Achint Kaur

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Achint Kaur
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Born
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years active1994–present

Achint Kaur is an actress in Indian television and cinema, particularly recognized for her roles as Mandira and Pallavi in Ekta Kapoor's soap operas, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, respectively, both of which were broadcast on StarPlus. She also voiced the character Shenzi in the Hindi version of the movie The Lion King . She portrayed the roles of a mother and a mother-in-law in the TV series Jamai Raja . [1]

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Early life

Achint Kaur was born and raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi Sikh family [2] [3] where she studied at Sophia Girls' School. [4]

Career

Achint started her career with Zee TV's popular show Banegi Apni Baat in 1994 and worked in Swabhimaan in 1995 in which she played the role of 'Soha'.[ citation needed ]

Besides working in some of the popular drama series, she has also played many roles in Bollywood movies, such as Om Jai Jagadish , Corporate , & Julie . She has also won numerous awards for her strong character driven roles. These include the ITA Award for "Best Actress in Supporting Role" for her series Virrudh.[ citation needed ] As of 2014 she is working in Zee TV's Punjabi/Gujarati theme serial Jamai Raja (2014 TV series).[ citation needed ]

She is a theatre actress and recently appeared in the play Two to Tango, Three to Jive. Kaur has also acted in a few Pakistani television serials. [5] [6]

Filmography

List of film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Om Jai Jagadish Tanya Malhotra
2002 Sur-The Melody of Life
2004 Julie
2006 Corporate Wife of Vinay Sehgal
2008 Anamika
2009Three: Love, Lies, BetrayalOfficer Smith
2010 Guzaarish News Reader
2011 Haunted - 3D Margaret Malini
2011 Jo Hum Chahein Amrita Singhania
2012 Heroine Mahis therapist
2012 Riwayat
2014 2 States Shipra Mehra
2014 Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans Forest Warden
2015 Black Home
2015 Guddu Rangeela
2016 Zorawar Major Zorawar Singh's Mother
2019 The Lion King (Hindi Version) As a voice over for Shenzi character
2019 Kalank Saroj
2019 The Tashkent Files Mrs. Natarajan
2019 Chopsticks Zacharia Netflix Film
2021 Koi Jaane Na Kabir's Friend Amazon Prime Video
2024 Ghudchadi Sunita JioCinema

Television

List of television credits
YearShowRoleNotes
1994 Banegi Apni Baat
19951997 Swabhimaan Soha
19971998 Aahat Mansi / Holy Ghost / Naina(Episode 96&97 The Tresspasser), (Episode 110&111 Jungle), (Episode 148&149 The scarecrow)
19982001 Saaya Kamiya Protagonist
19912002 Maan Sanjana Maan
2001 Talaash Horror TV Series (Episode 46)
2002 Parchhaiyan Archana Protagonist
2002 Dhadkan Mallika Sareen
20022003 Kittie Party Pixie
20032008 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Dr. Mandira Kapadia / Priyanka Dutta / Mandira Kiran Virani / Mandira Aditya Gujral Female Antagonist
20042005 Piya Ka Ghar Amba
20052008 Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Pallavi Bhandari / Pallavi Kamal Agarwal / Pammi Balraj Nanda Female Antagonist
20062008 Karam Apnaa Apnaa Nikhila Mahen KapoorNegative Lead
2006 Piya Kay Ghar Jana Hai Pakistani TV serial
20072008 Virrudh Vedika Rai SinghaniaSupporting Role
Winner: ITA Award for Best Supporting Actress
20082009 Ranbir Rano Preet Behenji
2011 Jhansi Ki Rani Ladai Sarkar / Queen of Orchha
20142016 Jamai Raja Durga Devi "DD" PatelMain Antagonist Turned Protagonist
20192020Jamai 2.0web series on Zee5

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