Nauheed Cyrusi
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Nauheed Cyrusi is an Indian model of ethnic Parsi
of Iran
ian descent, VJ and actress. She was born on 19 October 1982.
and Basant Singh Institute of Science,
Churchgate, Mumbai, and is pursuing M.Com through correspondence.
Nauheed originally wanted to take to traveling by becoming an Air Hostess, but after modeling for three years, she decided to become an actor.
, Britannia Little Hearts Biscuits, Ayurvedic Concepts (now Himalaya) advertisements.
Nauheed started her career as a model, featuring in many music videos. Piya Basanti
being a memorable one, which brought her to the attention of Bollywood producers.Nauheed has appeared in many advertisements on television as well as the print media.
She was associated with EverYuth Orange Peel-Off Skin Vitaliser and was a craze among girls across the country.
and Rahul Dev. While the film flopped, director Vikram Bhatt chose her for Inteha
opposite Ashmit Patel
. She was recommended to Director Padam Kumar by Channel V's VJ, Purab Kohli, with whom she had worked on Zee TV's 'Hip Hip Hooray'.
She also played a small role in the youth-oriented tele-series Hip Hip Hurray
. She also acted in a Telugu
movie called Sakhiya
with Tarun. She made an appearance at the India Fashion Week
2007 as well as the Allen Solly Fashion Show, along with fellow actress Koel Purie
.
Nauheed was seen as the main lead in choreographer turned director Ahmed Khan
's Lakeer, starring Sunny Deol
, John Abraham
, Sunil Shetty and Sohail Khan
. Nauheed also starred in Anwar which was directed by Manish Jha, starring Manisha Koirala
, Siddharth Koirala
, Rajpal Yadav
, Vijay Raaz
, Hiten Tejwani
.
Her release in April 2007 was Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee
, which also stars Aftab Shivdasani
and Dino Morea
. She was also be seen in ADA...A Way of Life
, which garnered fame because of music of A.R. Rahman Musical and Meeting Se Meeting Tak
, which also stars Dino Morea
and Priyanka Sharma
.
She was one of the contestants on "Khatron Ke Khiladi - Level 2" the Indian version of Fear Factor. She reached the top 5 but eventually got eliminated after failing a car stunt.
She was seen in the movie August 2009 release Kisaan, also starring Jackie Shroff
, Sohail Khan
, Arbaaz Khan and Diya Mirza. She played opposite Sohail Khan
as a girl named Titli from a village in Punjab
. Her next release was English language film,"Rockin' Meera" directed by Param gill
. She played the title role of Meera and the film was commercial and critical success in United States. Recently she was in Main Aurr Mrs Khanna in a supporting role as Nina, Kareena Kapoor
's character,Raina's, Best Friend. She has also appeared in Kurbaan
2009 starring Kareena Kapoor
and Saif Ali Khan
.
Parsi
Parsi or Parsee refers to a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities in South Asia, the other being the Irani community....
of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian descent, VJ and actress. She was born on 19 October 1982.
Early life
She studied in J.B. Vacha School, and graduated from Jai Hind CollegeJai Hind College
Jai Hind College is a prominent college in Mumbai, India, affiliated with University of Mumbai.Established in 1948 by a small group of teachers who worked at D. J. Sind College of Karachi,under the supervision of Dr. Mohinder-Miles Morton, it is currently located at 'A' Road, Churchgate.The...
and Basant Singh Institute of Science,
Churchgate, Mumbai, and is pursuing M.Com through correspondence.
Nauheed originally wanted to take to traveling by becoming an Air Hostess, but after modeling for three years, she decided to become an actor.
Modeling career
While in school she accompanied her friend to an audition and at the age of 14 she appeared in an advertisement for Dhara Refined Oil. Subsequently she went on to appear in Head & ShouldersHead & Shoulders
Head & Shoulders is a brand of anti-dandruff shampoo produced by Procter & Gamble. Head & Shoulders Classic Clean Shampoo is the top-selling shampoo in the United States by dollar sales.- History :...
, Britannia Little Hearts Biscuits, Ayurvedic Concepts (now Himalaya) advertisements.
Nauheed started her career as a model, featuring in many music videos. Piya Basanti
Piya Basanti
Piya Basanti is a Hindi album released on 28 November, 2000. Nachiket, Sultan Khan and K. S. Chithra are the singers and Sandesh Shandilya is the composer...
being a memorable one, which brought her to the attention of Bollywood producers.Nauheed has appeared in many advertisements on television as well as the print media.
She was associated with EverYuth Orange Peel-Off Skin Vitaliser and was a craze among girls across the country.
