Suhani Gandhi

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Suhani Gandhi
Born
Bedford, United Kingdom
Education Law
Alma mater University of Birmingham Imperial College London
Occupation(s)Actress, Entrepreneur
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss India UK 2014
Miss India Europe UK 2014
Years active2014–present
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss India UK 2014
(Winner)
Miss India Europe UK 2014
(Winner)
Miss India Europe 2014
(2nd Runner-up)
Miss India Worldwide 2014
(Top 5)

Suhani Gandhi is a British actress, and beauty pageant titleholder of Indian descent.

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She was crowned Miss India UK in January 2014, [1] and had finished as 2nd runner-up at Miss India Europe 2014. [2] She placed in the top 5 at Miss India Worldwide 2014.

Early life and education

Suhani was born and brought up in Bedford, England. [3] Her parents, Mukul Gandhi and Asmita Gandhi, are both Chartered Accountants. [3] Suhani completed her schooling at Bedford Modern School and graduated with a law degree from the University of Birmingham and a Masters from Imperial College London. [4]

Career

Although naturally inclined towards her studies, Suhani modelled as a child and young teenager in the UK. She trained part-time for five years at LAMDA (London Academy of Music Drama and Arts), receiving a distinction in the gold medal for acting. Thereafter, she undertook theatre workshops and performed in theatre productions in England and Mumbai. [5] Suhani was nominated by Times Now for the NRI of the Year Award.

She starred in a film based in Rajasthan as the protagonist, in which she received the Best Debut Award at the Rajasthan Cine Awards and Best Actress at the Rajasthan Film Festival. [6] The film is based on women empowerment and education which released on 21 November 2014. [7]

She has starred in various TV Commercials, including Margo, Dubai Tourism, Tanishq, Vivo, Xolo, Ease My Trip, Britannia, Heineken. She has acted in Aparichit which was selected as the Top 5 short films in the Best of India Film Festivals in LA and made it to the Oscars Longlist. Her short film Seasons, won 4 awards at the 7th Darbhanga International Film Festival. Suhani was also seen in Jab Harry Met Sejal, Arjun Patiala and the television film Love.

Suhani is starring as 'Adilah Farhani' in the Portuguese series Fernao Lopes premiering in 2021 on RTP1 and Netflix where she has been paired opposite Diogo Morgado.[ citation needed ] In 2022, she acted in her first Gujarati film titled Dayro, directed by Dhwani Gautam [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Mhaari Supatar Beendani RupaliWinner, Best Actress Rajasthan Cine Awards. Winner, Best Debut Actress Rajasthan Film Festival
2017 Jab Harry Met Sejal Sunaina Red Chillies Entertainment
2018 Arjun Patiala Tia Maddock Films
2018 Seasons NaliniShort Film
2018 Aparichit ShainaShort Film (Longlisted for Oscars)
2019 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya NatalieTV series, Essel Vision Productions
2019 Love Neha ZEE5
2020 Fernao Lopes Adilah RTP1 Netflix
2021 On the Seesaw Amruta Disney Hotstar
2022 Dayro Cherry Shemaroo
2023 Coke Priyanka TBC

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References

  1. Katy Hallam (25 February 2014). "Birmingham law student Miss India UK aims to wow judges in Europe beauty battle". Birminghammail. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. Jain, Ritesh (4 April 2014). "Miss India Europe Interviews and Reviews". Pulse London. No. 3. London. pp. 10–12. Retrieved 2 January 2018 via Joomag.
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  4. Katy Hallam (25 February 2014). "Birmingham law student Miss India UK aims to wow judges in Europe beauty battle - Birmingham Mail". birminghammail. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. CV at the Alan Sharman Agency
  6. "Talented student's passage to India". Belford Today. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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  8. "'Dayro': Dhwani Gautam announces his next; poster out!". 21 September 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nehal Bhogaita
Miss India UK
2014
Succeeded by
Nandini Patel