Celina Jaitly was born on 24th Nov 1981 in Shimla, India to a Punjabi Indian father and an Afghan mother. Her father Colonel V.K. Jaitly, is a retired Indian Army colonel, and her mother, Meeta, an Afghan is a child psychologist, as well as a beauty queen. Celina has one brother, who is currently serving the Indian Army Special Force. Due to her army background, Celina grew up in several cities in India, like Lucknow, where she attended City Montessori School. However most of her life was spent in the Kashmir valley and the north eastern states of India She also spent some years of her childhood in Berhampur, Orissa. She has, however, spent most of her time in Kolkata, India. During her teenage years, Celina aspired to be a part of the Indian the army, either as a doctor or a pilot. However, fate had something else in store for her. She started modeling alongside studies at the age of 16 Celina, given her natural beauty and stunning looks, was encouraged to take part in the 2001 Ms India pageant. She won the crown and then went on to become a runner up at Ms Universe the same year. In the year 2003, Celina - the actress was discovered by noted actor & director Feroz Khan who offered her the lead role in her debut film 'Janasheen'. Since then, there has been no looking back for this young, talented actress. For her recent comedy film Golmaal Returns, Celina won several award s for her performance in the film. Celina is an vehement activist and spokesperson for the LGBT movement in India. She has been involved in various activities concerning human rights, women and children health, and sex workers rehabilitation in India for the past 10 years. Celina was one of the esteemed jury at Cairo Film festival 2010

Fourth runner up at the 2001 Miss Universe pageant.Father is Punjabi and mother is Afghani.Never wanted to become a model or an actress. Celina had her mind set on becoming a pilot.Became a model in the Bollywood industry after the Miss Universe pageant.Femina Miss India 2001Hobbies: Surfing the net, reading, sketching and listening to music.Her mother is a psychologist.Her favorite actor is Aamir Khan , and favorite actress is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan .Her favorite Hollywood movie is Saving Private Ryan (1998).Favorite holiday spot is St. Moritz in Switzerland.Bebe and Jashn are her favorite brands. She is the brand ambassador for Jashn.Has 5 pets: all dogs.Speaks fluent Bengali, English, German, Punjabi, and Urdu. She says she speaks in Urdu at home.Plays billiards and pool, sometimes she likes to go sailing.Her qualifications are a B.Com. graduate, Honours in Accountancy.Has one brother. He is in 3 Para Commando Special Forces.Her favorite outfit is a sari.Her terrace is her favorite hangout spot.Owns 900+ pairs of shoes.Is a vegetarian.The first country she visited was Nepal.Neither smokes nor drinks. She is a very health conscious person.Loves Sweden, she used to live in Stockholm at Vallhallvagan.Favorite cuisine is Indian and favorite dish is biryani.Uses MAC cosmetics.Good friends with Fardeen Khan , Riya Sen , and Shreyas Talpade .