Banita Sandhu | |
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 Sandhu in 2020 | |
| Born | 22 June 1997 Caerleon, Wales |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Banita Sandhu (born 22 June 1997) [1] is a Welsh actress. [2] [3] She is known for her work in Indian cinema and made her film debut with the 2018 Hindi-language film October , going on to star in the Tamil-language production Adithya Varma and the CW series Pandora (both 2019).
Sandhu was born and brought up in Caerleon, Wales [4] to first-generation British Indian Sikh parents. She began acting at the age of 11 [5] and moved to London at 18 to start her degree in English literature at King's College. [3]
Sandhu first appeared in an ad for Wrigley's Doublemint and one for Vodafone India [ when? ]. [3] [6] Her first feature film was October , starring Varun Dhawan, released in 2018. This was followed by the American TV series Pandora , [7] and the Tamil-language film Adithya Varma , both in 2019. [8] She later signed on to the Hindi-language film Sardar Udham Singh [9] and the British production Kavita and Teresa. [10] [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | October | Shiuli Iyer | Hindi | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut |
| 2019 | Adithya Varma | Meera Shetty | Tamil | |
| Eternal Beauty | Alex | English | ||
| 2021 | Sardar Udham | Reshma | Hindi | Released on Amazon Prime Video |
| 2023 | Mother Teresa & Me | Kavita | English/Hindi | |
| Detective Sherdil | Shanti | Hindi | Post-production | |
| 2024 | Goodachari 2 | Telugu | Filming [12] |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Painting Humanity | Lucy | English | Lead |
| 2019 | Pandora | Delaney Pilar | English | Main role (season 1) |
| 2024 | Bridgerton | Sita Malhotra | English | Recurring role (season 3) |
| Year | Title | Artist | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jind Mahi | Diljit Dosanjh | Punjabi | [13] |
| 2023 | With You | AP Dhillon | [14] |
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