Kanishtha Dhankar

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Kanishtha Dhankar
Kanishtha GQ Fashion.jpg
Dhankar in 2016
Born
Kanishtha Raj Singh Dhankhar

(1988-09-21) 21 September 1988 (age 35) [1]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s) Model, Actress
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Femina Miss India World 2011
Years active2008-present
Major
competition(s)
Femina Miss India World 2011
(Winner)
(Miss Body Beautiful)
(Miss No Marks)
(Miss Ramp Model)
(Miss Beautiful Legs)
(Miss Water Baby)

Kanishtha Raj Singh Dhankar (born 21 September 1988) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Pantaloons Miss India 2011, whereas Hasleen Kaur was crowned the Femina Miss India Earth. She later represented India at the Miss World 2011 pageant where she placed in top 30. [2]

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Early life

Kanishtha was born on 21 September 1988 [1] at the naval base in Bombay, India to Raj Singh Dhankhar, a Commodore in the Indian Navy, and Kusum Malhan Dhankhar. She is second of their three children. Her father was posted in Mumbai at the time of her birth. Her mother is a school teacher and a home maker and has worked extensively with the Naval Wives Welfare Association in Mumbai. Her ancestral family is from Village Kasni, District Jhajjar, Haryana. [3] Kanishtha was raised in Colaba, Mumbai. She pursued a Bachelor of Commerce degree in H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai. [4]

Career

In 2008, she appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's film Fashion . [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aditi Mishra - Profile". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. "Miss India Femina Miss India 2011". Feminamissindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  3. "KANISHTHA DHANKAR". www-explosivefashion-in.translate.goog. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. Deswal, Deepender (19 April 2011). "New Miss India Kanishtha Dhankar is a Haryanavi jat girl". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "Fashion Bollywood (Movie)". Indicine. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Femina Miss India World
2011
Succeeded by