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Bhavana Pani
Actress, Actress - Dancer
2001–present
Bhavna Pani is an Indian actress, model and dancer. She is trained in classical dance forms Template:Endash Odissi and Kathak, as well as in ballet and contemporary modern dance. She debuted in films in 2001 with Tere Liye.[1]
Career
Bhavna Pani was born and brought up in Mumbai, India.[1] She is the daughter of ad filmmaker Uday Shankar Pani.[2] She has a younger sister Devna Pani who is a fashion designer and actress.[3] She did her BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Mithibai College, Mumbai.[2]
She is trained in Odissi and Kathak by Kelucharan Mohapatra and Birju Maharaj.[1] She has learned contemporary dance at Terrence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and is also trained in Jazz and Ballet.[2]
She started her career with her first Bollywood film Tere Liye, at the age of 16.[1][4] Since then, she has acted in many films including the Puri Jagannadh directed Kannada film Yuvaraja (2001), R. Srinivas directed Telugu film Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu in 2002 and Priyadarshan’s Malayalam comedy film Vettam.[1] She has also expressed that she likes to do more romantic comedy films.
She has been performing as the lead dancer in Sahara India’s ambitious production Bharti for over ten years.[5][6] She won Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress for So Many Socks.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tere Liye | Piya Anand/Piya Ranjit Bose | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Yuvaraja | Janaki | Kannada | |
| 2001 | Love Marriage | Shobha | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Ninagoskara | Apoorva | Kannada | |
| 2002 | Dil Vil Pyar Vyar | Rachna | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu | Kaveri | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Vettam | Veena | Malayalam | |
| 2005 | Gilli Gilli Atta | Teacher Didi | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Fast Forward | Jheel | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Tezz | Radhika | Hindi | |
| 2013 | The Graveyard Shift | Hindi | ||
| 2014 | Aamayum Muyalum | Dancer | Malayalam | Special appearance in the song "Kaanakombile" |
| 2015 | Hawaizaada | Queen | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Alif | Hindi/Urdu | ||
| 2017 | The Big Fat City (Netflix) | Anu | Hindi | |
| 2018 | Fraud Saiyaan | Chanda | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Space MOM's | Dr. Shanti Srivastava | Hindi |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dance helps be a better actor, Chakra, Shyamhari. The New Indian Express(21 August 2009).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sensation at seventeen. Expressindia.indianexpress.com(8 January 2001).
- ↑ She jumped off the blast train on dad's direction - Mumbai - DNA. Dnaindia.com.
- ↑ I taught dance to Esha Deol- Bhavana Pani | TopNews. Topnews.in.
- ↑ » Blog Archive » Bhavna Pani is Bharati in "Bharati: the wonder that is India". Orissalinks.com(4 June 2009).
- ↑ Bhavna Pani talks about her lead role in Bharati-the Wonder that is India. Suhaag.
- ↑ The 8th Annual Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards Announced. Mahindra.com(9 March 2013).