Mehreen Pirzada (born 5 January 1995) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Punjabi films. Pirzada made her acting debut in 2016 with the Telugu film Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha. She made her Hindi debut with Phillauri and Tamil debut with Nenjil Thunivirundhal both in 2017.Pirzada has appeared in successful Telugu films including Mahanubhavudu (2017), Raja the Great (2017) and F2: Fun and Frustration (2019). She made her Punjabi film debut with DSP Dev in 2019.

Early life and work

Mehreen Pirzada was born on 5 January 1995 in Bathinda, Punjab, in a Sikh family to an agriculturist and realtor father Gurlal Pirzada and a housewife mother Paramjit Kaur Pirzada. Her only sibling is a brother named Gurfateh Pirzada who is also a model and actor.Pirzada did her first ramp walk at the age of ten and won the title of Kasauli Princess at a beauty pageant. She was later crowned Miss Personality South Asia Canada 2013 in Toronto, Canada. Pirzada later got a lot of advertising and modelling work.

Early life

Mehreen Pirzada was born on 5 November 1995 in Bathinda, Punjab, in a Sikh family to an agriculturist and realtor father Gurlal Pirzada and a housewife mother Paramjit Kaur Pirzada. Her only sibling is a brother named Gurfateh Pirzada who is also a model and actor.

Career

Pirzada made her acting debut with the 2016 Telugu film ''Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'', in which she played Mahalakshmi opposite Nani. The film was a major box office success. A reviewer of ''Sify'' stated that she came up with "decent performance" in her first film. Suresh Kaviryani of ''Deccan Chronicle'' noted, "Mehreen has done an excellent job as the female lead and doesn’t look like a debutante at all."Pirzada had five releases in 2017. She played Anu in her Hindi film ''Phillauri'' opposite Suraj Sharma. The film received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure. Andy Webster of ''The New York Times'' stated that she brings the "spark". Next, she played Meghana in ''Mahanubhavudu'' opposite Sharwanand. Hemanth Kumar of ''Firstpost'' said, "Mehreen makes quite an impression." Pirzada then played Lucky opposite Ravi Teja, a major success at box office. After this, she appeared as Janani in the bilingual ''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'', opposite Sundeep Kishan. Lastly, she played Bhargavi opposite Sai Dharam Tej in ''Jawaan'', a commercial failure.In 2018, Pirzada first played Akshara opposite Gopichand in ''Pantham''. Next, she appeared opposite Vijay Deverakonda in ''NOTA'' as Swati. She then played Lavanya opposite Bellamkonda Sreenivas in ''Kavacham''. All the three films were commercial failures.In her first film of 2019, Pirzada played a dominating wife Honey, opposite Varun Tej, in ''F2: Fun and Frustration''. It was a huge commercial success. Krishna Sripaada from ''The News Minute'' stated, "While accents are a huge problem, the leading ladies, are funny, especially Mehreen, who gets a lot of mileage out of her role." Next, she made her Punjabi debut with ''DSP Dev'', playing Kirat opposite Dev Kharoud. She reunited with Gopichand in ''Chanakya'', playing Aishwarya. In the same year, she played Shruti opposite Ninja in ''Ardab Mutiyaran''. Manpriya Singh of ''The Tribune'' said that she plays her role "remarkably well".In 2020, Pirzada played Nandhini opposite Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in ''Entha Manchivaadavuraa''. Then, she appeared as Sadhana opposite Dhanush in ''Pattas'', which became a commercial success. ''The Times of India'' found her performance to be "lifeless". Her last film of the year saw her playing Neha, opposite Naga Shaurya in ''Aswathama''. ''123Telugu'' wrote "Mehreen doesn’t get much scope to stamp her identity in this film, though she looks at ease in the songs."In her only film of 2021, Pirzada appeared as Padma in ''Manchi Rojulochaie'' opposite Santosh Sobhan. Writing for ''The New Indian Express'', Murali Krishna Ch stated, "Mehreen fails to impress and her expressions are not in sync with the dubbing." In 2022, Pirzada reprised Honey in ''F3: Fun and Frustration'', reuniting with Varun Tej. It emerged as one of the year's highest grossing film.In 2023, Pirzada made her web debut with ''Sultan of Delhi'', playing Sanjana opposite Tahir Raj Bhasin. Later, she played Lekha in ''Spark L.I.F.E.'', opposite Vikrant Reddy. ''123telugu'' noted, "Mehreen looked good and performed well according to her role."

