Kanishtha Dhankar

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| birth_name = Kanishtha Raj Singh Dhankhar

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| birth_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India

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| occupation = Model, Actress

| years_active = 2008-present

| title = Femina Miss India World 2011

| competitions = Femina Miss India World 2011
(Winner)
(Miss Body Beautiful)
(Miss No Marks)
(Miss Ramp Model)
(Miss Beautiful Legs)
(Miss Water Baby)

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Kanishtha Raj Singh Dhankar (born 21 September 1988) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Pantaloons Miss India 2011, whereas Hasleen Kaur was crowned the Femina Miss India Earth. She later represented India at the Miss World 2011 pageant where she placed in top 30.{{cite news|url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com|title=Miss India Femina Miss India 2011|publisher=Feminamissindia.indiatimes.com |accessdate=2011-06-06}}

Early life

Kanishtha was born on 21 September 1988 at the naval base in Bombay, India to Raj Singh Dhankhar, a Commodore in the Indian Navy, and Kusum Malhan Dhankhar. She is second of their three children. Her mother is a school teacher and a home maker and has worked extensively with the Naval Wives Welfare Association in Mumbai. Her ancestral family is from Village Kasni, District Jhajjar, Haryana.{{Cite web |title=KANISHTHA DHANKAR |url=https://www-explosivefashion-in.translate.goog/indian-models/kanishtha-dhankar.html?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=hi&_x_tr_hl=hi&_x_tr_pto=tc |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www-explosivefashion-in.translate.goog |language=en}} Kanishtha was raised in Colaba, Mumbai. She pursued a Bachelor of Commerce degree in H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/New-Miss-India-Kanishtha-Dhankar-is-a-Haryanavi-jat-girl/articleshow/8024553.cms | title=New Miss India Kanishtha Dhankar is a Haryanavi jat girl | first=Deepender | last=Deswal | date=19 April 2011 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=12 November 2018 }}

Career

In 2008, she appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's film Fashion.{{Cite news|url=http://www.indicine.com/bollywood/fashion/|title=Fashion Bollywood (Movie)|publisher=Indicine|accessdate=2009-03-25}}