Aahana Kumra

Aahana Kumra is an Indian feature film, television, and theatre actress. Kumra is known for her small screen debut in Sony Entertainment Television's Yudh with Amitabh Bachchan and also her lead role in the TV series Agent Raghav - Crime Branch with Sharad Kelkar, followed by leading roles in a number of feature films.

Aahana Kumra
Aahana Kumra 2017
Born
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Occupation
Websiteaahanakumra.com

Early life

Kumra was born in Lucknow.[1]

Career

Aahana Kumra, born and brought up in Lucknow, had an inclination towards acting since childhood when she began theatre roles. She is a graduate from Whistling Woods International School of Acting and started her career with advertisements and short films, appearing in advertisements for Garnier Fairness Cream, ICICI Bank, KFC, Reliance Internet and others. In 2013, Kumra was cast in the television series Yudh - a 20-episode show starring Amitabh Bachchan in which Kumra plays the pivotal role of Bachchan's daughter. Later, she starred in Agent Raghav - Crime Branch, a biweekly television crime thriller show, as the female lead Agent Trisha Dewan opposite Sharad Kelkar. Kumra won Best Actress Award at the Third Moida International Awards for her short film Siberia. She made her Hindi feature film debut in Sona Spa in 2013, and her Tulu feature film debut in 2015 in Kudla Cafe. She hosted the Pro Kabbadi 2016 series. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In 2017, Kumra had a leading role in the black comedy film Lipstick Under My Burkha as Leela.[9] The following year she portrayed the role of Priyanka Gandhi in the political biography film The Accidental Prime Minister.[10]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009MaiTishaShort Film
2010Cardboard ThoughtsShort Film
2013Sona SpaRitu[11]
2013AnsuniMeeraShort Film
2015Kudla CafeTulu Film [12]
2015SiberiaShort Film
2015Dreaming AwakeEshaShort Film
2015Ek Tha MainShort Film
2016The Blueberry HuntJaya
2016Queen of HeartsLead RoleShort Film
2017Lipstick Under My BurkhaLeela
2019The Accidental Prime MinisterPriyanka Gandhi
2021Khuda HaafizTamena HamidHotstar Film [13]
2021ShamsheraTBAPost Production
2021India LockdownTBA

Filming[14]

Television
YearShowRoleChannel
2009Bollywood HeroClapper Girl IFC
2014YudhTaruni Sikarwar Sony TV
2015Agent RaghavAgent Trisha Dewan&TV
2016Pro KabaddiHost Star Sports

Web series
Year Title Role Platform Ref
2016 Official Chukyagiri Rati YouTube [15] [16]
2017 Inside Edge Shahana Vasishtha Amazon Prime [17] [18]
2017 It Happened In Hong Kong Aahana Viu [19] [20] [21]
2018 Official CEOgiri Rati YouTube [22]
2018 Rangbaaz Babita Sharma ZEE5 [23] [24] [25]
2019 Bombers Sanjana ZEE5 [26] [27] [28]
2020 Marzi Sameera Chauhan Voot [29][30]
2020 Betaal DC 'Ahlu' Ahluwalia Netflix
2020 Sandwiched Forever Naina Sarnaik Shastry SonyLIV [31]
2020 Yours Truly ZEE5 [32]

Awards and nominations
Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Lipstick Under My Burkha Star Screen Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female Nominated

References
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  2. "Amitabh Bachchan made 'Yudh' so much easier: Aahana Kumra". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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  7. "Aahana Kumra's dream to work with Big B comes true". Mid Day. Indo-Asian News Service. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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  9. "Movie Review: 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' Could Start A Revolution". thequint.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  10. "Anupam Kher starts shooting for Manmohan Singh movie The Accidental Prime Minister, see photos". indianexpress.com. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  11. "WATCH: Trailer of Naseeruddin Shah's new concept thriller film 'Sona Spa'". india.com. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  12. Prabhu, Ganesh (18 February 2016). "'Kudla Cafe' to hit Udupi cinemas tomorrow". Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  13. "Vidyut Jammwal glad his upcoming film 'Khuda Haafiz' will launch on OTT". India TV News. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  14. "Madhur Bhandarkar's new film 'India Lockdown' goes on floors". Republic World. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. Team, Author: Editorial (6 February 2018). "Sumeet, Gopal, Anand, Aahana and Sunny Kaushal in Arre's Official Chukyagiri Season 2". IWMBuzz. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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  17. "'Inside Edge' Review: It promises to be a gritty, thrilling watch". mid-day. 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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  19. Lazarus, Susanna Myrtle (9 March 2018). "Aahana Kumra and Amol Parashar on their new show and how travel defines them". Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  20. "It Happened In Hong Kong review: This Amol Parashar and Aahana Kumra web series is ideal for those short breaks at work". The Indian Express. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  21. "Aahana, Amol's 'It Happened in Hong Kong' to stream in March". The Statesman. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  22. "Official CEOgiri first impression: Sumeet Vyas' act is starting to get repetitive now". The Indian Express. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  23. Baddhan, Raj (29 October 2018). "Aahana Kumra joins cast of ZEE5's 'Rangbaaz'". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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  26. "ZEE5 globally debut its first Sports Drama 'Bombers and its first Stand Up Comedy Series 'Comedy Shots' this June". DNA India. 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  27. Ghosh, Devarsi. "Web series 'Bombers' explores the story of a Bengali football team fighting death and oblivion". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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  29. "Marzi first impression: An engaging thriller owned by Rajeev Khandelwal and Aahana Kumra". The Indian Express. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  30. "'Marzi' Review: Aahana Kumra And Rajeev Khandelwal Starrer Is Riveting Till Very End". Republic World. 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  31. "Sandwiched Forever Review: Kunaal and Aahana show is a feel-good Christmas watch". India Today. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  32. "Yours Truly". ZEE5.
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