Aditi Arya

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Aditi Arya
Aditi Arya at Femina Miss India 2016 event.jpg
Femina Miss India 2015, Aditi Arya
Born (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 30) [1] [2]
Chandigarh, [3] India
Education Yale University, MBA [4]
Delhi University, BBS
Occupation Actor
SpouseJay Kotak
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Femina Miss India World 2015
Major
competition(s)		 Femina Miss India 2015
(Winner)
(Miss Beautiful Hair)
(Miss Sudoku)
Femina Miss India Delhi 2015
Miss World 2015

Aditi Arya (born 18 September 1993) is an Indian actress, [5] model, research analyst and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2015. [6] She represented India at Miss World 2015 pageant.

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Early life

Arya was born in Chandigarh [3] and studied at Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School in her early years before moving to Gurgaon where she completed her schooling at Amity International School. She then completed her graduation with a finance major in business studies from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies. She was enrolled in the Indian School of Business through their Young Leaders Programme while working as a research analyst for one of the big four [7] audit firms, Ernst & Young. [8]

She is enrolled in the Yale School of Management, MBA class of 2023. [4]

She has been associated with several non-profit groups such as Amitasha, Supported Decision Making and Protsahan. [9] She has also been involved in street theatre, touching topics such as civic sense and sensitivity towards specially abled. [10]

Pageantry

Femina Miss India 2015

Aditi was crowned the winner at fbb Femina Miss India World 2015, on 28 March 2015 in Mumbai. [11]

Miss World 2015

After winning the title of Femina Miss India World 2015 represented India at Miss World 2015, the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant. She was amongst the top 5 in Multimedia award, top 5 in People's choice award, top 10 in World Fashion Designer Dress award, top 25 in Beauty With a Purpose award, top 30 in the talent sub-competition and top 30 in the Top Model sub-competition. [12] [13]

Acting career

After passing on the crown of Femina Miss India 2015, Aditi Arya has made her Tollywood debut as the lead heroine in Director, Puri Jagannadh's film with Nandamuri Kalyan Ram titled Ism . [14] The film was a box office success [15] and was well received by audience and critics alike.

She then made her Kannada debut as Uttara in the magnum opus Kurukshetra , which is being shot in 3D. [16]

She has played the lead role in the 36 episode Hindi web series Tantra directed by Sidhant Sachdev and produced by Vikram Bhatt. [17] She has also done another web series Spotlight 2 [18] with the same team, to be released on 26 January on the International over-the-top video service Viu.

She is currently shooting for her next Tollywood film Ninnu Vadili Nenu Polenule . [19]

Personal life

She is married to Jay Kotak, the son of billionaire Uday Kotak.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2016 Ism Alia Khan Telugu Telugu Debut
2017TantraSunaina Hindi Web series released on Voot
2018 Spotlight 2 JyotikaWeb series released on Viu
2019 Seven AbhinayaTelugu / Tamil
2019 Kurukshetra Uttara Kannada Kannada Debut
2019Ninnu Vadili Nenu PolenuleUnknownTeluguFilming
2020 Unlock RiddhiHindiFilm released on ZEE5
2021 83 Inderjit BhardwajHindi [20] [21]
2021ThrishulamTBA Kannada Filming [22]

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  22. ↑ "Upendra: ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್-ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾಂಬಿನೇಷನ್‌ನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಚೇಂಜ್!". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Sashi Bhangari
 Femina Miss India Delhi
1st Runner Up
2015 		Succeeded by
Natasha Singh
Preceded by Femina Miss India World
2015 		Succeeded by
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