Kriti Kharbanda is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Kannada, Hindi and Telugu films. She came into limelight with the Telugu film ‘Boney’ (2009), Kannada film ‘Prem Adda’ (2012), Hindi film ‘Raaz: Reboot’ (2016) and ‘Housefull 4’ (2019).
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Wiki/Biography
Kriti Kharbanda was born on Monday, 29 October 1990 (age 33 years; as in 2023) in New Delhi, India. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Kriti moved to Bangalore with her family in the early 1990s and was brought up in Indiranagar, Bangalore. She completed her primary education from Baldwin Girls’ High School, Bangalore and her higher education from Bishop Cotton’s Girls’ School in the same city. After completing her school, Kriti joined Sri Bhagwan Mahavir Jain College, Bangalore and obtained a Diploma in Jewelery Design. She is settled in Mumbai, India.
Kriti Kharbanda’s childhood picture
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (Approx): 50 kg
Hair Color: Medium Brown
Eye colour: dark brown
Picture Measurements (Approx): 34-27-34
Family
parents and siblings
Kriti Kharbanda’s father is Ashwani Kharbanda and her mother is Rajni Kharbanda. Kriti Kharbanda has a brother Jaivardhan Kharbanda and a sister Ishita Kharbanda. Jaivardhan Kharbanda is the co-founder of Paper Plane Productions.
Kriti Kharbanda’s parents, Rajni Kharbanda (left), and father Ashwani Kharbanda (right)
Kriti with her brother Jaivardhan Kharbanda (left)
Kriti with her sister Ishita Kharbanda (left)
husband and children
Kriti Kharbanda is unmarried.
relationships/affairs
In 2011, Kriti Kharbanda was rumored to be dating actor-producer Sumanth Kumar. He is the nephew of famous South actor Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao. It is said that both of them were in a relationship with each other for four years. When asked about the couple, Kriti Kharbanda said in an interview that,
We are best friends, I don’t mind going for coffee with him or talking for hours.
In 2015, Kriti Kharbanda was rumored to be dating Kriti Sanon’s ex-boyfriend and Indian actor and model, Gaurav Arora. However, the actors denied the speculations. , In 2019, Kriti Kharbanda started dating Indian actor Pulkit Samrat. The couple met while shooting the Hindi comedy film ‘Veere Ki Wedding’ in 2018 and started dating five months later. They are currently denying marriage rumours.
Kriti with her boyfriend and actor Pulkit Samrat (left)
Religion
Kriti Kharbanda follows Hindu religion.
Kriti Kharbanda’s childhood photo from Vaishno Devi visit
livelihood
south indian films
telugu movies
In 2009, Kriti made her acting debut with the Telugu action film ‘Boney’ and played the role of Pragathi.
Kriti in a scene from her debut Telugu film Boney (2009)
In 2011, Kriti was seen in the comedy-romantic film ‘Ala Modalandi’ in which she played the cameo role of Simran. The film was highly successful and was counted among the 25 greatest Telugu films of the decade. In 2013, Kriti starred in the action-comedy film ‘Ongole Geetha’. She played the role of Sandhya/Sandy.
Kriti (right) in a scene from the Telugu film ‘Ongole Geetha’ (2013)
In 2015, Kriti starred in the film ‘Bruce Lee: The Fighter’, in which she played the role of Kavya (sister of lead actor Ram Charan).
Kriti (right) in a scene from the Telugu film ‘Bruce Lee – The Fighter’ (2015)
kannada movies
In 2010, Kriti Kharbanda debuted in Kannada film with the romantic-action film ‘Chiru’, in which she played the role of Madhu.
Kriti in a scene from her debut Kannada film ‘Chiru’ (2010)
In 2012, Kriti was seen in the action film ‘Prem Adda’ in which she played the role of Girija. In 2013, Kriti was also cast in the romantic-comedy film ‘Googly’, in which she played the role of Dr. Swati.
Kriti in a scene from the Kannada film ‘Googly’ (2013)
In 2014, she was cast in the romantic-comedy film ‘Tirupati Express’, in which she played the role of Prarthana.
Kriti (left) in a scene from the Kannada film ‘Tirupati Express’ (2014)
In 2017, Kriti starred in the action film ‘Masti Gudi’ in which she played the role of Rani.
Bollywood
In 2016, Kriti Kharbanda made her Bollywood debut with the horror-thriller film ‘Raaz: Reboot’. The film was the fourth part of the horror film series ‘Raaz’ and Kriti played the role of Shaina Khanna.
Kriti in a scene from her first Bollywood film ‘Raaz-Reboot’ (2016)
In 2017, she was seen in the comedy film ‘Guest in London’ in which she played the role of Anaya Patel Shergill.
Kriti (left) and Kartik Aryan in a scene from the Hindi film ‘Guest in London’ (2017)
In 2017, Kriti was also cast in the romantic-comedy-drama film ‘Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana’ in which she played the role of Aarti Shukla. In the same year, the film won the ‘Best Film Award’ at the Stardust Awards.
Kriti (left) in a scene from the Hindi film ‘Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana’ (2017)
In 2018, Kriti was cast in the romantic-comedy film ‘Veere Ki Wedding’, in which she played the role of Geet Bhalla. This was the first film in which Kriti Kharbanda and her boyfriend Pulkit Samrat were seen together for the first time.
