Diana Penty

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Diana Penty
Diana Penty at Bombay Times Fashion Week, 2019.jpg
Penty in 2019
Born (1985-11-02) 2 November 1985 (age 35)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Xavier's College
OccupationModel, Actress, Philanthropist
Years active2009–present

Diana Penty (pronounced [ɖaːjəna ˈpeːɳʈi]; born 2 November 1985) is an Indian model and actress who appears in Hindi and Malayalam films. She began her modelling career in 2005 when she was signed up by Elite Models India.[1] Penty made her acting debut in 2012 with the romantic comedy film Cocktail.[2] Her performance in the film garnered praise, and earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[3]

Post Cocktail, Penty played a free-spirited runaway bride in the comedy film Happy Bhag Jayegi; she garnered praise for her performance and the film went on to become a hit grossing over ₹ 391 million. She went on to feature in the prison film Lucknow Central (2017) and the action film Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018).

Penty is also an active celebrity endorser for such brands as TRESemmé and Nokia.[4]

Early life and education[]

Diana Penty was born on 2 November 1985[5] in Mumbai, India to a Parsi father and a Konkani Christian mother.[6][7] She attended St. Agnes High School in Mumbai, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mass Media from St. Xavier's College.[8][9]

Career[]

Modelling career (2005–11)[]

Penty walking the ramp for the Mijwan fashion show

Penty began her modeling when she sent her photographs to Elite Models India, who liked her work and suggested she take up modelling assignments. At this stage, she was in college and was reluctant to choose a career in modeling, so Penty decided to work part-time as a fashion model.[1] In 2005, Penty officially started working for Elite Models India, and made her runway debut at the Indo-Italian Festival for Italian designers Nicola Trussardi and Gianfranco Ferré.[10] Thereafter, Penty modelled for several other Indian designers, including Wendell Rodricks, Rohit Bal and Rina Dhaka.[11] By 2007, she had established a successful modelling career after appearing in print campaigns for some of India's most prominent brands, including Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri, Parachute and Westside; as well as featuring on the covers of a few Indian fashion magazines.[12][13]

Penty at Vogue Awards

The following year, Penty went on to model at an international circuit when she started to endorse global brands excluding Maybelline, Garnier and Forever 21.[13] On Penty's international appeal, the CEO of Elite Models India Sushma Puri commented, "Diana has a face that is very versatile and appeals to both Indian and international markets and she is also young, beautiful and confident. This makes her the ideal choice for any international brand."[14] Later in her modelling career Penty started to receive film offers, though she believed herself to be too inexperienced, and rejected them to focus on modelling.[15] From 2008 to 2010, Penty established herself internationally after modelling for fashion weeks in Paris and New York.[16][17]

Bollywood debut and breakthrough (2012–present)[]

Penty was originally slated to make her Bollywood debut in 2011 with Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar opposite Ranbir Kapoor, although she rejected the film due to her modelling commitments at the time and was subsequently replaced by Nargis Fakhri.[18]

Penty with Saif Ali Khan at a promotional event for Cocktail in 2012

She later signed up for Homi Adajania's Cocktail instead; at Ali's suggestion.[19] Cast alongside Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, the film received mixed to positive reviews. Penty's portrayal of Meera, a simple Indian girl with traditional values was well received by critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama commented that "Diana, who makes her acting debut, gets to portray a rather difficult character for her debut film. There's a very disarming kind of innocence that she brings to the role and she impresses a great deal."[20] Raja Sen agreed, mentioning that she is "refreshingly natural".[21] Anupama Chopra added that "Diana is saddled with the most colourless character but [...] infuses her role with a quiet poise and holds her own."[22] Her performance earned her nominations for best debut and best supporting actress at numerous Indian award ceremonies, including International Indian Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[23] Cocktail emerged as a box office hit.[24]

After a four-year absence from the screen, Penty played the titular runaway bride in Aanand L. Rai's production Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016). About the break from acting, Penty said: "It wasn't a conscious break. I was taking my time looking to be a part of an interesting story. I didn't want to do anything that came my way."[25] The film earned mixed reviews from critics but was a sleeper hit.[25][26] Rohit Bhatnagar wrote that Penty "steals the spotlight in every frame", while Anna M.M. Vetticad of Firstpost said: "Penty is brimming with potential [...] but her Happy, despite being the titular protagonist, is the most under-written character."[27][28]

Penty in 2017

In 2017, Penty played a diligent NGO Worker in Lucknow Central.[29] In 2018, she appeared in Abhishek Sharma's Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran opposite John Abraham and reprised her role in Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi alongside Sonakshi Sinha.[30][31] In 2021, Penty was ropped in play female lead in Malayalam film Salute along with Dulquer Salmaan marking her debut in Malayalam films.[32]

In the media[]

Penty launching TRESemmé in 2013

In addition to modelling and acting, Penty is currently the Indian brand ambassador of TRESemmé Very recently she has been signed by Estée Lauder India as their first ambassador.,[33] Nokia, in particular the Lumia 510 phone[34] and Micromax Mobile.

Penty has also featured on several magazine covers, such as the July 2012 issue of Vogue,[35] the October 2012 issue of Elle,[36] the January 2013 issue of Verve,[37] the January/February 2013 issue of Women's Health India,[38] the February 2013 issue of Grazia,[39] the May 2013 issue of Femina,[40] among others.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Cocktail Meera Sahni Debut film
2016 Happy Bhag Jayegi Harpreet "Happy" Kaur
2017 Lucknow Central Gayatri Kashyap
2018 Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran Capt. Ambalika Bandopadhyay / Nakul
Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi Harpreet "Happy" Kaur
2019 Khandaani Shafakhana Sunita Special appearance in song "Sheher Ki Ladki"[41][42]
2021 Shiddat: Journey Beyond Love Shefali Arora Filming
Salute TBA Malayalam Debut film

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Film Result
2012 Vogue Beauty Awards Female Debut Cocktail Won[43]
UK Bollywood Cosmopolitan Awards Best Debut (Female) Won[44]
BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut - Female Nominated[45]
2013 ETC Bollywood Business Awards Most Profitable Debut (Female) Nominated[46]
Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Nominated[3]
Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Female Nominated[47]
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Nominated[48]
Star Guild Awards Best Female Debut Nominated[49]
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated[49]
International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated[50]
2017

BIG Zee Entertainment Awards

Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – Female Happy Bhag Jayegi Nominated[51]

Other honours[]

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