Madhuri Bhattacharya is an Indian actress and former model who has appeared in

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and

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films.

Early life

Born in Bangalore in a

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family, Bhattacharya studied at the

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and later went to Mount Carmel College to study psychology and Ramaiah College to study law. She lived in

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with her parents, before moving to

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to pursue modelling. She won several beauty contests including the Miss Bangalore title before embarking on her film career. She is now married to a businessman Anurag Arya.

Career

Bhattacharya started her film career by appearing in the

films '' Khushi'' and ''Bisi Bisi''. She also modelled for two videos of

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from his album ''

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''. She acted in

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's television series '' Kuchh Love Kuchh Masti'' which was the Indian adaptation of the popular series ''

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''. In 2009, she appeared in two Bollywood films, ''Bachelor Party'' and ''3 Nights 4 Days''. Her first full fledge role came in the 2010

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, ''

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'' alongside

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. In 2011, she featured in the popular item song "Tinku Jiya" alongside

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and

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in the film ''

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''. She has completed her third Kannada film ''Prasad'', in which she plays the mother of a deaf-mute eight-year-old boy.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Madhuri Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema Indian film actresses Indian voice actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Bengali actresses Actresses from Bangalore Actresses in Punjabi cinema Female models from Bangalore Year of birth missing (living people)

Early life

Career

Filmography

See also

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