Elli Avram

Elli Avram

Elli Avram in January 2013
Born 29 July 1990[1]
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present
Known for Bigg Boss 7

Elisabet Avramidou Granlund "Elli Avram" (born 29 July 1990)[2][3] is a Swedish Greek actress[4] and is now based in Mumbai, India. She appeared in the Hindi film Mickey Virus[5] and participated in the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss in which she rose to fame.[6]

Early life

Elli Avram was born in Sweden. She grew up in Stockholm.[7][4] She took an interest in figure skating, singing and dancing from her initial years. She received training in acting from her mother who is a Swedish Actress. [4] Avram felt a connection to India since her childhood. In an interview with the local Stockholm newspaper Mitt i, she said, "Even when I was five, I was fascinated by Indian dance and the colorful clothes." Since her father is a Greek musician, she found a lot of Greek songs are related to Indian melodies. Avram wanted to be a Bollywood actress since her adolescence.[7]

Career

Avram at the first look launch of Mickey Virus in July 2013

At age 17, Avram became the member of Pardesi Dance Group in Sundbyberg (at the opposite side of Stockholm City from her hometown) and gave dance performances all over Scandinavia, primarily of Bollywood songs.[7] Avram has done some acting projects in Sweden,[4] including 2008 crime drama romance movie, Förbjuden Frukt, where she played the role of Selen - the lead character's teen girlfriend. The movie was set against a backdrop of violent crime, where she falls in love with a boy with a criminal background.[8] She also appeared on the Swedish TV series Gomorron Sverige. In 2010, Avram participated in the Miss Greece beauty contest.[9]

In September 2012, Avram moved to Mumbai.[10] She signed up with a modeling agency and got a work visa. Her first considerable project was a television advertisement for Eveready Batteries with the famous Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar Eveready Industries India.[11] Avram was featured in a television commercial for Ricchezza Silver Jewelry, produced by TryAngles Studio.

She got her first major breakthrough with a lead role in Saurabh Varma's comedy thriller film, Mickey Virus[12] although she spoke no Hindi.[4] Before her Bollywood debut, Avram had formal training in Hindi pronunciation.[13] In Mickey Virus she played the role of Kamayani George.[14] The film, shot in Delhi, was released on October 25, 2013.[12]

Filmography

 List of film and television appearances
Year Title Role Language Notes
2008 Förbjuden Frukt Selen Swedish
2013 Gomorron Sverige Herself
Mickey Virus Kamayani George Hindi
Bigg Boss 7 Contestant
2015 Kis Kisko Pyar Karu TBA
2016 Housefull 3 TBA

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Elli Avram
Year Ceremony Category Work Result
2013 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Debut (Female) Mickey Virus Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut

References

  1. ↑ "Twitter / ElliAvram: @TeamManishPaul thank uu God bless u!". Twitter.com. 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Twitter / ElliAvram: @sushantech thank u sweety". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  3. ↑ Colors TV. "Bigg Boss - 25th October 2013 - Full Episode (HD)". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 De Villiers, Pierre. "Swedish actress Elli Avram is breaking new ground - by starring in an upcoming Bollywood film". Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Elli Avram meets her parents on Bigg Boss 7 - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  6. ↑ Goyal, Divya (September 17, 2013). "'Bigg Boss 7' complete list of contestants". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Carlsson, Anders. "FN Tyresö till Bollywood". Mitt i Stockholm AB. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Förbjuden Frukt (2008) Official trailer. starring Elli Avram, Gguveli, Haisem Ali, Arif Karadeniz". Ali Gohari. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Katrina Kaif has a twin in Bigg Boss 7 contestant Elli Avram!". FILMS OF INDIA. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Spot the difference: Elli Avram and Katrina Kaif". Living Media India Limited. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Elli Avram Biography". Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Mickey Virus - Mickey Virus Overview". Contests2win.com India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  13. ↑ Mankermi, Shivani (August 31, 2013). "Bollywood gets ready to unleash a new stock of hotties". Living Media India Limited/Mail Today. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Mickey Virus (2013)". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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