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Surveen Chawla (born 1 August 1984[1]) is an Indian actress and dancer who appears in Hindi and Punjabi films and television.[1] She started her career with television shows like Kahin to Hoga and Kajjal. She is known for her roles in movies and shows like Hate Story 2 (2014), Ugly (2013), Parched (2015) and 24 (2016) along with many other films. In 2018, she was seen in the Hindi web series Haq Se.

Surveen Chawla
Born (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 39)

Chandigarh, India
EducationChandigarh College for Women, Chandigarh
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Akshay Thakker
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(m. 2015)​

Career

Television debut

Chawla first was one of the final 25 of the Channel [V]‘s reality show Coke [V] Popstars season 2 in 2003. Chawla made her television debut as Charu in the Indian serial Kahin To Hoga. She also appeared in the reality dance show Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena in 2008, where she paired up with Indian cricketer S. Sreesanth.[2] Before this, she appeared in the television serial Kasautii Zindagi Kay in 2004. In 2006, she played the lead protagonist in the TV serial Kaajjal, till 2007. She hosted the television show Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars.[3][4] Then she made her film debut with Kannada film Paramesha Panwala. In 2011, she appeared in the Punjabi film Dharti which was released in April 2011. Thereafter she has appeared in the Punjabi films Taur Mittran Di, Saadi Love Story, Singh vs Kaur, Lucky Di Unlucky Story and Disco Singh (2014). She did her first item number “Dhoka Dhoka” in Sajid Khan‘s Himmatwala.[5] In 2013, she appeared in Tamil film Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal and also appeared in Puthiya Thiruppangal. She then appeared in Anurag Kashyap‘s thriller Ugly.

2014–2017

In October 2014, Chawla appeared in the hit Punjabi song ‘Mitran De Boot’ along with Jazzy B.[6] In 2014, she also played in Vishal Pandya‘s erotic revenge thriller Hate Story 2, a sequel to Hate Story (2012) where she portrayed the role of Sonika Prasad, a girl who takes the revenge with those peoples who abused her physically and mentally, as well as who murdered her boyfriend Akshay Bedi (played by Jay Bhanushali), the film was her first women centric film and was successful critically and commercially.[7] Then she appeared in song “Sawan Aaya Hai” opposite Rajneesh Duggal in the film Creature 3D. Her latest Tamil film was Jaihind 2. She appeared in a song “Tuti Bole Wedding Di” in the Hindi film Welcome Back and in a Punjabi film Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi opposite Jimmy Shergill.[8][9] She also played the role of Bijli in Parched (2015). In 2016, Surveen appeared and participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa but later got voted out in a double elimination along with Arjun Bijlani.[10]

2018–present

In 2018, Chawla made her debut in digital space with ALT Balaji‘s web series Haq Se opposite Rajeev Khandelwal. Set in the turbulent terrorist infested Kashmir, the story revolves around the Mirza sisters. Surveen plays Mehr Mirza, the eldest of the four sisters in the series.[11]

Personal life

Chawla married Akshay Thakker in 2015 in Italy. She revealed about her wedding two years later via Twitter on 27 December 2017.[12]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes the films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2008Paramesha PanwalaShrutiKannada
2009Raju MaharajuSnehaTelugu
2011DhartiBaniPunjabi
2011Hum Tum ShabanaShabanaHindi
2011Taur Mittran DiKeeratPunjabi
2013Saadi Love StoryPreetiPunjabi
2013Singh vs KaurJasneet KaurPunjabi
2013HimmatwalaHerselfHindiSpecial appearance in song “Dhoka Dhoka”
2013Lucky Di Unlucky StorySeeratPunjabi
2013Moondru Per Moondru KadhalDivyaTamil
2013Puthiya ThiruppangalAnupamaTamil
2013UglyRakhi MalhotraHindi
2014Disco SinghSweetyPunjabi
2014Hate Story 2Sonika PrasadHindi
2014Creature 3DHerselfHindiSpecial appearance in song “Sawan Aaya Hai”
2014Jai Hind 2NandhiniTamil/Telugu/Kannada
2015Hero ‘Naam Yaad Rakhi’Hina KaurPunjabi
2015Welcome BackHerselfHindiSpecial appearance in song “Tutti Bole Marriage Di”[13]
2015ParchedBijliHindi
2017ChhuriHindiShort film

