Komal Jha

Komal Jha

Komal Jha on the sets of Mr. MBA
Born 15 March 1987
Ranchi, Bihar, India
Residence Mumbai, Dubai
Nationality Indian
Education B.E. (Civil Engineering)
Occupation Actress, Civil Engineer, Writer
Years active 2010–present
Height 5'7"
Parent(s)
  • Dr.S.N.Jha
  • Dr.Bharti Jha
Website

Komal Jha (कोमल झा) is a Civil Engineer turned Indian Actress who predominantly works in the South Indian film industries. Hailing from Ranchi, she studied at MSRIT, Bangalore and pursued a bachelor's degree in Engineering. She resigned her job in Dubai and returned to India to become an actress.

Early life

Komal Jha comes from an orthodox Brahmin family based in Ranchi, Jharkhand.[1] Her father is Philosopher and a published Author Dr. Shyama Nand Jha.[2] Komal Jha studied in DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir Shyamali School situated in the MECON Colony in Ranchi.[3] Komal Jha and Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni lived in the same colony in Ranchi.[4] Komal moved to Bangalore for further education. She has BE degree in Civil Engineering from MSRIT. She was her Department Topper and was placed on-campus by a reputed Construction Firm located in Dubai. Komal worked for a year there and resigned her job to pursue her dream of becoming an actress.

Career

Komal Jha made her first appearance in the film 3 Idiots while in college. She has worked in 24 hours [5][6] in Malayalam. Her second Telugu film, Priyathama Neevachata Kushalama was released on 21 March 2013. Before the release of the film, Komal Jha lamented that her role was chopped and that actor Varun Sandesh had removed her from the posters of the film and kept her away from the promotional activities.[7][8][9][10] Her performance in Chinna Cinema was appreciated for her crucial role.[11]

In 2014 her long delayed Kannada film Nimbe Huli directed by Hemanth Hegde was released.[12] She said that working on this project was "not a good experience for me, so much so that it put me off Sandalwood altogether".[13] Her next Telugu film Eduruleni Alexander released in March 2014.[14] She has completed her shooting for Billa Ranga.[15] She has recently completed her Telugu project Maine Pyaar Kiya,[16][17] in which she is playing the HR Manager of a Software Company.[18] In March 2014, it was reported that she had been signed up for a Bollywood film.[13] Komal is doing her Debut in Bollywood in the year 2015 with a romantic comedy Mr. MBA produced by T-Series. Apart from acting , Komal is known to write poetry and has her own website dedicated to the same. .[19]

Personal life

Komal was reported to have had affairs with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and R. Madhavan.[20]

Komal Jha has auctioned off her designer wear to raise fund for an orphanage named ‘Little Angels’ which is in Mumbai.[21]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2010 24 Hrs Gauri Malayalam
2011 Ramachari Sherlock Homes Song Telugu
2012 Nimbe Huli Bhoomika Kannada
2013 Priyathama Neevachata Kushalama Kundana Telugu
2013 Chinna Cinema Damayanthi Telugu
2013 Eduruleni Alexander Komal Telugu
2014 Billa Ranga Balamani Telugu
2014 Maine Pyaar Kiya Bhargavi Telugu
2014 Mr. MBA Lavanya Hindi Filming [19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tollywood calling Komal Jha — Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  2. ↑ la, fiesta (Sep 2012). "la fiesta fashion". la fiesta fashion. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Tuesday, 6 August 2013 (2013-04-05). "Dhoni’s ‘junior’ debuts in T’town". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  4. ↑ B.V.S. Prakash. "Dhoni’s ‘junior’ debuts in T’town". deccan chronicle. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ↑ 24 hours, IMDB. "24 hours IMDB link". IMDB. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Komal Jha in 24 hours". www.metromatinee.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "‘He’s ruining my career’: Komal Jha". Deccan Chronicle. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  8. ↑ "Controversy with varun sandesh".
  9. ↑ "Verbal war between Varun Sandesh & Komal Jha". 123telugu.com. 1998-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  10. ↑ "Varun Sandesh in controversy for sexually harassing Komal Jha - Video | The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  11. ↑ "komal-jha's role in Chinna Cinema". http://www.123telugu.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  12. ↑ nimbe, huli (20 July 2012). "nimbe huli". indiaglitz. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "I've stayed away from Kannada films after Nimbe Hulli: Komal Jha - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  14. ↑ "Eduruleni Alexander movie review". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  15. ↑ billa ranga, billa ranga. "Billa Ranga".
  16. ↑ "'Maine Pyar Kiya' Aiming For A V-Day Release - Telugu Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  17. ↑ "Maine Pyar Kiya is a youthful romantic comedy movie in an IT backdrop". Supergoodmovies.com. 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  18. ↑ "Will Komal Jha be second time lucky? - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Komal Jha Bollywood Debut". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Controversies-chase-komal". Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  21. ↑ "Komal Jha to auction her designer clothes for charity". Raagalahari.com. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2014-04-03.

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