Saloni Aswani

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{{short description|Indian film actress and model|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| birth_place = [[Ulhasnagar]], Maharashtra, India
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| occupation = Actress, [[Model (person)|Model]]
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'''Saloni Aswani''' is an Indian film [[actress]] and [[Model (person)|model]]. After finishing her education, Saloni ventured into modelling, appearing in various television advertisements. She went on to pursue a career in acting, debuting in the Hindi film ''Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa'' (2003), following which she starred in several South Indian films, failing to achieve notable commercial success.<ref name="idlebrain1">{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/saloni.html |title=Saloni interview – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film actress |publisher=Idlebrain.com |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="ragalahari1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ragalahari.com/stars/interviews/1027/saloni-interview-on-maryada-ramanna.aspx |title=Saloni interview on Rajamouli's Maryada Ramanna >> Tollywood Star Interviews |publisher=Ragalahari.com |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> She gained notice through her performances in [[S. S. Rajamouli]]'s ''[[Maryada Ramanna]]'' (2010), leading to roles in further high-profile Telugu productions.

==Early life==
Aswani was born in [[Ulhasnagar]], Maharashtra into a [[Sindhi people|Sindhi]]-speaking family as Vandana. Her father was an assistant commissioner of narcotics.<ref name="idlebrain1"/> The family moved to CGS quarters at [[Wadala]], [[Mumbai]], when she was around five years old. After completing school, she enrolled at the [[SNDT Women's University|Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University]] (SNDT) near New Marine Lines/[[Churchgate]], Mumbai, and graduated in [[Psychology]].

She was always interested in acting and was supported by her mother, while her father wanted her to "do a respectable job".<ref name="idlebrain1"/> Without her father's knowledge, she created a [[Career portfolio|portfolio]] and sent it to [[modeling agency|modelling agencies]]. She appeared in several television advertisements like Vaseline, Lifebuoy, Parachute Oil, Moove, Chic Shampoo, Three Roses tea and Meera soaps. Throughout her academic career, she had always participated in dramas, especially mimicking [[Sridevi]]. She also participated with a theatre group Kala Sansad and took acting lessons in [[Ashok Kumar]]'s Academy of Dramatic Arts, run by his daughter, [[Preeti Ganguly]].<ref name="idlebrain1"/>

==Career==
She made her acting debut in the 2003 Hindi film ''Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya'', directed by Sawaan Kumar Tak,<ref name="ragalahari1"/> who rechristened her as Saloni. She then got to appear in her first Telugu film ''Dhana 51'' (2005) and followed it up with ''Oka Oorillo'', both of them ending up as commercial failures.<ref name="idlebrain1"/> In 2006 she starred in 5 films, performing lead roles in ''[[Chukkallo Chandrudu]]'' and ''Kokila'' in Telugu and ''Rehguzar'' and ''[[Saawan... The Love Season]]'' in Hindi, the latter featuring her as [[Salman Khan]]'s romantic interest, while doing a special appearance in the song "Nachindey Chesey" for the film ''[[Boss, I Love You]]''. She debuted in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]] with a starring role in ''[[Madurai Veeran (2007 film)|Madurai Veeran]]'' (2007), and in the Kannada cinema the following year, playing one of the five lead actresses in ''[[Buddhivanta]]'', both being her only releases in 2007 and 2008, respectively; the latter went on to become a blockbuster.<ref name="idlebrain1"/>

