Maanvi Gagroo

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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Maanvi Gagroo
| image = Maanvi Gagroo at the trailer launch of the web series "Four More Shots Please".jpg
| caption = Gagroo at the trailer launch of the web series "Four More Shots Please"
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|5 September 1985|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| yearsactive = 2007–present
| occupation = Actress
}}
'''Maanvi Gagroo''' (born 5 September 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in [[Hindi]] films and television,<ref>{{cite web |title=Sriti Jha and Maanvi Gagroo holiday in Kerala, slay it in beachwear |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/what-s-hot/story/sriti-jha-and-maanvi-gagroo-holiday-in-kerala-slay-it-in-beachwear-1529672-2019-05-20 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Maanvi Gagroo is redefining fashion for all curvy women |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/celeb-style/maanvi-gagroo-is-redefining-fashion-for-all-curvy-women/articleshow/75406496.cms |website=[[Times Of India]]}}</ref> She has worked in various web series like [[TVF Pitchers]], [[TVF Tripling]] and [[Four More Shots Please!]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maanvi Gagroo: I hope star culture does not come to OTT, as they'll come with their own baggage |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/maanvi-gagroo-i-hope-star-culture-does-not-come-to-ott-as-they-ll-come-with-their-own-baggage-101612537469468.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

== Early life and background==
Maanvi Gagroo was born to Surender and Urmil Gagroo in [[New Delhi]] on 5 September, 1985.

==Career==
Gagroo began her career with the Disney Channel's television show ''[[Dhoom Machaao Dhoom]]''<ref name= "Hans">Hans News Service, [https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/bollywood/maanvi-gagroo-loves-be-a-busy-bee-575521 "Maanvi Gagroo loves be a busy bee"], ''[[The Hans India]]'', Hyderabad, 24 October 2019. Retrieved on 13 November 2019.</ref> in 2007. She is known for her work in web series like ''[[TVF Pitchers]]'', ''[[TVF Tripling]]'', ''[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made in Heaven]]''<ref name= "Outlook">Lachmi Deb Roy, [https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-maanvi-gagroo-becomes-the-perfect-choice-for-unconventional-roles-on-the-big-screen/341528 "Maanvi Gagroo Becomes The Perfect Choice For Unconventional Roles On The Big Screen"], ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'', Mumbai, 1 November 2019. Retrieved on 13 November 2019.</ref> and ''[[Four More Shots Please!]]''. In 2019, she portrayed the character of 'Apsara',<ref name= "The Telegraph">Ushnota Paul, [https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/maanvi-gagroos-bollywood-welcome/cid/1713300 "Maanvi Gagroo’s Bollywood welcome"], ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]'', Kolkata, 21 October 2019. Retrieved on 13 November 2019.</ref><ref name= "Mumbai Mirror">Mumbai Mirror, [https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/maanvi-gagroo-on-ujda-chaman-bala-row-ayushmann-khurrana-and-i-are-mature-enough-to-not-let-it-affect-our-equation/articleshow/71765202.cms "Maanvi Gagroo on Ujda Chaman-Bala row: Ayushmann Khurrana and I are mature enough to not let it affect our equation"], ''[[Mumbai Mirror]]'', Mumbai, 26 October 2019. Retrieved on 13 November 2019.</ref> a plus size woman in a comedy movie ''[[Ujda Chaman]]'' opposite [[Sunny Singh Nijjar|Sunny Singh]], for which she wore a fat suit.<ref name= "Spotboye">Vickey Lalwani, [https://www.spotboye.com/bollywood/news/ujda-chaman-girl-maanvi-gagroo-reveals-ran-out-of-an-audition-which-required-me-to-do-an-attempt-to-rape-scene-in-a-sleazy-office-exclusive/5dcad6bc87fb571eff7e3c33 "Ujda Chaman Girl Maanvi Gagroo REVEALS 'Ran Out Of An Audition Which Required Me To Do An Attempt-To-Rape Scene In A Sleazy Office'- EXCLUSIVE"], ''[[Spotboye]]'', Mumbai, 12 November 2019. Retrieved on 13 November 2019.</ref><ref name= "HT">HT Correspondent, [https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ujda-chaman-actor-maanvi-gagroo-says-ran-out-of-audition-that-required-me-to-do-attempt-to-rape-scene-in-a-sleazy-office/story-d5JwXgzoOqgKeJdnbWMJHM.html "Ujda Chaman actor Maanvi Gagroo says 'ran out of audition that required me to do attempt-to-rape scene in a sleazy office'"], ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', New Delhi, 13 November 2019. Retrieved on 13 November 2019.</ref> She has worked with [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] in ''[[Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan]]''.<ref name= "HT" /> The film deals with the subject of same-sex love and Maanvi played the role of a 'quirky bride'.<ref name= "Outlook" />

