Devika Bhise is an Indian-American actress, dancer, singer and screenwriter. She starred as Janaki in the British biographical drama The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015), opposite Dev Patel.
Wiki/Biography
Devika was born on Friday, March 29, 1991, in Manhattan, New York City (age 28 as of 2019). Her zodiac sign is Aries. She was educated at the Brearley School in New York City and later attended Johns Hopkins University, where she received a Hodson Trust Scholarship and was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family, caste and husband
Devika was born into an Indian-American family. Her father’s name is Bharat Bhise and her mother’s name is Swati Bhise, a famous Indian classical dancer. She has a brother and his name is Aditya Bhise. In 2019, she got engaged to her boyfriend Nicholas Gilson.
Profession
When she reached level ten, she was invited to star in the Hollywood film “The Accidental Husband” (2008). Later, she participated in the college drama “Partition” based on the life of the famous Indian mathematician Ramanujan. At 18, she directed a documentary, Hijras: The Third Gender, as part of her university project. She later appeared in several films, including The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015), The Rest of Us (2018), and The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019).
She has also appeared in the English-language TV series A Bad Choice (2015) and Elementary (2015). She co-wrote the 2019 British period film “The Warrior Queen of Jhansi” with her mother.
favorite thing
Book: Circe by Madeleine Miller
Actresses: Jameela Jamil and Audrey Hepburn
Singer: Rihanna
Facts/Trivia
- Her hobbies include traveling and reading.
- She is a trained Indian classical dancer.
- She won the “Best Social Documentary” award at the 2009 New York Independent Film Festival for “Hijras: The Third Gender.” In 2019, she won the “Rising Star Award”.
- She is a social activist dedicated to the cause of human rights.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education