Lara was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, on April 16, 1978. Her dad is retired Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta. Lara has two sisters, one of whom serves in the Indian Air Force, and is the cousin of Nitin Sawhney.
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 Femina Miss India Universe and Miss Universe in 2000.
Lara Dutta primarily signed up to do the Tamil film, Arasatchi in 2002, but due to financial problems, it only released in mid-2004. She made her Hindi debut in 2003 with the film Andaaz which was a box office success and won her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. 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 Masti (2004), No Entry (2005) and Partner (2007) and House Full (film) (2010).
Lara Dutta is also known for her sense of humor, and a talent for writing. She has now announced that she will writing scripts, and hopes that one day someone from Bollywood will make flicks out of them.
2003 - Andaaz
2003 - Choron Ka Chor
2003 - Khakee
2003 - Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost
2004 - Aan - Men At Work
2004 - Bardaasht
2004 - Elaan
2004 - Insan
2004 - Masti
2005 - Dosti - Friends Forever
2005 - Jurm
2005 - Kaal
2005 - No Entry
2005 - Zinda
2006 - Bhagam Bhag
2007 - Partner
2008 - Jumbo
2009 - Billu Barber
2009 - Blue
2009 - Blue
2009 - Do Knot Disturb
2010 - Destination Bollywood - Season One
2010 - Housefull
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