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	{{short description\|~~British~~ model ~~and film actress~~}}		{{short description\|English actress and model}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~January 2018~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2023}}
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Hazel Crowney		\| name = Hazel Crowney
	\| image = Hazel Crowney (60781528~~) (cropped~~).jpg		\| image = Hazel Crowney (60781528).jpg
	\| imagesize = 220px		\| imagesize = 220px
	\| caption = Crowney in 2016		\| caption = Crowney in 2016
	\| birthname =		\| birthname =
	\| birth_date = ~~{{birth date and age\|1982\|9\|15\|df=y}}{{citation needed\|date=February 2011}}~~		\| birth_date =
	\| birth_place = ~~United Kingdom~~		\| birth_place = [[London]], [[England]]
	\| occupation = Actress, model		\| occupation = Actress, model
	\| death_place =		\| death_place =
	\| othername = Hazel ~~Croney~~, Hazel		\| othername = Hazel, Hazel Croney
	\| yearsactive = ~~2004 – present~~		\| yearsactive = 2003–2019
	\| spouse =		\| spouse =
	\| homepage =		\| homepage =
	}}		}}
	'''Hazel Crowney''', also spelt as '''Hazel Croney''', is ~~a [[United Kingdom\|British]]~~ model ~~and film actress~~ who has appeared in many ad campaigns and some [[Bollywood]] films.		'''Hazel Crowney''', also spelt as '''Hazel Croney''', is an English actress and model who has appeared in many ad campaigns and some [[Bollywood]] films.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Crowney was born in [[London]], United Kingdom, to [[English people\|English]] parents Karin and Phil Crowney. ~~she~~ has two younger sisters (~~one named~~ Robyn). Crowney grew up in [[Grosvenor Park, Chester]], England; she completed her schooling at [[Bennett Memorial School]] in [[Tunbridge Wells]], and later studied fashion and textiles at [[West Kent College]].<ref name="thisiskent">{{cite news \|author=C. Cromie \|url=http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/news/Ex-Tunbridge-wells-schoolgirl-Bollywood-beauty/article-1153636-detail/article.html \|title=Ex-Tunbridge wells schoolgirl now Bollywood beauty \|website=This is Kent \|date=12 July 2009\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129220728/http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/news/Ex-Tunbridge-wells-schoolgirl-Bollywood-beauty/article-1153636-detail/article.html \|archivedate=29 November 2010}}</ref>		Crowney was born in [[London]], United Kingdom, to [[English people\|English]] parents Karin and Phil Crowney. She has two younger sisters (Robyn and Zoë). Crowney grew up in [[Grosvenor Park, Chester]], England; she completed her schooling at [[Bennett Memorial School]] in [[Tunbridge Wells]], and later studied fashion and textiles at [[West Kent College]].<ref name="thisiskent">{{cite news \|author=C. Cromie \|url=http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/news/Ex-Tunbridge-wells-schoolgirl-Bollywood-beauty/article-1153636-detail/article.html \|title=Ex-Tunbridge wells schoolgirl now Bollywood beauty \|website=This is Kent \|date=12 July 2009 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129220728/http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/news/Ex-Tunbridge-wells-schoolgirl-Bollywood-beauty/article-1153636-detail/article.html \|archivedate=29 November 2010}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Crowney's entry into [[Bollywood]] came by chance in 2004 when she was backpacking in [[Thailand]] and stumbled upon an Indian film being shot there. So it came that her first appearance in a Bollywood film was in the item song "''Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar''". She was an [[extra (acting)\|extra]] in the film ''[[Janasheen]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1099649/report-he-asked-me-to-strip\|title=~~‘He~~ asked me to strip!’\|date=28 May 2007~~\|publisher=~~}}</ref> With little prior knowledge of the sub-continent, she was attracted by the music and dance, and decided to try her luck in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="thisiskent"/>		Crowney's entry into [[Bollywood]] came by chance in 2004 when she was backpacking in [[Thailand]] and stumbled upon an Indian film being shot there. So it came that her first appearance in a Bollywood film was in the item song "''Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar''". She was an [[extra (acting)\|extra]] in the film ''[[Janasheen]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1099649/report-he-asked-me-to-strip \|title=He asked me to strip! \|date=28 May 2007}}</ref> With little prior knowledge of the sub-continent, she was attracted by the music and dance, and decided to try her luck in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="thisiskent"/>

