Panchi Bora
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Panchi Bora | |
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 Photo of Panchi Bora From The 3rd Boroplus Gold Awards | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Panchi Bora is an Indian television actress and model from Assam.[1] She plays lead roles in the series Kayamath and Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi, before working in the Telugu film industry.
Life & Career
Panchi Bora originally hails from Assam. Her father is a retired army officer who settled in Pune after his retirement.[2] She wanted to become a lawyer and enrolled at the ILS Law College in Pune. During her first year in college, she appeared in commercials and television advertisements. She worked alongside her mother in a Tata Indicom commercial,[3] and got a break in a Cadbury advertisement.[4]
Ekta Kapoor, head of Balaji Telefilms, saw the advertisement and asked her to audition for Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi,[4] the first ever soap to be aired on MTV.[2] She played a radio jockey, Ananya Puri, one of the main leads in the series. After Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi, she took a break and decided to complete her graduation. She quit her law studies and enrolled at the Fergusson College, Pune,[2] where she pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree.[5] Ekta Kapoor then approached her again for a role in Balaji Telefilms' series Kayamath. Bora said that initially she was not interested in the role but that after Ekta Kapoor persisted and narrated the script to her, she took it up as she found it interesting.[5] She played the central role of Prachi in Kayamath, who according to Bora was "a simple girl, very shy and attached to her family" and "unlike me in real life".[2] After Kayamath she had a break (2009–2012) then she came back with Bid Aai also on STAR Plus. In 2010, while in Russia, she was selected to play the female lead in an English-language Russian TV production titled The Hindu – The Indian.[6] She played Maya, an Indian girl, who she described as "extremely spiritual" and shot for it in parts of North India and Moscow.[6] In 2012, she made an appearance in Gumrah: End of Innocence in which she played a fun loving girl Neelam who aspires to be a designer.[7]
She made her feature film debut in the 2011 Telugu film Akashame Haddu. About her performance in the film, The Hindu wrote, "Panchi Bora is gorgeous and slips easily into the role of a two timer".[8] Her second film was Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?, in which she was paired with Nandamuri Balakrishna.[9] In Yamini Chandrasekhar she played the titular character, Yamini, an archaeology student.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
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| 2011 | Aakasame Haddu | Kirti | Telugu |
| 2012 | Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? | Meena | Telugu |
| 2012 | Dhamarukam | Kavita | Telugu |
| 2013 | It's My Life | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Yamini Chandrasekhar | Yamini | Telugu |
| 2014 | Prabhanjanam | Pranita | Telugu |
| 2019 | 22 Yards | Shonali | Hindi |
Television
| Year | Serial | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi | Ananya Puri | MTV India | |
| 2007 | Kahiin to Hoga | Prachi | Star Plus | Guest appearance |
| 2007–09 | Kayamath | Prachi Milind Mishra | ||
| 2008 | CID | Neelima | Sony Entertainment Television | |
| 2010 | The Hindu | Maya | Channel One Russia | Russian series Nominated, Best Actress of Drama Series at Monte-Carlo Television Festival[11] |
| 2010 | Keshav Pandit | Sonu Juneja | Zee TV | |
| 2012 | Gumrah: End of Innocence | Neelam | Channel V India | Episodic appearance |
| 2015–16 | Gangaa | Jhanvi Sagar Chaturvedi | &TV |
See also
References
- ^ Nishant (8 August 2007). "Panchi, no time for love". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Metro Plus Visakhapatnam / Television : Twice lucky!". The Hindu. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Panchi Bora is on cloud nine – Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b "rediff.com: When Ekta Kapoor tracked down Panchi Bora!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b "rediff.com: When Ekta Kapoor tracked down Panchi Bora!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Panchi flies to Moscow". Hindustan Times. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Panchi Bora back with Gumrah". The Times of India. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ Y. Sunita Chowdhary (10 September 2011). "Aakasame Haddu – Love guru weaves the magic". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Actress Panchi Bora | Lakshmi Manchu". CineGoer.com. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ M. L. Narasimham (8 February 2014). "Yamini Chandrasekhar: The mystery deepens". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Russian World Studios". Rwstudio.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
External links
- Panchi Bora at IMDb