Athiya Shetty (born 5 November 1992) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. She is the daughter of actor

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. Shetty debuted her acting career in the

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film '' Hero'' 2015 for which she won a International Indian Film Academy Awards for Hottest Pair with

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and a nomination in Filmfare award for Best Female Debut. She has since starred in '' Mubarakan'' (2017) and ''

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'' (2019).

Early life

Shetty was born on 5 November 1992 to actor

and director Mana Shetty in Bombay (now Mumbai). While her father hails from

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speaking Bunt community, her mother was born to Punjabi Hindu mother and a Gujarati Muslim father. She has a younger brother, Ahan Shetty, who also became an actor after debuting in the film '' Tadap'' (2021). Shetty studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School and later shifted to the

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. While there, she participated in school plays alongside

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as she wanted to act in films.

Career

Athiya Shetty snapped at 'Hero' media meet

Shetty made her acting debut in 2015 with the

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-directed romantic action film '' Hero'', a remake of co-producer

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's 1983 classic of the same name. Produced by Salman Khan and co-written by Advani and Umesh Bist, the film earned a total revenue of . She portrayed the role of Mumbai-based aspiring dancer Radha Mathur, who falls in love with her kidnapper Sooraj (

), a gangster trying to extort her police chief father, IG Shrikant Mathur. For her portrayal of Radha, she received Filmfare award nomination for the Best Female Debut. Bollywood Hungama, a leading website of India, wrote that ″Shetty needs some more time to improve her acting skills″. After her debut, she became the brand ambassador for the Indian franchise of Maybelline New York and featured in the Indian edition of high-profile magazine covers such as

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and many more. After a brief period of 2 years, Shetty appeared in Anees Bazmee's romantic comedy '' Mubarakan'' opposite Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz. The film, shot in Punjab and London, was a box office hit, though perceived to be a failure, and earned 93.59 crores. In the film, she played the role of a simple Punjabi girl named Binkle Sandhu who falls in love with Charan ( Arjun Kapoor) but her wedding is instead fixed with Charan's twin brother Karan, who wants to marry his love interest Sweety (D'Cruz). Shetty received positive to mixed reviews for her performance in the film, though the film received mixed to negative reviews. She then appeared in a song, "Tere Naal Nachna", in 2018, composed, written and sung by Badshah, and featuring newbie singer Sunanda Sharma, for the film ''

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'', produced by Remo D'Souza and directed by choreographer Jayesh Pradhan, starring

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and Punit Pathak. Later on, in 2019, Shetty was cast as Anita "Ani" Awasthi, a young woman who is desperate to settle abroad by marrying an NRI, in Debamitra Biswal's comedy drama ''

'', opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The film opened to mixed reviews. Shetty is next committed to appear in footballer Afshan Ashiq's biopic film, ''Hope Solo'', where she will be seen playing the title role.

Personal life

Shetty is in a relationship with Indian cricketer KL Rahul since 2018.

Filmography

Films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shetty, Athiya 1992 births Living people Actresses from Mumbai Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Tulu people Gujarati people Punjabi people International Indian Film Academy Awards winners New York Film Academy alumni 21st-century Indian actresses