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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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| birth_name  = Ekavali  
| birth_name  = Ekavali  
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1980|1|30|df=y}}
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| birth_place  = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| birth_place  = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
| alma_mater  = Modern High School Kolkata
| alma_mater  = [[Delhi University]]
| nationality  = Indian
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| occupation  = Actress
| occupation  = Actress
| years_active = 2009 – Present
| years_active = 2009–present
| spouse      =
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| parents      = Arun Chopra
| website      =
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'''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>
'''Ekavali Khanna''' is an Indian actress who stars in [[Bollywood]], [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] films.
 
== Early life ==
 
Born in [[Kolkata]], Khanna attended [[Modern High School]] and is a graduate of [[Delhi University]].
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]].
 
== 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 ==
== Filmography ==
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! Year  
! Year  
! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Source
! Title !! Role !! Language !! Source
|-
|-
| 2010  
| 2010  
| ''[[Memories in March]]'' || Ekavali Khanna || [[English film]] ||<ref name="IMDb profile 1" />
| ''[[Memories in March]]'' || Ekavali Khanna || [[English film|English]] ||
|-
|-
| 2013  
| 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>
| ''[[Ganesh Talkies]]'' || Dolly  || [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] ||
|-
|-
| 2014  
| rowspan="2"|2014  
| ''[[Zed Plus]]'' || Saeeda  || [[Hindi film]] ||<ref name="IMDb profile 2" />
| ''[[Zed Plus]]'' || Saeeda  || [[Hindi film|Hindi]] ||
|-
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Khola Hawa]]'' || Mona Lisa || rowspan="2"|Bengali ||
| ''[[Khola Hawa]]'' || Mona Lisa || [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ||<ref name="IMDb profile 2" />
|-
|-
| 2015  
| rowspan="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>
| ''[[Katmundu]]'' || Bhanupriya ||<ref name="Kath Mundu">{{cite news |title=Kath Mundu |publisher=All News View |accessdate=1 February 2015 |url=http://allnewsview.com/kathmundu-2015-upcoming-bengali-movie-by-soham-srabanti/}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Kaun Kitne Paani Mein]]'' || Gulabi || rowspan="3"|Hindi ||
| ''[[Kaun Kitne Paani Mein]]'' || Gulabi || [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] ||
|-
|-
| 2016  
| rowspan="2"| 2016  
| ''[[Bollywood Diaries]]'' || Raveena || [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] ||
| ''[[Bollywood Diaries]]'' || Raveena ||
|-
|-
|2016
| ''[[Dear Dad (film)|Dear Dad]]'' || Nupur ||
| ''[[Dear Dad (film)|Dear Dad]]'' || Nupur ||[[Bollywood|Hindi film]]
|
|-
|-
|2017
| rowspan="2"|2017
|''[[What Will People Say]]''
|''[[What Will People Say]]''
|Najma  
|Najma  
|[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
|[[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>
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Ekavali-wraps-up-shoot-for-Norwegian-film-06022017106038 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728132959/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Ekavali-wraps-up-shoot-for-Norwegian-film-06022017106038 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 July 2018 |title=The Times Group |website=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ekavali Khanna on an ascent |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/mar/03/on-an-ascent-1944971.html |access-date=20 July 2023 |website=The New Indian Express|date=2 March 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 September 2017 |title=Asking for work makes me uncomfortable, says Ekavali Khanna |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/asking-for-work-makes-me-uncomfortable-says-ekavali-khanna/articleshow/60360555.cms |access-date=20 July 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2017
|''[[Line of Descent]]''
|''[[Line of Descent]]''
|Naima
|Naima
|[[English/Hindi film]]
|English/Hindi  
|<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>
|<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=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=28 July 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2018
| rowspan="3"|2018
|''[[Bioscopewala]]''
|''[[Bioscopewala]]''
|Shobhita
|Shobhita
|[[Hindi film]]
|rowspan="3"|Hindi  
|
|
|-
|-
|2018
|''[[Veere Di Wedding]]''
|''[[Veere Di Wedding]]''
|Paromita
|Paromita
|[[Bollywood|Hindi film]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2018
|''[[Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain (film)|Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain]]''
|''[[Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain (film)|Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain]]''
|Kiran Batra
|Kiran Batra
|[[Bollywood|Hindi film]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 September 2017 |title=Asking for work makes me uncomfortable, says Ekavali Khanna |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/asking-for-work-makes-me-uncomfortable-says-ekavali-khanna/articleshow/60360555.cms |access-date=20 July 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|<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>
|-
|2020
|''[[The Prologue]]''
|Nandini
|Bengali
|
|-
|2023
|''[[The Lady Killer (2023 film)|The Lady Killer]]''
| Madhuri
| rowspan="3" |Hindi
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| ''[[Chote Nawab]]''
| Mariam
|
|-
| ''[[Vijay 69]]''
| Anna Matthews
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2025
|''[[Durgapur Junction (film)|Durgapur Junction]]''
|DSP Gouri Singh
|Bengali
|
|-
|''[[Match Fixing (film)|Match Fixing]]''
|Rubia
| rowspan="3" |Hindi
|
|-
|''[[De De Pyaar De 2]]''
|Anita
|
|-
|2026
|''[[Ikkis]]''
|Maryam Nisar
|
|}
|}
;Web series
* [[Out of Love (Indian TV series)|''Out of Love'']] (2019)
*''[[Bombay Begums]]'' (2021)<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 May 2021 |title=Ekavali Khanna on 'Bombay Begums' getting her global recognition |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ekavali-khanna-on-bombay-begums-getting-her-global-recognition/article61817824.ece |access-date=20 July 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*''[[Kohrra]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Taskaree]]'' (2026)


== See also ==
== See also ==
 
{{Portal|India|Bollywood}}
*[[Cinema of India]]
*[[Cinema of India]]
*[[Bollywood]]
*[[Bollywood]]
*[[Cinema of West Bengal]]
*[[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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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 00:27, 14 February 2026


Ekavali Khanna
Khanna in 2014
Born
Ekavali

Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma materDelhi University
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Ekavali Khanna is an Indian actress who stars in Bollywood, Hollywood and Bengali films.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Source
2010 Memories in March Ekavali Khanna English
2013 Ganesh Talkies Dolly Bengali
2014 Zed Plus Saeeda Hindi
Khola Hawa Mona Lisa Bengali
2015 Katmundu Bhanupriya [1]
Kaun Kitne Paani Mein Gulabi Hindi
2016 Bollywood Diaries Raveena
Dear Dad Nupur
2017 What Will People Say Najma Norwegian [2][3][4]
Line of Descent Naima English/Hindi [5]
2018 Bioscopewala Shobhita Hindi
Veere Di Wedding Paromita
Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain Kiran Batra [6]
2020 The Prologue Nandini Bengali
2023 The Lady Killer Madhuri Hindi
2024 Chote Nawab Mariam
Vijay 69 Anna Matthews
2025 Durgapur Junction DSP Gouri Singh Bengali
Match Fixing Rubia Hindi
De De Pyaar De 2 Anita
2026 Ikkis Maryam Nisar
Web series

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Kath Mundu". All News View. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Times Group". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ekavali Khanna on an ascent". The New Indian Express. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Asking for work makes me uncomfortable, says Ekavali Khanna". The Times of India. 4 September 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Times Group". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 July 2018.[dead link]
  6. ↑ "Asking for work makes me uncomfortable, says Ekavali Khanna". The Times of India. 4 September 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ekavali Khanna on 'Bombay Begums' getting her global recognition". The Hindu. 1 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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