Sobhita Dhulipala
{{short description|Indian actress (born 1992)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sobhita Dhulipala
| image = Sobhita Dhulipala at Kaalakaandi press conference (cropped).jpg
| caption = Dhulipala in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1992|05|31}}
| birth_place = Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India
| alma_mater = University of Mumbai
| occupation = Actress
| title = Femina Miss India Earth 2013
| years_active = 2013–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Naga Chaitanya|4 December 2024}}
| family = Akkineni–Daggubati family
}}
Sobhita Dhulipala ({{IPA|te|soːbʱitaː dʱuːɭipaːɭːa|lang}}; born 31 May 1992) is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won runner-up title Femina Miss India Earth 2013 at Femina Miss India 2013 pageant and represented India at Miss Earth 2013.{{cite news |title=Miss India Diaries: I planted 30 saplings on World Environment Day, says Sobhita! |url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/news/Miss-India-Diaries-I-am-representing-India-at-Miss-Earth-says-Sobhita/articleshow/20456753.cms |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Femina Miss India |date=6 June 2013 |archive-date=24 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424152543/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/news/Miss-India-Diaries-I-am-representing-India-at-Miss-Earth-says-Sobhita/articleshow/20456753.cms |url-status=live }} Dhulipala made her acting debut in Anurag Kashyap's Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016) and subsequently played the lead role in the Amazon Prime Video drama series Made in Heaven (2019–2023).{{cite news |title='Made in Heaven' trailer: Big fat weddings and secrets in Amazon Prime Original series |url=https://scroll.in/reel/913222/made-in-heaven-trailer-zoya-akhtar-amazon-prime-video-web-series |archive-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731214755/https://scroll.in/reel/913222/made-in-heaven-trailer-zoya-akhtar-amazon-prime-video-web-series |url-status=live |work=Scroll.in |date=14 February 2019 |access-date=11 January 2021}}
Dhulipala went on to appear in the Telugu films Goodachari (2018) and Major (2022), the Malayalam films Moothon (2019) and Kurup (2021), the two-part Tamil epic Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023), and the crime thriller series The Night Manager (2023).{{cite magazine |last=Jamindar |first=Shriya |date=15 August 2023 |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/what-the-jewellery-worn-by-the-characters-in-made-in-heaven-season-2-have-to-say-about-their-glamourous-lives |title=What the jewellery worn by the characters in Made in Heaven season 2 have to say about their glamorous lives |magazine=Vogue India |access-date=9 March 2024 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822152525/https://www.vogue.in/content/what-the-jewellery-worn-by-the-characters-in-made-in-heaven-season-2-have-to-say-about-their-glamourous-lives |url-status=live}} She expanded to American cinema with the action thriller Monkey Man (2024). Dhulipala is married to actor Naga Chaitanya.
Early life
Dhulipala was born on 31 May 1992,References for date of birth
- {{cite news |title=Monday Motivation! Here's how sultry and sensational Sobhita Dhulipala keeps fit |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/monday-motivation-heres-how-sultry-and-sensational-sobhita-dhulipala-keeps-fit-23289259 |work=Mid Day |date=29 May 2023 |access-date=8 January 2024 |archive-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108095921/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/monday-motivation-heres-how-sultry-and-sensational-sobhita-dhulipala-keeps-fit-23289259 |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite web |last=Chakraborty |first=Juhi |date=17 October 2020 |title=Sobhita Dhulipala: All difficulties lead us to some learning, so what's the point in crying? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sobhita-dhulipala-all-difficulties-lead-us-to-some-learning-so-what-s-the-point-in-crying/story-U29io4PlipHhLl6A58p1IO.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=28 July 2021 |quote=the 28-year-old asks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721064022/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sobhita-dhulipala-all-difficulties-lead-us-to-some-learning-so-what-s-the-point-in-crying/story-U29io4PlipHhLl6A58p1IO.html |archive-date=21 July 2021 |url-status=live}}
