Kamal Sidhu

Canadian model and actress

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Kamal Sidhu

Sidhu at Soniya Vajifdar preview in 2010

Born|  (1968-02-24) February 24, 1968 (age 55)

Canada

Occupation(s)| model, VJ, TV anchor, actress
Height| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Spouse| Nico Goghavala[1]

Kamal Sidhu (born February 24, 1968[citation needed]) is a Canadian model, VJ, TV anchor and actress.[2][3] She won the Miss India–Canada title in 1991,[4] she has a successful career as presenter and show host.

## Early life[edit]

Sidhu was born in an Indian Sikh family who lived in the Philippines, where she stayed till the age of six.[5] Later they moved to Canada, where she was raised and educated.[6] She has a university degree in pre-medical. She is fluent in Tagalog, English, Punjabi and French.[6]

## Career[edit]

Prior to being in TV shows and in the modeling industry, Sidhu was an athlete, training to compete at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, representing Canada in the heptathlon.[6] An unfortunate injury abruptly ended her dreams and made her to pursue other avenues. She was advised by a cousin, and consequently entered the Miss India-Canada contest in 1991, to which she won first runner-up.[6]

In India, she started her career with Channel V and later MTV Asia.[7] She also worked with channel AXN in this same country.[6] One of the first few 'Indian' VJs, Sidhu and her Canadian accent were hugely popular with the teen population, many imitating her style of dress, hair and talking.[6] She hosted an adult show on sex lives on Zoom TV and anchored an environmental series called EarthPulse on National Geographic Channel.[8] She presented the Rio Games in August 2016 on Star Sports channel in her brief return to where it all started - STAR TV NETWORK.

## Personal life[edit]

Kamal Sidhu was in a relationship with erstwhile MTV and Channel V VJ, Danny McGill, during the 1990s. She is married to Nico Ghogavala, owner of B.A.R company.[9]

## Filmography[edit]

Year  | Film | Role | Notes

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1997  | Aar Ya Paar | Veena Sanghvi |
2006  | Chasing Nature(TV series) | Presenter[10] |
2008  | Little Zizou | Alka |
2019  | The Fakir of Venice | Mandira |
2023  | The Archies | Hermione Lodge

## References[edit]

1. ^ Halim, Moeena (February 13, 2015). "Love it up". India Today. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
2. ^ Visco, Rory (July 12, 2006). "Chasing Kamal". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
3. ^ Singh, Rashmi Uday (October 28, 2011). "Devour the freshest bounty of Sri Lanka". The Times of India. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
4. ^ "Kamal Sidhu, winner 1991". Miss India–Canada. 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
5. ^ Kumar, Ashok (August 1, 2008). "Actors face modelling challenges: Kamal Sidhu". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on August 5, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2016 - via Expressindia.com.
6. ^ a b c d e f "Kamal Sidhu — Miss India Canada". Seasons India. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
7. ^ Anand, Swati. "Beauty's Beast". Little India. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
8. ^ Renuka, Methil (July 8, 2002). "Animal magnetism". India Today. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
9. ^ Pereira, Priyanka (March 17, 2009). "Being Kamal". The Indian Express. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
10. ^ Prabhu, Vidya (September 28, 2006). "Settling down won't be easy: Kamal Sidhu". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved July 28, 2016.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kamal Sidhu.

* Kamal Sidhu at Fashion Model Directory
* Kamal Sidhu at IMDb