Akanksha Puri

Akanksha Puri is an Indian model and film actor, known for her work in Hindi TV shows, Malayalam movies, Tamil movies, besides Bollywood movies.[1] She is best known for her role as the Goddess Parvati on Vighnaharta Ganesha.[2]

Akanksha Puri
Puri in 2015
Born
Akanksha Puri

26 August 1992
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress, model
Years active2013–present

Career

Akanksha made her Bollywood debut with Madhur Bhandarkar's 2015 drama film Calendar Girls[3][4][5] In 2017, she was cast as Mata AdiParashakti in Vighnaharta Ganesha.[6][7]

Akanksha took up modelling projects during her short stint as an international cabin crew. She was then spotted by big production house in south following which she bagged her first project as an actor in a Tamil movie.[8][9][10]

Personal life

Akanksha hails from Madhya Pradesh and has done her schooling in Bhopal.

Filmography

Films
Year Film Role Language
2013 Alex PandianKaalyan's SisterTamil
2014TiharMukundanTamil
2014Praise the Lord AnnieMalayalam
2015Lodde Akanksha[11]Kannada
2015Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander SairaMalayalam
2015Calendar Girls Nandita MenonHindi
2015Amar Akbar Anthony Gouri, Amar's love interest (Cameo)Malayalam
2019Action KairaTamil

Television
Year Film Role Language
2013CIDNandita MenonHindi
2017-2020 Vighnaharta GaneshaParvatiHindi
2019Bigg Boss 13PanelistHindi

Music video
Year Album Co-star Language Ref
2017"Jahaan Tum Ho"Shreya SinghalHindi[12][13][14][15]
2019"Dancing Doll"Jyotica Tangri and Aditya SealHindi

References
  1. "Akanksha Puri IMdb". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. "Akanksha Puri confirms she has quit Vighnaharta Ganesh but not for Bigg Boss 14: 'Want to grow and want people to see the real me". Hindustan Times. 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. "Akanksha Puri: After 'Calendar Girls', I was only offered erotic roles - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. IBTimes. "Interview: 'Salman Khan is the reason I am into the industry', says 'Calendar Girls' actress Akanksha Puri". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. "Akanksha Puri is Prithviraj's heroine - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. Mulla, Zainab (4 April 2017). "Akanksha Puri of Calendar Girl all set for TV debut as Goddess Parvati on Sony!". India.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  7. "कैलेंडर गर्ल से पार्वती बन गयी हैं आकांक्षा पुरी, विघ्नहर्ता गणेश में एक नया अवतार". jagran. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  8. "Madhur Bhandarkar's Calendar girl Akanksha was Vijay Mallya's handpicked Kingfisher cabin crew - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  9. "Calendar Girl Akanksha Puri roots for dry Holi - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  10. "Vinayagar Serial Parvathi Glamorous Hot photo !". PakkaTv. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ""Jahaan Tum Ho Video Song and chitthi | Shrey Singhal | Latest Song 2016 | T-Series"". Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  13. "Madhur Bhandarkar s Calendar Girl takes chauffeur to cops for damage to Mercedes". mid-day. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  14. Banerjee, Urmimala. "Sidharth Shukla DENIES dating Akanksha Puri!". Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  15. "Akanksha Puri and her 'Calendar Girls' director have a lot in common - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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