- {{Cite news |last=Upadhye |first=Aishwarya |date=13 January 2020 |title=I am an artist in service of the story: Sobhita Dhulipala |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/i-am-an-artist-in-service-of-the-story-sobhita-dhulipala/article30556559.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625184045/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/i-am-an-artist-in-service-of-the-story-sobhita-dhulipala/article30556559.ece |archive-date=25 June 2020 |work=The Hindu |access-date=28 July 2021 |issn=0971-751X |quote=says the 27-year-old actress }} in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh{{Cite news |date=31 July 2018 |title=Sobhita Dhulipala: My work should speak for me |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/jul/31/sobhita-dhulipala-my-work-should-speak-for-me-7223.html |work=Cinema Express |access-date=29 May 2022 |quote=I was born in Tenali and was raised in Visakhapatnam |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701090044/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/jul/31/sobhita-dhulipala-my-work-should-speak-for-me-7223.html |url-status=dead }} into a Telugu Brahmin family.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/No-matter-where-I-am-I-will-be-a-Telugu-ammayi-who-craves-pappu-annam-Sobhita-Dhulipala/articleshow/53284591.cms |title=No matter where I am, I will be a Telugu ammayi, who craves pappu-annam: Sobhita Dhulipala |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724204750/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/No-matter-where-I-am-I-will-be-a-Telugu-ammayi-who-craves-pappu-annam-Sobhita-Dhulipala/articleshow/53284591.cms |archive-date=24 July 2016 |work=The Times of India |date=19 July 2016 |access-date=26 October 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Salvadore |first1=Sarah |title=I embody the spirit of Vizag: Sobhita Dhulipala |url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/i-embody-the-spirit-of-vizag-sobhita-dhulipala/articleshow/19194670.cms |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=Femina Miss India |date=26 March 2013 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127151400/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/I-embody-the-spirit-of-Vizag-Sobhita-Dhulipala/articleshow/19194670.cms |url-status=live}} Her father Venugopal Rao, was a Merchant Navy engineer and her mother Santha Kamakshi was a primary school teacher.{{Cite magazine |last=Humayon |first=Afrin |date=26 March 2013 |title=Sobhita's proud parents talk about their daughter! |pages=1 |url=https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-india/sobhitas-proud-parents-talk-about-their-daughter/articleshow/19194878.cms |magazine=Femina |access-date=14 July 2023}} She grew up in Visakhapatnam{{cite news |last1=Praveen |first1=Priyanka |title=Sobhita Dhulipala's journey: From Vizag to Bollywood |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/300616/from-vizag-to-bollywood.html |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=30 June 2016 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523033609/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/300616/from-vizag-to-bollywood.html |url-status=live }} She moved to Mumbai by herself at the age of sixteen and later attended H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in University of Mumbai studying corporate law.{{Cite news |last1=Kodé |first1=Anna |last2=Gupta |first2=Alisha Haridasani |date=6 April 2024 |title=A Niche Indian Actress Is Thrust Into Hollywood's Spotlight |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/style/sobhita-dhulipala-monkey-man.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=10 April 2024}} She is also a trained classical dancer in Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam.{{cite news |last1=Gaikwad |first1=Pramod |title=I want to try everything, says Raman Raghav 2.0 actor Sobhita Dhulipala |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/i-want-to-try-everything-says-raman-raghav-2-0-actor-sobhita-dhulipala-2877321/ |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=26 June 2016 |language=en |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042718/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/i-want-to-try-everything-says-raman-raghav-2-0-actor-sobhita-dhulipala-2877321/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Upadhye |first=Aishwarya |date=13 January 2020 |title=I am an artist in service of the story: Sobhita Dhulipala |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/i-am-an-artist-in-service-of-the-story-sobhita-dhulipala/article30556559.ece |access-date=28 July 2021 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=13 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113114656/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/i-am-an-artist-in-service-of-the-story-sobhita-dhulipala/article30556559.ece |url-status=live}} Dhulipala was crowned the Navy Queen at the annual Navy Ball pin 2010.
