Rachel White (actress)

Rachel White is an American Indian actress and model who works in Hindi and Bengali films.[1] She has appeared in the Bollywood film Ungli (2014); and Bengali films Har Har Byomkesh (2015 ), Devi (2017) and One (2017).[2][3][4][5][6]

Rachel White
Born
Rachel White

Alabama, United States
NationalityAmerican- Indian
OccupationWriter, Actress, Model, Publisher
Years active1995-present
Known forWriting, Publishing & Activism
Notable work
Activism for Kids

Early life

Born in Alabama, United States, she completed her schooling from Full Sail Filming and Media Schools, Winter Park, Florida and later graduated with a degree in Computer Science (Honours) from the University California.[3]

Career

In 2014, Rachel White debuted in Bollywood with Emraan Hashmi, Sanjay Dutt, Kangana Ranaut and Neha Dhupia in the film Ungli where she was cast opposite Emraan Hashmi. She appeared in the Bengali films Har Har Byomkesh (2015), Devi (2017) and One (2017).[2][3] White has modeled for brands such as Pond's, Garnier, MRF Tyres, Axis Bank, Airtel, Kotak Mahindra, ICICI Bank.[3] She appeared in television commercials opposite Shah Rukh Khan and Irrfan Khan.[7][1] White replaced Sonali Raut in the sitcom web series Love, Life and Screw Ups, starring Zeenat Aman, Zarina Wahab, Dolly Thakore and Sushant Divgikar.[8] Rachel collaborated with a USA based fashion brand Yog The Label[9] selling her pictures featured products manufactured in USA and Europe worldwide.[10]

MeToo controversy

On 12 October 2018, Rachel came out with allegations against film director Sajid Khan as part the Me Too movement that hit Bollywood earlier in the year.[11] Another actress (Saloni Chopra) and White's allegations against him led Sajid Khan step down from directing film Housefull 4.[12][13]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes
2019 Thai Curry Bengali[14]
2019 Bhobishyoter Bhut Singer Bengali
2017 Jihad Christina Hindi
2017 One Herself Bengali
2017 Devi Shaon Bengali
2017 Love, Life and Screw Ups Kashish Hindi
2016 Saadey CM Saab Herself Punjabi
2015 Har Har Byomkesh Chandni Bengali
2014 Ungli Herself Hindi
2011 Mankatha Herself Tamil

Web Series
Year Series OTT Character
2018MismatchHoichoi
2019Mismatch Season 2Hoichoi
2020Mismatch Season 3HoichoiSukanya

References
  1. "Rachel White is going places". Times of India. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017.
  2. Ganguly, Ruman (12 January 2017). "Rachel to scare screen with Paoli Devi". Times India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  3. Roy, Atanu (1 September 2017). " actor Rachel White flaunts her assets a bikini". Merinews. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.
  4. "In pictures: Rachel's Greek holiday diary is gorgeous!". Times of India. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
  5. Sarmmah, Surupasree (19 September 2017). "'It's patience that makes me go '". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017.
  6. "রবি - বিশেষ" Check |url= value (help) (in Bengali). Ebella. 17 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.
  7. "Rachel gets lucky with SRK". Times of India. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017.
  8. Khan, Rahim (30 August 2017). "Ungli Actress Rachel White Replaced Sonali Raut In The Sit Com Web Series "Love, Life And Screw Ups"". ViralBollywood. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.
  9. "Yog The Label"
  10. "Rachel White - Yog The Label".
  11. "Rachel White Sajid Khan: I had met the creepiest man my entire life". Express. 12 October 2018.
  12. "#MeToo: After Akshay Kumar cancels shoot, Sajid Khan steps down as director Housefull 4". Express. 13 October 2018.
  13. "Sajid Khan, Accused Harassment, Quits Housefull 4 Till He Can "Prove The Truth"". NDTV. 12 October 2018.
  14. Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (23 February 2019). "Soham Chakraborty, Hiraan Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Saswata Chatterjee, Trina Saha, Bidya Sinha Mim and Rachel White... First look poster #Bengali film #ThaiCurry... Directed by Ankit Aditya... 1 March 2019 release... Distribution by SSR Cinemas P Ltd. t.co/RYtmWcacfe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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