1968-2-24 (age 58)
Kamal Sidhu (born February 24, 1968) is an Indo-Canadian model, VJ, TV anchor and actor.[1][2] Winner of Miss India–Canada in 1991,[3] she has a successful career as presenter and show host.
Early life
Sidhu was born in an Indian Sikh family who lived in the Philippines, where she stayed till the age of six.[4] Later they moved to Canada, where she was raised and educated.[5] She has a university degree in pre-medical. She is fluent in Tagalog, English, Punjabi and French.[5]
Career
Prior to being in TV shows and in the modeling industry, Sidhu was an athlete, training to compete at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, representing Canada in the heptathlon.[5] An unfortunate injury abruptly ended her dreams and made her to pursue other avenues. She was advised by a cousin, and consequently entered the Miss India-Canada contest in 1991, to which she won first runner-up.[5]
In India, she started her career with Channel V and later MTV Asia.[6] She also worked with channel AXN in this same country.[5] One of the first few 'Indian' VJs, Sidhu and her Canadian accent were hugely popular with the teen population, many imitating her style of dress, hair and talking.[5] She hosted an adult show on sex lives on Zoom TV and anchored an environmental series called EarthPulse on National Geographic Channel.[7] She presented the Rio Games in August 2016 on Star Sports channel in her brief return to where it all started - STAR TV NETWORK.
Personal life
Kamal Sidhu was in a relationship with erstwhile MTV and Channel V VJ - Danny McGill during the 1990s. She is married to Nico Ghogavala owner of B.A.R company.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Aar Ya Paar | Veena Sanghvi | |
| 2006 | Chasing Nature(TV series) | Presenter[9] | |
| 2008 | Little Zizou | Alka | |
| 2019 | The Fakir of Venice | Mandira |
References
- ↑ Chasing Kamal. Manila Bulletin(12 July 2006).
- ↑ Devour the freshest bounty of Sri Lanka. The Times of India(28 October 2011).
- ↑ Kamal Sidhu, winner 1991. Miss India–Canada. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ↑ Actors face modelling challenges: Kamal Sidhu. The Financial Express(1 August 2008).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Kamal Sidhu — Miss India Canada. Seasons India.
- ↑ Beauty's Beast. Little India.
- ↑ Animal magnetism. India Today(8 July 2002).
- ↑ Being Kamal. The Indian Express(17 March 2009).
- ↑ Settling down won't be easy: Kamal Sidhu. Daily News and Analysis(28 September 2006).