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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Daksha Nagarkar
| image = Daksha Nagarkar.png
| caption = Daksha at Zombie Reddy pre-release event in 2021
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|07|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| education = [[Bachelor of Business Administration]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}
| years active = 2014–present
| relatives = Paras Brahmani
}}

'''Daksha Nagarkar''' is an Indian actress and model who appears in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu films]]. She made her debut in 2014 with ''AK Rao PK Rao'', and then worked in ''[[Hora Hori]]'', ''[[Husharu]]'' and ''[[Zombie Reddy]].''

==Early life==
Daksha Nagarkar was born in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] to a [[Rajput]] mother and a [[Maratha (caste)|Maratha]] father.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} She was brought up in various places including [[Panchgani]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Bangalore]] and [[Delhi]] as she used to stay with her mother who worked for a cosmetics company.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=4 December 2018|title=కమర్షియల్సే ఇష్టం|trans-title=I like commercial films more|url=http://www.andhrabhoomi.net/content/chitra-7592|website=[[Andhra Bhoomi]]|language=te}}</ref> Nagarkar initially aspired to become a cardiologist as she comes from a family of doctors. However, she instead pursued a career in modelling and acting.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Adivi|first=Sashidhar|date=7 January 2022|title=Naga Chaitanya is my first dance co-star: Daksha Nagarkar|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/070122/naga-chaitanya-is-my-first-dance-co-star-daksha-nagarkar.html|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Daksha nagarkar made her debut with ''AK Rao PK Rao'' (2014). She later acted in [[Hora Hori]] in 2015 directed by [[Teja (director)|Teja]]. Reviewing her performance in Hora Hori, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote: "Daksha has a reasonably good screen presence and shows promise."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=11 September 2015|title=Hora Hori: Old wine in an old bottle|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/Hora-Hori-Old-wine-in-an-old-bottle/article10370137.ece|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Owing the film's shoot, Nagarkar could not attend her first year final exams and failed. Subsequently, she decided to take a break from films and complete her graduation in [[Bachelor of Business Administration]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=31 January 2021|title=గ్లామర్‌ పాత్రలు చేసేందుకు సిద్ధం: దక్ష|trans-title=I'm ready for glamorous roles: Daksha|url=https://www.eenadu.net/cinema/latestnews/daksha-nagarkar-interview-about-zombie-reddy/0206/121022309|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725084710/https://www.eenadu.net/cinema/latestnews/daksha-nagarkar-interview-about-zombie-reddy/0206/121022309|archive-date=25 July 2021|work=[[Eenadu]]|language=te}}</ref>

Three years later, Nagarkar returned to cinema with the [[coming of age]] film ''[[Husharu]]'' (2018).{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

In 2021, she played a youngster addicted to gaming in ''[[Zombie Reddy]]''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Adivi|first=Sashidhar|date=5 February 2021|title=Watch it like a zombie|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/050221/watch-it-like-a-zombie.html|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' called her performance "effective"<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|title='Zombie Reddy' movie review: When the zombies attack Seema|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/zombie-reddy-review-when-zombies-attack-seema/article33759119.ece|access-date=7 February 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> while ''Firstpost''{{'s}} Hemanth Kumar wrote that Nagarkar got her share of glory in the action-filled moments.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 February 2021|title=Zombie Reddy movie review: Prashant Varma's zombie comedy adds a fun twist to an action|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/zombie-reddy-movie-review-prashant-varmas-zombie-comedy-adds-a-fun-twist-to-an-action-packed-family-drama-9274261.html|website=Firstpost}}</ref> In 2022, Nagarkar appeared in the dance number "Entha Sakkagundiro" in ''[[Bangarraju]]'', alongside [[Naga Chaitanya]].<ref name=":1" /> Later that year, she has signed to appear in the [[Ravi Teja]]-starrer ''[[Ravanasura]]''.<ref name=":4" />

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2014
|''AK Rao PK Rao''
|AK Rao's love interest
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Hora Hori]]''
|Mythili
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2018
|''[[Husharu]]''
|Geeta
|
|{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
|-
|2021
|''[[Zombie Reddy]]''
|Maggie
|
|<ref name=":5" />
|-
| 2022
|''[[Bangarraju]]''
|Herself
|Special appearance in "Entha Sakkagundiro" song
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| 2023
|''[[Ravanasura (film)|Ravanasura]]''
|Janaki/Jaanu
|
|<ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=Ravi Teja starts shooting for Ravanasura|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2022/feb/02/ravi-teja-starts-shooting-for-ravanasura-29478.html|website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=2 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|[[Love Me (2024 Indian film)|''Love Me'']]
|Charishma
|Cameo appearance
|
|-
|[[Swag (film)|''Swag'']]
|Kaluva and Vasundara Devi
|[[Dual role]]
|
|-
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|nm8073177}}
*{{Twitter|DakshaOfficial}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Female models from Mumbai]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Marathi actresses]]
[[Category:1998 births]]

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