Meenakshi Chaudhary
Meenakshi Chaudhary | |
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.jpg) Chaudhary in 2018 | |
| Born | Panchkula, Haryana, India |
| Alma mater | National Dental College |
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| Title | Femina Miss India 2018 (1st runner-up) Miss Grand International 2018 (1st runner-up) |
Meenakshi Chaudhary is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who works in Telugu and Tamil films. She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2018 pageant, where she was crowned as Femina Miss India Grand International 2018. Chaudhary represented India at Miss Grand International 2018 and was crowned as the first runner up.[1]
Chaudhary made her film debut with the Telugu film Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu (2021). She has since appeared in Khiladi (2022) and had commercial success with HIT: The Second Case (2022) and The Greatest of All Time (2024).
Early life and education
[edit]Meenakshi Chaudhary was born on in Panchkula, Haryana, India. Her late father B.R Chaudhary was a colonel in the Indian Army.[2] She completed her schooling from the St. Soldier International Convent School in Chandigarh. She is also a state level swimmer and badminton player.[3] Chaudhary completed her bachelor's degree in dental surgery from the National Dental College and Hospital in Dera Bassi, Punjab.[4]
Pageantry
[edit]Miss IMA 2017
[edit]In 2017, Chaudhary was adjudged as Miss IMA during the Indian Military Academy Autumn Ball Night, which is held towards the end of each term, to mark the culmination of the training schedule of military cadets.[5][6]
Femina Miss India
[edit]Chaudhary auditioned for the Fashion Big Bazaar sponsored Campus Princess 2018 where she was crowned as one of the winners from Patiala auditions.[7] She then auditioned for the title Femina Miss Haryana 2018, which she eventually won.[citation needed] She represented the state of Haryana in the annual Femina Miss India competition.[8]
She was crowned 1st runner up at the Femina Miss India 2018 that took place in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai, on 19 June 2018.[9][10] She also won the sub-title 'Miss Photogenic' at the competition.[11]
Miss Grand International
[edit]Later, it was revealed by the Miss India Organization that Chaudhary had been considered as Miss Grand India, and would represent India at Miss Grand International 2018 pageant.[12] She was officially crowned as Miss Grand India 2018 by the then reigning Miss Grand International 2017, María José Lora of Peru.[13]
Chaudhary represented India at Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Yangon, Myanmar, where she made it to the top 5 of the Miss Popular sub-contest.[14] At the end of the event, she won the first runner-up title to the eventual winner, Clara Sosa of Paraguay.[15] She is the first Indian woman to reach the said placement at the pageant.[16][17]
In May 2019, Chaudhary was voted to the 2nd place in the list of "Times 50 Most Desirable Women of India 2018", in an internet survey conducted by The Times of India.[18] At the Femina Miss India 2019 sub-contest crowning ceremony, she was felicitated by the Miss India Organisation for her accomplishments at Miss Grand International.[19]
Acting career
[edit]Chaudhary made her acting debut with the web series, Out of Love, is an official adaptation of BBC drama series Doctor Foster. She played the role of Alia Kashyap, a 22-year-old who faces adversity, stress and the repercussions for having a relationship with a married person.[20]
In 2020, she was cast as a lead opposite Sushanth in the Telugu movie Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu.[21] Apart from pursuing her dental degree and modelling assignments, Chaudhary had enrolled in workshops. It was here that she initially met the actor.[22] In connection with her debut film alongside the actor, she expressed – "Funnily, neither of us knew who the other was. I did not know he was an actor and he did not know I was a pageant winner". A month after the workshop, she was called by Sushanth to discuss a film script, which she accepted. She stated – "In other words, it was my workshop that became my audition trials."[22] She was later signed up for Ramesh Varma Penmetsa's film titled Khiladi.[23]
She has also acted as one of the female leads in the mystery-thriller film in Telugu language, titled HIT: The Second Case.[24][25]
Filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Upstarts | Veer's girlfriend | Hindi | [citation needed] | |
| 2021 | Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu | Meenakshi "Meenu" Yadav | Telugu | [citation needed] | |
| 2022 | Khiladi | Pooja | [23] | ||
| HIT: The Second Case | Aarya | [26] | |||
| 2023 | Kolai | Leila Borkar | Tamil | [27] | |
| 2024 | Guntur Kaaram | Raji | Telugu | [28] | |
| Singapore Saloon | Nilavoliyal "Nila" | Tamil | [29] | ||
| The Greatest of All Time | Srinidhi Sunil | [30] | |||
| Lucky Baskhar | Sumathi | Telugu | [31] | ||
| Matka | Sujatha | [32] | |||
