Divyansha Kaushik is an Indian actress who primarily works in

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films. She made her acting debut with the

film ''

Majili ''Majili'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic sports drama film directed by Shiva Nirvana and produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi under the banner of Shine Screens Production. The film stars Naga Chaitanya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu ...

'' (2019), for which she received

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nomination. She made her

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film debut with '' The Wife'' (2021).

Early life

Kaushik was born and brought up in

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. Her mother, Anju Kaushik, is an established make-up artiste in

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, who has mostly worked with

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. She worked as an intern with

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Career

Kaushik made her acting debut in 2019 with the Telugu film ''

'' opposite

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with ''Josh'' (2009) and his breakthrough came with Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010). He ...

. It became a box-office success. ''

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'' noted, "Divyansha Kaushik is a terrific new talent and she is the big surprise package of Majili." She then made her

film debut with '' The Wife'' in 2021. The film received mostly mixed reviews from critics and released on

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. She portrayed the lead opposite

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in the 2022 Telugu film '' Ramarao on Duty''. ''

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'' stated "Divyanksha is not given a substantial role. She is merely like a junior artist and seems miscast". It became a box-office failure. Kaushik next appeared in the 2023 film ''

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'' opposite

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. '' '' Kaushik has

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's next Telugu film opposite

Nikhil Siddharth Nikhil Siddhartha (born 1 June 1985) is an Indian actor of the Telugu film industry. He played minor roles in various films before being cast in ''Happy Days'' (2007) as one of the four male leads. The film was successful and became his breakth ...

and the long delayed Tamil film ''Takkar'' opposite Siddharth in her kitty.

Filmography

Films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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