Sapna Pabbi (born 20 December 1988) is a British actress and model known for her work as Kiran Rathod in the Indian television series '' 24'' and the

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films, '' Khamoshiyan'' and '' Drive''.

Early life

Pabbi was born on 20 December 1988. in

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into a Hindu-Punjabi family. She studied

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. Pabbi is of Indian Punjabi descent.

Career

At the age of 22, whilst studying at

, Pabbi was chosen as the face of Trinny and Susannah.Pabbi has appeared in Ghar Aaja Pardesi as Rudrani, and as Kiran Rathod in 24. Pabbi has also appeared in commercials, such as the Galaxy Chocolate ad alongside Arjun Rampal, the

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ad with Virat Kohli and the Fair and Lovely ad alongside Yami Gautam. Pabbi has also acted in a co-production between Vishesh Films and Fox Star Studios, '' Khamoshiyan'', directed by debutant Karan Darra opposite Ali Fazal and Gurmeet Chaudhary.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

References

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