Chitrashi Rawat

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Chitrashi Rawat
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Rawat in 2017
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Occupations
  • Hockey player
  • actress
Years active2007-present

Chitrashi Rawat is an Indian model, national level athlete and actress known for her role of Komal Chautala in Chak De! India in 2007. Chitrashi is a real life hockey player. She started playing hockey at the age of 17. She played as a left striker. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Rawat had been playing field hockey since childhood.

She was picked for the role of a hockey player in the movie Chak De! India by the producers after an audition in Jabalpur. The film turned out to be a blockbuster worldwide, and Rawat shot to fame. In 2008, she starred in her second venture, Fashion . The film was a success at the box office, and received critical acclaim. She had a main role in the 2009 action film Luck opposite superstars Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Shruti Hassan, Mithun Chakraborty, and Ravi Kissen. Luck did average business at the box office.

Her latest films include Yeh Dooriyan and the 2012 hit Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya .

Rawat is a former student of the Guru Nanak Academy. The daughter of T. S. Rawat, a resident of Raipur, Uttarakhand, Rawat regularly represents the Uttarakhand hockey team in the national championships. Currently, she is studying at St Andrew FYBMM pursuing her bachelor's degree in mass media. She has campaigned for Minute Maid pulpy orange, along with co-stars Vidya Malvade and Sagarika Ghatge.

She hails from Dehradun. She is also hosting Star Gold's Sabse Favourite Kaun. She was also a contestant in a Comedy Circus 2 of Optimystix. She acted in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion as Shomu and recently as "Shortkut" in the 2009 action thriller movie Luck. She subsequently participated in Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao , the Indian remake of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

In 2020, Rawat acted in Rubaru, a short film directed by Tisca Chopra. [5]

Filmography

Movies

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2007 Chak De! India Komal Chautala [6] [7]
2008 Fashion Shomu [8]
2009 Luck Shortcut [9]
2011 Yeh Dooriyan Nikki [10]
2012 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya Dhani
Prem Mayee Shrishti
2015 Black Home Mirchi [11] [12]
Hogaya Dimaagh Ka Dahi Saara
2021 Urf Ghanta Lollypop
TBAMonsoon Football [13]

Television

ShowRoleRef.
Sabse Favorite KaunHost
Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao
F.I.R. Inspector Jwalamukhi Chautala [14] [15]
Comedy Circus 2
Tu Mera Hero Rajnigandha [16] [17]
Shankar Jaikishan 3 in 1 Simple Kapoor [18]

Awards

YearAwardsCategoriesRef.
2008Star Screen AwardBest Actress In A Supporting Role [19]

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