Sandeepa Dhar


Sandeepa Dhar is an Indian actress. Sandeepa made her acting debut in 2010 with Isi Life Mein. For her performance in the film, she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer and Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow. Sandeepa did a cameo in Dabangg 2. Dhar also received critical acclaim for her performance in Sajid Nadiadwala's Heropanti.

Early life and background

Sandeepa was born in Srinagar, India. Sandeepa is a professionally trained dancer. Having won several awards for her dancing, she trained in Bharatanatyam for 8 years from the Vani Ganpathy. She also trained in Jazz and Contemporary for 4 years from Shiamak Davar and Terence Lewis. She is an alumna of NPS, Indira Nagar, Bangalore.

Career

In 2010, Sandeepa Dhar made her cinematic debut in Rajshri Production's Hindi film Isi Life Mein opposite actor Akshay Oberoi. Her performance was well received, earning the actress a best newcomer nomination at the Star Screen, Filmfare and Stardust Awards. Taran Adarsh praised her performance in the film saying, "Sandeepa Dhar is another talent that catches your attention."
Sandeepa's next release was Gollu Aur Pappu, produced by Viacom 18, co starring Kunal Roy Kapur and Vir Das of Delhi Belly fame. She signed a 3-film deal with Viacom 18.
Dhar is currently playing the lead in an international musical called West Side Story, produced by the Australian Dance Theatre. Her character is Maria, who is a hopeless romantic and an innocent Puerto Rican young girl. She falls in love with Tony and finds herself at the centre of the violent conflict between the two gangs. The musical is inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. So far the musical has been staged in eight countries which include Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand with over 100 shows.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2010Isi Life MeinRajnandini
2012Dabangg 2AnjaliCameo
2014Heropanti Renu
2015Gollu Aur PappuPia
2016Global Baba Bhavana
20167 Hours to GoNandini Shukla
2017Baaraat CompanyMehek
2019CartelSweta
TBAFirrkieShanaya
2020KaagazHerselfSpecial Appearance

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Awards and nominations