Banita Sandhu

Banita Sandhu (born 22 June 1997) is a British actress who primarily works in Indian films.[1] She made her film debut in the 2018 Hindi film October, and went on to star in the Tamil film Adithya Varma and the American science fiction series Pandora (both 2019).

Banita Sandhu
Sandhu in 2020
Born
Banita Sandhu

(1997-06-22) 22 June 1997
Caerleon, Wales[1]
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present

Early life and education

Sandhu was born and raised in Caerleon, Wales[2] to second-generation British Indian parents. She moved to London at 18 to start her degree in English Literature at King's College London.[3] She started acting at the age of 11.[4]

Career

Sandhu appeared in a chewing gum advert which had the song "Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se" as the background score; and another advert, for Vodafone India, which was broadcast during the Indian Premier League cricket season.[3][5] Her first feature film was October, starring Varun Dhawan, which released in 2018. This was followed by the American TV series Pandora,[6] and the Tamil film Adithya Varma in 2019.[7][8] She later signed on the Hindi film Sardar Udham Singh[9] and the British film Kavita and Teresa.[10]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2018OctoberShiuli IyerHindi
2019Adithya VarmaMeera ShettyTamil
Eternal BeautyAlexEnglish
2020Kavita and TeresaKavitaEnglishFilming
2021Sardar Udham SinghShruti TiwariHindiFilming

Television

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2019PandoraDelaney PilarEnglish

References
  1. "Varun Dhawan's October heroine Banita Sandhu: Everything you need to know about her. See pics". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. "Banita Sandhu on October: I was so frustrated acting still for so long". The Indian Express. IANS. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. Waheed, Alia (30 March 2018). "Banita Sandhu – the London undergrad moonlighting as a Bollywood star". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. "Welsh star Banita Sandhu makes Bollywood debut". itv.com. ITV. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  5. "Banita Sandhu: Lesser known facts about the debutante". The Times of India. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  6. "October actor Banita Sandhu joins in sci-fi series for Netflix Pandora, Varun Dhawan is proud of her". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. "'October' girl Banita Sandhu roped in for Arjun Reddy Tamil remake - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. "Arjun Reddy's Tamil remake now titled Adithya Varma, new poster out". Hindustan Times. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. Jha, Subhash K. (19 November 2019). ""Yes I'm doing Sardar Udham Singh," October actress Banita Sandhu is back in Shoojit Sircar's Udham Singh". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  10. "Lockdown Diaries: Banita Sandhu says how her lifestyle has become so sedentary during this crisis". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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