Gaurie Pandit Dwivedi (née Pandit; born 1982) is an Indian model and actress who has worked in Bollywood, Telugu and Kannada movies. She made her acting debut as lead actress opposite Gopichand in the 2005 Telugu film Andhrudu.[1][2] She then appeared in one Bollywood movie and several Telugu and Kannada films.
Gaurie Pandit | |
|---|---|
 Gowri Pandit in 2019 | |
| Born | 12 September 1982[citation needed] New Delhi, India |
| Other names | Gauri Pandit |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2005–2012 |
| Spouse | |
Early life edit
Gowri was born in New Delhi and did her schooling from Springdales, Dhaula Kuan. She then completed her graduation from the Institute of integrated learning in management New Delhi.
From a young age, she aspired to be an actress and trained herself accordingly. At a very early stage, she started getting modeling assignments from some of the Top Brands and agencies of the country. Soon she went on to bag prestigious modeling assignments in Paris and Tokyo before stepping into the world of acting.
Career edit
Gowri started her career as a model and appeared in many TV commercials of big brands. One of her most popular ads was the Hero Honda commercial along with Barun Sobti.[3] She then went on to sign her first Telugu film Andhrudu which was a smash hit in the year 2005. Initially, she was not keen about acting in regional films and wanted a career in Bollywood.
She made her Bollywood debut with the 2007 film It's Breaking News. Her next release was multi-starrer Telugu romantic drama film Kasko (2009) directed by G. Nageswara Reddy alongside Vaibhav Reddy and Shweta Basu Prasad.[4] She then starred in films like director G. Ashok’s debut Telugu film Aakasa Ramanna (2010).[5] In the same year, she did her first Kannada movie Jayahe.[6] In the following years, she starred in Telugu films like Nithya Pellikoduku (2011), Rajendra (2011) and Housefull (2012).[citation needed]
Personal life edit
In 2011 she tied the knot with actor Nikhil Dwivedi[7][8] who then also turned producer and produced Hindi films such as Veere Di Wedding in 2018 and Dabangg 3 with Salman Khan in 2019.[9] The couple has a son, Shivaan.[10]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Andhrudu | Archana | Telugu | |
| 2007 | It's Breaking News | Gauri Pandit | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Kasko | Deepika | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Aakasa Ramanna | Isha | Telugu | |
| Jayahe | Kannada | |||
| 2011 | Nithya Pellikoduku | Aishwarya | Telugu | |
| Rajendra | Telugu | |||
| 2012 | Housefull | Tara | Telugu |
References edit
- ^ "Andhrudu - Telugu cinema Review - T Gopichand, Gowri Pandit". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Gopichand's Andhrudu Pressmeet at Ramakrishna Horticulture Studios, Nacharam". www.ragalahari.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Hero Honda Passion Pro 2010 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Kasko music launch - Telugu cinema - Vaibhav & Shweta Basu Prasad". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Akasa Ramanna title announcement - Telugu cinema - Allari Naresh, Sivaji & Rajiv Kanakala". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "'Jayahe' is a bad rehash of many films". News18. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Actor Nikhil Dwivedi and his model bride Gaurie Pandit have personally invited Shah Rukh Khan to their wedding in Mumbai say sources". The Times of India.
- ^ "Nikhil Dwivedi to wed Gauri Pandit today". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Stars attend Nikhil Dwivedi's wedding reception". Rediff. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "How Bollywood kids dressed up for Ahil Sharma's Halloween party!". The Times of India.
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