Tina Ambani

Tina Anil Ambani (nee Munim) is a former Indian actress and chairperson of the Mumbai-based Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Harmony for Silvers Foundation and Harmony Art Foundation.[1] She is also Chairperson of Group CSR, Reliance Group,[2] and the Mudra Foundation for Communications Research and Education (MFFCRE), as well as Chief Mentor and Advisor for the Strategic Planning Committee of the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT). Her husband is Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Group.[3]

Tina Ambani
Tina in 2012
Born
Tina Munim

(1958-02-11) 11 February 1958
OccupationActor, activist, philanthropist
Years active1975–1991
Notable credit(s)
Chairperson Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Harmony for Silvers Foundation, Harmony Art Foundation, Group CSR, Reliance Group
TitleFemina Teen Princess 1975
Spouse(s)
(m. 1991)
Partner(s)Rajesh Khanna (1978-1985)
Children2
RelativesMukesh Ambani (brother-in-law)
Nita Ambani (sister-in-law)

Personal life

Ambani was born Tina Munim on 11 February 1958.[4] She graduated high school in 1975 from the MM Pupils Own School in Khar, Bombay. The same year, she was crowned Femina Teen Princess India 1975 and represented India at the Miss Teenage Intercontinental contest in Aruba, where she was crowned second runner-up.[5] She subsequently enrolled in Jai Hind College for a degree in Arts. Later in 1970s, she joined the Hindi film industry and had a successful career as a leading actress, for thirteen years.

In February 1991, she married Anil Ambani, the younger son of Indian business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani who founded Reliance Industries. They have two sons Jai Anmol (born in December 1991) and Jai Anshul (born in September 1995).

Career

Films

Munim made her debut in Hindi films with filmmaker Dev Anand's Des Pardes. Her other films with Dev Anand include Lootmaar, and Man Pasand. She was cast opposite Amol Palekar in Basu Chatterjee's Baaton Baaton Mein. [6] Her notable films with Rishi Kapoor include Karz, and Yeh Vaada Raha.She starred with actor Rajesh Khanna in many films including Fiffty Fiffty, Souten, Bewafai, Suraag , Insaaf Main Karoonga, Rajput, Aakhir Kyon?, Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai, Alag Alag, Bhagwaan Dada and Adhikar.[7][8] Her last film was Jigarwala, released in 1991. In an interview to Simi Garewal, Munim said: "Sometimes I feel [that I left films too soon] too, but then I felt that there was a lot more to the world that I wanted to explore and experience, and not just stick to movies. I decided to quit. I never regretted it. I never wanted to go back, ever."

Arts and culture

With the aim to offer young artists a platform to exhibit alongside seasoned veterans and acknowledged masters, she organised the first Harmony Art show in 1995.[9] In 2008, Harmony Art Foundation showcased upcoming Indian artists at Christie's in London, drawing attention to the wealth of talent in India. The same year, she was invited to the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, which is the oldest continually operating museum in the US and houses rare Indian art treasures from the 1600s.

Ambani in 5th October 2012

In addition, she has served on the advisory board of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai and the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. She was also nominated to the reconstituted General Assembly of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).[10] She has been actively associated with several welfare activities such as Aseema, an NGO engaged in the rehabilitation of street children,[11] and the restoration of Elephanta Island, a World Heritage Site near Mumbai, with the Archaeological Survey of India and UNESCO.

Tina Munim Ambani at a Harmony event in Oct 2007

Elder welfare

In 2004, Ambani established Harmony for Silvers Foundation, a Mumbai-based non-government organisation that seeks to enhance the quality of life of the elderly.[12] Its activities have included Harmony – Celebrate Age, the magazine, now in its 14th year; the portal www.harmonyindia.org; Harmony Interactive Centre for Silver Citizens, in South Mumbai; the Harmony Research Division; the Harmony Silver Awards; and the Harmony Senior Citizens’ Runs at the Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru marathons.

Healthcare

In order to bridge the gaps in Indian healthcare, Ambani launched the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute (KDAH) in Mumbai in 2009, a quaternary care facility.[5] It is the only hospital in Mumbai to receive accreditation from the JCI (Joint Commission International, USA), NABH (National Accreditation Board for Healthcare, India), CAP (College of American Pathologists, USA) and NABL (National Accreditation Board for Laboratories, India).[13] Other standouts include the first comprehensive centre for liver transplant and the first integrated centre for children's cardiac care in western India; its robotic surgery programme; the centres for rehabilitation and sports medicine; and its initiative to open 18 cancer care centres in rural Maharashtra.[14]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1978Des PardesGauriDebut film
1979Baaton Baaton MeinNancy
1980KarzTina
Man PasandKamli
LootmaarNeela Ramniklal
Ek Do Teen Chaar
Aap Ke DeewaneSameera
1981Katilon ke katilooooPetty Thief
Fiffty FifftyMary
Khuda KasamTina Hukamchand
HarjaeeGeeta Chopra
RockyRenuka Seth
1982Yeh Vaada RahaSunita Sikkan / Kusum Mehra / Anisha
RajputJaya
Deedar-E-YaarFirdaus Changezi
SuraagGuest Appearance
1983SoutenRukmani Mohit
Bade Dil WalaRashmi Sinha
PukarUsha
1984 Sharara One of the only two films with Mithun Chakraborty
KarishmaaRadha
Wanted: Dead or AliveNeeta
Aasmaan
Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai
Zindagi Jeene Ke Liye
1985Alag AlagChandni
Insaaf Main KaroongaSeema Khanna
Aakhir Kyon?Indu Sharma
BewafaiAsha
Bayen Hath Ka Khel
YudhAnita / Rita
1986Samay Ki DhaaraRashmi A. Verma
Bhagwaan DadaMadhu
AdhikarJyoti
1987KamagniMeghaAlok Nath's only solo hero movie
Muqaddar Ka FaislaNisha
19887 Bijliyaan
1991JigarwalaSohni

References

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