Film career
She made her film debut in Padam Kumar's Supari, starring Uday ChopraUday Chopra
Uday Chopra is a Bollywood actor, producer, and assistant director.He is the son of Yash Chopra and brother of Aditya Chopra, and worked as assistant director on a number of his father's and brother's movies under the Yash Raj Films banner. In 1994 Chopra produced Yeh Dillagi starring Akshay...
and Rahul Dev. While the film flopped, director Vikram Bhatt chose her for Inteha
Inteha (Hindi film)
Inteha is a Bollywood film released in 24 October 2003. It was produced by Mukesh Bhatt and directed by Vikram Bhatt, and stars Ashmit Patel, Vidya Malvade and Nauheed Cyrusi...
opposite Ashmit Patel
Ashmit Patel
Ashmit Patel is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films.-Early life:Ashmit Patel is the son of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, the younger brother of Amisha Patel, and the grandson of the famous lawyer-politician Barrister Rajni Patel who was the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Bombay...
. She was recommended to Director Padam Kumar by Channel V's VJ, Purab Kohli, with whom she had worked on Zee TV's 'Hip Hip Hooray'.
She also played a small role in the youth-oriented tele-series Hip Hip Hurray
Hip Hip Hurray
Hip Hip Hurray was one of the popular Hindi television series that first aired on Zee TV channel in 1998, and after its success of the first season, the series began its second sequel in 2001-Plot:...
. She also acted in a Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
movie called Sakhiya
Sakhiya
Sakhiya is a Tollywood film that released on 2 December 2004 and was directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee. This film stars Tarun, Nauheed, & Lakshmi in important roles. Music of the film was scored by Mani Sharma.-Plot:...
with Tarun. She made an appearance at the India Fashion Week
India Fashion Week
The India Fashion Week , is an event organized and promoted by the Fashion Design Council of India and sponsored by Wills Lifestyle.It is a fashion week and held in the national capital of India, New Delhi annually....
2007 as well as the Allen Solly Fashion Show, along with fellow actress Koel Purie
Koel Purie
Koel Purie Rinchet is an Indian film actress who made her debut with Rahul Bose's directorial venture Everybody Says I'm Fine! in 2001 and later featured in Road to Ladakh starring alongside Irrfan Khan...
.
Nauheed was seen as the main lead in choreographer turned director Ahmed Khan
Ahmed Khan (choreographer)
Ahmed Khan is an Indian choreographer, producer, actor, director and writer. Khan began as a child actor playing small roles in films like Raakh. He played an orphan boy in his debut film, Mr. India and worked as choreographer's assistant in Anjaam. He choreographed for films such as Rangeela,...
's Lakeer, starring Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...
, John Abraham
John Abraham (actor)
John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
, Sunil Shetty and Sohail Khan
Sohail Khan
Sohail Khan is an Indian director, writer, producer and actor working in the Hindi cinema. He is the younger brother of actors Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan...
. Nauheed also starred in Anwar which was directed by Manish Jha, starring 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...
, Siddharth Koirala
Siddharth Koirala
Siddharth Koirala is a film actor, and the younger brother of famous bollywood actress of Nepali origin, Manisha Koirala, most known for playing the lead in Manish Jha's Anwar .-Family:...
, Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
, Vijay Raaz
Vijay Raaz
Vijay Raaz is an Indian film actor. His breakthrough came when he played the role of Dubeyji in the movie Monsoon Wedding. Since then, Raaz has been cast in small, often comedic roles, in many Hindi movies, often depicting the character of a common man.-Early life and career:Raaz was born and...
, Hiten Tejwani
Hiten Tejwani
Hiten Tejwani is an Indian television actor from Mumbai, India.-Early life:Tejwani was born and brought up in Mumbai, to a cloth merchant father and a home maker mother. He has two younger brothers...
.
Her release in April 2007 was Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee
Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee
Life Mein Kabhi Kabhiee is a 2007 Bollywood film, directed by Vikram Bhatt. It was released on 13 April 2007. Produced by Baba Films banner, it is a social thriller.-Synopsis:...
, which also stars Aftab Shivdasani
Aftab Shivdasani
Aftab Shivadasani is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He started as a child actor in commercials and has performed in over 40 films. He also co-wrote and helped produce the film Aao Wish Karein. He started his career as a child artist in the movie Mr. India. Shivdasani is currently...
and Dino Morea
Dino Morea
Dino Morea is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and a former model.-Early life:Dino Morea was born in Bangalore to an Italian father and an Anglo Indian mother. He is the second of three brothers. Nicolo Morea is his older brother, and Santino Morea is his younger brother. His family...
. She was also be seen in ADA...A Way of Life
ADA...A Way of Life
-External links:* at NME.com* at Indiaglitz.com...
, which garnered fame because of music of A.R. Rahman Musical and Meeting Se Meeting Tak
Meeting Se Meeting Tak
Meeting Se Meeting Tak is a Bollywood film starring Dino Morea and Priyanka Sharma in the lead roles. It is written and directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Narendra Bajaj and Shyam Bajaj. The film was shot in Dubai and parts of South Africa....
, which also stars Dino Morea
Dino Morea
Dino Morea is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and a former model.-Early life:Dino Morea was born in Bangalore to an Italian father and an Anglo Indian mother. He is the second of three brothers. Nicolo Morea is his older brother, and Santino Morea is his younger brother. His family...
and Priyanka Sharma
Priyanka Sharma
Priyanka Sharma is an Indian VJ and actress. She was born in Ghaziabad, India and later moved to Jhansi. She attended Lady Shri Ram College for Women in Delhi....
