Aaditi Pohankar

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Aaditi Pohankar
Aditi Pohankar graces the launch of Doycare 5.jpg
Aaditi Pohankar in 2015
Born31 December 1994 (1994-12-31) (age 26)
Years active2010–present

Aaditi Pohankar (born 31 December 1994) is an Indian actress who has worked in the Hindi, Marathi and Tamil film industries. After making her acting debut with Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010), she made a breakthrough with her role along Riteish Deshmukh in Lai Bhaari (2014).[1][2] She achieved fame all over the country after her roles in the 2020 web series She and Aashram.[3]

Early life[]

Aaditi Pohankar was born to Sudhir and Shobha Pohankar.[citation needed] While in school, she represented Maharashtra in the sport of athletics and won medals in 100 metres and 200 metres races.[4]

Career[]

Acting[]

As an aspiring theatre actress, Aaditi became acquainted with Satyadev Dubey in 2010, who asked actor Makarand Deshpande to mentor her career as a performer in stage plays in Mumbai.[1] She simultaneously tried for acting roles in films and made her film debut with a small role in the Hindi anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010). Aaditi then worked on Rekha Saray's Marathi film, Kunasathi Kunitari (2011), alongside actors Ashok Saraf, Smita Jaykar and Poonam Dhillon. In 2012, Aaditi appeared in Malayalam film directed by M. S. Anil and had briefly moved to Kerala to learn the language, before the project was stalled.[5][6]

Aaditi was spotted by director Nishikant Kamat when he saw Makarand's play Time Boy in Mumbai, where the actress starred as a seven-year-old boy.[1] Kamat made Aaditi go through two days of screen tests for a role in his Marathi film Lai Bhaari (2014) and cast her opposite Riteish Deshmukh after being impressed with her temperament. Aaditi revealed that during the shoot, Kamat gave her the liberty to do what she wanted as an actress and to get into her character, she visualized herself as "an evil person".[1] Lai Bhaari opened to positive reviews, with Aaditi's villainous character of Nandhini drawing critical acclaim.[7][8] The film went on to become the most profitable Marathi film of all time upon release.[9]

In late 2016, Aaditi Pohankar made a return to acting after a brief sabbatical by signing Tamil films. She starred alongside Atharvaa in the 2017 film Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum.[10] Aaditi then signed Selvaraghavan's romantic drama film Mannavan Vanthanadi, opposite Santhanam. The project has been delayed since 2017.[11][12]

In 2018, she got in touch with Imtiaz Ali at the screening of his brother's film, Laila Majnu, and requested him to check her showreel on Vimeo, which he eventually did. He then offered her an audition for She, playing a Police Constable used as a honeytrap. She was requested to perform the opening scene of the series, in which she is not chosen among the prostitutes in a brothel and acts sassy to get the target's attention. During the course of the shooting, she had tolearn to get comfortable with the explicit nature of her role. The series released on Netflix in 2020.[4]

Later in 2020, she starred in Aashram, playing the role of a young wrestler who is attracted to the seemingly democratic setup of the ashram, upon learning that her being a Dalit is keeping her from success due to casteism.[13][14] For this role, she was trained by wrestler Sangram Singh.[15]

Other work[]

Alongside her acting work in films and theatre, Aaditi has worked as a model and walked the International Film Festival of India red carpet in Goa in 2014. She has done more than twenty brand ads and commercials including for Cadbury Munch, Godrej AER, Airtel, Lenskart and Samsung, in which she was directed by Shoojit Sircar.[1][16]

Media[]

Pohankar was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 47 in 2020.[17]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Language Notes
2010 Love Sex Aur Dhokha Un­known Hindi UnCredited Role
2011 Kunasathi Kunitari Un­known Marathi UnCredited Role
2014 Lai Bhaari Nandhini Marathi
2017 Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum Saroja Devi Tamil Kollywood Debut
2020 She Bhumika Pardeshi /Bhumi Hindi Netflix Original Series
2020 Aashram Parminder / Pammi Hindi MX Original Series

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lai Bhaari star Aaditi to make Bollywood Khans her mentors : Bollywood Helpline".
  2. ^ Singh, Suhani (27 February 2021). "The OTT Generation". India Today. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Aaditi Pohankar: I want people to remember my roles". Hindustan Times. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Ramnath, Nandini (25 March 2020). "'I have arrived': How web series 'She' has given Aaditi Pohankar the role of a lifetime". Scroll.in. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ Santhosh, K. (28 October 2012). "Straddling stage, screen and stadium". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Aaditi to debut in Mollywood - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Review: Lai Bhaari is awesome". Rediff. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Interview : Aditi Pohankar : Vile Yet beautiful". Satarblockbuster. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Riteish Deshmukh would be a fantastic father: Aaditi Pohankar". 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Anandhi walks out; now, Aaditi in Atharvaa's film - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Aaditi Pohankar in Selva-Santhanam untitled flick". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Aaditi Pohankar in Selvaraghavan- Santhanam film!". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  13. ^ Sachin, Ambica (24 November 2020). "Aaditi Pohankar basks in the success of 'Aashram'". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. ^ bureau, Odisha Diary (2 September 2020). "Actress Aaditi Pohankar Speaks About Her Journey In MX Player Originals 'Aashram'". Odisha Diary. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Ashram 2: Sangram Singh trains Aaditi Pohankar for her role as a wrestler in Aashram". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  16. ^ "When Aaditi Pohankar went fishing with the King - Sushant Singh Rajput!". Urban Asian. 6 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  17. ^ "The Times Most Desirable Women of 2020". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

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