1. Sanya Malhotra was born on 25 February 1992 and is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films.
22 Facts About Sanya Malhotra
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Sanya Malhotra has had supporting roles in the sports film Dangal and the action film Jawan, both of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films.
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Sanya Malhotra received praise for starring in the streaming films Shakuntala Devi, Pagglait, Love Hostel, Kathal and Mrs, winning a Filmfare OTT Award for Kathal.
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Sanya Malhotra was born on 25 February 1992 in Delhi into a Punjabi Hindu family.
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Sanya Malhotra is a trained dancer in contemporary and ballet.
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Sanya Malhotra was later contacted by the film casting director Mukesh Chhabra.
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Sanya Malhotra was selected for Nitesh Tiwari's biographical sports film Dangal along with Fatima Sana Shaikh, who was relatively new.
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Sanya Malhotra then watched several videos on wrestling and "how wrestlers move, walk, their body language" and did the training.
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Anupama Chopra said in her review that Sanya Malhotra provides "strong support" to the story.
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Sanya Malhotra later choreographed the song "Sexy Baliye" for the Secret Superstar, which featured Khan.
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Two years later, Sanya Malhotra starred in Vishal Bhardwaj's drama Pataakha alongside newcomer Radhika Madan.
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Critic Raja Sen found Sanya Malhotra to be a "fearless actress" and thought that she "plays this character with unhinged enthusiasm".
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Shakuntala Devi, directed by Anu Menon, is about the mathematician of the same name and starred Vidya Balan in the titular role, with Sanya Malhotra portraying Devi's daughter Anupama.
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Mike McCahill of The Guardian found Sanya Malhotra to be "quietly affecting" in her part and commended her for holding her own opposite her co-star.
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Sanya Malhotra received a Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare OTT Awards.
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Sanya Malhotra then starred alongside Abhimanyu Dassani as newlyweds in the romantic comedy Meenakshi Sundareshwar.
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In 2023, Sanya Malhotra had a starring role as a small-town cop in pursuit of a missing jackfruit in the Netflix satirical film Kathal.
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Sanya Malhotra's performance earned her a Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor in a Web Original Film.
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Sanya Malhotra next had a supporting role as a doctor in Jawan, an action film starring Shah Rukh Khan.
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Sanya Malhotra earned unanimous acclaim for her performance with Sukanya Verma commending her for matching up to Nimisha Sajayan's performance in the original.
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Sanya Malhotra has wowed the audience with her natural performance.
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Sanya Malhotra is an endorser for several brands and products including Fastrack and Shoppers Stop.