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Angira Dhar
Born
Mumbai, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2013–present
Spouse
​
(m. 2021)​

Angira Dhar is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. Her most notable work includes her role in web series Bang Baaja Baaraat[1][2][3][4] and the film Love per Square Foot.

Early and personal life

Dhar is from a Kashmiri Hindu family and was brought up in Mumbai.[5]

Dhar married Love per Square Foot director, Anand Tiwari, in a secret ceremony on 30 April 2021.[6][7]

Career

Television career

Dhar began a career in TV production with Channel V. She also worked behind the camera as an assistant film director.[8] During her time at Channel V she was offered the anchor position on the show 'Beg Borrow Steal' by UTV Bindass.[9]

Film career

She made her Bollywood debut in 2013, starring in the film called Ek Bura Aadmi starring Arunoday Singh.

In 2015, she was offered the female lead in a web series by Y-Films, titled Bang Baaja Baarat in which she essayed the role of a spunky, feisty, young independent girl.[10] The show revolves around a much-in-love couple, Shahana (Dhar) and Pawan (Ali Fazal) who decide to get married in an elaborate wedding. However, since Pawan is Brahmin and Shahana is Punjabi, chaos unfolds when both the families meet.[11] The second season of the show started in September 2016.[12] It met with positive reviews.

In 2018, she played the lead actor for the first film to be directed by Anand Tiwari under RSVP (Ronnie Screwvala Production) titled Love per Square Foot opposite Vicky Kaushal.[13][14] It was the first Bollywood film to release directly on a streaming platform. In 2019, she played British Intelligence officer in the film Commando 3.

She played a lawyer in Ajay Devgn's film Runway 34.[15]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Ek Bura Aadmi
2018 Love per Square Foot Karina D'Souza [16]
2019 Commando 3 Malika Sood [17]
2022 Runway 34 Radhika Roy [18]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Bang Baaja Baaraat Shahana Arora [19]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Beg Borrow Steal Host [20]

References

  1. ^ "Ali Fazal and Angira Dhar's crazy wedding in 'Bang Baaja Baaraat'". Times Of India. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ Menon, Pradeep (8 December 2017). "YRF's new web series can give rom-coms a run for their money". Firstpost. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. ^ Chancha, Anu (25 April 2013). "Angira Dhar: The Bold, Bindaas Babe". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Angira Dhar on lockdown: It should not come in the way of your art". Hindustan Times. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ Kulkarni, Onkar (29 November 2019). "Angira Dhar: As an assistant director, I've stepped in as an extra for ads shoots, and now, here I am". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Though my family is from Kashmir, I was raised in Mumbai.
  6. ^ "Angira Dhar marries her Love Per Square Foot director Anand Tiwari in secret ceremony, see wedding pics". Hindustan Times. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Love Per Square Foot director Anand Tiwari and actor Angira Dhar get married". Bollywood Hungama. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. ^ IANS (6 June 2011). "Angira Dhar, new face to join Bollywood". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  9. ^ Anu Chanchal (25 April 2013). "Angira Dhar: The Bold, Bindaas Babe". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  10. ^ Pradeep Menon (8 December 2017). "YRF's new web series can give rom-coms a run for their money". Firstpost. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. ^ Mini Dixit (6 November 2015). "Bang Baaja Baaraat: After Man's World, Y Films debuts second web series". India Today. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Ali Fazal is back with Season 2 of web series Bang Baaja Baaraat". Hindustan Times. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  13. ^ ANI (1 May 2017). "Angira Dhar to make B-Town debut with 'Love Per Square Foot'". ABP Live. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Exclusive: Vicky Kaushal, Angira Dhar start shooting for Ronnie Screwvala's film. ". Deccan Chronicle. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Runway 34 Movie Review : Ajay Devgn's aviation drama lands well within the runway". The Times Of India. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  16. ^ "'Love Per Square Foot' movie review: An ode to Basu Chatterjee". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  17. ^ "When Vidyut Jammwal came for Angira Dhar's rescue during Commando 3 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Ajay Devgn begins the shooting of his directorial MayDay in Hyderabad, film to release on Eid 2022 weekend". Bollywood Hungama. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Ali Fazal and Angira Dhar's crazy wedding in 'Bang Baaja Baaraat' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Angira Dhar: The Bold, Bindaas Babe". indiatimes.com. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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