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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 ''
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'', respectively, on
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. She is also the voice behind ''Shenzi'' character played in the movie
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(
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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
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,
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to a Punjabi
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family where she studied at Sophia Girls' School.


Career

She started her career with
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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
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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
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'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
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i television serials.


Filmography


Television


References


External links

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Achint Kaur News Article
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaur, Achint 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