Sandeepa Dhar

Sandeepa Dhar is an Indian actress.[1] Sandeepa made her acting debut in 2010 with Isi Life Mein.[2][3] For her performance in the film, she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer and Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow. Sandeepa did a cameo in Dabangg 2.[4][5] Dhar also received critical acclaim for her performance in Sajid Nadiadwala's Heropanti.[6]

Sandeepa Dhar
Born
Sandeepa Dhar

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
OccupationModel, Actress
Years active2010–present

Early life and background

Sandeepa was born in Srinagar, India. Sandeepa is a professionally trained dancer. Having won several awards for her dancing, she trained in Bharatanatyam for 8 years from Vani Ganpathy. She also trained in Jazz and Contemporary for 4 years from Shiamak Davar and Terence Lewis. She is an alumna of NPS, Indira Nagar, Bangalore.

Career

In 2010, Sandeepa Dhar made her cinematic debut in Rajshri Production's Hindi film Isi Life Mein opposite actor Akshay Oberoi. Her performance was well received, earning the actress a best newcomer nomination at the Star Screen, Filmfare and Stardust Awards. Taran Adarsh praised her performance in the film saying, "Sandeepa Dhar is another talent that catches your attention."[7]

Sandeepa's next release was Gollu Aur Pappu, produced by Viacom 18, co starring Kunal Roy Kapur and Vir Das of Delhi Belly fame. She signed a 3-film deal with Viacom 18.[8]

Dhar is currently playing the lead in an international musical called West Side Story, produced by the Australian Dance Theatre. Her character is Maria, who is a hopeless romantic and an innocent Puerto Rican young girl. She falls in love with Tony and finds herself at the centre of the violent conflict between the two gangs. The musical is inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. So far the musical has been staged in eight countries which include Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand with over 100 shows.

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2010Isi Life MeinRajnandini
2012Dabangg 2AnjaliCameo
2014Heropanti Renu
2015Gollu Aur PappuPia
2016Global Baba Bhavana
7 Hours to GoNandini Shukla
2017Baaraat CompanyMehek
2019CartelSweta
TBAFirrkieShanaya
2021KaagazHerselfSpecial Appearance

Web Series
Year Title Role Platform Notes
2019 Abhay Komal ZEE5 [9][10]
2019 Flip Firdaus Eros Now Episode 3 - Massage
2020 Mum Bhai Vaishnavi ALT Balaji
2020 Dirty Games TBA TimesMX Player Filming

Awards and nominations

See also

References
  1. Mohua Das (17 December 2010). "Dream debut - Meet Akshay and Sandeepa, the lead pair of December 24 release Isi Life Mein". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 December 2011. I’m a Kashmiri who has lived in Bangalore and Mumbai.
  2. Isi Life Mein : Complete Cast and Crew details. Bollywoodhungama.com (2010-12-24). Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
  3. Isi Life Mein movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2010-12-24). Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
  4. "Sandeepa Dhar on sharing screen space with Salman". Mid-day.com. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. "Sandeepa's cameo in Dabangg 2". The Times of India. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  6. "Komal Nahta's Blog". 23 May 2014.
  7. Isi Life Mein Review | Bollywood Reviews | Rajshri Productions | Akshay | Sandeepa – Oneindia Entertainment. Entertainment.oneindia.in (2010-12-24). Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
  8. "Filmi fundas". Deccanherald.com. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  9. "ACTRESS SANDEEPA DHAR WILL BE NEXT SEEN IN UPCOMING CRIME THRILLER "ABHAY" OPPOSITE KUNAL KHEMU - Bollywood Galiyara English". Dailyhunt. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. "Zee5 Original Review: Abhay struggles to hold the audience's interest". The Digital Hash. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  11. Nominations | 17 th Annual Star Screen Awards | 2011 | Declared – Oneindia Entertainment. Entertainment.oneindia.in (2011-01-03). Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
  12. Nominations of Stardust Awards 2011. Bollywoodhungama.com (2011-01-22). Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
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