Salony Luthra

Salony Luthra
Born
Mumbai Maharashtra
OccupationActress
Years active2013–Present

Salony Luthra is an Indian actress who worked in English, Tamil and Telugu-language films.

Early life and career

Salony was brought up in Shimla, India.[1] She works as a theater artiste in Mumbai and Pondicherry.[2] She made her lead film debut with the Tamil-language film Sarabham (2014) starring Naveen Chandra.[3][4] She landed the role after being selected from a hundred applicants.[5] In the film, she played dual roles as a normal woman and a drug addict.[3] To prepare for the film, she learnt the Tamil language.[3] For the negative character, she watched Hollywood films and hung out with people who smoked.[6]

She has starred in several productions including the Hindi-language adaptation of the novel Blackbird by David Harrower.[1]

She was signed to play a role in Parandhu Sella Vaa and shot for the film in Singapore.[7] However, she left the project citing differences with the director.[8] She has also featured in several short films including Oliyum Oliyum as a blind street vendor and Kajal as a working woman.[9][3] In 2018, she starred in the Hollywood films Turned Out and Forbidden as a Spanish woman and an Indian medical student, respectively.[3][10][4] She made her Telugu debut with Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna in which she was paired with Naveen Chandra for a second time.[11][2] She played an independent woman in the film.[12][13]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Role Language Notes
2013SiddharthTrain Enquiry LadyHindi
2014SarabhamShruti and Sanjana ChandrasekarTamil
2018Turned OutIshaEnglish
2020Bhanumathi & RamakrishnaBhanumathiTelugu

Short films

Year Title Role Language Notes
2016Oliyum OliyumVisually challenged womanTamil[14]
2017KajalKajalHindi
2018ForbiddenJasleenEnglish
Punjabi

Television

Year Title Language Notes
2016Under The Rupee - HungaryEnglishLine producer

Awards and nominations

Year Award CategoryWork Result Ref.
2014 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Villain — Female Sarabham Won [14]
2016 New York Film Festival Best Actress Kajal Won
Florence Film Festival Best Actress Won
LA Film Festival Best Actress Won
Jaipur International Film Festival Best Actress Won
2017 Filmfare Awards Best Actress Nominated
2020 FFTG Awards Best Actress Forbidden Nominated
2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress - Telugu Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "I miss Delhi's street food when I am away: Salony Luthra". Hindustan Times. 16 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 Pecheti, Prakash. "Salony Luthra shares how she became Bhanumathi Ramakrishna". Telangana Today.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Kumar, Anuj (15 April 2017). "'No child's play'". The Hindu.
  4. 1 2 "Tamil audience is my first priority: Salony". The Times of India. 5 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Happy when people say that I resemble Angeline Jolie: Salony Luthra". Deccan Chronicle. 27 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Don't want roles similar to 'Sarabham': Salony Luthra". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ "Salony shoots in Singapore". The Times of India.
  8. ↑ "Salony walks out of Nasser's son's film". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Salony turns street-vendor for a short film". The Times of India.
  10. ↑ "Salony Luthra readies herself for her upcoming Hollywood flick, Turned Out". Deccan Chronicle. 11 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Salony Luthra is excited about her Tollywood debut". The Times of India.
  12. ↑ Adivi, Sashidhar (8 June 2020). "Salony's reel and real lives merge". Deccan Chronicle.
  13. ↑ "Rooted in reality: Salony Luthra on OTT film 'Bhanumati Ramakrishna'". The New Indian Express. July 2020.
  14. 1 2 Balasubramanian, Roshne (1 October 2016). "Oliyum Oliyum gives sight to the blind". The New Indian Express.
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