Mehreen Pirzada (born 5 November 1995) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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,
Hindi
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,
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
and
Punjabi films. Pirzada made her acting debut in 2016 with the
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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film ''
Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
''Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara under 14 Reels Entertainment, the film ...
''.
She made her
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
debut with ''
Phillauri'' and
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
debut with ''
Nenjil Thunivirundhal
''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'' () is a 2017 Indian action drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''C/O Surya''. The film stars Sundeep Kishan, Mehreen Pirzada, Vikr ...
'' both in 2017.
Pirzada has appeared in successful Telugu films including ''
Mahanubhavudu
''Mahanubhavudu'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Maruthi. It features Sharwanand and Mehreen Pirzada in the lead roles.
The film's principal photography commenced on 7 March 2017 and ...
'' (2017), ''
Raja the Great
''Raja The Great'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Ravi Teja as a visually impaired man, alongside Mehreen P ...
'' (2017) and ''
F2: Fun and Frustration'' (2019).She made her
Punjabi film debut with ''
DSP Dev
''DSP Dev'' is an Indian Punjabi-language action film directed by Mandeep Benipal. Co-produced by Dreamreality Movies and White Hill Studios; it stars Dev Kharoud, Mehreen Pirzada, and Manav Vij in lead roles. Dev Kharoud plays an honest cop De ...
'' in 2019.
Early life
Mehreen Pirzada was born on 5 November 1994 in
Bathinda
Bathinda is a city and municipal corporation in Punjab, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda District. It is located in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth l ...
,
Punjab
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,
in a
Sikh
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family to an agriculturist and realtor father Gurlal Pirzada and a housewife mother Paramjit Kaur Pirzada.
[Mehreen_Pirzada Mehreen Pirzada looks like a girl next door]
magzter.com. Her only sibling is a brother named Gurfateh Pirzada who is also a model and actor.
Career
Modelling career
Pirzada did her first ramp walk at the age of ten and won the title of Kasauli Princess at a beauty pageant. She was later crowned Miss Personality South Asia Canada 2013 in
Toronto
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. She modelled for popular designers through Jemini Face Modeling company and acted in many a commercial ads in
Canada
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and
India
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. She is also the Face of Dove India and endorses Nikon, Pears and
Thums Up
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on TVC and print media.
Film career
Pirzada made her debut with the Telugu movie ''
Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
''Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara under 14 Reels Entertainment, the film ...
''
in which she played the character of Mahalakshmi. The movie was successful in Telugu states and at the US box office. In March 2017, she debuted in
Hindi cinema
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with the movie
Phillauri alongside
Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma (; born 1 May 1988) is an Indian actress and former producer who works in Hindi films. She has received several awards, including a Filmfare Award. One of the highest-paid actresses in India as of 2018, she has appeared in '' F ...
,
Diljit Dosanjh
Daljit Singh Dosanjh known professionally as Diljit Dosanjh (born 6 January 1984) is an Indian singer, actor, film producer and television personality. He works in Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hind ...
and
Suraj Sharma
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. She appeared in 2019 in the film ''
F2: Fun and Frustration''. She also had a role in Ardab Mutiyaran as Shruti opposite
Ninja
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In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enem ...
and
Sonam Bajwa
Sonampreet Bajwa (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian model and actress who predominantly appears in Punjabi language, Punjabi language films. In addition to few Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. She participated in the F ...
.
Personal life
In March 2021, Pirzada got engaged to Bhavya Bishnoi, son of
Adampur, Hisar
Adampur, also Mandi Adampur, is a town, municipality, revenue tehsil, rural development block and Vidhan Sabha constituency in Hisar district of Hisar division of Haryana state in northern India. It is 38 km northwest of Hisar city. MLA
Kuldeep Bishnoi Kuldeep Singh' is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Kuldeep Bishnoi (born 1968), Indian Member of Parliament
* Kuldeep Kumar (born 1950), Indian politician
*Kuldeep Manak (1951–2011), Indian Punjabi singer
* Kuldeep Pawar (194 ...
, and grandson of former
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
state Chief Minister
Bhajan Lal. Their wedding was planned for late 2021, but was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in India
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. The pair called off their engagement in early July 2021.
Filmography
Films
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1995 births
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses from Punjab, India
Indian film actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
People from Bathinda
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Female models from Punjab, India
Punjabi people
Indian Sikhs
Zee Cine Awards Telugu winners