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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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'''Meghna Kothari''' is an Indian actress. She has acted in [[Bollywood]] movies and in [[Gurinder Chadha]]'s film ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]'' where she played the role of Maya Bakshi based on the character Mary Bennett and is known for the famous cobra dance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pierson|first=C. Allyn Pierson in C. Allyn|date=2016-05-30|title=Movies in May: Bollywood Meets Hollywood in "Bride and Prejudice"|url=https://austenvariations.com/movies-in-may-bollywood-meets-hollywood/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Jane Austen Variations|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-03|title=Bride and Prejudice (2004) – No Life, Without Wife!|url=https://www.silverpetticoatreview.com/2017/10/03/bride-and-prejudice-review/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=The Silver Petticoat Review|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2005-11-01|title=Bride & Prejudice|url=https://www.contactmusic.com/movie-review/brideprejudice|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Contactmusic.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dunce|first=Musical|date=2011-09-23|title=Musical Dunce: Bride and Prejudice|url=http://musicaldunce.blogspot.com/2011/09/bride-and-prejudice.html|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Musical Dunce}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Nov 12|first1=Priyanka Dasgupta {{!}} TNN {{!}}|last2=2004|last3=Ist|first3=21:43|title=Cobra girl! {{!}} undefined News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/cobra-girl/articleshow/921483.cms|access-date=2021-03-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Apr 30|first1=Avijit Ghosh / TNN /|last2=2016|last3=Ist|first3=22:06|title=Hisss-story of Nagin dance via Buldhana {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hisss-story-of-nagin-dance-via-buldhana/articleshow/52057280.cms|access-date=2021-03-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhangra and Bhaji to Beckham and Bride|url=http://www.khabar.com/magazine/cover-story/bhangra_and_bhaji_to_beckham_and_bride.aspx|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.khabar.com}}</ref> choreographed by [[Saroj Khan]]. She learned Kathak dance under the tutelage of Reba Vidyarthi and the peerless [[Birju Maharaj]] at the [[National Institute of Kathak Dance]].

She started her acting career with a cameo in [[Aahat (TV series)]] (produced by [[B. P. Singh]]) along with theatre director [[Satyadev Dubey]].<ref>{{Citation|title=आहट - The Wish Part 2 - Aahat Season 1 - Ep 37 - Full Episode|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN7-VNexyYk|language=en|access-date=2021-03-07}}</ref> Her debut film was ''[[Prem Agan|Prem Aggan]]'' with [[Fardeen Khan]].<ref name="bendit">{{cite news|last=Lahiri|first=Monojit|date=21 April 2003|title=Bend it like, well, Meghna!|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Delhi|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/21/stories/2003042100650300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030630042612/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/21/stories/2003042100650300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2003|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>

In theater, she is took training at Living Theatre<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-09|title=Alkazi: A guiding light of theatre in India|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/alkazi-a-guiding-light-of-theatre-in-india/story-CvbChHSQS7C5ilOPpBdO8L.html|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Remembering Ebrahim Alkazi, the Master Who Helped Shape Modern Indian Theatre|url=https://thewire.in/the-arts/ebrahim-alkazi-modern-indian-theatre|access-date=2021-03-09|website=The Wire}}</ref> and has acted in plays directed by the legendary [[Ebrahim Alkazi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: If looks could thrill...|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/10far.htm|access-date=2021-03-07|website=m.rediff.com}}</ref>

She is the daughter of [[Rita Ganguly]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=A classical do in Delhi - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/a-classical-do-in-delhi/articleshow/2446246.cms|access-date=2021-03-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Party thrown for artistes Photogallery - ETimes|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/delhi/party-thrown-for-artistes/articleshow/2454096.cms|access-date=2021-03-08|website=photogallery.indiatimes.com}}</ref> and Keshav Kothari, who was the secretary of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Oct 16|first1=INDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK /|last2=2006|last3=Ist|first3=23:20|title=Art administrator Keshav Kothari passes away {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/art-administrator-keshav-kothari-passes-away/articleshow/2180692.cms|access-date=2021-03-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Her brother is poet Arijeet.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Details: Vani Prakashan|url=https://www.vaniprakashan.in/details.php?lang=H&prod_id=847&title=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.vaniprakashan.in}}</ref> Actress [[Gita Ghatak]] is her maternal aunt and renowned folklorist [[Komal Kothari]] is her paternal uncle. She is married to Sandeep Chattopadhyay ([[Chatterjee]])a director, who received the [[National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film]] at the [[50th National Film Awards]] for the film Sunder Jibon and the lead actor in the film [[Chitrasutram]] directed by [[Vipin Vijay]].

She returned to limelight after comedians [[Biswa Kalyan Rath]] and [[Kanan Gill]] made a sketch (Pretentious Movie Reviews) about the film [[Prem Aggan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Remember the 'Prem Aggan' girl? She lives in Greater Noida now|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/remember-the-prem-aggan-girl-she-lives-in-greater-noida-now/articleshow/58858461.cms|access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref> She, along with [[Hansal Mehta]], featured in the music video of the song 'Likh Ke Mehndi Se Sajna Ka Naam' sung by [[Anuradha Paudwal]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Likh Ke Mehndi Se Sajna Ka Naam - Love Songs Anuradha Paudwal {{!}} Ishq Hua|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9DHq4rOc8s|language=en|access-date=2021-03-07}}</ref> She keeps herself busy organizing short filmmaking workshops via the collective 'Ctrl Alt Cinema'.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=NH Web|date=2019-06-15|title='Ctrl Alt Cinema': A creative window to the world of cinema|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/ctrl-alt-cinema-a-creative-window-to-the-world-of-cinema|access-date=2021-03-07|website=National Herald|language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Filmography
!Year
!Title
|-
|1998
|Prem Aggan
|-
|2000
|Hari Bhari
|-
|2002
|Vadh
|-
|2004
|Bride and Prejudice
|-
|2004
|Sau Jhooth Ek Sach
|}

==References==
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==External links==

{{IMDb name|1260897}}

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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Indian female dancers]]

Meghna Kothari - Revision history

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