Isha Koppikar (1976) is a Bollywood actress and a model.

Biography
Isha Koppikar was born in Mumbai, India in 1976. She went to Ruia College in Mumbai and studied Life Sciences. While in college, she did a model shoot for Gautam Rajyadhaksa. She took part in the 1995 Miss India Contest, won the Miss Talent Crown and modeled for L'Oreal, Rexona, Camay, Tips & Toes and Coca-Cola, among others.

Her first movie was the Tamil En Swasa Katre opposite Arvind Swamy, one of the most successful actors that time. She received positive reviews for her role and decided to pursue a career in Bollywood: Her first movie was Ek Tha Dil Ek Thi Dhadkan (1997), directed by Shah Rukh Sultan, and has yet to be released.

Koppikar starred in some minor roles in Fiza (2000) and Pyaar Ishq aur Mohabbat (2001) until in 2002, she starred in Ram Gopal Varmas Company as an Item girl in the song Khallas!, which created her nickname Khallas-girl and caused her breakthrough. In Dil Ka Rishta she played opposite Aishwarya Rai and Arjun Rampal and for her negative role in Qayamat (2003), she received a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Villain. In the movie Girlfriend (2004), she plays a woman involved in a lesbian relationship and in D (2004), she again worked with Ram Gopal Varma in the prequel of his movie Company. Recently, she played Arshad Warsis girlfriend in the Salman Khan starrer Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya?.

Filmography
Don (2006) ... (pre-production)
Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) ... Vicky`s girlfriend
D (2005) .... Bar Dancer
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005) .... Urmila Martodkar
Inteqam: The Perfect Game (2004) ... Avantika Suryavansh/Pinky
Ek Se Badhkar Ek (2004) ... Tracy/Shalini Mathur
Girlfriend (2004) ... Tanya
Hum Tum (2004) ... Diana Fernandez (Special Appearance)
Krishna Cottage (2004) ... Disha
Rudraksh (2004) ... Lali
LOC Kargil (2003) ... Kumar's fiancée Santho
Darna Mana Hai (2003) ... Abhilasha
Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) ... Laila
Dil Ka Rishta (2003) ... Anita
Pinjar (2003)
Kaante (2002) ... Special Appearance (Song)
Company (2002) ... Special Appearance (Song 'Khallas!')
Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya (2001) ... Anjali
Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) ... Ruby
Rahul (2001)
Fiza (2000) ... Gitanjali
Kaadhal Kavidai (1998)

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