If it’s your birthday today, you already have enough reasons to celebrate.
We bring you a few extra reasons to feel special today, with a list of the famous personalities you share your birthday with.
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan is an Indian film actor, known for his work in Hindi cinema, as well as British films and Hollywood. He is considered to be one of the finest actors in Indian cinema for his versatile and natural acting. He has acted in a number of movies like ‘The Darjeeling Limited’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘Life of Pi’ and ‘Inferno’.
Throughout his career, Irrfan Khan has won various awards, including CNN-IBN Indian of the Year, best actor for ‘Paan Singh Tomar’, Filmfare Best Villain Award – ‘Haasil’ and Best Actor at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne for his role in ‘Piku’. He was also awarded the Padma Shri in 2011.
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a British statesman, army officer, and writer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory during the Second World War.
Churchill is among the most influential people in British history, consistently ranking well in opinion polls of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his overall, lifetime body of work. Even today Churchill’s highly complex legacy continues to stimulate intense debate amongst writers and historians alike.
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He began his career acting in plays and was soon offered to host his own show ‘The Ben Stiller Show’. He he made his directorial debut with ‘Reality Bites’ and later began to act in films.
Throughout his career he has written, starred in, directed, or produced more than 50 films, including ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’, ‘Zoolander’, ‘There's Something About Mary’, ‘Meet the Parents’ trilogy, ‘Madagascar’ series, and the ‘Night at the Museum’ trilogy.
Mehr Jesia Rampal
Mehr, also known by her married name Mehr Jesia Rampal, is a former Miss India and an Indian supermodel. She is married to Arjun Rampal, a veteran Bollywood actor and they have two daughters, Mahikaa and Myra.
Mehr started her career in 1980s, and won the Femina Miss India in 1986. She was a part of the first generation of Indian supermodels like Madhu Sapre and Feroze Gujral. In 2006, Mehr Jesia and Arjun Rampal produced the film ‘I See You’ through their production company Chasing Ganesha.
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