Yukta Mookhey

Yukta Mookhey

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Born	Yukta Inderlal Mookhey October 7, 1977 Bangalore, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Measurements	35-27-39[1]
Hair colour	Black
Eye colour	Brown
Major competition(s)	Femina Miss India 1999 (Winner) Miss World 1999 (Winner)
Spouse	Prince Tuli (2008–2014)

Yukta Mookhey (born 7 October 1977) is an Indian actress, model and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss World 1999 in London.

Early life

Mookhey was born in Bangalore and was raised in Dubai until Mookhey was seven years of age. The Mookhey family moved back to Mumbai in June 1986. Her mother Aruna runs a grooming consulting firm and her father was a doctor. After school, Mookhey studied zoology at V.G. Vaze college. Mookhey has a diploma in computer sciences and has studied Hindustani classical music for three years.^[2]

Miss World

The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at Olympia, London. Mookhey was crowned Miss World 1999 beating 93 delegates from other countries.

Career

Mookhey entered the film industry and her first film was an item number in the 2001 Tamil movie Poovellam Un Vasam directed by Ezhil, starring Ajith kumar and Jyothika in the lead roles. She made her Bollywood debut with Pyasa in 2002 starring with Aftab Shivdasani. The film proved to be a flop at the box office.^[3] In 2005, she acted in two films Memsahab and Love in Japan and in 2006, she appeared in the music video Kathputali.

Yukta Mookhey at stree Shakti Women Awards 2014

Personal life

On September 7, 2008, Mookhey got engaged to Prince Tuli, a New York-based businessman and financial consultant at a ceremony held at the Grand Maratha in Mumbai.^[4] The marriage was held on November 2, 2008 in a traditional Sikh ceremony at a Nagpur Gurudwara followed by a reception.^[5] They have one son together.

In July, 2013, Mookhey lodged a domestic violence complaint against her husband and a First Information Report (FIR) was registered under Section 498A (cruelty and harassment) and Section 377 (unnatural sex) of Indian Penal Code.^[6] In June 2014, the couple obtained divorce through consensus.^[7] Mookhey is an active member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and engages herself in social and charitable causes.

Filmography

Film	Year	Role	Notes	Reference
Poovellam Un Vasam	2001	Guest appearance	Tamil film	[8][9]
Pyaasa	2002	Sheetal	Hindi film	[10]
Katputtli	2006	Anju		[11][12]
Love In Japan	2006		Guest Appearance	[13][14]
Kab Kahaba Tu I Love You	2007		Assamese film	[15]
Memsahab - Lost In A Mirage	2008	Anjali		[16][17]

See also

• Miss World 1999

References

1. "Yukta Mookhey". Femina Miss India - Indiatimes. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
2. "Yukta Mookhey - Profile".
3. "Yukta, career profile".
4. "Yukta Mookey's engagement".
5. "Yukta Mookhey's wedding". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
6. "Actress Yukta Mookhey lodges fir against husband". ndtv.com.
7. "Yukta Mookhey and Tuli get divorce". Patrika Group (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 June 2014.
8. "Poovelaam un vaasam". Hinduonnet.com.
9. "Poovellam un Vaasam Review". ia.rediff.com.
10. "Pyaasa". Bollywoodhungma.com.
11. "Katputli". Bollywoodhungama.com.
12. "Katputli Review". Indiafm.com.
13. "Love in Japan". Bollywoodhungma.com.
14. "Love in Japan review". Parinda.com.
15. "Kab Kahaba Tu I Love You". Indiafm.com.
16. "Memsahab". Indiafm.com.
17. "Memsahab Review". Smashits.com.

External links

• Yukta Mookhey at the Internet Movie Database