Rachel White (actress)

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Rachel White
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Rachel White

Nationality Indian
Occupation(s)Writer, Actress, Avatoon Artist, Publisher
Known forWriting, Publishing & Activism, RACHELandSONS, Rachel White Movies, White Brothers iRachelStudio, Big Brother, the sister project
Notable workActivism for Kids

Rachel B White is an Indian actress and artist who works in Hindi and Bengali films. [1] She has appeared in the Bollywood film Ungli (2014); and Bengali films Har Har Byomkesh (2015 ), Devi (2017) and One (2017). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Early life

Born in Kolkata, India, she completed her schooling from Loreto Convent School, Kolkata and later graduated with a degree in English (Honours) from the University of Calcutta. [3]

Career

In 2014, Rachel White debuted in Bollywood with Emraan Hashmi, Sanjay Dutt, Kangana Ranaut and Neha Dhupia in the film Ungli where she was cast opposite Emraan Hashmi. She appeared in the Bengali films Har Har Byomkesh (2015), Devi (2017) and One (2017). [2] [3] White has modeled for brands such as Pond's, Garnier, MRF Tyres, Axis Bank, Airtel, Kotak Mahindra, ICICI Bank. White replaced Sonali Raut in the sitcom web series Love, Life and Screw Ups, starring Zeenat Aman, Zarina Wahab, Dolly Thakore and Sushant Divgikar. [7] Rachel collaborated with a USA based fashion brand Yog The Label [8] selling her pictures featured products manufactured in USA and Europe worldwide. [9]

MeToo activism

On 12 October 2018, White disclosed allegations against film director Sajid Khan as part of the MeToo movement in Bollywood. [10] Another actress, Saloni Chopra, and White's allegations against him led Khan to step down from directing the film Housefull 4 [11] [12] and being suspended from the Indian Film and Television Directors Association (IFTDA) for a year due to multiple sexual harassment allegations. [13]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2011 Mankatha HerselfTamil
2014 Ungli HerselfHindi
2015 Har Har Byomkesh ChandniBengali
2016 Saadey CM Saab HerselfPunjabi
2017Love, Life and Screw UpsKashishHindi
2017DeviShaonBengali
2017 One BipashaBengali
2017JihadChristinaHindi
2019 Bhobishyoter Bhoot SingerBengali
2019 Thai Curry Bengali [14]

Web series

YearSeriesOTTCharacter
2018 Mismatch HoichoiSukanya
2019 Mismatch Season 2 HoichoiSukanya
2020Mismatch Season 3Hoichoi
2020Lips Don't LieGemplex
2022 Roohaniyat MX Player Megha
2024 Kaantaye Kaantaye ZEE5

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References

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  14. Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (23 February 2019). "Soham Chakraborty, Hiraan Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Saswata Chatterjee, Trina Saha, Bidya Sinha Mim and Rachel White... First look poster #Bengali film #ThaiCurry... Directed by Ankit Aditya... 1 March 2019 release... Distribution by SSR Cinemas P Ltd. https://t.co/RYtmWcacfe" (Tweet) via Twitter.