Flora Saini, better known by her stage name Asha Saini, is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Telugu films. She is best known for her role as “Stree” in the Bollywood film Stree (2018).
Wiki/Biography
Flora Seini was born on Friday, September 29, 1978 (41 years old in 2019) in Chandigarh. Her star sign is Libra. She received her education at the Army School in Udhampur and the Army Public School in Delhi. Thereafter, her family moved to Kolkata where she started her modeling career. While in Kolkata, Flora participated in the Miss Kolkata beauty pageant.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 4″
Hair color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Family and caste
Flora Saini was born into a Hindu family. Her father JS Saini is a former Indian Army officer. Her mother’s name is Kamal Saini.
Flora Saini and her parents
Flora Saini is in a live-in relationship with filmmaker Gaurang Doshi.
Flora Saini and Goran Doshi
Profession
Flora Saini started her acting career in 1999 with the Telugu film Prema Kosam. She went on to act in films like Antha Mana Manchike and Ammo! Okato Tareekhu. She made her Hindi film debut with Sabse Bada Beiman, her Kannada debut with Kodanda Rama, her Tamil debut with Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu and her Punjabi debut with Paisa Yaar N Panga. In 2015, she played the role of Muskan in the film MSG: The Messenger. Flora’s popularity soared after she played the role of a ghost in the Bollywood film Stree.
Flora Saini
Saini made her debut in the digital media space with the web series, ‘Indian Maid.’ She subsequently starred in many web series such as ‘Gandi Baat,’ ‘Inside Edge: Season 1,’ ‘XXX,’ and ‘Bombers.’
Flora Saini in Indian Maid
dispute
- Flora was banned from the Tamil film industry in 2008 after she was arrested in Chennai for allegedly forging visa documents. However, she was lifted after a few weeks when she proved her innocence.
- Flora played the role of a suicide bomber in the controversial movie MSG: Messenger of God. She received death threats on social media due to her role in the movie.
- In 2018, Flora claimed that she was being harassed by film producer Gaurang Doshi. However, the producer later filed a defamation case against the actress for falsely accusing her.
Awards
- Uttarakhand Ratan Award (2010)
- Recipient of the Great Daughter of the Land Award for her work on behalf of the poor and helpless (2013)
Favorite things
- Travel destination: New York
Facts/Trivia
- Her hobbies include listening to music and watching movies.
- Flora has spoken in many languages like Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Punjabi.
- She loves dogs very much and often shares her pictures with them on her Instagram account.
Flora Saini likes dogs
- Three of Flora’s films, namely ‘Broker’ (Telugu), ‘Vismaya Pramaya’ (Kannada) and ‘Vah Re Vah’ (Kannada) released on the same day, December 31, 2010, which earned her an entry in the Limka Book of Records for having the most number of screenings on a single day.
- Flora changed her stage name to Asha Saini on the advice of her first film producer. Later, the actress took the advice of an astrologer and changed her name to Mayuri. Finally, she reverted to her original name, Flora.
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