Kirat Bhattal

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Kirat Bhattal
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Kirat Bhattal hosting style and city
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Kirat Bhattal

Other namesKiki
EducationLawrence School
OccupationActress
Years active2005–2016

Kirat Bhattal ( Born: in Monrovia, Liberia), professionally known as Kirat or Keerath, is an Indian actress. [1] She debuted in modelling roles and then made a breakthrough in the Tamil film industry.

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Career

After completing her education at the Lawrence School, Sanawar, [2]

She signed up to do the project Desiya Nedunchalai 47 with Dhanush, but the project was delayed and later cancelled. As the film had remained inactive for about three months, Bhattal had signed onto a Kannada language movie titled Geleya opposite Prajwal Devaraj, which was declared a hit.[ by whom? ] Most recently, she accepted a guest role in the film Santosh Subramaniam , which is a remake of the Telugu language film Bommarillu , which stars Genelia and Jayam Ravi. She has got rave reviews for her role in the film even though it is a short one. A few reviews have said that she outshined the heroine Genelia.[ citation needed ] She was also confirmed for the lead role in the Telugu film Yamadonga starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., but turned it down at the last minute citing other commitments; the film went on to become a huge hit, grossing 30 crores in the first month of its release. She has also signed onto a Tamil film with director Krishna of Sillunu Oru Kadhal and Dorai , with Arjun Sarja in the lead role. She is also hosting a travel show called Life Mein Ek Baar- When Angels Dare with actress Barbara Mori, T.V presenter Archana Vijaya, model Diandra Soares and Yana Gupta. The first episode aired on 18 March 2013. She also hosted two seasons of Style and the City which aired on Fox Traveller. She is currently hosting season 4 of Nat Geo Covershot: Heritage city on National Geographic, the first episode aired on 17 December 2016.

Personal life

Born in Liberia, Kirat's family belongs to a Sikh family from Chandigarh. [3]

At a shoot for Style and the city Kirat bhattal.jpg
At a shoot for Style and the city

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2006 Dongodi Pelli Ratna Telugu Debut Telugu film
2006 Vattaram Sangeetha Gurupadam Tamil Debut Tamil film
2007 Geleya Nandini Kannada Debut Kannada film
2008 Santhosh Subramaniam RajeshwariTamil
2008 Durai AnjaliTamil
2009 Naa Style Veru DivyaTelugu

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