Nathalia Kaur Explained

Nathalia Kaur
Birth Name:Nathalia Pinheiro Felipe Martins
Birth Place:Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Yearsactive:2012–present
Alma Mater:Universidade Candido Mendes (dropped out)

Nathalia Pinheiro Felipe Martins, known professionally as Nathalia Kaur,[1] is a Brazilian model and actress who works in Indian cinema.

Early life

Kaur was born as Nathalia Pinheiro Felipe Martins in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her mother has Portuguese ancestry, while the exact ancestry of her father is little known; in an interview, Kaur said that she is "half Punjabi", and that her father is half Indian, being her paternal grandfather of the Punjabi and her paternal grandmother of Portuguese.[1] [2]

Career

Kaur modelled in Brazil and other countries until moving to India upon receiving an offer. There she won the Kingfisher Calendar Model Hunt in 2012 and appeared in the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar that year.[3]

Kaur made her film debut in the Kannada film Dev Son of Mudde Gowda directed by Indrajit Lankesh.[4] Before its release she was cast by Ram Gopal Varma to perform an item number in his next film Department.[5] Earlier Varma had wanted to cast Sunny Leone, but due to her contractual obligations for Jism 2, Varma replaced her with Kaur.[6]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageRoleNotes
2012 Dev Son of Mudde Gowda Debut film; Item number
2012 Department Item song Dan Dan [7]
2013 Commando-A One Man Army Hindi Special appearance[8]
2013 Dalam / Koottam Special appearance
2013 Bhai Telugu Herself Special appearance
2016 Rocky Handsome Hindi Anna
2020 Guns of Banaras Hindi Hema
Jism 3HindiMeghnaAdult Feature Film
Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Only Indians worship their actors: Nathalia Kaur . https://web.archive.org/web/20130223032113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-23/news-interviews/32369955_1_india-modelling-brazil . dead . 23 February 2013 . 23 June 2012 . . 16 August 2012.
  2. Web site: From Pinheiro to Kaur: Nathalia cashes in on the exotic . The Times of India . 23 June 2012 . 16 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Nathalia Pinheiro crowned Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2012 : What's Hot News. India Today . 15 December 2011 . 28 March 2012.
  4. Web site: Nathalia used me and I used her: Indrajit Lankesh . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104041848/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-08/news-interviews/31132583_1_films-b-town-anant-nag . dead . 4 November 2013 . 8 March 2012 . . 28 March 2012.
  5. Web site: Brazilian model Nathalia Kaur shakes her booty in RGV's 'Department' : EYECATCHERS News. India Today . 3 March 2012 . 28 March 2012.
  6. Web site: From Pinheiro to Kaur: Nathalia cashes in on the exotic . The Times of India . 28 March 2012.
  7. Web site: Nathalia Kaur: Ram Gopal Verma's new item girl — Movies News — HitList — ibnlive . https://archive.today/20120709094538/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nathalia-kaur-ram-gopal-vermas-new-item-girl/234743-8-113.html . dead . 9 July 2012 . Ibnlive.in.com . 28 March 2012.
  8. Web site: Subhash K Jha speaks about Commando . https://web.archive.org/web/20130424004112/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4852 . dead . 24 April 2013 . . 16 April 2013.
  9. Web site: WOW! Bollywood diva Nathalia Kaur to be the hottest contestant on Khatron Ke Khiladi? . Hindustan Times . 19 November 2014.