Anupriya Goenka Explained
Anupria Goenka |
Birth Place: | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Birth Date: | 29 May 1987 |
Yearsactive: | 2013–present |
Anupria Goenka (born 29 May 1987) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi and Telugu films.[1] She first shot to fame in 2013 as the face of UPA government's Bharat Nirman.[2] Goenka made her on-screen debut with the 2013 Telugu film Potugadu,[3] having previously starred in the 2013 short film Worth the Kiss. She made her Bollywood debut with Bobby Jasoos.
She subsequently starred in the comedy-drama Bobby Jasoos (2014), the drama Paathshala (2014), the action comedy Dishoom (2016) and the crime-drama Daddy (2017). Goenka went on to star in the action-thrillers Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) and War (2019), and the epic period drama Padmaavat (2018).
She made her web debut with Stories by Rabindranath Tagore and went onto appear in successful series like Sacred Games, Abhay, Criminal Justice, , Aashram and Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors.
Early life
Anupriya Goenka was born in a Marwadi Family on 29 May 1987[4] in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh[5] to Ravindra Kumar Goenka, a garment entrepreneur and Pushpa Goenka, a homemaker.[6]
Goenka provided financial support to her family before she completed school. She said, "I was the enterprising one and started helping my father in the garment export business. Acting was always a hobby till I realized I couldn't do justice to both theatre and my corporate career," she said.[7]
Career
Goenka moved to Mumbai in 2009.[8] Goenka was intrigued with theater and tried to juggle between a career in acting and the corporate sector. She started doing commercials and first became known in 2013 as the face of UPA government's Bharat Nirman ad campaign and for playing a lesbian character in India's first ever lesbian ad for the brand Myntra in 2015.[9] Goenka has appeared in various television commercials for brands including Coke, Garnier, Stayfree, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Pepperfry, and Vodafone.[10] She also worked as an Anchor / Show Host in a Home Shopping Channel called ShopCJ for more than one year. She portrayed the role of nurse Poorna in the 2017 action-thriller Tiger Zinda Hai.[11] She garnered critical acclaim for the portrayal of the role of Queen Nagmati in the 2018 epic film Padmaavat opposite Shahid Kapoor.[12]
Media
Goenka was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 8 in 2020.[13]
Filmography
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Notes and References
- Web site: Did You Know: This Actress In Padmavati Song Ghoomar Has Played A Lesbain In A Viral Ad . Smrity . Sharma . india.com . 27 October 2017 . 30 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180101194632/http://www.india.com/showbiz/padmavati-trivia-anupriya-goenka-in-shahid-kapoor-deepika-padukones-ghoomar-played-a-lesbain-in-a-viral-ad-2571248/amp/ . 1 January 2018 . dead .
- News: Singh. Suhani. Anupriya Goenka now better known as Priya, thanks to being the face of UPAs Bharat Nirman ad campaign. 8 January 2018. India Today. 20 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20171220075131/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anupriya-goenka-upa-bharat-nirman-ad-campaign/1/310805.html. 20 December 2017. live.
- Web site: Mishra. Shivani. Padmavati: All you need to know about Anupriya Goenka, the other queen in Ghoomar. InUth. 8 January 2018. 30 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108175242/https://www.inuth.com/entertainment/bollywood/padmavati-all-you-need-to-know-about-anupriya-goenka-whom-we-see-for-a-second-in-ghoomar-song/. 8 January 2018. dead.
- Web site: 2021-05-29. Birthday special: एक्टिंग की क्वीन हैं शाहिद कपूर की ऑनस्क्रीन पत्नी रह चुकीं ये एक्ट्रेस, जानिए करियर की ये अहम बातें. 2021-08-03. TV9 Hindi. hindi.
- News: Bhatnagar. Rohit. Forget Kat, meet another tigress Anupriya Goenka from TZH. 8 January 2018. The Deccan Chronicle. 27 December 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108180257/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/271217/forget-kat-meet-another-tigress-anupriya-goenka-from-tzh.html. 8 January 2018. live.
