Swati Verma is an Indian actress working primarily with

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

film industry. She has acted in

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and

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

films. She established a career in Bhojpuri language films and is cited as one of its most popular celebrities. Verma reached stardom soon after her first Bhojpuri film ''Sasurari Zindabad''. She performed a small role in other movies including ''Pyaasi Patni'' and ''Mastani''.

Early life

Swati hails from Bilaspur,

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but her birthplace is

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. Her parents are doctors, and worked in

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, Mumbai, in the 1970s. Later, they shifted to Bilaspur and Verma went to

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. She earned her diploma in

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and studied

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there. She speaks English,

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Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

and

and is a Kathak dancer. She is a devout Hindu.

Career

Reflecting on her early days, she stated, "Hailing from a place like Bilaspur that is nowhere even distantly associated to glitz and glamour, acting did seem a bit far-fetched". Before starting her career as an actress, Swati trained at the

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Acting Institute in Mumbai. She made her acting debut in serial ''Ek din ki vardi'' (

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). Later, she appeared in ''Suraag'' (

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) and ''Aryaman'' ( Doordarshan network).

Selected filmography

References

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Early life

Career

Selected filmography

See also

References