Udita Goswami (born 9 February 1984) is a former

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actress who worked in

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. She has been married to 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 ...

since 2013.

Personal life

Goswami was born in

Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...

. Her father is from

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and her mother is from

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. Goswami's grandmother is Nepalese. She completed her education in Dehradun where she studied at

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and D.A.V. Public school until class 9. After a few years of dating, Goswami married

in 2013. They have two children, a daughter born in 2015 and a son born in 2018. She is the sister-in-law of actors

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and Emraan Hashmi.

Career

Goswami started her career as a model and later began acting in Hindi films. She worked as a model for brands like

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, Titan Watches and debuted in Bollywood opposite John Abraham with Paap, which was also Pooja Bhatt's directorial debut. She later starred in ''

Zeher ''Zeher: A Love Story'' () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by debutant Mohit Suri and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Shamita Shetty and Udita Goswami. It is an adaptation of the 2003 Ame ...

'' opposite '' Emraan Hashmi'' and ''

Aksar ''Aksar'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language erotic drama thriller film directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Narendra and Shyam Bajaj under the banner of Siddhi Vinayak Creations. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Udita Goswami and Dino ...

'' opposite

Dino Morea Dino Morea (born 9 December 1975) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Early life Dino Morea was born in Bangalore to an Italian father and an Indian mother. His mother hails from Kalamassery in Kochi. He is the second of three broth ...

. She also appeared with

Upen Patel Upen Patel (born 16 August 1982) is a British actor and model. In addition to working in Hindi films, he has host several television reality shows including ''Bigg Boss 8'' and ''Nach Baliye 7''. He also hosted MTV Love School with Karishma Ta ...

in Ahmed Khan's music video for the remix of ''Kya Khoob Lagti Ho''. In 2012, she played the lead role in ''

Diary of a Butterfly ''Diary of a Butterfly'' is a 2012 thriller drama film directed by Vinod Mukhi and written by Asad Ajmeri. The film stars Udita Goswami as a female protagonist. The film is produced by Anil Kumar under the banner of Bhaggyashri Production. Story ...

'' directed by Vinodh Mukhi which released to unfavorable reviews

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goswami, Udita 1984 births Living people Indian film actresses Indian people of Nepalese descent Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Uttarakhand