Urvashi Rautela facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Urvashi Rautela
Urvashi Rautela in 2018
Born	(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 31) Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, India
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	2013–present
Title	Miss Diva 2015 Miss Tourism Queen Of The Year International 2011 Miss Teen India 2009
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major competition(s)	Miss Diva 2015 (Winner) Miss Universe 2015 (Unplaced) I Am She-Miss Universe India 2012 (Winner) Miss Tourism Queen Of The Year International 2011 (Winner) Indian Princess 2011 (Winner) Miss Asian Supermodel 2011 (Winner) Miss Teen India 2009 (Winner)

Urvashi Rautela (born on February 25, 1994) is an Indian actress and model. She is also a beauty pageant winner. She mostly works in Hindi movies.

Urvashi became well-known after winning the title of Miss Diva-Miss Universe India 2015. She then represented India at Miss Universe 2015. She started her modeling career when she was 15 years old. She also won the title of Miss Teen India in 2009.

Urvashi Rautela made her acting debut in 2013 in the movie Singh Saab the Great. She has also been in other movies like Sanam Re (2016), Great Grand Masti (2016), Hate Story 4 (2018), and Pagalpanti (2019). She will also appear in Daaku Maharaaj (2025).

She first acted in a Kannada movie called Mr. Airavata in 2014. Her first Tamil movie was The Legend in 2022.

Early Life and School

Urvashi Rautela was born in Haridwar on February 25, 1994. Her parents are Meera Rautela and Manwar Singh Rautela. They belong to a Garhwali Rajput family.

Her hometown is Kotdwar. Urvashi studied at Gargi College, which is part of the University of Delhi.

Beauty Pageant Journey

Winning Titles (2009-2015)

Urvashi Rautela got her first big chance at age 15. This was at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. She also won the title of Miss Teen India in 2009. She was a top model for Lakme Fashion Week. She also walked the runway at Amazon Fashion Week, Bombay Fashion Week, and Dubai Fashion Week.

In 2011, Urvashi won Indian Princess 2011. She also won Miss Tourism World 2011 and Miss Asian Supermodel 2011. She won the title of Miss Tourism Queen of the Year 2011 in China. She was the first Indian woman to win this pageant. She was offered a role in the movie Ishaqzaade. However, she turned it down to focus on the Miss Universe pageant.

In 2012, she won the important crown of I Am She – Miss Universe India. She also won a special award for Miss Photogenic. But she had to give up her crown because she was too young at the time. In 2015, Urvashi joined the Indian pageants again and won the title. She represented India in Miss Universe 2015. However, she did not place in the competition.

Acting Career

First Movies (2013-2017)

Urvashi Rautela at an awards event.

Urvashi Rautela made her first Hindi movie appearance in Singh Saab The Great. She played the main female role opposite Sunny Deol. After this movie, Urvashi appeared in Yo Yo Honey Singh's international music video Love Dose. This video came out in October 2014.

Soon after, she started acting in Kannada movies. Her first Kannada film was Mr. Airavata. Critics didn't like the movie much. However, people really liked Urvashi's dancing. Sunayana Suresh from Times of India said that Urvashi was expressive. She also said Urvashi left her mark in her scenes and songs, especially with her dancing.

Later, she was in two more Hindi movies. These were Sanam Re and Great Grand Masti. Both movies made an average amount of money at the box office. She also appeared in two music videos in 2016. These were Laal Dupatta with Mika Singh and Anupama Raag. The other was Gal Bann Gayi with Vidyut Jammwal.

In 2017, Urvashi Rautela starred in a special dance number called Haseeno Ka Deewana. This was in the movie Kaabil. Her performance was praised by Amitabh Bachchan. She also made a special appearance in a Bangladeshi film called Porobashinee.

More Roles and Recent Work (2018-Present)

Urvashi Rautela in 2023.

In 2018, she appeared in the movie Hate Story 4. This was a movie about getting even. Rachit Gupta of the Times of India commented on her acting. He said Urvashi Rautela had the main role. Her character had many twists and turns. He added that the actress handled the different feelings and parts of her role easily.

In February 2019, Urvashi Rautela was in Anees Bazmee's comedy movie Pagalpanti. Critics didn't like this movie, and it didn't make much money.

In 2020, she starred in Virgin Bhanupriya. This was a comedy-drama movie directed by Ajay Lohan. It was released on ZEE5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Urvashi made her Tamil debut with the movie The Legend. She acted alongside Saravanan Arul. In 2023, she also appeared in a special dance song in the Telugu movie Waltair Veerayya. This movie starred popular actors Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja. In the same year, she made another special appearance in a song for the Telugu movie Agent. She also appeared in a song in Skanda (2023).

What's Next?

Urvashi Rautela has finished filming for Ghuspaithiya. This movie is a remake of the Tamil film Thiruttu Payale 2. She is also set to play the main role in a Telugu movie called Black Rose.

Urvashi is also set to make her Hollywood debut. This will be in a Netflix movie with the working title Renata Fonte. She will star alongside Michele Morrone. Barbara Bialowas will direct it. Netflix and Tomasz Mandes will produce it. In March 2024, she shared a poster for the upcoming movie JNU: Jahangir National University.

In the News

Urvashi also launched her own app. This app gives fans information about her. She was also given the award for Youngest Most Beautiful Woman in the Universe 2018. This award came from the government and tourism of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. She also received the Uttarakhand Maharatna Award from the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

On October 24, 2020, Urvashi became the first Indian woman to walk the runway for the Emirati brand Amato. This was at the official Arab Fashion Week. This event is supported by the Dubai-based Arab Fashion Council. She was also given the title of Global Icon in Morocco.

Movies and Music Videos

Films

Music videos

Television

Images for kids

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  Urvashi Rautela in 2018

See also

In Spanish: Urvashi Rautela para niños