Surveen Chawla

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{{short description|Indian actress and dancer (b. 1984)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Surveen Chawla
| image = ਸੁਰਵੀਨ ਚਾਵਲਾ ਰਾਣਾ ਨਾਇਡੂ 2 ਦੀ ਸ਼ੂਟਿੰਗ ਦੌਰਾਨ.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Chawla in 2026
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh]], [[India]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|8|1}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/surveen-chawlas-andaman-nicobar-beach-pictures-will-give-you-vacation-goals/articleshow/65335903.cms|title=Surveen Chawla's Andaman-Nicobar beach pictures will give you vacation goals - Times of India ►|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
| yearsactive = 2003{{ndash}}present
| height_m =
| nationality =
| othername =
| education = Chandigarh College for Women, [[Chandigarh]]
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Model (person)|model]]
}}
'''Surveen Chawla''' (born 1 August 1984) is an Indian actress and dancer who appears in [[Hindi]] films and television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/surveen-chawlas-andaman-nicobar-beach-pictures-will-give-you-vacation-goals/articleshow/65335903.cms|title=Surveen Chawla's Andaman-Nicobar beach pictures will give you vacation goals - Times of India ►|website=The Times of India}}</ref> She started her career with television shows like Kahin to Hoga and Kajjal. She is known for her roles in movies and shows like ''[[Hate Story 2]]'' (2014), ''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]'' (2013), ''[[Parched]]'' (2015) and ''[[24 (Indian TV series)|24]]'' (2016) etc. along with many others films. In 2018, she was seen in the [[Hindi]] [[web series]], ''[[Haq Se]]''.

==Career==

===Television debut===
Chawla made her television debut as Charu in the Indian serial ''[[Kahin To Hoga]]''. She also appeared in the reality dance show ''[[Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (TV series)|Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena]]'' in 2008, where she paired up with Indian cricketer [[S. Sreesanth]].<ref>{{cite news|date=21 September 2008|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/colors-launches-ek-khiladi-ek-hasina-108092100009_1.html|title=Colors launches 'Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina'|newspaper=Business Standard India |publisher=Business Standard|last1=India |first1=Press Trust of }}</ref> Before this, she appeared in the television serial ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagi Kay]]'' in 2004. In 2006, she played the lead protagonist in the TV serial ''[[Kaajjal]]'', till 2007. She hosted the television show ''[[Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news-interviews/I-always-look-out-for-beauty-and-benefit-in-a-role-Surveen-Chawla/articleshow/33598993.cms|title=I always look out for beauty and benefit in a role: Surveen Chawla - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/comfortable-in-my-skin-not-showing-it-off-surveen-chawla/article1-1227008.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607222113/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/comfortable-in-my-skin-not-showing-it-off-surveen-chawla/article1-1227008.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2014|title=Comfortable in my skin, not showing it off: Surveen Chawla}}</ref> Then she made her film debut with [[Kannada]] film ''[[Paramesha Panwala]]''. In 2011, she appeared in the [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi film]] ''[[Dharti (2011 film)|Dharti]]'' which was released in April 2011. Thereafter she has appeared in the Punjabi films ''[[Taur Mittran Di]]'', ''[[Saadi Love Story]]'', ''[[Singh vs Kaur]]'', ''[[Lucky Di Unlucky Story]]'' and ''[[Disco Singh]]'' (2014). She did her first [[item number]] "Dhoka Dhoka" in [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]]'s ''[[Himmatwala (2013 film)|Himmatwala]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/meet-ajay-devgns-five-item-girls-in-himmatwala-610983|title=Meet Ajay Devgn's five item girls in Himmatwala - NDTV Movies|website=NDTVMovies.com}}</ref> In 2013, she appeared in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal]]'' and also appeared in ''[[Puthiya Thiruppangal]]''. She then appeared in [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s thriller ''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]''.