Personal life
On 8 August 2024, Dhulipala got engaged to actor Naga Chaitanya in Hyderabad.{{Cite news |title=Naga Chaitanya-Sobhita Dhulipala engaged, Nagarjuna shares first photos: Here's how their 'infinite love' began |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/naga-chaitanya-sobhita-dhulipala-engaged-nagarjuna-shares-first-photos-9502294/ |work=The Indian Express |date=8 August 2024 |access-date=8 August 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Srivastava |first=Soumya |date=8 August 2024 |title=Naga Chaitanya, Sobhita Dhulipala are engaged, first pics out; Nagarjuna blesses couple |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/naga-chaitanya-sobhita-dhulipala-are-engaged-first-pics-out-nagarjuna-blesses-couple-101723103027298 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=8 August 2024}} They married on 4 December 2024 at Annapurna Studios.{{Cite news |title=Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala Wedding LIVE Updates: FIRST pictures of the bride and groom out! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/naga-chaitanya-and-sobhita-dhulipala-wedding-live-updates-naga-chaitanya-and-sobhita-dhulipala-marriage-photos-videos-pictures-latest-news-updates/liveblog/115954831.cms |work=The Times of India |date=4 December 2024 |access-date=4 December 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Sanghamitra |date=5 December 2024 |title=Nagarjuna Akkineni drops photos from Sobhita Dhulipala and Naga Chaitanya's wedding in Hyderabad |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/nagarjuna-akkineni-drops-photos-from-the-ceremony-in-hyderabad-photogallery/cid/2068385 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=5 December 2024}}{{cite news |title=Naga Chaitanya, Sobhita Dhulipala are now married, Nagarjuna shares pictures from traditional ceremony |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/naga-chaitanya-sobhita-dhulipala-are-now-married-nagarjuna-shares-pictures-from-traditional-ceremony/article68949518.ece |work=The Hindu |agency=ANI |date=5 December 2024 |access-date=5 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205172457/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/naga-chaitanya-sobhita-dhulipala-are-now-married-nagarjuna-shares-pictures-from-traditional-ceremony/article68949518.ece |archive-date=5 December 2024}}
Pageantry
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A college friend of Dhulipala's was interning at the Miss Office and suggested she audition for the upcoming pageant. Describing herself as an "uncool geek" and stating she wished for validation, Dhulipala entered with the intentions of only clearing the first round to prove to her friends she could.{{Cite news |title=Miss India pageant damaged my self-esteem. It took me away from me, says Sobhita Dhulipala |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/miss-india-pageant-damaged-my-self-esteem-it-took-me-away-from-me-says-sobhita-dhulipala/story-paSWaqdMXgu1CWv7O4tVHJ.html |work=Hindustan Times |agency=PTI |date=2 January 2018 |access-date=15 August 2022 |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815145359/https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/miss-india-pageant-damaged-my-self-esteem-it-took-me-away-from-me-says-sobhita-dhulipala/story-paSWaqdMXgu1CWv7O4tVHJ.html |url-status=live }}
Subsequently, she represented India in Miss Earth 2013,{{cite news |title=Miss India Sobhita Dhulipala crowned Miss Photogenic at Miss Earth 2013 |url=https://news.biharprabha.com/2013/12/miss-india-sobhita-dhulipala-crowned-miss-photogenic-at-miss-earth-2013/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |work=Biharprabha |date=4 December 2013 |archive-date=28 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728190950/https://news.biharprabha.com/2013/12/miss-india-sobhita-dhulipala-crowned-miss-photogenic-at-miss-earth-2013/ |url-status=live }} in the Philippines, but could not finish in the top 20, instead landing sub-titles of Miss Photogenic, Miss Beauty for a cause, Miss Talent and Miss Beautiful face. She also featured in 2014 edition of Kingfisher Calendar.{{cite web |url=http://kingfishercalendar.com/2014/june.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223234435/http://kingfishercalendar.com/2014/june.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 December 2013 |title=Sobhita Dhulipala |work=Dhulipala-Kingfsher Calendar |access-date=22 March 2021}}
Acting career
Dhulipala made her film debut opposite Vicky Kaushal in Raman Raghav 2.0 in 2016.{{cite news |last1=Ganguly |first1=Nivedita |title=Sobhita's dream debut in 'Raman Raghav 2.0' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Sobhita%E2%80%99s-dream-debut-in-%E2%80%98Raman-Raghav-2.0%E2%80%99/article14317411.ece |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=13 May 2016 |language=en-IN |archive-date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421194401/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Sobhita%E2%80%99s-dream-debut-in-%E2%80%98Raman-Raghav-2.0%E2%80%99/article14317411.ece |url-status=live }} and also signed a three-film deal with Phantom Films in July 2016.{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=Anurag Kashyap's faith in me valuable: Sobhita Dhulipala |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-s-faith-in-me-valuable-sobhita-dhulipala/story-pObKCJvHqtiRc2KItoRIrL.html |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 September 2016 |language=en |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127104914/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-s-faith-in-me-valuable-sobhita-dhulipala/story-pObKCJvHqtiRc2KItoRIrL.