Daksha Nagarkar is an Indian actress and model who appears in

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. She made her debut in 2014 with '' AK Rao PK Rao, and then worked in Hora Hori,

Husharu ''Hushaaru'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language coming of age buddy comedy film written and directed by Sree Harsha Konuganti. It stars Tejus Kancherla, Tej Kurapati, Dinesh Tej, Abhinav Medishetti, Rahul Ramakrishna, Daksha Nagarkar, Priya ...

'' and ''

Zombie Reddy ''Zombie Reddy'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language horror crime thriller film directed by Prasanth Varma and starring Teja Sajja, Anandhi, and Daksha Nagarkar. Produced by Apple Trees Studios, the film is marketed as the first zombie film i ...

.''

Early life

Daksha Nagarkar was born in a

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family in

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to a

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mother and a

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father. She was brought up in various places including

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and

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as she used to stay with her mother who worked for a cosmetics company. Nagarkar initially aspired to become a cardiologist as she comes from a family of doctors. However, she instead pursued a career in modelling and acting.

Career

Daksha nagarkar made her debut with '' AK Rao PK Rao'' (2014). She later acted in Hora Hori in 2015 directed by Teja. Reviewing her performance in Hora Hori, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''

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'' wrote: "Daksha has a reasonably good screen presence and shows promise." Owing the film's shoot, Nagarkar could not attend her first year final exams and failed. Subsequently, she decided to take a break from films and complete her graduation in

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. Three years later, Nagarkar returned to cinema with the

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film ''

'' (2018). In 2021, she played a youngster addicted to gaming in ''

''. A critic from ''

'' called her performance "effective" while ''Firstpost'' Hemanth Kumar wrote that Nagarkar got her share of glory in the action-filled moments. In 2022, Nagarkar appeared in the dance number "Entha Sakkagundiro" in ''

Bangarraju ''Bangarraju'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama film directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala. Produced by Annapurna Studios and Zee Studios, ''Bangarraju'' is a sequel to the 2016 film ''Soggade Chinni Nayana'' and stars Nagarju ...

'', alongside

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (; born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. Chaitanya is a recipient of several accolades including one Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award South and one Nandi Award for his work. Born in ...

. Later that year, she has signed to appear in the

Ravi Teja Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Recognised for his roles in action comedy films, he is popularly referred to as ...

-starrer ''

Ravanasura ''Ravanasura'' () is a 2023 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Psychological fiction, psychological action thriller film directed by Sudheer Varma from a story written by Srikanth Vissa. It is a remake of the 2019 Bengali language, Bengali ...

''.

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagarkar, Daksha Living people Actresses from Mumbai Female models from Mumbai 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Marathi actors 1998 births