Nauheed Cyrusi is a British actress,

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, and VJ.

Early life

Cyrusi was born into an Indian

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family in

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. She graduated from

Jai Hind College Jai Hind College (Marathi: जय हिंद कॉलेज) is an autonomous college in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It was established in 1948. In 2000, ''India Today'' named Jai Hind College as one ...

Career

Nauheed first appeared in an advertisement for Dhara Refined Oil, while she was in school. Subsequently, she went on to appear in advertisements for

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, Britannia Little Hearts Biscuits, and Ayurvedic Concepts (now Himalaya).Monika Baldwa,
'My idols are Kajol and Madhuri'
(June 05, 2003). She also appeared in several music videos, most notably for the song "Piya Basanti". She made her debut in 2003 with Padam Kumar's

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, '' Supari'', starring

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. Subsequently,

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chose her for '' Inteha'' opposite

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. She then appeared in youth-oriented tele-series ''

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''. In 2004, Cyrusi starred in the

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Sakhiya ''Sakhiya'' ( Companion) is a 2004 Telugu language drama film written and directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee. This film starred Tarun, Nauheed Cyrusi, Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of t ...

'' with

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. She attended the

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and the Allen Solly Fashion Show, along with fellow actress

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. In 2007, she appeared in ''

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'', '' ADA...A Way of Life'', and ''Anwar'', which was directed by

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, and also ''Lakeer''. She had roles in ''

Kisaan ''Kisaan'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Puneet Sira, starring Sohail Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Jackie Shroff, Dia Mirza and Nauheed Cyrusi. Released on 28 August 2009 to praise for Sohail Khan's performance but cr ...

'' and ''Kurbaan'' in 2009 and Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha in 2012 with

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and Kavish Mishra (Composer).

Personal life

She married Rustom Contractor on 5 January 2017.

Album

Filmography

Films

Television

Web Series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cyrusi, Nauheed Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Actresses from Belfast Parsi people British film actresses British television actresses British web series actresses British people of Parsi descent British actresses of Indian descent British Zoroastrians Actresses from Mumbai Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Hindi television British expatriate actresses in India European actresses in India European actresses in Bollywood British VJs (media personalities) Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants 21st-century British actresses