Surveen Chawla
Surveen Chawla | |
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 Chawla at Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards in 2016 | |
| Born | 1 August[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
Surveen Chawla is an Indian film actress and dancer who works in indian cinemas. She started her career through the television soap operas in the earlier days and ended up in appearing in the films. She is known for her portrayals in the movies and serials like Hate Story 2 (2014), Ugly (2013), Parched (2015) and 24 (season 2) (2016) etc along with many others.
Career
Television debut
Chawla made her television debut as Charu in the indian serial Kahin To Hoga. She also appeared in the reality dance show Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena in 2008, where she paired up with Indian cricketer S. Sreesanth.[2] Before this, She appeared in the television serial Kasautii Zindagi Kay in 2004. In 2006, She played the lead protagonist in the TV serial Kaajjal, till 2007. She hosted the television show Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars.[3][4] Then she made her film debut with Kannada film Paramesha Panwala. In 2011, she appeared in the Punjabi film Dharti which was released in April 2011. Thereafter she has appeared in the Punjabi films Taur Mittran Di, Saadi Love Story, Singh vs Kaur, Lucky Di Unlucky Story and Disco Singh (2014). She did her first item number "Dhoka Dhoka" in Sajid Khan's Himmatwala.[5] In 2013, she appeared in Tamil film Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal and also appeared in Puthiya Thiruppangal. She then appeared in Anurag Kashyap's thriller Ugly.
2014 - present
In 2014, Chawla played in Vishal Pandya's erotic revenge thriller Hate Story 2, a sequel to Hate Story (2012) where she portrayed the role of Sonika Prasad, a girl who takes the revenge with those peoples who abused her physically and mentally, as well as who murdered her boyfriend Akshay Bedi (played by Jay Bhanushali), the film was her first women centric film and was successful critically and commercially.[6] Then she appeared in song "Sawan Aaya Hai" opposite Rajneesh Duggal in film Creature 3D. Her latest Tamil film was Jaihind 2. She appeared in a song "Tuti Bole Wedding Di" in Hindi film Welcome Back and in a Punjabi film Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi opposite Jimmy Shergill.[7][8] She also played the role of Bijli in Parched (2015).
Filmography
Movies
| † | Denotes the films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Paramesha Panwala | Shruti | Kannada | |
| 2009 | Raju Maharaju | Sneha | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Dharti | Bani | Punjabi | |
| 2011 | Hum Tum Shabana | Shabana | Hindi | |
| 2011 | Taur Mittran Di | Keerat | Punjabi | |
| 2013 | Saadi Love Story | Preeti | Punjabi | |
| 2013 | Singh vs Kaur | Jasneet Kaur | Punjabi | |
| 2013 | Himmatwala | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in song "Dhoka Dhoka" |
| 2013 | Lucky Di Unlucky Story | Seerat | Punjabi | |
| 2013 | Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal | Divya | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Puthiya Thiruppangal | Anupama | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Ugly | Rakhi Malhotra | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Disco Singh | Sweety | Punjabi | |
| 2014 | Hate Story 2 | Sonika Prasad | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Creature 3D | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in song "Sawan Aaya Hai" |
| 2014 | Jai Hind 2 | Nandhini | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Hero 'Naam Yaad Rakhi' | Hina Kaur | Punjabi | |
| 2015 | Welcome Back | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in song "Tutti Bole Marriage Di"[9] |
| 2015 | Parched | Bijli | Hindi |
Television
| Year | Serial(s) | Role | Channel(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2007 | Kahin To Hoga | Charu Sinha / Charu Sujal Tushar Garewal | Star Plus |
| 2001-2008 | Kasautii Zindagi Kay | Kasak Bajaj | |
| 2006-2007 | Kaajjal | Kaajjal Behl / Kaajjal Dev Pratab Singh | Sony |
| 2008 | Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena | Herself | Colors |
| 2010 | Comedy Circus Ke Superstars | Host | Sony |
| 2016 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 | Contestant | Colors |
| 24 (Season 2) | Jai Singh Rathod's love-interest |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dharti | PTC Punjabi Film Awards | Dove Best Debut Female | Won | [10] | |
| 2015 | Disco Singh | PTC Punjabi Film Awards | Best actress | Won | ||
| 2016 | Parched | 6th Festival 2 Valencinnes France | Best actress | Won | shared with Radhika Apte, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Lehar Khan | [11] |
| Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Grand Jury Prize) | Won | [12] |
References
- ^ @SurveenChawla (16 July 2016). "Surveen on Twitter" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Colors launches 'Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina'". Business Standard. September 21, 2008.
- ^ I always look out for beauty and benefit in a role: Surveen Chawla
- ^ Comfortable in my skin, not showing it off: Surveen Chawla
- ^ "Item number in Himmatwala".
- ^ Jay and Suvreen’s scuba diving experience
- ^ Surveen Chawla to do item number in Welcome Back
- ^ "Surveen Chawla in Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi".
- ^ "Surveen replaces Sara Loren as an item girl in Welcome Back".
- ^ "PTC Punjabi Film Awards". Cine Punjab.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ "Festival2valenciennes". www.festival2valenciennes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ "2016 Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles Announces Award Winners". Retrieved 2016-04-11.
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