Anupriya Goenka
Anupria Goenka (born 29 May 1987) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. She first shot to fame in 2013 as the face of UPA government's "Bharat Nirman". Goenka made her on-screen debut with the 2013 Telugu film "Potugadu", having previously starred in the 2013 short film "Worth the Kiss". She made her bollywood debut with "Bobby Jasoos". She subsequently starred in the comedy-drama "Bobby Jasoos" (2014), the drama "Paathshala" (2014), the action comedy "Dishoom" (2016) and the crime-drama "Daddy" (2017). Goenka went on to star in the  action-thrillers "Tiger Zinda Hai" (2017) and "War" (2019), and the epic period drama "Padmaavat" (2018), all of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. She made her web debut with "Stories by Rabindranath Tagore" and went onto appear in successful series like "Sacred Games", "Abhay", "Criminal Justice", "", "Aashram" and "Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors". Early life. Anupriya Goenka was born in a Marwadi Family on 29 May 1987 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to Ravindra Kumar Goenka, a garment entrepreneur and Pushpa Goenka, a homemaker. Goenka provided financial support to her family before she completed school . She said, "I was the enterprising one and started helping my father in the garment export business. Acting was always a hobby till I realized I couldn't do justice to both theatre and my corporate career," she said. Career. Goenka moved to Mumbai in 2009. At first, she worked in the corporate sector and settled in Mumbai, where she was joined by her family. Goenka was intrigued with theater and tried to juggle between a career in acting and the corporate sector. She started doing commercials and first shot to fame in 2013 as the face of UPA government 's "Bharat Nirman" ad campaign and for playing a lesbian character in India's first ever lesbian ad for the brand Myntra in 2015. Goenka has appeared in various television commercials for brands including Coke, Garnier, Stayfree, Kotak Mahindra, Pepperfry, and [Vodafone]. She also worked as an Anchor / Show Host in a Home Shopping Channel called ShopCJ for more than one year. She portrayed the role of nurse Poorna in the 2017 action-thriller "Tiger Zinda Hai" for which she was hugely appreciated. She garnered critical acclaim for the portrayal of the role of Queen Nagmati in the 2018 epic  film "Padmaavat" opposite Shahid Kapoor. She is best known for her role of Agent Aditi in the action blockbuster "War", with Hritik Roshan and Tiger shroff. She has been a primary part of several critically acclaimed and commercially successful web series of the recent times. Media. Goenka was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 8 in 2020.