=== 2014–2017 ===
[[File:Jay Bhanushali and Surveen Chawla at the promotion of 'Hate Story 2'.jpg|thumb|alt= Jay and Surveen poses for the camera|Chawla with her co-star [[Jay Bhanushali]] during the promotions of ''[[Hate Story 2]]'' in 2014]]
In October 2014, Chawla appeared in the hit Punjabi song 'Mitran De Boot' along with [[Jazzy B]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/mitran-de-boot-jazzy-b-dr-zeus-and-kaur-b-smash|title=Mitran De Boot is a Jazzy B, Dr Zeus and Kaur B hit ft. Surveen Chawla|work=desiblits.com|access-date=13 October 2014}}</ref> In 2014, she also played in [[Vishal Pandya]]'s erotic revenge thriller ''[[Hate Story 2]]'', a sequel to ''[[Hate Story]]'' (2012) where she portrayed the role of Sonika Prasad, a girl who takes the revenge with those peoples who abused her physically and mentally, as well as who murdered her boyfriend Akshay Bedi (played by [[Jay Bhanushali]]), the film was her first women centric film and was successful critically and commercially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Jay-and-Suvreens-scuba-diving-experience/articleshow/19693103.cms|title=Jay and Suvreen's scuba diving experience - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> Then she appeared in song "Sawan Aaya Hai" opposite [[Rajneesh Duggal]] in the film ''[[Creature 3D]]''. Her latest Tamil film was ''[[Jaihind 2]]''. She appeared in a song "Tuti Bole Wedding Di" in the Hindi film ''[[Welcome Back (film)|Welcome Back]]'' and in a Punjabi film ''[[Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi]]'' opposite [[Jimmy Shergill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2703148/Surveen-Chawla-to-do-item-number-in-Welcome-Back|title=Surveen Chawla to do item number in Welcome Back? - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|date=17 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/Jimmy-Shergill-Surveen-Chawla-in-latest-Hero-Naam-Yaad-Rakhi/articleshow/45849699.cms|title=Jimmy Shergill & Surveen Chawla in latest 'Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi' - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> She also played the role of Bijli in ''[[Parched]]'' (2015). In 2016, Surveen appeared and participated in ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 9)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' but later got voted out in a double elimination along with [[Arjun Bijlani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-9-arjun-bijlani-surveen-chawla-both-eliminated-nora-fatehi-enters-top-5-finalists-1528973/|title=Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9: Arjun Bijlani & Surveen Chawla both eliminated! Nora Fatehi enters Top 5 finalists!|work=India.com|access-date=2 October 2016}}</ref>

