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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Elena Kazan<br />
| image = ElenaKazan.jpg<br />
| occupation = [[Actress]]<br />
| education = <br />
| birth_date =<br />
| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]<br />
| website = <br />
| parents =<br />
| relatives = <br />
| years_active = 2010–present<br />
|}}<br />
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'''Elena Kazan''' is a German-Russian actress who appears in German as well as Indian films such as [[Agent Vinod (2012 film)|Agent Vinod]], [[John Day (film)|John Day]], [[Prague (2013 film)|Prague]] etc. The German-Philippine, English film 'Ruined Heart' in which Kazan plays the leading female role was released in March 2015. She has featured as a houseguest in the [[Bigg Boss 10|Bigg Boss]] house.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://themoviean.com/elena-kazan-interview/w/ |title=Elena Kazan- I think People tend to build up actors into unreachable stars |publisher=The Moviean}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=International import Elena Kazan's a desi girl at heart |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/sep/120913-bollywood-elenas-a-desi-girl-at-heart.htm |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/070812-Elena-Kazan-works-with-Saif-again.htm |title=Elena Kazan works with Saif again |website=mid-day.com |access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="IndiaWest" /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Kazan was born as Elena Kazan in [[Moscow]], Russia, to [[Germans|German]] parents.<ref name=ibnlive >{{cite web |title=Elena Kazan, Randeep Hooda share a crackling chemistry in 'John Day' |url=http://m.ibnlive.com/news/elena-kazan-randeep-hooda-share-a-crackling-chemistry-in-john-day/419730-8-66.html |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=5 September 2013 |accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> Her mother is a [[nurse]] and her father was a [[primary school]] teacher. She spent her childhood in [[Ukraine]] before moving to [[Berlin]] with her family. At the age of 16, she moved to the US for higher studies. Kazan later went to India to work with a volunteer organization in Kolkata and while there taught the [[German language]] at Max Mueller Bhavan. She traveled widely in India for the first three years.<br />
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==Career==<br />
[[File:ElenaKazan01.jpg|thumb|right|Kazan at the promotions of film 'John Day']]<br />
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Kazan worked in [[Kolkata]] with the [[Indo-German Chamber of Commerce]] as an [[Language interpretation|interpreter]]. She also worked as a Unit Hand in an Australian short film shot in Kolkata, during which time she got the opportunity to work in a Bengali film.<ref name=IndiaWest /><ref name=nydailynews /> Kazan started her acting career with the 2010 [[Cinema of Bengal|Bengali film]] 'Clerk' opposite [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]. The next year in 2011, Kazan acted in the drama film [[Dear Friend Hitler|Gandhi to Hitler]].<ref name=nydailynews >{{cite web |title=Could have done better in Bengali films: Elena Kazan |url=http://india.nydailynews.com/entertainmentarticle/5334a8ae48058791bb725d0dbfe92295/could-have-done-better-in-bengali-films-elena-kazan |work=Daily News|location=New York |date=3 July 2013 |accessdate=25 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204909/http://india.nydailynews.com/entertainmentarticle/5334a8ae48058791bb725d0dbfe92295/could-have-done-better-in-bengali-films-elena-kazan |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012, Kazan had a cameo role in the film [[Agent Vinod (2012 film)|Agent Vinod]]. But her first big role came in the 2013 film [[John Day (film)|John Day]] in which she plays the role of Tabassum Habibi, a chronic alcoholic with a dark and complex past.<ref name=wonderwoman >{{cite web |title=German actor Elena Kazan all set to sizzle in Bollywood |url=http://wonderwoman.intoday.in/story/german-actor-elena-kazan-all-set-to-sizzle-in-bollywood/1/104948.html |work=[[India Today]] |date=11 October 2013 |accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> In the same year 2013, Kazan played the role of a Czech gypsy girl in [[Prague (2013 film)|Prague]], who comes to India in search of her identity. Her next film was AASMA in which she plays the role of a Kashmiri girl.<ref name=IndiaWest>{{cite web |title=Elena Kazan Ready for Bollywood with 'John Day' Debut |url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/13614-elena-kazan-ready-for-bollywood-with-john-day-debut.html |publisher=India West |accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref> Her career went international in 2014, when she co-starred in the German-Philippine, English film 'Ruined Heart'.<br />
