| Tarina Patel | |
| Occupation: | Actress, model, film producer |
| Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Education: | Durban Girls' College University of the Free State |
| Yearsactive: | 2006 – present |
| Notable Works: | Bhool Bhulaiyaa |
| Spouse: | Iqbal Sharma (m. 2009) |
Tarina Patel is a South African actress, film producer, model and television host, born in Cape Town and raised in Durban.[1] [2] She appeared in Akshay Kumar's, Horror-comedy - Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Patel has appeared on numerous magazine covers including Elle, Dossier, FHM, Glamour and Cosmopolitan. She has been on the South African version of The Real Housewives of Johannesburg but allegedly has been fired for season 3.
Patel returned to India after competing her degree in psychology and learned Hindi - a prerequisite for an actor in the Bollywood film industry. She made her film debut in 2006 with the film One Night With The King alongside Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole. She followed with the Bollywood film Just Married, released on March 16, 2007. She had a special appearance in Dhol. She also performed a small role in the movie Bhagam Bhag and in Bhool Bhulaiyaa, which was the year's highest grossing motion picture in India, in which she had the supporting role of Nandini Upadhyay.
Patel has been on the South African version of The Real Housewives of Johannesburg season 2 but allegedly was fired for season 3.[3]