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{{Short description|British film actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Banita Sandhu
| image = Banita Sandhu.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Sandhu in 2020
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|06|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Caerleon]], [[Wales]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Welsh
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2018–present
| alma_mater = [[King's College London]]
}}

'''Banita Sandhu''' (born 22 June 1997)<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2021 |title=Inside Banita Sandhu 24th birthday celebration |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/inside-banita-sandhu-24th-birthday-celebration-7371535/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623054618/https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/inside-banita-sandhu-24th-birthday-celebration-7371535/ |archive-date=23 June 2021 |access-date=21 July 2021 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> is a Welsh actress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2018 |title=Varun Dhawan's October heroine Banita Sandhu: Everything you need to know about her. See pics |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/varun-dhawan-s-october-heroine-banita-sandhu-everything-you-need-to-know-about-her-see-pics/story-TZjD6GlTERj9Eh17XiIpNL.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008134711/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/varun-dhawan-s-october-heroine-banita-sandhu-everything-you-need-to-know-about-her-see-pics/story-TZjD6GlTERj9Eh17XiIpNL.html |archive-date=8 October 2018 |access-date=28 July 2020 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-30 |title=Banita Sandhu – the London undergrad moonlighting as a Bollywood star |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/30/banita-sandhu-the-london-undergrad-moonlighting-as-a-bollywood-star |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129013925/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/30/banita-sandhu-the-london-undergrad-moonlighting-as-a-bollywood-star |archive-date=29 November 2022 |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> She is known for her work in [[Cinema of India|Indian films]] and made her film debut with the [[Hindi]] film ''[[October (2018 film)|October]]'' (2018), going on to star in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Adithya Varma]]'' and [[the CW]] series ''[[Pandora (TV series)|Pandora]]'' (both 2019). She is represented by Waring Mckenna and IMG Talent.

== Early life and education ==
Sandhu was born and brought up in [[Caerleon]], [[Wales]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 April 2018 |title=Banita Sandhu on October: I was so frustrated acting still for so long |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/banita-sandhu-october-varun-dhawan-5146509/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421162140/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/banita-sandhu-october-varun-dhawan-5146509/ |archive-date=21 April 2018}}</ref> to first-generation [[British Indians|British Indian]] parents. She moved to London at 18 to start her degree in English Literature at [[King's College London]].<ref name="theguardian">{{Cite news |last=Waheed |first=Alia |date=30 March 2018 |title=Banita Sandhu – the London undergrad moonlighting as a Bollywood star |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/30/banita-sandhu-the-london-undergrad-moonlighting-as-a-bollywood-star |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710215626/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/30/banita-sandhu-the-london-undergrad-moonlighting-as-a-bollywood-star |archive-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> She started acting at the age of 11.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2018 |title=Welsh star Banita Sandhu makes Bollywood debut |url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2018-03-22/welsh-star-banita-sandhu-makes-bollywood-debut/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143429/https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2018-03-22/welsh-star-banita-sandhu-makes-bollywood-debut |archive-date=8 January 2021 |access-date=1 December 2019 |website=[[itv.com]] |publisher=[[ITV plc]]}}</ref> She was head girl at Rougemont School, Newport.

== Career ==
Sandhu appeared in an advert for [[Wrigley Company|Wrigley Company's]] [[Doublemint]] which had the song "Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se" as the background score; and another advert, for [[Vodafone India]], which was broadcast during the [[Indian Premier League]] cricket season.<ref name="theguardian" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 March 2018 |title=Banita Sandhu: Lesser known facts about the debutante |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/banita-sandhu-lesser-known-facts-about-the-debutante/commercial-break/photostory/63280922.cms |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721012631/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/banita-sandhu-lesser-known-facts-about-the-debutante/Commercial-break/photostory/63280922.cms |archive-date=21 July 2019}}</ref> Her first feature film was ''[[October (2018 film)|October]]'', starring [[Varun Dhawan]], which released in 2018. This was followed by the American TV series ''[[Pandora (TV series)|Pandora]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 May 2019 |title=October actor Banita Sandhu joins in sci-fi series for Netflix Pandora, Varun Dhawan is proud of her |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/october-actor-banita-sandhu-joins-in-sci-fi-series-for-netflix-pandora-varun-dhawan-is-proud-of-her/story-HKPRyrTyKAaNkGEOy2yvcN.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128064705/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/october-actor-banita-sandhu-joins-in-sci-fi-series-for-netflix-pandora-varun-dhawan-is-proud-of-her/story-HKPRyrTyKAaNkGEOy2yvcN.html |archive-date=28 November 2019}}</ref> and the Tamil film ''[[Adithya Varma]]'' in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2019 |title=Arjun Reddy's Tamil remake now titled Adithya Varma, new poster out |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/arjun-reddy-s-tamil-remake-now-titled-adithya-varma-new-poster-out/story-j1uCmVAcs2uzGN6kWawpUO.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219153609/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/arjun-reddy-s-tamil-remake-now-titled-adithya-varma-new-poster-out/story-j1uCmVAcs2uzGN6kWawpUO.html |archive-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> She later signed on the Hindi film ''[[Sardar Udham Singh]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=19 November 2019 |title="Yes I'm doing Sardar Udham Singh," October actress Banita Sandhu is back in Shoojit Sircar's Udham Singh |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/yes-im-sardar-udham-singh-october-actress-banita-sandhu-back-shoojit-sircars-udham-singh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221114104/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/yes-im-sardar-udham-singh-october-actress-banita-sandhu-back-shoojit-sircars-udham-singh/ |archive-date=21 December 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> and the British film ''Kavita and Teresa''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2020 |title=Lockdown Diaries: Banita Sandhu says how her lifestyle has become so sedentary during this crisis |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/lockdown-diaries-banita-sandhu-says-how-her-lifestyle-has-become-so-sedentary-during-this-crisis/story-8bIW8k0bBIeNxLzhaIPlyK.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715155030/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/lockdown-diaries-banita-sandhu-says-how-her-lifestyle-has-become-so-sedentary-during-this-crisis/story-8bIW8k0bBIeNxLzhaIPlyK.html |archive-date=15 July 2020 |access-date=15 July 2020 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2018 || ''[[October (2018 film)|October]]'' || Shiuli Iyer || [[Hindi]] || Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019 || ''[[Adithya Varma]]'' || Meera Shetty || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Eternal Beauty]]'' || Alex || [[English language|English]] ||Girl in television ad
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Sardar Udham]]'' || Reshma || Hindi || Released on [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
| 2023 ||''Mother Teresa & Me''|| Kavita || English/Hindi || Complete
|-
|2023
|''Detective Sherdil''
|Shanti
|Hindi
|Post-production
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
|2008
|''Painting Humanity''
|Lucy
|English
|Lead
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Pandora (TV series)|Pandora]]'' || Delaney Pilar || [[English language|English]] || Main role (Season 1)
|-
|2023
|''[[Bridgerton]]''
|Sita Malhotra
|English
|Recurring role (Season 3)
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Artist !! Language !! Ref.
|-
| 2018 || ''Jind Mahi''|| [[Diljit Dosanjh]] || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-26 |title=Diljit Dosanjh: Thankful to Banita for being a part of Jind Mahi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/diljit-dosanjh-song-jind-mahi-banita-sandhu-video-5464818/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''With You''
|[[AP Dhillon]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-11 |title=With You: AP Dhillon is ‘lovestruck’ in new song also featuring Banita Sandhu |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/with-you-ap-dhillon-is-lovestruck-in-new-song-also-featuring-banita-sandhu-8887697/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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Ajay Kumar at 05:44, 20 August 2023