Hansika Motwani is an Indian actress and a former child actress. She has worked in Hindi, Tamil

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

, Telugu

Telugu cinema

The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...

, and Kannada films.

Early life

Hansika Motwani was born in Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

, India

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...

. Her father Pradeep Motwani is a businessman, and her mother is Seema Motwani, a dermatologist. Hansika attended Podar International School

Podar International School

Podar International School is a high school located in Podar Education Complex in Mumbai, India. It was awarded the status of International Baccalaureate World School in 2005, and in 2011 was CIS certified.-External Links:*...

, Mumbai and enrolled for BA in political science

Political science

Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 at Cambridge University, London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 as correspondence course. Hansika mainly speaks 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...

, Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

, Bengali

Bengali language

Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

, 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...

, 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...

 and Tulu

Tulu language

The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...

, although her native tongue is Sindhi

Sindhi language

Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...

. She is learning Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 as she made debut in the Tamil film industry.

Career

She began her television career with a serial called shaka laka boom-boom, a story about a boy named Sanju and his magic pencil. Simultaneously, she also enacted a child role in the Indian serial Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chaand, for which she received the Favorite Child Award at the Star Parivaar Awards. She also appeared as one of the children in Koi Mil Gaya with Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year...

 and Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut...

.

Hansika made her debut in a lead role in Puri Jagannadh

Puri Jagannadh

Puri Jagannath , born 28 September 1966, is a prominent Tollywood film director and producer. He is also a two-time Nandi Award recipient.- Director :- Writer :* Bumper Offer - story, dialogues...

's 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...

 film, Desamuduru

Desamuduru

Desamuduru is a 2007 Telugu film, dubbed into Malayalam and Tamil as Hero: The Real Hero, and Hindi as Ek Jwalamukhi. The film has Allu Arjun in the male lead role and Hansika Motwani playing the female lead. The film was directed by Puri Jagannadh, who had previously directed Pokiri. D.V.V....

, starring opposite Allu Arjun

Allu Arjun

Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Nandi, two Filmfare and a CineMAA Award for his performances in Arya, Parugu and Vedam.-Personal life:...

. The film was about a crime reporter who falls in love with a sanyasini

Sannyasa

Sannyasa is the order of life of the renouncer within the Hindu scheme of āśramas, or life stages. It is considered the topmost and final stage of the ashram systems and is traditionally taken by men or women at or beyond the age of fifty years old or by young monks who wish to renounce worldly...

, played by Hansika.

Hansika made her debut as a leading actress in Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 with Himesh Reshammiya

Himesh Reshammiya

Himesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam...

 in Aap Kaa Surroor – The Real Luv Story

Aap Kaa Surroor – The Moviee – The Real Luv Story

Aap Kaa Suroor – The Moviee is a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Prashant Chadha released on 29 June 2007. Popular singer Himesh Reshammiya debuted as an actor in this film. It also starred Hansika Motwani and Mallika Sherawat. Himesh claims the story is based on his own life. The film is named...

. She played the role of Himesh Reshammiya's lover Ria. The film was released on 29 June 2007 and was a moderate hit. She will also appear in the Hindi film titled He: The Only One, where she will be essaying the role of a killer, hell-bent on taking revenge for her family.

Hansika made her Kannada debut in Bindaas with Puneet Rajkumar

Puneet Rajkumar

Puneeth Rajkumar is an Indian film actor who acts in Kannada films and the youngest son of Kannada superstar Dr Rajkumar and the younger brother of leading KFI star Shivaraj Kumar. As a child artist, he appeared in 12 films...

. The film was released on 15 February 2008. She paired with Jr. NTR in the film Kantri, which was released in May 2008. The film was a moderate hit. She made her Tamil

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 film debut in the 2011 film Mappillai opposite Dhanush

Dhanush

Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...

