Digangana Suryavanshi
Digangana Suryavanshi is an Indian film and television actress, singer and author.[2][3][4] Suryavanshi played Veera Kaur Sampooran Singh in the Star Plus TV series Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera.[5][6][7] She participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 9 in 2015.[8] She debuted in Hindi films with FryDay and Jalebi n 2018, in Telugu films with Hippi in 2019 and in Tamil films with Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale in 2019.
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Born | [1] | 15 October 1997
Nationality | Indian |
Education | BA at Mumbai University |
Alma mater | St. Xavier's High School, Mumbai Mithibai College, Mumbai |
Occupation | Actress, author, singer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Known for | Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera |
Early life
Suryavanshi is the only child of Neeraj Suryavanshi and Sarita Suryavanshi.[9] She completed her 12th board at Mithibai College, where she appeared for the exams during the shooting of Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera,[10][11] Digangana is pursuing her final year BA at Mumbai University.[12]
Career
Suryavanshi started her career at the age of 7 as a child artist, debuting with the TV series Kya Haadsa Kya Haqeeqat in 2002. When she was 14, Suryavanshi wrote, composed and sang a song, "I'm missing you", which she dedicated to her maternal grandmother.[13] Suryavanshi also played supporting roles in shows like Shakuntala (2009), Krisshna Arjun and Ruk Jaana Nahin (2011–12). Suryavanshi landed her big break with Star Plus soap opera Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera (2012–15) in the lead role, where she played the title role. In 2015, at the age of 17, she was the youngest celebrity contestant to have participated in the reality show Bigg Boss.[14] She was evicted from the show on 7 December 2015.[15][16][17] Suryavanshi participated in the Indian sports reality television show Box Cricket League Season I, played for Mumbai Warriors and Season II, played for Mumbai Tigers.[18][19]
Suryavanshi debuted in Bollywood with two films, FryDay and Jalebi. Both films were released on 12 October 2018.[20] Suryavanshi acted in the lead role with Govinda in the film Rangeela Raja, which was released on 18 January 2019.[21]
Suryavanshi played the lead actress in the Telugu film Hippi, which was directed by Krishnan K.T. Nagarajan.[22] A writer for Firstpost.com, Hemanth Kumar, wrote that Suryavanshi, "is good in her role and she might be the only one who took her role far too seriously in the film. Right from her introduction scene to the climax, she’s consistently good in terms of her body language and her attitude that the role required."[23]
Digangana Suryavanshi will be next seen in her upcoming sports action movie 'Seetimaarr'. Directed by Sampath Nandi. The movie star cast also includes Gopichand, Tamannaah, Bhumika Chawla.[24]
Television
Year | Name | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2002 | Kya Haadsa Kya Haqeeqat | N/A | Child artist | |
2005 | Krishna Arjun | N/A | ||
2009 | Shakuntala | Rajkumari Gauri | ||
2011 | Ruk Jaana Nahin | Palakshi Tarachand Mathur | ||
2012 | Qubool Hai | Nuzzhat Ahmed Khan | ||
2013–15 | Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera | Veera Baldev Singh | ||
2014–15 | Box Cricket League | Contestant | Player in Mumbai Warriors | [25] |
2015 | Bigg Boss 9 | Entered Day 1, Evicted Day 57 | [26] | |
2016 | Box Cricket League 2 | Player in Mumbai Tigers | [27] |
Filmography
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2018 | FryDay | Bindu | Hindi | Bollywood debut |
Jalebi | Anu | |||
2019 | Rangeela Raja | Shivranjani | ||
2019 | Hippi | Amuktamalyada aka Amu | Telugu | Telugu debut |
2019 | Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale | KR Vijaya | Tamil | Tamil debut |
2020 | Valayam | Disha | Telugu | [28] |
2021 | The Battle of Bhima Koregaon[29] | Hindi | ||
Seetimaarr | TV Reporter | Telugu | Filming[30] |
Books
- WAVES – The Endless Emotions − Published By – Vakils, Feffer and Simons (2012) ISBN 8184620586
- Nixie the Mermaid and The Power of Love − Published By – Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd – First edition (2013) & Notion Press – Second Edition(2016) ISBN 9789352066148
Music
Year | Music video | Language | Ref. |
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2011 | Rad karne ko | Hindi | |
2011 | Aiso achambho | Hindi | |
2011 | Shaarda maihar main | Hindi | |
2011 | Maiya Singha Chad Durga | Hindi |
See also
References
- "DIGANGANA SURYAVANSHI". Times of India. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- Tiwari, Vijaya (18 October 2012). "I dedicate my book to my maternal grandma: Digangana Suryavanshi". Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
She turned fifteen on 15 October 2012 [...] She launched a book of English Lyrics titled 'Waves' [...]
- "Talent of the week: Digangana Suryavanshi". televisionworld.in. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- "Digangana Suryavanshi". Archived from the original on 28 March 2013.
A writer, singer & an actress
- "Meet the new Veera on telly". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
Digangana Suryavanshi, who was last seen as Nuzhat in Qubool Hai is back on TV as the grown-up Veera in Veera.
- "'Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera' to be shot in Delhi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
[...] Digangana Suryavanshi (who will play the grown-up Veera) [...]
- "Popular TV show Veera begins airing on Zee Telugu after being dubbed in Telugu". Tellychakkar. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- "Bigg Boss 9 contstant Digangana Suryavanshi". IndiaTV News. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "HSC results out: Young TV stars perform excellently". TellyChakkar.com. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "HSC results out: Young TV stars perform excellently". Divya Bhaskar. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Digangana Suryavanshi: I just want to get done with my graduation now, but no update on rescheduling of exams". Archived from the original on 23 August 2020.
- "Love story, fantasy will influence me to write novel: Digangana". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 12 December 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- "Ek Veer Ki Aardaas... Veera actress Digangana Suryavanshi on a record, Find out!". DNA India. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- "Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No 1: Digangana Suryavanshi, 'Veera' out on hunt without her 'Veer'?". Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- "Bigg Boss 9: Digangana Suryavanshi gets evicted". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- "Bigg Boss 9: Digangana Out, Says Priya Malik is 'Playing a Smart Game'". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- "200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin". Times Of India. 1 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- "BCL Recipe: Bigg Boss brand controversies, soap masala and a pinch of cricket". India Today Group. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- "Digangana Suryavanshi all set for a double Bollywood debut". IN.com. 1 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- "Rangeela Raja title song: A quirky track featuring Govinda and his popular hook steps, with Benny Dayal's vocals". First Post. 26 October 2018. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- "RX100 fame Kartikeya's Hippi goes on floors". The Indian Express. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "Hippi movie review". First Post. 9 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- Parashar, Shivam (28 January 2021). "Gopichand and Tamannaah starrer Seetimaarr to release on April 2". India Today. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities". india.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- "Digangana Suryavanshi: The first 17-year-old Bigg Boss contestant". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin". India.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- "Digangana and Laksh Chadalavadas next is Valayam". Times Of India. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "Digangana Suryavanshi to star opposite Arjun Rampal in a period film". Eastern Eye. 7 July 2020.
- "Digangana Suryavanshi to play a TV journalist". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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