Abir Abrar
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| Abir Abrar | |
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| Born | 1985 Mumbai, Maharashtra,  India |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | present |
Abir Abrar is an Indian stage, film,[1][2] and television actress. She is active in theater and television and recently made her film debut in the Ashutosh Gowarikar film Jodhaa Akbar.[3][4][5]
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[edit] Background
She received her acting training from Daisy Irani at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Academy, and through a theatre workshop at Ek Jute. She is also well versed in Kathak and Hindustani classical music. She is the niece of KumKum, a popular star of 1950s and 1960s.
[edit] Career
- Theater
She played Juliet in the Nadira Babbar production of Romeo and Juliet directed by Atul Tiwari, and the lead Razaia Sajjad Zaheer in the play Roshnai ka Safar under direction of Nadira Babbar. She was also in Sone ki Machli,[6][7] and another Babbar directed play, 'Pencil se Brush Tak', based on the life of artist M. F. Hussain.[1] She remains actively associated with the 'Ek Jut' theatre company.
- Television
She played the central character in the 2006 television documentary Reflections in a Mirror. The experimental film is based on the turmoil of human emotions and revolves around the trials and tribulations of a person seeking her own true identity.
- Film
Her first behind the scenes endeavor as an Assistant Director was Ramaa: The Saviour (2008).[8] She made her screen debut as the character Bakshi Banu Begam, the sister of Akbar (Hritik Roshan), in the Ashutosh Gowarikar film Jodhaa Akbar[1][2][9][10][11][12]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Sources
- Times of India, "I’m not worried about getting stereotyped"[3]
- Times of India, "A dose of Baroda in Mumbai!" [13]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Super talented Abir". deccanherald.com. 28 August 2008. http://www.deccanherald.com/CONTENT/Aug282008/metrothurs2008082786924.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-21.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Age no bar". indiatoday. 14 March 2008. http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?issueid=89&id=5801&option=com_content&task=view§ionid=2. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ a b "I’m not worried about getting stereotyped". timesofindia. 2008-03-10. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Im_not_worried_about_getting_stereotyped/rssarticleshow/2849834.cms. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- ^ "Hindi film Jodhaa Akbar". cinechance.com. http://www.cinechance.com/view/hindi-film-jodhaa-akbar.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Abir Abrar — Filmography". Movies.yahoo.com. http://malaysia.movies.yahoo.com/Abir+Abrar/biography/185136/filmography/. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Sone Ki Machhali Darpan Mishra, Kajli Sharma, Abir Abrar, Bharat Jha, Vijay Singh, Sonu Anand, Amit Rosha, Mithilesh". 4to40.com. 7/11/2008. http://www.4to40.com/art/gallery_ramp_shows_detail.asp?gid=227. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Sone Ke Machhali.". mumbaitheatreguide.com. http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/hindi/29_preview_sone_machhali.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Abir Abrar". IMDB :Filmography. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2935202/. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Abir Abrar Celebrity". tvguide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/abir-abrar/292552. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Controversial ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ in Colombo". sundaytimes.lk. 2 March 2008. http://sundaytimes.lk/080302/TV/tv-times00008.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Aishwarya, Hrithik film Jodhaa Akbar a hit in Poland". khabrein.info. 28 December 2008. http://www.khabrein.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18850&Itemid=70. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Jodhaa Akbar to release on Oct 12:Ashutosh Gowariker". indicine.com. July 29, 2007. http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/jodhaa-akbar-to-release-on-oct-12/. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "A dose of Baroda in Mumbai!". timesofindia. 11 March 2008. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2852058.cms. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
