Ashima Narwal
{{short description|Indian Australian actress and model}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Ashima Narwal
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|birth_place = Rohtak, Haryana, India
|nationality = Australian
|education = Bachelor's in Nursing
|alma_mater = University of Technology Sydney
|occupation = {{hlist|Actress|Model}}
|years_active = 2018–present
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Ashima Narwal is an Indian-Australian actress and model. In 2015, she won two titles in two different beauty pageants, Miss Sydney Australia Elegance and Miss India Global,{{cite interview |interviewer1=Vaishnavi |interviewer2=Venkat |interviewer3=Ashok Kumar |interviewer4=Jyothsna |interviewer5=Naagaraj S |title=IT ALL STARTED WITH THERI |type=Online |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actress/ashima-narwal/interview-with-ashima-narwal.html |publisher= Behind Woods |date= |access-date=18 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704135538/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actress/ashima-narwal/interview-with-ashima-narwal.html |archive-date=4 July 2016 }} and was also a finalist at 2012 Miss India Australia.{{cite web |url=https://www.indianlink.com.au/elegance-personified/ |title=Elegance personified |website=indianlink.com |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=24 August 2023 }} She made her Indian movie debut in the Telugu film Natakam and Tamil film Kolaigaran.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/indian-australian-model-ashima-opposite-arav-in-rajabheema-1347446-2018-09-24 |title=Indian-Australian model Ashima opposite Arav in Rajabheema |website=India Today |date=25 September 2018 |access-date=24 August 2023 |archive-date=31 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231194100/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/indian-australian-model-ashima-opposite-arav-in-rajabheema-1347446-2018-09-24 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/meet-ashima-vijay-antonys-heroine-in-kolaigaran/articleshow/64463365.cms|title=Meet Ashima, Vijay Antony's heroine in Kolaigaran|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-29|last1=Suganth |first1=M. }} She was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador at JV Smileys Foundation in 2023.
Early life
Narwal was born in Rohtak, Haryana, India. After finishing school, she migrated to Australia for higher studies.{{cite web |url=http://www.indusage.com.au/ashima-narwal-set-to-represent-india-at-the-miss-global-2015/ |title=Ashima Narwal set to represent India at the 'Miss Global 2015' |author=INS |date=2 October 2015 |website=www.indusage.com.au |publisher=Indus Age |access-date=18 May 2018 |archive-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527202655/http://www.indusage.com.au/ashima-narwal-set-to-represent-india-at-the-miss-global-2015/ |url-status=dead }} She has a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Technology Sydney.{{cite web|title=Elegance personified|url=https://www.indianlink.com.au/general-news/elegance-personified/|date=27 March 2015|publisher=Indian Link|access-date=2 August 2022|archive-date=2 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802165543/https://www.indianlink.com.au/general-news/elegance-personified/|url-status=live}}
Filmography
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Year
! Title ! Role(s) ! Language ! Notes |
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2018
|Parvati |rowspan=2 | Telugu | Debut film |
rowspan=2 | 2019
|Jessie |Jessie / Amrutha / Sruthi | |
Kolaigaran
|Dharani / Aaradhana |Dual role |
2021
|Indu | rowspan="2" |Telugu |Netflix film |
2022
|Sakala Gunabhi Rama |Swathi alias Nancy | |
rowspan="2" |2025
|Thulasi |Tamil | |
Oka Padhakam Prakaram
|Sita |Telugu | |
Honours
- 2015 - Miss Sydney Australia Elegance
- 2015 - Miss India Global
- 2023 - Goodwill Ambassador at JV Smileys Foundation
References
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External links
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Category:Actresses from Haryana
Category:Female models from Haryana
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Indian emigrants to Australia
Category:Actresses from Sydney
Category:Australian film actresses
Category:Australian people of Indian descent
Category:Actresses of Indian descent
Category:Australian expatriate actresses in India
Category:University of Technology Sydney alumni