Archana is an Indian actress who has worked in

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and

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films. She is known for her performances in such movies including ''Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi'' (1996), '' A'' (1998), ''

Phool Aur Aag ''Phool Aur Aag'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by T L V Prasad, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Harish, Ayesha Jhulka, Archana, Aruna Irani and Rakesh Bedi. The film was a remake of Tamil film ''Maru Mala ...

'' (1999) and ''

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'' (2000).

Career

Archana was born into a

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speaking family. She made her debut in the 1996 Kannada movie

Aadithya ''Aadithya'' is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by K. N. Lokachandran. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Neelam, Rubainaa and Madhu Bangarappa. The film's score and the soundtrack were scored by Rajesh Raman ...

opposite

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

. She went on to appear in many movies including ''

'' in 1999 in which she was paired with

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...

. In her career as an actress, Archana has acted in more than 40 films.

Selected filmography

Movies of Archana include: *

References

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