Urvashi Rautela facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Urvashi Rautela
Rautela in 2018
Born	(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 30) Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	2013–present
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major competition(s)	Miss Diva 2015 (Winner) Miss Universe 2015 Miss Teen India 2009

Urvashi Rautela (born 25 February 1994) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Hindi films. She gained prominence after winning the title of Miss Diva- Miss Universe India 2015, and representing India at Miss Universe 2015. She began her modelling career at the age of 15 and also previously won the title of Miss Teen India 2009.

Rautela made her acting debut in 2013 with Singh Saab the Great (2013) and has since appeared in some notable films like Sanam Re (2016), Great Grand Masti (2016), Hate Story 4 (2018) and Pagalpanti (2019).

She made her debut in the Kannada film industry with Mr. Airavata in 2014. Her foray into Tamil cinema came in 2022 with The Legend.

Early life and education

Rautela was born in Haridwar on 25 February 1994 to Meera Rautela and Manwar Singh Rautela in a Garhwali Rajput family.

Her hometown is Kotdwar. Rautela is an alumna of Gargi College, University of Delhi.

Pageantry career

Various pageants and fame (2009–2015)

Rautela got her first major break at age 15 in Wills lifestyle India Fashion Week. She also won the title of Miss Teen India 2009. She was the show stopper as a teen model for Lakme Fashion Week and walked the ramp at Amazon Fashion Week, Bombay Fashion Week and Dubai Fashion Week.

In 2011, Rautela won Indian Princess 2011, Miss Tourism World 2011, and Miss Asian Supermodel 2011. She also won the title of Miss Tourism Queen of the Year 2011 that was held in China and became the first Indian woman to win the pageant. She was also offered Ishaqzaade but turned it down as she wanted to focus on the Miss Universe pageant.

In 2012, she won the coveted crown of I AM She – Miss Universe India as well as the special award for Miss Photogenic. However, she had to relinquish her crown as she was underage at that time. In 2015, Rautela joined the Indian pageantry again and won the title. She represented India in Miss Universe 2015, but did not place.

Acting career

Debut and early career (2013–2017)

Urvashi Rautela attending the Hello Hall of Fame Awards

Rautela made her Hindi film debut with the film Singh Saab The Great where she starred as the female lead opposite Sunny Deol. Following the release of the film, Urvashi appeared in Yo Yo Honey Singh's international video album Love Dose, which was released in October 2014.

Soon after, she ventured into the Kannada cinema and made her debut with the film Mr. Airavata. Although the film received negative reviews from critics, Urvashi's dance sequence was praised. Sunayana Suresh, writing for Times of India noted, "Urvashi is expressive and leaves her mark in the few scenes and songs she appears in, especially with her dancing."

Later, she appeared in two other Hindi films, Sanam Re and Great Grand Masti, both of which had average box office collections. She also featured in two music videos in 2016. Laal Dupatta with Mika Singh and Anupama Raag, and Gal Bann Gayi along with Vidyut Jammwal.

In 2017, Rautela starred in a special dance sequence Haseeno Ka Deewana in the film Kaabil. Her performance received compliments from Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan. Apart from that, she made a special appearance in a Bangladeshi film Porobashinee.

Various roles and further career (2018–present)

Urvashi in 2023

In 2018, she appeared in the revenge drama Hate Story 4.

In February 2019, Rautela appeared in Anees Bazmee's comedy film Pagalpanti which received unfavorable reviews and was a box-office flop.

In 2020, she starred in Virgin Bhanupriya a comedy-drama directed by Ajay Lohan and produced by Shreyans Mahendra Dhariwal. The film was released on ZEE5 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rautela made her Tamil debut with the film The Legend, alongside Saravanan Arul. In 2023, she also featured in an item number in the Telugu film Waltair Veerayya, starring popular actors Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja. In the same year, she made another special appearance in a song for the Telugu film Agent. She appeared in a song in Skanda (2023).

Upcoming films

Rautela completed shooting for the film Dil Hai Gray, which is a remake of the Tamil film Thiruttu Payale 2. She is also set to make her lead debut in Telugu films with the film Black Rose.

Rautela is set to make her Hollywood debut with a Netflix film tentatively titled Renata Fonte alongside Michele Morrone. The film will be directed by Barbara Bialowas and produced by Netflix and Tomasz Mandes.

In the media

Urvashi also launched her own app to provide fans with information about herself. In addition, she was honoured with the title of Youngest Most Beautiful Woman in the Universe 2018 by the government and tourism of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and she received the Uttarakhand Maharatna Award from the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

On 24 October 2020, Urvashi became the first Indian woman to walk the runway for the Emirati label Amato at the official calendar of the Arab Fashion Week, an event endorsed by the Dubai-based Arab Fashion Council. She was also awarded the title of Global Icon in Morocco.

Filmography

Films

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2013	Singh Saab the Great	Minnie	Hindi
2015	Mr. Airavata	Priya	Kannada	Kannada debut
	Bhaag Johnny	Herself	Hindi	Special appearance in the song "Daddy Mummy".
2016	Sanam Re	Akanksha / Mrs. Pablo
	Great Grand Masti	Ragini
2017	Kaabil	Herself		Special appearance in the song "Haseeno Ka Deewana"
	Porobashinee	Herself	Bengali	Special appearance in the song "Challobay"; Bangladeshi film
2018	Hate Story 4	Tasha	Hindi
2019	Pagalpanti	Kavya
2020	Virgin Bhanupriya	Bhanupriya Awasthi
2022	The Legend	Madhumitha	Tamil	Tamil debut
2023	Waltair Veerayya	Herself	Telugu	Telugu debut; Special appearance in the song "Boss Party"
	Agent	Herself		Special appearance in the song "Wild Saala"
	Bro	Sithra Manjari		Special appearance in the song "My Dear Markendeya".
	Skanda	Herself		Special appearance in the song "Cult Mama"
0TBA	Dil Hai Gray	0TBA	Hindi	Completed
0TBA	Black Rose	0TBA	Telugu	Delayed

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2014	Love Dose	Yo Yo Honey Singh
2016	Laal Dupatta	Mika Singh and Anupama Raag
	Gal Ban Gayi	Yo Yo Honey Singh, Meet Bros and Neha Kakkar.
2019	Bijli Ki Taar	Tony Kakkar
2020	Ek Diamond Da Haar	Meet Bros
	Woh Chaand Kaha Se Laogi	Vishal Mishra
2021	Teri Load Ve	Singga
	Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si	Ajay Keswani
	Doob Gaye	Guru Randhawa
	Versace Baby	Mohamed Ramadan
2023	Hum Toh Deewane	Yasser Desai
TBA	Untitled	Jason Derulo	Filming

Television

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Urvashi Rautela para niños