: This was Mahima's award-winning debut where she played Ganga, a young woman caught between Indian traditions and American culture. It is considered a quintessential 90s Bollywood classic with a celebrated soundtrack. Dhadkan (2000)

(1997) : Her award-winning debut. She plays , a village girl whose values are tested when she is engaged to an NRI and moves to the US. It is an evergreen musical romance co-starring Shah Rukh Khan.

“I remember watching old films with my grandmother — the projector noise, the blueish flicker on the wall. That’s my idea of cinema. Not perfect, but deeply felt.” — Mahima Chaudhary

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