Aahana Kumra

Aahana Kumra is an Indian feature film, television, and theatre actress. Kumra is known for her small screen debut in Sony Entertainment Television's Yudh with Amitabh Bachchan and also for her lead role in the TV series Agent Raghav - Crime Branch with Sharad Kelkar, followed by leading roles in a number of feature films.

Aahana Kumra
Kumra in 2022
Born
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Occupations
Years active2009-present

Early life

Kumra was born and brought up in Lucknow.[1] She had an inclination towards acting since childhood when she began theatre roles.

Career

In 2013, Kumra was cast in the television series Yudh - a 20-episode show starring Amitabh Bachchan in which Kumra plays the pivotal role of Bachchan's daughter. Later, she starred in Agent Raghav – Crime Branch, a biweekly television crime thriller show, as the female lead Agent Trisha Dewan opposite Sharad Kelkar. Kumra won Best Actress Award at the Third Moida International Awards for her short film Siberia. She made her Hindi feature film debut in Sona Spa in 2013, and her Tulu feature film debut in 2015 in Kudla Cafe. She hosted the Pro Kabbadi 2016 series.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In 2017, Kumra had a leading role in the black comedy film Lipstick Under My Burkha as Leela.[9] The following year she portrayed the role of Priyanka Gandhi in the political biography film The Accidental Prime Minister.[10]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
2009MaiTishaShort film
2010Cardboard ThoughtsUnknown
2013Sona SpaRitu [11]
AnsuniMeeraShort film
2015Kudla CafeSanjanaTulu film [12]
SiberiaReenaShort film
Dreaming AwakeEsha
Ek Tha MainAfreen
2016The Blueberry HuntJaya
Queen of HeartsLead RoleShort film
2017Lipstick Under My BurkhaLeela
2019The Accidental Prime MinisterPriyanka Gandhi
2020Khuda HaafizTamena Hamid [13]
2021Bawri ChhoriRadhika [14]
Happy Birthday Beth Rose Short film [15]
2022India LockdownMoon Alves
Salaam VenkySanjana
2023CancerTBAPre-Production [16]

Television
YearTitleRole
2009Bollywood HeroClapper Girl
2014YudhTaruni Sikarwar
2015Agent RaghavAgent Trisha Dewan
2016Pro KabaddiHost

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Official Chukyagiri Rati
2016 A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend Shivi Malhotra
2017 Inside Edge Shahana Vasishtha [17][18]
It Happened In Hong Kong Aahana [19][20][21]
2018 Official CEOgiri Rati [22]
Rangbaaz Babita Sharma [23]
Yours Truly Lali Kumar [24]
2019 Bombers Sanjana [25][26]
2020 Marzi Sameera Chauhan [27]
Betaal DC "Ahlu" Ahluwalia
Sandwiched Forever Naina Sarnaik Shastry [28]
Forbidden Love Priya
2022 Call My Agent: Bollywood Amal [29]
Avrodh Season 2 Saman/Karishma Sahay/Parveena Shehnaz

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 Star Screen Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female Lipstick Under My Burkha Nominated
2022 22nd Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actor - OTT Call My Agent: Bollywood Nominated [30]
Avrodh (Season 2) Nominated [30]

References
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  2. "Amitabh Bachchan made 'Yudh' so much easier: Aahana Kumra". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. "Aahana Kumra". NDTV Movies. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. "Aahana Kumra: Was not nervous to work with Amitabh Bachchan". CNN-IBN. Press Trust of India. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. Shukla, Richa (15 December 2014). "Aahana Kumra: Gorging on dal baati churma was a great experience". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. "Amitabh Bachchan's Yudh: Actress Aahana Kumra feels fortunate to be working with Big B". India TV. Press Trust of India. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. "Aahana Kumra's dream to work with Big B comes true". Mid-Day. Indo-Asian News Service. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. Singh, Suhani (11 July 2014). "She's a Scream: Newbie Aahana Kumra to make debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan in TV series Yudh". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. "Movie Review: 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' Could Start A Revolution". thequint.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  10. "Anupam Kher starts shooting for Manmohan Singh movie The Accidental Prime Minister, see photos". The Indian Express. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  11. "WATCH: Trailer of Naseeruddin Shah's new concept thriller film 'Sona Spa'". india.com. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  12. Prabhu, Ganesh (18 February 2016). "'Kudla Cafe' to hit Udupi cinemas tomorrow". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  13. "Vidyut Jammwal glad his upcoming film 'Khuda Haafiz' will launch on OTT". India TV News. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  14. "Aahana Kumra's Bawri Chhori gets a release date". Mid-Day. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  15. Suri, Ridhi (6 May 2021). "Aahana Kumra, Anupam Kher's short film 'Happy Birthday' bags nominations at NY film fest". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  16. Jhunjhunwala, Udita (22 November 2022). "U.S. Producer Lonestar Films Attaches Lead Cast for 'Cancer' Foray Into Bollywood". Variety.
  17. "'Inside Edge' Review: It promises to be a gritty, thrilling watch". mid-day. 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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  19. Lazarus, Susanna Myrtle (9 March 2018). "Aahana Kumra and Amol Parashar on their new show and how travel defines them". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  20. "It Happened In Hong Kong review: This Amol Parashar and Aahana Kumra web series is ideal for those short breaks at work". The Indian Express. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  21. "Aahana, Amol's 'It Happened in Hong Kong' to stream in March". The Statesman. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  22. "Official CEOgiri first impression: Sumeet Vyas' act is starting to get repetitive now". The Indian Express. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  23. "Ranvir Shorey and Aahana Kumra join Saqib Saleem on ZEE5's 'Rangbaaz'". DNA India. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  24. "Yours Truly". ZEE5.
  25. "ZEE5 globally debut its first Sports Drama 'Bombers and its first Stand Up Comedy Series 'Comedy Shots' this June". DNA India. 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  26. Ghosh, Devarsi. "Web series 'Bombers' explores the story of a Bengali football team fighting death and oblivion". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  27. "Marzi first impression: An engaging thriller owned by Rajeev Khandelwal and Aahana Kumra". The Indian Express. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  28. "Sandwiched Forever Review: Kunaal and Aahana show is a feel-good Christmas watch". India Today. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  29. "Call My Agent: Bollywood's Aahana Kumra says she lost a big project via a talent agency due to THIS reason". PINKVILLA. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  30. "The 22nd ITA Awards". Indian Television Academy. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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