Ruby Bhatia

Ruby Bhatia (born November 1, 1973) is a Canadian actress, VJ, and television show host.

Ruby Bhatia
Ms. Ruby Bhatia at the Plenary Session on "Diaspora Youth and India Blueprint for Engagement" at the 2nd Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - 2004 in New Delhi on January 9, 2004
Born	(1973-11-01) November 1, 1973 (age 51) Ajax, Toronto, Canada[1]
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	VJ, TV show host, compere, actress
Years active	1997–2008
Spouses	Nitin Bali ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 1999)​ Ajit S. Dutta ​ (m. 2009)​

Early life and background

Bhatia was born to Canadian parents Harbans and Premlata Bhatia. She was adopted at the age of 3 years by her uncle and aunt Prem Krishan and Saroj Bhatia. She was raised in Ajax, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, where she studied at Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School. She won the Miss India Canadian Peagant. She was also a contestant at Femina Miss India 1994, where Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen finished at the top.^[2] She studied ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance from the Toronto branch of the Royal Academy of Dance, London.^[3]

Career

Bhatia won the Miss India Canada contest in 1993 and shifted to India in 1994, when she participated in Femina Miss India. She went on to become a VJ for Channel V. She hosted BPL Oye! and Filmfare Awards.^[4]

She also co-hosted the Miss World 1996 held at Bangalore with Richard Steinmetz.^[2][5] In 1997, she made her television debut with Yeh Hai Raaz but quit the show midway being replaced by Deepti Bhatnagar.^[6]

Later, she appeared in several Hindi serials such as Kasautii Zindagii Kay as well as in movies.^[7][8]

Personal life

Bhatia was first married to singer Nitin Bali for three years, before getting divorced in 1999.^[9] In December 2009, she married Ajit S. Dutta.^[10][11]

Filmography

Films

• 2001 Chori Chori Chupke Chupke as News reporter
• 2002 Bollywood Bound as herself
• 2003 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon as Herself
• 2006 Katputtli as Anitha
• 2008 Halla Bol

Television

• 1997-1998 Yeh Hai Raaz
• 1999-2000 Dance Mastiyaan
• 2002-2003 Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Menaka Bose
• 2004 Tamanna House as Tamanna