Lisa
Ray - born April 4, 1972 is an Indian /Canadian actress and former
fashion model. She grew up in Toronto, is the daughter of a Bengali
father and a Polish mother[citation needed].Ray started her modelling
career at age 16 and was the "brand ambassador" for Lakme cosmetics in
India. She made numerous advertisements for various Indian companies
before becoming involved in films.She began her acting career with the
Bollywood film Kasoor in 2001 opposite Aftab Shivdasani. Ray then went
to Tollywood in 2002 and appeared in Takkari Donga with Mahesh Babu. She
has also acted in a kannada film Yuvaraja in which Shiva Rajkumar plays
the male lead. She subsequently starred as the female lead of Canadian
director Deepa Mehta's romantic Indian-Canadian romp,
Bollywood/Hollywood in 2002. In 2005, she worked again with Mehta in the
latter's most recent film, Water. The film tells the story of a widow,
played by Ray, who lives in a Varanasi ashram. Ray starred opposite John
Abraham. Although she learned her lines in Hindi for the shoot, her
voice ultimately had to be dubbed over in post-production on account of
her strong accent. She also had a minor role in yet to be released
Insomnolence (film) by acclaimed Pakistani film maker Ali Saeed.Ray has
said that she desires to be a novelist with a base in Paris. She is also
hosting "Beauty Mantra" a television show on the Indian channel Zee
TV.She recently relocated to Los Angeles to pursue acting roles there.In
2007, she completed filming for Kill Kill Faster Faster, which is a
contemporary film noir inspired by the critically acclaimed novel of the
same name by Joel Rose.Lisa Ray, Lisa Ray photos, Lisa Ray pictures,
Lisa Ray movies
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