Kushboo (born 19 September 1970 in Bombay, India) is a Tamil film actress. She is happily married to a Tamilian and a well-known Director Sundar.C and she has two daughters. She has been living in Chennai for the past 20 years. Even today Kushbhoo is a house-hold name and is well-known for her highly-rated TV show Jackpot and her serial Kalki. She was a popular film star from the 1980's to 1990's. Kushboo's first starring role was in Dharmathin Thalaivan, teaming with Rajinikanth and Prabhu. She reached the heights of stardom that was unparalleled in Tamil movies. At the peak of her popularity a temple was built for her by her fans in Madurai. Sarees, idlis, puris, and even shops had her name on them. After Tharamaththin Thalaivan, she acted in Varusham 16 and P. Vasu's Chinna Thambi. She did challenging roles and proved herself to be a versatile actress. Even today she is regarded as a fine artist in the Tamil movie Industry. September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. ... Super Star Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, more popularly known as Rajnikanth, is an Indian film actor working mainly in the Tamil film industry. ... Prabhu is a famous Indian actor. ...

Apart from Tamil movies, she also acted in various movies in Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam. Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Telugu (తెలుగు) belongs to the Dravidian language family and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ...

In 2005, there was a well-publicized politically motivated controversy that distorted her remarks in an interview for AIDS awareness out of context about the need for protective sex. Some political parties like PMK and Dalit Panthers championed the cause for moral policing and tormented Kushbhoo. Kushbhoo continuously made national headlines and initiated national debates on the need to stop moral policing. The nation watched the harassment to the actress until public opinion in the state overwhelmingly turned in favour of the veteran actress. Feeling public opinion and that they will not get any political milage by tarnishing Kusbhoo, the minor political parties, who had attacked her, backed out. The public was vehemently against such moral policing. Tamil Nadu has been one of the most forward states in India about women rights and rationalist thinking. Subsequently the actress became vindicated. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Khushboo at The Internet Movie Database
• Official Kushboo fanclub