	She went on to do advertisements for [[Pond's]], [[Nokia]], [[HSBC]] and [[Samsung]] before landing her first proper role in the film ''[[MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar]]'' in 2007. She also worked in shows, for which she was highly paid.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5650003/British-actresses-flock-to-Bollywood.html\|title=British actresses flock to Bollywood\|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph\|date=26 June 2009\|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>		She went on to do advertisements for [[Pond's]], [[Nokia]], [[HSBC]] and [[Samsung]] before landing her first proper role in the film ''[[MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar]]'' in 2007. She also worked in shows, for which she was highly paid.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5650003/British-actresses-flock-to-Bollywood.html \|title=British actresses flock to Bollywood \|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph \|date=26 June 2009 \|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>

	In 2010, Crowney along with other non-Indian actresses such as [[Alice Patten]] were asked to leave Bollywood by [[Raj Thackeray]]'s [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] (MNS), a Mumbai-based political party. They campaigned for a ban on the estimated 1,000 British and other foreign actors who regularly appear in Bollywood films accusing them of stealing jobs from local girls.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/bollywood/7465541/White-British-actresses-told-to-leave-Bollywood.html\|title=White British actresses told to leave Bollywood\|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph\|date=17 March 2010\|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>		In 2010, Crowney along with other non-Indian actresses such as [[Alice Patten]] were asked to leave Bollywood by [[Raj Thackeray]]'s [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] (MNS), a Mumbai-based political party. They campaigned for a ban on the estimated 1,000 British and other foreign actors who regularly appear in Bollywood films accusing them of stealing jobs from local girls.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/bollywood/7465541/White-British-actresses-told-to-leave-Bollywood.html \|title=White British actresses told to leave Bollywood \|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph \|date=17 March 2010 \|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>

