Iris Maity is an Indian

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and

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. She participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss Bangla 1'' in 2013.

Early life

After her graduation in science, she earned an MBA degree in marketing. She is a trained dancer, and can also sing and paint. Her father, Bhaskar Maity, is a football player, who represented India in the Asian Games, 1979. Her mother is a homemaker, and she also has a younger brother. Iris was crowned ''

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'' 2008. ''Get Gorgeous'' is

Channel V India Channel India was an Indian television channel affiliated to the international Channel launched on 27 May 1994, as Channel South Beam on the AsiaSat 2 satellite. The channel owned by STAR India and 21st Century Fox broadcasts a mix of musi ...

's launch pad for aspiring models across India. As winner of

's ''Get Gorgeous'' 5, Iris won contract with

and ICE Model Management. She also won Miss India Tourism Metropolitan in 2007. She was adjudged with the "I AM Photogenic" title at the I AM She 2010, the first Miss India Universe pageant, which was held on 28 May 2010 in

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. She is also trained in Martial Arts.

Career

Iris is a

, and has appeared in a few Hindi films. She is the winner of

's ''Get Gorgeous'' 5, an Indian reality show. She also participated in the first season of the most controversial non-fiction popular Bengali reality show '' Bigg Boss Bangla 1''. She has appeared in print campaigns with Fair and Lovely, Nestle Munch,

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and a TVC for 7 UP. She worked with designers Manish Malhotra, Varun Behl and others. She had roles in mainstream Hindi movies such as ''

Soch Lo ''Soch Lo'' () is 2010 Hindi mystery film developed under the banner of Sun Entertainment, directed by Sartaj Singh Pannu and produced by Karanbir Singh Pannu. The film features actors Sartaj Singh Pannu, Iris Maity, Nishan Nanaiah, Barkha M ...

'' as Riva and '' Tutiya Dil'' as Anuradha (Anu).

Filmography

Films

Television

Web

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maity, Iris Actresses in Hindi cinema Bengali actresses Female models from West Bengal Indian film actresses Living people Bigg Boss Bangla contestants Year of birth missing (living people)