- News: Mehta. Ankita. REVEALED: The Rani in Deepika Padukone's Ghoomar song is Shahid Kapoor's first wife in Padmavati. 12 November 2017. International Business Times, India Edition. 28 October 2017. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112132152/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/revealed-rani-deepika-padukones-ghoomar-song-shahid-kapoors-first-wife-padmavati-747337. 12 November 2017. dmy-all.
- News: Dhaman. Himanshi. Bharat Nirman ad catapults Delhi girl to household fame - Times of India. 8 January 2018. The Times of India. 14 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108175326/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bharat-Nirman-ad-catapults-Delhi-girl-to-household-fame/articleshow/22588537.cms. 8 January 2018. live.
- Web site: Ved. Sonal. Meet the Myntra girls everyone's talking about. VOGUE India. 8 January 2018. 12 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108175238/https://www.vogue.in/content/meet-the-myntra-girls-everyones-talking-about/#s-cust0. 8 January 2018. dead.
- News: Acharya. Anindita. India's first ad with lesbian pair treats them as 'normal', says actor. 8 January 2018. The Hindustan Times. 11 June 2015. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233432/http://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/india-s-first-ad-with-lesbian-pair-treats-them-as-normal-says-actor/story-egKsa2kTmaeL3vYOkUfdSP.html. 8 January 2018. live.
- Web site: Forget Kat, meet another tigress Anupriya Goenka from TZH. Deccan Chronicle. 27 December 2017. 1 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101092935/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/271217/forget-kat-meet-another-tigress-anupriya-goenka-from-tzh.html. 1 January 2018. live.
- Web site: Tiger Zinda Hai actor Anupriya Goenka: Salman Khan has a divine personality. The Indian Express. 29 December 2017. 1 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171229100811/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tiger-zinda-hai-actor-anupriya-goenka-nurse-padmavati-see-photos-5002601/lite/. 29 December 2017. live.
- Web site: Padmavati: Meet Anupriya Goenka, first wife of Maharawal Ratan Singh. Freepress Journal. 28 October 2017. 1 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073026/http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/padmavati-meet-anupriya-goenka-first-wife-of-maharawal-ratan-singh-shahid-kapoor/1160812. 2 January 2018. live.
- Web site: The Times Most Desirable Women of 2020. 2021-08-07. The Times of India. en.
- Web site: The Final Call Review: Arjun Rampal's New Series Is Not Your Regular Web-Spinning Suspense Thriller. News18. 2019-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190624064426/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-final-call-review-arjun-rampals-new-series-is-not-your-regular-web-spinning-suspense-thriller-2048871.html. 24 June 2019. live.
- Web site: 'The Final Call' review: This Arjun Rampal-starrer gives spin to the web. The New Indian Express. 2019-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190531234526/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/feb/27/the-final-call-review-this-arjun-rampal-starrer-gives-spin-to-the-web-1944454.html. 31 May 2019. live.
- Web site: Anupriya Goenka accuses Panchali web series makers of wrongfully make her shoot intimate scenes. 2019-07-02. InternationalBusinessTimes. en-US. 2019-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190930214328/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/anupriya-goenka-accuses-panchali-web-series-makers-wrongfully-make-her-shoot-intimate-scenes-800814. 30 September 2019. live.
- Web site: 'Asur' review: Voot Select show about a serial killer is a gripping watch once it settles down. 2020-04-14. Scroll.in. en. 2020-04-04. 2 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402141030/https://scroll.in/reel/956131/asur-review-voot-select-show-about-a-serial-killer-is-a-gripping-watch-once-it-settles-down. live.
- Web site: "Aashram (TV Series 2020) - IMDb". 2020-08-19. Imdb.com. en. 2020-08-19.
- Web site: "Aashram | Official Trailer | Bobby Deol | Prakash Jha | MX Original Series | MX Player". 2020-08-19. Youtube.com. en. 2020-08-19. 19 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200819201236/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr-TLzvHc_k. live.
- Web site: "Crime Next Door (TV Series 2021-) - IMDb". 2020-06-17. Imdb.com. en. 2021-06-17.