Rachel White (actress)

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Rachel White
Born
Rachel White

11th March 1994
Kolkata, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesRachael White
OccupationWriter, Actress, Avatoon Artist, Publisher
Years activesince her high school years 1994-present
Known forWriting, Publishing & Activism, RACHELandSONS, Rachel White Movies, White Brothers iRachelStudio, Big Brother, the sister project
Notable work
Activism for Kids

Rachel B White is an Indian actress and artist who works in Hindi and Bengali films.[1] She has appeared in the Bollywood film Ungli (2014); and Bengali films Har Har Byomkesh (2015 ), Devi (2017) and One (2017).[2][3][4][5][6]

Early life[edit]

Born in Kolkata, India, she completed her schooling from Loreto Convent School,Kolkata and later graduated with a degree in English (Honours) from the University of Calcutta.[3]

Career[edit]

In 2014, Rachel White debuted in Bollywood with Emraan Hashmi, Sanjay Dutt, Kangana Ranaut and Neha Dhupia in the film Ungli where she was cast opposite Emraan Hashmi. She appeared in the Bengali films Har Har Byomkesh (2015), Devi (2017) and One (2017).[2][3] White has modeled for brands such as Pond's, Garnier, MRF Tyres, Axis Bank, Airtel, Kotak Mahindra, ICICI Bank.<White replaced Sonali Raut in the sitcom web series Love, Life and Screw Ups, starring Zeenat Aman, Zarina Wahab, Dolly Thakore and Sushant Divgikar.[7] Rachel collaborated with a USA based fashion brand Yog The Label[8] selling her pictures featured products manufactured in USA and Europe worldwide.[9]

MeToo activism[edit]

On 12 October 2018, White disclosed allegations against film director Sajid Khan as part of the MeToo movement in Bollywood.[10] Another actress, Saloni Chopra, and White's allegations against him led Khan to step down from directing the film Housefull 4[11][12] and being suspended from the Indian Film and Television Directors Association (IFTDA) for a year due to multiple sexual harassment allegations.[13]

Filmography[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes
2011 Mankatha Herself Tamil
2014 Ungli Herself Hindi
2015 Har Har Byomkesh Chandni Bengali
2016 Saadey CM Saab Herself Punjabi
2016 Dhruva (2016 film) Naina Telugu
2017 Love, Life and Screw Ups Kashish Hindi
2017 Devi Shaon Bengali
2017 One Herself Bengali
2017 Jihad Films that have not yet been released Christina Hindi
2019 Bhobishyoter Bhut Singer Bengali
2019 Thai Curry Bengali [14]

Web Series[edit]

Year Series OTT Character
2018 Mismatch Hoichoi Sukanya
2019 Mismatch Season 2 Hoichoi Sukanya
2020 Mismatch Season 3 Hoichoi Sukanya

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Rachel White is going places". Times of India. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ganguly, Ruman (12 January 2017). "Rachel to scare screen with Paoli Devi". Times India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Roy, Atanu (1 September 2017). " actor Rachel White flaunts her assets a bikini". Merinews. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "In pictures: Rachel's Greek holiday diary is gorgeous!". Times of India. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Sarmmah, Surupasree (19 September 2017). "'It's patience that makes me go '". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "রবি - বিশেষ" (in Bengali). Ebella. 17 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ↑ Khan, Rahim (30 August 2017). "Ungli Actress Rachel White Replaced Sonali Raut In The Sit Com Web Series "Love, Life And Screw Ups"". ViralBollywood. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Yog The Label"
  9. ↑ "Rachel White - Yog The Label".
  10. ↑ "Rachel White Sajid Khan: I had met the creepiest man my entire life". Express. 12 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "#MeToo: After Akshay Kumar cancels shoot, Sajid Khan steps down as director Housefull 4". Express. 13 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Sajid Khan, Accused Harassment, Quits Housefull 4 Till He Can "Prove The Truth"". NDTV. 12 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "#MeToo: Film Body Suspends Sajid Khan for One Year Over Sexual Harassment Allegations". News18. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  14. ↑ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (23 February 2019). "Soham Chakraborty, Hiraan Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Saswata Chatterjee, Trina Saha, Bidya Sinha Mim and Rachel White... First look poster #Bengali film #ThaiCurry... Directed by Ankit Aditya... 1 March 2019 release... Distribution by SSR Cinemas P Ltd. t.co/RYtmWcacfe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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