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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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'''Kiran Dubey''' (née '''Smita Dubey''', in [[Gorakhpur]])<ref>{{cite news |title=What's in a name! |url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/gossip/whats-name-0 |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=TellyChakkar |date=13 April 2006 |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian television and film actress,<ref>{{cite book |title=Cine Blitz |date=2003 |publisher=Blitz Publications |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4yMqAAAAYAAJ |access-date=25 October 2023 |language=en |volume=29 |issue=1}}</ref> best known for her supporting roles in the [[Hindi]] [[soap opera]]s ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]'', ''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]'', ''[[Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin]]'',<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news |last1=Bakshi |first1=Tania Saili |title=Kiran Dubey Wins The Best Actress Award For Her Hollywood Film 'Where Is She Now?' |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/television-actress-kiran-dubey-wins-the-best-actress-award-for-her-hollywood-film-where-is-she-now-1676426 |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=[[NDTV]] |location=[[Dehradun]] |date=2 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite news |title=Kiran Dubey makes her way to Hollywood |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/kiran-dubey-makes-way-to-hollywood/articleshow/58238537.cms |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=18 April 2017}}</ref> and ''[[Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nair |first1=Ranjini |title=Kiran Dubey in Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na.. |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/kiran-dubey-in-babul-ka-aangann-chootey-na_6569?mode=amp |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=India Forums |date=16 June 2008 |language=en}}</ref>

== Education and career ==
Raised in [[Dehradun]], Dubey began participating in [[beauty pageant]]s while in college in [[Pune]], competing for Miss Pune in 1994, before making her television debut on the [[Zee TV]] series ''Sansar'' in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |last1=D |first1=Johny |title=Kiran Dubey: From ramp to television |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kiran-dubey-from-ramp-to-television/story-7La3pBICtAnPsgHmqnS9PP.html |access-date=16 November 2023 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=28 March 2006 |location=[[Mumbai]] |language=en}}</ref> A graduate of [[Fergusson College]] in Pune and a follower of [[Osho]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shetty |first1=Anjali |title='I am a follower of Osho' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/i-am-a-follower-of-osho/story-QMXQ9ZYelp7baSDF1peS0H_amp.html |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=11 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref> she quit mainstream Indian television in 2009, and went on to study at the [[New York Film Academy]], returning to television for her former role on the show ''Jet Set Go'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=No rat-race for Kiran |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-no-rat-race-for-kiran-1019206 |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=[[DNA India]] |date=21 November 2013 |language=en}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Dubey later starred in and co-produced the [[Documentary film|docu]]-[[mystery film]] ''Where Is She Now?'' (2015),<ref>{{cite news |title=अब हॉलीवुड में धमाल मचा रही ये बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस, जल्द इस नई फिल्म में आएंगीं नजर |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/dehradun-actress-kiran-dubey-lead-role-in-hollywood-movie |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=8 March 2018 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=किरन दूबे की हाॅलीवुड मूवी सीरीज जल्द होगी रिलीज |url=https://www.twnews.in/kiran-dubey/ |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=Time Witness |date=7 March 2018 |language=hi}}</ref> for which she won the Best Feature Documentary and Best New Genre Film awards at the [[World Music & Independent Film Festival]] as a co-producer of the film in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=WMIFF {{!}} 2016 Winners |url=https://www.wmiff.net/winners-2016 |website=[[World Music & Independent Film Festival]] |access-date=25 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref> She further won the Best Actress award at the Hollywood Film Competition in 2017,<ref name="NDTV" /><ref name="TOI" /><ref>{{cite news |title=हॉलीवुड ने भी किया दून की बिटिया किरन दूबे की एक्टिंग का सम्मान |url=https://khabaruttarakhand.com/hollywood-also-did-the-honor-of-bitia-kiran-dubeys-act-of-doon/ |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=Khabar Uttarakhand News |date=2 April 2017 |location=[[Dehradun]] |language=hi |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010084101/http://khabaruttarakhand.com/hollywood-also-did-the-honor-of-bitia-kiran-dubeys-act-of-doon/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was nominated as a supporting actress and as a producer for the film at the [[Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards – IIFC 2017 |url=https://idyllwildcinemafest.com/awards-iifc-2017/ |website=[[Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema]] |access-date=25 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020164334/https://idyllwildcinemafest.com/awards-iifc-2017/ |archive-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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