Kriti in a scene from the Hindi film ‘Veere Ki Wedding’ (2018)
In 2019, she was cast in the famous action-comedy film ‘Housefull 4’, in which she played the dual roles of Princess Meena and Neha Thakral. The film became the fourth highest-grossing film of 2019.
Kriti (far left) in a scene from the Hindi film ‘Housefull 4’ (2019)
In 2019, Kriti was cast in the action-comedy film ‘Pagalpanti’, in which she played the role of Janvi Singh.
Kriti in a scene from the Hindi film ‘Pagalpanti’ (2019)
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In 2020, Kriti was cast in the action-thriller-drama film ‘Taish’, which was released on ZEE5.
Kriti in a scene from ZEE5’s Hindi film ‘Taish’ (2020)
In 2021, Kriti starred in the social comedy film ’14 Phere’, which was released on ZEE5.
Kriti in a scene from the Hindi film ’14 Phere’ (2021)
Controversy
In 2017, Indian actress Hina Khan made a statement on the Indian reality TV show, Bigg Boss Season 11, where she was seen insulting the South Indian film industry. It was said about Hina Khan that she had rejected offers from 2 South films because the filmmakers wanted her to gain weight to look heavier. His statement was, “South mein aise chahiye unke umbare hue sab” (They want to cast plus size women). However, Kriti Kharbanda fiercely targeted Hina Khan’s statement and said that she wanted to slap her. Kriti had said in an interview that,
You don’t talk about an industry like that. What do you mean ‘bulging, bulging’, she will get two slaps there only.
Awards and Nominations
- In 2014, Kriti was nominated for the ‘Best Actress – Kannada Award’ at the South Indian International Movie Awards for the film ‘Googly’ (2013).
- In 2015, Kriti was nominated for the ‘Best Actress – Kannada Award’ at the Filmfare Awards South for the film ‘Super Ranga’ (2014).
Kriti (second from left) received the ‘Best Actress – Kannada Award’ for the film ‘Super Ranga’ (2014).
- In 2015, she won the ‘Best Actress Critics – Kannada Award’ at the South Indian International Movie Awards for the film ‘Super Ranga’ (2014).
- In 2016, she was nominated for the ‘Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Award’ at the Filmfare Awards South for the film ‘Bruce Lee: The Fighter’ (2015).
- In 2016, Kriti was nominated for the ‘Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Award’ at the South Indian International Movie Awards for the film ‘Bruce Lee: The Fighter’ (2015).
- In 2020, Kriti won the ‘Best Actress in a Comic Role’ award at the SOL Lions Gold Awards for the film ‘Housefull 4’ (2019).
car collection
Kriti Kharbanda has a Range Rover Velar car worth Rs 90 lakh.
Kriti Kharbanda with her Range Rover Velar
net worth
Kriti Kharbanda’s net worth is around Rs. 37 crores; Till 2023.
Favorite
- Food: Chilli Chicken and Matar Paneer
- Directors: SS Rajamouli and Shoojit Sircar
- Dessert: Chocolate Truffle Cake
Facts/General Knowledge
- While shooting for one of her Kannada films, Kriti Kharbanda came to know that the room service boy working at the hotel had left a small camera in her hotel room to record whatever was happening.
- While getting the picture clicked, a fan touched Kriti Kharbanda in a very inappropriate way and pinched her waist very hard, due to which a blood clot formed on her waist.
- Before entering the film industry, Kriti was attacked and badly beaten by a biker on the streets of Bengaluru. She fell on the road and got injured.
- Kriti Kharbanda loves pole dancing and often practices it at her home in Mumbai.
Kriti practicing pole dance at a dance studio in Mumbai
- She is a fitness enthusiast and frequently hits the gym and posts pictures and videos on her social media.
Kriti working out in the gym
- She loves cooking with her boyfriend and often posts pictures of her dishes on her social media.
Kriti and Pulkit Samrat are cooking at home
- Kriti Kharbanda loves dogs and often shares her moments with the pets on social media.
Kriti Kharbanda playing with her pet dog at her home in Mumbai
- She loves collecting shoes and sarees. Kriti has more than 100 pairs of shoes.
- In 2018, she joined an NGO working for stray dogs and cats. He started the #PledgeBowl initiative, which worked to provide food and basic amenities to stray animals, and he also worked to create awareness about stray animals among the general public.
- In 2019, Kriti and her boyfriend Pulkit Samrat organized a special screening of the Hindi comedy film ‘Pagalpanti’ for the children of Shiksha Seva Foundation, an NGO.
- In 2020, Kriti celebrated her birthday at NGO Shiksha Seva Foundation and took the responsibility of sponsoring the education of 30 girls.
- She credits her class teacher from second grade at Baldwin Girls High School, Baldwin Girls High School, for getting her into the entertainment and glamor industry. In 2023, on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, she posted an Instagram where she credits her teacher.
- South Indian film director Raj Pippalla saw a billboard advertising Kriti Kharbanda for India’s hypermarket SPAR. After seeing his advertisement the director contacted him and then he was offered his first film ‘Bonnie’ in 2009.
- Kriti Kharbanda always wanted to be a jewelery designer, which is why she did a diploma in it. Acting was never his plan.
- In 2020, Kriti Kharbanda became a part of an interview session with famous Australian actor Chris Hemsworth on the second webisode of the podcast ‘Quest for Wellbeing’. Both actors talked about mental health, overall well-being and the three major elements that changed Chris’s life.
- Kriti loves doing yoga and often posts her pictures on social media while doing yoga asanas.
Kriti Kharbanda doing yoga at her home in Mumbai
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