Isha Koppikar is a popular Bollywood actress. She is best known for her appearance in the Bollywood song “Khallas” from the film Company (2002), which earned her the title “Khallas Girl” in Bollywood.
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Isha Koppikar was born on Sunday, 19 September 1976 in Mahim, Mumbai (age 47; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She graduated in Life Sciences from Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: dark brown
family, caste and husband
Isha was born into a Konkani Hindu family. Her father’s name is Ragav Koppikar and mother’s name is Bairal Koppikar. She has a younger brother, Anoush Kopika.
Isha Koppikar childhood photos
Isa Kopica and her family
Isa Kopica and her mother
Isa Kopica and her brother
She was reportedly in a relationship with Bollywood actor Inder Kumar, who died in 2017. The couple parted ways due to Inde’s excessive drinking.
Isha Koppikar and Inder Kumar
Later, she met hotel owner Timmy Narang through Bollywood actress Preity Zinta. Isha met Timmy at the gym in 2005 and they started dating on June 21, 2008 after three years of friendship. The couple got married on November 29, 2009, and in July 2014, the couple gave birth to a baby girl, Rianna Narang.
Isha Koppikar’s wedding photos
Isha Koppikar and her daughter
In November 2023, Isha and Narang got divorced due to long-standing compatibility issues. In December 2023, Isha moved out of the home with her daughter Rianna Narang.
Profession
Isha started her career as a model and participated in the Miss India competition (1995) and won the Miss Talent crown. In 1998, she made her debut as an actress in the Tamil film “Kaadhal Kavithai”. She made her Bollywood debut with Fiza (2000). She has acted in films in various regional languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Marathi. Some of her Hindi films include: Pinjar (2003), Krishna Cottage (2004), Don (2006) and Ek Vivaah…Aisa Bhi (2008). Her two hit Bollywood songs are “Khallas” from “Company” (2002) and “Ishq Samundar” from “Kaante” (2002). She has served as a judge on several television shows, including Nach Baliye 3 (2007). In 2019, she appeared in ALT Balaji’s Hindi web series – Fixerr.
dispute
- She appeared in the controversial Bollywood film Girlfriends (2004) and received a lot of criticism from critics and audiences.
- In a 2019 interview, she revealed that early in her acting career, she faced nepotism and was a victim of the casting couch.
Awards and Honors
Miss India contest
1995: Miss Talent
Filmfare Award
1995: Kaadhal Kavidai (Tamil) Best Female Singer Debut
Stardust Award
2003: The Most Exciting New Faces of ‘Khallas’
10th Anniversary Humanitarian Award
2009: Valuable contribution to PETA
favorite thing
- Cuisines: Japanese, Thai and Indian
Facts/Trivia
- She has a tattoo on the tail of her spinal cord.
- She owns a Mercedes Benz ML 250 CDI.
Isha Koppikar and her car
- She has served as a spokesperson for the animal rights group PETA.
- On the advice of numerologists, she twice changed her name to Ishaa Koppikhar and Eesha Koppikhar but later changed it back to her original name; as the changed names did not help much.
- In January 2019, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was appointed working president of the women’s transport wing of the BJP.
Isha Kopika joins BJP
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Source: HIS Education