Daksha Nagarkar is an Indian actress and model who appears in

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films. She made her debut in 2014 with ''AK Rao PK Rao'' and went onto star in '' Hora Hori,

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'' and ''

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.''

Early life

Daksha Nagarkar was born in

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to a

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mother and

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father. She was brought up in various places including

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and

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as she used to stay with her mother who worked in cosmetic company. Nagarkar initially aspired to become a cardiologist as she comes from a family of doctors, however, she later pursued a career in modelling and acting.

Career

Daksha nagarkar made her debut with '' Hora Hori'' (2015) directed by

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. Reviewing her performance, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''

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'' wrote: "Daksha has a reasonably good screen presence and shows promise." Owing the film's shoot, Nagarkar could not attend her first year final exams and failed. Subsequently, she decided to take a break from films and complete her graduation in

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. Three years later, Nagarkar returned to cinema with the

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film ''

'' (2018). A ''123telugu.com'' reviewer stated: "Daksha Nagarkar looks natural and is very good in her role." In 2021, she played a youngster addicted to gaming in ''

''. A critic from ''

'' called her performance "effective" while ''

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'' Hemanth Kumar wrote that Nagarkar got her share of glory in the action-filled moments. In 2022, Nagarkar appeared in the dance number "Entha Sakkagundiro" in '' Bangarraju'', alongside

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. Later that year, she has signed to appear in the

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-starrer ''Ravanasura''.

Filmography

* ''All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.''

References

External links

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