Sangeeta Bijlani

Sangeeta Bijlani reached the literal peak of glamour by winning Femina Miss India 1980 and representing the country at Miss Universe, yet what impresses me is that she did not coast on that. She crossed into Bollywood and held lead roles in films like Qatil and Tridev, proving she could act, not just pose. The pageant-to-actress path looks dazzling but actually demands you win respect on merit, and she did exactly that in a fiercely competitive industry. Though she has stepped away from the spotlight, she endures in my mind as a poised, dignified emblem of that era of Indian cinema.

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Name (English)

Sangeeta Bijlani

Name (Japanese)

サンギータ・ビラニ

Reading

さんぎーた・びらに

Born

July 9, 1960 (age 66)

Origin

Ghaziabad, Ghaziabad district, India

Occupation

actor / model / beauty pageant contestant

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat

High school

St. Anne's High School, Bandra

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangeeta%20Bijlani
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3595327

Tags

• Ghaziabad district
• actor
• model
• beauty pageant contestant

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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