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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Meghna Naidu
| image = Meghna Naidu at Press conference of Rivaaz (5).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Naidu at the press conference of ''Rivaaz''
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|9|19}}<ref name="idlebrain1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=I'm already booked: Meghna Naidu|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/28meghna.htm|website=[[Rediff]]|access-date=26 May 2016|date=27 July 2005|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916210622/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/28meghna.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<ref name="idlebrain1">{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/meghananaidu.html |title=Meghana Naidu – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film & Bollywood Heroine |work=Idlebrain.com |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=28 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728072841/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/meghananaidu.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[dancer]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Luis Miguel Reis|2016}}
| yearsactive = 1999{{mdash}}2019
}}

'''Meghna Naidu''' (born 19 September 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily starred in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films. She has also appeared in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali films.

==Biography==

'''Meghna Naidu''' is an Indian actress and dancer. Her first major appearance was in the music video for UMI10's "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" (2002),<ref>{{cite news |title=Meghna: Blast from the past |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-09/news-interviews/28206680_1_blast-big-plans-banners |date=9 August 2009 |access-date=1 March 2011 |archive-date=8 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308235212/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-09/news-interviews/28206680_1_blast-big-plans-banners |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meghna Naidu: I can act well too! |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/29meghna.htm |date=29 September 2005 |website=[[Rediff]] Movies |access-date=1 March 2011 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604122842/http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/29meghna.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> an official remix of [[Lata Mangeshkar]]'s 1981 song "[[Thoda Resham Lagta Hai]]" (in turn, the 2002 song "[[Addictive (song)|Addictive]]" by [[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]] was inspired by the remix). She was also featured in [[Saru Maini]]'s video "Dil De Diya Tha (Sutta Mix)"<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1614895/bio Meghna Naidu Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916210616/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1614895/bio |date=16 September 2018 }}. Imdb</ref> before starting to work in [[Cinema of India|Indian films]].

==Early life==
Naidu was born on 19 September 1980 in [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref name="idlebrain1"/> Her father Ethiraj works for [[Air India]] and was a [[tennis]] coach and her mother Purnima,<ref name="rediff2005">{{cite web |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/28meghna.htm |title=I'm already booked: Meghna Naidu – Rediff.com movies |work=In.rediff.com |date=28 July 2005 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823100814/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/28meghna.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> was a school teacher.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news | url=http://chatinterviews.indiatimes.com/articleshow/886416.cms | title=Meghna Naidu | work=The Times Of India | access-date=14 October 2011 | archive-date=13 March 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313214142/http://chatinterviews.indiatimes.com/articleshow/886416.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> She has one younger sister, Sona.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shaaditimes.com/celebrities/celebrity-news/meghna-080707 |title=Celebrity News – Interviews – Meghna Naidu |work=Shaaditimes.com |date=17 October 2008 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222010436/http://www.shaaditimes.com/celebrities/celebrity-news/meghna-080707 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2007/meghna-naidu-210607.html |title=Meghna's Father's Day Gift – Oneindia Entertainment |work=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=21 June 2007 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=17 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217151643/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2007/meghna-naidu-210607.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She told that she requested her mother to quit her job and accompany her to shooting locations, after her sister who used to travel with her got a job abroad.<ref name="idlebrain1"/> She grew up in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], and considers herself "more of a Mumbaiite".<ref name="idlebrain1"/> She studied at [[Bhavan's College, Andheri]], Mumbai,<ref name="rediff1">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/29meghna.htm |title='It's embarrassing doing bold scenes' |work=Rediff.com |date=29 July 2005 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=9 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309070938/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/29meghna.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/The-kaliyon-ka-chaman-girl/articleshow/24554567.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=The kaliyon ka chaman girl – The Times of India | access-date=14 October 2011 | archive-date=18 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118101637/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/The-kaliyon-ka-chaman-girl/articleshow/24554567.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> and graduated with a [[B.Com]] degree.<ref name="rediff2005"/> She trained in classical [[bharatanatyam]] for seven years.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> She stated that she also was coaching tennis in the US for four years.<ref name="rediff1"/>

