Jayna Tida

Jayna Tida is a British Indian Actress. She played the lead Ayesha Merchant in the west end Musical The Merchants of Bollywood directed by Toby Gough and Choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant.[1][2] Based on the true story of two notable choreographers of the Indian film industry, Hiralal Merchant and his granddaughter, Vaibhavi Merchant. In July 2015, she was cast as Rani Sulakshana[3] in the period drama Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani.[4] She has featured in multiple commercials for companies such as Honda City,[5] Ponds and Samsung.[6]

Early life and background

Tida was born in London, United Kingdom. She is of Gujarati descent. She is a medical physiology graduate from King's College London. Before pursuing a career in acting she worked for Estée Lauder Companies, UK and was the director of choreography of the eastern-western dance troupe Dhoon XY based in London, who have performed live at the Royal Albert Hall.[7]

Commercials

Tida was signed by the celebrity management agency Matrix India Entertainment and went on to feature in commercials for Honda City, Samsung, Capri, Dove, Sony Cybershot, Hp Laptops, Micromax, Airtel, ICICI, Ponds and Dabur Hair oil.

Filmography

Stage

Television

Short films

  • Accidentally in love...The Wedding Film (as Alia)[9]

Music video

She was featured in Shafqat Amanat Ali's song Dil Kookay from his album Muh Dikhai.[10]

References

  1. "印度超豪华音乐剧 "宝莱坞明星" 主演介绍". sohu.com (in Chinese).
  2. "谁是 "宝莱坞明星" ?". indiancn.com (in Chinese).
  3. "Me and Rani Sulakshana share in common is our belief in Fairy-Tales: Jayna Tida". Entertainment-Tadka. 24 August 2015.
  4. "Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani". The Times of India.
  5. The New Honda City TVC. 24 January 2012 via YouTube.
  6. Samsung Demo. 1 November 2014 via YouTube.
  7. "About". Jayna Tida.
  8. "A Dream Debut". The Hans India. 22 November 2015.
  9. Indear.in Presents "Accidentally in Love" - The Indian Wedding Film. 17 December 2014 via YouTube.
  10. Dil Kookay – Shafqat Amanat Ali – Brand New Romantic Love Song – Muh Dikhai. 17 March 2015 via YouTube.

Further reading

  • "A dream debut – Thehansindia – DailyHunt". DailyHunt.
  • "Forbes India Magazine – Forbes India Celebrity 100 Nominees List for 2015". forbesindia.com.
  • "印度超豪华音乐剧 "宝莱坞明星" _宝莱坞商人-大麦专题". damai.cn (in Chinese).
  • "Check out who is going to be the third person in Drashti-Siddhant's love story in 'Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'!". pinkvilla.com.
  • "Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani: At Gayatri's behest, Ranaji crowns fake Sulakshna as the Queen; Gayatri decides to leave Ranaji for good!". pinkvilla.com.
  • "I am not a celebrity yet: Jayna Tida". Entertainment-Tadka.
  • Priyanka Srivastaw (26 January 2016). "Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani TV Show Profile, Wiki, Cast, Story, Timing, Wallpaper, Written Episode Details". news91.in.
  • "TV Buzz: British Actor Jayna Tida to enter Drashti-Siddharth starrer 'Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'". dailybhaskar.
  • "Revealed! The lady Drashti Dhami will have to beat to win Siddhant Karnick in Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani". bollywoodlife.com.
  • "The foreign hand". The Tribune.
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