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Personal Profile

Tina Munim
  • Common Name:
    Tina Ambani
  • Nickname:
    Tina
  • Date of Birth:
    February 11, 1957
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aquarius
  • Place of Birth:
    Bombay, Maharashtra, India
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Hair Color:
    Black
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Jainism

Family

Tina Munim
  • Spouse:
    Anil Ambani
  • Son:
    Anmol, Anshul
  • Relation:
    Father - In - LawDhirubhai Ambani

Career

Tina Munim
  • Profession:
    Actress
  • Debut:
    Bade Dilwala - 1978

Trivia

Tina Munim
  • Today Tina Munim is involved in a number of charity, arts, and talent endeavors and hasn't made any new films since 1991.
    submitted by - Chotu Dhiman
  • She also organizes yearly exhibits for artists, "The Harmony Show".
    submitted by - New ID
  • She is working on "Empowering Indian Senior Citizens" and runs magazine called "Harmony".
    submitted by - Aksh Dhiman
  • In the late 1980s, she made the conscious decision to put her Bollywood career on hiatus. She moved to California and attended college.
    submitted by - Dr. Reddy Labs
  • She was discovered by Dev Anand after she represented India at the International Teen Princess contest in Aruba, and won the Miss Photogenic and Miss Bikini awards.
    submitted by - Chotu Dhiman

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Biography

Tina Munim
Last Updated: Thursday, November 19, 2009

Tina MunimAn Indian film actress, Tina Munim had a successful Bollywood career during the late seventies and early eighties. She was not only popular for her acting skills but also for her innocent and fresh look on screen. Tina Munim was born on February 11, 1957 and belongs to a well to do Gujarati-speaking family, who lived in Bhuleshwar, Mumbai. She is married to the industrialist Anil Ambani, younger son of business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani.The star actor Dev Anand discovered Tina Munim after she represented India at the International Teen Princess contest in Aruba. In the contest, Tina Munim won the Miss Photogenic and Miss Bikini awards.

Tina Munim dreamt of becoming a Parisian trained fashion designer and was poised to travel there for her studies in design when Dev Anand approached her with a cinematic offer. In 1978, Dev Anand cast her in his film Des Pardes and thus launched her film career. He repeatedly cast her in several other films like Lootmaar and others. Sunil Dutt launched his son Sanjay Dutt in his film debut Rocky and Tina Munim was chosen as Sanjay`s heroine. Tina Munim worked with actor Rajesh Khanna in films such as Fifty Fifty and Souten.

Tina MunimApart from Dev Anand and Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim also appeared in a popular screen pair with actor Rishi Kapoor. They were paired romantically in six films; the most popular film was Subhash Ghai`s Karz. Producer-Director-Actor Rakesh Roshan also cast her several times, including for the smash hit film "Aakhir Kyon?". Director Basu Chatterjee similarly cast her in his series of films, such as Baaton Baaton Mein and Man Pasand.

In the late 1980s, Tina Munim made the firm decision to put her Bollywood career on a pause and moved to California to attend college. In 1991, she returned to India and very soon married industrialist Anil Ambani, with whom she has two sons. Today Tina Munim is involved in several charity, arts, and talent events. She did not appear in films since 1991.

Filmography

Tina Munim