Kalpana Pandit (born 20 January 1967) is an Indian actress,

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, and

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. She owns the film production company ''House of Pandit (TM)''. She is known for her works in

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, and

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. In 2008, she hosted the technical awards ceremony of

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. In 2012, Pandit served as one of the jury of the Mrs. America Pageant 2012, which took place on 29 August 2012, at

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. In November 2013, Pandit served on the Celebrity Judging Panel of "Mrs World 2013" held in

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Early life and career

Kalpana Pandit is the granddaughter of Ayurvedic physician Bhishagratna Ayurveda Vidwan Sri B. V. Pandit. After gaining a M.B.B.S. degree from the prestigious Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, she obtained an

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in internal medicine, from USA. She then worked as an

in USA She modeled for television commercials; products like Wheel detergent powder, Mysore sandal talc, Nyle, and Ranipal stain remover and Sirtex in India. In 2000, she made her acting debut with the

film ''

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'', directed by M. F. Husain.

Filmography

Awards

*Best Actress Kannada - South Indian Mega Short Film Festival 2011 Bangalore - ''Jo Jo Laali'' (2010) *Best Actress- Bangalore Shorts Film Festival 2013 - " Jo Jo Laali" *Actress/ Independent New Producer Award 2013 _ Shiv Rajmudra Chatrapati Shivaji Award Mumbai 2013 for " Janleva 555" *Best Actress-Bollywood International Film Festival 2016 _ Sulige Sikkidaaga " Be fluid as water.... "

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandit, Kalpana Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Living people Actresses from Mysore Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian actresses 1967 births