Kristina Akheeva
Kristina Akheeva | |
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| Born | 1 November 1986 Khabarovsk, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Years active | 2012–Present |
| Website | www |
Kristina Akheeva (born 1 November 1986) is an Australian model and actress, who works in India.[1]
Early life
Akheeva was born in Khabarovsk, Russia to a Russian mother and half Tajikistani half Russian father. At age 7, Kristina moved to Australia and later at age 17, moved to Melbourne to pursue an acting career. While developing her craft at an acting school, she was approached by numerous photographers who wanted to work with her. At first, she wanted no more than to have some nice pictures of herself, but over time she started to get more and more regular work with local photographers.[2] An agency in Singapore came across Kristina’s portfolio, they loved her look and believed she would be suited for the modeling market in Singapore. .Kristina took up the offer as she thought it would be a great way for her to explore the world and also understand cultures, people, their faiths and beliefs, while working at the same time.
She loved traveling so much, that she spent the next 5 years living and working as a successful model in China, Singapore, Philippines, Korea, Thailand and India, as well as backpacking through other parts of Asia. Kristina traveled to India for the first time in 2007 and she fell in love with the culture, the people, the food, and even backpacked to the Himalayas as a part of her journey. She returned in 2010 and had a successful one year modeling stint, doing some of the biggest advertising campaigns in the country.
After a year of more travel, Kristina once again returned to India in 2012. Starting the year with some lucrative modeling assignments, her desire of acting on screen was now stronger then ever. Kristina has been roped in for the film Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 which is a sequel to the super hit 2011 film Yamla Pagla Deewana, starring one of Hindi Cinema’s greatest icons Dharmendra along with his two sons Sunny Deol & Bobby Deol.
Career
She is set to make her Hindi film debut in Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, alongside Sunny Deol.[3] Akheeva had to learn hindi for her role in the movie, as she was alien to the language.[4] She is taking her debut film in Bollywood seriously, as she said "I am indeed taking my career in Bollywood very seriously and I think that the language plays a very important role. Hence, I am brushing up my Hindi skills."[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 | Reei | Post-production |
References
- ^ "The Official Kristina Akheeva site | The Official Kristina Akheeva site". Kristina Akheeva. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Kristina Akheeva acting career".
- ^ "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2".
- ^ "Kristina Akheeva Bollywood debut". 6 October 2013]].
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