Claudia Ciesla

Claudia Ciesla
Ciesla in 2008
Born1986 or 1987 (age 39–40)[1]
Wodzisław Śląski, Katowice Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic
CitizenshipPoland
Germany
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • nutritionist
Websitecclaudia.net claudiasconcept.com

Claudia Ciesla (Polish: Klaudia Cieśla) is a Polish-born German actress and model who works mainly in the Indian film industry.[2][3][1] She was a contestant on the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. Ciesla is also a nutritionist in India and author of Keep Eating Keep Losing.

Early life

Ciesla was born in Wodzisław Śląski, Katowice Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic (now Silesian Voivodeship, Republic of Poland). Her father is a clinical psychologist and is of Polish Jewish descent and her mother is an architect and is of German Jewish descent.

Raised as a Jew, Ciesla converted to Hinduism in 2009.[4]

Career

Modelling and acting career

Ciesla started modeling at the age of 15, working for shows involved in fashion and dancing.[5]

In March 2006, Ciesla won a subscribers' poll on the websites of Auto Bild, Bild, Sat.1, T-Online and Kabeleins, naming her as Germany's Super Girl 2006.[6] In November 2007, she said in an interview that she plans to become a tax consultant after her modelling career was finished.[5]

In the tourist season of 2007–2008, Ciesla represented the tourist ski-village Damüls, the "snowiest village in the world", as the Snow Queen 2008 and appeared at various events, promotionals and photo shoots for magazines, adverts and brochures, including a cover shoot for the magazine "MOTOR-Freizeit and TRENDS" in Austria.[7]

In 2007 and 2008, she appeared on the German Internet soap opera Beach House, playing Daisy Vandenburg.[8] In 2008, The New Indian Express reported that Ciesla would be acting in a Bollywood film Karma, as part of an international film crew including leads Carlucci Weyant and Alma Saraci, that would be filmed in India.[9] Film Director M.S. Shahjahan mentioned in an interview that there would be more assignments for Ciesla in Bollywood.[10][11]

In July 2008, Ciesla played "Claudia" in the Italian television sitcom Outsiders in Palermo, shot in Palermo.[12][13][14]

She also played the role of a German journalist in the film 10:10, directed by Arin Paul, together with Soumitra Chatterjee.[15][16][17][18]

Ciesla was the Brand Ambassador of the "Lovely Professional University". LPU also honoured her as a "New promising foreign face in India".[19] She also visited Thapar University for promotion of her Punjabi film, during their technical fest Aranya. On 26 November 2009, Ciesla was awarded the prestigious Karmaveer Puraskaar, which is iCONGO’s National People’s Award for Social Justice and Action, honouring concerned citizens who have led change. Past recipients of the Karmaveer Puraskar include Kajol, Alyque Padamsee, Rahul Bose, Remo Fernandes and M S Swaminathan.[20]

Bigg Boss and Bollywood entry

Ciesla participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 3. It began airing on 4 October 2009 on Colors with Amitabh Bachchan as the host. This was her appearance on Indian reality TV.[21] She was evicted on day 68, after spending 10 weeks on the show.

In December 2010, Ciesla attended the TV show Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout, shot in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[22] It is the Indian celebrity version of Wipeout, with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as the host. The show ended on 25 February 2011 with Kushal Punjabi as the winner, while Ciesla was the runner-up by 51 seconds.[23][24]

Ciesla made her first mainstream appearance in 2012, when she appeared on the item song "Balma", sharing screen space with Akshay Kumar in his film Khiladi 786. The song was composed by Himesh Reshammiya and the dance was choreographed by Ganesh Acharya.[25]

In 2016, she appeared in the third part of the successful Bollywood franchiseKyaa Kool Hain Hum, titled Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3. She was last seen dancing in a peppy number alongside Krushna Abhishek in the film Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle.[26]

Nutritionist and lifestyle coach

Ciesla is also a nutritionist and lifestyle coach who operates the website "Claudia's Concept".[27] In 2019 she released Keep Eating Keep Losing (2019, Om Books International; ISBN 9789385273933), in which she presented her philosophy that enjoying food and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can go hand in hand.[28]

Achievements as a nutritionist

Ciesla was one of the panellists at the "Festival of Wellbeing" at St Regis Hotel Mumbai in May 2024. She spoke about current nutrition challenges such as obesity and protein deficiency in India.[29]

