loreto Convent, Darjeeling]].<ref name="hills smile" /> Having grown up in the Darjeeling Hills region, she is fluent in both Hindi and Nepalese languages.<ref name="hills smile" /> She won the ‘Miss Darjeeling’ title in a local beauty contest.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=This Actress, Who Made Her Debut With A Superstar, Underwent Surgery After Horrific Accident |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/celebrities/this-actress-who-made-her-debut-with-a-superstar-underwent-surgery-after-a-fatal-accident-also-battled-cancer-mahima-choudhary-1685851/amp |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ABP Live |language=en}}</ref>

Prior to her first release ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'', she changed her name to Mahima Chaudhry upon the recommendation by her director [[Subhash Ghai]], who believed the letter 'M' to be lucky for leading actresses in his films.<ref name="Kapil"/>

==Career==
[[File:Mahima-Chaudhary.jpg|thumb|Chaudhry at an event in 2011]]

Chaudhry started her career as a [[video jockey]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sonali|first=Kriti|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/67-glass-pieces-had-to-be-taken-out-of-mahima-chaudhrys-face-actor-broke-down-when-she-was-called-scarface-8940001/|title=67 glass pieces had to be taken out of Mahima Chaudhry's face, actor broke down when she was called scarface|date=15 September 2023|location=New Delhi|work=The Indian Express|access-date=21 November 2023|archive-date=20 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920040135/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/67-glass-pieces-had-to-be-taken-out-of-mahima-chaudhrys-face-actor-broke-down-when-she-was-called-scarface-8940001/|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her acting debut with ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'', in 1997. Chaudhry played a village girl opposite [[Shah Rukh Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2660|title=Pardes - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> The film was a major commercial success worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1997#.VbrjPp5Viko|title=Top Worldwide Grossers 1997|website=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-date=5 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805004553/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1997#.VbrjPp5Viko|url-status=dead}}</ref> For her performance, she won the Filmfare Award for [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]] along with nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368659.cms |title=43rd Filmfare Awards 1998 Nominations |work=[[Times Internet|Indian Times]] |access-date=7 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706172521/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368659.cms |archive-date=6 July 2007 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>

Chaudhry's other roles were in ''[[Daag: The Fire]]'' (1999),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chopra |first1=Anupama |title=Film Without Fire |url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/22021999/cinema.html |access-date=10 May 2020 |work=India Today |date=22 February 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001121002700/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/22021999/cinema.html |archive-date=21 November 2000}}</ref> where she played dual roles; in ''[[Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin]]'' (1999), she played a widow forced to marry her brother-in-law; in ''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]'' (2000) she is the loving friend of a man who is madly in love with another woman; in ''[[Deewane]]'' she plays a singer in love with a thief; in ''[[Kurukshetra (2000 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' she plays the stubborn wife of a police officer; in ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' she plays a young bride forced to fight dowry; in ''[[Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar]]'' (2001) she plays a stubborn tenant who will not give up her home at any cost; in ''[[Om Jai Jagadish]]'' she is a loving homemaker; in ''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]'' (2002) she plays a young woman who will do anything for her sister's happiness; in ''[[Dobara]]'' she is the frustrated housewife; in ''[[The Film (film)|The Film]]'' she is a desperate struggling screenwriter; in ''[[Zameer: The Fire Within]]'' she is a paralytic dancer, in ''[[Film Star (film)|Film Star]]'' she is an uptight arrogant fading actress; in ''[[Home Delivery]]'' (2005) she is a [[South India]]n superstar; and in ''[[Souten: The Other Woman]]'' (2006) she plays a desperate housewife who has an affair with her stepdaughter's boyfriend.

In 2010, Chaudhry starred in a Knightsbridge Media Production film, ''Pusher'', directed by Assad Raja. She also worked in the thriller ''[[Mumbhaii - The Gangster]]'', co-starring [[Om Puri]] and [[Sanjay Kapoor]].

