Ekta Khosla

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Ekta Khosla
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Years active2005–2010

Ekta Khosla is a former Indian model and actress who worked in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil-language films.

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Career

She worked as a model in Mumbai. [1] In 2004, at the Pond's Femina Miss India contest, she won Sony My Miss India title. [2] She made her Kannada debut with Thunta (2005) co-starring Balaji. A critic wrote that she "looks cute in the song sequences, but fails short in performance". [3] In 2006, she won Miss Beautiful Hair at Feminia Miss India. [4] In 2007, she made her Telugu debut with Poramboku . Regarding her performance, a critic wrote that "another major minus is the heroine. She had neither a good physique, nor glamour". [5] [6] She played a minor role in her second Kannada film Gaja (2008). [7] She made her Tamil debut with Mundhinam Paartheney (2010) in which she played salsa trainer. [8] Her co-star Sanjay helped her learn Tamil for the film. [9] A critic wrote that "Out of the three ladies, Ektha has more footage and delivers well". [10] [11]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2005ThuntaPriya Kannada
2007 Poramboku Chaitra Telugu
2008 Gaja SatyaKannada
2010 Mundhinam Paartheney Aarthi Tamil

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