She has appeared on a nutrition talk show called Weight & Watch by Claudia, which was released on Tata Play Fitness, D2H and Dish TV in August 2023. In this 4-episode series, she spoke about the relationship with food, mindfulness, gut health and digestive system, intermittent fasting, circadian rhythm, and the importance of all of the above to thrive in life.[30]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleLanguageCountry
2007Beach HouseDaisy VandenburgGermanGermany
2008KarmaLindaEnglishUnited Kingdom
2008Outsiders in PalermoClaudiaItalianItaly
200810:10SerinBengaliIndia
2010Private Number-Kannada
2012Yaar PardesiAnnaPunjabi
2012Khiladi 786Special appearance in song "Balma"Hindi
2013@ AndheriMalayalam
2014Desi KatteySpecial appearance in item song "Patne Wali Hoon"Hindi
2016Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3Shakuntala (Sakku)
2018Teri Bhabhi Hai PagleSpecial appearance in item song "Confused Lover"

Television

YearNameRoleChannelNoteRef
2009Bigg Boss 3Contestant (Evicted on Day 70 (semifinalist)Colors TV [31]
2011Zor Ka Jhatka: Total WipeoutContestant (Runner-up)Imagine TV [32]
2016Box Cricket League 2PlayerColors TVJaipur Raj Joshiley[33]

References

  1. 1 2 Claudia Ciesla Featured Model Interview Archived 9 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine 4 January 2005
  2. ↑ "I am not a reincarnation of Lord Ganesha, says Claudia Ciesla". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "German actor Suzanne Bernert said Claudia Ciesla has no right to play with Indian religious sentiments". The Times of India. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Claudia's confessions". India Today. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 casting-agentur.de Interview mit dem Model Claudia Ciesla, 09. November 2007 (in German)
  6. ↑ "Autobild Article, Supergirl 2006". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  7. ↑ "Claudia Ciesla in Österreich zur Schneekönigin gewählt – Claudia Ciesla in Austria chosen as Snow Queen." Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, cclaudia.wordpress.com, 24 December 2007
  8. ↑ Clipfish Beach House Channel Archived 3 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Actor wants Ooty to be Hollywood crew's destination", The New Indian Express, 30 January 2008
  10. ↑ "Bollywood-smitten Claudia", India-EU Film Initiative, 24 March 2008
  11. ↑ "Süße Claudia-In Indien wird sie jetzt Kinostar", Bild, 23 February 2008
  12. ↑ "Cronache di Sicilia" Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ ""BILD-online, 1. Aug. 2008". 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  14. ↑ "Interview in ital. TV Kanal 7Gold"
  15. ↑ "The Telegraph of India, August 8, 2008". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  16. ↑ "The Telegraph of India, August 23, 2008". Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  17. ↑ "DERWESTERN, "Claudia Ciesla: Von Bamberg nach Bollywood", 11.01.2009". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ The Deccan Chronicle, 2 July 2009 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ FPR Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 27 November 2009
  21. ↑ "The Times of India, September 26, 2009". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  22. ↑ official website of zorka-jhatka-total-wipeout, 29 December 2011 Archived 6 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ↑ "Kushal Punjabi Wins Zor Ka Jhatka". NDTV Movies. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011.
  24. ↑ "Kushal Punjabi wins 'Zor Ka Jhatka'". The Times of India. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011.
  25. ↑ "Khiladi 786: RD Burman features with Akshay in new song". Hindustan Times. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  26. ↑ "Krushna Abhishek and Claudia Ciesla on sets of Teri Bhabhi Hain Pagle". mid-day. 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  27. ↑ "Claudia's Concept".
  28. ↑ "Claudia Ciesla booked for Fitness". Deccan Chronicle. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  29. ↑ "Harmonising Health By Exploring Nutrition's Vital Role". BW Wellbeing World. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  30. ↑ "Acclaimed Actress Claudia Ciesla Launches "Weight & Watch": A Refreshingly Real Approach to Weight Management and Wellness". Startup News. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  31. ↑ "Bigg Boss' Claudia Ciesla gets candid with fans". 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  32. ↑ "Claudia Ciesla features in Zor Ka Jhatka". 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  33. ↑ "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.
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