Modelling career

Pirzada did her first ramp walk at the age of ten and won the title of Kasauli Princess at a beauty pageant. She was later crowned Miss Personality South Asia Canada 2013 in Toronto. She modelled for popular designers through Jemini Face Modeling company and acted in many a commercial ads in Canada and India. She is also the Face of Dove India and endorses Nikon, Pears and Thums Up on TVC and print media.

Debut and early success (2016-2017)

Pirzada made her acting debut with the 2016 Telugu film ''Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'', in which she played Mahalakshmi opposite Nani. The film was a major box office success. A reviewer of ''Sify'' stated that she came up with "decent performance" in her first film. Suresh Kaviryani of ''Deccan Chronicle'' noted, "Mehreen has done an excellent job as the female lead and doesn’t look like a debutante at all."Pirzada had five releases in 2017. She played Anu in her Hindi film ''Phillauri'' opposite Suraj Sharma. The film received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure. Andy Webster of ''The New York Times'' stated that she brings the "spark". Next, she played Meghana in ''Mahanubhavudu'' opposite Sharwanand. Hemanth Kumar of ''Firstpost'' said, "Mehreen makes quite an impression." Pirzada then played Lucky opposite Ravi Teja, a major success at box office. After this, she appeared as Janani in the bilingual ''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'', opposite Sundeep Kishan. Lastly, she played Bhargavi opposite Sai Dharam Tej in ''Jawaan'', a commercial failure.

Career expansion (2018-2020)

In 2018, Pirzada first played Akshara opposite Gopichand in ''Pantham''. Next, she appeared opposite Vijay Deverakonda in ''NOTA'' as Swati. She then played Lavanya opposite Bellamkonda Sreenivas in ''Kavacham''. All the three films were commercial failures.In her first film of 2019, Pirzada played a dominating wife Honey, opposite Varun Tej, in ''F2: Fun and Frustration''. It was a huge commercial success. Krishna Sripaada from ''The News Minute'' stated, "While accents are a huge problem, the leading ladies, are funny, especially Mehreen, who gets a lot of mileage out of her role." Next, she made her Punjabi debut with ''DSP Dev'', playing Kirat opposite Dev Kharoud. She reunited with Gopichand in ''Chanakya'', playing Aishwarya. In the same year, she played Shruti opposite Ninja in ''Ardab Mutiyaran''. Manpriya Singh of ''The Tribune'' said that she plays her role "remarkably well".In 2020, Pirzada played Nandhini opposite Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in ''Entha Manchivaadavuraa''. Then, she appeared as Sadhana opposite Dhanush in ''Pattas'', which became a commercial success. ''The Times of India'' found her performance to be "lifeless". Her last film of the year saw her playing Neha, opposite Naga Shaurya in ''Aswathama''. ''123Telugu'' wrote "Mehreen doesn’t get much scope to stamp her identity in this film, though she looks at ease in the songs."

Film career

Pirzada made her debut with the Telugu movie ''Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'' in which she played the character of Mahalakshmi. The movie was successful in Telugu states and at the US box office. In March 2017, she debuted in Hindi cinema with the movie Phillauri alongside Anushka Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh and Suraj Sharma. She appeared in 2019 in the film ''F2: Fun and Frustration''. She also had a role in Ardab Mutiyaran as Shruti opposite Ninja and Sonam Bajwa.

Fluctuation and recent work (2021-present)

In her only film of 2021, Pirzada appeared as Padma in ''Manchi Rojulochaie'' opposite Santosh Sobhan. Writing for ''The New Indian Express'', Murali Krishna Ch stated, "Mehreen fails to impress and her expressions are not in sync with the dubbing." In 2022, Pirzada reprised Honey in ''F3: Fun and Frustration'', reuniting with Varun Tej. It emerged as one of the year's highest grossing film.In 2023, Pirzada made her web debut with ''Sultan of Delhi'', playing Sanjana opposite Tahir Raj Bhasin. Later, she played Lekha in ''Spark L.I.F.E.'', opposite Vikrant Reddy. ''123telugu'' noted, "Mehreen looked good and performed well according to her role."

Personal life

In March 2021, Pirzada got engaged to Bhavya Bishnoi, son of Adampur, Hisar MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, and grandson of former Haryana state Chief Minister Bhajan Lal. Their wedding was planned for late 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The pair called off their engagement in early July 2021.