Sakshi Gulati is an Indian model and actress. She was the
Femina Miss India
Miss India, also known as Femina Miss India, is a national beauty pageant in India that selects representatives to compete in the Miss World competition, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. It is organized by ''Femina (India), F ...
2007 runner-up.
She made her acting debut in
Hindi cinema
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
with
Ram Gopal Varma
Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu films.**
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's 2008 film
''Contract''.
She then appeared in films such as ''
The Film Emotional Atyachar
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'' (2010), and the
Telugu film
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''
Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju'' (2011).
She finished shooting for a Hindi romantic comedy movie and a Telugu movie, ''
Chitrangada'' on Sri Vighnesh Karthik Cinema banner in G. Ashok's direction.
Early life
Born into a Punjabi family, Sakshi hails from an Army background. She holds Economics (hons) degree from the
University of Delhi
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. She then underwent training in acting,
Kathak
''Kathak'' is one of the eight major forms of Classical Indian dance, Indian classical dance. Its origin is attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern India known as ''Kathakar'' ("storyteller"), who communicated stories from the ...
and Salsa.
Sakshi is a trained swimmer, horse rider and a voracious reader.
Apart from Femina Miss India 2007, Sakshi has been a top model and has walked the ramp for Wills lifestyle Fashion Week and top fashion designers like Manav Gangwani,
Neeta Lulla
Neeta Lulla is an Indian costume designer and fashion stylist who has worked on over 300 films. She has been designing wedding dresses since 1985. She is famed for designing costumes in '' Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'', '' Khuda Gawah'', a ...
, Ashima Leena and Nishka Lulla. She has appeared in many print campaigns for brands like
Samsung
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, Benetton, and Delhi Times. Sakshi has also done video ads for brands like
Pond's
Pond's is an English brand of beauty and health care products, currently owned by Unilever.
History
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and Diva Sarees.
Filmography
References
External links
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People from Meerut
Female models from Uttar Pradesh
Indian television actresses
Actresses in Hindi television
21st-century Indian actresses
Indian film actresses
1986 births
Living people
Delhi University alumni
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses from Uttar Pradesh
Actresses in Punjabi cinema