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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kashmira Irani
| image = KashmiraIrani1122.jpg
| caption = Irani in 2015
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2007 - present
}}

'''Kashmira Irani'''<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://tvgupshup.com/sanaya-irani-family-pictures-with-sister-kashmira-irani/ |title=Kashmira Irani's Carrier |website=tvgupshup.com |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-date=26 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126031754/http://tvgupshup.com/sanaya-irani-family-pictures-with-sister-kashmira-irani/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> is an Indian film, television and theatre actress known for playing Amber in ''[[Amber Dhara]]'', [[Draupadi]] in ''[[Dharmakshetra]]''<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.epicchannel.com/show/dharmakshetra |title=Dharmakshetra |publisher=Epic Channel |access-date=14 October 2016 |archive-date=21 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021002311/http://epicchannel.com/show/dharmakshetra |url-status=live }}</ref> and Samaira Khanna<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/striking-a-balance/article7081088.ece|title=Striking a balance|date=8 April 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=9 April 2015}}</ref> in ''[[Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan]] ,Princess Sonali in the musical Zangoora-The Gypsy Prince. She’s played pivotal roles in films like Rangoon ,Tiger Zinda ha, and Bharat.''

==Early life==
Irani<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/kashmira-irani |title=Kashmira Irani: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday {{!}} eTimes |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref> was born in 1986 and brought up in [[Pune]], Maharashtra. She moved to Mumbai from Pune when she was 17 years old to pursue her passion for acting. Prior to her acting debut, she assisted her cousin in fashion designing and worked as an assistant stylist.

==Career==
Irani made her debut on the [[television]]<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/you-cannot-succeed-life-making-your-parents-unhappy-kashmira-manmarziyan-irani-150414 |title=You cannot succeed in life by making your parents unhappy: Kashmira 'Manmarziyan' Irani |website=tellychakkar.com |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref> industry with the hit TV series ''[[Amber Dhara]]'',<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/amber-dhara-create-stir-lokhandwala-market-0 |title=Amber Dhara creates stir Lokhandwala market |website=www.tellychakkar.com |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131551/http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/amber-dhara-create-stir-lokhandwala-market-0 |url-status=live }}</ref> where she played the title role of Amber. The story was of conjoined twins, and required her to be conjoined with her co-actor ([[Sulagna Panigrahi]]) who played Dhara for 8–9 months. She won the Best Debutant Award for this role at the Sansui Television Awards.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

In 2009, she appeared on a telefilm based on the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai called ''Un Hazaaron Ke Naam'', in which she played the role of Jyoti, a rich brat. The story dealt with how the attacks transformed her to be more socially responsible towards her society.<ref>{{cite web|author=bollywoodmantra|url=http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/video/screening-of-un-hazaaron-ke-naam-part-02/|title=Screening of Un Hazaaron Ke Naam|access-date=18 March 2016|archive-date=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807044950/http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/video/screening-of-un-hazaaron-ke-naam-part-02/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following year, she had a role in Yash Chopra's TV series ''[[Seven (Indian TV series)|Seven]]'' on Sony Entertainment Television. The series was about seven extraordinary people who possess supernatural powers and how they help get rid of the evil from society. She played the role of Varya Vishwamitra, a girl who can control the weather.

She played the lead as Princess Sonali in a play called ''Zangoora: The Gypsy Prince'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmira Irani: Gurgaon gave me my first theatre experience|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kashmira-Irani-Gurgaon-gave-me-my-first-theatre-experience/articleshow/46054870.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 January 2015|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-date=8 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508001801/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kashmira-Irani-Gurgaon-gave-me-my-first-theatre-experience/articleshow/46054870.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> which was the first Bollywood musical ever.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2010/09/22/zangoora-bollywood-musical-kingdom-of-dreams/ |title=Zangoora: Bollywood comes alive on stage |publisher=Reuters |access-date=3 July 2017 |archive-date=23 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023175053/https://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2010/09/22/zangoora-bollywood-musical-kingdom-of-dreams/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Zangoora-debuted-in-Delhi/articleshow/7105437.cms?referral=PM |title='Zangoora' debuted in Delhi! |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 April 2015 |archive-date=25 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325024505/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Zangoora-debuted-in-Delhi/articleshow/7105437.cms?referral=PM |url-status=live }}</ref> It premiered on 23 September 2010 at Kingdom of Dreams and became the longest-running Bollywood stage show in India. In June 2013, the musical completed over 1000 successful shows at Nautanki Mahal, Gurgaon. This character has been her most challenging role so far as it's her first time on a live stage and has also required her to do aerial choreography. ''Zangoora'' and her role have been well received by audiences.

