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{{short description|Indian model turned actress (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Asmita Sood
| image = Asmita Sood.jpg
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|12|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| height =
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actress]]|[[Model (person)|Model]]}}
| yearsactive = 2010–present
| signature =
|spouse }}

'''Asmita Sood''' is an Indian model turned actress. She has studied from [[Loreto Convent, Tara Hall, Shimla|Loreto Convent Tara Hall]], [[Shimla]]. She made her acting debut with the 2011 Telugu film ''Brammigadi Katha''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203044728/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-05/news-interviews/36764237_1_sonu-sood-kannada-film-femina-miss-india "Not related to Sonu Sood: Asmita Sood"]. Times of India. 2013-02-05.</ref> Sood has endorsed over 40 brands.<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/ashmitha-sood/biography.html "Ashmitha Sood Biography"]. Onindia.com.</ref> She has been a part of two television shows: [[StarPlus|Star Plus]]'s ''[[Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil]]'' and [[Sony TV]]'s ''[[Dil Hi Toh Hai]]''.

== Early life ==
Asmita Sood hails from Shimla, [[Himachal Pradesh]]. She is a commerce graduate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Actress Asmita Sood always wanted to be a doctor - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/actress-asmita-sood-always-wanted-to-be-a-doctor/articleshow/79969799.cms|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Modeling career ===
Sood started her modelling career towards the end of 2010 after participating in TV reality show [[Channel V]]'s ''[[Get Gorgeous]]''.<ref name="deccanchronicle.com1">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130601/entertainment-mollywood/article/gorgeous-girl-town |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-11-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113000956/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130601/entertainment-mollywood/article/gorgeous-girl-town |archivedate=2013-11-13 }}</ref> She later participated at the 2011 [[Femina Miss India]] beauty pageant, ending up as one of the finalists.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130819073548/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-16/news-interviews/41417253_1_film-industry-telugu-sonu-sood "Sonu Sood doesn't want to be my brother: Asmita Sood"]. Times of India. 2013-08-16.</ref> She is a professionally trained [[Kathak]] dancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Tollywood-divas-step-up-the-dance-moves/articleshow/42037855.cms|title=Tollywood divas step up the dance moves|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
===Film career===
Sood made her acting debut with a [[Telugu film]] ''Brammigadi Katha'' (2011),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/an-entertaining-potboiler/article2019872.ece|title=An entertaining potboiler|author=m.l. narasimham|work=The Hindu}}</ref> which also stars [[Varun Sandesh]] in the lead role.<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/review/13439.html "Brammigadi Katha Review"]. Indiaglitz.com. 2011-07-01.</ref> It had a 50-day box office run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera/article5154037.ece|title=Etcetera|author=Y. Sunita Chowdhury|work=The Hindu}}</ref> In 2013, Sood debuted in [[Kannada film|Kannada films]] with ''[[Victory (2013 film)|Victory]]'',<ref name="deccanchronicle.com">{{cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130828/entertainment-sandalwood/article/asmitten-sandalwood|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233943/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130828/entertainment-sandalwood/article/asmitten-sandalwood|archivedate=2013-12-02|accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/its-clean-humour-with-a-message-says-sharan-about-his-movie/article5014358.ece|title=It’s clean humour with a message, says Sharan about his movie|author=Staff Correspondent|work=The Hindu}}</ref> which also stars [[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]] in the lead role. It was followed by her Malayalam debut in the anthology ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' in which she played Ami, a Muslim girl who gets married at a young age.<ref name="deccanchronicle.com1"/>

She was next seen opposite [[Sudheer Babu]] in the Telugu film ''[[Aadu Magaadra Bujji]]''.<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/asmita-sood.html "Asmita Sood Filmography"]. Oneindia.com.</ref> In the film she played Indu, a "bubbly and chirpy college-goer".<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/telugu/news-interviews/Asmita-Sood-on-a-roll/articleshow/26475771.cms|title=Asmita Sood on a roll|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Sood's following releases were ''Aa Aiduguru'' (2013), in which she was seen as a police officer,<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> and ''Ok ''(2013). In 2015, she was shooting for her second Malayalam film, ''Lukka Chuppi''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-enjoy-being-treated-like-a-kid-on-the-set/articleshow/45910264.cms|title=I enjoy being treated like a kid on the set|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
===Television career===
She also worked in a Hindi show ''[[Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil]]'' on Star Plus as Meher Purohit opposite [[Pearl V Puri]]. She was about to play the role of Gauri in [[Qayamat Ki Raat]], but later on [[Karishma Tanna]] was finalized to play the role. She is currently seen as Setu in [[Sony TV]]'s ''[[Dil Hi Toh Hai]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/asmita-sood-to-play-yogitas-best-friend-in-dil-hi-toh-hai/articleshow/64462855.cms|title=Asmita Sood to play Yogita's best friend in Dil Hi Toh Hai - Times of India|work=The Times of India. She is one of the best actresses in Tollywood|access-date=2018-08-13}}</ref>

===Music videos===
She appeared in the music videos ''[[Filhall]]'' (2019) with [[Akshay Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Filhaal' song: Akshay Kumar, Nupur Sanon showcase heart-touching love tale|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/music/filhaal-song-akshay-kumar-nupur-sanon-showcase-heart-touching-love-tale20191109200515/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 2011
| ''Brammigadi Katha''
| Maya
| Telugu
| Telugu Debut film
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[[Victory (2013 film)|Victory]]''
| Priya
| Kannada
|Kannada Debut film
|-
| ''[[5 Sundarikal]]''
| Aami
| Malayalam
| Malayalam Debut film
|-
| ''[[Aadu Magaadra Bujji]]''
| Indu
| rowspan="3" | Telugu
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''Ok''
|
|
|-
| ''Aa Aiduguru''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Adyaksha]]''
| Kalyani
| Kannada
| Cameo
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
| ''[[Lukka Chuppi]]''
| Radhika
| Malayalam
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
| ''[[Victory 2]]''
| Priya
| Kannada
|
|-
|}

===Television shows===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year(s)
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Channel
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| ''[[Get Gorgeous]]''
| Contestant
| [[Channel V]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
| ''[[Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil]]''
| Meher Purohit/Meher Abeer Malhotra
| [[Star Plus]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2018–2020
| ''[[Dil Hi Toh Hai]]''
| Setu Rohit Puri
| [[Sony Entertainment Television]], [[ALTBalaji]]
|-
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Platform
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| ''[[Poison 2]]''
| Tina
| [[ZEE5]]
| Debut web series
| <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-09-14|title=Poison 2 (Zee5) Web Series Watch Online, Cast, Trailer, Release Date|url=https://www.news23.in/poison-2-zee5-web-series-watch-online-cast-trailer-release-date/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Bollywood News 23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Asmita Sood talks about Poison 2 where she plays the lead|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/asmita-sood-talks-about-poison-2-where-she-plays-the-lead-157038|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Singer
! scope="col" | Co-Starring
|-
! scope="row" | 2019
| [[Filhall]]
| [[B Praak]]
| [[Akshay Kumar]]
|-
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Actresses from Himachal Pradesh]]
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