Tarina Patel is a South African actress, film producer and model, born in

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and raised in

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. She appeared in Akshay Kumar's,

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. Patel has appeared on numerous magazine covers including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Glamour'' and ''

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''. She has been on the South African version of

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but allegedly has been fired for season 3.

Early life

In June 2021, a property she resides in worth an estimated 12 million rand, in Sandton, Johannesburg, was seized by the National Prosecuting Authority, following the arrest of her husband, Iqbal Sharma. Patel's husband was denied bail and remains in police custody.

Career

Acting and film

Patel returned to India after competing her degree in psychology and learned Hindi - a prerequisite for an actor in the Indian film industry. She made her film debut in 2006 with the film ''

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'' alongside Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole. She followed with the

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film ''

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'', released on March 16, 2007. She had a special appearance in ''

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''. She also performed a small role in the movie ''

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'' and in ''

'', which was the year's highest grossing motion picture in India, in which she had the supporting role of Nandini Upadhyay. Patel has been on the South African version of

season 2 but allegedly was fired for season 3.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Tarina Living people 21st-century South African actresses Actresses from Cape Town South African female models South African film producers South African people of Indian descent Year of birth missing (living people)