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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kirat Bhattal
| image = Kirat bhattal.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = '''Kirat Bhattal'''
| birth_place = [[Monrovia]], [[Liberia]]
| death_date =
| occupation = Actress
| education = Lawrence School
| spouse = [[Gaurav Kapur]] (m.2014-2021divorced)
| website =
| imagesize =
| othername = Kiki
| yearsactive = 2005–2016
}}

'''Kirat Bhattal''' (born [[Monrovia]], [[Liberia]]), is an Indian actress.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/10/07/stories/2006100700450803.htm|title=Arya, a gun-runner|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|date=7 October 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=21 February 2012|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012040442/https://www.thehindu.com/archive/print/2006/10/07/|url-status=live}}</ref> She started with modelling and later got a breakthrough in the [[Kollywood|Tamil]] film industry.

== Early and personal life ==
Kirat was born in Liberia, belongs to a [[Sikh]] family from [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/The-kudis-of-Punjab-flock-South/articleshow/18379514.cms|title=The kudis of Punjab flock South - Times of India|publisher=|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-date=7 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707190525/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/The-kudis-of-Punjab-flock-South/articleshow/18379514.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> She was raised in Delhi and completed her education at the [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]].<ref>Priya Gill, [https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20090706-who-s-who-740196-2009-07-05 Who's Who] dated 6 July 2009, at indiatoday.intoday.in, accessed 13 March 2012</ref> She was married to [[Gaurav Kapur]] on November 2, 2014, later divorced in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Sakshi |title=Kirat Bhattal: Meet Gaurav Kapur’s ex-wife who parted ways after 7 years |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv/kirat-bhattal-gaurav-kapur-s-ex-wife-kritika-kamra-2025-12-10-1021131}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kirat signed up to do the project ''Desiya Nedunchalai 47'' with [[Dhanush (actor)|Dhanush]], but the project was delayed and later cancelled. As the film had remained inactive for about three months, Bhattal had signed onto a [[Kannada language]] movie titled ''[[Geleya]]'' opposite [[Prajwal Devaraj]], which was declared a hit.{{by whom|date=March 2016}} Most recently, she accepted a guest role in the film ''[[Santosh Subramaniam]]'', which is a remake of the Telugu language film ''[[Bommarillu]]'', which stars [[Genelia]] and [[Jayam Ravi]]. She has got rave reviews for her role in the film even though it is a short one. She was also confirmed for the lead role in the Telugu film ''[[Yamadonga]]'' starring [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.]], but turned it down at the last minute citing other commitments; the film went on to become a huge hit, grossing 30 crores in the first month of its release. She has also signed onto a Tamil film with director [[N. Krishna|Krishna]] of ''[[Sillunu Oru Kadhal]]'' and ''[[Dorai]]'', with [[Arjun Sarja]] in the lead role. She is also hosting a travel show called ''Life Mein Ek Baar- When Angels Dare'' with actress [[Barbara Mori]], T.V presenter [[Archana Vijaya]], model [[Diandra Soares]] and [[Yana Gupta]]. The first episode aired on 18 March 2013. She also hosted two seasons of ''Style and the City'' which aired on [[Fox Traveller|Fox Traveller.]] <ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-03-17 |title=Five on a high |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/five-on-a-high/article4518895.ece |access-date=2026-03-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She hosted season 4 of Nat Geo Covershot: Heritage city on [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the first episode aired on 17 December 2016.

== Filmography ==
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{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !!Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006 || ''[[Telugu film|Dongodi Pelli]]'' || Ratna || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||Debut Telugu film
|-
| ''[[Vattaram]]'' || Sangeetha Gurupadam || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||Debut Tamil film
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Geleya]]'' || Nandini || [[Kannada]] ||Debut Kannada film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''[[Santhosh Subramaniam]]'' || Rajeshwari || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Durai (film)|Durai]]'' || Anjali ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Naa Style Veru]]'' || Divya || Telugu ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2486169|Kirat Bhattal}}

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== See also ==

* [[List of Liberian Actresses]]
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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Female models from Chennai]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:People from Monrovia]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Lawrence School, Sanawar alumni]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Liberian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian expatriates in Liberia]]

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VenettaMahan1 at 00:58, 24 March 2026