Madhuri Bhattacharya

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Madhuri Bhattacharya
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Bhattacharya in 2010
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Occupation(s)Model, actress

Madhuri Bhattacharya is an Indian actress and former model who has appeared in Kannada and Bollywood films. [1] [2]

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Early life

Born in Bangalore in a Bengali family, Bhattacharya studied at the Army Public School and later went to Mount Carmel College to study psychology and Ramaiah College to study law.[ citation needed ] She lived in R.T. Nagar, Bangalore with her parents, before moving to Mumbai to pursue modelling. [3] She won several beauty contests including the Miss Bangalore title before embarking on her film career. [4] She is now married to a businessman Anurag Arya.

Career

Bhattacharya started her film career by appearing in the Kannada films Khushi and Bisi Bisi. She also modelled for two videos of Sonu Nigam from his album Neene Bari Neene . [5] She acted in Sahara One's television series Kuchh Love Kuchh Masti which was the Indian adaptation of the popular series Sex and the City . [6] [7] In 2009, she appeared in two Bollywood films, Bachelor Party and 3 Nights 4 Days. [8] Her first full fledge role came in the 2010 comedy, Prem Kaa Game alongside Arbaaz Khan. [9] In 2011, she featured in the popular item song "Tinku Jiya" alongside Dharmendra and Bobby Deol in the film Yamla Pagla Deewana . [10] She has completed her third Kannada film Prasad, in which she plays the mother of a deaf-mute eight-year-old boy. [11]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2003 Khushi Kannada
2004 Bisi Bisi Kannada
2009 Bachelor Party Pooja Hindi
3 Nights 4 DaysZohaHindi
2010 Prem Kaa Game Twinkle ChopraHindi
2011 Yamla Pagla Deewana Item song "Tinku Jiya" Hindi
2011 Hero Hitler in Love Item Song "Shabab" Punjabi
2012 Prasad MalathiKannada

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