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Raman Raghav 2.0 actor Sobhita Dhulipala and Phantom Films sign three-film deal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/sobhita-dhulipala-three-film-deal-phantom-deals-raman-raghav-2-0-anurag-kashyap-329077-2016-07-13 |access-date=16 September 2019 |work=India Today |date=13 July 2016 |language=en |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127131423/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/sobhita-dhulipala-three-film-deal-phantom-deals-raman-raghav-2-0-anurag-kashyap-329077-2016-07-13 |url-status=live }} For her role in the film, she was nominated by critics for best supporting performance at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes Film festival 2016. In early August 2016, she signed two films, Kaalakaandi directed by Akshat Verma and Chef directed by Raja Menon, both starring opposite Saif Ali Khan.{{cite news |last1=Lakshmi |first1=V |title=Sobhita Dhulipala bags her next Bollywood project - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sobhita-Dhulipala-bags-her-next-Bollywood-project/articleshow/53541131.cms |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=28 January 2017 |language=en |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505003358/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sobhita-Dhulipala-bags-her-next-Bollywood-project/articleshow/53541131.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Coutinho |first1=Natasha |title=Saif's finally found his close buddy |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Saifs-finally-found-his-close-buddy/articleshow/55504526.cms |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=19 November 2016 |language=en |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027002849/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/saifs-finally-found-his-close-buddy/articleshow/55504526.cms |url-status=live }} In 2018, Dhulipala appeared in her first Telugu film Goodachari co-starring Adivi Sesh, playing a Psychology graduate.{{cite news |last1=Kavirayani |first1=Suresh |title=Sobhita Dhulipala all set for a T'town debut |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040916/sobhita-dhulipala-all-set-for-a-ttown-debut.html |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=4 September 2016 |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207114458/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040916/sobhita-dhulipala-all-set-for-a-ttown-debut.html |url-status=live}}
In 2019, Dhulipala's portrayed Tara, a wedding planner in Amazon Prime's original series Made In Heaven,{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=Made In Heaven's Sobhita Dhulipala aka Tara becomes breakout star of IMDb |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/made-in-heaven-s-sobhita-dhulipala-aka-tara-becomes-breakout-star-of-imdb-1493958-2019-04-04 |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=India Today |date=4 April 2019 |language=en |archive-date=21 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121082044/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/made-in-heaven-s-sobhita-dhulipala-aka-tara-becomes-breakout-star-of-imdb-1493958-2019-04-04 |url-status=live }} in which The Hindu called her 'layered and empathetic portrayal a standout'.{{cite news |last1=Mitra |first1=Shilajit |date=10 August 2023 |title='Made in Heaven' Season 2 series review: Proud, progressive and a tad lost |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/made-in-heaven-season-2-series-review-proud-progressive-and-a-tad-lost/article67179241.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=9 March 2024 |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221092442/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/made-in-heaven-season-2-series-review-proud-progressive-and-a-tad-lost/article67179241.ece |url-status=live }} She also appeared in a pivotal role in Bard of Blood, an Indian fictional spy thriller Netflix series, based on the 2015 espionage novel of the same name as an intelligence agency operative.{{cite news |last1=Keshri |first1=Shweta |title=Sobhita Dhulipala on Bard of Blood: Did not know my name was changed from Isha Khan to Khanna |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/sobhita-dhulipala-on-bard-of-blood-did-not-know-my-name-was-changed-from-isha-khan-to-khanna-1603054-2019-09-25 |access-date=6 October 2019 |work=India Today |date=25 September 2019 |language=en |archive-date=25 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925124350/https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/sobhita-dhulipala-on-bard-of-blood-did-not-know-my-name-was-changed-from-isha-khan-to-khanna-1603054-2019-09-25 |url-status=live }} Dhulipala made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Geetu Mohandas directorial-feature Moothon alongside Nivin Pauly, in the same year.{{cite news |title=TIFF 2019: Anurag Kashyap, Nivin Pauly, Sobhita Dhulipala attend world premiere of Moothon |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tiff-2019-anurag-kashyap-nivin-pauly-sobhita-dhulipala-attend-world-premiere-of-moothon-7327641.html |access-date=18 September 2019 |work=Firstpost |date=12 September 2019 |language=en |archive-date=12 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912234520/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tiff-2019-anurag-kashyap-nivin-pauly-sobhita-dhulipala-attend-world-premiere-of-moothon-7327641.