Amanda Rosario

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Amanda Rosario
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Born
Amanda Pegrum

Ilford, London, England
Alma mater Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Actress, Writer, Dancer
Years active2009-present

Amanda Rosario (born Amanda Pegrum) is a British actress who has appeared in Hindi films as well as Tamil and Marathi films. After appearing in small roles in Hindi films, Rosario made her debut as a lead actress with the Tamil film, Saagasam (2016), starring alongside Prashanth. [1]

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Career

Born in Ilford, London to an English father and an Indian mother, she attended non-selective state school Beal High School where she obtained 11A* GCSEs. Rosario chose to enrol at The Centre for Performing Arts College in 2006 after becoming interested in dance and acting. Rosario began a career in performing arts by working as a dance teacher at Arts Educational Schools, London in 2008, before moving on to work as a model in commercial assignments. She subsequently represented brands including Perfect Asian and Pizza Hut, while also working on television commercials for Heart FM and ITV's Magic Numbers. Rosario made her acting debut by portraying a supporting role as Deepika Padukone's friend in Love Aaj Kal (2009), before working as a choreographer for the BBC Asian Network and as a freelance dancer for shows. [2] [3]

In 2013, Rosario appeared in an item number alongside Akshay Kumar in the Hindi gangster film, Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (2013). In 2015, she worked as the lead actress in the Tamil film Saagasam (2016) and shot for the film in India, Malaysia and Japan. The team had initially kept her identity secret, before introducing her at a press conference during April 2015. [4] [5] Featuring alongside actor Prashanth, Saagasam opened to mixed reviews in February 2016. [6]

In 2017, Rosario appeared in an item number alongside Rajneesh Duggal and Prem Chopra in the Hindi comedy film, Udanchhoo (2018). [7]

Rosario later chose to continue her education and read Creative Writing and English at Birkbeck University of London graduating with first-class honours, before taking on a master's degree at the University of Cambridge in Writing for Performance.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2009 Love Aaj Kal Amanda Hindi
2013 Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! Belly dancerHindiSpecial appearance in song "Tu Hi Khwahish"
2013 Grand Masti DancerHindiSpecial appearance in song
2016 Saagasam Madhu Tamil
2017 Udanchhoo DancerHindiSpecial appearance in song "Gir Jaaye Sarkar"
2017 Bhikari DancerMarathiSpecial appearance in song
2018 Kaalakaandi SelinaHindi
2019 Fraud Saiyaan DancerHindiSpecial appearance in song "Ladies Paan"

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