Iti Acharya is an Indian actress and producer who became Miss South India in 2016. She is famous as a South Indian actress for her work in several Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her Hollywood debut in 2023 with a music video for the English song “Love Her Too Much”. She graced the red carpet at the 2023 Cannes International Film Festival with Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan.
Wiki/Biography
Iti Acharya was born on Friday, July 15, 1994 in Jaipur (age 29; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Cancer. She pursued a postgraduate degree in fashion design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology. She began her career at a young age as a stewardess in Formula One racing cars.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: dark brown
Body measurements (approximately): 34-28-36
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about her parents. She has a younger brother named Abhi Acharya who is a musician.
Iti Acharya with her father, mother and brother Abhi Acharya
religion
She follows Hinduism.
Profession
actor
She played a small role in the 2013 Malayalam film Kili Poyi. In 2015, Edhi played the lead role in the film “Kerala Today”. She played writer Shweta Khatri in the 2017 British horror film The Islamic Exorcist. She worked in the 2016 Kannada film Deal Raja. Iti is the protagonist of “Dhwani”, another Kannada film released in 2017.
Iti Acharya movie “Dhwani” poster
She played the role of Bindu in the 2018 Tamil film Semma Botha Aagatha. She plays the lead role in the 2022 Telugu film Pasivadi Pranam. Apart from her film work, she has also worked in films like HIV (2014), Scream (2019) and Anukaan (2023).
Producer
She has co-produced short films like Mi Amor – A Selfish Love Story (2018) and Aashiq – Phir Ek Baar (2019). In 2023, she made her debut in a Hollywood music video as a cast member and co-producer of singer Merlin Babaji’s song “Love Her Too Much”.
Poster for Iti Acharya’s short film Mi Amor – a selfish love story
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- She won the Wall of Fame Award for Best Actress in 2022.
Iti Acharya wins best actress award
Facts/Trivia
- Her Hollywood music video for the song “Love Her Too Much” was featured on the Times Square billboard in New York in 2023.
Iti Acharya appears on billboard in Times Square, New York
- The Wockhardt Foundation appointed Iti Acharya as World Peacekeeper and Peace Ambassador in 2020.
Iti Acharya appointed as World Peace Keeper and Peace Ambassador
- The Ministry of Culture appointed her as the Cultural Ambassador of India on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day in 2022.
Ministry of Culture appoints Iti Acharya as Indian Cultural Ambassador
- She made her Cannes debut in 2022 as chief guest at the Cannes Short Film Festival. She screened her Kannada film Anukarne at the Indian Pavilion at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Iti Acharya showcases her film ‘Anukarne’ at the Indian Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival
- She revealed in an interview that at the Cannes Film Festival, she wore Indian brands instead of following big brands to promote local designers at the international level.
- In 2022, Iti Acharya was featured on a billboard in Times Square, New York City during New York Fashion Week; designers at New York Fashion Week chose her as the brand ambassador for their clothing line.
Iti Acharya graces Times Square billboard during New York Fashion Week
- Her short film Scream based on child abuse was featured at the 2019 Jaipur International Children’s Film Festival.
- One of her Hindi independent films premiered at the Washington, DC Center and Harvard University Film Society.
- She has worked with famous Bollywood photographer Dabboo Ratnani.
- She has been the highlight of many fashion shows such as Karnataka Elegant Fashion Week 2021, Blenders Pride Fashion Tour and Bangalore Fashion Week.
Iti Acharya shines at Karnataka Elegant Fashion Week 2021
- She even entered the Miss India beauty pageant but was not selected.
- She started modeling while in college.
- She is a trained dancer in various dance forms such as Kathak, folk dance, free dance and belly dance.
- She learned hula hoop and taekwondo.
- She is a fitness enthusiast and posts workout videos and photos on social media.
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Source: HIS Education