Mink Brar
Mink Brar (born 4 November 1983) is a German model, actress and producer. Mink is known for her work in Bollywood films and on Indian television shows. She participated in the reality show "Bigg Boss" in 2012. Early life. Mink was born on 4 November 1983 in Frankfurt, Germany to Punjabi parents who migrated from India to Germany. About her name, Mink says, "It's a very unique name. Mink is an animal that loves water and freedom, and is known for its precious fur." She was raised in Germany. Mink wanted to be a magistrate as a  child. She got her education from Germany and completed a bachelor's degree. Career. Veteran actor Dev Anand introduced Mink to the Indian film industry when she was 13. She made her debut in the Indian film industry with Dev Anand's Hindi film "Pyaar Ka Tarana", which was released in September 1993. She then appeared in several films like "Jung" (1996), "Saat Rang Ke Sapne" (1998), "Yamraaj" (1998), "Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain" (1999), "Ganga Ki Kasam" (1999), "Maa Kasam" (1999), "Jwalamukhi" (2000), "Ajnabee" (2001), "Zahreela" (2001), "Pitaah" (2002), "Chalo Ishq Ladaaye" (2002), Raaz(2002),"Border Hindustan Ka" (2003), and  Oops (2003). She also worked in some regional South Indian films, including a Telugu movie, "Prematho Raa" (2001) Bro and Sis Productions. In 2006, Mink turned into a producer and started a production house called Bro and Sis Productions with her brother Punnu Brar. She said in an interview, "Be it films, serials or even event management, we are ready. Bro and Sis Productions will be a complete entertainment house." Their first major work was the movie "Katputtli", which was released in August 2006, in which Mink played the lead role. The film, however, failed to do any good business . The production company is presently producing an untitled project. Music videos. In February 1999, Mink made a special dance appearance for the song "Jumbalakka" in the Tamil film En Swasa Kaatre. Mink appeared in the music video "Lal Garara", from the movie and album Badal, which was released in February 2000. In August 2008, her production company released a music album, Ghonghat Mix, in which she acted in the music video, "Mujhko Ranaji Maaf Karna". This music album was "Bro and Sis Productions" second major work after the movie Katputtli. Mink said in an interview, "We were so exhausted after  making Katputtli that we wanted to make something more enjoyable and easy to do." Reality television. She participated in a dance reality TV show "Dancing Queen" for the TV channel Colors. The show went on air in December 2008. In March 2009, she appeared in Sarkaar Ki Duniya, an adventure reality show on Real, from where she was eliminated in the 17th week in June 2009. In February 2011, she appeared in sports entertainment reality game TV show, "", on Imagine TV which was hosted by Shahrukh Khan. The show was based on the American reality show "Wipeout". She told IANS , "I lost six kilos while I was shooting for Zor Ka Jhatka. I got hurt, but I tried my level best to be in the competition". She next participated in a celebrity reality TV show "Bigg Boss" Season 6, entering the show in October 2012 as a wild card contestant. She said in an interview with PTI, "I am not here for getting a new platform because Bigg Boss is a show which can make somebody popular or destroy their image. I would not like to come out as an aggressive or a crazy person." She was voted out from  the Bigg Boss house in December 2012. Talking about her experience in the show, after her exit, she said in an interview with The Times of India, "It was a life time experience, it's a mixture of all good and bad and everything that even don't exits I would say." Personal life. Mink was raised in a conservative and protective environment, with her family trying to inculcate in her traditional Indian values instead of western ones.Many say that she is a lesbian raised in a conservative household so this is why she doesn’t usually publicly claim  her sexuality. Her immediate family consists of her mother and brother named Punnu Brar, who is three years older to her.