Elli AvrRam facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Elli AvrRam
Elli AvrRam at Elle Beauty Awards 2016
Born	(1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 (age 34) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish-Greek
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present

Elisabet Avramidou Granlund, known as Elli AvrRam, is a Swedish-Greek actress. She now lives in Mumbai, India. She is famous for her work in Hindi films, especially Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon. Elli became well-known after being on the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss in 2013. She also had a special dance appearance with Aamir Khan in the song "Har Funn Maula" from the movie Koi Jaane Na.

Early Life and Childhood

Elli was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She grew up in Tyresö kommun, which is near Stockholm. Her father, Jannis Avramidis, is a musician from Greece. Her mother, Maria Granlund, is a Swedish actress. Her mother even had a part in a famous movie called Fanny and Alexander.

From a very young age, Elli loved figure skating, singing, and dancing. She learned acting from her mother and her aunt, who runs a theater in Sweden. Elli felt a special connection to India since she was a child. She once said that even at five years old, she loved Indian dance and colorful clothes. She also noticed that some Greek songs, because her father is Greek, sounded similar to Indian melodies.

Elli dreamed of becoming a Bollywood actress when she was a teenager. She would visit a video store in Stockholm that sold Hindi movies and buy them. She also watched many Hindi films on YouTube.

Starting a Career in Acting

When Elli was 17, she joined the Pardesi Dance Group in Stockholm. She performed many dance shows, mostly to Bollywood songs.

Elli also did some acting in Sweden. Her most notable role was in a 2008 crime drama film called Förbjuden Frukt. In this movie, she played Selen, a teenage girlfriend.

In 2010, Elli took part in the Miss Greece beauty contest. She also appeared on a Swedish TV show called Gomorron Sverige.

Moving to Bollywood

In September 2012, Elli moved to Mumbai, India, to become a Bollywood actress. She said that when she was 14, she watched the long Indian movie Devdas. She was so amazed that she decided she wanted to act and dance in Bollywood movies.

She joined a modeling agency in Mumbai, which helped her get auditions. Her first big project was a TV commercial for Eveready Industries India. She even worked with the famous Indian actor Akshay Kumar in this commercial.

Elli got her first main role in a comedy thriller film called Mickey Virus. She had to learn Hindi for the role. She worked hard to practice her lines. The director was very impressed when he learned that Elli's mother had worked with the famous director Ingmar Bergman. In Mickey Virus, Elli played Kamayani George, the love interest of the main character, Mickey Virus. The film was released on October 25, 2013.

Avram in 2018

Reality TV and Other Films

In 2013, Elli became a contestant on an Indian reality TV show called Bigg Boss 7. On this show, celebrities live together in a big house, completely cut off from the outside world. They try to avoid being voted off each week. The show is hosted by actor Salman Khan. Elli stayed on the show for ten weeks before she was voted off in November 2013. She said that the show helped her become a well-known name in India.

In 2014, Elli appeared as a guest on another TV show called Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. This was a dance reality show.

In 2015, her third film, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, was released. This movie did very well at the box office. In 2017, she appeared in two more films: Naam Shabana and Poster Boys. She also hosted a reality show called The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.

In 2018, Elli was seen in the film Baazaar in a song called "Billionaire." She performed a dance in the song "Chamma Chamma" for the film Fraud Saiyaan. This song became very popular online. She also appeared in another song called "Zila Hilela" with Sidharth Malhotra in the movie Jabariya Jodi.

In March 2019, she was in a music video called Haaye Oye. In 2020, she acted in the film Malang, playing the role of Jesse. In 2021, she made her first appearance in a Tamil film called Naane Varuvean, acting alongside Dhanush. Her special dance number "Har Funn Maula" with Aamir Khan has been watched over 90 million times on YouTube.

Filmography

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Denotes films that have not yet been released

Movies

Year	Name	Role	Language	Notes
2013	Mickey Virus	Kamayani aka Kate George	Hindi
2014	Butterfly	Vijaylakshmi	Kannada	Unreleased
	Paris Paris		Tamil
2015	Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon	Deepika "Deepu" Kothari	Hindi
2019	Fraud Saiyaan	Chandani (item number "Chamma Chamma")	Hindi
	Jabariya Jodi	Dancer in the song 'Zila Hilela'
	Perspective	Beautiful Woman	English	Short film
2020	Malang	Jessabelle a.k.a. Jessie	Hindi
2021	Koi Jaane Na	Special appearance in the song "Har Funn Maula"	Hindi
	With You - Backar du så backar jag	Lilly	Swedish	Short film
2022	Naane Varuvean	Madhuri	Tamil
	Goodbye	Daisy Bhalla	Hindi
2023	Ganapath	Dimple Bajwa
	Conjuring Kannappan	Dr. Magdalene Ellis	Tamil
2025	Ilu Ilu 1998	Ms. Pinto	Marathi

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