Hansika Motwani Biography
Hansika Motwani (Sindhi) is an Indian actress born on 9 August 1991 and a former child actress. She has worked in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films.
Her Height. 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Hansika Motwani was born in Mumbai, India. Her father Pradeep Motwani is a businessman, and her mother is Seema Motwani, a dermatologist. Hansika attended Podar International School, Mumbai and enrolled for BA in political science at Cambridge University, London as correspondence course. Hansika mainly speaks Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, English, Hindi and Tulu, although her native tongue is Sindhi. She is learning Tamil as she made debut in the Tamil film industry.
Hansika Motwani started her career as a chil artist in Shakalaka Boom Boom (T.V Serial),it is a story about a boy named Sanju and his magic pencil. And at the same time , she also enacted a child role in the Indian serial Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chaand, for which she received the Favorite Child Award at the Star Parivaar Awards. She also appeared as one of the children in Koi Mil Gaya with Preity Zinta and Hrithik Roshan.
Hansika made her debut in a lead role in Puri Jagannadh's Telugu film, Desamuduru, starring opposite Allu Arjun. The film was about a crime reporter who falls in love with a sanyasini, played by Hansika.
Hansika made her debut as a leading actress in Bollywood with Himesh Reshammiya in Aap Kaa Surroor – The Real Luv Story. She played the role of Himesh Reshammiya's lover Ria. The film was released on 29 June 2007 and was a moderate hit. She will also appear in the Hindi film titled He: The Only One, where she will be essaying the role of a killer, hell-bent on taking revenge for her family.
Hansika made her Kannada debut in Bindaas with Puneet Rajkumar. The film was released on 15 February 2008. She paired with Jr. NTR in the film Kantri, which was released in May 2008. The film was a moderate hit. She made her Tamil film debut in the 2011 film Mappillai opposite Dhanush, following which her next Tamil film. Engeyum Kadhal opposite Jayam Ravi released. She is currently working on two more Tamil projects Velayudham opposite Vijay and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi opposite Udhayanidhi Stalin
Her Movies/Role/Performance :
Year Title Role Language Notes
2003 Escape from Taliban Guncha Hindi Child artist
2003 Hawa Sanjana's daughter Hindi Child artist
2003 Koi... Mil Gaya Priya Six Hindi Child artist
2003 Aabra Ka Daabra Pinky Hindi Child artist
2004 Jaago Shruti Hindi Child artist
2004 Hum Kaun Hai Sara Williams Hindi Child artist (Kointha)
2007 Desamuduru Vaishali Telugu Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut (South)
2007 Aap Ka Surroor Ria Hindi Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award 2008 Bindaas Preethi Kannada
2008 Kantri Varalakshmi Telugu
2008 Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Ashima Kapoor Hindi
2009 Maska Meenu Telugu
2009 Billa Priya Telugu Cameo role
2009 Jayeebhava Anjali Narasimha Telugu
2011 Mappillai Gayathri Tamil
2011 Engeyum Kaadhal Kayalvizhi Rajasekhar (Lolita) Tamil
2011 Kandireega Sruthi Telugu 2011 Velayudham Vaidehi Tamil Releasing on August 31
2011 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Meera Tamil Filming
2011 Oh My Friend Telugu Filming
2011 He - The Only One Hindi Delayed
Hansika also appeared in quite a few advertisement campaigns too with some of the well known brands like Pepsi, Bournvita and Samsung Electronics. The Hyundai Santro ad campaign, in which she teamed up with the legendary Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan, was turning point in her life. Well before appearing in the big screen her appearances in the soap operas and the commercial ads made Hansika a well known household name in India. Hansika Motwani is currently acting in the movie "He - The Only One"