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Was blown away by 'Moothon' script: Sobhita Dhulipala |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/aug/19/was-blown-away-by-moothon-script-sobhita-dhulipala-2020781.html |access-date=18 September 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 August 2019 |archive-date=14 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914053042/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/aug/19/was-blown-away-by-moothon-script-sobhita-dhulipala-2020781.html |url-status=live }} Her final work of the year was the Hindi film The Body alongside Emraan Hashmi.{{Cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |date=13 December 2019 |title=The Body Movie Review: Rishi Kapoor Is Effortless In Film That Isn't Quite What It Could Have Been |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-body-movie-review-rishi-kapoor-is-effortless-in-film-that-isnt-quite-what-it-could-have-been-2-s-2148489 |work=NDTV |access-date=25 December 2023 |archive-date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108143406/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-body-movie-review-rishi-kapoor-is-effortless-in-film-that-isnt-quite-what-it-could-have-been-2-s-2148489 |url-status=live }}
She played a pregnant woman in the anthology Ghost Stories.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/anurag-kashyap-starts-shooting-for-ghost-stories-1595767-2019-09-05 |title=Anurag Kashyap starts shooting for Ghost Stories |magazine=India Today|date=5 September 2019 |access-date=25 December 2023 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405085727/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/anurag-kashyap-starts-shooting-for-ghost-stories-1595767-2019-09-05 |url-status=live }} In 2021, Dhulipala appeared in Kurup.{{cite news |title=Sobhita Dhulipala joins Kurup |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/180919/sobhita-dhulipala-joins-kurup.html |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=18 September 2019 |access-date=18 September 2019 |archive-date=18 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918093006/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/180919/sobhita-dhulipala-joins-kurup.html |url-status=live }} In 2022, Dhulipala played a guest stuck in the hotel, in Hindi-Telugu biographical Major.{{Cite news |title=Sobhita Dhulipala starts first shoot of 2021 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/jan/03/sobhita-dhulipala-starts-first-shoot-of-2021-2244822.html |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=3 January 2021 |archive-date=8 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108201641/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/jan/03/sobhita-dhulipala-starts-first-shoot-of-2021-2244822.html |url-status=live}}
Dhulipala appeared in Mani Ratnam's period film Ponniyin Selvan: I and its sequel Ponniyin Selvan: II, as Vaanathi.{{cite magazine|title=Mani Ratnam to begin shooting Ponniyin Selvan in Thailand next month|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mani-ratnam-to-begin-shooting-ponniyin-selvan-in-thailand-next-month-1617031-2019-11-08|magazine=India Today|date=8 November 2019|access-date=17 October 2022|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201033425/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mani-ratnam-to-begin-shooting-ponniyin-selvan-in-thailand-next-month-1617031-2019-11-08|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=How 'Ponniyin Selvan' got Sobhita Dhulipala to 'do something different'! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/how-ponniyin-selvan-got-sobhita-dhulipala-to-do-something-different/articleshow/99606638.cms?from=mdr |work=The Times of India |date=19 April 2023 |access-date=8 January 2024 |archive-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108100307/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/how-ponniyin-selvan-got-sobhita-dhulipala-to-do-something-different/articleshow/99606638.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }} She then appeared alongside Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur in two seasons of The Night Manager.{{cite news |title='The Night Manager' trailer out; series to premiere on February 17 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-night-manager-trailer-out-series-to-premiere-on-february-17/article66413039.ece |url-access=subscription |work=The Hindu |date=20 January 2023 |access-date=11 February 2023 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211094930/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-night-manager-trailer-out-series-to-premiere-on-february-17/article66413039.ece |url-status=live }} For the series, she won ITA Award for Best Actress - Popular (OTT).{{cite magazine |last=Rajpal |first=Roktim |date=17 February 2023 |title=The Night Manager Review: Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur headline a middling adaptation |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/reviews/story/the-night-manager-review-anil-kapoor-and-aditya-roy-kapur-headline-a-middling-adaptationwo-2335898-2023-02-17 |magazine=India Today |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217054325/https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/reviews/story/the-night-manager-review-anil-kapoor-and-aditya-roy-kapur-headline-a-middling-adaptationwo-2335898-2023-02-17 |url-status=live}} Dhulipala then reprised Tara in the second season of Made In Heaven.{{cite news |last=Sen |first=Shomi |date=14 August 2023 |title=Made In Heaven Season 2 review: A riveting sequel of a good series |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/made-in-heaven-season-2-review-a-riveting-sequel-of-a-good-series-624276/amp |work=WION News |access-date=15 September 2023 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810135148/https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/made-in-heaven-season-2-review-a-riveting-sequel-of-a-good-series-624276/amp |url-status=live }}