	Crowney is performed in an item song named 'Reshma Ki Jawani' for the film ''Kaash Tum Hote'' which was released in 2014.<ref name="Hazel Crowney's Item Song">{{cite web\|title=Hazel Croney's item song in Kaash Tum Hote\|url=http://glamgold.com/?p=32189\|publisher=Glam Gold\|accessdate=12 January 2013}}</ref> She also appeared in an item song in the Telugu action-drama ''[[Shankara (2016 film)\|Shankara]]'', which was released in 2016.<ref>[http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/Hazel-Crowney-grooves-to-item-song-in-Shankara/2013/10/09/article1827218.ece Hazel Crowney grooves to item song in 'Shankara'], Published: ~~9th~~ October 2013, ''The New Indian Express''</ref>		Crowney has performed in an item song named 'Reshma Ki Jawani' for the film ''Kaash Tum Hote'' which was released in 2014.<ref name="Hazel Crowney's Item Song">{{cite web \|title=Hazel Croney's item song in Kaash Tum Hote \|url=http://glamgold.com/?p=32189 \|publisher=Glam Gold \|accessdate=12 January 2013 \|archive-date=2 November 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102034406/http://glamgold.com/?p=32189 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> She also appeared in an item song in the Telugu action-drama ''[[Shankara (2016 film)\|Shankara]]'', which was released in 2016.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131015043349/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/Hazel-Crowney-grooves-to-item-song-in-Shankara/2013/10/09/article1827218.ece Hazel Crowney grooves to item song in 'Shankara'], Published: 9 October 2013, ''The New Indian Express''</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	\|2006 \|\| ''[[Ho Sakta Hai]]'' \|\| Claire \|\|		\|2006 \|\| ''[[Ho Sakta Hai]]'' \|\| Claire \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|2007 \|\| ''[[MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar]]'' \|\| Ayesha \|\| credited as Hazel		\|2007 \|\| ''[[MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar]]'' \|\| Ayesha Mehra \|\| credited as Hazel
	\|-		\|-
	\|2008 \|\| ''[[U, Me aur Hum]]'' \|\| Girlfriend of Ajay's son \|\| credited as Hazel		\|2008 \|\| ''[[U, Me aur Hum]]'' \|\| Girlfriend of Ajay's son \|\| credited as Hazel Crony
			\|-
			\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Kick (2009 film)\|Kick]]'' \|\| Special appearance in the song "Dil Kalaase" \|\| Telugu film
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan="3"\| 2010\|\|''[[Mittal v/s Mittal]]'' \|\| Item song \|\| credited as Hazel		\|rowspan="3"\| 2010\|\|''[[Mittal v/s Mittal]]'' \|\| Item song \|\| credited as Hazel
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	\|''[[Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon]]'' \|\| \|\| credited as Hazel		\|''[[Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon]]'' \|\| \|\| credited as Hazel
	\|-		\|-
	\|''[[A Flat (film)\|A Flat]]'' \|\| Gitika D. Singh \|\| credited as Hezal Crony~~/Hazel~~		\|''[[A Flat (film)\|A Flat]]'' \|\| Gitika D. Singh \|\| credited as Hazel/Hezal Crony
	\|-		\|-
	\|2012 \|\| ''[[Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal]]'' \|\| Shrishti \|\|		\|2012 \|\| ''[[Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal]]'' \|\| Shrishti \|\|
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	\|rowspan="3"\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'' \|\| Belly dancer in song "Tu Hi Khwahish"\|\|		\|rowspan="3"\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'' \|\| Belly dancer in song "Tu Hi Khwahish"\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Kyun Hua Achanak]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| ''Kyun Hua Achanak'' \|\| \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''Kash Tum Hote'' \|\| \|\|		\| ''Kash Tum Hote'' \|\| \|\|
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	\|2010 \|\|''[[Zara Nachke Dikha]]'' \|\| Herself \|\| Contestant		\|2010 \|\|''[[Zara Nachke Dikha]]'' \|\| Herself \|\| Contestant
			\|-
			\|2010 \|\| ''[[Aahat (Indian TV series)\|Aahat]]'' \|\| Herself \|\| Season 5 episode 69
	\|}		\|}

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{{short description|British model and film actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hazel Crowney
| image = Hazel Crowney (60781528) (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 220px
| caption = Crowney in 2016
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|9|15|df=y}}{{citation needed|date=February 2011}}
| birth_place = United Kingdom
| occupation = Actress, model
| death_place =
| othername = Hazel Croney, Hazel
| yearsactive = 2004 – present
| spouse =
| homepage =
}}
'''Hazel Crowney''', also spelt as '''Hazel Croney''', is a [[United Kingdom|British]] model and film actress who has appeared in many ad campaigns and some [[Bollywood]] films.

==Early life==
Crowney was born in [[London]], United Kingdom, to [[English people|English]] parents Karin and Phil Crowney. she has two younger sisters (one named Robyn). Crowney grew up in [[Grosvenor Park, Chester]], England; she completed her schooling at [[Bennett Memorial School]] in [[Tunbridge Wells]], and later studied fashion and textiles at [[West Kent College]].<ref name="thisiskent">{{cite news |author=C. Cromie |url=http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/news/Ex-Tunbridge-wells-schoolgirl-Bollywood-beauty/article-1153636-detail/article.html |title=Ex-Tunbridge wells schoolgirl now Bollywood beauty |website=This is Kent |date=12 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129220728/http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/news/Ex-Tunbridge-wells-schoolgirl-Bollywood-beauty/article-1153636-detail/article.html |archivedate=29 November 2010}}</ref>

