Anupria Goenka (born 29 May 1987) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi and Telugu films.[1] She first shot to fame in 2013 as the face of UPA government's Bharat Nirman.[2] Goenka made her on-screen debut with the 2013 Telugu film Potugadu,[3] having previously starred in the 2013 short film Worth the Kiss. She made her Bollywood debut with Bobby Jasoos.
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 Goenka in 2019 | |
| Born | 29 May 1987 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
She subsequently starred in the comedy-drama Bobby Jasoos (2014), the drama Paathshala (2014), the action comedy Dishoom (2016) and the crime-drama Daddy (2017). Goenka went on to star in the action-thrillers Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) and War (2019), and the epic period drama Padmaavat (2018).
She made her web debut with Stories by Rabindranath Tagore and went onto appear in successful series like Sacred Games, Abhay, Criminal Justice, Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side, Aashram and Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors.
Early life
editAnupriya Goenka was born in a Marwadi Family on 29 May 1987[4] in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh[5] to Ravindra Kumar Goenka, a garment entrepreneur and Pushpa Goenka, a homemaker.[6]
Goenka provided financial support to her family before she completed school. She said, "I was the enterprising one and started helping my father in the garment export business. Acting was always a hobby till I realized I couldn't do justice to both theatre and my corporate career," she said.[7]
Career
editGoenka moved to Mumbai in 2009.[8] Goenka was intrigued with theater and tried to juggle between a career in acting and the corporate sector.[5] She started doing commercials and first became known in 2013 as the face of UPA government's Bharat Nirman ad campaign and for playing a lesbian character in India's first ever lesbian ad for the brand Myntra in 2015.[9] Goenka has appeared in various television commercials for brands including Coke, Garnier, Stayfree, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Pepperfry, and Vodafone.[10] She also worked as an Anchor / Show Host in a Home Shopping Channel called ShopCJ for more than one year. She portrayed the role of nurse Poorna in the 2017 action-thriller Tiger Zinda Hai.[11] She garnered critical acclaim for the portrayal of the role of Queen Nagmati in the 2018 epic film Padmaavat opposite Shahid Kapoor.[12]
Media
editGoenka was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 8 in 2020.[13]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Potugadu | Mary | Telugu language film |
| 2014 | Bobby Jasoos | Afreen | |
| Paathasala | Sandhya | Telugu language film | |
| 2016 | Dishoom | Alishka Iyer | |
| 2017 | Vekh Baraatan Challiyan | Saroj | Special appearance, Punjabi film |
| Daddy | Hilda | ||
| Tiger Zinda Hai | Poorna | ||
| 2018 | Sir | Ankita | |
| Padmaavat | Nagmati | ||
| 2019 | War | Aditi | |
| 2022 | Mere Desh Ki Dharti | Jhumki | |
| 2024 | Berlin |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Stories by Rabindranath Tagore | Mrignoyonee | Story "Kankaal" |
| 2018–2019 | Sacred Games | Megha Singh | Netflix Original series |
| 2019 | The Final Call | Parineeta "Pari" | Zee5 Original series[14][15] |
| Abhay | Supriya (cameo appearance) | Zee5 Original series [better source needed] | |
| Criminal Justice | Nikhat Hussain | Hotstar Specials series | |
| Panchali | Bhoomi | [16] | |
| Fuh se Fantasy | Mr. Mehra | Voot Original Series Ep. Not Vanilla | |
| 2020 | Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side | Naina | Voot Select Original series[17] |
| Aashram | Dr. Natasha[18] | MX Original series[19] | |
| Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors | Nikhat Hussain | Hotstar Specials series | |
| 2021 | Crime Next Door | Sujata[20] | |
| 2023 | Asur 2: The Rise of the Dark Side | Naina | JioCinema |
| 2023 | Sultan of Delhi | Shankari Devi | Disney+Hotstar |
References
edit- ^ Sharma, Smrity (27 October 2017). "Did You Know: This Actress In Padmavati Song Ghoomar Has Played A Lesbain In A Viral Ad". india.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Singh, Suhani (20 September 2013). "Anupriya Goenka now better known as Priya, thanks to being the face of UPAs Bharat Nirman ad campaign". India Today. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ Mishra, Shivani (30 October 2017). "Padmavati: All you need to know about Anupriya Goenka, the other queen in Ghoomar". InUth. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Birthday special: एक्टिंग की क्वीन हैं शाहिद कपूर की ऑनस्क्रीन पत्नी रह चुकीं ये एक्ट्रेस, जानिए करियर की ये अहम बातें". TV9 Hindi (in Hindi). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ a b Bhatnagar, Rohit (27 December 2017). "Forget Kat, meet another tigress Anupriya Goenka from TZH". The Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ Mehta, Ankita (28 October 2017). "REVEALED: The Rani in Deepika Padukone's Ghoomar song is Shahid Kapoor's first wife in Padmavati". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Dhaman, Himanshi (14 September 2013). "Bharat Nirman ad catapults Delhi girl to household fame - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ Ved, Sonal (12 June 2015). "Meet the Myntra girls everyone's talking about". VOGUE India. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ Acharya, Anindita (11 June 2015). "India's first ad with lesbian pair treats them as 'normal', says actor". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Forget Kat, meet another tigress Anupriya Goenka from TZH". Deccan Chronicle. 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Tiger Zinda Hai actor Anupriya Goenka: Salman Khan has a divine personality". The Indian Express. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Padmavati: Meet Anupriya Goenka, first wife of Maharawal Ratan Singh". Freepress Journal. 28 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "The Times Most Desirable Women of 2020". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "The Final Call Review: Arjun Rampal's New Series Is Not Your Regular Web-Spinning Suspense Thriller". News18. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "'The Final Call' review: This Arjun Rampal-starrer gives spin to the web". The New Indian Express. March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Anupriya Goenka accuses Panchali web series makers of wrongfully make her shoot intimate scenes". InternationalBusinessTimes. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "'Asur' review: Voot Select show about a serial killer is a gripping watch once it settles down". Scroll.in. 14 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ ""Aashram (TV Series 2020) - IMDb"". Imdb.com. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ ""Aashram | Official Trailer | Bobby Deol | Prakash Jha | MX Original Series | MX Player"". Youtube.com. 19 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ ""Crime Next Door (TV Series 2021-) - IMDb"". Imdb.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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