Soniya Mehra
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Personal life
She is the daughter of the late actor Vinod MehraVinod Mehra
Vinod Mehra was an Indian actor in Bollywood films. He started out as a child actor in a few films in the late 1950s and early 1960s before starting his adult film career in 1971 acting in over 100 films throughout the 1970s through to the 1990s...
from his third and last wife Kiran. She was less than two years old when her father died in October 1990. Since then she was brought up in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
with her brother Rohan by her maternal grandparents Soniya went to school at The Mombasa Academy in Mombasa, Kenya and completed her education in 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...
. She began her training in acting at the age of eight in school where she earned the Gold Medal with an Honours at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts Acting Examinations. She also took a short course at The Arts Educational Schools of London. When she was 17, she moved to Bombay in and joined Anupam Kher's 'Actor Prepares' for a 3 month course.
Career
She made her acting debut in Victoria No. 203Victoria No. 203 (2007 film)
Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever is a 2007 Bollywood film which is a remake of the 1972 hit film Victoria No. 203. It is directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Kamal Sadanah whose father Brij Sadanah was the producer and director of the original...
, a remake of the 1972 classic and released on 31 August 2007. She is also attached to star in UTVs Bombay High. After the release of Victoria 203 which was a commercial flop, Soniya took a long gap of three years and she is now attempting to make her comeback in 2010 with the film "Basra (film)" starring Abhay Deol
Abhay Deol
Abhay Deol is an Indian actor from Mumbai, India. He is an Indian film actor and producer whose family has a long history in the Hindi film industry. Deol has appeared in films such as Dev.D and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!. He is the nephew of Bollywood actor Dharmendra, and the cousin of Sunny Deol and...
and directed by Navdeep Singh.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Victoria No.203 | Sara |
| 2010 | Basra (film) | Shruti Singh |
| 2011 | Short Term Shaadi |