Aahana Kumra
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aahana Kumra
| image = Aahana Kumra at the special screening of film Babli Bouncer (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kumra in 2022
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India{{cite web |url=http://aahanakumra.com/index.php/me |title=Me - Aahana Kumra |website=aahanakumra.com |accessdate=11 February 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083456/http://aahanakumra.com/index.php/me/ |archivedate=12 February 2018}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress}}
| years_active = 2009-present
| website =
}}
Aahana Kumra is an Indian actress. Kumra is known for her television debut in Sony Entertainment Television's Yudh with Amitabh Bachchan and also for her lead role in the TV series Agent Raghav - Crime Branch with Sharad Kelkar, followed by leading roles in a number of feature films.
Early life
Kumra was born and brought up in Lucknow.
Career
In 2013, Kumra was cast in the television series Yudh - a 20-episode show starring Amitabh Bachchan in which Kumra plays the pivotal role of Bachchan's daughter. Later, she starred in Agent Raghav – Crime Branch, a biweekly television crime thriller show, as the female lead Agent Trisha Dewan opposite Sharad Kelkar. Kumra won Best Actress Award at the Third Moida International Awards for her short film Siberia. She made her Hindi feature film debut in Sona Spa in 2013, and her Tulu feature film debut in 2015 in Kudla Cafe. She hosted the Pro Kabbadi 2016 series.{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/amitabh-bachchan-made-yudh-so-much-easier-aahana-kumra/ |title=Amitabh Bachchan made 'Yudh' so much easier: Aahana Kumra |work=The Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India |date=1 August 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215072405/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/amitabh-bachchan-made-yudh-so-much-easier-aahana-kumra/ |archivedate=15 February 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/topic/aahana-kumra |title=Aahana Kumra |website=NDTV Movies |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215072023/http://movies.ndtv.com/topic/aahana-kumra |archivedate=15 February 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aahana-kumra-was-not-nervous-to-work-with-amitabh-bachchan/489503-8-66.html |title=Aahana Kumra: Was not nervous to work with Amitabh Bachchan |agency=Press Trust of India |work=CNN-IBN |date=31 July 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805035125/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aahana-kumra-was-not-nervous-to-work-with-amitabh-bachchan/489503-8-66.html |archivedate=5 August 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Aahana-Kumra-Gorging-on-dal-baati-churma-was-a-great-experience/articleshow/45512057.cms |title=Aahana Kumra: Gorging on dal baati churma was a great experience |first=Richa |last=Shukla |work=The Times of India |date=15 December 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215231908/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Aahana-Kumra-Gorging-on-dal-baati-churma-was-a-great-experience/articleshow/45512057.cms |archivedate=15 December 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-s-yudh-actress-aahana-kumra-feels-fortunate-to-be-working-with-big-b-15390.html |title=Amitabh Bachchan's Yudh: Actress Aahana Kumra feels fortunate to be working with Big B |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=India TV |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215071019/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-s-yudh-actress-aahana-kumra-feels-fortunate-to-be-working-with-big-b-15390.html |archivedate=15 February 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/aahana-kumras-dream-to-work-with-big-b-comes-true/15418176 |title=Aahana Kumra's dream to work with Big B comes true |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |work=Mid-Day |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215080505/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/aahana-kumras-dream-to-work-with-big-b-comes-true/15418176 |archivedate=15 February 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/aahana-kumra-amitabh-bachchan-yudh-television-series/1/370866.html |title=She's a Scream: Newbie Aahana Kumra to make debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan in TV series Yudh |first=Suhani |last=Singh |work=India Today |date=11 July 2014 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215082130/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/aahana-kumra-amitabh-bachchan-yudh-television-series/1/370866.html |archivedate=15 February 2015}} In 2017, Kumra had a leading role in the black comedy film Lipstick Under My Burkha as Leela.{{cite web |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/movie-review-lipstick-under-my-burkha |title=Movie Review: 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' Could Start A Revolution |website=thequint.com |date=18 July 2017 |accessdate=6 April 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406122155/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/movie-review-lipstick-under-my-burkha |archivedate=6 April 2018}} The following year she portrayed the role of Priyanka Gandhi in the political biography film The Accidental Prime Minister.{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-the-accidental-prime-minister-first-look-5124144/lite/ |title=Anupam Kher starts shooting for Manmohan Singh movie The Accidental Prime Minister, see photos |date=5 April 2018 |website=The Indian Express |accessdate=6 April 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405082542/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-the-accidental-prime-minister-first-look-5124144/lite/ |archivedate=5 April 2018}}
Filmography
= Films =
= Television =
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of television credits | ||
scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role | ||
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2009 | Bollywood Hero | Clapper Girl |
2014 | Yudh | Taruni Sikarwar |
2015 | Agent Raghav | Agent Trisha Dewan |
2016 | Pro Kabaddi | Host |
= Web series =
Awards and nominations
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of awards and nominations received by Aahana Kumra |
scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Result ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Refh}} |
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2018
|Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female |{{Nom}} |{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} |
rowspan="2" |2022
| rowspan="2" |22nd Indian Television Academy Awards | rowspan="2" |Popular Actor - OTT |{{nom}} |
Avrodh (Season 2)
|{{nom}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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Category:Actresses from Lucknow
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Indian web series actresses
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Actresses in Tulu cinema
Category:Actresses in Hindi television