Urvashi Rautela
Urvashi Rautela

Urvashi Rautela

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Urvashi Rautela (born 25 February 1994) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who predominantly works in Hindi films. She gained prominence after winning the title of Miss Diva- Miss Universe India 2015, and representing India at Miss Universe 2015. She began her modelling career at the age of 15 and also previously won the title of Miss Teen India 2009.Rautela made her acting debut in 2013 with Singh Saab the Great (2013) and has since appeared in some notable films like Sanam Re (2016), Great Grand Masti (2016), Hate Story 4 (2018) and Pagalpanti (2019).She made her debut in the Kannada film industry with Mr. Airavata in 2014. Her foray into Tamil cinema came in 2022 with The Legend.

Early life and education

Rautela was born on 25 February 1994, in Haridwar to Meera Rautela and Manwar Singh Rautela, in a Garhwali Rajput family. Her hometown is Kotdwar.Rautela was educated at St. Joseph's Convent School in Kotdwar. She is an alumna of Gargi College, Delhi.

Pageantry career

Rautela's journey in the fashion industry began at the age of 15 when she got her first major break at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. She also won the title of Miss Teen India 2009. As a teenage model, she walked the ramp as a showstopper for Lakme Fashion Week, Amazon Fashion Week, Bombay Fashion Week, and Dubai Fashion Week.In 2011, Rautela won Indian Princess 2011 and Miss Asian Supermodel 2011. She also won the title of Miss Tourism Queen of the Year 2011 which took place in China, making her the first Indian woman to win this pageant. She was also offered ''Ishaqzaade'' but turned it down as she wanted to prioritise her focus on the Miss Universe pageant.In 2012, Rautela won the coveted crown of I AM She – Miss Universe India along with the special award for Miss Photogenic. However, she had to relinquish her crown as she was underage at that time. In 2015, she once again participated in Indian pageantry and won the title. She represented India in Miss Universe 2015, although she did not place.

Pageantry (2009 – 2015)

Rautela got her first major break at age 15 in Wills lifestyle India Fashion Week. She also won the title of Miss Teen India 2009. She was the show stopper as a teen model for Lakme Fashion Week and walked the ramp at Amazon Fashion Week, Bombay Fashion Week and Dubai Fashion Week.In 2011, Rautela won Indian Princess 2011, Miss Tourism World 2011, and Miss Asian Supermodel 2011. She also won the title of Miss Tourism Queen of the Year 2011 that was held in China and became the first Indian woman to win the pageant. She was also offered Ishaqzaade but turned it down as she wanted to focus on the Miss Universe pageant.In 2012, she won the coveted crown of I AM She – Miss Universe India as well as the special award for Miss Photogenic. However, she had to relinquish her crown as she was underage at that time. In 2015, Rautela joined the Indian pageantry again and won the title. She represented India in Miss Universe 2015, but did not place.

Various pageants and fame (2009–2015)

Rautela's journey in the fashion industry began at the age of 15 when she got her first major break at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. She also won the title of Miss Teen India 2009. As a teenage model, she walked the ramp as a showstopper for Lakme Fashion Week, Amazon Fashion Week, Bombay Fashion Week, and Dubai Fashion Week.In 2011, Rautela won Indian Princess 2011 and Miss Asian Supermodel 2011. She also won the title of Miss Tourism Queen of the Year 2011 which took place in China, making her the first Indian woman to win this pageant. She was also offered ''Ishaqzaade'' but turned it down as she wanted to prioritise her focus on the Miss Universe pageant.In 2012, Rautela won the coveted crown of I AM She – Miss Universe India along with the special award for Miss Photogenic. However, she had to relinquish her crown as she was underage at that time. In 2015, she once again participated in Indian pageantry and won the title. She represented India in Miss Universe 2015, although she did not place.

