Sneha Ullal (born 18 December 1987) is an Indian actress who has appeared in
Telugu
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and
Hindi
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films. She is known for her roles in the Telugu films ''
Ullasamga Utsahamga'', ''
Simha'' and the Hindi film ''
Lucky: No Time for Love''.
Early life
Sneha Ullal was born bought up in Middle East in
Muscat, Oman
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to a
Tulu Devadiga father from
Mangalore
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and a
Sindhi mother. She studied at
Indian School Wadi Kabir and
Indian School, Salalah in Oman. Later she moved to Mumbai with her mother and attended Durelo Convent High School and studied at Vartak College.
Career
Ullal made her movie debut in the 2005 Hindi movie ''
Lucky: No Time for Love'' opposite
Salman Khan
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. After the movie, she was noted for her striking similarities in appearance with
Aishwarya Rai
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. She later said that although the comparison didn't help her as an actor, it gave her a lot of recognition.
Ullal then appeared with Khan's brother
Sohail Khan in ''
Aryan'', which did not do well at the box office.
Fearing that she was too young and needed to be more mature to work in movies, she took a break from Bollywood.
She made her debut in Telugu movies with ''
Ullasamga Utsahamga'', which turned out to be a huge hit. ''
Nenu Meeku Telusa...?'' was her second Telugu release. It was followed by an appearance in the song ''Nuvvu ready'' in the Telugu movie ''
King
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'' opposite
Nagarjuna
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.
In 2007, she was to appear in ''Pirate's Blood'' by prolific horror filmmaker and character actor Steg Dorr. In interviews, Dorr would say "we canceled them because of a hurricane. We could not get it going on and the financing fell through." The role later went to Oman actress Maimoon Al-Balushi.
Later, she signed ''Kaashh... Mere Hote'' to show that she is still interested in Hindi films.
Her next few films didn't do well at the box office, but her 2010 release ''
Simha'' opposite
Balakrishna turned out to be a blockbuster.
Filmography
Films
Web series
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
People from Muscat, Oman
Actresses from Mumbai
Indian film actresses
Indian web series actresses
Indian expatriates in Oman
Mangaloreans
Tulu people
Sindhi people
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Bengali cinema
21st-century Indian actresses