Return to the time when Lara Dutta recalled her journey into modeling pageants and revealed her sole motivator.
Lara Dutta is without a doubt one of the best actresses in Bollywood. As the former Miss Universe, the diva has made a name for herself in the film industry and clearly stands out from the crowd. Lara has been a part of some of the most incredible films in Hindi cinema, including Andaaz, Jurm, Kaal, No Entry, and Elaan, among many others. She has received numerous awards for her breathtaking beauty and charismatic personality, including Filmfare Awards, Screen Awards, and Stardust Awards, among others. In her personal life, Lara is married to tennis pro Mahesh Bhupathi, and the couple has a daughter, Saira.
Lara Dutta recalls starting her modeling career when she was 16 years old
For the uninitiated, Lara Dutta began her modeling career at the age of 16 when she won the Gladrags Megamodel India competition in 1995. Lara had previously revealed in one of her interviews that her foray into modeling was entirely unplanned and was the result of a chance encounter. Lara revealed that her sister started the process without her knowledge, sending the former’s photos to a modeling agency. She stated, “My sister apparently saw an ad in the newspaper for the Gladrags supermodel contest. Took the most horrific photographs of me. I wasn’t even 16. I was 15 at that point of time. She sent them to Maureen Wadia in Bombay. And I still remember, it was summer vacation and I was sitting at home. My mother gets a phone call, says, we are calling from Gladrags organisation and Lara is been selected for the Bangalore finals. My mother was like what? Who is this, you know?”
Lara revealed that Gladrags made it possible for her to travel to Bombay for the first time
For a 15-year-old, getting to Bombay was a distant dream. Lara went on to explain in the interview how she had to beg her mother to let her participate in the modeling round in Bombay because she had never seen the city before. But she had no idea she’d end up winning the competition. In her own words, “I mean all I heard was that the contest was going to be held in Bombay. I had never been to Bombay in my life. So I pleaded and cried, please mumma if nothing else I just wanna go its holiday. They’re taking me for two weeks, its gonna be an all paid vacation, I wanna go. And that’s where it actually started up from. So, I went into the Bangalore, you know selection. And got shot selected. Come for the finals into Mumbai, won that. I was sixteen.”
Lara Dutta says she was determined to make her father proud
Lara Dutta discussed the driving spirit behind her massive achievement at such a young age in the final segment of the interview. The actress revealed that she was driven by a desire to make her father proud of her. She emphasized it further, saying, “I think for me, more than anything else, it created a hunger. You know it created, I wanted to do something that made, more than anybody else my dad really proud.”
Lara Dutta once stated that she and her husband, Mahesh Bhupathi, are diametrically opposed
Lara Dutta previously opened up about her personal life with husband Mahesh Bhupathi in an interview with Curly Tales. The diva remarked that the two of them are complete polar opposites. More specifically, she revealed that she was a clean freak and highly organized, whereas her husband was a complete mess.
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