Aditi Arya Kotak (born 18 September 1993) is an Indian actress,[5] model, research analyst and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2015.[6] She represented India at Miss World 2015 pageant.
Aditi Arya Kotak | |
|---|---|
 Femina Miss India 2015, Aditi Arya Kotak | |
| Born | 18 September 1993[1][2] |
| Education | Yale University, MBA[4] Delhi University, BBS |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Jay Kotak (m. 2023) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Femina Miss India World 2015 |
| Major competition(s) | Femina Miss India 2015 (Winner) (Miss Beautiful Hair) (Miss Sudoku) Femina Miss India Delhi 2015 Miss World 2015 |
Early life
editArya was born in Chandigarh[3] and studied at Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School in her early years before moving to Gurgaon where she completed her schooling at Amity International School. She then completed her graduation with a finance major in business studies from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies. She was enrolled in the Indian School of Business through their Young Leaders Programme while working as a research analyst for one of the big four[7] audit firms, Ernst & Young.[8]
She is enrolled in the Yale School of Management, MBA class of 2023.[4]
She has been associated with several non-profit groups such as Amitasha, Supported Decision Making and Protsahan.[9]
Pageantry
editFemina Miss India 2015
editAditi was crowned the winner at fbb Femina Miss India World 2015, on 28 March 2015 in Mumbai.[citation needed]
Miss World 2015
editAfter winning the title of Femina Miss India World 2015 represented India at Miss World 2015, the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant. She was amongst the top 5 in Multimedia award, top 5 in People's choice award, top 10 in World Fashion Designer Dress award, top 25 in Beauty With a Purpose award, top 30 in the talent sub-competition and top 30 in the Top Model sub-competition.[10][11]
Acting career
editAfter passing on the crown of Femina Miss India 2015, Aditi Arya has made her Tollywood debut as the lead heroine in Director, Puri Jagannadh's film with Nandamuri Kalyan Ram titled Ism.[12] The film was a box office success[13] and was well received by audience and critics alike.
She then made her Kannada debut as Uttara in the magnum opus Kurukshetra, which is being shot in 3D.[14]
She has played the lead role in the 36 episode Hindi web series Tantra directed by Sidhant Sachdev and produced by Vikram Bhatt.[15] She has also done another web series Spotlight 2[16] with the same team, to be released on 26 January on the International over-the-top video service Viu.
She is currently shooting for her next Tollywood film Ninnu Vadili Nenu Polenule.[17]
Aditi Arya Kotak's Punjabi film Teriyan Meriyan Hera Pheriyan was released on 21st June 2024.
Personal life
editIn November 2023, she married Jay Kotak, the son of billionaire Uday Kotak in an extravagant affair with ceremonies conducted at Taj Fateh Prakash Palace Udaipur and Jio World Convention Centre Mumbai .
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ism | Alia Khan | Telugu | Telugu Debut |
| 2017 | Tantra | Sunaina | Hindi | Web series released on Voot |
| 2018 | Spotlight 2 | Jyotika | Web series released on Viu | |
| 2019 | Seven | Abhinaya | Telugu / Tamil | |
| 2019 | Kurukshetra | Uttara | Kannada | Kannada Debut |
| TBA | Ninnu Vadili Nenu Polenule | Unknown | Telugu | Filming |
| 2020 | Unlock | Riddhi | Hindi | Film released on ZEE5 |
| 2021 | 83 | Inderjit Bhardwaj | Hindi | [18][19] |
| TBA | Thrishulam | TBA | Kannada | Filming[20] |
References
edit- ^ "Happy Birthday Miss India World 2015 Aditi Arya". The Times of India. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Former Miss India Aditi Arya: Gurgaon has young, ambitious people, I imbibed that too". The Times of India. 24 April 2016. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
22-year-old
- ^ a b "Aditi Arya returns home after FBB Femina Miss India 2015 win | Business Standard News". 9 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Aditi Arya '23 | Yale School of Management". som.yale.edu. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "'Sporting half saris was fun', says Aditi Arya". Deccan Chronicle. 21 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Delhi girl Aditi Arya wins Miss India 2015 crown". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2018/01/16/ernst-young-cuts-ribbon-on-newhoboken-office.html". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "CBS graduate Aditi Arya wins Miss India 2015 - DU Beat". DU Beat. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Beyond beauty". The Tribune India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Delhi's Aditi Arya crowned Miss India 2015, Aafreen Rachel Vaz and Vartika Singh were runners-up". The Indian Express. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Delhi's Aditi Arya crowned fbb Femina Miss India World 2015". msn.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Aditi Arya To Hit Silver Screens". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. "ISM 1st weekend box office report: Puri Jagannadh's film beats 3-day collections of Kalyan Ram's Pataas". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Aditi Arya is Uttara in Kurukshetra". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Vikram Bhatt presents a new show 'Tantra' for VB on the web". Mumbai Live. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Aditi Arya and Ruhi Singh to star in Spotlight 2 web series - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Aditi Arya bags her next". Deccan Chronicle. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ TelanganaToday. "It's an honour working with Kabir Khan in '83 : Aditi Arya". Telangana Today. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "COVID-19: 'We cannot take risk', says Aditi Arya on postponing of '83' release date". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Upendra: ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್-ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾಂಬಿನೇಷನ್ನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಚೇಂಜ್!". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
