Vishakha Singh

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Born (1986-05-05) 5 May 1986 (age 38)
Vazhudhareddy, Villupuram
NationalityIndian
EducationBusiness Studies, Communications, Ramakrishna mission vidyalaya matric.hr sec school
Occupation(s)Actress, Producer, Entrepreneur
Years active2007-
Known for Fukrey

Vishakha Singh is an Indian actress, producer and entrepreneur

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She appeared in many South Indian language films debuting in Telugu film Gnapakam before starring in Bollywood projects with director Ashutosh Gowariker's 2010 Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey , alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone. Her breakthrough role was in the Tamil film Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (2013).

Personal life

Vishakha Singh was born 5 May 1986 [1] [2] [3] in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [4]

She graduated from Abu Dhabi Indian School (ADIS) and Delhi Public School. [5] She completed a degree in business studies from Delhi University. [6] She did her post graduation in Advertising and Public Relations from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi . [5]

Career

She started modelling in 2007 and appeared in television and print commercials. [7] She made her feature film debut in 2007 with Telugu film Gnaapakam, which did not do well. [7] After that, she starred in one Tamil, and two Kannada films: House Full and Antaraatma.

She made her Hindi film debut with Hum Se Jahan, which was never released on DVD and only in theatres, in 2008. [7] However, she got noticed in director Ashutosh Gowarikar's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey , for which she received a "Best Breakthrough Performance – Female" nomination from Stardust Awards (2011). [8] [9] [10] [11] She acted in Abhijeet Sengupta's Do Aur Do Paanch, which did not release.

In 2012 Vishakha ventured into film production by co-producing Peddlers , a film directed by Vasan Bala. The other producers were Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap Films. Peddlers was selected at the critic week at the Cannes Film Festival. [12] [13] She has also co-produced Haraamkhor , directed by Shlok Sharma, with Guneet Monga and AKFPL. [14] The film was set to release in 2015.

After three years, she returned to acting in Tamil films. Vishakha's second Tamil film Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya released on 13 January 2013 and went on to become the first blockbuster of the Tamil film industry in 2013. Back in Bollywood, she signed on three films that released in succession in 2013. Her first two films were Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's Fukrey and Vikram Bhatt's Ankur Arora Murder Case ; both films released on 14 June 2013. Her third film was director Shahant Shah's Bhajathe Raho , which released the next month. She said that Fukrey changed people's perceptions of her, and that she turned down nine films after Fukrey. [14]

Vishakha made her Malayalam debut in director Rajesh Pillai's forthcoming film Motorcycle Diaries , and her next Tamil film is with Vaaliba Raja, with the same team that worked on Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya. [15] She returned to Telugu films with Rowdy Fellow, opposite Nara Rohit [6] as "a girl who looks like an angel but is a devil in disguise". [7] She also acted in The Maya Tape, a horror thriller directed by Nikhil Alag, in which she plays a journalist. [14] She was signed for an important, albeit a cameo, role in R. Kannan's Oru Oorla Rendu Raja . [16]

Social activism

Vishakha Singh along with Gopi Shankar Madurai launched multiple complaints on behalf of athlete Santhi Soundarajan in National Commission for Scheduled Castes and National Human Rights Commission of India also initiated Justice For Santhi Campaign which was instrumental in fetching her a permanent job at Tamil Nadu Sports Development Authority. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRole(s)Language(s)Notes
2007GnapakamSarangi Telugu
2008 Pidichirukku Manju Mariyadas Tamil
Humsey Hai Jahaan Esha Singh Hindi
2009 House Full Aishwarya Kannada
2010AntharathmaMahi Shyam
The Genius of Beauty English
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey Pritilata Waddedar HindiNominated, Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female
2013 Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya SowmiyaTamil
Ankur Arora Murder Case Dr. RiyaHindi
Fukrey Neetu
Bajatey Raho Manpreet
2014 Rowdy Fellow MeghanaTelugu
Motorcycle Diaries Swathy Malayalam Unreleased [23]
Oru Oorla Rendu Raja KalpanaTamilGuest appearance
2016 Vaaliba Raja Shalu
Bayam Oru Payanam Abhinya
2017 Fukrey Returns Neetu SinghHindiGuest appearance [24]
TBAThe Maya Tape†TBAHindiDelayed [25]
Thuram†TBATeluguDelayed [26]

As producer

YearTitleProducerNotes
2018MehramCo-producerShort film [27]
2020 Atkan Chatkan ProducerReleased on ZEE5 [28]

Awards

2011: Nomination for "Best Breakthrough Performance – Female" from the Stardust Awards for her role in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey. [8] [9] [10] [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Vishakha Singh B'day".
  3. ↑ "VISHAKHA SINGH NEWS".
  4. ↑ "Film pedigree doesn't ensure BO success: Vishaka". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Film pedigree doesn't ensure BO success: Vishaka". The Times of India . 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Vishakha Singh returns to Telugu movies". The Times of India. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "I would have loved to play Basanti - Sholay - Vishakha Singh". Deccan Chronicle. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Vishakha create a smouldering". Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India. 2 December 2010.
  9. 1 2 "Vishakha Singh does very well as Pritilata Waddedar". Raja Sen Rediff.com. 3 December 2010.
  10. 1 2 "Vishakha Singh are superb". Sarita Tanwar, Mid Day. 4 December 2010.
  11. 1 2 "Vishakha Singh has her moments; she has an expressive face and equally expressive eyes". Komal Nahta, koimoi.com. 3 December 2010.
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