Shraddha Das is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, and Kannada language films. She made her acting debut in the 2008 Telugu film Siddu from Sikakulam, and since then has worked across six different film industries throughout her career.
Shraddha Das | |
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.jpg) Shraddha at special screening of Blue Planet II | |
| Born | 4 March 1987 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | SIES College of Commerce and Economics |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Early life
editShraddha Das was born on 4 March in 1991[1] in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Bengali parents.[2][3] Her father, Sunil Das, is a businessman, who hails from Purulia and her mother, Sapna Das, is a doctor .[4] She is a Buddhist.[5] She was brought up in Mumbai, where she completed her studies. Shraddha graduated from Ruia college and University of Mumbai at SIES College of Commerce and Economics with a Bachelor of Mass Media degree in journalism.[2][6]
While doing her graduation she worked in theatres and attended workshops conducted by National School of Drama artists like Piyush Mishra, Chittaranjan Giri and Salim Shah. She also appeared in print advertisements for McDowell's, Aristocrat and over 400 catalogues before training at the Gladrags Academy.[4]
Career
editShraddha's debut release was the 2008 Telugu film Siddu from Sikakulam. After Target, she quickly signed four Telugu films within six months:[4] 18, 20 Love Story, Diary, Adhineta and Sukumar's Arya 2, which was her first high-profile project.
In 2010, Shraddha made her Bollywood debut in Sai Om Films' maiden venture Lahore, directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan. Lahore was the first film Shraddha acted in; she shot for the film during the final year of college, but delays meant that several other films of her released earlier.[4] Shraddha played a Pakistani psychiatrist in the film[7] and received critical acclaim for her performance. The film, which focuses on India–Pakistan relations, was released in March 2010 and won awards at the 42nd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and the 57th National Film Awards.[8] Her other three releases of the year, A. Karunakaran's Darling, Maro Charitra produced by Dil Raju, the remake of the 1978 film of the same name, and P. Vasu's Nagavalli, saw her playing leading roles. Due to her appearances in the sequels of Arya (Arya 2), Mantra (Diary) and Chandramukhi (Nagavalli), Shraddha acquired the nickname "sequel queen".[2] Her second Hindi film was Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji that released in 2011. In the next two years she appeared in one film each, Hosa Prema Purana and Dracula 2012 which were her Kannada and Malayalam debut, respectively.
After a year, Shraddha made her Bengali debut with The Royal Bengal Tiger (2014).[9][10] Later that year, she had two Hindi releases, the romantic comedy Lucky Kabootar and the widely publicised Vivek Agnihotri erotic thriller Zid;[citation needed] both films opened to mixed critical response,[11][12][13][14] Shraddha benefited from Zid and received more offers from Bollywood after its release.[15] Prior to the release of Zid, she made the headlines when she accused her co-star Mannara of injuring her during the shooting and hitting her while she was bound and gagged for a scene in the film.[16][17][18]
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Shraddha has completed three Telugu films, Rey, Bandipotu and Superstar Kidnap.[19] In Rey, she plays an American pop singer[20] and she has stated that her role in the film "is almost on par with that of the hero" and that "There's a certain amount of eccentricity in my character".[21] Superstar Kidnap will see her in the role of a "powerful goon",[citation needed] while Bandipotu will feature her in an item number. She has completed filming a Bollywood film, too, Chai Shai Biscuit,[22] which she had signed before the release of Zid.[23] As of early 2015, she is filming for two bilingual horror films, Ouija,[19] made in Telugu and Kannada, and Haunting of Bombay Mills, made in Telugu and Hindi.[15] She has also been roped to feature in Great Grand Masti.[24] She later worked in 3 critically and commercially acclaimed films in Telugu (Guntur talkies and Garuda vega), Hindi (Babumoshai Bandookbaaz with Nawazuddin siddiqui) and Bengali (Badsha the Don). Recently in 2021 she took an interpole officer role in commercial hit Kannada movie Kotigobba 3 starring Kiccha Sudeep.
