Sakshi Malik is an
Indian
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actress, fitness influencer and
model
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, known for her role in the film ''
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed and written by Luv Ranjan whose banner Luv Films co-produced it along with T-Series. The film was jointly distributed by T-Series, Amazon Prime Video and AA ...
'' and its associated song, "
Bom Diggy Diggy".
Early life
Sakshi was born in
Kanpur,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
.
She completed her
Bachelor of Technology at the
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) is a private deemed-to-be-university, situated in Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
History
The institute was founded in 2001 by Jaypee Group and commenced its operati ...
,
Noida
Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a planned city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Noida is a satellite city of Delhi and is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) o ...
. During college, she started to appear in fashion shows.
Career
After graduation, Malik moved to
Mumbai
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and started modelling for television commercials of brands, including
Nykaa
Nykaa is an Indian e-commerce company, founded by Falguni Nayar in 2012 and headquartered in Mumbai. It sells beauty, wellness and fashion products across websites, mobile apps and 100+ offline stores. In 2020, it became the first Indian unic ...
and
PC Jeweller.
In 2018, she made her debut in Bollywood by acting in the film ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety''. Her song from the film, "
Bom Diggy Diggy"'','' became popular on the Internet in India.
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Armaan Malik
Armaan Malik (born 22 July 1995) is an Indian singer, songwriter, record producer, voice-over, performer, dancer and actor. He is known for his singing in multiple languages, including Hindi, Telugu, English, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, G ...
's single "Veham".
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Her photo was used as a
commercial sex worker in the 2020 Telugu movie
''V'', for which she approached the
Bombay High Court.
In March 2021, the High Court ordered
Amazon Prime to take down the movie because use of her photo "without consent is prima facie impermissible, unlawful and entirely illegal";
the movie was promptly removed from the platform.
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Filmography
FIlms
Music Videos
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century Indian actresses
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology alumni
People from Kanpur