.
She was one of the contestants on "Khatron Ke Khiladi - Level 2" the Indian version of Fear Factor. She reached the top 5 but eventually got eliminated after failing a car stunt.
She was seen in the movie August 2009 release Kisaan, 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:...
, Sohail Khan
Sohail Khan
Sohail Khan is an Indian director, writer, producer and actor working in the Hindi cinema. He is the younger brother of actors Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan...
, Arbaaz Khan and Diya Mirza. She played opposite Sohail Khan
Sohail Khan
Sohail Khan is an Indian director, writer, producer and actor working in the Hindi cinema. He is the younger brother of actors Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan...
as a girl named Titli from a village in Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
. Her next release was English language film,"Rockin' Meera" directed by Param gill
Param Gill
Param Gill is a film director and writer, known for directing films which tackle diverse themes from fish out of water comedies like Rockin' Meera and dark thrillers like Hotel Hollywood. Gill is also a dentist and founder of Gill Dental Group which treats more than ten thousand patients every...
. She played the title role of Meera and the film was commercial and critical success in United States. Recently she was in Main Aurr Mrs Khanna in a supporting role as Nina, Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
's character,Raina's, Best Friend. She has also appeared in Kurbaan
Kurbaan (2009 film)
Kurbaan is a Bollywood film directed by Rensil D'Silva and produced by Karan Johar. The film, set against the backdrop of global terrorism, features Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in pivotal roles along with Vivek Oberoi, Dia Mirza, Rupinder Nagra, Om Puri and Kirron Kher...
2009 starring Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
and Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Supari Supari (film) Supari is a Hindi action film, released in 2003. Directed and Produced by Padam Kumar.Starring in lead roles, Uday Chopra, Rahul Dev, Nandita Das, Purab Kohli, Nauheed Cyrusi and Irrfan Khan.Based upon the Mumbai Underworld.-Plot:... |
Dilnawaaz 'Dillu' | Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi... |
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| Inteha Inteha (Hindi film) Inteha is a Bollywood film released in 24 October 2003. It was produced by Mukesh Bhatt and directed by Vikram Bhatt, and stars Ashmit Patel, Vidya Malvade and Nauheed Cyrusi... |
Tina Saxena | Hindi | ||
| 2004 | Lakeer | Bindiya | Hindi | |
| Sakhiya (Naatho Raa) Sakhiya Sakhiya is a Tollywood film that released on 2 December 2004 and was directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee. This film stars Tarun, Nauheed, & Lakshmi in important roles. Music of the film was scored by Mani Sharma.-Plot:... |
Chandana | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
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| 2006 | Holiday Holiday (2006 Indian film) Holiday is a Bollywood film starring Dino Morea, Onjolee Nair and Kashmira Shah in the lead roles. It is produced and directed by Pooja Bhatt.... |
Samara | Hindi | |
| Rockin' Meera | Meera | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
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| 2007 | Anwar | Mehru | Hindi | |
| Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Life Mein Kabhi Kabhiee is a 2007 Bollywood film, directed by Vikram Bhatt. It was released on 13 April 2007. Produced by Baba Films banner, it is a social thriller.-Synopsis:... |
Monica Seth | Hindi | ||
| Aggar | Ritu | Hindi | ||
| 2008 | Sirf | Shalu | Hindi | |
| Bhootnath | Tina | Hindi | ||
| Rafoo Chakkar: Fun on the Run | Juli Vipun Patel | Hindi | ||
| 2009 | 42 Kms. | Divya | Hindi | |
| Aasma: The Sky Is the Limit Aasma: The Sky Is the Limit Aasma: The Sky Is the Limit is a Bollywood movie released on January 23, 2009.- Synopsis :It is a story about a theatre group composed of talented and aspiring college and actors set out to have some fun. Somewhere along their journey, they realize that they want more... |
Dia | Hindi | ||
| Love Ka Tadka | Hindi | |||
| Meeting Se Meeting Tak Meeting Se Meeting Tak Meeting Se Meeting Tak is a Bollywood film starring Dino Morea and Priyanka Sharma in the lead roles. It is written and directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Narendra Bajaj and Shyam Bajaj. The film was shot in Dubai and parts of South Africa.... |
Hindi | |||
| Betchalor Party | Tanu | Hindi | ||
| Kisaan | Titli Kaur | Hindi | ||
| Main Aurr Mrs Khanna | Neena | Hindi | ||
| Kurbaan Kurbaan (2009 film) Kurbaan is a Bollywood film directed by Rensil D'Silva and produced by Karan Johar. The film, set against the backdrop of global terrorism, features Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in pivotal roles along with Vivek Oberoi, Dia Mirza, Rupinder Nagra, Om Puri and Kirron Kher... |
Salma | Hindi | ||
| 2010 | Ada... A Way of Life | Gul | Hindi | |
| 2011 | Jaan Ki Baazi | Hindi | Post-production |