| Mechanic Rocky † | TBA | Filming | [33][34] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2021 | Out of Love | Alia Kapoor (née Kashyap) | Hindi | [20][35] |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Singer | Label | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Ki Mai Kalli Aa" | Sara Gurpal | HSR Entertainment | Punjabi | [36] |
| 2019 | "Kyun" | Sushant Rinkoo | Times Music | Hindi | [37] |
References
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- ^ "Everything you need to know about Miss Grand International contestant, Meenakshi Chaudhary". Times Now. 23 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "In Pics: Know more about Meenakshi Chaudhary, Miss Grand India 2018". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary : Most beautiful photos of Femina Miss India 2018 first runner-up Meenakshi Chaudhary". NewsX. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Mister IMA, Miss IMA held in Dehradun". The Pioneer. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "IMA's Pride". The Tribune. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary's journey from a dentist to a beauty queen". 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary On Gender Equality In Haryana: My State Has Really Done An Excellent Job". 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Dreamt of title looking at pictures of Miss India winners: Meenakshi Chaudhary". Business Standard. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Fbb Femina Miss India 2018, 1st runner-up Meenakshi Chaudhary's Homecoming at Chandigarh Airport". The Times of India. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Miss India sub-contest winners announced at a glitzy eve in Mumbai". The Times of India. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary on representing India at Miss Grand International 2018". Deccan Chronicle. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary to represent India at Miss Grand International 2018". The Times of India. 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary's national costume for Miss Grand International 2018". ETimes. 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Paraguay's Clara Sosa faints after being declared Miss Grand Int'l 2018". GMA News. 26 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Miss Grand India 2018, Meenakshi Chaudhary is 1st runner-up at Miss Grand International 2018". The Times of India. 26 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary is 1st runner-up at Miss Grand International 2018". Femina. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Meet India's most desirable divas". The Times of India. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2019 Awards Night: Pride of India". ETimes. 4 June 2019.
- ^ a b Kalyanam, Rajeshwari (22 December 2019). "A promising debut: Meenakshi Chaudhary". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Nyayapati, Neeshita (30 January 2020). "Sushanth A and Meenakshi Chaudhary's 'Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radu' launched". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ a b Adivi, Shashidhar (6 July 2020). "Meenakshi Chaudhary talks about her route to Tollywood from dentistry". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b "'Khiladi': Ravi Teja unveils first look of his forthcoming Telugu film with Meenakshi Chaudhary". Jagran (English). Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary on a signing spree in Telugu". 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Adivi Sesh and Meenakshi Chaudhary to star in Sailesh Kolanu's HIT 2". The Times of India. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Adivi Sesh's HIT The Second Case to release in theatres on July 29. New poster out". India Today. 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "'Vijay Antony and Ritika Singh's movie titled Kolai". The Times of India. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Meenakshi to share screen with Mahesh". 25 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "RJ Balaji's Singapore Saloon to release in July". CinemaExpress. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary roped in for Vijay's 'Thalapathy 68'?". The Times of India.[dead link]
- ^ "Dulquer Salmaan's 'Lucky Baskhar' goes on floors". The Hindu. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Team, BOIncome (27 July 2023). "Varun Tej and Meenakshi Chaudhary's Pan-India Film 'VT14' Gets A Titled - 'Matka'". Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Today, Telangana (19 March 2023). "Vishwak Sen and Meenakshi Chaudhary's new film announced". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "VS 10: Vishwak Sen expresses gratitude as he gears up for the second schedule". The Times of India. 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Out of Love (Web Series) – Review". webfare.live. Retrieved 27 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ki Mai Kalli – HSR Entertainment". 28 August 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "'Kyun' is a story of unconditional love told in just 3 minutes". Urban Asian. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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