Chitrashi Rawat (born 29 November 1989) is an Indian model, national level athlete and actress known for her role of Komal Chautala in ''

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'' in 2007. Chitrashi is a real life hockey player. She started playing hockey at the age of 17. She played as a left striker.

Career

Rawat was born 29 November 1989. Rawat had been playing

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since childhood. She was picked for the role of a hockey player in the movie ''

'' by the producers after an audition in

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. The film turned out to be a blockbuster worldwide, and Rawat shot to fame. In 2008, she starred in her second venture, ''

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''. The film was a success at the box office, and received critical acclaim. She had a main role in the 2009 action film ''

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'' opposite superstars

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, and

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. ''Luck'' did average business at the box office. Her latest films include ''

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'' and the 2012 hit ''

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''. Rawat is a former student of the Guru Nanak Academy. The daughter of T. S. Rawat, a resident of

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, Rawat regularly represents the Uttarakhand hockey team in the national championships. Currently, she is studying at St Andrew FYBMM pursuing her bachelor's degree in mass media. She has campaigned for

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pulpy orange juice, along with co-stars

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and

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. She hails from

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. She is also hosting Star Gold's ''Sabse Favourite Kaun''. She was also a contestant in a ''Comedy Circus 2'' of Optimystix. She acted in

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's ''

'' as Shomu and recently as "Shortkut" in the 2009 action thriller movie ''

''. She subsequently participated in ''

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'', the Indian remake of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' In 2020, Rawat acted in ''Rubaru'', a short film directed by

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