Deeksha Seth (born 14 February 1990) is an Indian actress and model. A finalist in

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in 2009, she made her acting debut in the Telugu film '' Vedam'' (2010).

Early life

Seth was born on 14 February 1990 in

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. Since her father was working for

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and was often transferred, her family has been shifting regularly and living in various parts of India, including

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, Rajasthan, Gujarat and

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as well as in

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. CineGoer.com (1 January 2008). Retrieved on 10 November 2011. She finished her nursery and schooling up to third class in Chennai, and enrolled at a college in Mumbai. She attended a boarding school at Mayo College Girls' School, Ajmer. She has one elder sister, who is currently living and working in Mumbai. She cites that she wanted to become an

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Career

During her first year at college in 2009, she was spotted by a

contest scout during an NSS event, who persuaded her into modeling and to participate at the beauty pageant. She created a

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with the help of a friend of her father, and competed in the contest. In spite of her lack of modeling experience, she was one of the top 10 finalists, winning the Fresh Face title. During a modeling assignment in

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, the casting director of the Telugu film '' Vedam'' by Krish, had spotted her. She was cast for the role of Pooja, the rich girlfriend of the lead character Cable Raju (portrayed by

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), after 70 girls were rejected by the makers, citing that she "loved the script and decided to give it a shot". ''Vedam'', an anthology drama film, opened to high critical acclaim, winning accolades at various award functions. In quick succession, she signed two more films, with the

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-starrer ''

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'' releasing next, which emerged a high commercial success. Two weeks later after ''Mirapakaay'', the action drama ''

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'' with Gopichand, which constituted her debut as a lead female character, released and ended up as a

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. She has been signed for three more Telugu projects, ''

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'' alongside Prabhas and

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, ''

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'' opposite Ravi Teja again, and the socio-fantasy film '' Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?''. She was also roped in for two Tamil films,

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's ''

Rajapattai ''Rajapattai'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language masala film co-written and directed by Suseenthiran based on a story by Seenu Vasan. The film stars Vikram and Deeksha Seth. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the film is produced ...

'' with

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, as well as the

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-starrer ''

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'', scheduled to release in 2013.STR zeroes in on Deeksha Seth
. Sify.com. Retrieved on 10 November 2011.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seth, Deeksha Living people Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Female models from Delhi Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses 1990 births Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses from Delhi Actresses in Hindi cinema