Chitrashi Rawat (born 29 October 1989) is an Indian model, national level athlete and actress known for her role of Komal Chautala in ''
Chak De! India
''Chak De! India'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, with a script written by Jaideep Sahni. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Kabir Kh ...
'' in 2007. Chitrashi is a real life hockey player. She started playing hockey at the age of 17. She played as a left striker.
Career
Rawat had been playing
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
since childhood.
She was picked for the role of a hockey player in the movie ''
Chak De! India
''Chak De! India'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, with a script written by Jaideep Sahni. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Kabir Kh ...
'' by the producers after an audition in
Jabalpur
Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...
. The film turned out to be a blockbuster worldwide, and Rawat shot to fame. In 2008, she starred in her second venture, ''
Fashion
Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...
''. The film was a success at the box office, and received critical acclaim. She had a main role in the 2009 action film ''
Luck
Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at any time, both due to rand ...
'' opposite superstars
Sanjay Dutt
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,
Imran Khan
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,
Shruti Hassan
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...
,
Mithun Chakraborty
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, and
Ravi Kissen
Ravi Kishan Shukla (; born 17 July 1969), popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician, film producer and television personality. He currently serves as Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur. His film works are predo ...
. ''Luck'' did average business at the box office.
Her latest films include ''
Yeh Dooriyan
''Yeh Dooriyan'' ( These distances) is a 2011 Bollywood romantic drama film directed by Deepshikha, starring Deepshikha, Keshav Arora, Inder Kumar, Kunicka Lal, Ayub Khan in the lead roles.
Plot
Simi Nagpal (Deepshikha), a 35 years old independe ...
'' and the 2012 hit ''
Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya
''Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Mandeep Kumar and produced by Kumar S. Taurani. The film features the real-life couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. Diljit Do ...
''.
Rawat is a former student of the Guru Nanak Academy. The daughter of T. S. Rawat, a resident of
Raipur, Uttarakhand
Raipur is a census town in Dehradun district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Situated in the municipal area of Uttarakhand, it's one among the 7 blocks of Dehradun district.
Government institutions
The Institutions established by the gov ...
, Rawat regularly represents the Uttarakhand hockey team in the national championships. Currently, she is studying at St Andrew FYBMM pursuing her bachelor's degree in mass media. She has campaigned for
Minute Maid
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pulpy orange, along with co-stars
Vidya Malvade
Vidya Malvade (born 2 March 1973) is an Indian actress.
Early life
Malvade was born on 2 March 1973 in Maharashtra, India. She has 2 younger sisters.
Career
Vidya started her career as an air hostess. She then began modelling and was chosen b ...
Dehradun
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. She is also hosting Star Gold's ''Sabse Favourite Kaun''. She was also a contestant in a ''Comedy Circus 2'' of Optimystix. She acted in
Madhur Bhandarkar
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The drama film ''Chandni Ba ...
's ''
Fashion
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'' as Shomu and recently as "Shortkut" in the 2009 action thriller movie ''Luck''. She subsequently participated in ''
Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao
''Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao'' premiered on 13 July 2009 on Sony Entertainment Television (India). It was the first and only Indian series based on British reality game show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''.I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''
In 2020, Rawat acted in ''Rubaru'', a short film directed by
Tisca Chopra
Tisca Zareen Chopra (née Arora; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress, author and film producer who has appeared in over 45 feature films, predominantly in Hindi language.
''Taare Zameen Par'', her best known feature film, was India's off ...