Elena Kazan

Elena Kazan is a German-Russian actress who appears in German as well as Indian films such as Agent Vinod, John Day, Prague etc. The German-Philippine, English film 'Ruined Heart' in which Kazan plays the leading female role was released in March 2015. She has featured as a houseguest in the Bigg Boss house.[1][2][3][4]

Elena Kazan
Born
Moscow, Russia
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Personal life

Kazan was born as Elena Kazan in Moscow, Russia, to German parents.[5] Her mother is a nurse and her father was a primary school teacher. She spent her childhood in Ukraine before moving to Berlin with her family. At the age of 16, she moved to the US for higher studies. Kazan later went to India to work with a volunteer organization in Kolkata and while there taught the German language at Max Mueller Bhavan. She traveled widely in India for the first three years.

Career
Kazan at the promotions of film 'John Day'

Kazan worked in Kolkata with the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce as an interpreter. She also worked as a Unit Hand in an Australian short film shot in Kolkata, during which time she got the opportunity to work in a Bengali film.[4][6] Kazan started her acting career with the 2010 Bengali film 'Clerk' opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee. The next year in 2011, Kazan acted in the drama film Gandhi to Hitler.[6] In 2012, Kazan had a cameo role in the film Agent Vinod. But her first big role came in the 2013 film John Day in which she plays the role of Tabassum Habibi, a chronic alcoholic with a dark and complex past.[7] In the same year 2013, Kazan played the role of a Czech gypsy girl in Prague, who comes to India in search of her identity. Her next film was AASMA in which she plays the role of a Kashmiri girl.[4] Her career went international in 2014, when she co-starred in the German-Philippine, English film 'Ruined Heart'.

Bigg Boss 10

Kazan entered the Colors popular show Bigg Boss 10 as a wild card entrant.[8][9] She entered along with Jason Shah, Sahil Anand and Priyanka Jagga.[10] She got evicted a week after staying inside the house.[11]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotesBase
2010Clerk BengaliBengali
2011Gandhi to HitlerHindiBollywood
2011RangmilantiLisaBengaliBengali
2011EgaroBengaliBengali
2012Agent VinodTatiana RenkoHindiBollywood
2013John DayTabassum HabibiHindiBollywood
2013PragueCzech gypsi girlHindiBollywood
2013AasmaKashmiri girlHindiBollywood
2014TaanNGO worker's wifeBengaliBengali
2015Ruined HeartLoverTagalogHollywood
2015UvaaEnglish teacherHindiBollywood
2017The Final ExitMysterious WomanHindiBollywood
2017DeviSvetlanaBengaliTollywood
2018Mard Ko Dard Nahi HotaNandini/Bridget Von HammersmarkHindiBollywood
2019Battalion 609[12] RukhsanaHindiBollywood
2019Krishanu! Krishanu! KlaraBengaliTollywood

Television
Year Show Role Note
2016 Bigg Boss 10 Contestant Entered as Wild Card

References
  1. "Elena Kazan- I think People tend to build up actors into unreachable stars". The Moviean.
  2. "International import Elena Kazan's a desi girl at heart". Mid-Day. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. "Elena Kazan works with Saif again". mid-day.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. "Elena Kazan Ready for Bollywood with 'John Day' Debut". India West. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  5. "Elena Kazan, Randeep Hooda share a crackling chemistry in 'John Day'". CNN-IBN. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  6. "Could have done better in Bengali films: Elena Kazan". Daily News. New York. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  7. "German actor Elena Kazan all set to sizzle in Bollywood". India Today. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  8. "Bigg Boss 10 wildcard entries: Former Roadies contestant Sahil Anand, Agent Vinod actor Elena Kazan and model Jason Shah". 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  9. "I got training for Bigg Boss 10 while working in Indian films: Wild card entrant Elena Kazan". 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  10. "5 things you should know about BB 10's wild card entry Elena Kazan". Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  11. "Bigg Boss 10: Elena Kazan eliminated from the show". 5 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  12. "It's Vicky Kaushal's Uri: The Surgical Strikes Vs Shoaib Ibrahim's Battalion 609 At The Box Office". Mid-Day.
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