Pallavi Batra

Pallavi Batra
Born	New Delhi, India
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Leila , Chhapaak , Raazi , Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi , Tu Hai Mera Sunday, Bisleri commercial, Zangoora

Pallavi Batra is an Indian film, ad-film & theatre actress, TV host and voice-over artist.

Film and TV career

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Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director
2022	Made in Heaven Season 2	Nikhat	Zoya Akhtar, Nitya Mehra, Alankrita Shrivastava
2021	Unpaused 2- Gond Ke Laddoo	Ritu	Shikha Makan
2020	Chhapaak	Hardeep Kaur	Meghna Gulzar
2020	Axone	Daughter in law	Nicholas Kharkongor
2020	Love Aaj Kal (2020 film)	Bhabhi	Imtiaz Ali
2019	Leila (Netflix Original)	Kanika	Deepa Mehta
2019	Flip (Eros Now Original)	Shweta	Aman Sachdeva
2018	Raazi	Mitali	Meghna Gulzar
2017	Fukrey Returns	Namita	Mrighdeep Singh Lamba
2016	Tu Hai Mera Sunday	Peppy	Milind Dhaimade
2014	P.K.	Bridesmaid	Rajkumar Hirani
2014	Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi	Rosy	Aman Sachdeva
2013	Ek Thi Daayan	Sangeeta	Kannan Iyer
2011	No One Killed Jessica	Newsreader	Raj Kumar Gupta
2003	9/11: The Last Fall	Pallavi	Abhishek Sharma

Advertisements

• Croma: Pallavi was the face of the Back to School Campaign 2022 playing all through Wimbledon
• Dream 11 IPL  : Pallavi was the face of the viral ad with Jasprit Bumrah for the 2020 IPL
• Flipkart  : An inspirational ad for the Flipkart sellers starring Pallavi Batra
• Vodafone: Acted in the popular TV commercial for Vodafone as a part of the 'Made for you' series directed by Rajiv Rao
• Bisleri: Was the face of the Bisleri 500 launch TVC targeting college students in the commercial directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy
• Philips Avent  : Pallavi plays a mother in this digital ad with more than 1 million views
• Aman ki Asha: Pallavi played the leading role in the commercial promoting Indo-Pak friendship directed by Gajraj Rao
• Big Bazaar: Pallavi was a part of their campaign celebrating 10 years in India directed by Bollywood director Rajkumar Gupta
• PSA for personal health
• SBI Home Loans
• SRS Grocery Bazaar
• PSA for Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan

TV and online anchoring

• Lead anchor for "Rasoi Project" on EatTreat's YouTube channel
• Lead anchor for entertainment news show "Unscripted" on International News Channel- WION
• Pallavi was the lead anchor for "Unicorn: Chasing the start-up dream" Season 1 on NDTV Prime
• She worked as a freelance anchor for NDTV Goodtimes for shows such as:
  • Magnetic Mizoram Investors Summit
  • Britannia diabetic food trail
  • Atosa Launch Ahmedabad
  • Swarovski Sparkling Inspirations
  • GeoSpa asiaSpa Awards
  • Jabong Online Fashion Week
  • BMW India Bridal Fashion Week
  • FnP Wedding Fraternity Meet
  • Jaguar Trousseau Week
• Anchored the launch of the Amazon India Fashion Week in Delhi
• She has hosted Live Hangouts for the Fashion Design Council of India during Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week AW'14 with leading Indian fashion designers

Early years

She started her acting career at the age of 13 where she played the role of an aspiring pilot in ‘9/11: The Last Fall’. She attended a workshop at the National School of Drama at the age of 14 where she played the lead role in the finale show.

Theatre experience

• ‘Zangoora’ (performed over 500 shows): Pallavi played two main roles for over 3 years in India's first Bollywood musical being staged at Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon. Archived 20 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine The play was directed by Broadway director David Freeman, along with Darshan Zariwala, Dilip Shankar and Vikranth Pawar. She received dance training from Shiamak Davar’s troupe and training in aerial work and harness flying.
• ‘Ten Years with Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi’s Journey’: Pallavi played a leading role, and the role of Waheeda Rehman in the play staged at NCPA theatre Mumbai (2013)and various theatres in New Delhi
• 'Myth, Mystery and Magic' : A Tribute to Girish Karnad with Sohaila Kapur
• ‘Walking the Path’: Pallavi played the female lead in the play directed by Dilip Shankar, and performed at the India Habitat Centre, Delhi on 2 October 2011 (Gandhi Jayanti)
• ‘Krishna Sudama’: Batra assisted veteran theatre person Sushma Seth in directing a play for rehabilitated children in association with the NGO Arpana
• ‘Pride and Prejudice in 10 minutes’: Pallavi played the lead role of Elizabeth in the play written by Tim Hehir, as part of the Short & Sweet theatre festival finale in Delhi. (nominated for Best Actress)
• ‘Infinite Stupidity’: She experimented with clowning in the play directed by LAMDA graduate Ashwath Bhatt
• 'Strictly Dandia': She acted in the play titled directed by senior theatre director and the Director, Arts at the British Council, India, Vivek Mansukhani. Performed at Taj Palace, Delhi (October 2009)
• Trained the children of Lotus Valley International School and put up a play- Sound of Music for their annual day

References

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1. Samay, Sahara. "Kuku Mathur trailer". Sahara Samay.
2. Nahta, Komal (19 April 2013). "Review: Ek Thi Daayan".
3. Entertainment, A2Z. "Kuku official trailer". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
4. Opines, India. "Trailer".

External links

• Pallavi Batra at IMDb