Born on February 25, 1994, Urvashi Rautela hails from Haridwar in Uttarakhand. Always fascinated with the glam world, Urvashi began participating in beauty contests in her school days. At age 15, she was named Miss Teen 2009. She even participated in Miss Universal Teen in 2010. (All photos/Urvashi Rautela's official Instagram account)
At age 17, Urvashi Rautela won Indian Princess 2011, Miss Tourism World 2011, Miss Asian Supermodel 2011 and Miss Tourism Queen Of The Year 2011.
Urvashi Rautela represented India in the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant and reclaimed her title, thus, making her the first and only woman in history to win the Miss Universe India crown twice. She won the Miss Diva 2015 title before that.
In 2013, Urvashi Rautela made her Bollywood debut with the Sunny Deol-starrer Singh Saab The Great. Though the film did not do wonders at the Box Office, Urvashi managed to grab eyeballs for her role.
Honey Singh offered Urvashi Rautela the music video of his song Love Dose, as the music composer-singer was pretty impressed by her dancing skills. Shot at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, he felt her personality went well with the lyrics of the track.
After Love Dose, Urvashi Rautela made her Kannada debut with Mr. Airavata. In the same year (2015), Urvashi appeared in the song 'Daddy Mummy' alongside Kunal Kemmu, from his film Bhaag Johnny.
2016 proved quite fruitful for Urvashi Rautela. The actress was cast opposite Pulkit Samrat as the second female lead in the film Sanam Re, which was directed by Divya Khosla Kumar. Later, Urvashi Rautela was seen as a glamorous ghost in the adult comedy Great Grand Masti.
In the same year, Urvashi Rautela featured in two smashing songs - Gal Ban Gayi, opposite Vidyut Jammwal and Mika Singh's Laal Dupatta.
If this was not enough, her sizzling moves in the song Saara Zamana Haseeno Ka Deewana sent the internet into a tizzy in 2017.
In 2018, Urvashi Rautela grabbed maximum eyeballs for her sultry act in Hate Story 4, which went on to become a box-office hit. Hate Story IV was helmed by Vishal Pandya and also had Karan Wahi, Vivan Bhathena and Ihana Dhillon in the lead roles.
Urvashi Rautela's performance was lauded by critics and the audience as well. The actress gifted herself a brand new set of wheels after the film's success.
In the meanwhile, Urvashi Rautela was presented a beauty award by the government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2018. She even has a flower named after her in the archipelago.
Such is the popularity of the actress that a club in Goa introduced a strong zingy drink in the name of actress Urvashi Rautela in 2019. 'The Urvashi Rautela Shot', inspired by her personality - 'lover of excellent taste' and 'life of the party', according to club sources.
The club felt it is a great move that will help garner more attraction and give everyone a reason to visit the place because Urvashi enjoys a vibe of being funloving, sexy and the life of every event, all of which fit in with the vibe of Goa. Isn't that impressive?
In picture: Urvashi Rautela with Hrithik Roshan and his sister Sunaina
She might have played bold roles in her films or showed it through her Instagram pictures, but did you know Urvashi Rautela was once shouted at for not knowing how to smoke a cigar?
In picture: Urvashi Rautela with Shah Rukh Khan
Urvashi Rautela had revealed this on Instagram, where she shared a video of herself from a shoot. In the clip, she is seen struggling to smoke a cigar.
In picture: Urvashi Rautela with Kareena Kapoor Khan
Well, talking about her fit and fab physique, Urvashi Rautela does a lot of sports activities to remain fit.
In picture: Urvashi Rautela posted this photo of herself with the late Sridevi after the legendary actress's sudden death, along with an emotional message.
You would be surprised to know that Urvashi Rautela is a national level basketball champion. She has also played a lot of other sports like volleyball, badminton, kho-kho and kabbadi. Before entering Bollywood, Urvashi used to take part in a lot of marathons.
'Not many people know I am an athlete. I am a national basketball champion. I was the girls' captain of the team. I am a sportsperson, so I think no one can be a better choice than me for the role of PT Usha. I have been a racer. I have participated in a lot of hurdles and races and won many. So, I think I will fit into any sports biopic. Also, the filmmakers will not have to waste their time in terms of training me,' said Urvashi recently while expressing her eagerness to play famous Olympian PT Usha in a film on her life.
Urvashi Rautela will be next seen in Virgin Bhanupriya, which is set to release on Zee5 on July 16, 2020. The film stars Urvashi Rautela in the lead role, playing the character of Bhanupriya alongside Gautam Gulati as her love interest and Archana Puran Singh as her cool mother.
Bhanupriya played by Urvashi is a college-going conservative girl who decides to lose her virginity. She thinks it should be the easiest thing in today's world. However, all her attempts go vain, and as a soothsayer predicts, it is an impossible task that won't happen ever in her life. What happens after that forms the crux of the story.
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