=== 2018–present ===
In 2018, Chawla made her debut in digital space with [[ALTBalaji|ALT Balaji]]'s web series ''[[Haq Se]]'' opposite [[Rajeev Khandelwal]]. Set in the turbulent terrorist infested [[Kashmir]], the story revolves around the Mirza sisters. Surveen plays Mehr Mirza, the eldest of the four sisters in the series.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/haq-se-web-series-first-impression-rajeev-khandelwal-surveen-chawla-5047875/|title=Haq Se first impression: Performances hold the fort in this riveting drama|date=2018-02-02|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Personal life ===
Chawla married Akshay Thakker in 2015 in Italy. She revealed about her wedding two years later via Twitter on 27 December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/surveen-chawla-married-see-photos-5000591/|title=Actor Surveen Chawla opens up about her Italian wedding which had Punjabi Bollywood songs too|date=27 December 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that are in production}}
| Denotes the films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Language
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
| 2008
!scope="row"| ''[[Paramesha Panwala]]''
| Shruti
| [[Kannada]]
|
|-
| 2009
!scope="row"| ''[[Raju Maharaju]]''
| Sneha
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
|-
| 2011
!scope="row"| ''[[Dharti (2011 film)|Dharti]]''
| Bani
| [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi]]
|
|-
| 2011
!scope="row"| ''[[Hum Tum Shabana]]''
| Shabana
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|
|-
| 2011
!scope="row"| ''[[Taur Mittran Di]]''
| Keerat
| Punjabi
|
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"| ''[[Saadi Love Story]]''
| Preeti
| Punjabi
|
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"| ''[[Singh vs Kaur]]''
| Jasneet Kaur
| Punjabi
|
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"| ''[[Himmatwala (2013 film)|Himmatwala]]''
| Herself
| Hindi
| Special appearance in song "Dhoka Dhoka"
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"| ''[[Lucky Di Unlucky Story]]''
| Seerat
| Punjabi
|
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"| ''[[Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal]]''
| Divya
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"| ''[[Puthiya Thiruppangal]]''
| Anupama
| Tamil
|
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"| ''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]''
| Rakhi Malhotra
| Hindi
|
|-
| 2014
!scope="row"| ''[[Disco Singh]]''
| Sweety
| Punjabi
|
|-
| 2014
!scope="row"| ''[[Hate Story 2]]''
| Sonika Prasad
| Hindi
|
|-
| 2014
!scope="row"| ''[[Creature 3D]]''
| Herself
| Hindi
| Special appearance in song "Sawan Aaya Hai"
|-
| 2014
!scope="row"| ''[[Jaihind 2|Jai Hind 2]]''
| Nandhini
| Tamil
|
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Hero 'Naam Yaad Rakhi']]''
| Hina Kaur
| [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi]]
|
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"|''[[Welcome Back (film)|Welcome Back]]''
| Herself
| Hindi
| Special appearance in song "Tutti Bole Marriage Di"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/surveen-chawla-performs-special-number-in-welcome-back/|title=Surveen Chawla performs special number in 'Welcome Back'|date=18 November 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"|''[[Parched]]''
| Bijli
| Hindi
|
|-
| 2017
!scope="row"|''Chhuri''
|
| Hindi
| Short film
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Notes
! Ref(s)
|-
| 2003–2007
| ''[[Kahin To Hoga]]''
| Charu
|
| <ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/surveen-chawla-hate-story-2-want-to-do-seasonal-tv-shows-bollywood-201039-2014-07-20|title=Surveen Chawla: I want to do seasonal TV shows, not fiction|agency=P. T. I. |date=July 20, 2014 |magazine=India Today}}</ref>
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagi Kay]]''
| Kasak Bajaj
|
| <ref name="auto"/>
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[Kaajjal]]''
| Kaajjal Behl / Kaajjal Dev Pratab Singh
|
| <ref name="auto"/>
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Fear Factor India|Fear Factor India 2]]''
| rowspan="2" | Contestant
|
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (TV series)|Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena]]''
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/harbhajan-mona-singh-winners-of-ek-khiladi-ek-haseena-300347.html|title=Harbhajan, Mona Singh; winners of Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena|website=News18|date=26 October 2008 }}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Comedy Circus|Comedy Circus Ke Superstars]]''
| Host
|
| <ref name="auto"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 9)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9]]''
| Contestant
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Surveen-Chawla-starts-training-for-Jhalak-Dikhhla-Jaa-9/articleshow/53202864.cms|title=Surveen Chawla starts training for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[24 (Indian TV series)|24]]''
| Maya
| season 2
| <ref name="auto"/>
|-
| 2018
| ''Teen Pehliiyan''
| Mamta
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/all-you-want-to-know-about-sujoy-ghosh-s-upcoming-tv-project-teen-pehliyan-1215560-2018-04-19|title=All you want to know about Sujoy Ghosh's upcoming TV project Teen Pehliyan|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Haq Se]]''
| Dr. Meher Mirza
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018–2019
| ''[[Rangoli (TV series)|Rangoli]]''
| Host/presenter
|
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/shriganganagar/news/latest-khat-news-052003-2217795.html|language=hi|title=दूरदर्शन के शो 'रंगोली' की होस्ट बनीं सुरवीन चावला|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/in-the-age-of-netflix-can-doordarshan-leverage-nostalgia/articleshow/67919384.cms|title=In the age of Netflix, can Doordarshan leverage nostalgia?|access-date=9 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]
|Jojo Mascarenas
|
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Decoupled]]''
|Shruti
|
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Rana Naidu]]''
|{{TBA}}
|Completed
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/the-shooting-for-action-drama-rana-naidu-starring-venkateshdaggubati-surveen-chawla-ranadaggubati-has-been-completed-399729 | title=The shooting for action-drama Rana Naidu, starring VenkateshDaggubati, Surveen Chawla & RanaDaggubati has been completed }}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Show/Film
! Award
! Category
! Result
! Notes
! Source
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Dharti (2011 film)|Dharti]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[PTC Punjabi Film Awards]]
| Best Debut Female
| {{won}}
|
| rowspan= 2| <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cinepunjab.com/2013/02/ptc-punjabi-film-awards.html |title= PTC Punjabi Film Awards |publisher= Cine Punjab.com| access-date=2013-08-30}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Disco Singh]]''
| Best actress
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2016
| rowspan="2"|''[[Parched]]''
| [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles|Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles for Grand Jury Prize]]
| Best actress
| {{won}}
| shared with [[Radhika Apte]], [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]] and [[Lehar Khan]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/2016-indian-film-festival-of-losangeles-announces-award-winners-april-11-2016/|title= 2016 Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles Announces Award Winners|access-date=2016-04-11}}</ref>
|-

| 2017
| [[Star Screen Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{nom}}
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/dear-sonam-kapoor-you-deserved-to-win-your-first-award-for-neerja-at-star-screen-4411478/|title=Dear Sonam Kapoor, you deserved to win your first award for Neerja at Star Screen|date=5 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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