== Filmography ==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
|2008
| ''[[The Cheetah Girls: One World]] ''
|
| [[Disney Channel Original Movie]]
|-
|2009
| ''Aamras:The Sweet taste of Friendship''{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
| Rakhi Chadha
|Lead role
|-
|2011
| ''[[No One Killed Jessica]]''
| Aditi
|Supporting role
|-
|2012
| ''[[?: A Question Mark]]'' <ref name= "TOI">TOI, [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/-a-question-mark/movie-review/11914621.cms "A QUESTION MARK MOVIE REVIEW"], ''[[Times of India]]'', Mumbai, 17 February 2012. Retrieved on 15 November 2019.</ref>
| Maanvi
|Lead role
|-
|2013
| ''[[Life Reboot Nahi Hoti]]'' <ref name= "filmibeat">Author, [https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/movies/life-reboot-nahi-hoti.html#cast "Life Reboot Nahi Hoti"], ''[[Filmibeat]]'', Mumbai, 2013. Retrieved on 15 November 2019.</ref>
|
|
|-
|2014
| ''[[Kill Dil]]''
| Jenny, Disha's friend
| Minor role
|-
|2014
| ''[[PK (film)|PK]]''
| Mitu, Jaggu's colleague
| Supporting role
|-
|2016
| ''[[Tu Hai Mera Sunday]]<ref name="SundayGuardian">The Sunday Guardian, [https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/movies/11306-i-don-t-want-do-anything-regressive-maanvi "I don’t want to do anything that is regressive: Maanvi"], ''[[The Sunday Guardian]]'', New Delhi, 21 October 2017. Retrieved on 27 November 2019.</ref><ref name="HollywoodReporter">Deborah Young, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/you-are-my-sunday-review-941635 "‘You Are My Sunday’ (‘Tu Hai Mera Sunday’): Film Review | Mumbai 2016"], ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', Hollywood, 26 October 2015. Retrieved on 15 November 2019.</ref>''
| Vinta<ref name= "SundayGuardian" />
|Supporting role
|-
|2017 || ''Guy in the Sky'' <ref name= "HuffPost">Murtaza Ali Khan, [https://www.huffingtonpost.in/murtaza-ali-khan/guy-in-the-sky-a-timely-satire-on-indias-current-political-c_a_22136227/ "'Guy in the Sky': A Timely Satire On India's Current Political Climate"], ''[[Huffington Post]]'', New Delhi, 17 June 2017. Retrieved on 15 November 2019.</ref><ref name= "Quint2">Stutee Ghosh, [https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/guy-in-the-sky-review "Guy in the Sky Review: A Subtle Satire That Sparks a Dialogue"], ''[[The Quint]]'', New Delhi, 13 June 2017. Retrieved on 15 November 2019.</ref> || Mehak || [[Hotstar]] Original Movie - Lead role
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Ujda Chaman]]'' || Apsara Batra||Lead role
|-
|''377 AbNormal'' <ref name= "Quint">Stuti Shukla, [https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/377-ab-normal-zee5-feature-film-depicts-desi-queers-road-to-justice "‘377 Ab Normal’ Beautifully Depicts Desi Queers’ Road to Justice"], ''[[The Quint]]'', New Delhi, 22 March 2019. Retrieved on 15 November 2019.</ref> || Shalmalee ||[[Zee5]] original feature film - Lead role
|-
|2020
|''[[Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan]]''
| Rajni "Goggle" Tripathi<ref name= "IT2">Shweta Keshri, [https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/maanvi-gagroo-i-was-constantly-after-tvf-for-tripling-season-2-1494107-2019-04-04 "Maanvi Gagroo: I was constantly after TVF for Tripling Season 2"], ''[[India Today]]'', New Delhi, 4 April 2019. Retrieved on 13 November 2019.</ref>
|Cast ensemble
|-
|}


=== Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col" width="10%"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Network
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Dhoom Machaao Dhoom]]''
| Ambika ‘Bikki’ Gill
| [[Disney Channel (Indian TV channel)|Disney Channel]]
|
|<ref name="HT2">Poorva Joshi, [https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/exclusive-meet-maanvi-gagroo-the-cheerful-animated-web-series-star/story-wPPCSgPkyCnUyKkjsMBo5H.html "All about Maanvi Gagroo: Bit roles in Bollywood to web series star"], ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', New Delhi, 7 October 2016. Retrieved on 13 November 2019.</ref>
|-
| 2015 || ''[[TVF Pitchers]]'' || Shreya || rowspan="3" | [[The Viral Fever]] || Female lead ||<ref name= "Outlook2">Lachmi Deb Roy, [https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/blood-sex-and-gaali-unlimited-web-series-rule-the-roost-content-close-to-reality-scripts-path-to-stardom/302270 "The Websters: How Web Series Are Changing Dictionary of Stardom"], ''[[India Today]]'', Mumbai, 17 October 2019. Retrieved on 13 November 2019.</ref>
|-
| |2016–2019 || ''[[TVF Tripling]]'' || Chanchal Sharma || Lead role ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Permanent Roommates]]'' || Shivani Chhabra || Season 2 Episode: The Dinner||
|-
| 2018 || ''The Good Vibes'' || Jonitha Tripathi || [[Sony Liv]] and [[YouTube]] || Lead role||
|-
|2019–2020|| ''[[Four More Shots Please!]]'' || Siddhi Patel || rowspan="2" | [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]]||Lead role||<ref name= "Indiatoday">Indo-Asian News Service, [https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/four-more-shots-please-season-2-samir-kochhar-and-shibani-dandekar-join-amazon-prime-series-1614718-2019-11-01 "Four More Shots Please Season 2: Samir Kochhar and Shibani Dandekar join Amazon Prime series"], ''[[India Today]]'', Mumbai, 1 November 2019. Retrieved on 13 November 2019.</ref>
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made in Heaven]]'' || Tarana Ali || Season 1 Episode: Pride and Bridezilla ||
|-
|2019
|Tamashree
|Tamashree
|[[ZEE5]]
|Lead role
|
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|3116470}}
*{{Twitter|maanvigagroo}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from New Delhi]]
[[Category:Gargi College alumni]]

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