Meenakshi Dixit is an Indian actress who has worked in

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films.

Background

Meenakshi Dixit was born in

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. She is the daughter of Ishwar Chandra Dixit, a senior lawyer in Civil Court in Raebareli, and Geeta Dixit. She graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Science in

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, and

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. She has trained in

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and western dance.Mainstream moves
The Hindu (29 July 2014). Retrieved on 2015-04-28.

Career

In 2008 Meenakshi Dixit appeared as a contestant in

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's dance reality show ''

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'' hosted by

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, which led to her entry into the Indian film industry. She first appeared in a Telugu film, ''Lifestyle''. Later on, she got into modelling, endorsing local and international brands such as

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Jewelry,

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, ESSAR,

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gym and Aquagaurd. She has also been a regular model for the fashion industry, as well as in prominent Indian magazines. In 2011, she made a special appearance in a dance number in ''

Dookudu ''Dookudu'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It is produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainmen ...

'', the year's highest grossing Telugu film. Following ''Dookudu'', she was also chosen by the producers of the ''

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'' remake to do a dance number, hoping that it would repeat the success of her number in ''Dookudu''. She also performed an item number in the Tamil film ''

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'', considered to be one of her biggest project to be done yet. 2014 she was seen in lead roles in two films. She played the role of a princess in the Tamil period-comedy '' Tenaliraman'' while the thriller-drama ''Adavi Kachina Vennela'' saw her playing an aspiring sharp shooter, with the actress also performing stunts in the film.Meenakshi Dixit is back with a bang – The Times of India
. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (31 July 2014). Retrieved on 2015-04-28. She was introduced in Bollywood by National Award Winner director Kundan shah's ''

P Se PM Tak ''P Se PM Tak'' () is a Bollywood film directed by Kundan Shah. The film stars Meenakshi Dixit in the lead role. Dixit, who has appeared in several Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, plays a prostitute in the film which also features Indrajeet So ...

'' in 2015. She played a feisty prostitute who finds herself in the Chief Minister's chair and then in the run to become the Prime Minister of the country. Filmmaker Kundan Shah said "She is photogenic and also a talented actress". She was next seen in ''

Laal Rang ''Laal Rang'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime drama film directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal and produced by Nitika Thakur and Krian Media. Randeep Hooda, Akshay Oberoi and Piaa Bajpai star in the lead roles. Set in Haryana, th ...

'' in 2016 as Randeep Hooda's onscreen love interest where she plays the role of a medical student. Her last Tamil film was ''

Bayam Oru Payanam ''Bayam Oru Payanam'' (''Fear is a journey'') is an Indian Tamil-language horror film written and directed by Manisharma. The film features Vishakha Singh, Bharath Reddy and Meenakshi Dixit in the leading roles, while Singampuli plays a pivotal ...

''. She next played the role of Nidhi in the 2019 Telugu film ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards

References

External links

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