Amyra Dastur

Amyra Dastur
Dastur in 2023
Born (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 31)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materHR College, Mumbai
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2013–present

Amyra Dastur (/əˈmaɪrə dəsˈtʊər/; born 7 May 1993[1][2]) is an Indian actress who prominently works in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Punjabi films. Dastur is known for her work in Anegan (2015), Mr. X (2015), Kaalakaandi (2018), Prassthanam (2019), Jogi (2022) and Bagheera (2023)[3] She has also been part of streaming series Tandav (2021) and Bambai Meri Jaan (2023).[4]

Early life

Dastur is Parsi and she speaks English and Gujarati at home.[5] She holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from Mumbai's HR College.[6]

Career

Dastur started her career as a model in commercials. She made her Hindi cinema-acting debut in Manish Tiwary's romantic drama[7] Issaq, alongside Prateik Babbar.[8][9] Amyra Dastur made her Tamil cinema debut through Anegan directed by K. V. Anand, and co-starring herself with actor Dhanush.

In her first international project, Kung Fu Yoga, Amyra acted alongside Jackie Chan and it released in India on 3 February 2017.[10]

Amyra Dastur was seen in director Akshat Verma's next, titled Kaalakaandi, starring Saif Ali Khan. Amyra shot for a song in the film which is an upbeat dance number and has some fun lyrics. The track has been choreographed by Adil Malik of Kar Gayi Chul fame.[11]

She debuted in Telugu cinema with Mahesh Babu's sister's first directorial venture, Manasuku Nachindi. Also in 2018, Amyra had her second Telugu release with Rajugadu opposite Raj Tarun.[12]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2013 Issaq Bachchi Kashyap Hindi [13]
2015 Anegan Madhumitha, Samudhra, Shenbagavalli and Kalyani[a] Tamil [14]
Mr. X Siya Verma Hindi
2017 Kung Fu Yoga Kyra Mandarin Trilingual film [15]
Hindi
English
2018 Manasuku Nachindi Nithya "Nitu" Telugu [16]
Kaalakaandi Neha Hindi [17]
Raju Gadu Tanvi Telugu
Rajma Chawal Seher / Tara Chaudhary Hindi
2019 Judgementall Hai Kya Reema Agnihotri Kumar [18]
Prassthanam Shivi
Made in China Rupali "Rupa" Bansal
2021 Koi Jaane Na Suhana [19]
2022 Jogi Kammo
2023 Influencer Life Kareena Short film [20]
Bagheera Ramya "Rabbit" Tamil [21]
Any How Mitti Pao Nimmi Punjabi
Chidiyan Da Chamba Candy Dhillon
2024 Furteela Noor [22]

Television

  • All series are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 The Trip Ira Season 2 [23][24]
2021 Tandav Ada Mir [25]
2023 Bambai Meri Jaan Pari Patel [26]

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2022 Kaali Car Asees Kaur, Raftaar [27]
2023 Kya Loge Tum B Praak [28]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Issaq Nominated [29]
2016 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Tamil Anegan Nominated [30]

Notes

  1. ^ Dastur played quadruple roles in the film.

References

  1. ^ "Amyra Dastur celebrates her 22nd birthday in Thailand". Mid-Day. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ TNN (9 May 2015). "Amyra's flaunts her bikini in Thailand". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ^ "A royal gift for Manish Tiwary". mid-day.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Amyra's headstrong nature helped her bag debut film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  5. ^ "I never really wanted to act for fame: Amyra Dastur". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  6. ^ "I am not a romantic person: Amyra Dastur". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  7. ^ Priya Sharma (18 July 2013). "Juliet comes to Benaras". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Director Manish Tiwary talks about his film Issaq, Prateik Babbar and Amyra Dastur". dna. 29 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Prateik goes down on his knees for Amyra Dastur". mid-day.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Amyra Dastur braves the cold for Jackie Chan's 'Kung Fu Yoga'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Amyra Dastur to do a peppy number in Saif Ali Khan starrer Kaalagandi". Bollywood Hungama. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Rajugadu is almost complete". 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Issaq Box Office Verdict". Box Office India. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  14. ^ M. Suganth (7 September 2013). "Amyra inspired by 80s heroines for 'Anegan'". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  15. ^ Shackleton, Liz (4 November 2016). "AFM: First look and deals for Jackie Chan's 'Kung Fu Yoga'". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight Limited. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Tollywood — The year that was". Deccan Chronicle. 30 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  17. ^ Naman Ramachandran (23 June 2017). "Cinestaan Boards Saif Ali Khan Vehicle 'Kaalakaandi'". Variety. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Amyra Dastur joins Rajkummar Rao, Kangana Ranaut in Mental Hai Kya". Hindustan Times. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  19. ^ "'Koi Jaane Na': Director Amin Hajee kicks off the psychological thriller starring Kunal Kapoor and Amyra Dastur". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  20. ^ "Amyra Dastur Plays Complex Character In 'Influencer Life'". Outlook India.
  21. ^ "Amyra Dastur flies to Chennai for Prabhu Deva's 'Bagheera'". The News Minute. 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  22. ^ "In Chandigarh, the lead actors of Punjabi film Furteela, Jassie Gill and Amyra Dastur, say the movie took them back to college days". Tribune India.
  23. ^ "Check out Mallika Dua, Shweta Tripathi, Sapna Pabbi and Amyra Dastur's latest pictures from 'The Trip 2'". DNA India. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Amyra Dastur, Mallika Dua contribute to screenplay of their upcoming web series The Trip 2". Firstpost. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  25. ^ "Every character of Tandav is real and relatable: Amyra Dastur". The Indian Express. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Mirzapur 3, Paatal Lok 2 to Made in Heaven 2, Amazon Prime Video announces 40 new titles". India Today. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  27. ^ "अमायरा ने बिखेरा हुस्न का जलवा, हिट हुआ काली कार". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Akshay Kumar, B Praak team up for heartbreak song 'Kya Loge Tum'". The Tribune. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Zee Cine 2014 Winners". ZeeNews. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  30. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2016 Tamil films and awards complete winners list". Times of India. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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