Deepti Bhatnagar
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Deepti Bhatnagar is an India
n model and actress.
family from Meerut. She did her early education from Delhi and attended Meerut University. She moved to Mumbai in 1992 to identify a good ad agency to promote her handicraft
s factory in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
in 1992 for promoting her handicrafts, when she got an opportunity to sign for an ad agency to model for the Roopmilan saris’ press ad and after that ad she signed 12 more campaigns. She had given up her interest in running the handicraft factory and entered into the professional modeling world. She won the Eves Weekly contest in 1990. Soon afterwards, she was modeling in Singapore
for various international fashion shows.
Her first film role came in Sanjay Gupta
's Ram Shastra
, also starring Jackie Shroff
and Manisha Koirala
. Some of her better known films are Pelli Sandadi (in Telugu), Inferno
and the Aamir Khan
starrer Mann.
In 2001, she ventured into television production with the travel shows Yatra
, a religious travel guide show and Musafir Hoon Yaaron, an around the world travel guide show, both aired on STAR Plus
. She also hosted both the shows. She visited around 80 countries in 6 years for Musafir Hoon Yaaron.
She started her own production company, Deepti Bhatnagar Productions having facilities of dubbing, editing and post-production.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n model and actress.
Early life
Deepti Bhatnagar was born in a HinduHindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
family from Meerut. She did her early education from Delhi and attended Meerut University. She moved to Mumbai in 1992 to identify a good ad agency to promote her handicraft
Handicraft
Handicraft, more precisely expressed as artisanic handicraft, sometimes also called artisanry, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or by using only simple tools. It is a traditional main sector of craft. Usually the term is applied to traditional means...
s factory in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
Career
Bhatnagar was in MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
in 1992 for promoting her handicrafts, when she got an opportunity to sign for an ad agency to model for the Roopmilan saris’ press ad and after that ad she signed 12 more campaigns. She had given up her interest in running the handicraft factory and entered into the professional modeling world. She won the Eves Weekly contest in 1990. Soon afterwards, she was modeling in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
for various international fashion shows.
Her first film role came in Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay Gupta is an American neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia....
's Ram Shastra
Ram Shastra
Ram Shastra is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Gupta.The cast of the movie includes Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala and Dipti Bhatnagar.-Story:...
, also starring Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
and Manisha Koirala
Manisha Koirala
Manisha B. Koirala is a Nepali-Indian actress who works in Indian films, as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist. Koirala has primarily worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in several Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films as well...
. Some of her better known films are Pelli Sandadi (in Telugu), Inferno
Inferno (1997 film)
Inferno aka Operation Cobra is a 1997 feature film starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Rick Hill and Gary Graver. Indian actors R. Madhavan and Deepti Bhatnagar have minor roles. Wilson plays the role of Interpol agent Kyle Connors on a mission set in India...
and the Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan
Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....
starrer Mann.
In 2001, she ventured into television production with the travel shows Yatra
Yatra
' , in Hinduism and other Indian religions, generally means pilgrimage to holy places such as confluences of sacred rivers, places associated with Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and other sacred pilgrimage sites. Tīrtha-yātrā refers to a pilgrimage to a holy site, and is...
, a religious travel guide show and Musafir Hoon Yaaron, an around the world travel guide show, both aired on STAR Plus
STAR Plus
STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
. She also hosted both the shows. She visited around 80 countries in 6 years for Musafir Hoon Yaaron.
She started her own production company, Deepti Bhatnagar Productions having facilities of dubbing, editing and post-production.
Personal life
Bhatnagar married her longtime boyfriend Randeep Arya, director Of Musafir hoon Yaroon. They have a son, Shubh, born on July 25th 2003. Bhatnagar gave birth to a second boy, named Shiv, at Breach Candy Hospital on Thursday(8h Jan 2008).Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ram Shastra Ram Shastra Ram Shastra is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Gupta.The cast of the movie includes Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala and Dipti Bhatnagar.-Story:... |
Ritu | |
| 1997 | Pelli Sandadi | Swapna sundari | Telugu film |
| 1997 | Dharma Chakram Dharma Chakram Dharma Chakram is a 1996 Tollywood film directed by Suresh Krishna and produced by D. Ramanaidu on Suresh Productions. This film starred Venkatesh in the lead role, Ramya Krishnan as his love interest, and Girish Karnad as the father and the antagonist.... |
Tamil film | |
| 1997 | Kaalia Kaalia Kaalia is a 1981 Bollywood film. Written and directed by Tinnu Anand, the film was produced by Iqbal Singh. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan , Parveen Babi, Asha Parekh, Pran, Amjad Khan, K.N. Singh and Jagdeep. The music is by R.D. Burman... |
Kalicharan's wife | |
| 1997 | Qahar | Sapna | |
| 1997 | Inferno Inferno (1997 film) Inferno aka Operation Cobra is a 1997 feature film starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Rick Hill and Gary Graver. Indian actors R. Madhavan and Deepti Bhatnagar have minor roles. Wilson plays the role of Interpol agent Kyle Connors on a mission set in India... |
Shalimar | also known as Operation Cobra |
| 1998 | Humse Badhkar Kaun | Deedee | |
| 1999 | Dulhan Banoo Main Teri Dulhan Banoo Main Teri Dulhan Banoo Mein Teri is an Indian film released in 1999. It was produced and directed by B. Subhash. The film stars Faraaz Khan and Deepti Bhatnagar in lead roles.- Synopsis :Sometimes a name is a devotion, a dream & love... |
Radha 'Rani' D. Rai | |
| 1999 | Mann | Anita Singhania | |
| 2001 | Chori Chori Chupke Chupke Chori Chori Chupke Chupke Chori Chori Chupke Chupke is a 2001 Hindi movie directed by the successful pair Abbas-Mustan. It stars Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji and Preity Zinta... |
Dancer at Ghod Bharai | |
| 2001 | Uljhan | Anjali Mathur | |
| 2002 | Kondaveeti Simhasanam | ||
| 2002 | Agni Varsha Agni Varsha Agni Varsha is a 2002 critically acclaimed epic Hindi film directed by Arjun Sajnani. The film is a silver screen adaptation of Girish Karnad's Mahabharat play "The Fire and The Rain". The film's art direction was handled by Shashi Adappa and Choreography was handled by Prabhu Deva... |
Dancer ('Chal Re Sajan') | |
| 2004 | Rok Sako To Rok Lo | Dev's Bhabhi |