Iris Maity is an Indian

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and

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. She won the reality competition series '' Get Gorgeous Season 5''. She also participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss Bangla 1'' in 2013.

Early life

After her graduation in science, she earned an MBA degree in marketing. She is a trained dancer, and can also sing and paint. Her father, Bhaskar Maity, is a football player, who represented India in the Asian Games, 1979. Her mother is a homemaker, and she also has a younger brother. Iris was crowned ''

Get Gorgeous ''Get Gorgeous'' was an Indian reality television show and model talent search that premiered in 2004 by one of India's music channels, Channel V India. The show was formatted by Kaveri Mehrotra while Amar Deb was the head of the channel. Get ...

'' 2008. ''Get Gorgeous'' is

Channel V India Channel India was an Indian television channel affiliated to the international Channel launched on 27 May 1994, as Channel South Beam on the AsiaSat 2 satellite. The channel owned by STAR India and 21st Century Fox broadcasts a mix of mu ...

's launch pad for aspiring models across India. As winner of

's ''Get Gorgeous'' 5, Iris won contract with

and ICE Model Management. She also won Miss India Tourism Metropolitan in 2007. She was adjudged with the "I AM Photogenic" title at the I AM She 2010, the first Miss India Universe pageant, which was held on 28 May 2010 in

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. She is also trained in

Martial Arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; ...

Career

Iris is a

, and has appeared in a few Hindi films. She is the winner of

's ''Get Gorgeous'' 5, an Indian reality show. She also participated in the first season of the most controversial non-fiction popular Bengali reality show '' Bigg Boss Bangla 1''. She has appeared in print campaigns with Fair and Lovely, Nestle Munch, Satya Paul and a TVC for 7 UP. She worked with designers Manish Malhotra, Varun Behl and others. She had roles in mainstream Hindi movies such as '' Soch Lo'' as Riva and '' Tutiya Dil'' as Anuradha (Anu).

Filmography

Films

Television

Web

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maity, Iris Actresses in Hindi cinema Bengali actresses Female models from West Bengal Indian film actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people)