Anuya Y Bhagwat is an Indian actress who works predominantly in

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and

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films. She is best known for her role in '' Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009). She is an alumni of St Anne's High School,Pune , PVG's COET, Ferguson Pune, Film and Television Institute of India,Acting ,She is a B.E(electrical) from PVG's COET.She has also been an external expert for FTII acting course admissions

Film career

Anuya Y Bhagwat debuted in the Hindi

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'' Mahek'', directed by Kranti Kanade. The film premiered at the

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and was critically acclaimed, gaining nominations in various categories including Best Picture at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. Anuya"s breakthrough came in her next film, '' Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009), a romantic comedy film directed by Rajesh, which featured her in a title role alongside

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. Before the film's release, she narrowly escaped from a

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while she was staying at a hotel in

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. Anuya next worked on a film titled ''

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'' (2009) directed by

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, which was made on a small budget and set against the backdrop of

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. A reviewer from

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wrote, "Anuya, in a deglamorised role as the fiendish cop who falls for the rowdy is fantastic. She brings so much emotion and reality to her performance and is an actress of substance". This helped her fetch a role in the film '' Nagaram'' opposite

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, and further smaller roles in

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's ''

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'' (2012) and a promotional song in '' Nanjupuram'' (2011). After making a cameo appearance in

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's '' Nanban'', she said that she will not be doing any such roles in future. Anuya then briefly worked in

films and made a debut in a film titled ''Gora'', based on a novel of the same name by

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. She later featured in the Doordarshan TV series, '' Ek Tha Rusty'' (2014), playing Maharani. Later in 2017, Anuya participated in the first season of ''

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'', but was the first contestant to be evicted. She later claimed that her inability to speak Tamil fluently meant that other contestants were less accepting of her presence in the show.

Filmography

Television

References

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