Time to blow candles..[August 16th]

Two very talented actors share their birthdays today, both surprisingly born in the same year!

 

Yes, we're definitely talking about the Chotte Nawab of the silver screen, otherwise known as Saif Ali Khan and ILU ILU's girl, Manisha Koirala.

 

 

Khan made his debut into B-Town in 1992 with Parampara but his first taste of success came in 1994 in the form of Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Yeh Dillagi. The rest of the 90s didn't follow in the same suit as Khan was seen in a few multi-starrer projects such as Hum Saath Saath Hain and Kya Kehna. It wasn't until 2001 that Saif truly proved himself and put himself on the list of successful actors with Farhan Akthar's contemporary drama, Dil Chahta Hai. Since then, Khan starred in many Box Office successes such as: Kal Ho Na Ho, Hum Tum, Salaam Namaste, Race and Love Aaj Kal. Not only that, he also managed to put himself on the critically acclaimed pedestal with films such as Parineeta and Omkara.

 

Khan's personal life, like his professional, has been quite a twist. After being married with actress Amrita Singh for thirteen years and fathering two children with her, the couple went their separate ways and divorced in 2004. Khan is now happily dating size zero trend setter, Kareena Kapoor. Currently, they both are busy with the shooting of Agent Vinod.

 

 

 

The Nepali-Indian actress first made her debut in a Nepali movie named Pheri Bhetaula in 1989 but made her entry in Tinsel Town with the super hit Saudagar in 1992.

 

Since then, Manisha has worked in many films, some delivering, some epically failing at the box office. Nonetheless, to date, Manisha is still known as one of the finer actresses of our film industry for her portrayal of strong roles in movies such as: 1942: A Love Story, Bombay, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Khamoshi: A Musical, Gupt, Dil Se, Mann and Company. In 2004, Manisha turned into a producer with the film Paisa Vasool, which was unfortunately declared a flop at the box office.

 

Manisha held a string of romances until she met her soul mate over the popular social networking site, Facebook and married Samrat Dahal on 19 June, 2010. Currently she is busy with projects Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Char Aane Ki Baarish and Chehere.