Rani Agrawal

Rani Agrawal
Agrawal at an event in Mumbai
Born	1994 Mumbai, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Chartered Accountant
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Parent(s)	Pradeep Agrawal Kalpana Agrawal

Rani Agrawal is an Indian film actress. She started off her career as a child actor in the hit serial Hasratein. She went on to make her Bollywood debut as the lead actress in the film Love Recipe, one of the Bollywood Films of 2012.

Early life

Agrawal was born in Mumbai, India. She became a Chartered Accountant of India at the age of 21. She did her schooling from Chatrabhuj Narsee Monjee School and graduated from N.M. College of Commerce and Economics with a degree in Economics and Commerce.

Born into a family where her parents, Pradeep Agrawal and Kalpana - both of whom miles away from the glamour world, Agrawal faced the cameras from a very young age. She made her debut in the 2012 film Love Recipe, where she essayed the role of Tia Singh, the female lead in the movie.^[1]

Career

According to Agrawal, her entry into the world of cinema and television was a dream that she nurtured since her childhood. She worked on her first television serial Hasratein (aired on Zee TV), when she was just a toddler. She was a key part of the 1996 critically acclaimed Marathi movie Suna Yeti Ghara. She has worked with the legendary Asha Parekh in the hit TV show Rishtey (TV series). She is also known for her role in Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann, a television soap on Indian television. She then went on to do various print and TV commercials - most famous being the Brooke Bond advertisement with Shoojit Sircar.

Eventually, she moved to film industry. At the start of her career in film industry, Agrawal said that "Acting and the entire process of film-making is something that comes naturally to me and I will toil hard to make this place my own." Thus began Agrawal's journey at the Box Office, with her first movie Love Recipe paired alongside Suhail Karim and directed by Amol Shetge opening to mixed reviews.

In 2015, she appeared in "Chhu ke dil", a music video of Padma Shri Dr. Soma Ghosh, who is a well-known vocalist. ^[2]

Philanthropy

Agrawal at a dance competition, as a co-judge with veteran actress Hema Malini

Agrawal has been actively involved with multi-national charitable institutions like Leonard Cheshire Disability and Rotaract since her primitive years. At an educational fair, Agrawal emphasized on the need for an adequate infrastructure and dissemination of quality education for everyone.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Director	Language
1996	Roshni		Priyesh Jain	Hindi
1997	Suna Yeti Ghara		A. Radhaswani	Marathi
2001	Avagat		Mohan Sharma	Hindi
2002	Jaana na dil se door		Vijay Anand	Hindi
2003	Teri Yaad Mein		Ajay Mehra	Hindi
2004	Benaras 1918 - A Love Story		Ajay Mehra	Hindi
2012	Love Recipe	Tia Singh	Amol Shetge	Hindi
2014	Kachcha - love story of a spy	Devyani	Raghav Dhar	Hindi
2015	Mumbaiyya	Amaaya	Kamal Krishna	Hindi
2016	Meresai	Radha	Rakesh Sinha	Hindi
2017	No Pyaar Only Shikaar	Saachi	Ashish Lal	Hindi

Television career

Media References

• Agrawal's interview for Bollywood Hungama^[3]
• Agrawal's interview for Bollywood Bling^[4]
• Agrawal's interview at Love Recipe's music launch^[5]
• Agrawal's interview reveals her Love Recipe^[6]
• Rani Agrawal, Suhail Karim at Love Recipe music launch^[7]
• Agrawal's appearance at Love Recipe music launch makes headlines in Bombay Times (Times of India Group) ^[8]
• Agrawal's appearance at Love Recipe music launch published by Glamsham magazine ^[9]
• Agrawal at IMDb ^[10]
• Love Recipe on IMDb ^[11]
• Agrawal on technology and gadgets ^[12]

References