Mehreen Pirzada
Mehreen Kaur Pirzada (born 5 November 1995) is an Indian actress and model who appears predominantly in Telugu and Tamil-language films.[3][4] Pirzada made her debut in 2016 with the Telugu film Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha.[5][6] She made her Hindi debut with Phillauri in 2017, and her Tamil debut with Nenjil Thunivirundhal in 2017.
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Born | Mehreen Kaur Pirzada 5 November 1995[1][2] |
Other names | Mehreen Kaur |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Early life
Mehreen Kaur Pirzada was born on 5 November 1995 in Bathinda, Punjab,[1][2] in a Sikh family to an agriculturist and realtor father Gurlal Pirzada and a housewife mother Paramjit Kaur Pirzada.[7] Her only sibling is a brother named Gurfateh Pirzada who is also a model and actor.[8]
Career
Modelling career
Pirzada did her first ramp walk at the age of ten and won the title of Kasauli Princess at a beauty pageant. She was later crowned Miss Personality South Asia Canada 2013 in Toronto.[9] She modelled for popular designers through Jemini Face Modeling company and acted in many a commercial ads in Canada and India. She is also the Face of Dove India and endorses Nikon, Pears and Thums Up on TVC and print media.
Film career
Pirzada made her debut with the Telugu movie Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha[5] in which she played the character of Mahalakshmi.[10] The movie was successful in Telugu states and at the US box office.[11] In March 2017, she debuted in Hindi cinema with the movie Phillauri alongside Anushka Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh and Suraj Sharma.[12] She appeared in 2019 in the film F2: Fun and Frustration. She also had a role in Ardab Mutiyaran as Shruti opposite Ninja and Sonam Bajwa.
Personal life
In March 2021, Pirzada got engaged to Bhavya Bishnoi, son of Adampur, Hisar MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, and grandson of former Haryana state Chief Minister Bhajan Lal.[13] Their wedding was planned for late 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[14] The pair called off their engagement in early July 2021.[15][16]
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha | Mahalakshmi | Telugu | Telugu debut | |
2017 | Phillauri | Anu Gill | Hindi | Hindi debut | |
Mahanubhavudu | Meghana | Telugu | |||
Raja the Great | Lucky | Telugu | |||
Nenjil Thunivirundhal | Janani | Tamil | Tamil debut | ||
C/o Surya | Janani | Telugu | |||
Jawaan | Bhargavi | Telugu | |||
2018 | Pantham | Akshara | Telugu | ||
NOTA | Swati Mahendran | Tamil | Bilingual film | ||
Telugu | |||||
Kavacham | Lavanya | Telugu | |||
2019 | F2: Fun and Frustration | Honey | Telugu | ||
DSP Dev | Kirat | Punjabi | Punjabi debut | ||
Chanakya | Aishwarya | Telugu | |||
Ardab Mutiyaran | Shruti | Punjabi | |||
2020 | Entha Manchivadavuraa | Nandhini | Telugu | ||
Pattas | Sadhana | Tamil | |||
Aswathama | Neha | Telugu | |||
2021 | Manchi Rojulochaie | Padma "Paddhu" | Telugu | [17] | |
2022 | F3 ![]() |
Honey | Telugu | Completed | [18] |
TBA | Nee Sigoovaregu ![]() |
TBA | Kannada | Filming; Kannada debut | [19] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | 6th SIIMA Awards | Best Debut Actress | Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha | Nominated | [20] |
2018 | 16th Santosham Film Awards | Special Jury Award for Best Actress | Mahanubhavudu | Won | |
2019 | 66th Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Kavacham | Nominated |
References
- "Pattas girl Mehreen Pirzada celebrates her birthday in Maldives". The Times of India. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- "Kuldeep Bishnoi's son set to engage with Punjabi model Mehreen Kaur Pirzada on March 13". The Tribune. India. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
26-year-old Mehreen Kaur’s birth place is in Bathinda district.
- "Mehreen Pirzada: I'll celebrate Diwali like a South Indian this time". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Mehreen's B-Town debut is a romantic drama". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- "Another debut Down South". deccan chronicle. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- "Nani's Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha first look released". ibtimes. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- Mehreen_Pirzada Mehreen Pirzada looks like a girl next door, magzter.com.
- "Exclusive: Indulge speaks to Guilty star Gurfateh Singh Pirzada who stole the show as the flamboyant anti-hero". indulgexpress.com. 27 March 2020.
- "Mehrene K. Pirzada". ModelManagement.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- "Krishnagaadi Veera Prema Gaadha Movie Review". timesofindia.com. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- "'Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gadha' collection crosses $0.5 million dollar at US box office in 5 days". ibtimes.co.in. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- "Mehreen Pirzada gears up for Bollywood debut with Phillauri". CatchNews.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- "Inside Mehreen Pirzada and Bhavya Bishnoi's engagement and pre-wedding festivities". 12 March 2021.
- Adivi, Sashidhar (25 May 2021). "I am still dealing with after effects of Covid-19: Mehreen Kaur". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- "Mehreen Pirzada calls off engagement with Bhavya Bishnoi | Entertainment News,The Indian Express". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Mehreen Pirzada breaks off her engagement to Bhavya Bishnoi: I have no further association with him | Telugu Movie News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Maruthi Manchi Rojulu Vachayi: 30 రోజుల్లో సినిమా తీయడం ఎలా.. మారుతి 'మంచి రోజులు వచ్చాయి..'". News18 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- Vyas (24 December 2020). "F3 shooting on roll now". The Hans India. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Mehreen to make her Kannada debut with Shiva Rajkumar". 21 August 2021.
- "SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced". Sify. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.