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Banita Sandhu
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Nationality | Welsh |
Alma mater | King's College London |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2018–present |
Banita Sandhu (born 22 June 1997) is a Welsh actress. She is known for her work in Indian films and made her film debut with the Hindi film October (2018), going on to star in the Tamil film Adithya Varma and the CW series Pandora (both 2019).
Early life and education
Sandhu was born and brought up in Caerleon, Wales to first-generation British Indian parents. She moved to London at 18 to start her degree in English Literature at King's College London. She started acting at the age of 11. She was head girl at Rougemont School, Newport.
Career
Sandhu appeared in an advert for Wrigley Company's Doublemint which had the song "Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se" as the background score; and another advert, for Vodafone India, which was broadcast during the Indian Premier League cricket season. Her first feature film was October, starring Varun Dhawan, which released in 2018. This was followed by the American TV series Pandora, and the Tamil film Adithya Varma in 2019. She later signed on the Hindi film Sardar Udham Singh and the British film Kavita and Teresa.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2018 | October | Shiuli Iyer | Hindi | Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut |
2019 | Adithya Varma | Meera Shetty | Tamil | |
Eternal Beauty | Alex | English | ||
2021 | Sardar Udham | Reshma | Hindi | Released on Amazon Prime Video |
2023 | Mother Teresa & Me | Kavita | English/Hindi | Complete |
2023 | Detective Sherdil | Shanti | Hindi | Post-production |
2024 | Goodachari 2 | Telugu | Telugu Debut; Announced |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2018 | Painting Humanity | Lucy | English | Lead |
2019 | Pandora | Delaney Pilar | English | Main role (Season 1) |
2024 | Bridgerton | Sita Malhotra | English | Recurring role (Season 3) |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist | Language | Ref. |
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2018 | Jind Mahi | Diljit Dosanjh | Punjabi | |
2023 | With You | AP Dhillon |