, following which her next Tamil film Engeyum Kadhal opposite Jayam Ravi

Jayam Ravi

Jayam Ravi is an Indian film actor. Ravi has appeared in films including Jayam, M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi, Unakkum Enakkum, Santhosh Subramaniam and Thillalangadi all of which have been directed by his brother, M...

 released. Her next film Velayudham

Velayudham

Velayudham is a 2011 Tamil action-masala film directed by M. Raja. It stars Vijay, Hansika Motwani, Genelia D'Souza and Saranya Mohan in lead roles. Produced by V. Ravichandran's Aascar Films, the story revolves around an ordinary milkman, trying to eradicate corruption...

alongside Vijay was a box-office success. Her role as a village belle in the film received a lot of positive reviews. She is currently working on Oru Kal Oru Kannadi

Oru Kal Oru Kannadi

-Production:On 26th April some scenes were filmed in Tidel Park Bridge, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Arya's scene is said to appear near the climax scene in a marriage hall. Director Rajesh celebrated his birthday on the sets of the film. A two minute teaser trailer,introducing the main characters of the...

with Udhayanidhi Stalin

Udhayanidhi Stalin

Udhayanidhi Stalin is a Tamil cinema producer. He is the owner of Red Giant Movies banner.His grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Stalin, the former deputy Chief Minister and former Home Minister of Tamil Nadu...

