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{{Short description|Australian actress and model|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kristina Akheeva
| image = File:Kristina Akheeva walks the ramp for D. Navinchandra at IIJW 2013.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Kristina Akheeva at IIJW, 2013
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|11|1}}<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=AkheevaKristina |number=793414967353421825 |title=Thank you to everyone for the lovely birthday msgs. Made my day 🙏❤️}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Kristina Akheeva • Кристина Ахеева|title=Additional info|url=https://vk.com/official_kristina_akheeva?w=club51808005|language=ru}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Khabarovsk, Russia|Khabarovsk]], Russia
| nationality = Australian
| known_for =
| occupation = Model, actress
| years active = 2013–2015
| website = {{URL|http://www.kristina-akheeva.com}}
}}

'''Kristina Akheeva''' is an Australian actress and model. She made her [[Bollywood]] debut with 2013 film ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]]'', followed by Telugu film ''[[Galipatam]]'' which released in 2014. She debuted in Kannada in an [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] classic ''[[Uppi 2]]''.

==Early life==
Kristina was born in [[Khabarovsk]], Russia, to Russian parents. At age 7, Kristina moved to Australia, where she spent the rest of her school life.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kristina Akheeva acting career |url=http://www.stigmed1a.com/magazine/1111-models-with-substance-%E2%80%93-kristina-akheeva/ |access-date=12 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034043/http://www.stigmed1a.com/magazine/1111-models-with-substance-%E2%80%93-kristina-akheeva/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At 21, a modelling agent in Singapore offered her a 3-month modelling contract, she accepted and spent 6 years working as a model and living in 6 different countries including India.<ref name=Kudi />

==Career==
Akheeva had studied acting at the Film and TV Academy in Melbourne Australia, before becoming a full-time model.<ref>{{cite news |title=Get to know this Russian beauty |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130412/ttlife1.htm#5 |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=12 April 2013 |location=Chandigarh}}</ref> She spent 6 years modeling around the world and living in 6 different countries.<ref name=Kudi>{{cite news |title=The Kudi Who Backpacks |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/print.php?printFOR=storydetail&story_url_key=the-kudi-who-backpacks&section_url_key=vivacity |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] |date=30 May 2013}}</ref> She had done campaigns for brands such as Palmolive, Sunsilk, Vaseline lotion, dish TV <ref>{{cite news |last1=Marwah |first1=Navdeep Kaur |title=Advertising infidelity |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/advertising-infidelity/article1-723052.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518141552/http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/advertising-infidelity/article1-723052.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2015 |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=20 July 2011 |location=New Delhi}}</ref> and was the face of many fashion and jewellery brands worldwide.

While in India for a modelling contract she auditioned for the lead role opposite [[Sunny Deol]] in [[Sangeeth Sivan]]'s action comedy ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]]''. Looking for a foreign face, the filmmakers chose her <ref name=Kudi /> and she took a break from modelling.<ref name=NoBar>{{cite news |title=Borders and language no bar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/borders-and-language-no-bar/article6183656.ece |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Vijayakar |first1=Rajiv |title=Sunny side of films |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/325702/sunny-side-films.html |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=14 April 2013}}</ref> In August 2012 her casting was confirmed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kristina's new adventure |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/kristinas-new-adventure/article3814178.ece |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=24 August 2012}}</ref> During the filming she worked on her [[Hindi]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Making a mark in B-town |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/282997/filmi-fundas.html |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=5 October 2012}}</ref> and dubbed for herself.<ref>{{cite news |title=He-man & his hot brood |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130602/ttlife1.htm |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=2 June 2013 |location=Chandigarh}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Hindu]]'', Anuj Kumar opined that Akheeva "[seemed] suitable to play [Sunny's] daughter". He criticised the film and called its plot "nonsensical".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Anuj |title=Nonsensical plot |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/nonsensical-plot/article4796006.ece |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=9 June 2013}}</ref> Deol's father [[Dharmendra]] who also played an important role in the film said that he wanted "to play [Deol's] character so that I could have romanced her".<ref>{{cite news |author1=Press Trust of India |author-link=Press Trust of India |title=Destroyed myself as actor with my drinking habit: Dharmendra |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/336378/archives.php |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=3 June 2013 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

In 2014 she made her Tollywood debut with ''Galipatam''. Directed by debutante Naveen Gandhi.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murthy |first1=Neeraja |title=High on confidence |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/high-on-confidence/article6291616.ece |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 August 2014 |location=Hyderabad}}</ref> Akheeva garnered praise for her performance, Tollywood times wrote, "She is one girl to watch out for. Although she is from Australia, she eases comfortably into the part of an Indian girl. Her performance was brilliant. She is a well-trained actress and will soon reach more heights in Telugu Cinema."<ref>{{cite web |title=Galipatam |url=http://www.tollywoodtimes.com/en/movie/review/Galipatam/8eywx2tmuf |access-date=11 August 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082829/http://www.tollywoodtimes.com/en/movie/review/Galipatam/8eywx2tmuf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Akheeva has also acted in a lead role for a new Kannada movie named [[Uppi 2|Uppi2]] opposite [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]. The film is a bilingual released in Kannada and Telugu, the movie has set the record for being highest rated movie in the world. She is also a trained salsa dancer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tankha |first1=Madhur |title=Sunny's back with some comedy and action |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/sunnys-back-with-some-comedy-and-action/article4563483.ece |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=30 March 2013 |location=New Delhi}}</ref> During India International Jewellery Week 2013, she was the showstopper for Anmol jewellers and in 2014 IIJW.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Garima |last2=Sinha |first2=Seema |title=Karisma, Kangana sparkle on ramp |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/shows/Karisma-Kangana-sparkle-on-ramp/articleshow/21705576.cms |accessdate=6 June 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=26 August 2013}}</ref> She was the showstopper for D Navinchandra.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2013
! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]]''
| Reet
| Debut [[Bollywood|Hindi]] Film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |author1=Press Trust of India |author-link=Press Trust of India |title=Sunny Deol is shy and disciplined: Kristina Akheeva |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sunny-deol-is-shy-and-disciplined-kristina-akheeva/393872-8-66.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609084149/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sunny-deol-is-shy-and-disciplined-kristina-akheeva/393872-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 June 2013 |accessdate=13 May 2015 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=25 May 2013 |location=Mumbai}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2014
! scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Galipatam]]''
| Parineeti
| Debut [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] Film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |title=Video: Galipatam promo song looks peppy |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Video-Galipatam-promo-song-looks-peppy/articleshow/38611635.cms |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=18 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2015
! scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Uppi 2]]''
| Lakshmi
| Debut [[Sandalwood (cinema)|Kannada]] Film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Hemanth |title=Kristina Akheeva to romance Upendra in Uppi 2 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kristina-Akheeva-to-romance-Upendra-in-Uppi-2/articleshow/36396450.cms |accessdate=13 May 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=11 June 2014}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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Ajay Kumar at 10:40, 20 August 2023