Hansika Motwani

Date of Birth : 09 Aug 1991

Place of Birth : Mumbai

Biography :

Hansika was supposed to make her cinematic debut as a child artiste in a film entitled Yahoo which also starred Juhi Chawla and Govinda, an offer she received from Chawla who recommended her to the director after noticing her acting capabilities. Unfortunately, the film was severely delayed and was shelved, permanently. Thanks again to Juhi, Hansika went on to do a Hyundai Santro ad with Shahrukh Khan. Soon after this, Hansika was bagged with offers, notedly from prominent Indian filmmaker Rakesh Roshan for a brief role in Koi... Mil Gaya, which also starred Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta. She has also done several ad films for brands like Samsung Electronics, Bournvita and Pepsi and has said that she "loves doing ad films" Prior to this, Hansika also acted in many Hindi soap operas like Ekta Kapoor's Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, a popular kids show of star plus namely Shakalaka Boom Boom , Sony TV's Hum 2 Hain Na, Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand and Zee TV's Tum Bin, to name a few. She got her first big break after acting in Mehul Kumar's Jaago. The film, based on true events, told the story of a 10-year-old mentally challenged girl, who was raped on a local train on August 14, 2002. Though the film did not do so well at the box-office, it gained Hansika good reviews from all centres. She has also done films like Hawa and Escape from Taliban, which unfortunately, bombed at the box office. Hansika later went on to do the Amitabh Bachchan starrer, Hum Kaun Hai?, a remake of the Hollywood film, The Others. She played Sara, the daughter of Dimple Kapadia character in the film who suffers from extreme photosensitivity. She also played a role in Dheeraj Kumar's Aabra Ka Dabra. She also took part in Celebrity Fame Gurukul, a singing competition among some other celebrities for charity. Though she was not a very good singer, Hansika noted that she accepted to be a part of the show because she wanted to do something for the children of Make-A-Wish Foundation. Hansika made her debut as a heroine in Puri Jagannadh's Telugu film, Desamuduru opposite Allu Arjun. The film is about a crime reporter who falls in love with a sannyasi, played by Hansika. She also has a Hindi film entitled He: The Only One in where she will be essaying the role of a killer, hell bent on taking revenge for her family. She has also signed a Tamil film, Sarvam, directed by Vishnuvardhan which will be a youthful love story . Hansika is set to debut as a leading actress in Bollywood with Himesh Reshammiya in Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story. She is playing the role of Himesh Reshammiya's girlfriend Ria. The film was released on 29th June 2007 and became a moderate hit that now has made Hansika as a promising new comer of bollywood. Hansika made her debut as a lead actress in Kannada film Bindaas with Puneet Rajkumar.The film was released on 15th February 2008. She paired with Jr.NTR in the film kantri which was released in May 2008. The film was a moderate hit. It is rumored that she got to act opposite well known star Pawan kalyan in his forthcoming film 'Puli'. She was recently nominated for the prestigious Filmfare Award for the best debut Female. Another film titled Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is on the floors. In MHTHH, Hansika is working with Govinda.