| Pakhi Tyrewala | |
|---|---|
| Born | punarnava Mehta June 6, 1984 (age 27) Chhindwara M.P |
| Other names | pakhi, punarnava |
| Occupation | actor, model, writer |
| Years active | 1995 to present |
| Spouse | Abbas Tyrewala |
Pakhi Tyrewala (Hindi: पाखी टॅायरवाला, born 6 June 1984 in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh) is the stage name of Punarnava Mehta an Indian actress who debuted in Bollywood in 2002 with Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?, in which she used her real name Punarnava Mehta.[1] She later changed her name to Pakhi which is her nickname, and adopted Tyrewala after her marriage to Abbas Tyrewala. She was relaunched by her husband Abbas in 2010 with her new name 'Pakhi' in the film Jhootha Hi Sahi.
Contents |
Pakhi is married to director Abbas Tyrewala. They met during the shooting of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, in which she was looking after the casting. She is from Delhi, where she was born to a teacher and journalist. She came to mumbai in year 2000. She was part of the art of living teacher organization, which was headed by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Pakhi Tyrewala started of her career as an child artist in movies, serials and theater. She worked in a TV serial Juhi in 1995, Produced by Airtime New Delhi by the producer Kailash Soni and Directed by Gurbir Singh Grewal who had introduced her in this TV Serial telecast 26 episodes on DD National 1997-98. Same director had introduced Saakshi Tanwar in Dastoor serial in 1996. She made her debut as a child artist in 1997, Dance of the Wind film in which she played the role of a Russian girl Stella. She also did Tv advertisements for Ponds, Sunsilk, Dabur Vattika, Herohonda, Rayban, and Organics, after which she took a hiatus for her studies only to restart her career five years later as an adult in the film with [Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?]] in 2002. In 2010 she was cast opposite John Abraham in the film Jhoota Hi Sahi, which was directed by her husband Abbas Tyrewala. She played the role of a suicidal woman called Mishka whose final calls mistakenly connects to a man who gives her something to live for. The film received mixed reviews and was also a commercial failure. Pakhi's performance was heavily criticized, with many critics disagreeing with Abbas for casting his wife.
|
|||||||||||