# Mehreen Pirzada

Mehreen Kaur Pirzada (born 5 November 1995) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Punjabi films. Pirzada made her acting debut in 2016 with the Telugu film Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha. She made her Hindi debut with Phillauri and Tamil debut with Nenjil Thunivirundhal both in 2017.
Pirzada has appeared in successful Telugu films including Mahanubhavudu (2017), Raja the Great (2017) and F2: Fun and Frustration (2019). She made her Punjabi film debut with DSP Dev in 2019.

## Early life and work

Mehreen Pirzada was born on 5 November 1995 in Bathinda, Punjab, India in a Sikh family to an agriculturist and realtor father Gurlal Pirzada and a housewife mother Paramjit Kaur Pirzada. Her only sibling is a brother named Gurfateh Pirzada who is also a model and actor.
Pirzada did her first ramp walk at the age of ten and won the title of Kasauli Princess at a beauty pageant. She was later crowned Miss Personality South Asia Canada 2013 in Toronto, Canada. Pirzada later got a lot of advertising and modelling work.

## Career
### Debut and early success (2016-2017)

Pirzada made her acting debut with the 2016 Telugu film Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha, in which she played Mahalakshmi opposite Nani. The film was a major box office success. A reviewer of Sify stated that she came up with "decent performance" in her first film. Suresh Kaviryani of Deccan Chronicle noted, "Mehreen has done an excellent job as the female lead and doesn’t look like a debutante at all."
Pirzada had five releases in 2017. She played Anu in her Hindi film Phillauri opposite Suraj Sharma. The film received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure. Andy Webster of The New York Times stated that she brings the "spark". Next, she played Meghana in Mahanubhavudu opposite Sharwanand. Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost said, "Mehreen makes quite an impression." Pirzada then played Lucky opposite Ravi Teja, a major success at box office. After this, she appeared as Janani in the bilingual Nenjil Thunivirundhal, opposite Sundeep Kishan. Lastly, she played Bhargavi opposite Sai Dharam Tej in Jawaan, a commercial failure.

### Career expansion (2018-2020)

In 2018, Pirzada first played Akshara opposite Gopichand in Pantham. Next, she appeared opposite Vijay Deverakonda in NOTA as Swati. She then played Lavanya opposite Bellamkonda Sreenivas in Kavacham. All the three films were commercial failures.
In her first film of 2019, Pirzada played a dominating wife Honey, opposite Varun Tej, in F2: Fun and Frustration. It was a huge commercial success. Krishna Sripaada from The News Minute stated, "While accents are a huge problem, the leading ladies, are funny, especially Mehreen, who gets a lot of mileage out of her role." Next, she made her Punjabi debut with DSP Dev, playing Kirat opposite Dev Kharoud. She reunited with Gopichand in Chanakya, playing Aishwarya. In the same year, she played Shruti opposite Ninja in Ardab Mutiyaran. Manpriya Singh of The Tribune said that she plays her role "remarkably well".
In 2020, Pirzada played Nandhini opposite Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in Entha Manchivaadavuraa. Then, she appeared as Sadhana opposite Dhanush in Pattas, which became a commercial success. The Times of India found her performance to be "lifeless". Her last film of the year saw her playing Neha, opposite Naga Shaurya in Aswathama. 123Telugu wrote "Mehreen doesn’t get much scope to stamp her identity in this film, though she looks at ease in the songs."

### Fluctuation and recent work (2021-present)

In her only film of 2021, Pirzada appeared as Padma in Manchi Rojulochaie opposite Santosh Sobhan. Writing for The New Indian Express, Murali Krishna Ch stated, "Mehreen fails to impress and her expressions are not in sync with the dubbing." In 2022, Pirzada reprised Honey in F3: Fun and Frustration, reuniting with Varun Tej. It emerged as one of the year's highest grossing film.
In 2023, Pirzada made her web debut with Sultan of Delhi, playing Sanjana opposite Tahir Raj Bhasin. Later, she played Lekha in Spark L.I.F.E., opposite Vikrant Reddy. 123telugu noted, "Mehreen looked good and performed well according to her role."

## Personal life

Pirzada was engaged to politician Bhavya Bishnoi 2021, after being in a relationship for an year. However, the engagement was called off after four months. In 2023, she became engaged to Chiranjiv Makwana, and in 2024, they were married in Hyderabad, according to a report by DNA India dated 24 August 2024.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Language(s) | Notes |
| 2016 | Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha | Mahalakshmi | Telugu | Telugu Debut |
| 2017 | Phillauri | Anu Gill | Hindi | Hindi Debut |
| 2017 | Mahanubhavudu | Meghana | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Raja the Great | Lucky | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Nenjil Thunivirundhal | Janani | Tamil | Tamil Debut |
| 2017 | C/o Surya | Janani | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Jawaan | Bhargavi | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Pantham | Akshara | Telugu | |
| 2018 | NOTA | Swati Mahendran | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Kavacham | Lavanya | Telugu | |
| 2019 | F2: Fun and Frustration | Honey | Telugu | |
| 2019 | DSP Dev | Kirat | Punjabi | Punjabi Debut |
| 2019 | Chanakya | Aishwarya | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Ardab Mutiyaran | Shruti Chadda Ahuja | Punjabi | |
| 2020 | Entha Manchivaadavuraa | Nandhini | Telugu | |
| 2020 | Pattas | Sadhana Sha | Tamil | |
| 2020 | Aswathama | Neha | Telugu | |
| 2021 | Manchi Rojulochaie | Padma "Paddhu" Tirumalasetty | Telugu | |
| 2022 | F3: Fun and Frustration | Honey | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Spark L.I.F.E. | Lekha | Telugu | |
| TBA | Nee Sigoovaregu † | TBA | Kannada | Delayed |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Platform | Ref. |
| 2023 | Sultan of Delhi | Sanjana | Hindi | Disney+ Hotstar | |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
| 2020 | Zara Thehro | Armaan Malik, Tulsi Kumar | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
| 2017 | 6th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Telugu | Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha | Nominated |
| 2017 | Zee Cine Awards Telugu | Entertainer of the Year | Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha | Won |
| 2018 | 16th Santosham Film Awards | Special Jury Award for Best Actress | Mahanubhavudu | Won |
| 2018 | Zee Telugu Apsara Awards | Rising Star of the Year | Mahanubhavudu | Nominated |
| 2018 | Zee Telugu Apsara Awards | Trendsetter of the Year | — | Won |
| 2019 | 66th Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Kavacham | Nominated |