Suhani Gandhi Explained

Suhani Gandhi
Birth Place:Bedford, United Kingdom
Education:Law
Alma Mater:University of Birmingham Imperial College London
Occupation:Actress, Entrepreneur
Years Active:2014–present
Hair Color:Black
Eye Color:Brown
Miss India UK 2014
Miss India Europe UK 2014
Competitions:Miss India UK 2014
(Winner)
Miss India Europe UK 2014
(Winner)
Miss India Europe 2014
(2nd Runner-up)
Miss India Worldwide 2014
(Top 5)

Suhani Gandhi is a British actress and beauty pageant titleholder of Indian descent.

She was crowned Miss India UK in January 2014.[1] She had finished 2nd runner-up at Miss India Europe 2014.[2] She placed in the top 5 at Miss India Worldwide 2014.

Early life and education

Suhani was born and brought up in Bedford, England.[3] Her parents, Mukul Gandhi and Asmita Gandhi, are both Chartered Accountants.[3] Suhani completed her schooling at Bedford Modern School and graduated with a law degree from the University of Birmingham and a Masters from Imperial College London.[4]

Career

Although naturally inclined towards her studies, Suhani modelled as a child and young teenager in the UK. She trained part-time for five years at LAMDA (London Academy of Music Drama and Arts), receiving a distinction in the gold medal for acting. Thereafter, she undertook theatre workshops and performed in theatre productions in England and Mumbai.[5] Suhani was nominated by Times Now for the NRI of the Year Award.

She starred in a film based in Rajasthan as the protagonist, in which she received the Best Debut Award at the Rajasthan Cine Awards and Best Actress at the Rajasthan Film Festival.[6] The film is based on women empowerment and education which released on 21 November 2014.[7]

She has starred in various TV Commercials, including Margo, Dubai Tourism, Tanishq, Vivo, Xolo, Ease My Trip, Britannia, Heineken. She has acted in Aparichit which was selected as the Top 5 short films in the Best of India Film Festivals in LA and made it to the Oscars Longlist. Her short film Seasons, won 4 awards at the 7th Darbhanga International Film Festival. Suhani was also seen in Jab Harry Met Sejal, Arjun Patiala and the television film Love.

Suhani is starring as 'Adilah Farhani' in the Portuguese series Fernao Lopes premiering in 2021 on RTP1 and Netflix where she has been paired opposite Diogo Morgado. In 2022, she acted in her first Gujarati film titled Dayro, directed by Dhwani Gautam[8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Rupali
2017 Sunaina Red Chillies Entertainment
2018 Tia Maddock Films
2018 Nalini Short Film
2018 Shaina Short Film (Longlisted for Oscars)
2019 Natalie TV series, Essel Vision Productions
2019 Neha ZEE5
2020 Adilah RTP1 Netflix
2021 AmrutaDisney Hotstar
2022 CherryShemaroo
2023 PriyankaTBC

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birmingham law student Miss India UK aims to wow judges in Europe beauty battle. Katy Hallam. 25 February 2014. Birminghammail. 4 January 2015.
  2. Jain. Ritesh. April 4, 2014. Miss India Europe Interviews and Reviews. en. Pulse London. London. 3. 10–12. Joomag. January 2, 2018.
  3. Web site: Talented student's passage to India. bedfordtoday.co.uk. 25 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Birmingham law student Miss India UK aims to wow judges in Europe beauty battle - Birmingham Mail. Katy Hallam. 25 February 2014. birminghammail. January 25, 2015.
  5. CV at the Alan Sharman Agency
  6. Web site: Talented student's passage to India. Belford Today. February 8, 2014. January 2, 2018.
  7. Web site: Mahari Supatar Beendani. January 4, 2015.
  8. Web site: 'Dayro': Dhwani Gautam announces his next; poster out!. 21 September 2022.