==Political activities==
In the 2021 [[West Bengal]] elections, Chaudhry campaigned for some candidates from both [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and Trinamool Congress.<ref>{{Cite web
|url = https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/mahima-chaudhry-bjp-campaign-tmc-1789969-2021-04-12?onetap=true
|title = Bengal polls Days after roadshow for TMC, Mahima Chaudhry campaigns for BJP
|date = 12 April 2021
|publisher = India Today
|access-date = 25 March 2024
|archive-date = 3 April 2024
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240403090817/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/mahima-chaudhry-bjp-campaign-tmc-1789969-2021-04-12?onetap=true
|url-status = live
}}</ref> In 2023, there was speculation of her joining the BJP ahead of the [[Madhya Pradesh]] elections, as she met the state Minister, Vishvas Sarang, and hailed the BJP government.<ref>{{Cite web
|url = https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-bollywood-actress-mahima-chaudhary-meets-minister-vishvas-sarang-triggers-speculation-of-joining-bjp-ahead-of-elections
|title = Bollywood Actress Mahima Chaudhary Meets Minister Vishvas Sarang
|date = 14 August 2023
|publisher = FPJ
|access-date = 25 March 2024
|archive-date = 15 August 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230815143451/https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-bollywood-actress-mahima-chaudhary-meets-minister-vishvas-sarang-triggers-speculation-of-joining-bjp-ahead-of-elections
|url-status = live
}}</ref>

In 2024, Chaudhry came out in support of [[Prime minister|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi|Modi]], calling him an inspirational figure under whom [[India]]'s respect has increased in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6VHuo61wak
|title=PM Modi Is An Inspiration |date= 18 March 2024 |publisher = OTV New English|access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1999, while shooting for ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]'', Chaudhry was involved in a [[car crash]]; her car rammed into a truck in [[Bangalore]] and multiple pieces of glass had to be removed from her face as a result of the accident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/bollywood/article/when-67-glass-pieces-had-to-be-removed-from-mahima-chaudharys-face-after-she-met-with-an-accident/811064|title=When 67 glass pieces had to be removed from Mahima Chaudhary's face after she met with an accident|website=www.zoomtventertainment.com|date=13 September 2021 |access-date=25 April 2023|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425135711/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/bollywood/article/when-67-glass-pieces-had-to-be-removed-from-mahima-chaudharys-face-after-she-met-with-an-accident/811064|url-status=live}}</ref>