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==Bigg Boss 10==<br />
Kazan entered the Colors popular show ''[[Bigg Boss 10]]'' as a wild card entrant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bigg-boss-season-10/bigg-boss-10-wildcard-entries-former-roadies-contestant-sahil-anand-agent-vinod-actor-elena-kazan-and-model-jason-shah-4393025/ |title=Bigg Boss 10 wildcard entries: Former Roadies contestant Sahil Anand, Agent Vinod actor Elena Kazan and model Jason Shah |date=25 November 2016 |accessdate=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/i-got-training-for-bigg-boss-10-while-working-in-indian-films-wild-card-entrant-elena-kazan-4398082/ |title=I got training for Bigg Boss 10 while working in Indian films: Wild card entrant Elena Kazan |date=28 November 2016 |accessdate=28 November 2016}}</ref> She entered along with Jason Shah, Sahil Anand and Priyanka Jagga.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/5-things-you-should-know-about-bb-10s-wild-card-entry-elena-kazan-lifetv/1/819218.html |title=5 things you should know about BB 10's wild card entry Elena Kazan |accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref> She got evicted a week after staying inside the house.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/bigg-boss-10-elena-kazan-eliminated-from-the-show/story-LKVvOo5bQrkdOzEZ584xML.html |title=Bigg Boss 10: Elena Kazan eliminated from the show |date=5 December 2016 |accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"<br />
! Year !! Title !! Role !!class="unsortable"|Notes!!Base<br />
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| 2010 || ''[[Clerk (2010 film)|Clerk]] '' || || Bengali || Bengali<br />
|-<br />
| 2011 || ''[[Dear Friend Hitler|Gandhi to Hitler]]'' || || Hindi || Bollywood <br />
|-<br />
| 2011 || ''[[Rang Milanti|Rangmilanti]]'' || Lisa || Bengali || Bengali<br />
|-<br />
| 2011 || ''[[Egaro]]'' || || Bengali || Bengali<br />
|-<br />
| 2012 || ''[[Agent Vinod (2012 film)|Agent Vinod]]'' ||Tatiana Renko || Hindi || Bollywood<br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''[[John Day (film)|John Day]]'' || Tabassum Habibi || Hindi || Bollywood<br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''[[Prague (2013 film)|Prague]]'' || Czech gypsi girl ||Hindi || Bollywood<br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''Aasma'' || Kashmiri girl || Hindi || Bollywood<br />
|-<br />
| 2014 || [[Taan]] || NGO worker's wife || Bengali || Bengali<br />
|-<br />
| 2015 || ''[[Ruined Heart]]'' || Lover || Tagalog || Hollywood<br />
|-<br />
|2015 || ''[[Uvaa]]'' ||English teacher ||Hindi ||Bollywood<br />
|-<br />
| 2017 || ''[[The Final Exit]]'' || Mysterious Woman || Hindi || Bollywood<br />
|-<br />
| 2017 || ''[[Devi]]'' || Svetlana || Bengali || Tollywood<br />
|-<br />
| 2018 || ''[[Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota]]'' || Nandini/Bridget Von Hammersmark || Hindi || Bollywood<br />
|-<br />
| 2019 || ''[[Battalion 609]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/its-vicky-kaushals-uri-the-surgical-strikes-vs-shoaib-ibrahims-battalion-609-at-the-box-office/404113 |title=It's Vicky Kaushal's Uri: The Surgical Strikes Vs Shoaib Ibrahim's Battalion 609 At The Box Office |work=[[Mid-Day]]}}</ref> '' || Rukhsana || Hindi || Bollywood<br />
|-<br />
| 2019 || ''[[Krishanu! Krishanu!]] '' || Klara || Bengali || Tollywood<br />
|}<br />
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== Television ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
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!scope="col"| Year<br />
!scope="col"| Show<br />
!scope="col"| Role<br />
!scope="col"| Note<br />
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| 2016<br />
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10)|Bigg Boss 10]]''<br />
| Contestant<br />
| Entered as Wild Card<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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