Angira Dhar | |
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Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Years active | 2013–present |
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Angira Dhar is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. Her most notable work includes her role in web series Bang Baaja Baaraat [1] [2] [3] [4] and the film Love per Square Foot .
Dhar is a Kashmiri Hindu and was brought up in Mumbai. [5]
Dhar married Love per Square Foot director, Anand Tiwari, in a secret ceremony on 30 April 2021. [6] [7]
Dhar began her career in TV production with Channel V. She also worked behind the camera as an assistant film director. [8] During her time at Channel V she hosted the show Beg Borrow Steal on Bindass. [9] Dhar made her Bollywood debut in 2013 with Ek Bura Aadmi opposite Arunoday Singh. [10]
Dhar had her breakthrough in 2015, when she played a feisty and independent girl in Y-Films's web series, Bang Baaja Baarat opposite Ali Fazal. [11] Firstpost noted, "The gorgeous Angira Dhar really step up to the plate and deliver." [12] The second season of the show started in September 2016. [13]
Dhar played a bank employee in the 2018 film Love per Square Foot opposite Vicky Kaushal. [14] [15] It was the first Bollywood film to release directly on a streaming platform. Hindustan Times termed her "terrific". News18 stated, "The oven-baked pairing of Vicky and Angira is a delight as both deliver an earnest and honest performance throughout." [16] [17]
In 2019, she played a British Intelligence agent in Commando 3 alongside Vidyut Jamwal. [18] [19] Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Angira Dhar is great as the no-nonsense cop and underplays her part." [20]
Dhar played a lawyer in Ajay Devgn's Runway 34 in 2022. [21] [22] Bollywood Hungama said, "Angira Dhar doesn't get much scope." Hindustan Times noted, "Angira Dhar has a smaller part and she does her parts well in handful of scenes." [23] [24]
Dhar played a quick-tempered women into the drugs business in her second web series, Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo opposite Varun Mitra. [25] [26] Rediff.com stated, "Angira Dhar’s flair for sly, snappish parts holds her in good stead." [27]
† | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | Ek Bura Aadmi | Unknown | ||
2018 | Love per Square Foot | Kareena D'Souza | [28] | |
2019 | Commando 3 | Mallika Sood | [29] | |
2022 | Runway 34 | Radhika Roy | [30] | |
2025 | Jombieland | Aanchal Hooda | Punjabi film | [31] [32] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Bang Baaja Baaraat | Shahana Arora | [33] | |
2023 | Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo | Kajal |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | Beg Borrow Steal | Host | [34] |
Year | Title | Singer | Ref. |
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2023 | Bairiya | Arijit Singh | [35] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Female Debut | Commando 3 | Nominated | [36] |
Though my family is from Kashmir, I was raised in Mumbai.
the film has managed to get steady on its course due to positive word-of-mouth and good reviews from the critics.