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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aahana Kumra
| image = Aahana Kumra at the special screening of film Babli Bouncer (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kumra in 2022
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh, India<ref name="aah">{{cite web |url=http://aahanakumra.com/index.php/me |title=Me - Aahana Kumra |website=aahanakumra.com |accessdate=11 February 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083456/http://aahanakumra.com/index.php/me/ |archivedate=12 February 2018}}</ref>
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress}}
| years_active = 2009-present
| website =
}}
'''Aahana S Kumra''' is an Indian actress. She is known for her television debut in [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony Entertainment Television's]] ''[[Yudh (TV series)|Yudh]]'' with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and also for her lead role in the TV series ''[[Agent Raghav - Crime Branch]]'' with [[Sharad Kelkar]], followed by leading roles in a number of feature films.

== Early life==

Kumra was born and brought up in [[Lucknow]].<ref name="aah"/>

==Career==
In 2013, Kumra was cast in the television series ''[[Yudh (TV series)|Yudh]]'' - a 20-episode show starring Amitabh Bachchan in which Kumra plays the pivotal role of Bachchan's daughter. Later, she starred in ''[[Agent Raghav – Crime Branch]]'', a biweekly television crime thriller show, as the female lead Agent Trisha Dewan opposite Sharad Kelkar. Kumra won Best Actress Award at the Third Moida International Awards for her short film ''Siberia''. She made her Hindi feature film debut in ''[[Sona Spa]]'' in 2013, and her Tulu feature film debut in 2015 in ''[[Kudla Cafe]]''. She hosted the Pro Kabbadi 2016 series.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/amitabh-bachchan-made-yudh-so-much-easier-aahana-kumra/ |title=Amitabh Bachchan made 'Yudh' so much easier: Aahana Kumra |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=1 August 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215072405/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/amitabh-bachchan-made-yudh-so-much-easier-aahana-kumra/ |archivedate=15 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/topic/aahana-kumra |title=Aahana Kumra |website=[[NDTV]] Movies |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215072023/http://movies.ndtv.com/topic/aahana-kumra |archivedate=15 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aahana-kumra-was-not-nervous-to-work-with-amitabh-bachchan/489503-8-66.html |title=Aahana Kumra: Was not nervous to work with Amitabh Bachchan |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |work=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=31 July 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805035125/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aahana-kumra-was-not-nervous-to-work-with-amitabh-bachchan/489503-8-66.html |archivedate=5 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Aahana-Kumra-Gorging-on-dal-baati-churma-was-a-great-experience/articleshow/45512057.cms |title=Aahana Kumra: Gorging on dal baati churma was a great experience |first=Richa |last=Shukla |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=15 December 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215231908/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Aahana-Kumra-Gorging-on-dal-baati-churma-was-a-great-experience/articleshow/45512057.cms |archivedate=15 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-s-yudh-actress-aahana-kumra-feels-fortunate-to-be-working-with-big-b-15390.html |title=Amitabh Bachchan's Yudh: Actress Aahana Kumra feels fortunate to be working with Big B |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |publisher=[[India TV]] |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215071019/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-s-yudh-actress-aahana-kumra-feels-fortunate-to-be-working-with-big-b-15390.html |archivedate=15 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/aahana-kumras-dream-to-work-with-big-b-comes-true/15418176 |title=Aahana Kumra's dream to work with Big B comes true |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215080505/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/aahana-kumras-dream-to-work-with-big-b-comes-true/15418176 |archivedate=15 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/20140721-aahana-kumra-amitabh-bachchan-yudh-television-series-804429-1999-11-29 |title=She's a Scream: Newbie Aahana Kumra to make debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan in TV series Yudh |first=Suhani |last=Singh |work=[[India Today]] |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215082130/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/aahana-kumra-amitabh-bachchan-yudh-television-series/1/370866.html |archive-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> In 2017, Kumra had a leading role in the black comedy film ''[[Lipstick Under My Burkha]]'' as Leela.<ref name=lipstick>{{cite web |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/movie-review-lipstick-under-my-burkha |title=Movie Review: 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' Could Start A Revolution |website=thequint.com |date=18 July 2017 |accessdate=6 April 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406122155/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/movie-review-lipstick-under-my-burkha |archivedate=6 April 2018}}</ref> The following year she portrayed the role of [[Priyanka Gandhi]] in the political biography film ''[[The Accidental Prime Minister (film)|The Accidental Prime Minister]]''.<ref name=accidental>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-the-accidental-prime-minister-first-look-5124144/lite/ |title=Anupam Kher starts shooting for Manmohan Singh movie The Accidental Prime Minister, see photos |date=5 April 2018 |website=The Indian Express |accessdate=6 April 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405082542/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-the-accidental-prime-minister-first-look-5124144/lite/ |archivedate=5 April 2018}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Rol
! scope="col" | Notes
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Refh}}
|-
| 2009 || ''Mai'' || Tisha || rowspan="2" | Short film
|
|-
|2010|| ''Cardboard Thoughts'' || Unknown
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Sona Spa]]'' || Ritu ||
|<ref>{{cite web |date=23 February 2013 |title=WATCH: Trailer of Naseeruddin Shah's new concept thriller film 'Sona Spa' |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/watch-trailer-of-naseeruddin-shahs-new-concept-thriller-film-sona-spa_128554.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903073043/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/watch-trailer-of-naseeruddin-shahs-new-concept-thriller-film-sona-spa_128554.html |archivedate=3 September 2014 |accessdate=6 April 2018 |website=india.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''Ansuni'' || Meera|| Short film
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2015|| ''[[Kudla Cafe]]'' || Sanjana|| [[Tulu cinema|Tulu]] film
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Prabhu |first=Ganesh |date=18 February 2016 |title='Kudla Cafe' to hit Udupi cinemas tomorrow |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kudla-cafe-to-hit-udupi-cinemas-tomorrow/article8251112.ece |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218122158/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kudla-cafe-to-hit-udupi-cinemas-tomorrow/article8251112.ece |archivedate=18 February 2016 |accessdate=6 April 2018 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
| ''Siberia'' || Reena|| rowspan="3" |Short film
|
|-
| ''Dreaming Awake'' || Esha
|
|-
| ''Ek Tha Main'' || Afreen
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016|| ''[[The Blueberry Hunt]]'' || Jaya ||
|
|-
| ''Queen of Hearts'' || Lead Role|| Short film
|
|-
|2017|| ''[[Lipstick Under My Burkha]]''|| Leela||
|
|-
|2019 || ''[[The Accidental Prime Minister (film)|The Accidental Prime Minister]]'' || [[Priyanka Gandhi]] ||
|
