Divyansha Kaushik

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Divyansha Kaushik
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Divyansha in 2019
Born
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present

Divyansha Kaushik is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Majili (2019). [1]

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Early life

Divyansha was born and brought up in Delhi. Her mother, Anju Kaushik, is an established make-up artiste in Hindi cinema, who has mostly worked with Rani Mukerji. [2] She worked as an intern with Yash Raj Films. [3]

Career

Divyansha made her acting debut in 2019 with the Telugu film Majili opposite Naga Chaitanya. [4] [5] It became a box-office success. Firstpost noted, "Divyansha Kaushik is a terrific new talent and she is the big surprise package of Majili." [6] [7]

She then made her Hindi film debut with The Wife in 2021. [8] The film received mostly mixed reviews from critics and released on ZEE5. [9]

She portrayed the lead opposite Ravi Teja in the 2022 Telugu film Ramarao on Duty . [10] The News Minute stated "Divyansha is not given a substantial role. She is merely like a junior artist and seems miscast". [11] It became a box-office failure. [12]

Divyansha next appeared in the 2023 film Michael opposite Sundeep Kishan. [13] Divyansha has Sudheer Varma's next Telugu film opposite Nikhil Siddharth [14] and the long delayed Tamil film Takkar opposite Siddharth. [15]

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2019 Majili Anshu Telugu [16]
2021 The Wife Katrina Murad Hindi [17]
2022 Ramarao on Duty Nandini RamaraoTelugu [18]
2023 Michael Theera [19]
Takkar Mahalakshmi "Lucky" Tamil [20]
2024 The Family Star Govardhan's colleagueTeluguCameo appearance [21]
Appudo Ippudo Eppudo Tulasi / Chumbana

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef(s)
2019 SIIMA Awards Best Female Debut – Telugu Majili Nominated [22]

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