Disha Patani
She went on to star in commercially successful Hindi action films like Baaghi 2 (2018), Bharat (2019), and Malang (2020).
Early life
Disha Patani was born on 13 June 1992/1993, in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. She is a Kumaoni, from a Rajput background. She revealed in a radio show that her real surname was Patni rather than Patani. She has studied engineering at Amity University, Lucknow.
She was the first runner-up of Pond's Femina Miss India Indore 2013.
Family
Disha's father, Jagadish Singh Patani is a police officer and her mother is a health inspector. Her elder sister, Khushboo Patani is a lieutenant in the Indian Army. She also has a younger brother, Suryansh Patani.
Acting Career
Patani debuted with a Telugu film, Loafer alongside Varun Tej in 2015. She played the role of Mouni, a girl who runs from home to escape a forced marriage. Directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by C. Kalyan under C.K. Entertainment, the film was made on a budget of ₹200 million and performed poorly at the box office with a lifetime collection of ₹106 million. In the following year, Disha appeared in a music video, Befikra along with Tiger Shroff which was produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under T-Series and composed by Meet Bros. Written and directed by Meet Bros, the singer, Aditi Singh Sharma lent her voice. Patani found her commercial break with Neeraj Pandey's M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, a biographical sports film based on the life story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian Cricket Team along with Sushant Singh Rajput and Kiara Advani. She played the role of Priyanka Jha, the girlfriend of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's character who dies in a car accident. Directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Fox Star Studios, the film was released on 30 September 2016 and was a massive hit with collections of ₹216 crores. In her review, Renuka Vyavahare of Times of India reviewed, "the performance of Disha in the film deserves a special mention as her performance tugs at your heartstrings. In addition, she also starred in Jackie Chan's Kung Fu Yoga, along with Sonu Sood.
Patani then acted in Baaghi 2 along with Tiger Shroff, a sequel to 2016 hit Baaghi starring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Ahmed Khan, the film was released on 30 March 2018 worldwide and grossed approximately ₹257 crores.
Patani at the premiere of Bharat in 2019
In June 2019, she appeared in the film Bharat starring Salman Khan as one of his leading ladies. She started 2020 with the February release Malang opposite Aditya Roy Kapur. In March 2020, she appeared in a song in the film Baaghi 3 starring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor, a sequel to Baaghi 2.
In 2020, Patani was among several Bollywood actors who were criticized for posting Instagram messages showing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, despite their previous work advertising skin-lightening products which perpetuate colorism.
Patani has finished filming Prabhu Deva's action film Radhe, in which she is reuniting with Salman Khan. She is also the female lead in Ekta Kapoor's production KTina.
As of March 2021, Patani is shooting for Mohit Suri's Ek Villain Returns alongside Tara Sutaria, Arjun Kapoor, and John Abraham.
Awards and Nominations
2017
- M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
- Big Star Entertainment Awards
- Stardust Awards
- Star Screen Awards
- International Indian Film Academy Award
- News 18 Movie Awards