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Siddu from Sikakulam | Nisha | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Adhineta | Rajeshwari | ||
| Target | ||||
| 18, 20 Love Story | Bharathi | |||
| Diary | Maya | |||
| Arya 2 | Shanti | |||
| 2010 | Lahore | Ida | Hindi | |
| Maro Charitra | Sandhya | Telugu | ||
| Darling | Nisha | |||
| Nagavalli | Geeta | |||
| 2011 | Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji | Gungun Sarkar | Hindi | |
| Mugguru | Shalini | Telugu | ||
| Mogudu | Jo | |||
| 2012 | Hosa Prema Purana | Sanjana | Kannada | |
| 2013 | Dracula 2012 | Taara | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | The Royal Bengal Tiger | Nandini | Bengali | |
| Lucky Kabootar | Kammo | Hindi | ||
| Zid | Priya | |||
| 2015 | Chai Shai Biscuits | Vartika | ||
| Rey | Jenna | Telugu | ||
| Bandipotu | Herself | Special appearance | ||
| Superstar Kidnap | Goon | Special appearance | ||
| Ouija | Maya | Kannada | ||
| Haunting of Bombay Mills | Hindi | |||
| 2016 | Sanam Teri Kasam | Ruby Malhotra | Cameo | |
| Guntur Talkies | Revolver Rani | Telugu | ||
| Dictator | Herself | Special appearance in the Song "Tingo Tingo" | ||
| Badsha - The Don | Priya | Bengali | ||
| Great Grand Masti | Nisha | Hindi | ||
| Aata | Kshetra | Telugu | ||
| 2017 | Babumoshai Bandookbaaz | Yasmin | Hindi | |
| PSV Garuda Vega | Malini | Telugu | ||
| 2018 | Teen Paheliyan | Damini | Hindi | Anthology Film; Mirchi Malini segment |
| Pure Soul | Shweta | English | Short Film | |
| 2019 | Udgharsha | Kruthika | Kannada | |
| Hippi | Herself | Telugu | Cameo appearance | |
| Panther: Hindustan Meri Jaan | Ziya | Bengali | ||
| 2021 | Ek Mini Katha | Junior Guruji | Telugu | |
| Kotigobba 3 | Kangana | Kannada | [25] | |
| 2023 | Nireekshana | Telugu | Only dubbed version released[26] | |
| 2024 | Paarijatha Parvam | Parvaty | Telugu | Also sang "Rang Rang Rangeela (Female)".[27] |
| TBA | Arrdham † | TBA | Telugu | Filming |
References
edit- ^ "Actress Shraddha Das all set to sizzle in her upcoming Bollywood film". Bollywood Hungama. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Madhuparna Das (19 August 2010). "This film will make my life". The Telegraph (India). Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (1 September 2023). "Actress Shraddha Das all set to sizzle in her upcoming Bollywood film : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d (2009-04-23), Shraddha Das interview Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ iDream Telugu Movies (15 March 2016). "I Have Taken Up Buddhism - Shraddha Das -- Guntur Talkies -- Talking Movies With iDream". Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Shradda Das in Kannada - Kannada Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Interview: Shraddha Das Gupta". Archived from the original on 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Big B, 3 Idiots win National Film Awards". Rediff.com. 28 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Shraddha makes Bengali film debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Shraddha upset with gag order". Deccan Chronicle. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Lucky Kabootar Movie Review". The Times of India. TNN. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Shetty, Shakti (18 April 2014). "Movie Review: 'Lucky Kabootar'". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Zid Movie Review". The Times of India. TNN. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Zid". Bollywood Hungama. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Release of Zid boosted my Bollywood career: Shraddha Das". The Hindu. Indo-Asian News Service. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Shraddha Das: I developed so many blood clots after being hit by Mannara". The Indian Express. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Mehul S Thakkar (19 November 2014). "I will never try again in Bollywood". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ ""Mannara hit me on my chest" – Shraddha Das". Movie Talkies. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Shraddha Das has a blast in Langkawi". The Times of India. TNN. 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Shraddha to play a pop singer". The Times of India. TNN. 12 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ Kumar, Hemanth (24 February 2014). "I've learnt to say 'no' to roles I don't like: Shraddha Das". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Shraddha Das goes to Bollywood". The Times of India. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Tollywood". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Shraddha Das signed for Great Grand Masti". Bollywood Hungama. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Sudeep is a director's delight: Shiva Karthik". The New Indian Express. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Latest Tamil Thriller Movie 2023 | Miratchi Full Movie 2K | Jithan Ramesh | Ena Saha | Shraddha Das". YouTube. 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "A good actor doesn't have a shelf life: Shraddha das". Deccan Chronicle. 15 April 2023.
External links
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Media related to Shraddha Das at Wikimedia Commons- Shraddha Das at IMDb
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