Hazel Crowney

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{{short description|English actress and model}}
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| caption = Crowney in 2016
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| birth_place = [[London]], [[England]]
| occupation = Actress, model
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| othername = Hazel, Hazel Croney
| yearsactive = 2003–2019
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'''Hazel Crowney''', also spelt as '''Hazel Croney''', is an English actress and model who has appeared in many ad campaigns and some [[Bollywood]] films.

==Early life==
Crowney was born in [[London]], United Kingdom, to [[English people|English]] parents Karin and Phil Crowney. She has two younger sisters (Robyn and Zoë). Crowney grew up in [[Grosvenor Park, Chester]], England; she completed her schooling at [[Bennett Memorial School]] in [[Tunbridge Wells]], and later studied fashion and textiles at [[West Kent College]].<ref name="thisiskent">{{cite news |author=C. Cromie |url=http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/news/Ex-Tunbridge-wells-schoolgirl-Bollywood-beauty/article-1153636-detail/article.html |title=Ex-Tunbridge wells schoolgirl now Bollywood beauty |website=This is Kent |date=12 July 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129220728/http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/news/Ex-Tunbridge-wells-schoolgirl-Bollywood-beauty/article-1153636-detail/article.html |archivedate=29 November 2010}}</ref>

==Career==
Crowney's entry into [[Bollywood]] came by chance in 2004 when she was backpacking in [[Thailand]] and stumbled upon an Indian film being shot there. So it came that her first appearance in a Bollywood film was in the item song "''Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar''". She was an [[extra (acting)|extra]] in the film ''[[Janasheen]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1099649/report-he-asked-me-to-strip |title=He asked me to strip! |date=28 May 2007}}</ref> With little prior knowledge of the sub-continent, she was attracted by the music and dance, and decided to try her luck in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="thisiskent"/>

She went on to do advertisements for [[Pond's]], [[Nokia]], [[HSBC]] and [[Samsung]] before landing her first proper role in the film ''[[MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar]]'' in 2007. She also worked in shows, for which she was highly paid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5650003/British-actresses-flock-to-Bollywood.html |title=British actresses flock to Bollywood |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=26 June 2009 |accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>

In 2010, Crowney along with other non-Indian actresses such as [[Alice Patten]] were asked to leave Bollywood by [[Raj Thackeray]]'s [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] (MNS), a Mumbai-based political party. They campaigned for a ban on the estimated 1,000 British and other foreign actors who regularly appear in Bollywood films accusing them of stealing jobs from local girls.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/bollywood/7465541/White-British-actresses-told-to-leave-Bollywood.html |title=White British actresses told to leave Bollywood |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 March 2010 |accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>

Crowney has performed in an item song named 'Reshma Ki Jawani' for the film ''Kaash Tum Hote'' which was released in 2014.<ref name="Hazel Crowney's Item Song">{{cite web |title=Hazel Croney's item song in Kaash Tum Hote |url=http://glamgold.com/?p=32189 |publisher=Glam Gold |accessdate=12 January 2013 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102034406/http://glamgold.com/?p=32189 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also appeared in an item song in the Telugu action-drama ''[[Shankara (2016 film)|Shankara]]'', which was released in 2016.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131015043349/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/Hazel-Crowney-grooves-to-item-song-in-Shankara/2013/10/09/article1827218.ece Hazel Crowney grooves to item song in 'Shankara'], Published: 9 October 2013, ''The New Indian Express''</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Other notes
|-
|2003 || ''[[Janasheen]]'' || ||
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|2006 || ''[[Ho Sakta Hai]]'' || Claire ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar]]'' || Ayesha Mehra || credited as Hazel
|-
|2008 || ''[[U, Me aur Hum]]'' || Girlfriend of Ajay's son || credited as Hazel Crony
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kick (2009 film)|Kick]]'' || Special appearance in the song "Dil Kalaase" || Telugu film
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2010||''[[Mittal v/s Mittal]]'' || Item song || credited as Hazel
|-
|''[[Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon]]'' || || credited as Hazel
|-
|''[[A Flat (film)|A Flat]]'' || Gitika D. Singh || credited as Hazel/Hezal Crony
|-
|2012 || ''[[Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal]]'' || Shrishti ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2013 || ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'' || Belly dancer in song "Tu Hi Khwahish"||
|-
| ''Kyun Hua Achanak'' || ||
|-
| ''Kash Tum Hote'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014 || ''[[Jilla]]'' || Special appearance in song "Jingunamani" || Tamil film
|-
| ''[[Unforgettable (2014 film)|Unforgettable]]'' || Nisha ||
|-
| ''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]'' || rowspan="4" | Item Number ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Khel Toh Ab Shuru Hoga]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Shankara (2015 film)|Shankara]]'' || Telugu film
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Aadesh - Power Of Law]]'' || Marathi film
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Ghost (2019 film)|Ghost]]'' || Neena || Hindi
|}

===Television appearances===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Television Series !! Role !! Other notes
|-
|2009-10 || ''[[Fear Factor]]'' || Herself || Contestant
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|2010 ||''[[Zara Nachke Dikha]]'' || Herself || Contestant
|-
|2010 || ''[[Aahat (Indian TV series)|Aahat]]'' || Herself || Season 5 episode 69
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{BH person|hazel-crowney}}

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