Elena Kazan
Elena Kazan | |
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Actress | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Elena Kazan is a German-Russian actress who appears in German as well as Indian films such as
Personal life
Kazan was born as Elena Kazan in
Career
Kazan worked in Kolkata with the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce as an interpreter. She also worked as a Unit Hand in an Australian short film shot in Kolkata, during which time she got the opportunity to work in a Bengali film.[4][6] Kazan started her acting career with the 2010 Bengali film 'Clerk' opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee. The next year in 2011, Kazan acted in the drama film Gandhi to Hitler.[6] In 2012, Kazan had a cameo role in the film Agent Vinod. But her first big role came in the 2013 film John Day in which she plays the role of Tabassum Habibi, a chronic alcoholic with a dark and complex past.[7] In the same year 2013, Kazan played the role of a Czech gypsy girl in Prague, who comes to India in search of her identity. Her next film was AASMA in which she plays the role of a Kashmiri girl.[4] Her career went international in 2014, when she co-starred in the German-Philippine, English film 'Ruined Heart'.
Bigg Boss 10
Kazan entered the Colors popular show
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Base |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Clerk | Bengali | Bengali | |
| 2011 | Gandhi to Hitler | Hindi | Bollywood | |
| 2011 | Rangmilanti | Lisa | Bengali | Bengali |
| 2011 | Egaro | Bengali | Bengali | |
| 2012 | Agent Vinod | Tatiana Renko | Hindi | Bollywood |
| 2013 | John Day | Tabassum Habibi | Hindi | Bollywood |
| 2013 | Prague | Czech gypsi girl | Hindi | Bollywood |
| 2013 | Aasma | Kashmiri girl | Hindi | Bollywood |
| 2014 | Taan |
NGO worker's wife | Bengali | Bengali |
| 2015 | Ruined Heart | Lover | Tagalog | Hollywood |
| 2015 | Uvaa | English teacher | Hindi | Bollywood |
| 2017 | The Final Exit | Mysterious Woman | Hindi | Bollywood |
| 2017 | Devi | Svetlana | Bengali | Tollywood |
| 2018 | Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota | Nandini/Bridget Von Hammersmark | Hindi | Bollywood |
| 2019 | Battalion 609[12] | Rukhsana | Hindi | Bollywood |
| 2019 | Krishanu! Krishanu! | Klara | Bengali | Tollywood |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bigg Boss 10
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Contestant | Entered as Wild Card |
References
- ^ "Elena Kazan- I think People tend to build up actors into unreachable stars". The Moviean.
- ^ "International import Elena Kazan's a desi girl at heart". Mid-Day. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Elena Kazan works with Saif again". mid-day.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Elena Kazan Ready for Bollywood with 'John Day' Debut". India West. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- CNN-IBN. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Could have done better in Bengali films: Elena Kazan". Daily News. New York. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "German actor Elena Kazan all set to sizzle in Bollywood". India Today. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Bigg Boss 10 wildcard entries: Former Roadies contestant Sahil Anand, Agent Vinod actor Elena Kazan and model Jason Shah". 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "I got training for Bigg Boss 10 while working in Indian films: Wild card entrant Elena Kazan". 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "5 things you should know about BB 10's wild card entry Elena Kazan". Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Bigg Boss 10: Elena Kazan eliminated from the show". 5 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "It's Vicky Kaushal's Uri: The Surgical Strikes Vs Shoaib Ibrahim's Battalion 609 At The Box Office". Mid-Day.
External links
- Elena Kazan at IMDb