==Career==
At the age of 18, she met a model co-ordinator at the wedding of her cousin in [[Chennai]], who called her for a screen test for a feature film.<ref name="deccanherald1">{{cite web |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep07/ent2.asp |title=News |work=Archive.deccanherald.com |date=7 September 2003 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721022548/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep07/ent2.asp |archive-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="rediff3">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/04meghna.htm |title='They won't ban skin show' |work=Rediff.com |date=4 August 2005 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=9 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309070945/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/04meghna.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She secured a role in the Telugu film ''Prema Sakshi'' (1999), following which she appeared in one more Telugu and two Kannada films.<ref name="deccanherald1"/> She then appeared in UMI10's music video "Kaliyon Ka Chaman", directed by [[Radhika Rao (director)|Radhika Rao]] and [[Vinay Sapru]], which she says happened by accident.<ref name="idlebrain1"/><ref name="rediff3"/> She was accompanying her friend to the audition for the video, when she was approached by the team. She was asked to send in her photographs and within few days, she was selected for the video. "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" became a grand success and gained her recognition. She subsequently went on to do many stage performances in and outside of India.<ref name="idlebrain1"/><ref name="deccanherald1"/>

She made her [[Bollywood]] debut with the [[B movie|B-grade film]] ''[[Hawas (2004 film)|Hawas]]'' (2004),<ref name="rediff4">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-meghna-naidu/20110824.htm |title='I'm non-controversial, so I don't get any offers' – Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=24 August 2011 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015051/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-meghna-naidu/20110824.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> which dealt with [[extramarital affair]]. It was followed by lead roles in ''[[Classic – Dance of Love|Classic Dance of Love]]'' (2005), which featured her as a dancer, and ''[[Rain: The Terror Within...]]'' (2005), in which she played a blind author.<ref name="rediff3"/> In ''Mashooka'', she played a character with negative shades. In her latter career, she mostly made special appearances in [[item numbers]] in South Indian films.<ref>{{Cite web | title = It is cool to do item songs: Meghna Naidu | last = L | first = Shruti I | work = Daily News and Analysis | date = 31 October 2012 | access-date = 27 May 2016 | url = http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-it-is-cool-to-do-item-songs-meghna-naidu-1758422 | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924155103/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-it-is-cool-to-do-item-songs-meghna-naidu-1758422 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web | title = Meghna Naidu in yet another Kannada item number | last = Joy | first = Prathibha | work = The Times of India | date = 22 April 2004 | access-date = 27 May 2016 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Meghna-Naidu-in-yet-another-Kannada-item-number/articleshow/34045734.cms? | archive-date = 19 May 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170519085711/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Meghna-Naidu-in-yet-another-Kannada-item-number/articleshow/34045734.cms | url-status = live }}</ref>

