Smilie Suri or Smiley Suri is an Indian model, actress and dancer, who appears in

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

films. Suri made her Bollywood debut with the 2005 film, '' Kalyug'', which was directed by her brother "Mohit Suri". The film turned out to be a certified box office huge success. She is the older sister of film director

Mohit Suri Mohit Suri is an Indian film director. Born into the Bhatt family, he is well known for directing the films '' Murder 2 '' (2011), the musical romance ''Aashiqui 2'' (2013) and the romantic thrillers ''Awarapan'' (2007), ''Ek Villain'' (2014) a ...

and the niece of

Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. A stand-out film from his earlier period is ''Saaransh'' (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film F ...

and

Mukesh Bhatt Mukesh Bhatt (born 5 June 1952) is an Indian people, Indian film producer and actor who has produced several Bollywood films. He is the younger brother of Mahesh Bhatt, and also the co-owner of the production company Vishesh Films, set up in 19 ...

. as well as the cousin of

Pooja Bhatt Pooja Bhatt (born 24 February 1972) is an Indian film director, actress, voice over artist and film maker. Born into the Bhatt family, she is the daughter of Indian filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt. Bhatt played her first leading role in Mahesh Bhatt's ...

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and

Emraan Hashmi Emraan Anwar Hashmi (; born 24 March 1979) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi cinema. Hashmi debuted in 2003 with the crime thriller film ''Footpath'' and subsequently appeared in films include ''Murder'' (2004), '' Kalyug'' ...

Career

Smiley had assisted her director brother Mohit during the making of the 2005 film, ''

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'', which turned out to be a moderate success. Smiley Suri did one film, N. Chandra's ''

Yeh Mera India ''Yeh Mera India'' (also named ''Y.M.I. Yeh Mera India'' hi, ये मेरा इंडिया (भारत)) is a 2008 Hindi movie, written and directed by N. Chandra. The film stars Anupam Kher, Perizaad Zorabian, Sayaji Shinde Purab K ...

'' after Kalyug. It had Anupam Kher,

Seema Biswas Seema Biswas (born 14 January 1965) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and the theatre. She gained prominence after playing the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film '' Bandit Queen'' (1994), for which she won the National Fil ...

and

Rajpal Yadav Rajpal Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor which works in Hindi, Punjabi Marathi, Telugu and one Gujarati and one Bengali and one avadhi, comedian and film maker known for his work in Indian Film industry. His breakthrough came in Ra ...

. Unfortunately, it did not work. Then Smiley did a special appearance in ''

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'' for her brother

. Then she shot for 'Downtown', which did not release.

Personal life

Smiley's maternal uncles are Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt while her first cousins are actors

and

Rahul Bhatt Rahul Bhatt (born 24 January 1982) is an Indian fitness trainer and actor. The son of film director Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt, Rahul gained notoriety in 2009 following revelations that David Headley, an accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, h ...

. Suri is very close to her brother Mohit and to her nephew, Ayaan Hashmi, the son of her cousin Emraan Hashmi and his wife Parveen. She is a trained dancer and was training for the

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, before she was offered ''Kalyug'' in 2005 and became a path-breaking actor. Suri was with Bollywood choreographer

Shiamak Davar Shiamak Davar is an Indian choreographer, noted as one of the first to bring contemporary jazz and western forms of dance to India.

's group for five years and has also been trained by Sandeep Soparrkar. She has also learnt

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from Kathak guru, Vijayshree Choudhary. Suri has maintained a low profile and is no longer into movies. Smilie married Vineet Bangera in July 2014.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Smilie-Suri-marries-Vineet-Bangera/articleshow/37642110.cms?intenttarget=no

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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Official Twitter Profile

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