Urvashi Rautela


Urvashi Rautela is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Bollywood films. Rautela was crowned
Miss Diva Universe 2015 and represented India at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.
She made her Bollywood debut with Singh Saab the Great and appeared in films like Sanam Re, Great Grand Masti, Hate Story 4 and Pagalpanti

Early life and education

Rautela was born in Haridwar on 25 February 1994 to Meera Rautela and Manwar Singh Rautela. Her hometown is in Kotdwar and hails from a Rajput family and once in an interview over film Padmavat Controversial release, she stated that she is also a Rajput and respects Maharani Padmini when Swara Bhaskar wrote letter over the film. Rautela is an alumna of Gargi College, University of Delhi.

Pageantry (2009 – 2015)

Rautela got her first major break at age 15 in Wills lifestyle India Fashion Week. She also won the title of Miss Teen India 2009. As a teen model, she was the show stopper for Lakme Fashion Week and she walked the ramp at Amazon Fashion Week, Dubai FW and Bombay FW.
In 2011, Rautela won Indian Princess 2011, Miss Tourism World 2011, and Miss Asian Supermodel 2011. She also won the title of Miss Tourism Queen Of The Year 2011 that was held in China and became the first Indian woman to win the pageant. She was also offered Ishaqzaade but turned it down as she wanted to focus on the Miss Universe pageant. In 2012, she won the coveted crown of I AM She – Miss Universe India as well as the special award for Miss Photogenic. However, she had to relinquish her crown as she was underage at that time
In 2015, Rautela joined the Indian pageantry again and reclaimed her title making her the first women to win the Miss Universe India crown twice. She also won the title of Miss Beautiful Smile at the Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva Universe India 2015. She represented India in Miss Universe 2015, but did not place.

Film career (2013–present)

She made her debut at bollywood with the film Singh Saab The Great as the female lead opposite Sunny Deol. She was appraised for her role in the film. After Singh Saab The Great, Urvashi appeared in Yo Yo Honey Singh's international video album Love Dose, which released in October 2014.
Soon after, she started working in the South Indian film industry and made her debut with the Kannada film Mr. Airavata. Though the film got negative reviews from the critics, her dance sequence was praised. Sunayana Suresh writing for the Times of India noted, "Urvashi is expressive and leaves her mark in the few scenes and songs she appears in, especially with her dancing."
Later, she appeared in two other films, Sanam Re and Great Grand Masti as well as two music videos in 2016. The first was Laal Dupatta with Mika Singh and Anupama Raag and the other was Gal Bann Gayi along with Vidyut Jammwal.
In 2017, Rautela starred in a special dance sequence Haseeno Ka Deewana in the film Kaabil. She was complimented on her performance by Amitabh Bachchan. Apart from that, she made a special appearance in the Bangladeshi film Porobashinee.
In 2018, she appeared in the revenge drama Hate Story 4. She was praised for her performance. Rachit Gupta of the Times of India stated, "Urvashi Rautela has the main role and her character has plenty to offer. She starts off as a girl dancing in a strip club, but as the story unfolds, her character gets plenty of twists, turns and reveals. There’s a lot on her table and the pretty actress handles the myriad emotions and shades with ease."
In February 2019, Rautela appeared for Anees Bazmee's comedy film Pagalpanti which was a box-office flop and generally got unfavourable reviews.

In the media

Urvashi launched her app which gave fans information about her. She was named as the Youngest Most Beautiful Woman In The Universe 2018 by the government and tourism of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and won the Uttrakhand Maharatna Award from the chief minister of Uttrakhand.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2013Singh Saab the GreatMinnieHindiHindi debut
2015Mr. AiravataPriyaKannadaKannada debut
2015Bhaag JohnnyHindiSpecial appearance in the song "Daddy Mummy".
2016Sanam ReAkanksha / Mrs. PabloHindi
2016Great Grand MastiRaginiHindi
2017KaabilHindiSpecial appearance in the song "Haseeno Ka Deewana"
2017PorobashineeBengaliSpecial appearance in the song "Challobay"
2018Hate Story 4TashaHindi
2019PagalpantiKavyaHindi
2020Virgin BhanupriyaBhanupriya AwasthiHindi

Music videos

YearTitleWith
2014LoveDoseYo Yo Honey Singh
2016Laal DupattaMika Singh and Anupama Raag
2016Gal Ban GayiYo Yo Honey Singh, Vidyut Jammwal, Meet Bros and Neha Kakkar.
2019Bijli Ki TaarTony Kakkar

Web series

Awards and nominations