Amyra Dastur | |
|---|---|
 Dastur in 2023 | |
| Born | 7 May 1993 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Amyra Dastur (born 7 May 1993 [1] [2] ) is an Indian actress who prominently works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Punjabi films. [3] [4]
Dastur is Parsi and she speaks English and Gujarati at home. [5] She holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from Mumbai's HR College. [6]
Dastur started her career as a model in commercials. She made her Hindi cinema-acting debut in Manish Tiwary's romantic drama [7] Issaq , alongside Prateik Babbar. [8] [9] Amyra Dastur made her Tamil cinema debut through Anegan directed by K. V. Anand, and co-starring herself with actor Dhanush.
In her first international project, Kung Fu Yoga , Amyra acted alongside Jackie Chan and it released in India on 3 February 2017. [10]
Amyra Dastur was seen in director Akshat Verma's next, titled Kaalakaandi , starring Saif Ali Khan. Amyra shot for a song in the film which is an upbeat dance number and has some fun lyrics. The track has been choreographed by Adil Malik of Kar Gayi Chul fame. [11]
She debuted in Telugu cinema with Mahesh Babu's sister's first directorial venture, Manasuku Nachindi . Also in 2018, Amyra had her second Telugu release with Rajugadu opposite Raj Tarun. [12]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Issaq | Hindi | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut | |
| 2015 | Anegan | Madhumitha/Samudhra/Shenbagavalli/Kalyani | Tamil | Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut |
| 2015 | Mr. X | Siya Verma | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Kung Fu Yoga | Kyra | Mandarin/Hindi/English | |
| 2018 | Manasuku Nachindi | Nithya | Telugu | |
| Kaalakaandi | Neha | Hindi | ||
| Raju Gadu | Tanvi | Telugu | ||
| Rajma Chawal | Seher/Tara Chaudhary | Hindi | ||
| 2019 | Judgementall Hai Kya | Reema Agnihotri Kumar | Hindi | |
| Prassthanam | Shivi | Hindi | ||
| Made in China | Rupali "Rupa" Bansal | Hindi | ||
| 2021 | Koi Jaane Na | Suhana | Hindi | |
| 2022 | Jogi | Kammo | Hindi | |
| 2023 | Influencer Life | Kareena | Hindi | [13] |
| Bagheera | Ramya | Tamil | ||
| Any How Mitti Pao | Nimmi | Punjabi | [14] | |
| Chidiyan Da Chamba | Candy Dhillon | Punjabi | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Trip 2 | Ira | Hindi/English | [15] [16] |
| 2021 | Tandav | Ada Mir | Hindi | [17] |
| 2023 | Bambai Meri Jaan | Pari Patel | Hindi | [18] |
| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kaali Car | Asees Kaur and Raftaar | [19] |
| 2023 | Kya Loge Tum | B Praak | [20] |
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