Lara was born in to a father and an mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta (retired) and her mother is Jennifer Dutta. She also has two older sisters, one of whom serves in the and a well known younger sister. Famed composer and DJ is Lara's cousin. The Dutta family moved to in 1981 where she completed high school from St.Francis Xavier Girls' High School and the Frank Anthony Public School. Lara graduated in with a minor in communications from the . She was crowned in 2000 which led to her appointment as a in 2001.
Lara Dutta won the annual Gladsrags modeling competition in her native India, thus winning the right to be the first Indian representative at the 1997 Miss Intercontinental, in which she took first place. Later, she was crowned
At Miss Universe 2000 in , Lara was the clear favourite ahead of fierce competition from Venezuela, Spain, USA and Canada. She achieved the highest score in the swimsuit competition and her finalist interview score was the highest individual score in any category in the history of the Miss Universe contest, as her perfect interview saw a majority of the judges giving her the maximum 9.99 mark. After her final question, in which she delivered a passionate defense of the Miss Universe contest (and other beauty pageants), she became the second Indian Miss Universe.
In the same year, won their respective titles which gave India a rare triple victory in the world of beauty pageants.
Lara primarily signed up to do the film, in 2002, but due to financial problems, it only released in mid-2004. She made her Hindi debut in 2003 with the film which was a box office success and won her a She then appeared in a number of films, some of which failed at the box office and some of which were mildly successful. Her box office "hits" include (2004), (2005), (2007) and (2010).
In 2006, she starred in the comedy, which did well at the box office.
In 2005, Sania Mirza and Lara Dutta Bhupathi both participated in Kaun Banega Crorepati (season 2) on 13 November 2005. Dutta's first release of 2007 was . The film was a box office failure in India but did better overseas, especially in the U.K. She received mixed reviews for her performance in the film. Her later release, opened to a good response and became a hit.
Her 2009 release, was one of the most expensive movies of Indian cinema. Lara had initially walked out of the project because the movie was entirely shot in the ocean and she did not know how to swim. However the male protagonist encouraged her in learning how to swim and she immediately started training with a special coach. Blue was released on 16 October 2009. She stated that "The moment I got to know of it, I called Akshay and told him that I wouldn't be able to accept the assignment. He knew the reason behind my decision. Not many people are aware that I had almost drowned while shooting for Andaaz, Akshay had rescued me. When I reminded him I couldn't swim, he told me to forget my phobia and learn swimming pronto," said Dutta. "Today, I feel Blue has not merely made me overcome my phobias, but has also taught me something that will stay with me for the rest of my life".
Her 2010 release was a hit across The movie starred and . It was the 4th biggest hit in the country with Rs 955 Millions of gross revenue . She played the role of Hetal Petal , one of the main character in the movie .
In 2011 ,her first movie as a producer released.
Lara Dutta won the annual Gladsrags modeling competition in her native India, thus winning the right to be the first Indian representative at the 1997 Miss Intercontinental, in which she took first place. Later, she was crowned
At Miss Universe 2000 in , Lara was the clear favourite ahead of fierce competition from Venezuela, Spain, USA and Canada. She achieved the highest score in the swimsuit competition and her finalist interview score was the highest individual score in any category in the history of the Miss Universe contest, as her perfect interview saw a majority of the judges giving her the maximum 9.99 mark. After her final question, in which she delivered a passionate defense of the Miss Universe contest (and other beauty pageants), she became the second Indian Miss Universe.
In the same year, won their respective titles which gave India a rare triple victory in the world of beauty pageants.
Lara primarily signed up to do the film, in 2002, but due to financial problems, it only released in mid-2004. She made her Hindi debut in 2003 with the film which was a box office success and won her a She then appeared in a number of films, some of which failed at the box office and some of which were mildly successful. Her box office "hits" include (2004), (2005), (2007) and (2010).
In 2006, she starred in the comedy, which did well at the box office.
In 2005, Sania Mirza and Lara Dutta Bhupathi both participated in Kaun Banega Crorepati (season 2) on 13 November 2005. Dutta's first release of 2007 was . The film was a box office failure in India but did better overseas, especially in the U.K. She received mixed reviews for her performance in the film. Her later release, opened to a good response and became a hit.
Her 2009 release, was one of the most expensive movies of Indian cinema. Lara had initially walked out of the project because the movie was entirely shot in the ocean and she did not know how to swim. However the male protagonist encouraged her in learning how to swim and she immediately started training with a special coach. Blue was released on 16 October 2009. She stated that "The moment I got to know of it, I called Akshay and told him that I wouldn't be able to accept the assignment. He knew the reason behind my decision. Not many people are aware that I had almost drowned while shooting for Andaaz, Akshay had rescued me. When I reminded him I couldn't swim, he told me to forget my phobia and learn swimming pronto," said Dutta. "Today, I feel Blue has not merely made me overcome my phobias, but has also taught me something that will stay with me for the rest of my life".
Her 2010 release was a hit across The movie starred and . It was the 4th biggest hit in the country with Rs 955 Millions of gross revenue . She played the role of Hetal Petal , one of the main character in the movie .
In 2011 ,her first movie as a producer released.
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