Avantika Khatri

Avantika Khatri
Born Avantika Khatri
(1987-11-20) 20 November 1987
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Occupation Film Actress Producer Director

Avantika Khatri (born 20 November 1987)[1] is an Indian Bollywood Actress/Producer/Director [2] who debuted with the movie War Chhod Na Yaar where she played the parallel lead with Soha Ali Khan along with co-stars Sharman Joshi and Javed Jaffrey.[3]

Career

Avantika debuted in Bollywood as an actress with the Hindi movie War Chhod Na Yaar.[4] She had already produced a film titled by Beautiful World which was based on the 2016 incident that happened in Bulandshahr and it was presented by Anurag Kashyap.[5][6][7] Avantika Khatri has done an album named Bottoms Up as a lead actress with Mika Singh.[8][9]

Avantika's second short film For All That You Are as a producer and also her debut directorial - won the Best LGBTQ Film award at the Top Shorts International Film Festival. The film, which has Avantika playing the protagonist, is a revenge drama revolving around two female ex-lovers. She was chosen as the Best Actress In An Indie Film in Actors Award at Los Angeles; the Best Woman Filmmaker at The IndieFEST Film Awards (US) and the Best Actress-Leading at Accolade Global Film Competition (US). The film also won the award for the Best Short at the Mediterranean Film Festival. Avantika walked the Red Carpet[10][2] at the 71st Cannes Film Festival where For All That You Are[11] was screened in the Short Film Corner.[12][11]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 The States Man. "Avantika Khatri talks about working with Anurag Kashyap". www.thestatesman.com.
  2. 1 2 "Short film wins accolades at international fests - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  3. ↑ Financial Express. "Avantika Khatri from MBA degree to playing newsreader in War Chhod Naa Yaar". www.financialexpress.com.
  4. 1 2 Jagran. "Bollywood new biker girl Avantika Khatri". www.jagran.com.
  5. 1 2 Times Of India. "Anurag Kashyap supports short on Bulandshahr gang rape case". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  6. ↑ Bollywood Life. "Anurag Kashyap backs short film based on the gruesome Bulandshahr rape incident". www.bollywoodlife.com.
  7. ↑ Aaj Tak. "Anurag Kashyap to act in short film Chhuri and presentiing short film Beautiful World based on Bulandshahr gang rape case". www.aajtak.in.
  8. ↑ Telangana Today. "Avantika Khatri to launch fitness app". www.telanganatoday.com.
  9. ↑ Glamour Mantra. "After producing and being the whole and soul of her short films Avantika Khatri now launches a fitness app". www.glamourmantra.com.
  10. ↑ Mumbai News, Hello. "Actress Avantika khattri's First appearance, At Cannes Film Festival 2018 ~ Hello Mumbai News". Hello Mumbai News. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  11. 1 2 3 "Short film wins accolades at international fests - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  12. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/short-film-wins-accolades-at-international-fes/articleshow/64492472.cms
  13. ↑ "Short film wins accolades at international fests - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-06-15.



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