Isha Koppikar hailing from a Saraswat Konkani family, entered the glamour world through modelling. The 5 feet 7 inches Mumbai- based stunning beauty featured in music videos and ads like Camay, Rexona, L'Oreal, Ponds, Tips & Toes, Coke etc and made her filmy debut with the Tamil flick 'Kadhal Kavithai' (1998). She won the Filmfare best newcomer award for the same. Though the gorgeous girl entered Bollywood with the aborted film 'Ek Tha Dil Ek Thi Dhadkan', she mesmerized movie goers with her sexy item number 'Khallas' in Ram Gopal Varma's film 'Company' (2002). A graduate in Life Sciences, she loves dancing, painting and candle making. Her performances in films like Qayamat (2003) and Pinjar (2003) were greatly appreciated. In 2004, her role as a lesbian in the bold film 'Girlfriend' (2004)courted controversy and put her in the limelight.