Lisa Haydon

Early life Haydon was born on 17 June 1986 in Madras, India to an Indian father and Australian mother. Her elder sister is model turned DJ Malika Haydon, one half of the DJ duo Nina & Malika. Haydon lived in Australia and the United States, before moving back to India in 2007.

Career

Modelling

Haydon wanted to be a yoga teacher at the age of 18. Studying psychology on the side, she took her friend's suggestion to pursue modelling to pay for the classes and rent. She started modelling in Australia with her first assignment being for stretch mark cream. Encouraged by her sister's modelling acts in India, she moved to India in 2007 to pursue a modelling career there.

She has featured as cover girl for major fashion magazines like Verve (March 2008, January 2011), Elle (April 2009, May 2009, May 2010, April 2011), Femina (April 2009), Harper's Bazaar (January–February 2010), FHM (August 2010) and Adorn (November–December 2010).

She was named the best model and the most stylish persona in Cosmopolitan Fun and Fearless Awards 2009, DNA most stylish 2009, Marie Claire best model 2010. In 2011, she appeared in the Kingfisher Calendar.

Fashion designer

Haydon collaborated with lifestyle brand Sher Singh now acquired by Myntra to launch their first capsule collection inspired by her global style. On 14 February 2012, Sher Singh unveiled its spring collection online. Playful, in pastel, coral and tan, some of the dresses have lace embellishments and can be paired with boots and jackets. Explaining their choice of Lisa, Sunjay Guleria and Sonny Caberwal of Sher Singh reason that Lisa Haydon has a global fashion style with a distinct Indian identity. "Bohemian, jersey for comfort wear and structured cuts, I love it all," Lisa says. "My personal style is the way I'd put an outfit I love together".

The line will not have completely Indian pieces, but will borrow elements for Indian fashion through buttons, embroidery, colors, dyes and fabrics. This is the first time an Indian model and actor is designing her line internationally, along the lines of celebrities such as Kate Moss, Sarah Jessica-Parker and Jennifer Lopez.

Films Haydon was spotted by Anil Kapoor in a coffee shop and soon her agent received a phone call for a role in the ensemble romantic comedy-drama Aisha, alongside Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Ira Dubey, Cyrus Sahukar, Amrita Puri, Anand Tiwari and Arunoday Singh. The film, directed by Rajshree Ojha was loosely based on the Jane Austen's novel Emma and its Hollywood adaptation Clueless; she portrayed Aarti Menon, a New-York returned, white-collared, corporate yuppie and friend/colleague of Deol's character, Arjun Burman. After signing the film, she went to New York City for three months to learn method acting and also received classes on diction in Mumbai. The film earned unanimous critical acclaim and was also a box office hit. Her performance in the film earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her latest release was The Shaukeens, a remake of the 1982 film Shaukeen opposite Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor and Piyush Mishra. It was released on 7 November 2014. It took a decent start at the box-office with positive reviews and ended up being an average performer. Haydon also starred in Karan Johar's musical romantic drama Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) alongside Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles.

Television Haydon appeared as the host and headjudge of the first cycle of India's Next Top Model on MTV India.

In 2014, she was seen in the webseries 'The Trip' on Bindass channel.

Personal life Haydon married Dino Lalvani in October 2016 and together the couple have three children: sons born in 2017 and 2020, and a daughter born in 2021.

She is a trained dancer in Bharatnatyam, which is an Indian classical dance originating in Tamil Nadu.

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Notes 2010 Aisha Aarti Menon 2011 Rascals Dolly 2012 Racha Herself Telugu filmCameo appearance in song "Racha" 2014 Queen Vijayalakshmi Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress The Shaukeens Ahana 2016 Santa Banta Pvt Ltd Queenie "QT" Taneja Housefull 3 Jamuna "Jenny" Patel Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Lisa D'Souza2025 Aabeer GulaalLaila

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2015-2016 India's Next Top Model Host/Judge Season 1 and 2 2016-2017 The Trip Shonali 2018 Top Model India Host/Judge

Awards and nominations

Year Award Title Result 2015 Vogue Beauty Award for Best Breakthrough Queen Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress Star Guild Award for Best Breakthrough – Female 2017Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Actor – Female The Trip