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Bhavna Pani
Bhavna Pani at Special Screening Of 99
Born
Mumbai, India
Other namesBhavana Pani
Occupation(s)Actress, Actress - Dancer
Years active2001–present

Bhavna Pani is an Indian actress - model and a dancer. Pani has been a dancer since age of six. She is trained in Odissi and Kathak by the legends – Kelucharan Mohapatra and Birju Maharaj.[1] She has also learned Contemporary Modern dance at the Terrence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and trained in Jazz and Ballet.

She has acted in many commercial ads and films in Bollywood. One of her most notable roles was in director Priyadarshan’s Malayalam comedy film Vettam (2004). She is a renowned theatre personality who has done several plays with Motley (Naseeruddin Shah) and QTP (Quasar Thakore Padamsee)

Career

Bhavna Pani was born and brought up in Mumbai, India.[1] She is the daughter of ad filmmaker Uday Shankar Pani.[2] She has a younger sister Devna Pani who is a fashion designer and actress.[3] She did her BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Mithibai College, Mumbai.[2]

She started her career with her first Bollywood film Tere Liye, at the age of 17.[1][4] Since then, she has acted in many films including a Telugu film named Ninu Chudaka Nenundalenu in 2002. She has also expressed that she likes to do more romantic comedy films.

She has been performing as the lead dancer in Sahara India’s ambitious production Bharti for over six years.[5][6] She won Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress for So Many Socks.[7]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2001 Tere Liye Piya Anand/Piya Ranjit Bose Hindi
2001 Yuvaraja Janaki Kannada
2002 Ninagoskara Apoorva Kannada
2002 Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Rachna Hindi
2002 Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu Kaveri Telugu
2004 Vettam Veena Malayalam
2009 Fast Forward Jheel Hindi
2012 Tezz Radhika Hindi
2013 The Graveyard Shift Hindi
2014 Aamayum Muyalum Malayalam

References

  1. ^ a b c Chakra, Shyamhari (21 August 2009). "'Dance helps be a better actor'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Sensation at seventeen". Expressindia.indianexpress.com. 8 January 2001. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "She jumped off the blast train on dad's direction - Mumbai - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. ^ "I taught dance to Esha Deol- Bhavana Pani | TopNews". Topnews.in. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. ^ chitta (4 June 2009). "» Blog Archive » Bhavna Pani is Bharati in "Bharati: the wonder that is India"". Orissalinks.com. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Bhavna Pani talks about her lead role in Bharati-the Wonder that is India". Suhaag. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. ^ "The 8th Annual Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards Announced". Mahindra.com. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.