Flora Saini
Flora Saini | |
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 Flora in 2017 | |
| Born | Flora Saini Chandigarh, India |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
Flora Saini, also known by her screen name Asha Saini, is an Indian actress and model.[1] She predominantly works in Tollywood, and also appeared in a number of Kannada, Tamil and Hindi films. Since her debut in Prema Kosam (1999), she has acted in over 50 films and co-starred with noted actors like Rajinikanth, Balakrishna, Siddhant, Sudeep, Shivarajkumar, Vijaykanth, Prabhu, Karthik, Jagapati Babu and Rajasekhar.[2]
Early life
Born in Chandigarh to an army officer, Flora began her schooling in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. She continued her education in the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi. Her family then moved to Kolkata, where she started pursuing a modeling career. She participated in the Miss Kolkata beauty pageant.[3]
Career
Flora made her acting debut in the 1999 Telugu film Prema Kosam.[4] The producer of the film rechristened her as Asha Saini; some years later she would adopt a new screen name, Mayuri, as per the advice of an astrologer, before eventually reverting to her original name.[5]
The actress subsequently played supporting roles in more than a dozen Telugu-language films in the next three years. She appeared in the film Narasimha Naidu (2002), which went on to become highly successful.[6] It was for some time the most notable film in her filmography, and it led to her being referred to as "Lux Papa" thereafter.[7] In 2002, Flora made her first Hindi-language film, starring in the T. P. Aggarwal-produced Bharat Bhagya Vidhata.[8] Her second Hindi film, Love in Nepal (2004), also produced by Agarwal, saw her paired with popular playback singer Sonu Nigam.[3]
Flora has appeared in several Kannada-language films, too, including Giri, starring Srinagara Kitty, and Nammannna, starring Sudeep.[9]
In March 2008, she was arrested in Chennai for supposedly having forged visa documents,[7] and was subsequently banned from the Tamil film industry.[10] She claimed innocence,[11] and the ban was lifted a couple of weeks later.[12]
Three films in which Flora Saini stars – the Telugu-language Broker, and two Kannada-language films, Vismaya Pramaya and Vah Re Vah – were released on 31 December 2010, a rare occurrence that secured her an entry in the Limca Book of Records for the most film releases on one day.[13] In 2010, Flora Saini was honoured with the Uttarakhand Ratna Award.[14] She has also received The Great Daughter of Soil Award in Mauritius for her anti-poverty work there.[4]
She is last seen in a web-series called Gandii Baat season 2 with Anveshi Jain,[15] where she played a lead role. Recently, Saini was seen in many web series and notably worked in Mayanagari-City of Dreams of Hotstar.
In 2015, Flora Saini played the role of Muskan in MSG: The Messenger starring Gurmeet Ram Rahim. She played the role of a daughter with Jayshree Soni as Kasam and Olexandra Semen as Alice.
In October 2019 Flora Saini made her debut in Bengali web series through Dupur Thakurpo hoichoi web series. It was the 3rd season of the series and she played the iconinc role of Phulwa boudi.[16][17]
She also was chosen as a face of short video app "Firework", while being managed by "Celeb Connex".[citation needed]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Prema Kosam | Aishwarya | Telugu | |
| 2000 | Antha Mana Manchike | Nisha | ||
| 2000 | Sabse Bada Beiman | Hindi | ||
| 2000 | Yeh Hai Green Signal | |||
| 2000 | Manasunna Maraju | Telugu | ||
| 2000 | Chala Bagundi | Ganga | ||
| 2001 | Cheppalani Vundi | |||
| 2001 | Sardukupodaam Randi | Nisha | ||
| 2001 | Timepass | |||
| 2001 | Akka Bavekkada | Shilpa | ||
| 2001 | Navvuthu Bathakalira | |||
| 2001 | Narasimha Naidu | Sandhya | ||
| 2001 | Prematho Raa | Anitha | ||
| 2001 | Rowdysheeter | |||
| 2001 | Subhakaryam | |||
| 2001 | Nuvvu Naaku Nachav | Asha | ||
| 2002 | O Chinnadana | Asha | ||
| 2002 | Adrustam | Smita / Pinky | ||
| 2002 | Kodanda Rama | Sangeetha | Kannada | |
| 2002 | Sontham | Asha | Telugu | Cameo appearance |
| 2002 | Bharat Bhagya Vidhata | Shabnam | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Ottesi Cheputunna | Telugu | Cameo appearance | |
| 2004 | Love in Nepal | Maxi | Hindi | |
| 2004 | 143 | Telugu | ||
| 2004 | Swamy | Special appearance | ||
| 2004 | Gajendra | Kausalya | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Giri | Kannada | ||
| 2005 | Mr. Errababu | Telugu | Special appearance | |
| 2005 | Nammanna | Kannada | ||
| 2005 | Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu | Manju | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Kusthi | Abhi | ||
| 2008 | Michael Madana Kamaraju | Mandira | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Swagatam | Deepthi | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Kuselan | Tamil | Special appearance | |
| 2008 | Dheemaku | Indira Devi | Kannada | |
| 2008 | Chedugudu | Telugu | ||
| 2008 | Dindigul Sarathy | Tamil | Special appearance | |
| 2009 | Aa Intlo | Pallavi | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Junction | Special appearance | ||
| 2010 | Comedy Express | |||
| 2010 | Naane Ennul Illai | Tamil | ||
| 2010 | Kanagavel Kakka | Special appearance | ||
| 2010 | Broker | Ganapathi's wife | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Vismaya Pramaya | Meera | Kannada | |
| 2010 | Vah Re Vah | |||
| 2011 | Chattam | Telugu | Special appearance | |
| 2011 | Money Money, More Money | |||
| 2012 | Dabangg 2 | Hindi | Cameo appearance as reporter | |
