Banita Sandhu (born 22 June 1997) is a Welsh actress who primarily works in

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. She made her film debut in the 2018

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film ''

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'' and went on to star in the

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film ''

Adithya Varma ''Adithya Varma'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Gireesaaya in his directorial debut and produced by Mukesh Mehta under E4 Entertainment. The film stars Dhruv Vikram in his acting debut and Banit ...

'' and the American science fiction series '' Pandora'' (both 2019).

Early life and education

Sandhu was born and brought up in

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to first-generation British Indian parents. She moved to London at 18 to start her degree in English Literature at King's College London. She started acting at the age of 11.

Career

Sandhu appeared in an advert for Wrigley Company's

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which had the song "Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se" as the background score; and another advert, for Vodafone India, which was broadcast during the

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cricket season. Her first feature film was ''

'', starring

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, which released in 2018. This was followed by the American TV series '' Pandora'', and the Tamil film ''

'' in 2019. She later signed on the Hindi film ''

Sardar Udham Singh ''Sardar Udham'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical historical drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar, and produced by Rising Sun Films in collaboration with Kino Works. The screenplay is written by Shubhendu Bhattacharya and Rites ...

'' and the British film ''Kavita and Teresa''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music video

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandhu, Banita 1997 births Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Alumni of King's College London British actresses of Indian descent British expatriate actresses in India British film actresses European actresses in Bollywood European actresses in India People from Caerleon Welsh people of Indian descent 21st-century British actresses