Actress
2006-2025
Geeta Basra (born 13 March 1984) is an English former actress who has appeared in Bollywood films.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Early life
Basra was born to Indian Punjabi parents in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on the south coast of England.[2] She has one younger brother, Rahul, and sister Ruby.[10]
She studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute.[2][11]
Career
She was first seen in the Emraan Hashmi-starrer Dil Diya Hai in 2006 in which she played a girl who is sold into prostitution by her lover. Her second release, The Train (2007), was also opposite Hashmi. She played Roma, a working woman who gets caught up in an extramarital affair.
Basra was also seen in the music video for the Sukshinder Shinda and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan song "Ghum Sum Ghum Sum", playing the love interest of the male protagonist played by Rahul Bhat.
Personal life
Basra married Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh on 29 October 2015 in Jalandhar, Punjab.[12][13] They have a daughter, Hinaya Heer Plaha, born on 27 July 2016 in Portsmouth, Hampshire.[14] and a son, Jovan Veer Singh Plaha, born on 10 July 2021.[15][16] They reside in Mumbai, India.Template:Citation needed
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Director(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Dil Diya Hai | Neha Mehra | Aditya Datt | Hindi | Debut film | [17] |
| 2007 | The Train | Roma Kapoor / Richa Malhotra | Hasnain Hyderabadwala Raksha Mistry |
[18] | ||
| 2013 | Zila Ghaziabad | Template:--- | Anand Kumar | Special Appearance in song "Baap Ka Maal" | [19] | |
| 2014 | Mr Joe B. Carvalho | Gehna | Samir Tewari | [20] | ||
| 2015 | Second Hand Husband | Neha Kaur Grewal | Smeep Kang | [21] | ||
| 2016 | Lock | Pammi | Punjabi | [22] | ||
| 2025 | Mehar | Rakesh Mehta |
References
- ↑ Harbhajan Singh's wife Geeta Basra celebrates birthday with India cricket team(12 March 2016). Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geeta Basra Biography on In.Com. In.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Geeta Basra denies marrying Harbhajan Singh(15 December 2012). Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ Geeta Basra to do item number in Sanjay Dutt starrer 'Zilla Ghaziabad' - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com.
- ↑ Geeta Basra on refusing films Decided my focus was my relationship with Harbhajan Singh and our family - entertainment. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ South Indians and Punjabis like their girls voluptuous: Geeta - Times of India. The Times of India(12 April 2013).
- ↑ Harbhajan Singh is special to me: Geeta Basra, Naval-Shetye, Aakanksha. DNA India(25 April 2012).
- ↑ Geeta Basra joins Narmada in Second Hand Husband. Bollywood Hungama(9 December 2014). Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ Gippy Grewal and Geeta Basra back in Lock, releasing on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ Geeta Basra Biography on IndiaEveryday. IndiaEveryday.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Geeta Basra Biography. Bollywood Celebrity Facts. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ Harbhajan Singh-Geeta Basra tie the knot(29 October 2015). Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra welcome baby girl in London(28 July 2016). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ Harbhajan Singh, Geeta Basra welcome a baby boy: A look at the new mom's pregnancy journey(10 July 2021).
- ↑ Exclusive: Actress Geeta Basra Gets Candid About Her Two Pregnancies & Postpartum Body Struggles. iDiva(30 March 2022).
- ↑ Geeta Basra make Bollywood debut with Emraan Hashmi in Dil Diya Hai. India Today(22 May 2006). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ Geeta Basra, who made her Bollywood debut with Dil Diya Hai, is all excited about her forthcoming film, The Train. Hindustan Times(3 May 2007). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ Item numbers are like special appearances: Geeta Basra. NDTV.com(10 February 2013). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ 'Calling Mr Joe B Carvalho' a mad movie, says Geeta Basra. Business Standard India(24 April 2013). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ Geeta Basra: My Second Hand Husband Role like Sridevi's in Judaai. NDTV(2 February 2015). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ Geeta Basra follows Anushka Sharma's 'NH10′ in 'Lock'.