Achint Kaur is an Indian television and Cinema actresses and is best known for playing the
antagonists ''Mandira'' and ''Pallavi'' in
Ekta Kapoor's
Indian soap operas ''
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and ''
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
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'', respectively, on
Star Plus
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. She is also the voice behind
''Shenzi'' character played in the movie
The Lion King
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(
Hindi
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version). She was also seen playing a mother and a mother-in-law in the serial ''Jamai Raja''.
Early life
Achint Kaur was born and raised in
Meerut
Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capi ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
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to a Punjabi
Sikh
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family where she studied at Sophia Girls' School.
Career
She started her career with
Zee TV
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's popular show ''
Banegi Apni Baat'' in 1994, and worked in ''
Swabhimaan'' in 1995 in which she played the role of 'Soha'.
Besides working in some of the popular drama series, she has also played many roles in
Bollywood
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movies, such as ''
Om Jai Jagadish'', ''
Corporate'', & ''
Julie''. She has also won numerous awards for her strong character driven roles. These include the
ITA Award for "Best Actress in Supporting Role" for her series
Virrudh. As of 2014 she is working in
Zee TV
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Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription bus ...
's Punjabi/Gujarati theme serial
Jamai Raja (2014 TV series).
She is a theatre actress and recently appeared in the play "Two to Tango, Three to Jive". Kaur has also acted in a few
Pakistan
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i television serials.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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Achint Kaur News Article
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Meerut
Actresses from Mumbai
Indian film actresses
Indian television actresses
Indian soap opera actresses
Punjabi people
Indian Sikhs
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Hindi television
Actresses in Urdu television
Indian expatriate actresses in Pakistan
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses