Shriya Saran
was born in Haridwar and most of her life in a small colony at the
foothills of the Shivalik range. Her father, Pushpendra Saran worked
for the state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited while her mother,
Neeraja Saran was a chemistry teacher at the Delhi Public School, which
Saran had attended. Her elder brother, Abhiroop Saran is four years
older than her and currently works with an advertising firm, FCB Ulka,
in Mumbai. He is married to Aarti, who Saran describes her relationship
with her "like a house on fire".

As a kid, Saran claims to have
"pooled her pocket money that she was given over a period of time and
give it to a blind school". When Shriya was 17, her family moved to
Delhi because she was passionate to learn kathak from eminent guru,
Shovana Narayan. In 2005, Saran was rumoured to be set to get married
to her long term boyfriend, Rajiv Madhavan, which she later denied
claiming the pair were "only close friends". However, in late December
2007, it became clear that Saran's relationship with her co-star Jesse
Metcalfe has become more romantic. Neither of the pair have reported to
the media about the link.

Kareena Kapoor
was ranked fourth on Filmfare's "Top Actresses" list for three
consecutive years (2003-2005) whilst she was later ranked sixth and
third in 06 and 07 respectively. In addition to that, Kapoor was ranked
third on Rediff's "Top Bollywood Female Stars" list in 2004. She was
later ranked seventh and fifth in 2005-06 respectively, and came back
to the third position in 2007. Kapoor has also frequently been featured
in different lists by Rediff, including "Bollywood's Most Beautiful
Actresses", "Bollywood's Hottest Heroines", "Bollywood's Best Dressed
Women" and "Women of Many Faces".