Erica Fernandes
Erica Jennifer Fernandes is an Indian actress and model, who works in Indian television and films. She got her breakthrough with her television debut, portraying Dr. Sonakshi Bose in "Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi" .Erica has also acted in many films in South including "Ninnindale" and "Galipatam". In 2014, she made her bollywood debut with "Babloo Happy Hai".She is also known for her portrayal of Prerna Sharma in kasautii zindagii kay Early life. Fernandes was born in Mumbai to Ralph Fernandes and Lavina Fernandes, in a Konkani Mangalorean Catholic family. She has an elder brother, Jermaine  Fernandes. She did her schooling from Holy Cross High School, Kurla and completed her Pre-Degree Course from Sies College Of Arts, Science & Commerce, Sion. She had enrolled for a BA degree from St Andrew's College, Bandra. Later she discontinued her studies to pursue a career in modelling. Career. Modelling career. She always aspired to be a model since childhood, which earned her the crown of "Bombay Times Fresh Face", "Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face 2011" and "Pantaloons Femina Miss Maharashtra" in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Film debut and success (2013-2015). Director Sasi had seen pictures of her  at Meera Kathiravan's office, with whom she was shooting another film, when he was casting for "Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu". Sasi offered her a role of a software engineer in the film alongside Bharath, who plays her love interest. Due to the delay of her other films, "Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu" became her first release. In 2014, she made her debut in Kannada with the film "Ninnindale", featuring alongside Puneeth Rajkumar, which was followed by her debut Hindi film, "Babloo Happy Hai", directed by Nila Madhab Panda. She was selected to play the lead role in the bilingual "Virattu/Dega", featuring  newcomer Sujiv, son of the director Kumar. In February 2014, "Virattu" eventually released. Its Telugu version "Dega", however, was pushed to late 2014 and "Galipatam" became her first Telugu release. The film received decent reviews from critics, who also noted that Erica "does a good job" and "shows maturity". In 2015, she appeared in the Kannada film "Buguri". Television debut, breakthrough and success (2016-2020). In 2016, Fernandes made her television debut with Sony TV's "Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi" where she portrayed Dr. Sonakshi Bose, opposite Shaheer Sheikh. The show was a new age show and her  onscreen chemistry with Shaheer Sheikh was appreciated. Her delayed film with Kathiravan, "Vizhithiru", released on 6 October 2017 and saw her feature amongst an ensemble cast including Krishna, Venkat Prabhu and Sara Arjun. From 2018 to 2020, she portrayed Prerna Sharma in Star Plus's "Kasautii Zindagii Kay", opposite Parth Samthaan. In 2020, she appeared in the music videos, Juda Kar Diya and Maula. Recent work. In 2021. Fernandes reprised her role of Dr Sonakshi Bose opposite Shaheer Sheikh in the third season of "". The show ended in November 2021. Media. In 2017, Fernandes was ranked 4th in "Times of  India"s Most Desirable Women on Indian Television List. In 2018, she was placed 15th in "Biz Asia"s TV Personality List. She was also listed 3rd in "Times of India"s Most Desirable Women on Indian Television List 2018. Fernandes was placed 13th in "Eastern Eye"s 50 Sexiest Asian Women of 2019 List and 4th in "Times of India"s Most Desirable Women On Television List 2019. Fernandes was ranked first in The Times Most Desirable Women on TV 2020.