Swati Verma

Swati Verma
Born Swati Verma
15 October 1981 (age 35)
Mumbai, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, Television presenter
Years active 2007-present

Swati Verma is an Indian film actress primarily working with Bhojpuri film industry.[1] She has also acted in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.[2] She has established a career in Bhojpuri language films and is cited in the media as one of the most popular celebrities. Verma parachuted into stardom soon after her maiden Bhojpuri film Sasurari Zindabad hit the marquee.[3]

Early life

Swati hail from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh but her birthplace is Mumbai. Her parents are doctors, and worked in KEM hospital, Mumbai, in the 1970s. Later, her parents shifted to Bilaspur and Verma went to Russia. She did her diploma in Russian and also studied interior designing in Russia.[3] She speaks English, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Malayalam and Tamil and is a well trained Kathak dancer. She also has a black belt in Karate.She is a devout Hindu lady.[3]

Career

Verma felt daunted as the very prospect of acting, She commented saying, "Hailing from a place like Bilaspur that is nowhere even distantly associated to glitz and glamour, acting did seem a bit far-fetched."[3] Before starting her career off as an actress, Swati trained at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai.[3] She made her acting debut in episodic serial Ek din ki vardi (Sahara). Later, she appeared in Suraag (SAB TV) and Aryaman (Doordarshan network).[3]

Selected filmography

Year Film Language
2007 Sasurari Zindabad Bhojpuri
2007 Rasik Balma Bhojpuri
2009 Brahma Deva Tamil [4]
2009 Hamar Rajo Daroga No 1 Bhojpuri
2010 Drogam Nadanthathu Enna Tamil
2011 Maatti Bhojpuri
2012 Kootanchoru Tamil

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Swathi Varma as an Actress". Plus media. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Swathi Varma filmography". Film Paradise, Chennai. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Meet the most popular Bhojpuri actress". Rediff news. June 18, 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "List of Swati Verma movies". Plus media. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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