Ekta Khosla

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Ekta Khosla
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  • Model
  • actress
Years active2005–present

Ekta Khosla is an Indian actress and former model 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 "does not impress but looks good in the song sequences". [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".[ citation needed ] She played a minor role in her second Kannada film Gaja (2008). [5] She made her Tamil debut with Mundhinam Paartheney (2010) in which she played salsa trainer. [6] Her co-star Sanjay helped her learn Tamil for the film.[ citation needed ] A critic wrote that "Out of the three ladies, Ektha has more footage and delivers well". [7]

She took a hiatus from films and continued to work in ads while also working as a YouTuber. [8] [9] [10]

Filmography

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Mundinam Paartheney: Easy grooving". Bangalore Mirror.
  2. ↑ "Too much of anything is bad: Dutta". The Times of India. March 28, 2004.
  3. ↑ "Thunta Kannada movie review". webindia123. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ekta's erotic salsa". The Times of India . 7 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "rediff.com: The Top Kannada Films, 2008". specials.rediff.com.
  6. ↑ "Fun, foibles and … love". The Hindu. March 25, 2010 – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. ↑ "Review : (2010)". Sify . November 16, 2019. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Ekta Khosla". YouTube .
  9. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/p/Ekta-Khosla-100063714459612/
  10. ↑ "Pod Talk with Ekta". YouTube .
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