Nitu Chandra
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Nitu Chandra (born 20 June 1984) is an Indian actress, film producer and theatre artist. The national award-winning film was directed by her brother Nitin Chandra.
Early life and education
Chandra's mother tongue is
Chandra's brother is Nitin Chandra who directed the movie Deswa.[8]
Acting career
Chandra debuted in the Hindi film industry in 2005 with
In 2008, she had four releases, being directed by
In 2011 Deswa, a Bhojpuri film which she produced and which was directed by her brother, was released.[9]
In 2013, she acted in the Tamil-language action film Ameerin Aadhi-Bhagavan alongside Jayam Ravi. She has completed filming for a Greek film Home Sweet Home,[10] in which she plays an Indian girl.[11] She had to learn Greek for the film and also dubbed herself.[12] She has two Hindi films, Kusar Prasad Ka Bhoot and Shooter, coming up.[4]
In 2020, she appeared in the Hollywood show Gown and out in Beverly Hills with Bollywood actor Sammy John Heaney.[citation needed]
Other work
Chandra became the brand ambassador for the Hoop, a Gitanjali brand.[13] She also took part in a commercial for Mysore Sandal Soap. Nitu Chandra also appeared in music director Ismail Darbar's music video "Rasiya Saajan" along with Zubeen Garg.[14] She was also seen in the music video of Bombay Vikings' singer Neeraj Shridhar's hit single "Aa Raha Hoon Main".[15] She also appeared in a successful remix of Sajna Hai Mujhe from D.J. Hot Remix Vol.1 (and the song appeared in 7 other albums after that), and the super hit song Mera Babu Chhail Chhabila (CD - Sophie & Dr.Love, DVD - D. J. Hot Remix Vol.2 & The Return Of Kaanta Mix) alongside Sophie Choudry (the song appeared in 9 other albums after that).[citation needed]
In 2013, Chandra made her debut in theatre,
In the media
In 2008, 7Seas Technologies launched a 3D mobile game, Nitu — The Alien Killer, with Nitu Chandra as the lead character.[18]
Nitu was featured on the cover of the January 2009 issue of
Filmography
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As actress
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2003 | Vishnu | Teju | Telugu | Telugu debut film |
2005 | Garam Masala | Sweety | Hindi | Hindi debut film |
2006 | Godavari | Rajeswari 'Raji' | Telugu | |
2007 | Traffic Signal | Rani | Hindi | |
2008 | One Two Three | Inspector Mayawati Chautala | ||
Summer 2007 | special appearance in song | |||
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | Sonal | |||
2009 | Satyameva Jayate | Basara Papa | Telugu | |
Yavarum Nalam | Priya Manohar | Tamil | Tamil debut | |
13B |
Hindi | |||
2010 | Mumbai Cutting | |||
Rann | Yasmin Hussain | |||
Apartment | Neha Bhargav | |||
No Problem | Sophia | |||
Sadiyaan | special appearance in song | |||
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai | Tejaswini | Tamil | ||
2011 | Yuddham Sei | Cabaret Dancer | Special appearance in song "Kannitheevu Ponna" | |
Kucch Luv Jaisaa | Ria | Hindi | ||
Deswa | Bhojpuri | Special Appearance | ||
2013 | Aadhi Baghavan |
Rani Sampatha / Karishma | Tamil | SIIMA Award for Best Actress in Negative role |
Settai |
Herself | Special appearance in song "Laila Laila" | ||
2014 | Manam | Air hostess | Telugu | Cameo appearance |
Power | Kannada | Special appearance in song "Why Why (YY)" | ||
2015 | Thilagar | Village Dancer | Tamil | special appearance in song |
2016 | Block 12 | Indian Goddess | Greek | |
2017 | Singam 3 |
Bar Dancer | Tamil | Special Appearance in song "O Sone Sone" |
Vaigai Express | Radhika/ Jyothika | Dual Role | ||
Brahma.com | Nitu Chandra | |||
2021 | Never Back Down: Revolt | Jaya | English | Hollywood Debut[20][21] |
As producer
Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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2011 | Deswa | Bhojpuri | |
2016 | Mithila Makhaan | Maithili |
Television
Year(s) | Show | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
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2017–2018 | Rangoli | Host/presenter | DD National | [22] |
References
- ^ "'Mithila Makhaan' has something for all: Neetu Chandra". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "'Taekwondo' has something for all: Neetu Chandra". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "'Champaran Talkies' has something for all: Neetu Chandra". Champaran Talkies. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Bhojpuri film industry not growing: Neetu Chandra". Sify. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- The Telegraph (Calcutta). 3 September 2012. Archived from the originalon 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Bollywood Celebrity Interview". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Neetu Chandra receives second black belt in Taekwondo". The Times of India. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Patna boy to represent India at global business meet in Ireland". The Times of India. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Timing relief for Deswa". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "Rediscovered myself with my Greek film: Neetu Chandra". The Times of India. Indo-Asian News Service. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ "Neetu in awe of her Greek film look". Hindustan Times. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ "I'm too young for marriage: Neetu Chandra". The Times of India. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ Das, Chuman (29 January 2009). "Neetu Chandra signs her first ad campaign". Businessofcinema.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "| Bollywood News | Celebrity News". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Bombay Vikings - Aa Raha Hoon Main". Universal Music India/Vevo. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K. (12 November 2013). "Don't want to dilute my moment of glory: Neetu Chandra". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ "Theatre Review: Umrao". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ "7Seas Technologies ropes in Neetu Chandra for 3D mobile action game — The Economic Times". The Times of India. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Bollywood Movie News, Desi Blog: Neetu Chandra Maxim January 2009". Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (11 November 2020). "'Never Back Down: Revolt': Kellie Madison Directing For Mandalay, Wonder Street & SPWA". Deadline. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Unnikrishnan, Abhilasha (31 December 2020). "Neetu Chandra on making her Hollywood debut in 'Never Back Down: Revolt'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Swara Bhaskar bids adieu to DD National's 'Rangoli'". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
External links
- Nitu Chandra at IMDb
- Nitu Chandra at Bollywood Hungama