Kristina Akheeva
Kristina Akheeva | |
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![]() Kristina Akheeva at Galipatam press meet, May 2014 | |
Born | Khabarovsk, Russia | 1 November 1986
Nationality | Australian (Ethinicity : Russian) |
Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
Years active | 2012–Present |
Website | www |
""Kristina Akheeva"" (born 1 November 1986) is an Australian Actress and model. She made her "Bollywood" debut with 2013 film "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2". Followed by Telegu film Galipatam which released in 2014.
Early life
Akheeva was born in Khabarovsk, Russia to a Russian mother and half Tajikistani half Russian father. At age 7, Kristina moved to Australia where she did her schooling. [1]
Career
Akheeva modeled internationally for several years before pursuing a career in Acting.
In 2013 Akheeva made her Bollywood film debut opposite Sunny Deol in Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 which is a sequel to the super hit 2011 film Yamla Pagla Deewana, starring Dharmendra along with his two sons Sunny Deol & Bobby Deol. Akheeva had to learn Hindi for her role in the film.
In 2014 she made her Tollywood debut with the box office hit Galipatam. Akheeva was garnered praise for her performance, Tollywood times wrote,
Akheeva is currently filming Uppi 2 opposite Upendra Rao. The film will be trilingual releasing in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.
"She is one girl to watch for, She is gorgeous, though she is from Australia, she look more like an Indian girl, Her performance is brilliant, she gelled well in her role. She is well trained actress, will reach more heights soon in Telugu Cinema. [2] [3] Galipatam released with good reviews. Regarding Kristinas performance."
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 | Reet | Debut Hindi Film |
2014 | Galipatam | Parineeti | Debut TELUGU Film |
2014 | Uppi 2 | Debut Kannada Film |
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