Then and Now: Juhi Chawla's glamourous transformation

Actress, film producer, and entrepreneur, Juhi Chawla wears many hats and ever since she graced the silver screens, she has been impressing movie buffs with her impeccable performances.

After winning the 1984 Miss India pageant, the diva ventured into the world of cinema and made her acting debut with the 1986 film Sultanat. She became a household name after featuring in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which released in 1988. Later, she went on to feature in hit films like Andaz, Saajan Ka Ghar, Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi, Arjun Pandit, and Duplicate among others.

Her looks from her films used to set trends for the fashionistas of the time.

Juhi and Shah Rukh Khan have teamed up for several films and have delivered several hits. They have shared screen space in Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Ram Jaane, Dil Hai Hindustani,

Chawla has been married to industrialist Jay Mehta since 1995, with whom she has two children. Along with her husband and Shah Rukh Khan, she is the co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders. Along with Khan, she was the founder of the production company Dreamz Unlimited, which produced three films, starting with their self-starring Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000). Among her television work, she featured as a talent judge on the third season of the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Her brother Bobby Chawla was the CEO of Red Chillies Entertainment. He suffered a massive stroke in 2010 after a dinner party. After being in coma for about four years, he died on 9 March 2014.[89] Her sister, Sonia, died from cancer on 30 October 2012.

Juhi Chawla was born on 13 November 1967 and raised in Ambala, Haryana, India. Her father was an officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).She completed her schooling at Fort Convent School, Bombay (present-day Mumbai), and graduated from Sydenham College, Bombay.[10] Chawla was the winner of the Miss India title in 1984.She also won the Best Costume Award at the Miss Universe contest in 1984.

In 1990, she starred in Pratibandh. She also received her second Best Actress nomination at Filmfare for the film. Her other releases that year included the family drama Swarg alongside Rajesh Khanna and Govinda, which marked the first of several collaborations with director David Dhawan. In 1992, she appeared in Bol Radha Bol alongside Rishi Kapoor, for which she received her third Filmfare nomination for Best Actress.

In 1993, in a year considered one of the most successful of her career, Chawla appeared in four films.

Her first release was Lootere, directed by Dharmesh Darshan and starring Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah, Chunkey Pandey and Anupam Kher. She played a young woman who receives witness protection through the service of a bodyguard, played by Deol, with whom she eventually falls in love. She was case in two movies produced by Yash Chopra. The first was Aaina, which saw Chawla and Amrita Singh play sisters falling for the same man, played by Jackie Shroff. Her third film that year was Mahesh Bhatt's romantic comedy Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke opposite Aamir Khan, which was a success with both critics and audiences. Her performance as a Tamilian runaway, which required her to master Tamil language and dialect, met with acclaim and established her as a comic actress.

Having taken a one-year break from film work, Chawla started appearing in independent and art films, and her work included critically acclaimed films Jhankaar Beats, 3 Deewarein (both 2003), 7½ Phere and My Brother Nikhil (both 2005), and Bas Ek Pal (2006).