Banita Sandhu

Banita Sandhu (born 22 June 1997)[1] is a Welsh actress.[2][3] She is known for her work in Indian films and made her film debut with the Hindi film October (2018), going on to star in the Tamil film Adithya Varma and the CW series Pandora (both 2019).

Banita Sandhu
Sandhu in 2020
Born (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997
Caerleon, Wales
NationalityWelsh
Alma materKing's College London
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
PartnerAP Dhillon (2023–present)

Early life and education

Sandhu was born and brought up in Caerleon, Wales[4] to first-generation British Indian parents. She moved to London at 18 to start her degree in English Literature at King's College London.[5] She started acting at the age of 11.[6] She was head girl at Rougemont School, Newport.

Career

Sandhu appeared in an advert for Wrigley Company's Doublemint which had the song "Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se" as the background score; and another advert, for Vodafone India, which was broadcast during the Indian Premier League cricket season.[5][7] Her first feature film was October, starring Varun Dhawan, which released in 2018. This was followed by the American TV series Pandora,[8] and the Tamil film Adithya Varma in 2019.[9] She later signed on the Hindi film Sardar Udham Singh[10] and the British film Kavita and Teresa.[11]

She is represented by Waring Mckenna and IMG Talent.

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2018OctoberShiuli IyerHindiNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2019Adithya VarmaMeera ShettyTamil
Eternal BeautyAlexEnglish
2021Sardar UdhamReshmaHindiReleased on Amazon Prime Video
2023Mother Teresa & MeKavitaEnglish/HindiComplete
2023 Detective Sherdil Shanti Hindi Post-production

Television
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2018 Painting Humanity Lucy English Lead
2019PandoraDelaney PilarEnglishMain role (Season 1)
2023 Bridgerton Sita Malhotra English Recurring role (Season 3)

Music videos
YearTitleArtistLanguageRef.
2018Jind MahiDiljit DosanjhPunjabi[12]
2023 With You AP Dhillon [13]

References
  1. "Inside Banita Sandhu 24th birthday celebration". The Indian Express. 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "Varun Dhawan's October heroine Banita Sandhu: Everything you need to know about her. See pics". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. "Banita Sandhu – the London undergrad moonlighting as a Bollywood star". The Guardian. 30 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. "Banita Sandhu on October: I was so frustrated acting still for so long". The Indian Express. IANS. 21 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. Waheed, Alia (30 March 2018). "Banita Sandhu – the London undergrad moonlighting as a Bollywood star". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  6. "Welsh star Banita Sandhu makes Bollywood debut". itv.com. ITV plc. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. "Banita Sandhu: Lesser known facts about the debutante". The Times of India. 30 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  8. "October actor Banita Sandhu joins in sci-fi series for Netflix Pandora, Varun Dhawan is proud of her". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. "Arjun Reddy's Tamil remake now titled Adithya Varma, new poster out". Hindustan Times. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  10. Jha, Subhash K. (19 November 2019). ""Yes I'm doing Sardar Udham Singh," October actress Banita Sandhu is back in Shoojit Sircar's Udham Singh". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  11. "Lockdown Diaries: Banita Sandhu says how her lifestyle has become so sedentary during this crisis". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  12. "Diljit Dosanjh: Thankful to Banita for being a part of Jind Mahi". The Indian Express. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  13. "With You: AP Dhillon is 'lovestruck' in new song also featuring Banita Sandhu". The Indian Express. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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