Kashmira Irani Explained
Kashmira Irani |
Nationality: | Indian |
Occupation: | Actress |
Years Active: | 2007 - present |
Spouse: | Akshat Saxena(m. 2018-present) |
Kashmira Irani[1] is an Indian film, television and theatre actress known for playing Amber in Amber Dhara, Draupadi in Dharmakshetra[2] and Samaira Khanna[3] in Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan, Rajkumari Sonali in Zangoora. She has also played pivotal roles in films like Rangoon, Tiger Zinda Hai and Bharat.
Early life
Irani[4] was born in 1986 and brought up in Pune, Maharashtra to an Irani Zoroastrian family. She moved to Mumbai from Pune when she was 17 years old to pursue her passion for acting. Prior to her acting debut, she assisted her cousin in fashion designing and worked as an assistant stylist.
Career
Irani made her debut on the television[5] industry with the hit TV series Amber Dhara,[6] where she played the title role of Amber. The story was of conjoined twins, and required her to be conjoined with her co-actor (Sulagna Panigrahi) who played Dhara for 8–9 months. She won the Best Debutant Award for this role at the Sansui Television Awards.
In 2009, she appeared on a telefilm based on the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai called Un Hazaaron Ke Naam, in which she played the role of Jyoti, a rich brat. The story dealt with how the attacks transformed her to be more socially responsible towards her society.[7] The following year, she had a role in Yash Chopra's TV series Seven on Sony Entertainment Television. The series was about seven extraordinary people who possess supernatural powers and how they help get rid of the evil from society. She played the role of Varya Vishwamitra, a girl who can control the weather.
She played the lead as Rajkumari Sonali in a play called Zangoora,[8] which was the first Bollywood musical ever.[9] [10] It premiered on 23 September 2010 at Kingdom of Dreams and became the longest-running Bollywood stage show in India. In June 2013, the musical completed over 1000 successful shows at Nautanki Mahal, Gurgaon. This character has been her most challenging role so far as it's her first time on a live stage and has also required her to do aerial choreography. Zangoora and her role have been well received by audiences.
After doing the musical for four successful years, she went to acting and dance classes in New York City, while working with an acting coach there in the city.[11]
In 2014, she appeared briefly as a stage actress performing an aerial dance at Kingdom of Dreams in PK starring Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma.[12] She performed an aerial dance to the song " Love is a Waste of Time".
She came into the limelight for her role as Samaira[13] on the popular television series Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan.[14] [15] [16]
Filmography
Theatre
Notes and References
- Web site: Kashmira Irani's Carrier . tvgupshup.com . 23 April 2015 . 26 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190126031754/http://tvgupshup.com/sanaya-irani-family-pictures-with-sister-kashmira-irani/ . dead .
- Web site: Dharmakshetra . Epic Channel . 14 October 2016 . 21 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161021002311/http://epicchannel.com/show/dharmakshetra . live .
- Web site: Striking a balance. 8 April 2015. The Hindu. 9 April 2015.
- Web site: Kashmira Irani: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday eTimes . . 23 December 2020.
- Web site: You cannot succeed in life by making your parents unhappy: Kashmira 'Manmarziyan' Irani . tellychakkar.com . 23 December 2020.
- Web site: Amber Dhara creates stir Lokhandwala market . www.tellychakkar.com . 23 April 2015 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131551/http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/amber-dhara-create-stir-lokhandwala-market-0 . live .
- Web site: bollywoodmantra. Screening of Un Hazaaron Ke Naam. 18 March 2016. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807044950/http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/video/screening-of-un-hazaaron-ke-naam-part-02/. dead.
- News: Kashmira Irani: Gurgaon gave me my first theatre experience. The Times of India. 30 January 2015. 31 October 2016. 8 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508001801/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kashmira-Irani-Gurgaon-gave-me-my-first-theatre-experience/articleshow/46054870.cms. live.
- Web site: Zangoora: Bollywood comes alive on stage . Reuters . 3 July 2017 . 23 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023175053/https://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2010/09/22/zangoora-bollywood-musical-kingdom-of-dreams/ . dead .
- News: 'Zangoora' debuted in Delhi! . . 24 April 2015 . 25 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180325024505/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Zangoora-debuted-in-Delhi/articleshow/7105437.cms?referral=PM . live .
- News: Kashmira Irani: People keep mistaking Sanaya Irani to be my sister . . 13 May 2015 . 9 May 2016 . 14 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214062109/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kashmira-Irani-People-keep-mistaking-Sanaya-Irani-to-be-my-sister/articleshow/47249447.cms . live .
- Web site: Did you know Kashmira Irani was part of PK?. www.tellychakkar.com. 18 September 2015. 7 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907081154/http://www.tellychakkar.com/fun-zone/did-you-know/did-you-know-kashmira-irani-was-part-of-pk-150803. live.
- Web site: Hussain inspired Kashmira Irani for comeback . www.tellychakkar.com . 23 April 2015 . 11 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150511054446/http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/hussain-inspired-kashmira-irani-comeback-150326 . live .
- News: Kashmira Irani to make a comeback with Manmarziyan. The Indian Express. 21 November 2014. 31 October 2016. 17 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160317170951/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/kashmira-irani-to-make-a-comeback-with-manmarziyan/. live.
- Web site: Shravan and Kashmira talk about Manmarziyan . www.tellychakkar.com . 23 April 2015 . 17 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417061854/http://www.tellychakkar.com/video/shravan-and-kashmira-talk-about-manmarziyan-150415-150415 . live .
- Web site: Manmarzian TV review: Monica Sehgal and Kashmira Irani's show is a chapter out of every youngster's life . www.bollywoodlife.com . 14 April 2015 . 23 April 2015 . 17 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417002338/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/manmarzian-tv-review-monica-sehgal-and-kashmira-iranis-show-is-a-chapter-out-of-every-youngsters-life/ . live .
- Web site: DHARMAKSHETRA. epicchannel. 31 October 2016. 3 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161103194211/http://www.epicchannel.com/show/dharmakshetra. live.
- News: Arpita Khan encourages 'dear friend' Kashmira Irani for 'Dosti..Yaariyaan..Manmarzian' . The Indian Express.
- News: Coutinho. Natasha. When opposites do attract.... Deccan Chronicle. 7 June 2015. 31 October 2016. 31 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031090656/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150606/entertainment-tvmusic/article/when-opposites-do-attract. live.
- Web site: Tiger Zinda Hai. Bollywood Hungama. 22 December 2017 . 5 February 2018. 6 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180206002439/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tiger-zinda-hai/cast/. live.