Mahek Chahal, The 'Tinku Jiya' Babe

Mahek Chahal, The 'Tinku Jiya' Babe

Meet Hot Item Girl Mehak Chahal of Tinku Jiya, the Yamla Pagla Deewana Song.

Tinku Jiya?

One is not too sure about what exactly do the lyrics ‘Tinku Jiya’ stands for. However, the fact still remains that this Anu Malik composition is what promises to be a ‘masala’ outing for the masses.

Beedi, Munni, Tinku, Sheela

It’s a given that if this song is choreographed on the same lines as a ‘Beedi Jalaile’ [Omkara] or ‘Munni Badnaam’ [Dabangg] then there won’t be anything stopping this one from finding good audience, especially in interiors of the country.

Who is Mehak?

Mahek Chahal (born as Priti Chahal) in a sikh family is a Norwegian model of Indian origin.

Ajnabee to Hindi

Mahek's linguistic shortcoming became a problem when she was considered for a role in Ajnabee. Mahek quickly learned from her shortcomings. She joined Kishore Namit's acting school in Mumbai and she was able to get a Telugu film titled Neetho.

Bollywood debut

She got her Bollywood debut with a marginal role in a flick Nayee Padosan.

With Kareena

She also did an item number in Kareena Kapoor starrer Chameli.

The big break!

She was in director Raj Kaushal’s Two and the other was director Hansal Mehta’s Strangers. She has also done a Punjabi film Dil Apna Punjabi with tips films. She also played supporting roles in the Salman Khan starrer films Wanted and Main Aurr Mrs Khanna.

Going Commercial

She has done TV commercials for Mentor Shirts, Godrej Refrigerator, Fevicol, Bombay Dyeing, Bar-One Chocolate.