==Career==
Crowney's entry into [[Bollywood]] came by chance in 2004 when she was backpacking in [[Thailand]] and stumbled upon an Indian film being shot there. So it came that her first appearance in a Bollywood film was in the item song "''Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar''". She was an [[extra (acting)|extra]] in the film ''[[Janasheen]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1099649/report-he-asked-me-to-strip|title=‘He asked me to strip!’|date=28 May 2007|publisher=}}</ref> With little prior knowledge of the sub-continent, she was attracted by the music and dance, and decided to try her luck in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="thisiskent"/>

She went on to do advertisements for [[Pond's]], [[Nokia]], [[HSBC]] and [[Samsung]] before landing her first proper role in the film ''[[MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar]]'' in 2007. She also worked in shows, for which she was highly paid.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5650003/British-actresses-flock-to-Bollywood.html|title=British actresses flock to Bollywood|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=26 June 2009|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>

In 2010, Crowney along with other non-Indian actresses such as [[Alice Patten]] were asked to leave Bollywood by [[Raj Thackeray]]'s [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] (MNS), a Mumbai-based political party. They campaigned for a ban on the estimated 1,000 British and other foreign actors who regularly appear in Bollywood films accusing them of stealing jobs from local girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/bollywood/7465541/White-British-actresses-told-to-leave-Bollywood.html|title=White British actresses told to leave Bollywood|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 March 2010|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>

Crowney is performed in an item song named 'Reshma Ki Jawani' for the film ''Kaash Tum Hote'' which was released in 2014.<ref name="Hazel Crowney's Item Song">{{cite web|title=Hazel Croney's item song in Kaash Tum Hote|url=http://glamgold.com/?p=32189|publisher=Glam Gold|accessdate=12 January 2013}}</ref> She also appeared in an item song in the Telugu action-drama ''[[Shankara (2016 film)|Shankara]]'', which was released in 2016.<ref>[http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/Hazel-Crowney-grooves-to-item-song-in-Shankara/2013/10/09/article1827218.ece Hazel Crowney grooves to item song in 'Shankara'], Published: 9th October 2013, ''The New Indian Express''</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Other notes
|-
|2003 || ''[[Janasheen]]'' || ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Ho Sakta Hai]]'' || Claire ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar]]'' || Ayesha || credited as Hazel
|-
|2008 || ''[[U, Me aur Hum]]'' || Girlfriend of Ajay's son || credited as Hazel
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2010||''[[Mittal v/s Mittal]]'' || Item song || credited as Hazel
|-
|''[[Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon]]'' || || credited as Hazel
|-
|''[[A Flat (film)|A Flat]]'' || Gitika D. Singh || credited as Hezal Crony/Hazel
|-
|2012 || ''[[Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal]]'' || Shrishti ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2013 || ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'' || Belly dancer in song "Tu Hi Khwahish"||
|-
| ''[[Kyun Hua Achanak]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Kash Tum Hote'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014 || ''[[Jilla]]'' || Special appearance in song "Jingunamani" || Tamil film
|-
| ''[[Unforgettable (2014 film)|Unforgettable]]'' || Nisha ||
|-
| ''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]'' || rowspan="4" | Item Number ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Khel Toh Ab Shuru Hoga]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Shankara (2015 film)|Shankara]]'' || Telugu film
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Aadesh - Power Of Law]]'' || Marathi film
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Ghost (2019 film)|Ghost]]'' || Neena || Hindi
|}

===Television appearances===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Television Series !! Role !! Other notes
|-
|2009-10 || ''[[Fear Factor]]'' || Herself || Contestant
|-
|2010 ||''[[Zara Nachke Dikha]]'' || Herself || Contestant
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{BH person|hazel-crowney}}

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:21st-century English actresses]]
[[Category:English film actresses]]
[[Category:English female models]]
[[Category:British expatriates in India]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:European actresses in India]]
[[Category:European actresses in Bollywood]]
[[Category:Actresses of European descent in Indian films]]
[[Category:Actresses of European descent in Bollywood films]]