She also participated in the television shows ''[[Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' and ''[[Dancing Queen (Indian TV series)|Dancing Queen]]''.<ref name="rediff4"/> She played the role of Benazir in the TV series, ''[[Jodha Akbar (TV series)|Jodha Akbar]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-19/news/45377041_1_jodha-akbar-role-benazir | title=Meghna Naidu to enter 'Jodha Akbar' | access-date=27 December 2013 | archive-date=28 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228012507/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-19/news/45377041_1_jodha-akbar-role-benazir | work=[[The Times of India]] | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Naidu started a relationship with tennis player Luis Miguel Reis in 2011 and married him on 12 December 2016. She resides in Dubai with her husband and travels to India for work.<ref>{{cite web|title=In pictures: Celebs and their foreign attractions|url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/in-pictures-celebs-and-their-foreign-attractions/5277/48677|website=Mid Day|access-date=26 May 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604203043/http://www.mid-day.com/photos/in-pictures-celebs-and-their-foreign-attractions/5277/48677|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = Luis is a complete romantic, says Meghna Naidu | last = Maheshwri | first = Neha | work = The Times of India | date = 17 October 2011 | access-date = 27 May 2016 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Luis-is-a-complete-romantic-says-Meghna-Naidu/articleshow/10388101.cms | archive-date = 12 May 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160512201410/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Luis-is-a-complete-romantic-says-Meghna-Naidu/articleshow/10388101.cms | url-status = live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#d1e4fd;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Other notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002 || ''Prudhvi Narayana'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Vendi Mabbulu'' || Shanaaya Sardesai aka Shanaya || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003 || ''[[Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Don (2003 film)'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2004 || ''[[Hawas (2004 film)|Hawas]]'' || Sapna R. Mittal || Hindi ||
|-
| ''AK 47'' || || Hindi || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Coolie (2004 film)|Coolie]]'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Satruvu]]'' || Club dancer in Dubai || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="6"|2005 || ''Jackpot – The Money Game'' || Gauri || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Classic – Dance of Love|Classic Dance of Love]]'' || Doli || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Mashooka'' || Sanjana || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Bhama Kalapam'' || Anjali || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Rain: The Terror Within...]]'' || Sandhya Bhatnagar || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Bad Friend]]'' || Sargam || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|2006 || ''[[Saravana]]'' || Sathya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Eight: The Power of Shani'' || Sapna || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Vikramarkudu]]'' || Dancer Chameli || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Jambhavan]]'' ||Anu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Bada Dosth]]'' || || [[Malayalam]] || Special appearance
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007 || ''[[Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule]]'' || Herself || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Veerasamy]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2008 || ''[[Vaitheeswaran]]'' || Roopa || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pandurangadu]]'' || || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Pandhayam (2008 film)|Pandhayam]]'' || Herself || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Kutty (2010 film)|Kutty]]'' || Dancer on train || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Vaadaa]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="6"|2011 || ''[[Siruthai]]'' ||Azhagha Poranthuputa song || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[100% Love (2011 film)|100% Love]]'' || Herself || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
| ''Rivaaz'' || Chanda || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Puli Vesham]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Vellore Maavattam]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Pilla Zamindar]]'' || Herself || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012 || ''Love at First Sight'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Ishq Deewana'' || || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013 || ''Parari'' || || Kannada || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Election (2013 film)|Election]]'' || || Kannada || Special appearance
|-
|rowspan="3"|2014 || ''Sikkapatte Ishta Patte'' || || Kannada || Filming
|-
| ''Ranathantra'' || || Kannada || Special appearance<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>
|-
| ''Dhamak'' || || Marathi || Special appearance<ref>{{Cite web | title = Umesh gets paid in full | work = The Times of India | date = 10 April 2014 | access-date = 27 May 2016 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Dhamak-Umesh-Jadhav-Rajendra-Bandiwadekar-Meghna-Naidu-Mumait-Khan/articleshow/33560781.cms? | archive-date = 19 May 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170519085617/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Dhamak-Umesh-Jadhav-Rajendra-Bandiwadekar-Meghna-Naidu-Mumait-Khan/articleshow/33560781.cms | url-status = live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3|Kya Kool Hain Hum 3]]'' || Maasi || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Ilamai Oonjal]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Dharmaprabhu]]'' || || Tamil ||
|}

;Television shows
* ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi#Season 1|Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1]]'' on [[Colors TV]] where she was partnered by Capt Purvesh Gada (2008)
* ''[[Dancing Queen (Indian TV series)|Dancing Queen]]'' on [[Colors TV]] (2009)
* ''[[Jodha Akbar (TV series)|Jodha Akbar]]'' on [[Zee TV]] (2013)
* ''[[MTV Fanaah]]'' on [[MTV India]] (2014)
* ''[[Adaalat]]'' on [[Sony Entertainment Television]] she claimed to be KD Pathak's wife.
* ''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]'' on [[Colors (TV channel)|Colors]] as Patali Devi
* '' [[Maharakshak Aryan]] '' on [[Zee TV]] as Swarnakha the golden witch

;Music videos
* UMI10's "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" (2002)
* Saru Maini's "Dil De Diya Tha (Sutta Mix)"
* "Hottt..."

;Music videos

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Album !! Song !! Singer
|-
| 2002 || ''UMI 10 Vol 3'' || "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" || Shashwati
|-
| 2002 || ''Babuji Top 10'' || "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" || Shashwati
|-
| 2003 || ''Shake It Shake It'' || "Dil De Diya Tha" || Saru Maini
|}

;CDs & VCDs

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Name !! Type of CD !! Label
|-
| 2002 || UMI 10 Vol 3 || CD || [[Universal Music India]]
|-
| 2003 || Babuji Top 10 || CD || Universal Music India
|-
| 2003 || Babuji Top 10 || VCD || Universal Music India
|-
| 2003 || Kaliyon Ka Chaman – The Biggest Dance Collection || CD || Universal Music India
|-
| 2003 || Kaliyon Ka Chaman – The Biggest Dance VCD || VCD || Universal Music India
|-
| 2003 || Shake It Shake It || CD || [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
|-
| 2003 || Shake It Shake It || VCD || T Series
|-
| 2004 || Tandoori Hitz || CD || Universal Music India
|-
| 2004 || Tandoori Hitz || VCD || Universal Music India
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Meghna Naidu}}
* {{IMDb name|id=1614895}}
* {{Twitter}}
* {{Instagram|meghnanaidu1}}
* {{Facebook|MeghnaENaidu}}

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