be a writer, instead of joining films. Her brother Bobby Chawla was the CEO of Red Chillies Entertainment. He suffered a massive stroke in 2010 after a dinner party. After being in coma for about four years, he died on 9 March 2014. Her sister, Sonia, died of cancer on 30 October 2012. Chawla is a vegetarian. Media and reception Chawla was one of the leading actresses in the 1990s. As an actor, throughout most of her early career, she was particularly recognised for her comic timing and vivacious on-screen persona. Despite her success, Chawla has faced periods of commercial decline. Asked about some of the commercial flunctuations in her career, Chawla attributed them to wrong choices. Following the birth of her daughter and amidst the poor box-office performance of Chawla's work in the early 2000s, Chawla took a short break from acting in 2001 and spoke of her intention to come back with more serious roles. Eventually she felt her new choices had given her a new identity and constant interest. Several outlets noted her transition to serious cinema. Chawla said that with films like 3 Deewarein and My Brother Nikhil she received satisfaction as an actor. See also List of Indian film actresses Mehta Group References External links 1967 births 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Haryana Actresses from Mumbai Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Punjabi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Femina Miss India winners Indian film actresses Film producers from Haryana Indian Premier League franchise owners Indian television presenters Indian voice actresses Indian women film producers Indian women television presenters Living people Miss Universe 1984 contestants People from Ambala Punjabi people Indian Hindus Actresses in Bengali cinema Hindi film producers Female models from Haryana Businesswomen from Haryana 20th-century Indian businesswomen 20th-century Indian businesspeople 21st-century Indian businesswomen 21st-century Indian businesspeople Filmfare Awards winners Screen Awards winners