Meghna Naidu
Naidu at the press conference ofRivaaz
Born	(1980-09-19)19 September 1980 (age 44) Vijayawada,Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999—2019
Spouse	Luis Miguel Reis ​ (m. 2016)​

Meghna Naidu (born 19 September 1980) is an Indian actress who has starred primarily inHindi films. She has also appeared inTelugu,Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali films.

Naidu's first major appearance was in the music video for UMI10's "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" (2002),^[1][2] an official remix ofLata Mangeshkar's 1981 song "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" (in turn, the 2002 song "Addictive" byTruth Hurts was inspired by the remix). She was also featured inSaru Maini's video "Dil De Diya Tha (Sutta Mix)"^{[citation needed]} before starting to work inIndian films.

Naidu was born on 19 September 1980^[3] inVijayawada,Andhra Pradesh, India.^[4] Her father Ethiraj works forAir India and was atennis coach and her mother Purnima,^[5] was a school teacher.^[6] She has one younger sister, Sona.^[7] She told that she requested her mother to quit her job and accompany her to shooting locations, after her sister who used to travel with her got a job abroad.^[4] She grew up inMumbai,Maharashtra, and considers herself "more of a Mumbaiite".^[4] She studied atBhavan's College, Andheri, Mumbai,^[8][9] and graduated with aB.Com degree.^[5] She trained in classicalbharatanatyam for seven years.^[6] She stated that she also was coaching tennis in the US for four years.^[8]

At the age of 18, she met a model co-ordinator at the wedding of her cousin inChennai, who called her for a screen test for a feature film.^[10][11] She secured a role in the Telugu filmPrema Sakshi (1999), following which she appeared in one more Telugu and two Kannada films.^[10] She then appeared in UMI10's music video "Kaliyon Ka Chaman", directed byRadhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, which she says happened by accident.^[4][11] She was accompanying her friend to the audition for the video, when she was approached by the team. She was asked to send in her photographs and within few days, she was selected for the video. "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" became a grand success and gained her recognition. She subsequently went on to do many stage performances in and outside of India.^[4][10]

She made herBollywood debut with theB-grade filmHawas (2004),^[12] which dealt withextramarital affair. It was followed by lead roles inClassic Dance of Love (2005), which featured her as a dancer, andRain: The Terror Within... (2005), in which she played a blind author.^[11] InMashooka, she played a character with negative shades. In her latter career, she mostly made special appearances initem numbers in South Indian films.^[13][14]

She also participated in the television showsFear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi andDancing Queen.^[12] She played the role of Benazir in the TV series,Jodha Akbar.^[15]

Naidu started a relationship with tennis player Luis Miguel Reis in 2011; they married on 12 December 2016. They live in Dubai, and she travels to India for work.^[16][17]

Television shows

• Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 onColors TV
• Dancing Queen onColors TV
• Jodha Akbar onZee TV
• MTV Fanaah onMTV India
• Adaalat onSony Entertainment Television
• Sasural Simar Ka onColors
• Maharakshak Aryan onZee TV

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