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==Acting career==
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Dhulipala made her film debut is ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'' in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ganguly |first1=Nivedita |title=Sobhita's dream debut in 'Raman Raghav 2.0' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Sobhita%E2%80%99s-dream-debut-in-%E2%80%98Raman-Raghav-2.0%E2%80%99/article14317411.ece |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=13 May 2016 |language=en-IN}}</ref> and also signed a three-film deal with [[Phantom Films]] in July 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=Anurag Kashyap's faith in me valuable: Sobhita Dhulipala |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-s-faith-in-me-valuable-sobhita-dhulipala/story-pObKCJvHqtiRc2KItoRIrL.html |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 September 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Raman Raghav 2.0 actor Sobhita Dhulipala and Phantom Films sign three-film deal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/sobhita-dhulipala-three-film-deal-phantom-deals-raman-raghav-2-0-anurag-kashyap-329077-2016-07-13 |access-date=16 September 2019 |work=India Today |date=13 July 2016 |language=en}}</ref> For her role in the film, she was nominated by critics for best supporting performance at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes Film festival 2016. In early August 2016, she signed two films, ''[[Kaalakaandi]]'' directed by Akshat Verma and ''[[Chef (2017 film)|Chef]]'' directed by Raja Menon, both starring opposite [[Saif Ali Khan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lakshmi |first1=V |title=Sobhita Dhulipala bags her next Bollywood project - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sobhita-Dhulipala-bags-her-next-Bollywood-project/articleshow/53541131.cms |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=28 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Coutinho |first1=Natasha |title=Saif's finally found his close buddy |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Saifs-finally-found-his-close-buddy/articleshow/55504526.cms |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=19 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Dhulipala appeared in her first Telugu film ''[[Goodachari]]'' co-starring [[Adivi Sesh]], playing a Psychology graduate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kavirayani |first1=Suresh |title=Sobhita Dhulipala all set for a T'town debut |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040916/sobhita-dhulipala-all-set-for-a-ttown-debut.html |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=4 September 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
Dhulipala made her film debut is ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'' in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ganguly |first1=Nivedita |title=Sobhita's dream debut in 'Raman Raghav 2.0' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Sobhita%E2%80%99s-dream-debut-in-%E2%80%98Raman-Raghav-2.0%E2%80%99/article14317411.ece |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=13 May 2016 |language=en-IN}}</ref> and also signed a three-film deal with [[Phantom Films]] in July 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=Anurag Kashyap's faith in me valuable: Sobhita Dhulipala |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-s-faith-in-me-valuable-sobhita-dhulipala/story-pObKCJvHqtiRc2KItoRIrL.html |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 September 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Raman Raghav 2.0 actor Sobhita Dhulipala and Phantom Films sign three-film deal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/sobhita-dhulipala-three-film-deal-phantom-deals-raman-raghav-2-0-anurag-kashyap-329077-2016-07-13 |access-date=16 September 2019 |work=India Today |date=13 July 2016 |language=en}}</ref> For her role in the film, she was nominated by critics for best supporting performance at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes Film festival 2016. In early August 2016, she signed two films, ''[[Kaalakaandi]]'' directed by Akshat Verma and ''[[Chef (2017 film)|Chef]]'' directed by Raja Menon, both starring opposite [[Saif Ali Khan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lakshmi |first1=V |title=Sobhita Dhulipala bags her next Bollywood project - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sobhita-Dhulipala-bags-her-next-Bollywood-project/articleshow/53541131.cms |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=28 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Coutinho |first1=Natasha |title=Saif's finally found his close buddy |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Saifs-finally-found-his-close-buddy/articleshow/55504526.cms |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=19 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Dhulipala appeared in her first Telugu film ''[[Goodachari]]'' co-starring [[Adivi Sesh]], playing a Psychology graduate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kavirayani |first1=Suresh |title=Sobhita Dhulipala all set for a T'town debut |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040916/sobhita-dhulipala-all-set-for-a-ttown-debut.html |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=4 September 2016 |language=en}}</ref>


Revision as of 18:01, 8 March 2024

Sobhita Dhulipala
Dhulipala in 2018
Born (1992-05-31) 31 May 1992 (age 32)
Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
TitleFemina Miss India 2013

Sobhita Dhulipala (born 31 May 1992) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. She won the Femina Miss India Earth 2013 title at Femina Miss India 2013 pageant and represented India at Miss Earth 2013.[1] Dhulipala made her acting debut in Anurag Kashyap's Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016) and subsequently played the lead role in the Amazon Prime Video drama series Made in Heaven (2019–2023).[2]

Dhulipala went on to appear in the Telugu films Goodachari (2018) and Major (2022), the Malayalam films Moothon (2019) and Kurup (2021), the Tamil two-part epic Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023), and the Hindi series The Night Manager (2023).