.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2003	Escape from Taliban Escape from Taliban Escape From Taliban is a 2003 Indian film that is directed by Ujjal Chattopadhyaya. The film is based on the story of Sushmita Bandhopadhya, who fled Afghanistan in 1995 after six years of living there with her Afghan husband. During that time, the Taliban issued a death sentence for her because...	Guncha	Hindi	Child artist
2003	Hawa Hawa (film) Hawa is 2003 Hindi horror film starring Tabu. The film was a remake of the 1981 film The Entity .- Plot :Sanjana lives in a big city, along with her husband and two daughters. But things are not perfect, and the couple faces a disastrous situation in their life together, leading to divorce...	Sanjana's daughter	Hindi	Child artist
2003	Koi... Mil Gaya Koi... Mil Gaya Koi... Mil Gaya is a 2003 Bollywood science fiction film, directed by Rakesh Roshan , starring Hrithik Roshan, Rekha, and Preity Zinta. It was released on 8 August 2003...	Priya Six	Hindi	Child artist
2003	Aabra Ka Daabra	Pinky	Hindi	Child artist
2004	Jaago Jaago Jaago is a 2004 Indian crime drama which stars Sanjay Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpai and Hansika Motwani. The film is based on a true incident from August 2002, in which a mentally challenged 10-year-old girl was raped on her local commuting train...	Shruti	Hindi	Child artist
2004	Hum Kaun Hai? Hum Kaun Hai? Hum Kaun Hai? is a 2004 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....	Sara Williams	Hindi	Child artist (Kointha)
2007	Desamuduru Desamuduru Desamuduru is a 2007 Telugu film, dubbed into Malayalam and Tamil as Hero: The Real Hero, and Hindi as Ek Jwalamukhi. The film has Allu Arjun in the male lead role and Hansika Motwani playing the female lead. The film was directed by Puri Jagannadh, who had previously directed Pokiri. D.V.V....	Vaishali	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...	Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut (South)
2007	Aap Ka Surroor	Ria	Hindi	Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award Filmfare Best Female Debut Award The Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films to recognise a performance by a female actor in a debut role....
2008	Bindaas	Preethi	Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
2008	Kantri Kantri Kantri is a 2008 film starring Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, Tanisha Mukherjee, and Prakash Raj. The film is directed by Meher Ramesh, who is a protege of Puri Jagannadh. The movie is produced by the prestigious Vyjayanthi Movies banner, being produced by C. Ashwini Dutt...	Varalakshmi	Telugu
2008	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is a Bollywood comedy film directed by Ganesh Acharya and produced by Kumar Mangat. It features a cast of stars including Govinda, Aftab Shivdasani, Upen Patel, Hansika Motwani, Celina Jaitley and Manoj Bajpai in the lead roles with Ravi Kissen and Prem Chopra in supporting...	Ashima Kapoor	Hindi
2009	Maska	Meenu	Telugu
2009	Billa Billa (2009 film) Billa is a 2009 Telugu gangster-thriller film film directed by Meher Ramesh, a remake of the 2007 Tamil Film of the same name. But some scenes were changed to suit the Telugu audience. It also drew inspirations from the Telugu film, Yugandhar which drew inspirations from another Hindi film...	Priya	Telugu	Cameo role
2009	Jayeebhava Jayeebhava Jayeebhava is a 2009 Telugu film directed by Naren Kondapati. It stars Kalyan Ram, Hansika Motwani and Mukesh Rushi.-Plot:Bhavani Shankar and Narasimha are two warring leaders in that town. Ram is the son of Bhavani Shankar. He falls in love with Anjali when he is in abroad...	Anjali Narasimha	Telugu
2010	Seetharamula Kalyanam Seetharamula Kalyanam Seetharamula Kalyanam is a 2010 Telugu film, directed by Eeshwar starring Nitin and Hansika Motwani.-Cast:*Nitin as Chandra Sekhar*Hansika Motwani as Nandhini*Saleem Panda as Veera Pratap*Brahmanandam*Venu Madhav*Ali*M. S. Narayana*Subbaraju...	Nandhini	Telugu
2011	Mappillai	Gayathri	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
2011	Engeyum Kaadhal	Kayalvizhi Rajasekhar (Lolita)	Tamil
2011	Kandireega	Sruthi	Telugu
2011	Velayudham Velayudham Velayudham is a 2011 Tamil action-masala film directed by M. Raja. It stars Vijay, Hansika Motwani, Genelia D'Souza and Saranya Mohan in lead roles. Produced by V. Ravichandran's Aascar Films, the story revolves around an ordinary milkman, trying to eradicate corruption...	Vaidehi	Tamil
2011	Oh My Friend Oh My Friend Oh My Friend is a 2011 Telugu-language musical film written and directed by debutant Venu Sriram.-Cast:* Siddharth as Chandu* Shruti Haasan as Siri* Hansika Motwani as Ritu* Navdeep as Udai* Tanikella Bharani as Chandu's Father...	Ritu	Telugu
2011	Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Oru Kal Oru Kannadi -Production:On 26th April some scenes were filmed in Tidel Park Bridge, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Arya's scene is said to appear near the climax scene in a marriage hall. Director Rajesh celebrated his birthday on the sets of the film. A two minute teaser trailer,introducing the main characters of the...	Meera	Tamil	Post-Production
2011	Vettai Mannan Vettai Mannan Vettai Mannan is an upcoming Tamil action film written and directed by debutante director Nelson. The film will feature Silambarasan, Jai, Hansika Motwani, Deeksha Seth and Poonam Kaur...		Tamil	Filming
2011	He - The Only One		Hindi	Delayed

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1999	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi was an Indian Soap Opera that aired on STAR Plus. This is ranked at top, number 1, on the list of STAR Plus top 10 shows of all time.This show was Asia's #1 most watched and awarded show...	Baavri Virani	Hindi
1999	Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand is a Hindi TV serial that aired formerly aired on STAR Plus. The show first launched on STAR Plus, but can currently be seen on STAR Utsav with repeats. It originally aired on STAR Plus from October 2001 to April 2005. This show is ranked No...	Tina	Hindi
2003	Karishma Kaa Karishma	Tina	Hindi
2003	Sonpari	Sweety	Hindi
2003	Shaka Laka Boom Boom Shaka Laka Boom Boom Shaka Laka Boom Boom is a television series that originally aired on STAR Plus channel. The story revolves around a magic pencil. Due to its popularity among children', the series was also shown on STAR Utsav channel...	Karuna	Hindi
2004	Hum 2 Hain Na	Kareena/Koyal	Hindi	2012

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