Priya Anand is an Indian model and actress who appears in Bollywood and South Indian films. She is famous for her films like Leader, 180, Fukrey, Ezra, Orange, LKG, Adithya Varma, etc.
Wiki/Biography
Priya Anand was born as “Priya Bharadwaj Anand” on Wednesday, September 17, 1986 in Chennai (age 33 years 2019). Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She grew up in Chennai and Hyderabad. Her family moved to the United States about 19 years ago. She majored in Communication Studies (minor in Business, Journalism, and Africana Studies) at SUNY Albany. She came to India in 2008 and has been living with her grandparents in Chennai since then.
Priya Anand and her grandmother
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Eye color: dark brown
Hair color: black
family, caste and husband
Priya Anand’s father’s name is Bharadwaj and mother’s name is Radha. Her father is Tamil and her mother is of Telugu and Marathi descent.
Priya Anand and her mother
She is the only child of her parents.
Profession
Fascinated by movies, she wanted to get involved in the technical aspects of filmmaking from a young age and wanted to become an assistant director to S. Shankar. Instead, she started working as a model and did some commercials like Natural Maha Lact (with Mahendra Singh Dhoni), Prince Jewelry Diamond Collection (dubbed by Bharati Raja), Cadbury Dairy Milk (Diwali Special Edition), etc.
Priya was supposed to make her debut in the Tamil film Pugaippadam (2010), but the film was released two years later. Her debut was the film Vaamanan (2009) in which she played the role of ‘Divya’.
Priya Anand-Vamanan
Priya Anand made her Telugu debut in the film Leader (2010), in which she played the role of ‘Ratna Prabha’.
Priya Anand- Leader
In 2012, she made her Bollywood debut with the movie “English Vinglish”, playing the role of “Radha”.
Priya Anand appeared in the scene of English Vinglish
She made her Malayalam debut in the film Ezra (2017) as ‘Priya’.
Priya Anand-Ezra
She made her Kannada debut as ‘Nandini’ in the film Raajakumara (2017).
Priya Anand-Rajakumara
dispute
- On April 20, 2019, a Twitter user called Anand the “bad luck” of her co-stars Sridevi and JK Rithesh, who starred with her in the films “English Vinglish” and “LKG” respectively. Citing the logic behind his statement, he said both actors died after working with her. Anand replied that the troll’s comments were “insensitive.” She further added –
But please know that what you say can really cause people a lot of pain. So, before you make a comment like this, I hope you will take a moment, practice some empathy, and refrain from such petty, frivolous behavior. “
Tweet by Priya Anand
favorite thing
- Food: Iranian BBQ, marshmallows
- Movies: Kshana Kshana (2007), Agni Natchatiram (1988)
- Anime character: Po (Kung Fu Panda)
- Travel destination: Italy
fact
- She enjoys dancing and traveling.
- She is fluent in 7 languages including Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Hindi, English and Spanish.
- Sekhar Kammula discovered ‘Priya Anand’ on Facebook and invited her for an audition. After three rounds of auditions, she was selected for the lead role of “Ratna Prabha” in the film “Leader” (2010).
- On June 20, 2011, she was appointed as the brand ambassador for Save the Children campaign in Tamil Nadu and Arunachal Pradesh.
Priya Anand during the Save the Children campaign
- She is a huge fan of Sridevi. In the movie “English Vinglish”, she had the opportunity to perform with her idol. Talking about this, she said –
I signed on to this film simply to be close to an artist who influenced me and to be a part of something so important to her. I came to make this film as a fan of hers, and I was lucky enough to play a very important role in her cinematic journey. “
Priya Anand and Sridevi
- She is an animal lover and owns a dog named Bumblebee.
Priya Anand and her dog
- She became an instant hit with the song “Aedho Saigirai” from her debut film Vaamanan (2009). The song is called “Priya Song”.
- She is a foodie and loves ice cream.
- In 2013, she campaigned for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India.
Priya Anand serves as PETA brand ambassador
- Priya is the brand ambassador for the Deaf Foundation, which works to help increase sign language literacy in India.
Learning a language has never been so exciting!
Please download the DEF-ISL app and learn Indian Sign Language with me!
Thanks to L&T for co-developing this app @deafenabled pic.twitter.com/Cq2xftlGrb
— Priya Anand (@PriyaAnand) April 10, 2019
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