Nauheed Cyrusi

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Nauheed Cyrusi
Cyrusi in 2014
Cyrusi at the Blackberrys Spring/Summer 2013 collection unveiling
Born1983 or 1984 (age 39–40)[1]
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active1999–2015, 2021-present

Nauheed Cyrusi is an Indian actress, model, and VJ.[1]

Early life[edit]

Cyrusi was born into an Indian Parsi Zoroastrian family in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[2][circular reference] She was raised in Mumbai and did her schooling from The J.B. Vachha Girls High School and graduated from the Jai Hind College in business management.[3][1]

Career[edit]

Nauheed first appeared in an advertisement for Dhara Refined Oil, while she was in school. Subsequently, she went on to appear in advertisements for Head & Shoulders, Britannia Little Hearts Biscuits, and Ayurvedic Concepts (now Himalaya).[1]

She also appeared in several music videos, most notably for the song "Piya Basanti".[4]

She made her debut in 2003 with Padam Kumar's Hindi film, Supari, starring Uday Chopra. Subsequently, Vikram Bhatt chose her for Inteha opposite Ashmit Patel. She then appeared in youth-oriented tele-series Hip Hip Hurray.[1] In 2004, Cyrusi starred in the Telugu film Sakhiya with Tarun Kumar.

She attended the India Fashion Week and the Allen Solly Fashion Show, along with fellow actress Koel Purie. In 2007, she appeared in Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee, ADA...A Way of Life, and Anwar, which was directed by Manish Jha, and also Lakeer.

She had roles in Kisaan and Kurbaan in 2009 and Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha in 2012 with Purab Kohli and Kavish Mishra.

Personal life[edit]

She married Rustom Contractor on 5 January 2017.[5]

Albums[edit]

Year Album Other Notes
2002 Muskaan In the song "Wo Ban Sawar Ke" sung by Pankaj Udhas
2000 Piya Basanti Features along with Donovan Wodehouse and Sung by Sultan Khan, K. S. Chithra
2000 Kehna To Hai Features along with Shahid Kapoor and Sung by Kumar Sanu
1999 Chahat Teri Chahat Mein Video Song Harry Anand, features along with Aarti Chabria

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Film Role Language
2003 Supari Dilnawaaz 'Dillu' Hindi
Inteha Tina Saxena Hindi
2004 Lakeer Bindiya Hindi
Sakhiya Chandana Telugu
2006 Holiday Samara Hindi
Rockin' Meera Meera English
2007 Anwar Mehreen "Mehru" Hindi
Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Monica Seth Hindi
Aggar Ritu Chaudhary Hindi
2008 Sirf Shalu Hindi
Bhootnath Tina Hindi
Rafoo Chakkar: Fun on the Run Juli Vipun Patel Hindi
2009 42 km Divya Hindi
Aasma: The Sky Is the Limit Diya Hindi
Love Ka Tadka Hindi
Meeting Se Meeting Tak Hindi
Betchalor Party Tanu Hindi
Kisaan Titli Kaur Hindi
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna Nina Hindi
Kurbaan Salma Hindi
2010 Ada... A Way of Life Gul Hindi
2012 Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi Anahita Hindi
Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha Tarana Hindi
2014 Jai Ho Simran Choudhry Hindi
2015 Jaan Ki Baazi Hindi

Television[edit]

Year Title Role
1999 Hip Hip Hurray Meera
2000 Just Mohabbat Guest appearance
2009 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 2) Herself
2013 Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi Ki Herself

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role
2021 Dev DD 2 Aditi Kapadia
Bombay Begums Piya Punwani
Six Orvana Joseph

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Monika Baldwa, "'My idols are Kajol and Madhuri'" (June 05, 2003).
  2. ^ "Amyra Dastur to Farhan Akhtar: Prominent Parsis in Bollywood". News18. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ Singh, Dipti (5 November 2023). "Sau saal pehle..." Mid-day. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. ^ Sharma, Saubhagya (5 October 2019). "Remember Nauheed Cyrusi? Here's what the 'Piya Basanti' actress is up to". Mid Day. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Popular VJ and Hip Hip Hurray actress Nauheed Cyrusi ties the knot". The Times of India. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

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