Sangeeta Bijlani Wiki
Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July 1960) is an Indian former actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who is known for winning the title of Femina Miss India 1980. She represented India at Miss Universe 1980. She started her acting career starring in Hindi films, playing a lead role in the film Qatil (1988) and was one of the three female leads in the film Tridev (1989).
Early life
Bijlani was born on 9 July 1960 in Bombay (present Mumbai), Maharashtra, India into a Sindhi Hindu family.
Bollywood debut and success
Bijlani made her Bollywood debut in 1988 with ''Qatil'', opposite Aditya Pancholi and then went on to act in ''Tridev'', ''Hathyar'', ''Jurm'', ''Yodha'', ''Yugandhar'', ''Izzat'' and ''Lakshman Rekha''. She did a bilingual in Hindi and Kannada opposite Vishnu Vardhan. She was nominated by the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress category for Jurm opposite Vinod Khanna and was directed by Mahesh Bhatt and scripted by Salim Khan. She has also worked with Mahesh Bhatt, Mukul Anand, J.P. Dutta, Rahul Rawail and N. Chandra.
Television career
Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff||Bijlani made her small-screen debut with ''Chandni'' - "a tale of power, revenge and love" in early 1996 opposite actor Shahbaz Khan. She also went on to produce ''Hasna Mat'', with Kader Khan on Star Plus and ''Kinarey Milte Nahi'' on Zee TV.{| class="wikitable"|-! Year! Series! Role! Network ! Notes!Ref|-| 2021|''Super Dancer''| Guest| Sony Entertainment Television| With Jackie Shroff|||}
Personal life
Bijlani and Salman Khan started dating each other in 1986 when they were still modelling and their relationship ended as Khan was caught cheating. Years later, the duo shared hugs and kisses during Khan's 57th birthday.On 14 November 1996, Bijlani married cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin in Mumbai. The marriage ended in a divorce in 2010.