| Sushma Reddy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2nd Aug 1976 (35) Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Model, Actress |
| Height | 5' 9" |
Sushma Reddy (Telugu: సుష్మా రెడ్డి) is an Indian model, VJ, and scriptwriter.[1]
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Sushma Reddy graduated in Economics from Mithibai College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She has two sisters, Meghna Reddy and Sameera Reddy. She completed filmmaking course from NYFA in US.[2]
Her sister Meghna persuaded her to television world. Soon after Channel V was launched in India, she landed with the role of a VJ at the music channel. Next she worked in ad films and did around 50 of them including Liberty, Godrej, Blender's Pride, Ford Icon and a TV commercial for Thumbs Up with Salman Khan.[1] Reddy also appeared in Diwakar Pundir's music video Deewana with Sonu Nigam.[1] In between, she also assisted Rajat Kapoor on his project Rectangular Love story.[2]
Sushma Reddy created her own skin and hair care products, which she exported exclusively to Japan through her own company. She also learnt Japanese to click in this line of business. Apart from hair care products, she also tried her hand at jewellery designing.
She made her film debut with Vivek Agnihotri's Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets in 2005 and later appeared in Don: The Chase Begins Again and Chup Chup Ke (both in 2006). [3]
In 2008, she was introduced to Sanjay Bhattacharjee through a common friend. After realizing about their common goals related to filmmaking, business, distribution and marketing, they met Aryan Bros. from Delhi, who at that time were also seeking to get into film industry. In June 2009, with funding from Aryan Bros., Reddy and Bhattacharjee established production company Seven Island Studios Pvt. Ltd. Their first movie Dus Tola went on floors in late 2009, and was released on 22nd October 2010. They are now working on her next projects - National Roaming which is a comic-caper, The Stamp Collector which is based on Vishwapriya Iyenger's short story No Letter From Mother and another one based on a Tibetan family's struggle for survival. The Stamp Collector was even shortlisted at Sundance Film Festival.[2]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets | Monsoon Iyer | Hindi | Debut film |
| 2006 | Don: The Chase Begins Again | Geeta Ahuja | Hindi | |
| Chup Chup Ke | Pooja | Hindi | ||
| 2009 | Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2 | Self | Hindi | Television based reality show |
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dus Tola | Hindi | co-produced by Sanjay Bhattacharjee |