After doing the musical for four successful years, she went to acting and dance classes in [[New York City]], while working with an acting coach there in the city.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kashmira-Irani-People-keep-mistaking-Sanaya-Irani-to-be-my-sister/articleshow/47249447.cms |title=Kashmira Irani: People keep mistaking Sanaya Irani to be my sister |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 May 2015 |access-date=9 May 2016 |archive-date=14 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214062109/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kashmira-Irani-People-keep-mistaking-Sanaya-Irani-to-be-my-sister/articleshow/47249447.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, she appeared briefly as a stage actress performing an aerial dance at [[Kingdom of Dreams]] in ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' starring [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Anushka Sharma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/fun-zone/did-you-know/did-you-know-kashmira-irani-was-part-of-pk-150803|title=Did you know Kashmira Irani was part of PK?|website=www.tellychakkar.com|access-date=18 September 2015|archive-date=7 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907081154/http://www.tellychakkar.com/fun-zone/did-you-know/did-you-know-kashmira-irani-was-part-of-pk-150803|url-status=live}}</ref> She performed an aerial dance to the song " Love is a Waste of Time".

She came into the limelight for her role as Samaira<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/hussain-inspired-kashmira-irani-comeback-150326 |title=Hussain inspired Kashmira Irani for comeback |website=www.tellychakkar.com |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511054446/http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/hussain-inspired-kashmira-irani-comeback-150326 |url-status=live }}</ref> on the popular television series ''[[Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmira Irani to make a comeback with Manmarziyan|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/kashmira-irani-to-make-a-comeback-with-manmarziyan/|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=21 November 2014|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-date=17 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317170951/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/kashmira-irani-to-make-a-comeback-with-manmarziyan/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/video/shravan-and-kashmira-talk-about-manmarziyan-150415-150415 |title=Shravan and Kashmira talk about Manmarziyan |website=www.tellychakkar.com |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-date=17 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417061854/http://www.tellychakkar.com/video/shravan-and-kashmira-talk-about-manmarziyan-150415-150415 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/manmarzian-tv-review-monica-sehgal-and-kashmira-iranis-show-is-a-chapter-out-of-every-youngsters-life/ |title=Manmarzian TV review: Monica Sehgal and Kashmira Irani's show is a chapter out of every youngster's life |website=www.bollywoodlife.com |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-date=17 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417002338/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/manmarzian-tv-review-monica-sehgal-and-kashmira-iranis-show-is-a-chapter-out-of-every-youngsters-life/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Note
|-
| 2007– 2008|| ''[[Amber Dhara]]'' || Amber ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Un Hazaaron Ke Naam'' || Jyoti ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Seven (Indian TV series)|Seven]]'' || Varya Vishwamithra ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Dharmakshetra]]''|| [[Draupadi]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=DHARMAKSHETRA|url=http://www.epicchannel.com/show/dharmakshetra|website=epicchannel|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-date=3 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103194211/http://www.epicchannel.com/show/dharmakshetra|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 || ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' || Aerial dancer || Special appearance in ''Love Is A Waste Of Time''
|-
| 2015|| ''[[Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan]]'' || Samaira Khanna || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/arpita-khan-encourages-dear-friend-kashmira-irani-for-dosti-yaariyaan-manmarzian/ |title=Arpita Khan encourages 'dear friend' Kashmira Irani for 'Dosti..Yaariyaan..Manmarzian' |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|last1=Coutinho|first1=Natasha|title=When opposites do attract...|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150606/entertainment-tvmusic/article/when-opposites-do-attract|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=7 June 2015|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-date=31 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031090656/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150606/entertainment-tvmusic/article/when-opposites-do-attract|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]'' || Sana || <ref>{{cite web|title=Tiger Zinda Hai|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tiger-zinda-hai/cast/|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=5 February 2018|archive-date=6 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206002439/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tiger-zinda-hai/cast/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 ||''[[Rangoon (2017 Hindi film)|Rangoon]]'' || Zenobia Billimoria ||
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Bharat (film)|Bharat]]'' || Mahek ||
|-
|2020 ||''Welcome Home'' || Anuja Rao ||
|}

==Theatre==
* ''[[Zangoora|Zangoora – The Gypsy Prince]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3881720}}
* {{Twitter|kashmira_irani}}
* {{Instagram|kashmira_irani}}

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