Akanksha Puri

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Akanksha Puri
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Puri in 2022
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • dancer
Years active2013–present

Akanksha Puri is an Indian actress and model, who prominently works in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films. Along with few television shows. She is best known for her role as Goddess Parvati in Vighnaharta Ganesh . [1] Puri was a contestant on the reality TV show Bigg Boss OTT Hindi - Season 2 and entered the show in June, 2023 with 12 other contestants [2]

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Career

Puri took up modelling projects during her short stint as an international cabin crew member. She was then spotted by Studio Green who bagged her for a role in the 2013 Tamil action comedy Alex Pandian through which she made her first film debut. [3] [4]

She later made her Hindi film debut with Madhur Bhandarkar's 2015 drama film Calendar Girls. [5] [6] In 2017, she was cast as Mata AdiParashakti in Vighnaharta Ganesh TV series. [7]

She is the winner of the show Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti. [8] In 2023, Akanksha participated in Bigg Boss OTT (Hindi season 2) where she kissed Jad Hadid, [9] [10] which caused a controversy. [11] [12] [13]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2013 Alex Pandian Divya Tamil
2014 Praise the Lord Annie Malayalam [14]
2015 Lodde Akanksha Kannada [15]
Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander SairaMalayalam [16]
Calendar Girls Nandita Menon Hindi [17]
Amar Akbar Anthony GouriMalayalamCameo [18]
2019 Action KairaTamil [19]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2023 Inspector Avinash Meetu PunjabanHindi
2023 Honey Trap Squad Riya RoyHindi

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 CID HerselfGuest
2017–2020 Vighnaharta Ganesh Parvati [20]
2019 Bigg Boss 13 HerselfGuest
2022 Bigg Boss 15 Challenger [21]
Swayamavar - Mika Di Vohti ContestantWinner [22]
2023 Bigg Boss OTT 2 12th place [23]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref(s)
2017Jahaan Tum HoShrey Singhal [24] [25] [26]
2019Dancing Doll Jyotica Tangri [27]
Chitthi Jubin Nautiyal [ citation needed ]
2020Main Balak Tu Mata Jubin Nautiyal
2021Main Jis Din Bhula Doon Jubin Nautiyal, Tulsi Kumar [28]
Hare Krishna Hare Palak Muchhal [ citation needed ]
DangerousShrey Singhal [29]
Bewafa Tera Muskurana Jubin Nautiyal [30]
Mere WargaKaka Ji
2022Jaa Rahe Ho Yasser Desai [31]
Ishq Hi HaiSaman
2023Don't You Know Amrit Maan
Dua KaroNinja
Video Viral Hogaya Akasa Singh
Baarishon Udit Narayan, Payal Dev

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