Banita Sandhu (born 22 June 1997)[1] is a British actress who primarily works in Indian films.[2] She made her film debut in the 2018 Hindi film October and went on to star in the Tamil film Adithya Varma and the American science fiction series Pandora (both 2019).
Banita Sandhu | |
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![]() Sandhu in 2020 | |
Born | (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 25) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | King's College London |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2018–present |
Sandhu was born and brought up in Caerleon, Wales[3] to first-generation British Indian parents. She moved to London at 18 to start her degree in English Literature at King's College London.[4] She started acting at the age of 11.[5]
Sandhu appeared in an advert for Wrigley Company's Doublemint which had the song "Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se" as the background score; and another advert, for Vodafone India, which was broadcast during the Indian Premier League cricket season.[4][6] Her first feature film was October, starring Varun Dhawan, which released in 2018. This was followed by the American TV series Pandora,[7] and the Tamil film Adithya Varma in 2019.[8] She later signed on the Hindi film Sardar Udham Singh[9] and the British film Kavita and Teresa.[10]
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2018 | October | Shivli Iyer | Hindi | Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut |
2019 | Adithya Varma | Meera Shetty | Tamil | |
Eternal Beauty | Alex | English | ||
2021 | Sardar Udham | Reshma | Hindi | Released on Amazon Prime Video |
TBA | Kavita and Teresa | Kavita | English | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2019 | Pandora | Delaney Pilar | English | Season 1 |
Year | Title | Artist | Language | Notes |
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2018 | Jind Mahi | Diljit Dosanjh | Punjabi |