Achint Kaur is an Indian television and Cinema actresses and is best known for playing the

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s ''Mandira'' and ''Pallavi'' in

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s ''

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'' and ''

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'', respectively, on

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. She is also the voice behind ''Shenzi'' character played in the movie

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version). She was also seen playing a mother and a mother-in-law in the serial ''Jamai Raja''.

Early life

Achint Kaur was born and raised in

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to a Punjabi

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family where she studied at Sophia Girls' School.

Career

She started her career with

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's popular show '' Banegi Apni Baat'' in 1994, and worked in '' Swabhimaan'' in 1995 in which she played the role of 'Soha'. Besides working in some of the popular drama series, she has also played many roles in

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movies, such as ''

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'', ''

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''. She has also won numerous awards for her strong character driven roles. These include the

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for "Best Actress in Supporting Role" for her series

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. As of 2014 she is working in

's Punjabi/Gujarati theme serial

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. She is a theatre actress and recently appeared in the play "Two to Tango, Three to Jive". Kaur has also acted in a few

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i television serials.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaur, Achint Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Meerut Actresses from Mumbai Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Indian soap opera actresses Punjabi people Indian Sikhs Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Hindi television Actresses in Urdu television Indian expatriate actresses in Pakistan 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses