Bhavna Pani
Bhavna Pani | |
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.jpg) Bhavna Pani at Special Screening Of 99 | |
| Born | 6 July 1985 |
| Other name | Bhavana Pani |
| Occupations | Actress Dancer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Bhavna Pani (born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actress, model and dancer. She is trained in classical dance forms – Odissi and Kathak, as well as in ballet and contemporary modern dance. She debuted in films in 2001 with the Kannada film Yuvaraja and the Hindi movie Tere Liye - both released within a gap of one month.[1]
Career
Bhavna Pani was born on 6 July 1985 and brought up in Mumbai, India.[1] She is the daughter of ad filmmaker Uday Shankar Pani.[2] She has a younger sister Devna Pani who is a fashion designer and actress.[3] She did her BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Mithibai College, Mumbai.[2]
She is trained in Odissi and Kathak by Kelucharan Mohapatra and Birju Maharaj.[1] She has learned contemporary dance at Terrence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and is also trained in Jazz and Ballet.[2]
She started her career in films with the Puri Jagannadh directorial Kannada film Yuvaraja (2001). Her first Bollywood film Tere Liye released a month later.[1][4] Since then, she has acted in many films including R. Srinivas directed Telugu film Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu ( 2002 ) and Priyadarshan's Malayalam comedy film Vettam. She got well acceptance by malayalee audience for portraying Veena in Vettam and the film achieved a cult status after TV release.[1] She has also expressed that she likes to do more romantic comedy films.
She has been performing as the lead dancer in Sahara India's ambitious production Bharti for over ten years.[5][6] She won Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress for So Many Socks.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Yuvaraja | Janaki | Kannada | Debut film |
| Tere Liye | Piya Anand / Piya Bose | Hindi | ||
| Love Marriage | Shobha | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Ninagoskara | Apoorva | Kannada | |
| Dil Vil Pyar Vyar | Rachna | Hindi | ||
| Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu | Kaveri | Telugu | ||
| 2004 | Vettam | Veena | Malayalam | |
| 2005 | Gilli Gilli Atta | Teacher Didi | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Fast Forward | Jheel | ||
| 2012 | Tezz | Radhika | ||
| 2013 | The Graveyard Shift | |||
| 2014 | Aamayum Muyalum | Dancer | Malayalam | Special appearance in the song "Kaanakombile" |
| 2015 | Hawaizaada | Queen | Hindi | |
| 2017 | The Big Fat City | Anu | ||
| 2018 | Fraud Saiyaan | Chanda | ||
| 2019 | Space Mom's | Dr. Shanti Srivastava | ||
| 2025 | Madam Driver | Hassan's Wife | ||
| 2026 | Bhooth Bangla | Ragini | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Chakra, Shyamhari (21 August 2009). "Dance helps be a better actor". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Sensation at seventeen". The Indian Express. 8 January 2001. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "She jumped off the blast train on dad's direction - Mumbai - DNA". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "I taught dance to Esha Deol- Bhavana Pani | TopNews". Topnews.in. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ chitta (4 June 2009). "» Blog Archive » Bhavna Pani is Bharati in "Bharati: the wonder that is India"". Orissalinks.com. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Bhavna Pani talks about her lead role in Bharati-the Wonder that is India". Suhaag. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "The 8th Annual Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards Announced". Mahindra.com. 9 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.