Her first release in 2009 was the Kannada film ''[[Dubai Babu]]'', in which she played a minor supporting role, with her performance being appreciated by critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/6093/kannada/dubai-babu/2158/review.htm |title=Dubai Babu Review – Kannada Movie Review by RGV |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=23 May 2009 |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Super Admin |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/reviews/2009/dubai-babu-review-290509.html |title=Dubai Babu Review | Actress Nikitha |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=29 May 2009 |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> Later that year, she appeared in a [[cameo role]] in the high-budget fantasy adventure ''[[Magadheera]]'' by [[S. S. Rajamouli]],<ref name="ragalahari1"/> which garnered attention and prompted Rajamouli to cast her as the lead female character in his subsequent project ''[[Maryada Ramanna]]'', with [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as the protagonist.<ref name="idlebrain1"/> Described as a "musical comedy", the film received positive reviews, while also emerging commercially successful.<ref>{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/article539961.ece |title=Cities / Vijayawada : I am basking in the success of Maryada Ramanna, says director |work=The Hindu |date=29 July 2010 |accessdate=13 February 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Saloni garnered positive feedback as well, with Jeevi from Idlebrain noting that she was "refreshing" and looked "pretty good".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-maryadaramanna.html |title=Maryada Ramanna film review – Telugu cinema Review – Sunil & Saloni |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=23 July 2010 |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> Her other 2010 release was ''[[Mr. Theertha (2010 film)|Mr. Theertha]]'' in Kannada language, with Saloni citing that she was upset with the attitude of the makers, resulting in her declining further Kannada projects.<ref name="ragalahari1"/> She has finished shooting for the film ''Telugu Ammayi'', which she terms as a "female-oriented film",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-05/news-interviews/29851080_1_telugu-ammayi-balakrishna-clocks |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721123218/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-05/news-interviews/29851080_1_telugu-ammayi-balakrishna-clocks |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2012 |title=Saloni is on cloud nine |date=5 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> revolving around her character, Balatripura Sundari, a "typical traditional innocent Telugu girl" who "turns ferocious to save her struggling family".<ref name="ragalahari2">{{cite web|url=http://www.ragalahari.com/stars/interviews/1063/interview-with-saloni-on-telugammayi.aspx |title=Saloni interview on Telugammayi >> Tollywood Star Interviews |publisher=Ragalahari.com |date=2 August 2011 |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> For the film, she had to ride a horse in one particular scene and speak the [[Godavari]] slang throughout.<ref name="ragalahari2"/> In late 2011, she made a special appearance in the Tamil film ''[[Rajapattai]]'', starring [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/saloni’s-back-tamil-films-item-number-323 |title=Saloni's back in Tamil films for an item number |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=2 November 2011 |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, Saloni played a lead female role in ''[[Bodyguard (2012 film)|Bodyguard]]'' alongside [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] and [[Trisha Krishnan]]. She next appeared in ''[[Adhinayakudu]]'' opposite [[Nandamuri Balakrishna|Balakrishna]]<ref name="ragalahari2"/> and two Kannada films ''[[Lakshmi (2013 film)|Lakshmi]]'' and ''[[Benki Birugali]]''. Saloni Aswani's upcoming films include the Kannada films ''Jaggi'' directed by Sultan Raja and ''[[Shivam (2015 Kannada film)|Shivam]]'' directed by Srinivasa Raju and the Telugu film ''[[Race Gurram]]''.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Saloni-Aswani-returns-to-Sandalwood/articleshow/25633144.cms | work=The Times of India | title=Saloni Aswani returns to Sandalwood – The Times of India}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Role(s)
! scope="col"| Language(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
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| 2003 || ''[[Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa]]'' || Rukhsaa Khan || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] || [[Bollywood]] Debut ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''Dhana_51'' || Lakshmi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] Debut ||
|-
| ''[[Oka Oorilo]]'' || Lalita || Telugu || ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2006 || ''[[Chukkallo Chandrudu]]'' || Shalini || Telugu || ||
|-
| ''Kokila'' || Kokila || Telugu || ||
|-
| ''[[Saawan: The Love Season]]'' || Kajal Kapoor || Hindi || ||
|-
| ''[[Boss (2006 film)|Boss]]'' || Herself || Telugu || [[Item number|Special appearance]] in item song ||
|-rehguzar movie hindi

| 2007 || ''[[Madurai Veeran (2007 film)|Madurai Veeran]]'' || Priya Mayandi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Tamil cinema|Kollywood]] Debut ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Buddhivanta]]'' || Shanthi || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || [[Kannada cinema|Sandalwood]] Debut ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Dubai Babu]]'' || || Kannada || ||
|-
| ''[[Magadheera]]'' || Solomon's girlfriend || Telugu || [[Cameo appearance]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Mr. Theertha (2010 film)|Mr. Theertha]]'' || Nayana || Kannada || ||
|-
| ''[[Maryada Ramanna]]'' || Aparna || Telugu || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011 || ''Telugu Ammayi'' || Balatripura Sundari || Telugu || ||
|-
| ''[[Rajapattai]]'' || Herself || Tamil || Special appearance in song "Villadhi Villain" ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''[[Bodyguard (2012 film)|Bodyguard]]'' || Swathi || Telugu || Won – [[SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Telugu)]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reigning southern stars|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/reigning-southern-stars-1.260566|access-date=2020-10-13|website=The National|language=en}}</ref><br/>Nominated – [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Adhinayakudu]]'' || Shravani || Telugu || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Lakshmi (2013 film)|Lakshmi]]'' || || Kannada || ||
|-
| ''[[Benki Birugali]]'' || || Kannada || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Race Gurram]]'' || Swetha || Telugu || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Shivam (2015 Kannada film)|Shivam]]'' || Bhavani ||Kannada || ||
|-
| ''Cine Mahal'' || Herself || Telugu || Special appearance in song "Padiheno Yeta" ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (2016)|Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu]]'' || Samantha || Telugu || ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thetelugufilmnagar.com/2016/10/03/meelo-evaru-koteswarudu-teaser-out/|title=Meelo Evaru Koteswarudu Teaser Out !}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=1518334|name=Saloni Aswani}}

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