Aahana Kumra
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Aahana Kumra is an Indian feature film, television, and theatre actress. Kumra is known for her small screen debut in Sony Entertainment Television's Yudh with Amitabh Bachchan and also her lead role in the TV series Agent Raghav - Crime Branch with Sharad Kelkar, followed by leading roles in a number of feature films.
Career
Aahana Kumra, born and brought up in Lucknow, had an inclination towards acting since childhood when she began theatre roles. She is a graduate from Whistling Woods International School of Acting and started her career with advertisements and short films, appearing in advertisements for Garnier Fairness Cream, ICICI Bank, KFC, Reliance Internet and others. In 2013, Kumra was cast in the television series Yudh - a 20-episode show starring Amitabh Bachchan in which Kumra plays the pivotal role of Bachchan's daughter. Later, she starred in Agent Raghav - Crime Branch, a biweekly television crime thriller show, as the female lead Agent Trisha Dewan opposite Sharad Kelkar. Kumra won Best Actress Award at the Third Moida International Awards for her short film Siberia. She made her Hindi feature film debut in Sona Spa in 2013, and her Tulu feature film debut in 2015 in Kudla Cafe. She hosted the Prokabbadi 2016 series. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In 2017, Kumra had a leading role in the black comedy film Lipstick Under My Burkha as Leela.[9] The following year she portrayed the role of Priyanka Gandhi in the political biography film The Accidental Prime Minister.[10]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Mai | Tisha | Short Film |
2009 | Bollywood Hero | Clapper Girl | TV Series |
2010 | Cardboard Thoughts | Short Film | |
2013 | Sona Spa | Ritu | Feature Film [11] |
2013 | Ansuni | Meera | Short Film |
2014 | Yudh | Taruni Sikarwar | TV Series |
2015 | Kudla Cafe | Tulu Feature Film [12] | |
2015 | Siberia | Short Film | |
2015 | Dreaming Awake | Esha | Short Film |
2015 | Agent Raghav | Agent Trisha Dewan | TV Series |
2015 | Ek Tha Main | Short Film | |
2016 | The Blueberry Hunt | Jaya | Feature Film |
2016 | Queen of Hearts | Lead Role | Short Film |
2017 | Lipstick Under My Burkha | Leela | Feature Film [9] |
2016 | Pro Kabaddi | Host | Star Sports |
2018 | Rangbaaz (web series) | Babita Sharma | Web Series |
2019 | The Accidental Prime Minister | Priyanka Gandhi | Feature Film [10] |
2020 | Shamshera | TBA | Feature Film |
Web Series
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
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2016 | Official Chukyagiri | Rati | YouTube | [13] [14] |
2017 | Inside Edge | Shahana Vasishtha | Amazon Prime | [15] [16] |
2017 | It Happened In Hong Kong | Aahana | Viu | [17] [18] [19] |
2018 | Offcial CEOgiri | Rati | YouTube | [20] |
2018 | Rangbaaz | Babita Sharma | ZEE5 | [21] [22] [23] |
2019 | Bombers | Sanjana | ZEE5 | [24] [25] [26] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Lipstick Under My Burkha | Star Screen Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Me - Aahana Kumra". aahanakumra.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Amitabh Bachchan made 'Yudh' so much easier: Aahana Kumra". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Aahana Kumra". NDTV Movies. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Aahana Kumra: Was not nervous to work with Amitabh Bachchan". CNN-IBN. Press Trust of India. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Shukla, Richa (15 December 2014). "Aahana Kumra: Gorging on dal baati churma was a great experience". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Amitabh Bachchan's Yudh: Actress Aahana Kumra feels fortunate to be working with Big B". India TV. Press Trust of India. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Aahana Kumra's dream to work with Big B comes true". Mid Day. Indo-Asian News Service. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Singh, Suhani (11 July 2014). "She's a Scream: Newbie Aahana Kumra to make debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan in TV series Yudh". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Movie Review: 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' Could Start A Revolution". thequint.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Anupam Kher starts shooting for Manmohan Singh movie The Accidental Prime Minister, see photos". indianexpress.com. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "WATCH: Trailer of Naseeruddin Shah's new concept thriller film 'Sona Spa'". india.com. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Prabhu, Ganesh (18 February 2016). "'Kudla Cafe' to hit Udupi cinemas tomorrow". Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Team, Author: Editorial (6 February 2018). "Sumeet, Gopal, Anand, Aahana and Sunny Kaushal in Arre's Official Chukyagiri Season 2". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Official Chukyagiri : Web Series Review". Webfare. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "'Inside Edge' Review: It promises to be a gritty, thrilling watch". mid-day. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "I have never been calculative about my work: Aahana Kumra". The Indian Express. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Lazarus, Susanna Myrtle (9 March 2018). "Aahana Kumra and Amol Parashar on their new show and how travel defines them". Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "It Happened In Hong Kong review: This Amol Parashar and Aahana Kumra web series is ideal for those short breaks at work". The Indian Express. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Aahana, Amol's 'It Happened in Hong Kong' to stream in March". The Statesman. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Official CEOgiri first impression: Sumeet Vyas' act is starting to get repetitive now". The Indian Express. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Baddhan, Raj (29 October 2018). "Aahana Kumra joins cast of ZEE5's 'Rangbaaz'". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Ranvir Shorey and Aahana Kumra join Saqib Saleem on ZEE5's 'Rangbaaz'". DNA India. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "ZEE5's Upcoming Original, Rangbaaz Introduces Aahana Kumra As Babita". Urban Asian. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "ZEE5 globally debut its first Sports Drama 'Bombers and its first Stand Up Comedy Series 'Comedy Shots' this June". DNA India. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Ghosh, Devarsi. "Web series 'Bombers' explores the story of a Bengali football team fighting death and oblivion". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "ZEE5 Original Bombers Review: It Could Be A Lot More Than This". The Digital Hash. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.