Early life and education

Sobhita Dhulipala was born on 31 May 1992,[3] in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh[4] into a Telugu Brahmin family.[5][6] Her father Venugopal Rao, was a Merchant Navy engineer and her mother Santha Kamakshi was a primary school teacher.[7] She grew up in Visakhapatnam[8] She moved to Mumbai by herself at the age of sixteen and later attended H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in University of Mumbai.[7] She is also a trained classical dancer in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi.[9][10] Dhulipala was crowned the Navy Queen at the annual Navy Ball pin 2010.[7]

Pageantry

A college friend of Dhulipala's was interning at the Miss Office and suggested she audition for the upcoming pageant. Describing herself as an "uncool geek" and stating she wished for validation, Dhulipala entered with the intentions of only clearing the first round to prove to her friends she could.[11]

Dhulipala in 2013

Subsequently, she represented India in Miss Earth 2013,[12] in the Philippines, but could not finish in the top 20, instead landing sub-titles of Miss Photogenic, Miss Beauty for a cause, Miss Talent and Miss Beautiful face.[11] She also featured in Kingfisher Calendar 2014.[13]

Acting career

Dhulipala made her film debut is Raman Raghav 2.0 in 2016.[14] and also signed a three-film deal with Phantom Films in July 2016.[15][16] For her role in the film, she was nominated by critics for best supporting performance at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes Film festival 2016. In early August 2016, she signed two films, Kaalakaandi directed by Akshat Verma and Chef directed by Raja Menon, both starring opposite Saif Ali Khan.[17][18] In 2018, Dhulipala appeared in her first Telugu film Goodachari co-starring Adivi Sesh, playing a Psychology graduate.[19]

In 2019, Dhulipala's portrayed Tara, a wedding planner in Amazon Prime's original series Made In Heaven.[20] She also appeared in a pivotal role in Bard of Blood, an Indian fictional spy thriller Netflix series, based on the 2015 espionage novel of the same name as an intelligence agency operative.[21] Dhulipala made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Geetu Mohandas directorial-feature Moothon alongside Nivin Pauly, in the same year.[22][23] Her final work of the year was the Hindi film The Body alongside Emraan Hashmi.[24]

She played a pregnant woman in the anthology Ghost Stories.[25] In 2021, Dhulipala appeared in Kurup.[26] In 2022, Dhulipala played a guest stuck in the hotel, in Hindi-Telugu biographical Major.[27]

Dhulipala appeared in Mani Ratnam's period film Ponniyin Selvan: I and its sequel Ponniyin Selvan: II, as Vaanathi.[28][29] She then appeared alongside Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur in two seasons of The Night Manager.[30] For the series, she won ITA Award for Best Actress - Popular (OTT).[31] Dhulipala then reprised Tara in the second season of Made In Heaven.[32]

Dhulipala is set to make her Hollywood debut with a role in the upcoming action thriller Monkey Man, written and directed by Dev Patel. It will be distributed by Universal Pictures and will release worldwide on April 5,2024.[33]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2016 Raman Raghav 2.0 Smrutika "Simi" Naidu Hindi [34]
2017 Chef Vinnie [35]
2018 Kaalakaandi Tara [36]
Goodachari Sameera Rao / Sameera Sheikh[a] Telugu [37]
2019 Moothon Rosy Malayalam [38]
The Body Maya Verma Hindi [39]
2020 Ghost Stories Neha Anurag Kashyap's segment [40]
2021 Kurup Sharadamma / Sharadha Kurup Malayalam [41]
2022 Major Pramoda Reddy Telugu, Hindi Bilingual film [42]
Ponniyin Selvan: I Vaanathi Tamil [43]
2023 Ponniyin Selvan: II
2024 Monkey Man † TBA English American film; completed [44]
TBA Sitara † TBA Hindi Completed [45]

Television

  • All shows are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019–2023 Made in Heaven Tara Khanna 2 seasons [46]
2019 Bard of Blood Isha Khanna [47]
2023 The Night Manager Kaveri Dixit [48]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Female Raman Raghav 2.0 Nominated [49]
2019 Grazia Millenial Awards Breakthrough Performer Of The Year Won [50]
iReel Awards Best Actress - Drama Made in Heaven Nominated [51]
2022 Lions Gold awards Mouldbreaker of the Year Won [52]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Malayalam Kurup Nominated [53]
2023 Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Major Nominated [54]
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress - Popular (OTT) The Night Manager Won [55]

Notes

  1. ^ Sobhita Dhulipala played a single character with two or more names.