In 2024, Dhulipala starred in a Hollywood film, as an escort, in Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man, which he also starred in.{{cite magazine |title=Sobhita Dhulipala on her Hollywood debut film 'Monkey Man': A sensory feast |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sobhita-dhulipala-dev-patel-hollywood-debut-monkey-man-2497992-2024-02-05 |magazine=India Today |date=5 February 2024 |access-date=24 February 2024 |archive-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224191116/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sobhita-dhulipala-dev-patel-hollywood-debut-monkey-man-2497992-2024-02-05 |url-status=live }} Before her initial film debut, she auditioned for the role and, in 2019, Patel called to tell her he knew she was perfect for it from the moment he saw her audition. In a mixed review, The Guardian{{'}}s Adrian Horton described Dhulipala's presence as "alluring" but lamented the lack of characterisation she was given.{{Cite news |last=Horton |first=Adrian |date=12 March 2024 |title=Monkey Man review – Dev Patel's directorial debut is a gory descent into darkness |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/12/monkey-man-movie-review-dev-patel-sxsw |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=14 April 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Abraham |first1=Hannah |date=1 May 2024 |title='Monkey Man' Star Sobhita Dhulipala On Being "Accountable" As An Actor & How Dev Patel's Directorial Debut Changed Her Life |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/sobhita-dhulipala-money-man-dev-patel-1235900819/ |work=Deadline |access-date=1 May 2024}}
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
= Films =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of film credits |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Language ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |
|---|
| 2016
| Smrutika Naidu "Simi" | rowspan="3"|Hindi | |
| 2017
| Chef | Vinnie | |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| Tara | |
| Goodachari
| Sameera Rao / Sameera Sheikh{{efn|name=character}} | Telugu | |
| rowspan="2"|2019
| Moothon | Rosy | |
| The Body
| Maya Verma | rowspan="2"|Hindi | |
| 2020
| Neha | Anurag Kashyap's segment |
| 2021
| Kurup | Sharadamma / Sharadha Kurup | Malayalam | |
| rowspan="2" |2022
| Major | Pramoda Reddy | Telugu{{Br}}Hindi | Bilingual film |
| Ponniyin Selvan: I
| rowspan="2"|Vaanathi | rowspan="2"|Tamil | |
| 2023
| |
| rowspan="2" |2024
| Sita | English | American film |
| Love, Sitara
| Sitara | Hindi | |
= Television =
- All shows are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
= Voice-over =
Accolades
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of acting awards and nominations received by Sobhita Dhulipala |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Result ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{refh}} |
|---|
| 2018
| Most Promising Newcomer – Female | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"|2019
| Grazia Millenial Awards | Breakthrough Performer of the Year | Multiple films | {{won}} |
| iReel Awards
| Best Actress - Drama | {{nom}} |
| GQ India
| Emerging Star of the Year | Multiple films | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"|2022
| Lions Gold awards | Mouldbreaker of the Year | Multiple films | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"|South Indian International Movie Awards
| Kurup | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"|2023
| Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Major | {{nom}} |
| Indian Television Academy Awards
| Best Actress - Popular (OTT) | {{won}} |
| Bollywood Hungama India Entertainment Awards
| Game Changer Best Actor of the Year | Made in Heaven, The Night Manager | {{won}} |
| 2024
|Best Supporting Actor – Telugu | Major | {{nom}} | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |title=Winners of the 68th Filmfare Awards South (Telugu) 2023 {{!}} Filmfare.com |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-68th-filmfare-awards-south-telugu-2023_-67194.html |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=www.filmfare.com |language=en}} |
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of style awards won by Sobhita Dhulipala |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{refh}} |
|---|
| 2024
|Grazia |Trailblazer of the Year |{{won}} | style="text-align: center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.grazia.co.in/fashion/winners-of-ajio-grazia-young-fashion-awards-2024_-12279.html|title=Winners of AJIO Grazia Young Fashion Awards 2024|website=Grazia India|date=27 March 2024}} |
| rowspan="4"|2023
|Vogue |Force of Fashion |{{won}} |
| Grazia India
|‘Trendsetter of the year’ |{{won}} | style="text-align: center;" | |
| Mid-Day Showbiz Awards
|Stylish Performer of the year |{{won}} |
| rowspan="2"|Elle
|Style Icon of the Year Award |{{won}} |
| 2022
|Gen Z Style Icon |{{won}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
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