Bhavna Pani
| Bhavna Pani | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Bhavna Pani at Special Screening Of 99 | |
| Born | Mumbai, India |
| Other names | Bhavana Pani |
| Occupation | Actress, Model |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Bhavna Pani is an Indian actress - model and a dancer. Pani has been a dancer since age of six and Kathak and Odissi dancer since age of sixteen. She was trained in Odissi and Kathak by the legends – Kelucharan Mohapatra and Birju Maharaj.[1] She has also learned Contemporary Modern dance at the Terrence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and trained in Jazz and Ballet.
She has acted in many commercial ads and films in Bollywood. Her major career milestone was when she was cast by ace director Priyadarshan in his Malayalam film Vettam.
Career
Bhavna Pani was born and brought up in Mumbai, India.[1] She is the daughter of ad filmmaker Uday Shankar Pani.[2] She has a younger sister Devna Pani who is a fashion designer and actress.[3] She did her BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Mithibai College, Mumbai.[2]
She started her career with her first Bollywood film Tere Liye, at the age of 17.[1][4] Since then, she has acted in many films including a Telugu film named Ninu Chudaka Nenundalenu in 2002. She has also expressed that she likes to do more romantic comedy films.
She has been performing as the lead dancer in Sahara India’s ambitious production Bharti for over six years.[5][6] She won Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress for So Many Socks.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tere Liye | Piya Anand/Piya Ranjit Bose | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Yuvaraja | Janaki | Kannada | |
| 2002 | Ninagoskara | Apoorva | Kannada | |
| 2002 | Dil Vil Pyar Vyar | Rachna | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu | Kaveri | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Vettam | Veena | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Fast Forward | Jheel | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Tezz | Radhika | Hindi | |
| 2013 | The Graveyard Shift | Hindi | ||
| 2014 | Aamayum Muyalum | Malayalam | ||
References
- 1 2 3 Chakra, Shyamhari (2009-08-21). "'Dance helps be a better actor'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- 1 2 "Sensation at seventeen". Expressindia.indianexpress.com. 2001-01-08. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ↑ "She jumped off the blast train on dad's direction - Mumbai - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ↑ "I taught dance to Esha Deol- Bhavana Pani | TopNews". Topnews.in. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ↑ chitta (2009-06-04). "» Blog Archive » Bhavna Pani is Bharati in "Bharati: the wonder that is India"". Orissalinks.com. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ↑ "Bhavna Pani talks about her lead role in Bharati-the Wonder that is India". Suhaag. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ↑ "The 8th Annual Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards Announced". Mahindra.com. 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-07-04.