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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

	Born in [[Kolkata]] ~~she received her early education from~~ [[Modern High School]], and ~~then gradually completed it from~~ [[Delhi University]].		Born in [[Kolkata]], Khanna attended [[Modern High School]] and is a graduate of [[Delhi University]].
	~~Though she~~ is ~~brought up in [[Kolkata]], she is a combination~~ of a [[Punjabi people\|Punjabi]] and [[~~goan~~]] ~~as her parents hailed from [[Punjab]] and [[Goa]] respectively. A real soft-spoken, strong willed single mother who resides with her sons~~. ~~She~~ divides her time between both [[Mumbai]] and [[Kolkata]] depending on her work~~. Even though she hails from a completely different culture~~, ~~she claims to be~~ a ~~quintessential~~ [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] ~~from the core of her heart~~.		She is of mixed [[Punjabi people\|Punjabi]] and [[Goan]] heritage. Khanna divides her time between both [[Mumbai]] and [[Kolkata]] depending on her work, and culturally identifies as a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]].

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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{more citations needed|date=June 2018}}
{{Notability|Biographies|date=November 2019}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ekavali Khanna
| image = Ekavali khanna.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Khanna in 2014
| birth_name = Ekavali
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|1|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| alma_mater = Modern High School Kolkata
| nationality = India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| other_names =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2009 – Present
| spouse =
| parents = Arun Chopra
| website =
}}
'''Ekavali Khanna''' ([[Hindi]]: एकावली खन्ना) actress who stars in [[Bollywood]], [[Hollywood]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] films.<ref name=" IMDb profile 1 ">{{cite news|title=IMDb profile 1|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=Feb 2015|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3935977/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm}}</ref><ref name=" IMDb profile 2 ">{{cite news|title=IMDb profile 2|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=Feb 2015|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6925975/bio}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Born in [[Kolkata]] she received her early education from [[Modern High School]], and then gradually completed it from [[Delhi University]].
Though she is brought up in [[Kolkata]], she is a combination of a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] and [[goan]] as her parents hailed from [[Punjab]] and [[Goa]] respectively. A real soft-spoken, strong willed single mother who resides with her sons. She divides her time between both [[Mumbai]] and [[Kolkata]] depending on her work. Even though she hails from a completely different culture, she claims to be a quintessential [[Bengalis|Bengali]] from the core of her heart.

== Career ==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=November 2019}}
Ekavali Khanna made her debut with ''Kaun Kitne Pani Main'', directed by national award winner Nila Madhab Panda in the year 2014. The same year she worked with another national award-winning director Dr. Chandra Prakash Dwivedi in the film ''Zed Plus'' as the parallel lead opposite Adil Hussein. In 2014 and 2015 she did two more films: ''Daasdev'' by Sudhir Mishra and ''Satra Ko Shaadi Hai'', directed by Arshad Sayed. She also did a guest appearance in ''Bollywood Diaries'' directed by K.D Satyam. Her next release in 2015 was ''Dear Dad'', opposite Arvind Swamy, directed by Tanuj Brahmar. In 2017 she acted in ''Bioscopewallah'', directed by Deb Medhkar and ''Angrezi mein kehte Hain '', directed by Harish Vyas for which she won best actor at Oiffa 2018. In 2017 she acted in the Norwegian film ''What will people say'', as Najma she got critically acclaimed globally, the movie directed by Iram Haq was the official entry to the Oscars in 2019.

In 2018 she acted in the Hollywood film 'Line of Descent', directed by Rohit Karn Batra. She also played a pivotal role in ''Veere Di Wedding'', directed by Shashank Ghosh where she stole hearts with her lively Paromita. In the same year she played a role in Chotte Nawab' directed by Kumud Chaudhary, Dark light directed by Mayur Hardas, Yaarjigri directed Amit Joshi, Anaam directed by Ganesh Shetty and Aadhar directed by Suman Ghosh.

She has also appeared in Bangla films like ''Katmandu'', directed by Raj Chakroborty, ''Dwando' directed by Suman Ghosh, and 'Nirontor', directed by Chandrashish Ray.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Source
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Memories in March]]'' || Ekavali Khanna || [[English film]] ||<ref name="IMDb profile 1" />
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Ganesh Talkies]]'' || Dolly || [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ||<ref name="Ganesh Talkies">{{cite news|title=Ganesh Talkies|publisher=gomolo.com|accessdate=Feb 2015|url=http://www.gomolo.com/ekavali-Lakhnav-movies-list-filmography/358224}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Zed Plus]]'' || Saeeda || [[Hindi film]] ||<ref name="IMDb profile 2" />
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Khola Hawa]]'' || Mona Lisa || [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ||<ref name="IMDb profile 2" />
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Katmundu]]'' || Bhanupriya || [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ||<ref name="Kath Mundu">{{cite news|title=Kath Mundu|publisher=All News View|accessdate=Feb 2015|url=http://allnewsview.com/kathmundu-2015-upcoming-bengali-movie-by-soham-srabanti/}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Kaun Kitne Paani Mein]]'' || Gulabi || [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] ||
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Bollywood Diaries]]'' || Raveena || [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] ||
|-
|2016
| ''[[Dear Dad (film)|Dear Dad]]'' || Nupur ||[[Bollywood|Hindi film]]
|
|-
|2017
|''[[What Will People Say]]''
|Najma
|[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Ekavali-wraps-up-shoot-for-Norwegian-film-06022017106038|title=The Times Group|website=epaperbeta.timesofindia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-28}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''[[Line of Descent]]''
|Naima
|[[English/Hindi film]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Ekavali-Lakhnav-in-Brendan-Fraser-film-23042017108013&Mode=1|title=The Times Group|website=epaperbeta.timesofindia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-28}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''[[Bioscopewala]]''
|Shobhita
|[[Hindi film]]
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Veere Di Wedding]]''
|Paromita
|[[Bollywood|Hindi film]]
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain (film)|Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain]]''
|Kiran Batra
|[[Bollywood|Hindi film]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain (2018)|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6613812/|website=IMDB|accessdate=1 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|India|Bollywood}}
*[[Cinema of India]]
*[[Bollywood]]
*[[Cinema of West Bengal]]

== Other works ==

She also stars in web shows, 'Out of Love, directed by Tigmanshu Dhuliya and Aijaz Khan which is quite popular on Hotstar. Bombay Begums directed by Alankrita Srivastava and Birnila Chatterjee, which is a Netflix series portraying strong women of the society. She has also worked with Apoorva Lakhia for the series Raftaar.

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Bengali actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Kolkata]]

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