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Khuda Haafiz]]'' || Tamena Hamid ||
|<ref name="IndiaTV">{{Cite web |date=24 July 2020 |title=Vidyut Jammwal glad his upcoming film 'Khuda Haafiz' will launch on OTT |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/vidyut-jammwal-upcoming-film-khuda-haafiz-release-on-ott-636888 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726162837/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/vidyut-jammwal-upcoming-film-khuda-haafiz-release-on-ott-636888 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |accessdate=21 August 2020 |publisher=India TV News |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''Bawri Chhori'' || Radhika ||
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2021 |title=Aahana Kumra's Bawri Chhori gets a release date |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/aahana-kumras-bawri-chhori-gets-a-release-date-23159564 |accessdate=14 February 2021 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Happy Birthday (2021 film)|Happy Birthday]]''
|Beth Rose
|Short film
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suri |first=Ridhi |date=6 May 2021 |title=Aahana Kumra, Anupam Kher's short film 'Happy Birthday' bags nominations at NY film fest |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/aahana-kumra-anupam-kher-s-short-film-happy-birthday-bags-nominations-at-ny-film-fest-702895 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022 || ''[[India Lockdown]]'' || Moon Alves ||
|
|-
|''[[Salaam Venky]]'' || Sanjana
|
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of television credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col" | Role
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Bollywood Hero]]''
| Clapper Girl
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Yudh (TV series)|Yudh]]''
| Taruni Sikarwar
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Agent Raghav – Crime Branch|Agent Raghav]]''
| Agent Trisha Dewan
|
|-
|2016
| ''[[Pro Kabaddi League|Pro Kabaddi]]''
| Host
|
|-
|2025
| ''[[Rise and Fall (Indian reality series)|Rise and Fall 1]]''
| Contestant
|12th Place
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of web series credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Refh}}
|-
|2016
|''Official Chukyagiri''
|Rati
|
|-
|2016
|''[[A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend]]''
|Shivi Malhotra
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|''[[Inside Edge (TV series)|Inside Edge]]''
|Shahana Vasishtha
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/review-inside-edge-gritty-thrilling-watch-amazon-prime-video-web-series-mumbai-news/18413192 |title='Inside Edge' Review: It promises to be a gritty, thrilling watch |date=12 July 2017 |website=mid-day |language=en |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708125005/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/review-inside-edge-gritty-thrilling-watch-amazon-prime-video-web-series-mumbai-news/18413192 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/i-have-never-been-calculative-about-my-work-aahana-kumra-4889956/ |title=I have never been calculative about my work: Aahana Kumra |date=15 October 2017 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-IN |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011232023/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/i-have-never-been-calculative-about-my-work-aahana-kumra-4889956/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''It Happened In Hong Kong''
|Aahana
|<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/travelling-past-romance/article22999573.ece |title=Aahana Kumra and Amol Parashar on their new show and how travel defines them |last=Lazarus |first=Susanna Myrtle |date=9 March 2018 |work=The Hindu |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406122155/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/travelling-past-romance/article22999573.ece |archivedate=6 April 2018 |url-status=live |accessdate=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/it-happened-in-hong-kong-amol-parashar-aahana-kumra-review-5131633/ |title=It Happened In Hong Kong review: This Amol Parashar and Aahana Kumra web series is ideal for those short breaks at work |date=10 April 2018 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-IN |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708125004/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/it-happened-in-hong-kong-amol-parashar-aahana-kumra-review-5131633/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/television/aahana-amols-happened-hong-kong-stream-march-1502589980.html |title=Aahana, Amol's 'It Happened in Hong Kong' to stream in March |date=22 February 2018 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708125006/https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/television/aahana-amols-happened-hong-kong-stream-march-1502589980.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018
|''Official CEOgiri''
|Rati
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/official-ceogiri-arre-sumeet-vyas-5109049/ |title=Official CEOgiri first impression: Sumeet Vyas' act is starting to get repetitive now |date=23 March 2018 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-IN |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708125004/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/official-ceogiri-arre-sumeet-vyas-5109049/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Rangbaaz (web series)|Rangbaaz]]''
|Babita Sharma
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ranvir-shorey-and-aahana-kumra-join-saqib-saleem-on-zee5-s-rangbaaz-2680992 |title=Ranvir Shorey and Aahana Kumra join Saqib Saleem on ZEE5's 'Rangbaaz' |date=30 October 2018 |website=DNA India |language=en |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703051731/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ranvir-shorey-and-aahana-kumra-join-saqib-saleem-on-zee5-s-rangbaaz-2680992 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Yours Truly (2018 film)|Yours Truly]]''
|Lali Kumar
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yours Truly |url=https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/yours-truly/0-0-47818 |access-date= |website=ZEE5}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Bombers (web series)|Bombers]]''
|Sanjana
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-zee5-globally-debut-its-first-sports-drama-bombers-and-its-first-stand-up-comedy-series-comedy-shots-this-june-2759496 |title=ZEE5 globally debut its first Sports Drama 'Bombers and its first Stand Up Comedy Series 'Comedy Shots' this June |date=11 June 2019 |website=DNA India |language=en |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-date=25 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625024548/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-zee5-globally-debut-its-first-sports-drama-bombers-and-its-first-stand-up-comedy-series-comedy-shots-this-june-2759496 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://scroll.in/reel/927621/web-series-bombers-explores-the-story-of-a-bengali-football-team-fighting-death-and-oblivion |title=Web series 'Bombers' explores the story of a Bengali football team fighting death and oblivion |last=Ghosh |first=Devarsi |website=Scroll.in |date=20 June 2019 |language=en-US |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-date=21 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621172048/https://scroll.in/reel/927621/web-series-bombers-explores-the-story-of-a-bengali-football-team-fighting-death-and-oblivion |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |2020
|[[Marzi (web series)|''Marzi'']]
|Sameera Chauhan
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/marzi-first-impression-engaging-thriller-ahaana-kumra-rajeev-khandelwal-6300692/ |title=Marzi first impression: An engaging thriller owned by Rajeev Khandelwal and Aahana Kumra |date=7 March 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |access-date=4 April 2020 |archive-date=8 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408024628/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/marzi-first-impression-engaging-thriller-ahaana-kumra-rajeev-khandelwal-6300692/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