References

  1. ^ "Miss India Diaries: I planted 30 saplings on World Environment Day, says Sobhita!". Femina Miss India. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ "'Made in Heaven' trailer: Big fat weddings and secrets in Amazon Prime Original series". Scroll.in. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ References for date of birth
  4. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala: My work should speak for me". Cinema Express. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022. I was born in Tenali and was raised in Visakhapatnam
  5. ^ "No matter where I am, I will be a Telugu ammayi, who craves pappu-annam: Sobhita Dhulipala". The Times of India. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. ^ Salvadore, Sarah (26 March 2013). "I embody the spirit of Vizag: Sobhita Dhulipala". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Humayon, Afrin (26 March 2013). "Sobhita's proud parents talk about their daughter!". Beauty Pageants. p. 1. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. ^ Praveen, Priyanka (30 June 2016). "Sobhita Dhulipala's journey: From Vizag to Bollywood". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  9. ^ Gaikwad, Pramod (26 June 2016). "I want to try everything, says Raman Raghav 2.0 actor Sobhita Dhulipala". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ^ Upadhye, Aishwarya (13 January 2020). "I am an artist in service of the story: Sobhita Dhulipala". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Miss India pageant damaged my self-esteem. It took me away from me, says Sobhita Dhulipala". Hindustan Times. PTI. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Miss India Sobhita Dhulipala crowned Miss Photogenic at Miss Earth 2013". Biharprabha. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala". Dhulipala-Kingfsher Calendar. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. ^ Ganguly, Nivedita (13 May 2016). "Sobhita's dream debut in 'Raman Raghav 2.0'". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  15. ^ IANS (3 September 2016). "Anurag Kashyap's faith in me valuable: Sobhita Dhulipala". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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  18. ^ Coutinho, Natasha (19 November 2016). "Saif's finally found his close buddy". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  19. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (4 September 2016). "Sobhita Dhulipala all set for a T'town debut". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  20. ^ IANS (4 April 2019). "Made In Heaven's Sobhita Dhulipala aka Tara becomes breakout star of IMDb". India Today. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  21. ^ Keshri, Shweta (25 September 2019). "Sobhita Dhulipala on Bard of Blood: Did not know my name was changed from Isha Khan to Khanna". India Today. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  22. ^ "TIFF 2019: Anurag Kashyap, Nivin Pauly, Sobhita Dhulipala attend world premiere of Moothon". Firstpost. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Was blown away by 'Moothon' script: Sobhita Dhulipala". The New Indian Express. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  24. ^ Chatterjee, Saibal (13 December 2019). "The Body Movie Review: Rishi Kapoor Is Effortless In Film That Isn't Quite What It Could Have Been". NDTV. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Anurag Kashyap starts shooting for Ghost Stories". India Today. IANS. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  26. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala joins Kurup". Deccan Chronicle. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  27. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala starts first shoot of 2021". The New Indian Express. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Mani Ratnam to begin shooting Ponniyin Selvan in Thailand next month". India Today. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  29. ^ "How 'Ponniyin Selvan' got Sobhita Dhulipala to 'do something different'!". The Times of India. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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  32. ^ Sen, Shomi (14 August 2023). "Made In Heaven Season 2 review: A riveting sequel of a good series". WION News. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  33. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala on her Hollywood debut film 'Monkey Man': A sensory feast". India Today. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  34. ^ "Raman Raghav 2.0 debutante Sobhita Dhulipala: I would describe my character as a domesticated wolf". India Today. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  35. ^ "Meet the new 'chef' in town". Deccan Herald. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  36. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala on Kaalakaandi: I am able to do films that I would watch and wouldn't mock". Firstpost. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  37. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (1 August 2018). "Sobhita Dhulipala: I am a nerd and a recluse". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  38. ^ "Was blown away by 'Moothon' script: Sobhita Dhulipala". The New Indian Express. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  39. ^ "Actor Sobhita Dhulipala shares she had fun working with Emraan Hashmi in Jeethu Joseph's upcoming directorial The Body". Hindustan Times. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  40. ^ Upadhye, Aishwarya (13 January 2020). "I am an artist in service of the story: Sobhita Dhulipala". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  41. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan calls it a wrap for his upcoming film, 'Kurup', shares a heartfelt note". The Times of India. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  42. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala lands a role in 'Major' opposite Adivi Sesh". The News Minute. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  43. ^ "Mani Ratnam 's Ponniyin Selvan (In Pics) : 15 principal characters, 15 adept actors – Who's playing who in the epic adaptation?". Cinema Express. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  44. ^ Keshri, Shweta (17 March 2021). "Sobhita Dhulipala to star in Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man". India Today. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  45. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala wraps up Vandana Kataria's film Sitara in Kerala, announces on Twitter". Firstpost. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  46. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala on success of Made In Heaven: The response has been very overwhelming". India Today. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  47. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala on Bard of Blood". India Today. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  48. ^ "Sobhita Dhulipala joins Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor in The Night Manager; to reprise the role of Elizabeth Debicki". Bollywood Hungama. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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  55. ^ "ITA Awards 2023: Tejasswi Prakash, Harshad Chopda win big; Hrithik Roshan dances to 'Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai'". The Indian Express. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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