Ayesha Takia (born April 10, 1986 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian film actress.

Ayesha Takia was born and raised on April 10, 1985 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She comes from a mixed family. Her father is Gujarati, and her mother is half British and half Maharashtrian.[citation needed] She said in interviews that she grew up speaking English at home and had to learn Hindi and Telugu for her film roles.

She appeared in the famous I'm a Complan Boy! I'm a Complan Girl! campaign alongside Shahid Kapoor[1] and also in a music video, Falguni Pathak's Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye, when she was fifteen. She then appeared in the video, Shake It Daddy, which brought her to the attention of the movie industry, and a few film offers followed.

She signed a contract for Socha Na Tha, then for Taarzan: The Wonder Car. However, delays in making Socha Na Tha meant that Taarzan released first and was therefore her "debut" film

She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004 for her performance in Taarzan.

She has...