Salony Luthra

Salony Luthra is an Indian actress who works in English, Tamil and Telugu-language films.

Salony Luthra
Born
OccupationActress

Career

Salony Luthra worked as a theater artiste in Mumbai and Pondicherry.[1] She made her lead film debut with the Tamil-language film Sarabham (2014) starring Naveen Chandra.[2][3] She landed the role after being selected from a hundred applicants.[4] In the film, she played dual roles as a normal woman and a drug addict.[2] To prepare for the film, she learnt the Tamil language.[2] For the negative character, she watched Hollywood films and hung out with people who smoked.[5] She is also a theatre artiste and has starred in several productions including the Hindi-language adaptation of the novel Blackbird by David Harrower.[6]

She was signed to play a role in Parandhu Sella Vaa and shot for the film in Singapore.[7] However, she left citing differences with the director.[8] She has also featured in several short films including Oliyum Oliyum as a blind street vendor and Kajal as a working woman.[9][2] In 2018, she starred in the Hollywood films Turned Out and Forbidden as a Spanish woman and an Indian medical student, respectively.[2][10][3] She made her Telugu debut with Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna in which she was paired with Naveen Chandra for a second time.[11][1] She played an independent woman in the film.[12][13]

Early life

Salony was brought up in Shimla, India.[6]

Filmography

Year Film RoleLanguage Notes
2013SiddharthTrain passengerHindi
2014SarabhamShruti and Sanjana ChandrasekarTamil
2017KajalHindi
2018Turned OutIshaEnglish
ForbiddenJasleenEnglishshort
2020Bhanumathi & RamakrishnaBhanumathiTelugu

Awards and nominations

Year Award CategoryWork Result Ref.
2014 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Villain Female Sarabham Won
2016 New York Film Festival Best Actress Kajal Won
Florence Film Festival Best Actress Kajal Won
LA Film Festival Best Actress Kajal Won
Jaipur International Film Festival Best Actress Kajal Won
2017 Filmfare Awards Best Actress Kajal Nominated
2020 FFTG Awards Best Actress Forbidden Nominated
2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress - Telugu Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna Nominated

References

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