Rukshar Dhillon

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Rukshar Dhillon
Rukshar Dhillon grace the screening of Jugaadistan 5 (cropped).jpg
Rukshar Dhillon in 2024
Born12 October 1993
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Rukshar Dhillon (born 12 October 1993) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu films. [1] Dhillon was born in London and raised in India. She made her debut in 2016 with the Kannada Run Antony. She went on to star in Telugu films such as Aakatayi, Krishnarjuna Yudham, and ABCD: American Born Confused Desi. In 2020 she appeared in the Hindi film Bhangra Paa Le. [2]

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Early life

Rukshar Dhillon was born in London and is of Punjabi descent.[ citation needed ] She was brought up in Goa and her family is now settled in Bangalore. She graduated in fashion designing. [3]

Dhillon began her film career with Run Antony opposite Vinay Rajkumar, grandson of actor Dr. Rajkumar. The film was a romantic-thriller written and directed by director Raghu Shastry.The Times of India reviewed the movie and gave her special mentions. The newspaper stated, "Rukshar excels in her role". [4]

In April 2018, she appeared in the Telugu film Krishnarjuna Yudham opposite Nani. The Times of India stated,"Rukshar Dhillon too looks adorable in her role". [5]

She made her Hindi debut with Bhangra Paa Le in 2020. The Times of India stated "Rukshar Dhillon as the big city girl is confidence personified". [6] Filmfare further on mentioned "Rukshar does a good job for her first film. She too has killer moves and has a strong screen presence". [7]

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleLanguageNote(s)Ref.
2016 Run Antony YashuKannada
2017 Aakatayi AnaghaTelugu
2018 Krishnarjuna Yudham Riya
2019 ABCD: American Born Confused Desi Neha [8]
2020 Bhangra Paa Le Simi KohliHindi [9] [10]
2022 Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam Pasupuleti MadhaviTelugu
Jaadugar IcchaHindi
2023 Road King ManasaKannada
SparkAnanyaTelugu [11]
Tufang Punjabi
2024 Naa Saami Ranga KumariTelugu [12]

Television

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References

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  11. "Teaser of Spark starring Vikrant, Mehreen, and Rukshar is out now". 123telugu.com. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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