| 2013 | CID Eesha | Kannada | ||
| 2013 | Aakasamlo Sagam | Vasu | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Sahasra | Special appearance | ||
| 2014 | Paisa Yaar N Panga | Meera | Punjabi | |
| 2014 | Ya Rab | Hindi | ||
| 2014 | Lakshmi | Swarna | ||
| 2015 | MSG: The Messenger | Muskan | ||
| 2015 | Dhanak | Gypsy Woman | ||
| 2015 | Guddu Ki Gun | Nurse | ||
| 2016 | Do Lafzon Ki Kahani | |||
| 2017 | Begum Jaan | Maina | ||
| 2018 | Stree | Stree | ||
| 2019 | Fraud Saiyaan | Shraddha | ||
| 2020 | Bahut Hua Samman | Sapna Rani | ||
| 2020 | Darbaan | Anukul's wife | ||
| 2021 | 12 'O' Clock | Hindi / Telugu | Earlier titled as Geher | |
| 2021 | 200 Halla Ho | Hindi | ||
| 2021 | Chaddi | Mrs.Chaddha | Hindi | |
| 2022 | Bhediya | Stree | Hindi | |
| 2022 | 36 Farmhouse | Mithika Singh | Hindi |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Apna News Aayega | Hindi | ||
| 2020 | Mere Sai – Shraddha Aur Saburi | Suvarna Bai, a female singer and dancer | Hindi | A mythological TV serial, show premiered in Sony Entertainment Television.[18] |
Web series
All web series are in Hindi language, otherwise noted the language.
| Year | Series | Role | Platform | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Maid in India | Maid | Webtalkies | [19] | |
| 2018 | Gandii Baat | Sajelli | ALTBalaji | S02E01 | [20] [21] |
| X.X.X | Rukmani Lalwani | S01E01 | [22] [23] | ||
| 2018- 2019 | Inside Edge | Ayesha Dewan | Amazon Prime | Season 1 Recurring ; Season 2 Main | [24] |
| 2019 | Wanna Have A Good Time | Ullu | [25] | ||
| Bombers | Minister's Wife | ZEE5 | [26] [27] | ||
| Dupur Thakurpo | Phulwa Boudi | hoichoi | Bengali webseries | [28] | |
| Mayanagari: City of Dreams | Mystery Woman | Hotstar | [29] [30] | ||
| 2020 | Aarya | Radhika "Rads" | Season 1 Recurring | ||
| 2020 | Paurashpur | Nayantara | ZEE5, ALTBalaji | Recurring | |
| 2021 | Akkad Bakkad Rafu Chakkar | P.C | Amazon Prime |
References
- ^ "#MeToo Movement: Flora Saini appreciates the way men are supporting the movement". The Times of India.
- ^ Vinita Chaturvedi (19 December 2011). "Flora Saini: Another southern hottie ready to storm Bollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Love in Delhi, the Fllora way". The Hindu. 28 August 2003. Archived from the original on 24 October 2003. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ a b Deepa Natarajan (22 April 2010). "Rising like a phoenix". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Y Sunita Chowdhary (18 February 2012). "Arts / Cinema : Itsy-Bitsy: Name game". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Asha Saini arrested in Chennai". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "rediff.com, Movies: Puru, Chandrachur: Face off!". Rediff. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Karnataka / Bangalore News : Flora Shiny had acted in Kannada movies". The Hindu. 15 March 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Aasha Saini aka Mayuri arrested en route to the US". IndiaGlitz. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Asha Saini claims innocence". Sify. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Actress relieved from ban". IndiaGlitz. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Flora Saini bags a place in Limca Book of Records". 123telugu.com. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India". The Tribune. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Anveshi Jain Plays a role with Flora Saini in Gandii Baat Season 2, Videos Available on App". Anveshi Jain Official App. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Flora Saini to debut in the Bengali entertainment industry with Dupur Thakurpo | Box Office India". Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Actor Flora Saini, relates to the character of Phulwa Boudi in the webseries Dupur Thakurpo".
- ^ "Flora Saini: Things you may not know about her". Bollywood-Junction. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Flora Saini: Look at me beyond just a bold actress". mid-day. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "I never felt objectified on Gandii Baat 2 set: Flora Saini". The Indian Express. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Gandi Baat actress Flora Saini: Look at me beyond just a bold actress". India Today. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani on Asha Negi's reaction to XXX Uncensored: She is completely fine with it". The Indian Express. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "ALTBalaji's X.X.X: Rithvik Dhanjani and Kyra Dutt's midnight tidbits are NSFW!". DNA India. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Inside Edge Season 2 (2019) | Amazon Prime Video". whyit.in. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "5 Indian Bold and Sexy Actresses in Web Series". whyit.in. 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Flora Saini to essay the role of a minister's wife in ZEE 5's football based show Bombers". Peepingmoon.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "On set interview with flora saini for her upcoming web series 'Bombers' with ZEE5" – News Stock Live". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Flora Saini made her debut in Bengali web series". 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Nagesh Kukunoor to direct web series 'Mayanagari #CityOfDreams'". Scroll.in. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Hotstar ties up with Applause Entertainment for first set of originals". live Mint. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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