Ayesha Dutt

{{Infobox person

| name = Ayesha Dutt

| image = Ayesha Dutt 60th Filmfare Awards.jpg

| image_caption = Dutt at the 60th Filmfare Awards

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|06|05}}

| birth_place =

| other_names = Ayesha Shroff

| occupation = {{hlist|Model|film producer|actress}}

| yearsactive = 1984–2007

| spouse = {{marriage|Jackie Shroff|5 June 1987}}

| children = Tiger Shroff
Krishna Shroff

| father = Ranjan Dutt

}}

Ayesha Dutt (born 5 June 1960{{cite news |title=Jackie Shroff-Ayesha Wedding Anniversary: Tiger Shroff Shares Unseen Pic To Wish Parents |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/movies/jackie-shroff-ayesha-shroff-wedding-anniversary-tiger-shroff-shares-unseen-pic-to-wish-parents-krishna-shroff-wishes-mother-on-birthday-1462046 |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=ABP News |date=5 June 2021 |quote=The two finally got married on Ayesha’s 27th birthday on June 5, 1987}}), also known by her married name Ayesha Shroff, is an Indian film producer, and former model and actress.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ayesha-Shroff-tells-court-she-couldnt-have-been-involved-with-Sahil-because-he-is-gay/articleshow/45502075.cms|title=Ayesha Shroff tells court she couldn't have been involved with Sahil because he is gay | date=14 December 2014 | first=Sharmeen Hakim | last=Indorewala | newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=30 December 2018}}{{cite news |title=Romance between Jackie Shroff and model Ayesha Dutt heads for matrimony |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19870415-romance-between-jackie-shroff-and-model-ayesha-dutt-heads-for-matrimony-798735-1987-04-15 |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=India Today |date=14 April 1987 |language=en}} She is married to Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff and mother of Tiger Shroff and Krishna Shroff.

Early life

Dutt was born to a Bengali father, Air Vice Marshal Ranjan Dutt, an Indian Air Force officer and Vir Chakra awardee, and Claude Marie Dutt De Cavey, a Belgian.{{cite news |last1=Lalwani |first1=Vicky |title=Ayesha Shroff loses her mother |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ayesha-Shroff-loses-her-mother/articleshow/7008810.cms |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=29 November 2011 |language=en}}

Ayesha contested as the Miss Young World contest at Manila.{{cite news |title=India in 1980: Major events and happenings |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20051226-india-in-1980-major-events-and-happenings-786336-2005-12-26 |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=India Today |date=26 December 2005 |language=en}}

She acted in a Bollywood film Teri Baahon Mein alongside Mohnish Bahl in 1984.{{cite news |last1=Sonali |first1=Kriti |title=Tiger Shroff's mom Ayesha Shroff worked with Mohnish Bahl in Teri Baahon Mein. The throwback pics are mind-boggling |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tiger-shroff-mother-ayesha-shroff-mohnish-bahl-teri-baahon-mein-see-pics-4550868/ |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=2 March 2017 |language=en}}

Personal life

Dutt married her longtime boyfriend and Bollywood actor, Jackie Shroff on her birthday on 5 June 1987. She later turned into a film producer. The couple run a media company, Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited. They jointly owned 10% shares in Sony TV since its launch until 2012 when they sold their stake and ended their 15-year-long association with Sony TV. She has two children, Tiger Shroff (born 1990), a Bollywood actor, and a daughter, Krishna Shroff (born 1993), a film maker and social media personality.{{cite news |last1=Joshi |first1=Tushar |date=4 July 2012 |title=Ayesha and I have separate lives: Jackie Shroff |language=en |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ayesha-and-I-have-separate-lives-Jackie-Shroff/articleshow/14645089.cms |access-date=1 February 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Hakim |first1=Sharmeen |title=After 4 months of mudslinging, Ayesha, Sahil Khan call truce - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/After-4-months-of-mudslinging-Ayesha-Sahil-Khan-call-truce/articleshow/46405048.cms |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=6 September 2019 |language=en}}

In 2009, Dutt had an alleged affair with Sahil Khan when the two started a production company together.{{cite news |title=CDR Controversy: All you need to know about Ayesha Shroff and Sahil Khan's alleged affair |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/cdr-controversy-all-you-need-to-know-about-ayesha-shroff-and-sahil-khans-alleged-affair |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=Free Press Journal |date=21 March 2018 |language=en}} The alleged relationship of the two and their business partnership took an ugly turn later in 2014 when she filed a legal case against him. In return, the actor's lawyer submitted some intimate photos to the court, which had both Sahil and Ayesha in a compromising situation implying there was much more than just professional commitment between the two.{{cite news |title=Sahil Khan reveals Ayesha Shroff's intimate pics with him in the Court (view pics) |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/sahil-khan-ayesha-shroff-intimate-pics-in-court-20464.html |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=India TV News |date=4 February 2015 |language=en}}

Filmography

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Credited as
scope="row" \| 1984 \| Teri Baahon Mein \| Actress
scope="row" \| 2000 \| Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain \| rowspan="5" \| Producer
scope="row" \| 2001 \| Grahan
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2003 \| Boom
Sandhya
scope="row" \| 2007 \| Bombil and Beatrice

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Credited as

scope="row" | 1984

| Teri Baahon Mein

| Actress

scope="row" | 2000

| Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain

| rowspan="5" | Producer

scope="row" | 2001

| Grahan