Hebah Patel (born 6 January 1989) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in

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films. After working as a model, Patel made her acting debut with the Kannada film ''

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'' and then made her Tamil film debut ''

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'' both (2014). Patel made her Telugu film debut with ''

Ala Ela ''Ala Ela'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Anish R. Krishna and produced by Ashok Vardhan. The film stars Rahul Ravindran, Hebah Patel, Kushi, Bhanu Sri Mehra, Vennela Kishore, and Shani Salmon. The music was composed b ...

'' (2014) and received critical acclaim for her role in ''

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'' (2015). She received Best Debut Actress – Telugu at the

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for her performance in both these films. Her notable work include ''

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'', ''

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'' both (2016), '' Andhhagadu'', ''

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'' both (2017) and '' 24 Kisses'' (2018). She made her web debut with ''Masti''s (2020).

Early life

Patel was born on 6 January 1989 in

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. She belong to a

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-speaking

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family, but people mistake her to be a

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, due to her last name. She completed her graduation from

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Career

Debut and breakthrough (2014–2015)

Patel made her acting debut with the 2014 Kannada film ''

'', appearing as Aishwarya, and also marking her Kannada film debut. She had her Tamil debut with

playing Naseema, a critically successful film and Telugu film debut with ''

'', where she was seen as Shruti, in the same year. Hebah had her breakthrough with the role of Meena "Kumari" in the coming-of-age love story ''

'' with

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. It released in 2015 to positive reviews for her performance. A reviewer for the ''

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'' wrote that Patel "steals the show" in the film.

Various roles and success (2016–2018)

Patel had a successful year, in 2016 with 3 releases. She was first seen as Supriya in ''

'' alongside

, which received praises for its comic content. She next appeared as Nithya / Amala in ''

'' opposite

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, it was a critical and commercial success. Her final film of the year was ''

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'', where she was seen as Padmavati / Paddu, it was a female-oriented film. Heebah patel

Hebah again had 3 releases in 2017, with ''

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'' being the first release, she was seen as Meera opposite

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. It received mixed reviews. She appeared as Dr. Netra in her next film '' Andhhagadu'', pairing with her frequent co-star

. It was a critical and commercial success. Her final release of the year was ''

'' with Naga Anvesh, where she was seen as Nakshatra. In 2018, her only film was '' 24 Kisses'' with

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. It saw her playing Sri Lakshmi and received mixed to positive reviews.

Setback and resurgence (2019–present)

Patel's setback started in 2019, when she had no release. In 2020, she portrayed a cameo character of Sarah in ''

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'' and supporting character of Srujana in ''

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''. Meanwhile, in 2020, she made her web debut with the Telugu series ''Masti's'', portraying Tanya. In 2021, Hebah appeared in a special appearance in the song "Dinchak" along with

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in ''

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''. Hebah's upcoming films include Telugu films ''Geetha'' with Sunil and ''Telisinavaallu'' with Ram Karthik. She also has Tamil films ''Vallan'' with Sundar C., which marks her return to Tamil cinema after 8 years and ''Aadya''.

Filmography

Films

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Hebah Living people Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses from Mumbai Santosham Film Awards winners 1989 births