Sagarika Ghatge is an Indian model and actress who gained fame after portraying the character of Preeti Sabharwal in the 2007 Hindi-language sports film Chak De! India. Subsequently, she was chosen as the brand ambassador for Reebok India. She then started appearing in fashion shows and magazines, establishing herself as a model. She has also appeared in other movies like Irada.
Born to a math professor father and a Sanskrit scholar mother, Astrophysicist and IUCAA professor Jayant Narlikar grew up to collaborate with Sir Fred Hoyle, leading to the conformal gravity theory, also known as the Hoyle-Narlikar theory. He has won the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan and penned sci-fi novels, too.
Legendary Indian costume designer Bhanu Athaiya won India its first Oscar for her work in Gandhi. Throughout her illustrious career, she had worked with legendary directors such as Yash Chopra and Raj Kapoor. Initially a fashion magazine illustrator, she was also interested in painting but later chose fashion designing instead.