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Aahana Kumra
Kumra in 2022
Born	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009-present

Aahana Kumra is an Indian actress. Kumra is known for her television debut in Sony Entertainment Television's Yudh with Amitabh Bachchan and also for her lead role in the TV series Agent Raghav - Crime Branch with Sharad Kelkar, followed by leading roles in a number of feature films.

Early life

Kumra was born and brought up in Lucknow.

Career

In 2013, Kumra was cast in the television series Yudh - a 20-episode show starring Amitabh Bachchan in which Kumra plays the pivotal role of Bachchan's daughter. Later, she starred in Agent Raghav – Crime Branch, a biweekly television crime thriller show, as the female lead Agent Trisha Dewan opposite Sharad Kelkar. Kumra won Best Actress Award at the Third Moida International Awards for her short film Siberia. She made her Hindi feature film debut in Sona Spa in 2013, and her Tulu feature film debut in 2015 in Kudla Cafe. She hosted the Pro Kabbadi 2016 series. In 2017, Kumra had a leading role in the black comedy film Lipstick Under My Burkha as Leela. The following year she portrayed the role of Priyanka Gandhi in the political biography film The Accidental Prime Minister.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

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21. "Official CEOgiri first impression: Sumeet Vyas' act is starting to get repetitive now". The Indian Express. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
22. "Ranvir Shorey and Aahana Kumra join Saqib Saleem on ZEE5's 'Rangbaaz'". DNA India. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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27. "Sandwiched Forever Review: Kunaal and Aahana show is a feel-good Christmas watch". India Today. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
28. "Call My Agent: Bollywood's Aahana Kumra says she lost a big project via a talent agency due to THIS reason". PINKVILLA. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
29. ^ "The 22nd ITA Awards". Indian Television Academy. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

External links

• Aahana Kumra at IMDb

• Living people
• Actresses from Lucknow
• Indian film actresses
• Indian television actresses
• Indian web series actresses
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• Actresses in Tulu cinema
• Actresses in Hindi television
• 21st-century Indian actresses