Acting career

Soon after, she ventured into the Kannada cinema and made her debut with the film ''Mr. Airavata''. Although the film received negative reviews from critics, Urvashi's dance sequence was praised. Sunayana Suresh, writing for ''Times of India'' noted, "Urvashi is expressive and leaves her mark in the few scenes and songs she appears in, especially with her dancing."Later, she appeared in two other Hindi films, ''Sanam Re'' and ''Great Grand Masti'', both of which had average box office collections. She also featured in two music videos in 2016. ''Laal Dupatta'' with Mika Singh and Anupama Raag, and ''Gal Bann Gayi'' along with Vidyut Jammwal.In 2017, Rautela starred in a special dance sequence ''Haseeno Ka Deewana'' in the film ''Kaabil''. Her performance received compliments from Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan. Apart from that, she made a special appearance in a Bangladeshi film ''Porobashinee''.In February 2019, Rautela appeared in Anees Bazmee's comedy film ''Pagalpanti'' which received unfavorable reviews and was a box-office flop.In 2020, she starred in ''Virgin Bhanupriya'' a comedy-drama directed by Ajay Lohan and produced by Shreyans Mahendra Dhariwal. The film was released on ZEE5 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rautela made her Tamil debut with the film ''The Legend'', alongside Saravanan Arul. In 2023, she also featured in an item number in the Telugu film ''Waltair Veerayya'', starring popular actors Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja. In the same year, she made another special appearance in a song for the Telugu film ''Agent''. She appeared in a song in ''Skanda'' (2023).Rautela completed shooting for the film ''Dil Hai Gray'', which is a remake of the Tamil film ''Thiruttu Payale 2''. She is also set to make her lead debut in Telugu films with the film ''Black Rose''.Rautela is set to make her Hollywood debut with a Netflix film tentatively titled ''Renata Fonte'' alongside Michele Morrone. The film will be directed by Barbara Bialowas and produced by Netflix and Tomasz Mandes.

Debut and early career (2013–2017)

Soon after, she ventured into the Kannada cinema and made her debut with the film ''Mr. Airavata''. Although the film received negative reviews from critics, Urvashi's dance sequence was praised. Sunayana Suresh, writing for ''Times of India'' noted, "Urvashi is expressive and leaves her mark in the few scenes and songs she appears in, especially with her dancing."Later, she appeared in two other Hindi films, ''Sanam Re'' and ''Great Grand Masti'', both of which had average box office collections. She also featured in two music videos in 2016. ''Laal Dupatta'' with Mika Singh and Anupama Raag, and ''Gal Bann Gayi'' along with Vidyut Jammwal.In 2017, Rautela starred in a special dance sequence ''Haseeno Ka Deewana'' in the film ''Kaabil''. Her performance received compliments from Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan. Apart from that, she made a special appearance in a Bangladeshi film ''Porobashinee''.

Debut and early career (2013-2017)

Rautela made her debut at Bollywood with the film ''Singh Saab The Great'' as the female lead opposite Sunny Deol. After Singh Saab The Great, Urvashi appeared in Yo Yo Honey Singh's international video album ''Love Dose'', which released in October 2014.

Soon after, she started working in the South Indian film industry and made her debut with the Kannada film ''Mr. Airavata''. Though the film got negative reviews from the critics, her dance sequence was praised. Sunayana Suresh writing for the ''Times of India'' noted, "Urvashi is expressive and leaves her mark in the few scenes and songs she appears in, especially with her dancing."

Later, she appeared in two other Hindi films, Sanam Re and Great Grand Masti, both were average grosser at the box office. She also did two music videos in 2016. The first was ''Laal Dupatta'' with Mika Singh and Anupama Raag and the other was ''Gal Bann Gayi'' along with Vidyut Jammwal.

In 2017, Rautela starred in a special dance sequence ''Haseeno Ka Deewana'' in the film Kaabil. She was complimented on her performance by Amitabh Bachchan. Apart from that, she made a special appearance in a Bangladeshi film ''Porobashinee''.

Various roles and further career (2018–present)

In February 2019, Rautela appeared in Anees Bazmee's comedy film ''Pagalpanti'' which received unfavorable reviews and was a box-office flop.In 2020, she starred in ''Virgin Bhanupriya'' a comedy-drama directed by Ajay Lohan and produced by Shreyans Mahendra Dhariwal. The film was released on ZEE5 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rautela made her Tamil debut with the film ''The Legend'', alongside Saravanan Arul. In 2023, she also featured in an item number in the Telugu film ''Waltair Veerayya'', starring popular actors Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja. In the same year, she made another special appearance in a song for the Telugu film ''Agent''. She appeared in a song in ''Skanda'' (2023).

Various roles and further career (2018-present)

In February 2019, Rautela appeared for Anees Bazmee's comedy film ''Pagalpanti'' which was a box-office flop and generally got unfavourable reviews.

In 2020, she starred in ''Virgin Bhanupriya'' a comedy-drama directed by Ajay Lohan and produced by Shreyans Mahendra Dhariwal. The film was released through ZEE5 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Wikipedia

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