Minissha Lamba
Minissha Lamba (born 18 January 1983) is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Hindi films. Lamba made her acting debut with Yahaan (2005). Her notable films include Corporate (2006), Honeymoon Travels Pvt.
Minissha Lamba

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- Name
- Minissha Lamba
- Born
- 18 January 1983
- Birthplace
- New Delhi, India
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- India
- Education
- University of Delhi · Chettinad Vidyashram · Miranda House
- Languages
- Hindi
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Minissha Lamba (born 18 January 1983) is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Hindi films. Lamba made her acting debut with Yahaan (2005). Her notable films include Corporate (2006), Honeymoon Travels Pvt.
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(2007), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), Well Done Abba (2010) and Bheja Fry 2 (2011). In 2014 she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 8.

Minissha Lamba at her birthday bash.
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Minissha Lamba at India Non Fiction Festival.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Minissha Lamba • Born — 18 January 1983 • Birthplace — New Delhi, India • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2005–2023 • Partner — Akash Malik (2021present)
Early life
Early life
Minisha Lamba was born into a Punjabi Sikh family, to Kawel Lamba and Manju Lamba in New Delhi in 1985. She studied at Chettinad Vidyashram School, Chennai for a year and then shifted to Army Public School, Srinagar where she completed her schooling. She majored in English (Hons.) from Miranda House, University of Delhi.
Career
Career
While studying at Delhi University, Lamba began to model for ad campaigns like LG, Sony, Cadbury, Hajmola, Airtel, Sunsilk etc. She was also a part of the Femina's Generation "W" ad. During an ad shoot for Cadbury she was approached by Bollywood director, Shoojit Sircar, who signed her to act in his film Yahaan (2005). She had begun filming for Yahaan while still in Miranda House college. She subsequently began to play supporting and then leading roles in films such as Corporate, Rocky: The Rebel, Anthony Kaun Hai, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., Anamika, Shaurya and Dus Kahaniyaan. In 2008, she starred as one of Ranbir Kapoor's love interest in the romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno, her biggest success so far, which was produced by Yash Raj Films. Same year, she was noticed for her role in Sanjay Gadhvi's Kidnap. Her next major role was in the critically acclaimed director Shyam Benegal's film Well Done Abba (2010). "Well Done Abba" was awarded the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues for the year 2010 and Minissha's performance as Muskaan Ali was appreciated. In 2014, she participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 8. She got evicted after 6 weeks on 2 November 2014 (Day 42). One of her last appearances was a role in Double Di Trouble, alongside Dharmendra, Gippy Grewal, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Kulraj Randhawa, and Poonam Dhillon. She has also appeared in the music video for Himesh Reshammiya's song "Tera Surroor" from the album Aap Kaa Surroor, which became very popular.
Theatre
Theatre
In 2018, Lamba made her theatre debut with the play Mirror Mirror, directed by Saif Hyder Hasan and presented by AGP World. In 2019, she appeared in the stage play Hello Zindagi, directed by Raman Kumar and produced by Rahul Bhuchar under the banner of Felicity Theatre.
Personal life
Personal life
Lamba married Ryan Tham - a restaurateur, owner of Juhu nightclub "Trilogy", and cousin to actress Pooja Bedi, on 6 July 2015. They announced the finalisation of their divorce proceedings in August 2020. In July 2021, she made her relationship with businessman boyfriend, Akash Malik, public.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 2008 — Chhoona Hai Aasmaan — Kavya Shastri • 2014 — Bigg Boss 8 — Contestant • 2016 — Comedy Nights Bachao — Guest • 2018 — Tenali Rama — Chandrakala • Internet Wala Love — Mahira Kapoor • 2023 — Badtameez Dil — Hausla "Hailey" Kaur Dhillon — Amazon miniTV series
Films
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 2005 — Yahaan — Adaa • 2006 — Corporate — Megha Apte • Rocky: The Rebel — Priya • Anthony Kaun Hai? — Jia Sharma • 2007 — Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. — Zara • Dus Kahaniyaan — Priya — Story: "Puranmasi" • 2008 — Bachna Ae Haseeno — Mahi Pasricha Ahluwalia • Kidnap — Sonia Raina • Shaurya — Kaavya Shastri • Anamika — Jia Rao • 2010 — Well Done Abba — Muskaan Ali • 2011 — Bheja Fry 2 — Ranjini • Hum Tum Shabana — Shabana Raza • 2012 — Joker — Aanya • 2013 — Zilla Ghaziabad — Fauji's girlfriend • Heer and Hero — Maahi — Punjabi film • Black Currency — Intelligence Agent • 2014 — Double Di Trouble — Harleen — Punjabi film
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Ref. • 2006 — Screen Awards — Most Promising Newcomer – Female — Yahaan • 2007 — Stardust Awards — Best Breakthrough Performance – Female — Corporate • 2009 — Best Actress — Shaurya • 2011 — Best Actress — Well Done Abba
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