Bhavna Pani

Bhavna Pani
Bhavna Pani at Special Screening Of 99
Born Mumbai, India
Other names Bhavana Pani
Occupation Actress, Actress - Dancer
Years active 2001–present

Bhavna Pani is an Indian actress - model and a dancer. Pani has been a dancer since age of six. She is trained in Odissi and Kathak by the legends – Kelucharan Mohapatra and Birju Maharaj.[1] She has also learned Contemporary Modern dance at the Terrence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and trained in Jazz and Ballet.

She has acted in many commercial ads and films in Bollywood. One of her most notable roles was in director Priyadarshan’s Malayalam comedy film Vettam (2004). She is a renowned theatre personality who has done several plays with Motley (Naseeruddin Shah) and QTP (Quasar Thakore Padamsee)

Career

Bhavna Pani was born and brought up in Mumbai, India.[1] She is the daughter of ad filmmaker Uday Shankar Pani.[2] She has a younger sister Devna Pani who is a fashion designer and actress.[3] She did her BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Mithibai College, Mumbai.[2]

She started her career with her first Bollywood film Tere Liye, at the age of 17.[1][4] Since then, she has acted in many films including a Telugu film named Ninu Chudaka Nenundalenu in 2002. She has also expressed that she likes to do more romantic comedy films.

She has been performing as the lead dancer in Sahara India’s ambitious production Bharti for over six years.[5][6] She won Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress for So Many Socks.[7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2001Tere LiyePiya Anand/Piya Ranjit BoseHindi
2001YuvarajaJanakiKannada
2002NinagoskaraApoorvaKannada
2002Dil Vil Pyar VyarRachnaHindi
2002Ninu Choodaka NenundalenuKaveriTelugu
2004VettamVeenaMalayalam
2009Fast ForwardJheelHindi
2012TezzRadhikaHindi
2013The Graveyard ShiftHindi
2014Aamayum MuyalumMalayalam

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chakra, Shyamhari (2009-08-21). "'Dance helps be a better actor'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  2. 1 2 "Sensation at seventeen". Expressindia.indianexpress.com. 2001-01-08. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  3. ↑ "She jumped off the blast train on dad's direction - Mumbai - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  4. ↑ "I taught dance to Esha Deol- Bhavana Pani | TopNews". Topnews.in. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  5. ↑ chitta (2009-06-04). "» Blog Archive » Bhavna Pani is Bharati in "Bharati: the wonder that is India"". Orissalinks.com. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  6. ↑ "Bhavna Pani talks about her lead role in Bharati-the Wonder that is India". Suhaag. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  7. ↑ "The 8th Annual Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards Announced". Mahindra.com. 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-07-04.



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