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Quick facts for kids Disha Patani
Patani in 2023
Born	(1992-06-13) 13 June 1992 (age 31) Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Amity University, Lucknow
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015–present

Disha Patani (pronounced [ˈd̪ɪʃa paːʈəˈni]; born 13 June 1992) is an Indian actress who primarily work in Hindi films. Patani began her acting career with the Telugu film Loafer (2015), and had her first Hindi film release with the biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), for which she won the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. After appearing in the Chinese action comedy Kung Fu Yoga (2017), Patani has played the leading lady in the films Baaghi 2 (2018), Malang (2020), and Ek Villain Returns (2022). She has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list of 2019.

Early life and family

Disha Patani was born on 13 June 1992 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is from a Rajput Hindu background. Her father, Jagadish Singh Patani is a police officer and her mother is a health inspector. Her elder sister, Khushboo Patani is a lieutenant in Indian Army. She also has a younger brother, Suryansh Patani. She studied engineering at Amity University, Lucknow. She was the first runner up of Pond's Femina Miss India Indore 2013.

Career

Early work (2015–2018)

Patani debuted with a Telugu film, Loafer alongside Varun Tej in 2015. She played the role of Mouni, a girl who runs from home to escape a forced marriage. Directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by C. Kalyan under C.K. Entertainment, the film was made on a budget of ₹200 million and performed poorly at the box office with a lifetime collection of ₹106 million. In the following year, Disha appeared in a music video, Befikra along with Tiger Shroff which was produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under T-Series and composed by Meet Bros. Written and directed by Meet Bros, the singer, Aditi Singh Sharma lent her voice.

Patani during promotion of M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story in 2017

Patani found her commercial break with Neeraj Pandey's M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, a biographical sports film based on the life story of MS Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian Cricket Team along with Sushant Singh Rajput and Kiara Advani. She played the role of Priyanka Jha, the girlfriend of MS Dhoni's character who dies in a car accident. Directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Fox Star Studios, the film was released on 30 September 2016 and was a massive hit with an estimated collections of ₹216 crore (US$37 million). In addition, she also starred in Jackie Chan's Kung Fu Yoga, along with Sonu Sood.

Patani then acted in Baaghi 2 along with Tiger Shroff, a sequel to the 2016 film Baaghi starring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor and the second instalment of the Baaghi franchise. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Ahmed Khan, Baaghi 2 was released on 30 March 2018 worldwide and grossed approximately ₹258 crore (US$44 million) worldwide.

2019–present

Patani at the premiere of Bharat in 2019

In June 2019, she appeared in the film Bharat starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. She started 2020 with the action thriller release Malang opposite Aditya Roy Kapur also starring Anil Kapoor and Kunal Khemu. The film was praised from critics for its music, action sequences, direction and cast performances, Malang has earned ₹84.50 crore (US$14 million) worldwide thus becoming a commercial success. In March 2020, she appeared in a song in the film Baaghi 3 starring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor, the third instalment of the Baaghi franchise.

Patani next appeared in Prabhu Deva's action film Radhe, in which she reunited with Salman Khan this time as his leading ladies. The film was released coinciding with Eid al-Fitr, as premium video on demand on Zee Plex through ZEE5, Though Radhe received highly negative reviews from critics and audiences alike, who criticised the story, screenplay, direction and VFX. It became a huge OTT success. With 4.2 Million views, it became the most watched OTT film on the day of release.

In 2022, she starred in Mohit Suri's psychological thriller Ek Villain Returns alongside John Abraham, Tara Sutaria and Arjun Kapoor. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics and performed moderately at the box office. Sukanya Vema of Rediff wrote "Ek Villain Returns falls back on the popularity of the Galliyan track to boost its appeal".

Patani finished shooting for Karan Johar's Yodha opposite Sidharth Malhotra. In mid 2022, she has signed her Tamil debut film Kanguva alongside Suriya. She will be seen in the Nag Ashwin directorial Project K, to be released in 2024 starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachhan and Deepika Padukone .

Filmography

Films

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2015	Loafer	Mouni / Parijatam	Telugu film
2016	M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	Priyanka Jha
2017	Kung Fu Yoga	Asmita	Chinese film
2018	Welcome to New York	Herself	Cameo appearance
	Baaghi 2	Neha Rawat
2019	Bharat	Radha Mathur
2020	Malang	Sara Nambiar
	Baaghi 3	Herself	Special appearance in song "Do You Love Me"
2021	Radhe	Diya Abhyankar
2022	Ek Villain Returns	Rasika Mapuskar
2024	Kalki 2898 AD	TBA	Telugu-Hindi bilingual; filming
	Yodha	TBA	Completed
	Kanguva	TBA	Tamil film; filming
	Welcome To The Jungle	TBA	Filming

Music videos

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Disha Patani para niños