Bruna Abdullah | |
|---|---|
 Abdullah in 2018 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–2022 |
| Spouse | Allan Frase (m. 2019) |
| Children | 1 |
Bruna Abdullah is a Brazilian actress working primarily in Bollywood. She played the role of "Mary" in the adult comedy film Grand Masti and Giselle in Punit Malhotra's I Hate Luv Storys (2010). [1] She has also starred in the 2012 Tamil movie Billa II [2] and in 2014 film Jai Ho as Anne.
Bruna was born in Guaíba, Brazil to a mother of Syrian descent and a father of German-Italian ancestry. [3] She came to India as a tourist and began working as an actress in Bollywood, moving her base to Mumbai, India from Brazil in order to set her career. She appeared in several advertising commercials for IndusInd Bank, Reebok, Fiama Di Wills and many more.
Abdullah's first video was with Shekhar Suman in his debut album Mere Gham Ke Dayare Mein. She performed in the song "Rehem Kare" for Anubhav Sinha's Cash . She has appeared in a dance sequence in the movie Desi Boyz , released in 2011.
She participated in the reality TV Show Dancing Queen and also in reality TV Show Khatron Ke Khiladi . She was eliminated from Fear Factor on 9 September 2009, was a wild card re-entry on 17 September 2009, and eliminated on 24 September 2009.
She got engaged to her Scottish boyfriend Allan Frase on 25 July 2018. [4] [5] They got married in May 2019. [6] The couple has a daughter. [7]
| Year | Film | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Cash | Herself | Item number in song "Reham Kare" |
| 2010 | I Hate Luv Storys | Giselle | |
| 2011 | Desi Boyz | Natasha Mehra | Item number in song "Subha Hone Na De" |
| 2012 | Billa II | Sameera | Tamil film |
| 2013 | Grand Masti | Mary | |
| 2014 | Jai Ho | Anne | |
| 2015 | Four Pillars of Basement | Bruna | |
| 2016 | Mastizaade | Bunty | Special appearance |
| Yea Toh Two Much Ho Gayaa | Tina | ||
| 2018 | Udanchhoo | Julia | [ citation needed ] |
| 2023 | Zindagi Shatranj Hai | Bruna | |
| Year | Series | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dancing Queen | Herself |
| 2009 | Khatron Ke Khiladi | |
| 2013 | Nach Baliye 6 | |
| 2014 | Comedy Classes | Nancy |
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