Chaudhry married architect Bobby Mukherji in 2006. Their daughter was born in 2007,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-08 |title=Mahima Chaudhry on challenges she has faced in life, being a single parent |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mahima-chaudhry-on-challenges-she-has-faced-in-life-being-a-single-parent/story-msgahPWcPgwtCYrgLalaoN_amp.html |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and the couple separated in 2013.<ref name="marriage">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-07 |title=Mahima Chaudhry opens up about troubled marriage, suffering two miscarriages: 'It was due to not being in a happy space' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mahima-chaudhry-faced-a-troubled-marriage-suffered-two-miscarriages-read-what-the-actor-shared-7262301/lite/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Chaudhry was diagnosed and successfully treated for [[breast cancer]] in 2022.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mahima-chaudhry-on-her-breast-cancer-now-i-am-cancer-free-my-daughter-didnt-go-to-school-for-2-months-so-that-i-stay-safe-exclusive/articleshow/92108484.cms "Mahima Chaudhry on her breast cancer"], ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 14 July 2022.</ref> She mentioned that comedy shows such as ''Kapil Sharma Show'' helped her during her recovery from illness.<ref name=Kapil>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-kapil-sharma-show-mahima-chaudhary-thanks-kapil-sharma-for-helping-her-recover-from-cancer-says-in-my-sickness-your-show-helped-me-a-lot-to-recover/articleshow/99524026.cms?from=mdr|title=The Kapil Sharma Show: Mahima Chaudhary thanks Kapil Sharma for helping her recover from cancer; says 'In my sickness, your show helped me a lot to recover'|newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 April 2023|access-date=25 April 2023|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425142921/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-kapil-sharma-show-mahima-chaudhary-thanks-kapil-sharma-for-helping-her-recover-from-cancer-says-in-my-sickness-your-show-helped-me-a-lot-to-recover/articleshow/99524026.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1997
|''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]''
|Kusum Ganga
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1999
|''[[Manasulo Maata]]''
|Priya
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
|-
|''[[Dil Kya Kare]]''
|Kavita Kishore
|
|-
|''[[Daag (1999 film)|Daag: The Fire]]''
|Kajri Verma / Kajal
|
|-
|''[[Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin]]''
|Nisha
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2000
|''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]''
|Sheetal Varma
|
|-
|''[[Deewane]]''
|Pooja
|
|-
|''[[Kurukshetra (2000 film)|Kurukshetra]]''
|Anjali P. Singh
|
|-
|''[[Khiladi 420]]''
|Ritu Bhardwaj
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
|''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]''
|Maithili
|
|-
|''[[Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar]]''
|Saraswati
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
|''[[Om Jai Jagadish]]''
|Ayesha
|
|-
|''[[Dil Hai Tumhaara]]''
|Nimmi
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2003
|''[[Saaya (2003 film)|Saaya]]''
|Tanya
|
|-
|''[[Tere Naam]]''
|Herself
|Special appearance in song "O Jaana"
|-
|''[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]''
|Arpita Alok Malhotra
|
|-
|''[[LOC Kargil]]''
|Reena Yadav
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Dobara]]''
|Dr. Anjali Sehgal
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |2005
|''[[Zameer: The Fire Within]]''
|Supriya Maheshwari
|
|-
|''[[Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye]]''
|Gulab Khan
|
|-
|''[[Sehar]]''
|Anamika Kant
|
|-
|''[[Film Star (film)|Film Star]]''
|Heera Pandit
|
|-
|''[[The Film (film)|The Film]]''
|Sushmita Banerjee
|
|-
|''[[Home Delivery]]''
|Maya
|
|-
|''[[Bhagmati (2005 film)|Bhagmati]]''
|Bhagmati
|Voice-over
|-
| rowspan="6" |2006
|''[[Souten: The Other Woman]]''
|Mitali 'Mita' R. Singh
|
|-
|''[[Sandwich (2006 film)|Sandwich]]''
|Sweet Singh / Sweety Shekar
|
|-
|''[[Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana]]''
|Anjali
|
|-
|''Mr 100%''
|Shilpa
|
|-
|''[[Hope and a Little Sugar]]''
|Saloni
|
|-
|''[[Sarhad Paar]]''
|Simran
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Gumnaam – The Mystery]]''
|Ria
|
|-
|2010
|''Pusher''
|Anita
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]''
|Herself
|Special appearance
|-
|2015
|''[[Mumbhaii - The Gangster]]''
|Gangster's wife
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Dark Chocolate (film)|Dark Chocolate]]''
|Ishani Banerjee
|
|-
|2024
|''[[The Signature]]''
|Ambika "Ambu"
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2025
|''[[Emergency (2024 film)|Emergency]]''
|[[Pupul Jayakar]]
|<ref>{{cite news |date=20 August 2022 |title=Kangana Ranaut ropes in Mahima Chaudhry to essay the role of Pupul Jayakar in Emergency; first look unveiled |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-ropes-mahima-chaudhry-essay-role-pupul-jayakar-emergency-first-look-unveiled/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820052709/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-ropes-mahima-chaudhry-essay-role-pupul-jayakar-emergency-first-look-unveiled/ |archive-date=20 August 2022 |access-date=20 August 2022 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Nadaaniyan]]''
|Neelu Jaisingh
|
|-
|''[[Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi]]''
|Babita
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1995–1996
|''Liberty Public Demand''
|Anchor
|<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mehra |first=Devika |date=21 July 1997 |title=The M fetish |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19970721-bollywood-director-subhash-ghai-renames-latest-find-ritu-chaudhry-to-mahima-830403-1997-07-20 |magazine=[[India Today]] |location=New Delhi |publisher=[[Living Media]] |access-date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403090933/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19970721-bollywood-director-subhash-ghai-renames-latest-find-ritu-chaudhry-to-mahima-830403-1997-07-20 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
|-
|2008–2009
|''Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1''
|Judge
|<ref>{{cite interview |last=Chaudhry |first=Mahima |interviewer=Roshmila Bhattacharya |title=Good riddance to bad rubbish |date=15 November 2008 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |location=Mumbai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/story-eGRK6B8iBouNjCaoTfOj2N.html |access-date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511053817/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish/story-eGRK6B8iBouNjCaoTfOj2N.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2010
|''[[Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka]]''
|Contestant
|Episode 10<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Raaz-Pichle-Janam-Ka-returns-with-more-glamour/690016 |title=Raaz Pichle Janam Ka returns with more glamour |date=29 September 2010 |work=The Indian Express |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129215324/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/raaz-pichle-janam-ka-returns-with-more-glamour/690016 |archive-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|''Chhote Miyan''
| rowspan="2" |Judge
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sachin-pilgaonkar-on-a-laughter-roll/articleshow/12110815.cms|title=Sachin Pilgaonkar on a laughter roll|newspaper=The Times of India |date=3 March 2012|access-date=11 May 2023|archive-date=11 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511053820/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sachin-pilgaonkar-on-a-laughter-roll/articleshow/12110815.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|''[[Ticket to Bollywood (TV series)|Ticket to Bollywood]]''
|
|}

