Aahana Kumra is an Indian feature film, television, and theatre actress. Kumra is known for her small screen debut in Sony Entertainment Television's '' Yudh'' with

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

and also for her lead role in the TV series '' Agent Raghav - Crime Branch'' with

Sharad Kelkar Sharad Kelkar (born 7 October 1976) is an Indian film actor and voice artist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He works primarly in Hindi films, Marathi films. Kelkar has appeared as lead in television serials for brief period of time, now he do web se ...

, followed by leading roles in a number of feature films.

Early life

Kumra was born and brought up in

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

. She had an inclination towards acting since childhood when she began theatre roles.

Career

In 2013, Kumra was cast in the television series '' Yudh'' - a 20-episode show starring Amitabh Bachchan in which Kumra plays the pivotal role of Bachchan's daughter. Later, she starred in ''

Agent Raghav – Crime Branch ''Agent Raghav – Crime Branch'' is an Indian crime fiction anthology television series, which premiered on &TV from 5 September 2015 to 10 April 2016 for one hour at Saturday and Sunday nights. The series was produced by Contiloe Entertainme ...

'', a biweekly television crime thriller show, as the female lead Agent Trisha Dewan opposite Sharad Kelkar. Kumra won Best Actress Award at the Third Moida International Awards for her short film ''Siberia''. She made her Hindi feature film debut in ''

Sona Spa ''Sona Spa'' is a 2013 Hindi drama film directed by Makarand Deshpande Makarand Deshpande (born 6 March 1966) is an Indian actor, writer, and director in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil cinema, and Indian Theatre. He is ...

'' in 2013, and her Tulu feature film debut in 2015 in ''

Kudla Cafe ''Kudla Cafe'' is a 2016 Indian Tulu language film directed by Surya Menon. The star cast of the film includes Jyothish Shetty, Naveen D Padil, Raghu Pandeshwar, Aahana Kumra, Shaine Shetty, Santhosh Shetty, Sudhir Raaj Urva, Ashok Shetty, K ...

''. She hosted the Pro Kabbadi 2016 series. In 2017, Kumra had a leading role in the black comedy film ''

Lipstick Under My Burkha ''Lipstick Under My Burkha'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and produced by Prakash Jha. The film stars Ratna Pathak, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur, while ...

'' as Leela. The following year she portrayed the role of

Priyanka Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (''née'' Gandhi; born 12 January 1972) is an Indian politician and the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee in charge of Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of former Prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi ...

in the political biography film ''

The Accidental Prime Minister ''The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh'' is a 2014 memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjaya Baru, who was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's media advisor from May 2004 to August 2008. Published by Penguin India, ...

''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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