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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox actor
| name = Avantika Khattri
| image = Avantika Khattri1.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Avantika Khattri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|11|20}}
| birth_place = [[Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] ([[India]])
| height =
| other_names =
| occupation = [[Film]] [[Actress]] [[Film producer|Producer]] [[Film director|Director]]
| notable work =
| years_active = 2011-present
| website =
}}

'''Avantika Khattri''' (born 20 November 1989)<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/avantika-khattri-talks-working-anurag-kashyap-1502510492.html|title=Avantika Khatri talks about working with Anurag Kashyap|work=www.thestatesman.com|author=The States Man}}</ref> is an [[India]]n [[Bollywood]] actress, producer, and director <ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/short-film-wins-accolades-at-international-fes/articleshow/64492472.cms|title=Short film wins accolades at international fests - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref> who debuted with the movie [[War Chhod Na Yaar]] in which she played the parallel lead with [[Soha Ali Khan]] along with co-stars [[Sharman Joshi]] and [[Javed Jaffrey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/archive/avantika-khattri-from-mba-degree-to-playing-newsreader-in-war-chhod-na-yaar/1184206/|title=Avantika Khatri from MBA degree to playing newsreader in War Chhod Naa Yaar|work=www.financialexpress.com|author=Financial Express}}</ref>

== Career==
Avantika debuted in [[Bollywood]] as an actress with the [[Hindi]] movie [[War Chhod Na Yaar]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-bollywoods-new-biker-girl-avantika-khatri-12356041.html|title=Bollywood new biker girl Avantika Khatri|work=www.jagran.com|author=Jagran}}</ref> She had already produced a film titled by ''Beautiful World''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/avantika-khattri-talks-working-anurag-kashyap-1502510492.html|title=Avantika Khattri talks about working with Anurag Kashyap|last=Beautiful World|website=www.thestatesman.com}}</ref> which was based on the 2016 incident that happened in [[Bulandshahr]], starring [[Amruta Subhash]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedigitalhash.com/anurag-kashyap-short-film-gang-rape/|title=Beautiful World|last=thedigitalhash|website=www.thedigitalhash.com}}</ref> [[Swanand Kirkire]] and [[Shweta Tripathi]] and it was presented by [[Anurag Kashyap]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/anurag-kashyap-supports-short-on-bulandshahr-gang-rape-case/articleshow/61059181.cms|title=Anurag Kashyap supports short on Bulandshahr gang rape case|work=www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com|author=Times Of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/anurag-kashyap-backs-short-film-based-on-the-gruesome-bulandshahr-rape-incident/|title=Anurag Kashyap backs short film based on the gruesome Bulandshahr rape incident|work=www.bollywoodlife.com|author=Bollywood Life}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/anurag-kashyap-to-act-in-short-film-chhuri-and-presenting-short-film-beautiful-world-based-on-bulandshehar-gang-rape-tmov-1-958032.html|title=Anurag Kashyap to act in short film Chhuri and presentiing short film Beautiful World based on Bulandshahr gang rape case|work=www.aajtak.in|author=Aaj Tak}}</ref> Avantika Khatri has done an album named ''Bottoms Up'' as a lead actress with [[Mika Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/avantika-khattri-to-launch-fitness-app|title=Avantika Khatri to launch fitness app|work=www.telanganatoday.com|author=Telangana Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://glamourmantra.com/after-producing-and-being-the-whole-and-soul-of-her-short-films-avantika-khattri-now-launches-a-fitness-app/|title=After producing and being the whole and soul of her short films Avantika Khatri now launches a fitness app|work=www.glamourmantra.com|author=Glamour Mantra|access-date=11 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205308/http://glamourmantra.com/after-producing-and-being-the-whole-and-soul-of-her-short-films-avantika-khattri-now-launches-a-fitness-app/|archive-date=11 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Avantika's second short film ''For All That You Are'' as a producer and also her debut directorial - won the Best LGBTQ Film award at the Top Shorts International Film Festival. The film, which has Avantika playing the protagonist, is a revenge drama revolving around two female ex-lovers. She was chosen as the Best Actress In An Indie Film in Actors Award at Los Angeles; the Best Woman Filmmaker at The IndieFEST Film Awards (US) and the Best Actress-Leading at Accolade Global Film Competition (US). The film also won the award for the Best Short at the Mediterranean Film Festival and Best Short at Canada Shorts Film Festival.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190205140736/http://canadashorts.com/2018.php] Avantika walked the Red Carpet<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hellomumbainews.com/entertainment/actress-avantika-khattris-first-appearance-at-cannes-film-festival-2018/|title=Actress Avantika khattri's First appearance, At Cannes Film Festival 2018 ~ Hello Mumbai News|last=Mumbai News|first=Hello|work=Hello Mumbai News|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> at the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival|71st Cannes Film Festival]] where ''For All That You Are''<ref name=":3" /> was screened in the Short Film Corner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/short-film-wins-accolades-at-international-fes/articleshow/64492472.cms|title=Short film wins accolades at international fests
}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/short-film-wins-accolades-at-international-fes/articleshow/64492472.cms|title=Short film wins accolades at international fests - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Avantika is from [[Jhansi]] which is a town in [[Uttar Pradesh]], born to a doctor father and an artist mother. She has an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] in Human Resource.<ref>https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/avantika-khattri-from-mba-degree-to-playing-newsreader-in-war-chhod-na-yaar/1184206/</ref> She began her career by performing arts and also dabbled in modelling and featured in the FHM<ref>https://www.fhmindia.com/entertainment/i-would-love-play-grey-character-avantika-khattri</ref> magazine. and others. She has been featured in TV commercials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/exclusive-thankful-humbled-and-honoured-for-the-response-that-for-all-that-you-are-has-garnered-says-avantika-khattri/|title=Exclusive: "Thankful, humbled and honoured for the response that For All That You Are has garnered, says Avantika Khattri|last=Singh|first=Mohnish|date=2019-07-19|website=EasternEye|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Reference
|-
| 2013
| [[War Chhod Na Yaar]]
| Sakshi
|
|
|-
|-
| 2015
| [[Kuch Kuch Locha Hai]]
| Jacqueline
|
|
|-
|2015
|Bottoms up
|Avantika
|Music Video with [[Mika Singh]]
|
|}

===Producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Director
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Reference
|-
| 2017
| Beautiful World
|
|
| Short Film
|
|-
| 2018
| For All That You Are
| Avantika Khattri as Alisha
| Avantika Khattri
| Short Film
|
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm5688833|Avantika Khatri}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:1987 births]]

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