Avani Modi

Avani Modi
Avani at the 17th Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage Awards in 2018
Born
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, Model
Years active2013–present

Avani Modi is an Indian model and actress.[1] She made her Bollywood debut in Madhur Bhandarkar's drama film Calendar Girls.[2][3]

Early life

Avani Modi was born and raised in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and educated at the HL college of Ahmedabad, where she became interested in acting.[citation needed]

Career

Modi's initial exposure was as an anchor on the local television channel ETV. She also began modelling and appearing in commercials for Airtel and other brands, appeared in TV serials on Sony TV and Zee TV, and featured in a video by Altaf Raja. Her Tamil movie debut was in Naan Rajavaga Pogiren, opposite Nakul. As well as Indian movies, she has also appeared in an international short movie, Gulab, which won the Best Film Award at the Canada International Film Festival.

She played role of Nazneen Malik in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2015 film Calendar Girls, about five girls from different regions of India who are selected to pose for the country's most prestigious annual calendar.[4]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language
2013 Naan Rajavaga Pogiren Reema Tamil
2014 Gulabee Gulabee Telugu
2015 Sarweshwar Telugu
2015 Strawberry Milovina Tamil
2015 Calendar Girls Nazneen Malik Hindi
2016 Carry On Kesar Annie Gujarati
2022 Modiji Ki Beti Avani Hindi

References

  1. ^ "Avani Modi Info". Avani Modi. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015..
  2. ^ Dedhia, Sonil. "Avani Modi goes from bold to conventional in 'Calendar Girls'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Calendar Girls movie. Her upcoming movie is 2.0 ". BollywoodHungama. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. ^ Khuranaa, Amann. "'Calendar Girls' teaser: Reminds you of 'Fashion' and 'Heroine'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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