Aashna Hegde is an Indian model, social media influencer, actor and YouTuber who is known for being the first Indian content creator to debut at New York Fashion Week for Indian fashion designer Archana Kochhar.
Wiki/Biography
Aashna Hegde was born on Tuesday, February 7, 1995, in Karnataka, India (age 27; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. Ashna revealed in an interview that her mother Pakhi enrolled her in a boarding school due to some adverse circumstances. After completing her studies, she graduated by correspondence.
Aashna Hegde as a teenager
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: light brown
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 34-26-34
family
Aashna Hegde belongs to the Tulu family.
Parents and siblings
Not much information is available about Ashner’s biological father. Her stepfather is Umesh Hegde, an Indian entrepreneur and film director of Bhojpuri films. Ashna’s mother’s name is Pakkhi Hegde, an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bhojpuri movies.
Aashna Hegde and her mother Pakkhi Hegde
She has a younger sister, Khushi Hegde, an Indian model.
Aashna Hegde (right) and her sister Khushi Hegde
When Ashna was six, her mother Pakshi separated from her first husband because he was an alcoholic and allegedly physically abused her. In 2001, she moved to Mumbai with her two daughters. In 2014, Pakkhi married entrepreneur and Bhojpuri film director Umesh Hegde. It is reported that a few years later, the two separated due to personality differences.
Relationships/Affairs
In 2022, Aashna Hegde was in a relationship with Aditya Kumar, an Indian model, YouTuber and social media influencer from New Delhi.
Aashna Hegde and boyfriend Aditya Kumar
Aashna is also in a relationship with Sanket Mehta, an Indian model, fashion influencer and YouTuber from Amritsar.
Aashna Hegde and her ex-boyfriend Sanket Mehta
religion
Aashna Hegde follows Hinduism.
Aashna Hegde with the idol of Lord Ganesha
Profession
content creator
Ashna has wanted to be an actress since she was a child. After completing her education, she enrolled in an acting school in Mumbai. Initially, she worked as an assistant director on television shows. At the age of 23, she started making lip-sync videos on Musical.ly and TikTok, and later, her interest shifted to making videos on YouTube. Aashna worked as a digital content creator at Mumbai-based NOFILTR Group, a social media platform that encourages and supports young content creators.
Youtube
Aashna has an eponymous YouTube channel where she posts challenge videos, travel vlogs, transport videos and makeup tutorials; the channel has over 800,000 subscribers. She is a member of another YouTube channel, DamnFam!, a collaborative channel of Aashna’s friends where they post fun challenge videos.
Aashna Hegde and her silver YouTube play button
music video
Poster for Aashna Hegde’s debut music video “Call Waiting” by Sona Mohapatra
Aashna Hegde music video Befikar poster
Poster of video song “Bas Tu Dikhti Hai”
Favorites
- Ice Cream Flavors: Butterscotch and Vanilla
- Vacation destinations: London, New York and Los Angeles
- Car series: Mercedes-Benz G-Class
tattoo
- She has an anchor tattoo on her right wrist
Aahna Hegde’s anchor tattoo on her left wrist
- She has a grumpy face tattoo on the toe of her foot
Grumpy face tattoo on right toe
- She has a tattoo with the word “fragile” on her back
Aashna Hegde has the word ‘fragile’ tattooed on her back
- The letter “K” tattooed on her left arm is dedicated to her sister Khushi Hegde
Aashna Hegde’s letter “K” tattoo on her left arm
- She has the word “love” tattooed on her right middle finger
Aashna Hegde’s “Love” Tattoo
- The letter “C” tattooed on her right little finger is dedicated to her dog Casper (late)
Aashna Hegde’s letter ‘C’ tattoo
- She has a wings tattoo on her right ankle
Aashna Hegde wings tattoo on right foot
Facts/Trivia
- Aashna is fondly called Aashu, Aash, Hedgehog, Hunna and Hunny.
- Aashna has a pet dog named Leo.
Aashna Hegde’s pet dog Leo
- Aashna follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Aashna Hegde (second from right) and her sisters posted a video of the challenge on YouTube, showing them eating hot chicken wings
- Aashna calls her mother’s name as Pakkhi. Ashna spoke about the reason in a video and revealed that she started looking for a job after her mother separated from her father and they moved to Mumbai. Parkey continued to audition for movies and TV shows, but directors frowned upon the choice of a single mother. Her mother chose to keep her daughter’s identity secret due to her worsening financial situation. Aashna and Khushi often accompany Pakkhi on the sets of TV shows and movies and they call her a relative.
- In January 2020, Aashna appeared in the Gujarati song “Soni Gujarat Ni” from the movie “Golkeri”.
Aashna Hegde stills from the Gujarati song “Soni Gujarat Ni” in the movie “Golkeri”
- In June 2022, Aashna represented Instagram’s Indian creator community at VidCon in Los Angeles. Vidcon is an annual conference that connects fans, video creators and online brands primarily over the internet.
Aashna Hegde represents Instagram’s Indian creator community at VidCon in Los Angeles
- In August 2022, Ashna was selected as one of India’s 75 cultural ambassadors by the Ministry of Culture of the Indian government.
Aashna Hegde attends an event organized by the Ministry of Culture in Mumbai
- In September 2022, Aashna made her debut at The New York Times Fashion Week in New York for Indian fashion designer Archana Kochhar. In an interview, she talked about her first fashion show experience and said,
New York Fashion Week is the most iconic event in the fashion industry and this is like a “dream come true” moment for me! I have always been an avid fashion lover and have always wanted to showcase my experimental fashion presence on the global stage. It is an honor to represent the Indian fashion industry on such a global stage and help drive the cause of sustainability. ”
Aashna Hegde (left) during New York Fashion Week 2022
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education