Hazel Crowney

Hazel Crowney
Born 15 September 1982 (1982-09-15) (age 29)
United Kingdom
Other names Hazel Croney, Hazel
Years active 2004 - present

Hazel Crowney also spelled as Hazel Croney is a British female model and film actress who has appeared in many ad campaigns and some Bollywood films.

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Early Life

Crowney was born to Karin and Phil Crowney who now reside in Morocco, and has two younger sisters (one named Robyn). Growing up in Grosvenor Park, she completed her schooling from Bennett Memorial School in Tunbridge Wells, UK. Later, she studied fashion and textiles at West Kent College.[1]

Career

Crowney's entry Bollywood came by chance in 2004 when she was backpacking in Thailand and stumbled upon an Indian film being shot there. So came her first appearance in a Bollywood film was in the item song Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar. With little prior knowledge of the sub-continent, she was attracted by the music and dance, and decided to try her luck in Mumbai.[1]

She went on to do few advertisements for Ponds, Nokia, HSBC and Samsung before landing with her first proper role in the film MP3 - Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar in 2007. She also worked in shows, for which she got highly paid.[2]

In 2010, Crowney along with other non-Indian actresses like Alice Patten were asked to leave Bollywood by Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), a Mumbai based political party. They campaigned for a ban on the estimated 1,000 British and other foreign actors who regularly appear in Bollywood films accusing them of stealing jobs from local girls.[3]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Other notes
2006 Ho Sakta Hai Claire Hindi
2007 MP3 - Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar Ayesha Hindi credited as Hazel
2008 U, Me aur Hum Girlfriend of Ajay's son Hindi credited as Hazel
2010 Mittal v/s Mittal Item song Hindi credited as Hazel
Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon Hindi credited as Hazel
A Flat Gitika D. Singh Hindi credited as Hezal Crony/Hazel

Television Apperances

Year Television Series Role Other notes
2009-10 Fear Factor Herself Contestant
2010 Zara Nachke Dikha Herself Contestant

References

  1. ^ a b "Hazel Crowney interview". thisiskent.co.uk. 12 July 2009. http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/tunbridgewells/Ex-Tunbridge-wells-schoolgirl-Bollywood-beauty/article-1153636-detail/article.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "British actresses flock to Bollywood". Telegraph. 26 June 2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5650003/British-actresses-flock-to-Bollywood.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  3. ^ "White British actresses told to leave Bollywood". Telegraph. 17 March 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/bollywood/7465541/White-British-actresses-told-to-leave-Bollywood.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 

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