HONGKONG'S PRETTY ACTRESS..MAGGIE CHEUNG!

Today is birthday of Asia's one of the most famous actresses..Hong Kong born beautiful Maggie Cheung!

Young Jackie Chan & Maggie Cheung!

From modeling Maggie appeared on screen in comic roles; but soon famous martial artist Jackie Chan noticed her and cast as his heroine May in his adventure films series started with 'Police Story' (1985)..and she became star!

Maggie Cheung in 'Irma Vep'!

Apart from commercially hit action movies Maggie Cheung also acted in different genre of films..in which her own favourite works were 'Song of Exile' (1990), 'Centre Stage' (1991), Comrades: Almost a Love Story' (1996) and 'In the Mood for Love' (2000) directed by Hong Kong's second wave filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai!

Maggie Cheung & Tony Leung in 

'In the Mood for Love' (2000).

Till date she acted in almost 80 films. Her recent appearance was as Mazu, Chinese goddess of the sea in film 'Ten Thousand Waves' (2010) made by British filmmaker Isaac Julien!

Maggie Cheung in award winning role of 'Clean' (2004)

Maggie Cheung won many awards and became the first Asian actress to win a prize at the 'Cannes Film Festival' for her role in 'Clean' (2004). 

She was appointed as UNICEF's Ambassador to China! And..
In 2011 she awarded Doctor Honoris Causa at University of Edinburgh!

I am while interviewing Maggie Cheung in 'IFFI', 1997.

I interviewed Maggie Cheung in our '28th International Film Festival of India' (IFFI') held at Thiruvananthapuram in 1997! That time she acted French director Oliver Assayas film 'Irma Vep' was there. She played the film within the film heroine in it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

- Manoj Kulkarni
['Chitrasrushti']
   [Pune, India]