Digangana Suryavanshi

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Digangana Suryavanshi
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Suryavanshi in 2022
Born (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27)
NationalityIndian
Education University of Mumbai (BA)
Alma mater St. Xavier's High School, Mumbai
Mithibai College, Mumbai
Occupation(s)Actress, author, singer
Years active2005–present
Known for Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera
FryDay

Digangana Suryavanshi (born 15 October 1997 [1] ) is an Indian actress, singer and author who is known for her appearances in Hindi and Telugu films. [2] [3] [4] Suryavanshi debuted her career in Hindi television and went on to appear in films. Her breakthrough role was 'Veera' in the StarPlus TV series Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera . [5] [6] She also was in the reality show Bigg Boss 9 in 2015. [7] Her Hindi film debut was in FryDay (2018), Telugu film debut in Hippi (2019) and Tamil film debut in Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale (2019).

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Early life

Suryavanshi is the only child of Neeraj Suryavanshi and Sarita Suryavanshi. [8] She completed her 12th board at Mithibai College, where she appeared for the exams during the shooting of Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera. [9] Digangana is pursuing an MBA at Narsee Monjee College in Mumbai. [10]

Career

Suryavanshi started her career at the age of seven as a child artist, debuting with the TV series Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat in 2002. When she was 14, Suryavanshi wrote, composed and sang a song, "I'm missing you", which she dedicated to her maternal grandmother. [11] Suryavanshi also played supporting roles in shows like Shakuntala (2009), Krisshna Arjun and Ruk Jaana Nahin (2011–12). Suryavanshi landed her big break with StarPlus soap opera Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera (2012–15), where she played the title role. In 2015, at the age of 17, she was the youngest celebrity contestant to have participated in the reality show Bigg Boss . [12] She was evicted from the show on 7 December 2015. [13] [14] [15] Suryavanshi participated in the Indian sports reality television show Box Cricket League season I, played for Mumbai Warriors and season II, played for Mumbai Tigers. [16] [17]

Suryavanshi debuted in Bollywood with two films, FryDay and Jalebi . Both films were released on 12 October 2018. [18] Suryavanshi acted in the lead role with Govinda in the film Rangeela Raja , which was released on 18 January 2019. [19]

Suryavanshi played the lead actress in the Telugu film Hippi , which was directed by Krishnan K.T. Nagarajan. [20] A writer for Firstpost.com, Hemanth Kumar, wrote that Suryavanshi, "is good in her role and she might be the only one who took her role far too seriously in the film. Right from her introduction scene to the climax, she's consistently good in terms of her body language and her attitude that the role required." [21] Her latest theatrical release Shivam Bhaje, a telugu mystical thriller released in theaters worldwide on 1 August 2024. [22]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2018 FryDay Bindu Ranpal Hindi
Jalebi Anu [23]
2019 Rangeela Raja Shivranjani
Hippi Amuktamalyada aka Ammu Telugu
Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale KR Vijaya Tamil
2020 Valayam DishaTelugu [24]
2022 Seetimaarr Akruthi [25]
Crazy Fellow Madhu [26]
2024 Shivam Bhaje TBAUpcoming
TBD The Battle of Bhima Koregaon TBAHindiFilming [27]

Television

YearNameRoleNotesRef
2002 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat —Child artist
2005 Krishna Arjun —
2009 Shakuntala Rajkumari Gauri
2011 Ruk Jaana Nahin Palakshi Tarachand Mathur
2012 Qubool Hai Nuzzhat Ahmed Khan
2013–15 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera Veera Baldev Singh
2014–15Box Cricket LeagueContestantPlayer in Mumbai Warriors [28]
2015 Bigg Boss 9 Entered Day 1, Evicted Day 57 [29]
2016Box Cricket League 2Player in Mumbai Tigers [30]
2017 Cinta di Pangkuan Himalaya Digi

Music videos

YearAlbumLanguage
2011Rad karne ko Hindi
Aiso achambho
Shaarda maihar main
Maiya Singha Chad Durga
2019Ve Tu
Tu Hai Toh

Bibliography

BooksISBN
WAVES – The Endless Emotions − Published By – Vakils, Feffer and Simons 81-8462-058-6
Nixie the Mermaid and The Power of Love − Published By – Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd – First edition (2013) & Notion Press – Second Edition(2016) 978-93-5206-614-8

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