Television

YearShowRoleNotesRef(s)
2003–2007Kahin To HogaCharu[14]
2005–2006Kasautii Zindagi KayKasak Bajaj[14]
2006–2007KaajjalKaajjal Behl / Kaajjal Dev Pratab Singh[14]
2008Ek Khiladi Ek HaseenaContestant[15]
2010Comedy Circus Ke SuperstarsHost[14]
2016Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9Contestant[16]
24Mayaseason 2[14]
2018Teen PehliiyanMamta[17]
2018Haq SeDr. Meher Mirza
2018–2019RangoliHost/presenter[18][19]
Sacred GamesJojo Mascarenas
2021DecoupledShruti
2023Rana NaiduNaina Naidu[20]

Awards and nominations

YearShow/FilmAwardCategoryResultNotesSource
2011DhartiPTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest Debut FemaleWon[21]
2015Disco SinghBest actressWon
2016ParchedIndian Film Festival of Los Angeles for Grand Jury PrizeBest actressWonshared with Radhika Apte, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Lehar Khan[22]
2017Star Screen AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated[23]

References

  1. ^ a b “Surveen Chawla’s Andaman-Nicobar beach pictures will give you vacation goals”. The Times of India. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ “Colors launches ‘Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina'”. Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 21 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ^ “I always look out for beauty and benefit in a role: Surveen Chawla”. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ^ “Comfortable in my skin, not showing it off: Surveen Chawla”. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ “Meet Ajay Devgn’s five item girls in Himmatwala – NDTV Movies”. NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ^ “Mitran De Boot is a Jazzy B, Dr Zeus and Kaur B hit ft. Surveen Chawla”. desiblits.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. ^ “Jay and Suvreen’s scuba diving experience”. The Times of India. 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (17 November 2014). “Surveen Chawla to do item number in Welcome Back? – Bollywood Hungama”. Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 19 November 2014.
  9. ^ “Jimmy Shergill & Surveen Chawla in latest ‘Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi'”. The Times of India. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. ^ “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9: Arjun Bijlani & Surveen Chawla both eliminated! Nora Fatehi enters Top 5 finalists!”. India.com. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  11. ^ “Haq Se first impression: Performances hold the fort in this riveting drama”. The Indian Express. 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  12. ^ “Actor Surveen Chawla opens up about her Italian wedding which had Punjabi Bollywood songs too”. 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  13. ^ “Surveen Chawla performs special number in ‘Welcome Back'”. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  14. ^ a b c d e “Surveen Chawla: I want to do seasonal TV shows, not fiction”. India Today. 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  15. ^ “Harbhajan, Mona Singh; winners of Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena”. News18. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  16. ^ “Surveen Chawla starts training for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9”. The Times of India. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  17. ^ “All you want to know about Sujoy Ghosh’s upcoming TV project Teen Pehliyan”. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  18. ^ “दूरदर्शन के शो ‘रंगोली’ की होस्ट बनीं सुरवीन चावला” [Surveen Chawla became the host of Doordarshan’s show ‘Rangoli’] (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  19. ^ “In the age of Netflix, can Doordarshan leverage nostalgia?”. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  20. ^ “The shooting for action-drama Rana Naidu, starring VenkateshDaggubati, Surveen Chawla & RanaDaggubati has been completed”. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  21. ^ “PTC Punjabi Film Awards”. Cine Punjab.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  22. ^ “2016 Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles Announces Award Winners”. Retrieved 11 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ “Dear Sonam Kapoor, you deserved to win your first award for Neerja at Star Screen”. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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