|-
|''[[Betaal]]''
|DC "Ahlu" Ahluwalia
|
|-
|''[[Sandwiched Forever]]''
|Naina Sarnaik Shastry
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/sandwiched-forever-review-kunaal-and-aahana-show-is-a-feel-good-christmas-watch-1752958-2020-12-25 |title=Sandwiched Forever Review: Kunaal and Aahana show is a feel-good Christmas watch |work=India Today |date=25 December 2020 |language=en-US |access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Forbidden Love (web series)|Forbidden Love]]''
|Priya
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[Call My Agent: Bollywood]]''
|Amal
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2021 |title=Call My Agent: Bollywood's Aahana Kumra says she lost a big project via a talent agency due to THIS reason |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/call-my-agent-bollywood-s-aahana-kumra-says-she-lost-big-project-talent-agency-due-reason-929150 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810083914/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/call-my-agent-bollywood-s-aahana-kumra-says-she-lost-big-project-talent-agency-due-reason-929150 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|''Avrodh Season 2''
|Saman/Karishma Sahay/Parveena Shehnaz
|
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of awards and nominations received by Aahana Kumra
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Work
! scope="col" | Result
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Refh}}
|-
|2018
|[[Screen Awards|Star Screen Awards]]
|Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female
|''[[Lipstick Under My Burkha]]''
|{{Nom}}
|{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian Television Academy Awards|22nd Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |Popular Actor - OTT
|''[[Call My Agent: Bollywood]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The 22nd ITA Awards |url=https://ita2022.indiantelevisionacademy.com/ |access-date=27 September 2022 |website=Indian Television Academy |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''Avrodh (Season 2)''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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Aahana Kumra - Revision history

Samyakk clothing at 22:09, 25 December 2025