Persis Khambatta, best remembered for her work in the popular film "Star Trek-The Motion Picture", began her career in her native India. Named Miss India in 1965, four years after she began modeling at age 13, Khambatta was soon acting in commercials for Air India and starring in Hindi-language films. Her international debut film role was in the 1975 political thriller "The Wilby Conspiracy". The film, set in apartheid-era South Africa, co-starred Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine. In 1976 she appeared alongside Richard Attenborough and Michael York in the historical drama "Conduct Unbecoming".