Disha Pandey
| Disha Pandey | |
|---|---|
 Disha Pandey | |
| Born | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Occupation | Film actress, model, Abir's cousin |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
| Height | 5'6" |
Disha Pandey is an Indian film actress and model also known as Disha. She has appeared in the popular Tamil film, Thamizh Padam,[1][2] as well as a Hindi film.[3]
Disha Pandey was born in and brought up in Jaipur and New Delhi.[4] Her father is a gazette officer with the education department, her mother is the MD with Hindustan Copper Limited. She has one older sister and a younger brother.[5] She was in class 12 when she entered films but was advised to pursue her degree before she continued acting. Despite choosing biology with mathematics in class 12, Disha decided to pursue arts to be able to complete her degree with ease. She did her BA in Human Rights.[5]
She has done modelling for commercials like Prince Jewellery and Amul Lassi.[5][6]
She acted in Mayanginen Thayanginen, a Tamil flick opposite Nitin Sathya and Moksha, a Telugu horror film, directed by Srikanth Vemulapalli. In Mayanginen Thayanginen she played the character of a very homely girl — a customer care executive employed with a call taxi company.[7] She made her Tollywood debut in Ramesh Raparthy’s film titled Race and was seen in a Hindi film titled Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga which was based on the subject of inflation.[4] She will make her Kannada debut in Smt Jayalalitha, the Kannada remake of the Malayalam hit Mayamohini. She plays the role that Malayalam actress Mythili played in the original.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bolo Raam | Juhi Khan | Hindi | |
| Thamizh Padam | Priya | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Mayanginen Thayanginen | Shruthi | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Race | Aarthi | Telugu | |
| Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga | Suman | Hindi | ||
| Keeripulla | Sandhya | Tamil | ||
| Moksha | Disha | Telugu | ||
| Chikki Mukki | Telugu | Filming | ||
| Manadhil Maayam Seidhai | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Manasunu Maaya Seyake | Telugu | Filming | ||
| Smt Jayalalitha | Kannada | Filming |
References
- ↑ "Laugh away your blues -- Tamizh Padam". The Hindu. 05 Feb 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ "'Thamizh Padam' heroine watches 70 Tamil films". IndiaGlitz. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ "Bolo Raam". Indian Express. 02 Jan 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "I’d love to do more films in Telugu: Disha Pandey". Postnoon. 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Malini, Shankaran (2011-06-13). "'Tamizh Padam' Disha Pandey". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ "The Taste of India". Amul. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Bijoy Bharathan, TNN Nov 16, 2010, 12.00am IST (2010-11-16). "Ready for more 'Tamizh Padams'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ "Disha and Aishwarya make their Kannada debut". The Times of India. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-03.