Devika Bhise is an American actress, best known for her performance in ''

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'', starring Dev Patel and

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Early life

Devika Bhise at a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival

Bhise was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, and is of Indian descent. She attended The Brearley School, an all-girl private school in Manhattan, and

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, where she won the

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under the mentorship of

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. While at Johns Hopkins University, she acted in Ira Hauptman's play, ''The Partition'', based on the life of Ramanujan, which contributed to her being cast in the film years later.

Career

Devika Bhise at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival

Bhise was cast in her first film, '' The Accidental Husband'', directed by

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, in tenth grade. While in high school, she also directed a documentary film ''Hijras: The Third Gender'', which won the award for Best Social Documentary at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2009. After graduating from Johns Hopkins, Bhise was cast in Partial Comfort's

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production of ''And Miles To Go'', a play written by Chad Beckim, directed by Hal Brooks. She played small parts in television series such as ''

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'' and ''One Bad Choice'' until she was cast in ''

'' with Dev Patel and

. She was seen next as the lead role in

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, the biopic on Indian queen

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, acting opposite

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and

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. Bhise also co-wrote the script. She also performed in 'Impossible Monsters' which also starred Chris Henry Coffey and Geofrey Owens in 2020 as a university student being part of a study on sleep paralysis.

Social activism

Devika Bhise at the Indo-American Film Festival

Bhise is part of New York's New Abolitionists, a group of New Yorkers "united by our commitment to ending human trafficking, in New York State and globally", alongside

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, Lee Daniels,

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, and others.

Personal life

She is the daughter of dancer and director Swati Bhise and Bharat Bhise. In 2020, Bhise married Nicholas Gilson, Founder and CEO of

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhise, Devika Living people 1990s births People from Manhattan Actresses from New York City American film actresses American television actresses American actresses of Indian descent 21st-century American actresses Johns Hopkins University alumni Brearley School alumni Year of birth missing (living people)