Nauheed Cyrusi

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Nauheed Cyrusi
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Cyrusi at the Blackberrys Spring/Summer 2013 collection unveiling
Born1983or1984(age 39–40) [1]
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active1999–2015, 2021-present

Nauheed Cyrusi is an Indian actress, model, and VJ. [1]

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Early life

Cyrusi was born into an Indian Parsi Zoroastrian family in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [2] [ circular reference ] She was raised in Mumbai and did her schooling from The J.B. Vachha Girls High School and graduated from the Jai Hind College in business management. [3] [1]

Career

Nauheed first appeared in an advertisement for Dhara Refined Oil, while she was in school. Subsequently, she went on to appear in advertisements for Head & Shoulders, Britannia Little Hearts Biscuits, and Ayurvedic Concepts (now Himalaya). [1]

She also appeared in several music videos, most notably for the song "Piya Basanti". [4]

She made her debut in 2003 with Padam Kumar's Hindi film, Supari , starring Uday Chopra. Subsequently, Vikram Bhatt chose her for Inteha opposite Ashmit Patel. She then appeared in youth-oriented tele-series Hip Hip Hurray . [1] In 2004, Cyrusi starred in the Telugu film Sakhiya with Tarun Kumar.

She attended the India Fashion Week and the Allen Solly Fashion Show, along with fellow actress Koel Purie. In 2007, she appeared in Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee , ADA...A Way of Life , and Anwar, which was directed by Manish Jha, and also Lakeer.

She had roles in Kisaan and Kurbaan in 2009 and Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha in 2012 with Purab Kohli and Kavish Mishra.

Personal life

She married Rustom Contractor on 5 January 2017. [5]

Albums

YearAlbumOther Notes
2002MuskaanIn the song "Wo Ban Sawar Ke" sung by Pankaj Udhas
2000 Piya Basanti Features along with Donovan Wodehouse and Sung by Sultan Khan, K. S. Chithra
2000Kehna To HaiFeatures along with Shahid Kapoor and Sung by Kumar Sanu
1999ChahatTeri Chahat Mein Video Song Harry Anand, features along with Aarti Chabria

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2003 Supari Dilnawaaz 'Dillu' Hindi
Inteha Tina SaxenaHindi
2004 Lakeer BindiyaHindi
Sakhiya Chandana Telugu
2006 Holiday SamaraHindi
Rockin' MeeraMeeraEnglish
2007 Anwar Mehreen "Mehru"Hindi
Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Monica SethHindi
Aggar Ritu ChaudharyHindi
2008 Sirf ShaluHindi
Bhootnath TinaHindi
Rafoo Chakkar: Fun on the RunJuli Vipun PatelHindi
200942 kmDivyaHindi
Aasma: The Sky Is the Limit DiyaHindi
Love Ka TadkaHindi
Meeting Se Meeting Tak Hindi
Betchalor PartyTanuHindi
Kisaan Titli KaurHindi
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna NinaHindi
Kurbaan SalmaHindi
2010 Ada... A Way of Life GulHindi
2012 Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi AnahitaHindi
Kuch Spice To Make It MeethaTaranaHindi
2014 Jai Ho Simran ChoudhryHindi
2015Jaan Ki BaaziHindi

Television

YearTitleRole
1999 Hip Hip Hurray Meera
2000 Just Mohabbat Guest appearance
2009 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 2) Herself
2013 Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi Ki Herself

Web series

YearTitleRole
2021 Dev DD 2 Aditi Kapadia
Bombay Begums Piya Punwani
SixOrvana Joseph

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