Indian actress (born 1985)
Nushrratt Bharuccha
Bharuccha in 2024
Born Nushrat Bharucha
(1985-05-17 ) 17 May 1985 (age 40) Alma mater Jai Hind College Occupation Actress Years active 2002–present
Nushrratt Bharuccha (bornNushrat Bharucha ;[ 1] 17 May 1985[ 2] ) is an Indian actress who mainly works inHindi films. After working in television, she made her film debut withJai Santoshi Maa (2006). She gained recognition for her roles inLove Sex Aur Dhokha (2010) andPyaar Ka Punchnama (2011). Bharuccha's career progressed with starring roles in the comediesPyaar Ka Punchnama 2 (2015),Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018), andDream Girl (2019). She has since starred inChhorii (2021),Janhit Mein Jaari (2022) andRam Setu (2022).
Bharuccha was born on 17 May 1985[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] in aDawoodi Bohra family ofMumbai . She is the only child of Tanvir Bharucha, a businessman and Tasneem Bharucha, a housewife.[ 5] [ 6] She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts fromJai Hind College inMumbai .[ 7]
Early career and struggles (2002–2014)[ edit ] Bharuccha made her acting debut with a minor role in the 2002 television seriesKittie Party .[ 8] She got her firstHindi film withJai Santoshi Maa (2006) and did the music video "Zindagi Kahin Gum Hai" byZubeen Garg in 2007.[ 9] She had a cameo inKal Kissne Dekha (2009) and did theTelugu film Taj Mahal (2010).[ 10] Her final television role occurred inSeven as Drishika Kashyap.[ 11]
Bharuccha had her first leading role in Hindi films withDibakar Banerjee andEkta Kapoor 's anthologyLove Sex Aur Dhokha (2010), that did moderately well.[ 12] She next starred oppositeKartik Aaryan inLuv Ranjan 's directorialsPyaar Ka Punchnama (2011) andAkaash Vani (2013), both of which were superhits. Her next movie wasDarr @ the Mall (2014) withJimmy Sheirgill .
Breakthrough and further career (2015–present)[ edit ] Bharuccha rose to success by appearing with Aaryan for the third time in Ranjan'sPyaar Ka Punchnama 2 (2015). The film turned out to be her first commercial hit, earning over₹ 88 crore worldwide.[ 13] However, her other releaseMeeruthiya Gangsters (2015) and theTamil filmValeba Raja (2016) underperformed.
In 2018, she received wider attention after portraying a grey shaded character oppositeAaryan andSunny Singh inLuv Ranjan andBhushan Kumar 'srom-com Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety .[ 14] [ 15] It proved to be a surprise blockbuster at the box-office, earning₹ 150 crores worldwide. She retained this widespread success with Kapoor, Bhushan Kumar andRaaj Shaandilyaa 's₹ 200 crores-grossing comedyDream Girl (2019), where she playedAyushmann Khurrana 's love interest.[ 16] BothSonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety andDream Girl entered the100 Crore Club in India and rank among her highest grossing releases.[ 17]
Bharuccha in 2019 Bharuccha performed an item number in 2019, "Peeyo Datt Ke" alongsideSidharth Malhotra in theMilap Zaveri and Bhushan Kumar's romantic thrillerMarjaavaan which was sung byYo Yo Honey Singh .[ 18] She starred in two music videos,Atif Aslam 's "Baarishein" andGuru Randhawa 's "Ishq Tera".[ 19] [ 20]
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in India that led long closure of theatres, Bharuccha's next sports filmChhalaang (2020) directed byHansal Mehta and produced by Bhushan Kumar andAjay Devgn , was directly released onOTT platform Amazon Prime Video .[ 21] [ 22] She playedRajkummar Rao 's ladylove in the film that met with mixed reviews.
In 2021, she headlinedYo Yo Honey Singh 's music video "Saiyaan Ji" and featured in two OTT films.[ 23] Firstly she was seen inKaran Johar and Raj Mehta'sNetflix anthology filmAjeeb Daastaans and then in Vishal Furia and Bhushan Kumar's Amazon Prime horror filmChhorii , both of which earned her critical praise for her acting.[ 24] [ 25] Chhorii marked her first film as a solo female-centric character.
The following year, Bharuccha appeared firstly in thelove triangle Hurdang (2022) alongsideSunny Kaushal andVijay Varma .[ 26] A huge box office failure, it was directed by Nikhil Nagesh Tiwari and produced by Bhushan Kumar.[ 27] That year, she also earned critical praise for appearing in the female-centric social comedyJanhit Mein Jaari .[ 28] [ 29]
She featured in the historical dramaRam Setu withAkshay Kumar andJacqueline Fernandez , which released onDiwali 2022.[ 30] This will be followed byChhorii 2 , a sequel toChhorii . She also teamed up with Akshay Kumar,Diana Penty andEmraan Hashmi in Johar and Mehta's 2023 comedySelfiee .[ 31]
Im 2023, Bharuccha had a cameo in theRanbir Kapoor ,Shraddha Kapoor starrerTu Jhoothi Main Makkar .
Personal life and media image [ edit ] Bharuccha in 2018 In June 2020, Bharuccha changed the spelling of her name to Nushrratt Bharuccha, due tonumerological reasons .[ 32] Bharuccha has a keen interest in writing, mainly poems.[ 33]
Bharuccha has appeared onTimes' 50 Most Desirable Woman list various times. She ranked 29th in 2018, 34th in 2019 and 34th in 2020.[ 34] [ 35] She is a celebrity endorser for brands and products includingCadbury andBoroPlus .[ 36]
Bharuccha and her mother speak vociferously against the custom offemale genital mutilation , the latter had undergone it as a child.[ 37]
In 2023, during her visit toTel Aviv, Israel to promote her film at a film festival, Nushrat got stuck in theHamas-led attack on Israel . She was rescued and brought home to India by the help of Indian embassy.[ 38] [ 39]
All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted. Key † Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
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