Ihana Dhillon is an Indian actress, active in both the Punjabi and Hindi film industries.[1][2] She made her Bollywood debut with the movie Hate Story 4 (2018).[3] Her multilingual abilities have helped her achieve success in Punjabi movies such as Daddy Cool Munde Fool (2013) and Thug Life (2017).[citation needed]

Ihana Dhillon
Ihana at the premier of Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety in Mumbai
Born
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2009  - present

More recently she made an appearance in Radhe (2021) and in 2023 starred in Smeep Kang's Gol Gappe.

Career

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After completing her studies, she worked with Hotel Crown Plaza, Atlanta, where her looks fetched the attention of a modelling agency and they offered her an assignment.

In 2013, she had her film debut in Daddy Cool Munde Fool and received recognition in the Punjabi film industry[citation needed] for her role as Minki, a small town girl who cares for the wishes and wellbeing of her mother.

Her next role was that of Ekum Khanna, a journalist from Canada who comes to Jangpura to know more about how women deal with men who are drug addicts, in the movie Tiger (2016) starring Sippy Gill.

In the movie Thug Life she played the role of Ruchi, a struggling actress who later becomes a con artist with a gang of three men.

In 2018, she made her Bollywood debut with the movie Hate Story IV, directed by Vishal Pandya, and starring Urvashi Rautela, Vivan Bhatena, and Karan Wahi, performing the role of Rishma.

As of now, Dhillon is actively involved in Punjabi and Hindi film industry. In 2019, she appeared in Punjabi film Blackia, which was nominated for Best Picture at the PTC Punjabi Film Awards.[4]

In June 2020, Dhillon made her Hindi digital debut with Ullu Original web series, Kasak. She appeared in 4 songs in 2020, 2 of which are Punjabi songs, Baarish & Khaas and 2 Hindi language songs, Meri Aashiqui & Bewafa Tera Masoom Chehra.

In 2021 Dhillon had multiple releases, Radhe which released in May 2021 on Zee 5 starring Salman Khan, and Bhuj: The Pride of India released on Disney+ Hotstar on 13 August 2021.

On 25 August 2022 Punjabi movie Bhoot Uncle Tusi Great Ho was released in cinemas in which she featured along with Raj Babbar and Jaya Prada.

Filmography

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Key
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Films

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Year Title Role Language
2013 Daddy Cool Munde Fool Minki Punjabi
2016 Tiger Ekum Punjabi
2017 Thug Life Ruchi Punjabi
2018 Hate Story 4 Rishma Hindi
2019 Blackia Sheetal Punjabi
2021 Radhe Nasreen Hindi
Bhuj: The Pride of India Nimrat Kaur Hindi
2022 Bhoot Uncle Tusi Great Ho Ghost Punjabi
2023 Gol Gappe Punjabi
Nastik TBA Hindi
Ji Karda TBA Punjabi

Web series

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Year Title Role Language
2020 Kasak Sheetal Hindi
2023 Country Mafia TBA Hindi

Music videos

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Year Title Singer(s) Label Ref.
2017 Yaar Bolda Navv Inder T-Series [5]
2020 Meri Aashiqui Jubin Nautiyal [6]
Baarish Deep Money Deep Money [7]
Khaas Navraj Hans Speed Records [8]
Bewafa Tera Masoom Chehra Jubin Nautiyal T-Series [9]
2022 Tumse Pyaar Karke Tulsi Kumar, Jubin Nautiyal [10]
Kachiyaan Kachiyaan Jubin Nautiyal [citation needed]
2023 Bhula Dun Payal Dev, Stebin Ben [11]

References

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  1. ^ Fernandes, Sandra Marina (14 September 2017). "People seek more content these days, says actress Ihana Dhillon". The Times of India.
  2. ^ Kukreja, Monika Rawal (9 September 2017). "Hate Story 4 actor Ihana Dhillon: We are not trying to sell sex but nobody will believe". Hindustan Times.
  3. ^ "Punjabi actress Ihana Dhillon joins 'Hate Story 4'". The Times of India. 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ Kapoor, Diksha (2 June 2020). "TC Punjabi Film Awards 2020: Here's The Full List Of Nominations". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ^ Listen to Yaar Bolda Song by Navv Inder on Gaana.com, retrieved 13 October 2021
  6. ^ "Meri Aashiqui: Jubin Nautiyal's song is a melancholic love ballad". The Indian Express. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. ^ Listen to Baarish Song by Deep Money on Gaana.com, archived from the original on 26 October 2021, retrieved 13 October 2021
  8. ^ "Navraj Hans's New Song 'Khaas' Teaser Released". spotboye.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Jubin Nautiyal ने अपनी आवाज से बनाया सबको दीवाना, रिलीज हुआ नया रोमांटिक गाना". Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). 17 November 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  10. ^ "टी-सीरीज का नया गाना 'तुमसे प्यार करके' हुआ रिलीज, तुलसी कुमार और जुबिन नौटियाल ने दी है आवाज". TV9 Hindi (in Hindi). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  11. ^ "टी-सीरीज का नया गाना 'तुमसे प्यार करके' हुआ रिलीज, तुलसी कुमार और जुबिन नौटियाल ने दी है आवाज". TV9 Hindi (in Hindi). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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