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films.

Career

Anketa made her acting debut with

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's romantic drama '' 4 Letters''. Her next film role was in the

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directed romantic horror Oollalla Oollalla in 2020. Along with Nataraj and Noorin Shereef. The film was released on 1 January 2020 and received negative reviews upon its release and was declared a flop at the

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. The following year, she appeared opposite newcomer Rock Kacchi in Thriller, a romantic thriller from the director

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. It was on

's insistence that Anketa changed her name to Apsara Rani. Due to the

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, the film was released on Shreyas ET App on 14 August 2020, and received negative reviews from the audience and critics. In 2021, Apsara returned to Telugu Cinema with a special appearance in

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's thriller mystery

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starring

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and Shruti Haasan.She appeared as an

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in the song "Bhoom Bhaddhal". Apsara has also appeared as an

in the song "Pepsi Aunty" from the film

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. She was next cast in

's ''Dangerous'', India's first

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film along with

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. She has also committed to essay the female lead opposite

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film Patnagarh, made in

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and

languages, based on the

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. Additionally, Apsara is reuniting with

's D Company as an

in film.

Filmography

References

External links

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