Sweta Keswani is an Indian actress, dancer and model, who is known for her roles in Hindi TV shows, Bollywood films and TV commercials. She received fame from Indians globally after playing the role of Gudiya Thakkar in the

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series ''

Baa Bahoo Aur Baby ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' (colloquially known as ''BBB'' or ''B3''; ) is an Indian television dramedy series that aired in prime time on StarPlus between 2005 and 2010 with a total of two seasons. The series was produced by Hats Off Productions and ...

''. Apart from her Bollywood career she also had a role in U.S. Television series ''

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''.

Personal life

Keswani started acting in class two with an adaption of ''

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''. She attended MMK College in Mumbai and graduated with a degree in commerce. While she was at school, she started

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(an Indian dance form) and kept up with it for about 6 years at Sangit Mahabharati institute and later with Guruji Shri Surinder Kaur, whom she idolizes. Later she trained in

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from Shiamak Davar's. Keswani is a Soka Gakkai Buddhist and is a leader in the SGI Buddhist community. She has said, "There are many branches of Buddhism but essentially Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism that I practice is a religion for the 21st century. It is a process of transforming the self by chanting a mantra and through that changing not only ourselves for the better but our environment as well. Chanting gives me the clarity to see what action I should take and how I can make both myself and the people around me happier and more fulfilled." Since 2020, Keswani has served as the Vice President of River's Edge Theatre Co. in Westchester, NY. Keswani married American actor

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in 2008. The couple divorced in 2011. In October 2012, she married NYC-based lawyer Ken Andino, with whom she has a daughter (b. 2013).

Career

After doing many TV commercials for industries such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', Keswani entered television with shows such as ''

Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' ( ''The Story of Each Household'') is an Indian soap opera which ran on StarPlus from 16 October 2000 to 9 October 2008. The soap opera was created by Ekta Kapoor and was produced by her production company Balaji Tele ...

'' and ''

Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand ''Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand'' is an Indian television series that aired on StarPlus. The show was initially directed and produced by Aruna Irani under AK Films and since late 2004 by Sunjoy Waddhwa's Sphere Origins until its end. It originally ...

''.

Filmography

Films

* ''

Love In Nepal ''Love in Nepal'' is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Rajat Mukherjee which was released on 5 March 2004. The film stars Sonu Nigam, Jharana Bajracharya, Richa Ghimire, and Flora Saini. Plot Abby (Sonu Nigam) is ...

'' (2004) * ''Chor Mandli'' (2005) * ''The Memsahib'' (2006) * ''Gas Station On the Expressway'' (2007) * ''Bin Bulaye Baraati'' (2011) * ''Back-up'' (2013) * '' As They Made Us'' (2022) * ''

The Beanie Bubble ''The Beanie Bubble'' is a 2023 American comedy-drama film directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash Jr. from a screenplay by Gore, based on the 2015 book ''The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute'' by Zac Bisson ...

'' (2023)

Television

Theatre

*''Residence Visa'' (2007) *''Fragile'' (2007) *''Now She Says She's God'' (2005) *''3 Aces'' (2001)

References

External links

*
Official Website
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