Celina Jaitley

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Celina Jaitley
Celina in Los Angeles (2007)
Born	Celina Jiya Jaitley November 24, 1979 (1979-11-24) (age 29)^[1]^[2] Kabul , Afghanistan
Occupation	Model, actress
Years active	2001 - present
Spouse(s)	None

Celina Jaitley (Hindi: सेलीना जेटली, Punjabi: ਸੇਲੀਨਾ ਜੇਟਲੀ, Pashto: سلینا جیٹلی), born 24 November 1979, is an Indian actress and former beauty queen. She was crowned Miss India in 2001.

1 Early life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 References
5 External links

Early life

Jaitley was born in Kabul, Afghanistan to a Punjabi Indian father and Afghan mother.^[3] Her father, V.K. Jaitley, is a retired Indian Army colonel,^[4] and her mother, Meeta, was a nurse in the Indian army, as well as an Afghan beauty queen.^[4] She has one brother, who is serving in the Indian army.

Celina grew up in several cities, including Lucknow, where she attended City Monetessori school. She mostly spent her time in Kolkata, India. Jaitley was raised as a Hindu. She has said that when she was young, she wanted to join the army, either as a doctor or a pilot. She graduated with a degree in commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University.^[5]

Career

Jaitley was a finalist in the Miss Universe 2001 contest.^[5] In addition to her title of Femina Miss India Universe, Celina has won the Miss Margo Beautiful Skin, Indiatimes Surfer's Choice, and MTV's Most Wanted award.

In 2003, she made her debut in the movie industry with Feroz Khan's Janasheen. In 2007 Jaitley flew to New Zealand and shot her first international movie Love Has No Language, a romantic comedy. Whilst there she was targeted by a stalker who had followed her from India. Jaitley was said to be traumatized by the experience.

Jaitley is slated to play the character of an Persian princess in the film Quest of Scheherezade along with actors Sean Connery and Orlando Bloom. The film is based on Arabian Nights and will be directed by Ken Khan. This will be Celina's first venture into Hollywood. She is also the brand ambassador of Egyptian tourism and D'damas.

Jaitley is also a supporter of the rights and equality of the LGBT community and supports the gay rights movement in India.^[6] ^[7]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Janasheen	Jessica Pereira
2003	Khel	Saanjh Batra
2005	Silsilay	Preeti
	No Entry	Sanjana Saxena
	Suryam	Madhu	A Telugu-language film
2006	Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride	Roma Fernandes
	Zinda	Nisha Roy
	Tom, Dick, and Harry	Celina
	Apna Sapna Money Money	Saania Badnaam
2007	Red: The Dark Side	Anahita Saxena
	Shakalaka Boom Boom	Sheena
	Heyy Babyy	Special appearance
2008	C Kkompany	Item number
	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai	Shruti
	Golmaal Returns	Meera
2009	Paying Guest	Kalpana	releasing 29 may 2009
	Unusual Love Story
	One Night	Anarkali
2010	Quest of Sheherzade		Announced