=== Music video ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align: margin;"
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 2em;" | Year
! scope="col" style="width: 18em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width: 8em;"| Performer(s)
! scope="col" style="width: 8em;"| Role
! scope="col" style="width: 8em;"| Album
! scope="col" style="width: 2em;" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2002
! scope="row"| "Tere Bina Chain Mujhe Ab Aaye Na"
| [[Adnan Sami]]
| Unnamed
| ''Tera Chehra''
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Awards and nominations
|-
! width=5%|Year
! width=20%|Film
! width=30%|Award
! width=29%|Category
! width=15%|Result
! width=5%|Ref.
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1998
| rowspan="4" | ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368661.cms |title=43rd Filmfare Awards 1998 Winners |work=[[Times Internet|Indian Times]] |access-date=7 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508090623/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368661.cms |archive-date=8 May 2006 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female|Most Promising Newcomer – Female]]
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/and-the-nominees-for-1997-are/ |title=The 4th Screen Awards: And the nominees for 1997 are… |website=The Indian Express |date=9 January 1998 |access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/nomipop.htm |title=1st Zee Cine Awards 1998 Popular Award Categories Nominations |work=[[Zee TV|Zee Television]] |access-date=7 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980219071201/http://zeetelevision.com/programs/cineawds/nomipop.htm |archive-date=19 February 1998 |agency=[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]}}</ref>
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000214/main5.htm |title=Aishwarya, Sanjay win Filmfare awards |work=The Tribune |date=13 February 2000 |author=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=Mumbai, India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020825020442/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000214/main5.htm |archive-date=25 August 2002 |access-date=30 December 2020 |url-status=live |language=en }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2000
| rowspan="5" |''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]''
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhirad |first=Sandeep |date=2006 |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners |url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |archive-date=19 October 2015 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=Filmfare |pages=107–109}}</ref>
|-
| [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2001/ |title=IIFA Through the Years - IIFA 2001: South Africa |website=IIFA |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925131700/http://www.iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2001/ |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.screenindia.com/svawards/winom.htm |title=Nominations for 7th Annual Screen Awards are |date=2001 |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040219220635/http://www.screenindia.com/svawards/winom.htm |archive-date=19 February 2004 |access-date=26 February 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Awards]]
| [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Won}}
|rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nominees and Winners for the Bollywood Awards 2001 were |url=http://www.bollywoodawards.com/ballot/ballot.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020407134036/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/ballot/ballot.html |archive-date=7 April 2002 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=Bollywood Movie Awards}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Dobara]]''
| [[Stardust Awards]]
| [[Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stardustindia.com:80/stardust_awards2005.htm |title=Max Stardust awards nominations |work=[[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206001033/http://www.stardustindia.com/stardust_awards2005.htm |archive-date=6 February 2005 |access-date=30 August 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/28zee.htm |title=Veer-Zaara: Hot fave at the Zee awards! |date=28 March 2005 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |access-date=1 September 2021 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200803052659/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/28zee.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Bollywood}}
* [[List of Indian film actresses]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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Mahima Chaudhry - Revision history

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