Antara Mali born in Uttar Pradesh on 11th May 1979 is a bollywood actress. Her father was a renowned photographer Jagdish Mali, her mother was a stage actress and her Grand Father a painter.

Antara Mali’s first movie was Dhoondte Reh Jaoge, which came and went without anyone noticing. After that decorated film director Ram Gopal Verma gave Antara her first major break when she was casted in the movie Prema Kadha in the year 1999. Ram Gopal Verma became her favorite director to work with as she worked in numerous movies with him after making her debut. She played the role of Aftab Shivdasani’s best friend in the movie Mast, the movie was a success at the box office. During the early part of her career, her pairing with Vivek Oberai was hailed as they delivered two back to back hits in the form of Company & Road After working with Antara in the movie road fellow actor Manoj Bajpai told the media that he was highly impressed with her acting skills and that although she is a newcomer she is more talented than him. While preparing for her role in the hit movie Company she visited slums and decided for live in one of them for a few days so that she could play the role to precision. She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress for her acting in the movie “Company” In 2003, she won critical acclaim for her work in the movie Mein Madhuri Dixit banna chahti hoon. The movie turned out to be the super hit of the year because it was the tribute to Madhuri Dixit as she played the role of a girl who is inspired by Madhuri and tried to make her mark in the movie industry. In the same year she also worked in the movie Darna Mana Hai, which was compilation of six different stories.

In 2004 she starred in two movies Gayab with Tushar Kapoor and Naach with Abhishek Bachan. Both the movies did not turn out to be hits but her role of an aspiring Choreographer in Naach won her many accolades. In 2005 she starred, produced and directed the movie Mr. Ya Miss (remake of Hollywood movie Switch), which flopped badly at the box office. It was her first directorial venture, after that she put an end to her acting career.

She made a comeback in the movie “And once again” Which released in 2010. The movie was much talked about because of Antara going bald for her role in this movie. She barred a completely deglamorised look unlike some of her earlier movies. As Antara Mali has always been a very private person who likes to stay away from the limelight, on June 12 2009 Antara tied the knot with Che Kurrien who is the editor of the famous GQ Magazine in an underground ceremony. In 2010 Antara decided to make abandoned women as a subject for her research as she stated that things like this inspires her. She is planning to make a movie on this subject.

She has talent in abundance, and the perfect example of this is when the Legendary Amitabh Bachan called her up in person and applauded her performance after watching the movie Company. She is not the typical attention seeking bollywood actress as her maturity and character is recognized by all. After a humble start to the critical acclaim to quitting movies all together it’s been a roller coaster ride. And everyone in the industry hopes to see this fiery talented girl in more quality cinema.