List of Famous people born in Delhi, India
Suraj Sharma
Suraj Sharma is an Indian actor who made his debut in the 2012 film Life of Pi. Directed by Ang Lee, the film was adapted from the novel of the same name, and earned Sharma critical acclaim as well as a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. In 2014, he portrayed Aayan Ibrahim in season 4 of the Showtime series Homeland. From 2018-20, he starred as Rakesh Singh in the CBS comedy-drama series God Friended Me.
Varun Badola
Varun Badola is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles on television.
Suhaib Ilyasi
Suhaib Ilyasi is an Indian television producer and director. He was the host of the notable TV crime show India's Most Wanted. He was the editor of the news magazine Bureaucracy Today'. After his wife died in 2000, Ilyasi was charged under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code for dowry death. He also got involved in a legal battle with his in-laws for the custody of his daughter. Ilyasi was acquitted in a passport case, while the charges 498A and 304B were also not proven and Ilyasi was discharged for the aforesaid charges in the trial court. Later, he was charged with murdering his wife after 14 years of the incident. On December 20, 2017, he was convicted for the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On 5 October 2018, Delhi High Court acquitted him, stating that there was no evidence against him on record to sustain the conviction.
Meenakshi Lekhi
Meenakshi Lekhi is an Indian politician and the minister of State for External Affairs and Culture. She is a member of Member of Parliament from New Delhi Parliamentary constituency in the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is also a lawyer in the Supreme Court of India.
Adhuna Bhabani
Adhuna Bhabani, also known by her former married name Adhuna Akhtar, is a British-English hair stylist and the co-host of BBLUNT, which airs on TLC.
Eenam Gambhir
Eenam Gambhir is posted as Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York. She is a 2005-batch IFS officer and is presently posted at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN at New York.
Bhumika Chawla
Bhumika Chawla is an Indian actress and a former model. She made her film debut in the Telugu film Yuvakudu (2000) and has since then worked in various Indian film industries and appeared in over thirty films in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bhojpuri, and Punjabi. Her notable performances include appearances in films such as Kushi (2001), Okkadu (2003), Tere Naam (2003), Missamma (2003), Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006), Gandhi, My Father (2007), Anasuya (2007) and Buddy (2013). She Has Won 4 Nandi Awards, One Filmfare Awards South and One SIIMA Award., 1 Zee Cine Award, 1 Zee Apsara Award
Murli Manohar Joshi
Murli Manohar Joshi is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of which he was the President between 1991 and 1993, and the former Member of Parliament for Kanpur parliamentary constituency. He was formerly a professor of Physics in Allahabad University. He was one of the key leader of the BJP. Joshi later became the Union Human Resources Development minister in the National Democratic Alliance government. Joshi was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, in 2017 by the Government of India.
Ankit Gera
Ankit Gera is an Indian television actor.
Sarika
Sarika Thakur, better known as Sarika, is an Indian actress. Apart from acting, she also served as costume designer, sound designer & associate director for Kuruthipunal under Raaj Kamal Films International. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the English film Parzania.