Aahana Kumra is an Indian feature film, television, and theatre actress. Kumra is known for her small screen debut in Sony Entertainment Television's ''

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Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

and also for her lead role in the TV series ''

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Sharad Kelkar Sharad Kelkar (born 7 October 1976) is an Indian film actor and voice artist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He works primarly in Hindi films, Marathi films. Kelkar has appeared as lead in television serials for brief period of time, now he do web se ...

, followed by leading roles in a number of feature films.

Early life

Kumra was born and brought up in

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. She had an inclination towards acting since childhood when she began theatre roles.

Career

In 2013, Kumra was cast in the television series ''

'' - a 20-episode show starring Amitabh Bachchan in which Kumra plays the pivotal role of Bachchan's daughter. Later, she starred in ''

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'', a biweekly television crime thriller show, as the female lead Agent Trisha Dewan opposite Sharad Kelkar. Kumra won Best Actress Award at the Third Moida International Awards for her short film ''Siberia''. She made her Hindi feature film debut in ''

Sona Spa ''Sona Spa'' is a 2013 Hindi drama film directed by Makarand Deshpande and produced by Madan Paliwal. The film features Naseeruddin Shah, Aahana Kumra, Shruti Vyas and Pooja Pradhan as main characters. Cast * Naseeruddin Shah as Baba Dayanand ...

'' in 2013, and her Tulu feature film debut in 2015 in '' Kudla Cafe''. She hosted the Pro Kabbadi 2016 series. In 2017, Kumra had a leading role in the black comedy film ''

Lipstick Under My Burkha ''Lipstick Under My Burkha'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and produced by Prakash Jha. The film stars Ratna Pathak, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur, while ...

'' as Leela. The following year she portrayed the role of

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in the political biography film '' The Accidental Prime Minister''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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