Rukshar Dhillon (born 12 October 1993) is a British actress who primarily works in

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films. Dhillon was born in London and raised in India. She made her debut in 2016 with the

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'' Run Antony.'' She went on to star in Telugu films such as '' Aakatayi, Krishnarjuna Yudham,'' and ''ABCD: American Born Confused Desi''. In 2020 she appeared in the Hindi film ''

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Early life and career

Rukshar Dhillon was born in London and is of Punjabi descent. She was brought up in

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and her family is now settled in

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. She graduated with a degree in fashion design. Dhillon began her film career with '' Run Antony'' opposite

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, grandson of actor

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. The film was a romantic-thriller written and directed by director Raghu Shastry.''The Times of India'' reviewed the movie and gave her special mentions. The newspaper stated, "Rukshar excels in her role". In April 2018, she appeared in the Telugu film '' Krishnarjuna Yudham'' opposite Nani. ''The Times of India'' stated,"Rukshar Dhillon too looks adorable in her role". She made her Hindi debut with ''

'' in 2020. ''The Times of India'' stated "Rukshar Dhillon as the big city girl is confidence personified". Filmfare further mentioned "Rukshar does a good job for her first film. She too has killer moves and has a strong screen presence".

Filmography

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhillon, Rukshar Living people 1993 births British film actresses British web series actresses Actresses from London Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Punjabi cinema English people of Punjabi descent English people of Indian descent British expatriate actresses in India English expatriates in India 21st-century British actresses