Flora Saini

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Flora Saini
Flora Saini at the special screening of the film Level13.jpg
Saini at the special screening of the film Level 13
Born (1978-09-29) 29 September 1978 (age 45)
Chandigarh, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • model
Years active1999–present

Flora Kaur Saini (born 29 September 1978), also known by her screen name Asha Saini, is an Indian film actress and model.[1] She predominantly works in Tollywood, and also appeared in a number of Kannada, Tamil and Hindi films. Since her debut in Prema Kosam (1999), she has acted in over 50 films and co-starred with noted actors including Rajinikanth, V. Ravichandran, Sudeep, Shivarajkumar, Vijaykanth, Prabhu, Karthik, Jagapati Babu and Rajasekhar.[2]

Early life[edit]

Born in Chandigarh to an army officer, Flora began her schooling in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir and continued her education in the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi. Her family then moved to Kolkata, where she started pursuing a modeling career. She participated in the Miss Kolkata beauty pageant.[3]

Career[edit]

Flora made her acting debut in the 1999 Telugu film Prema Kosam.[4] The producer of the film rechristened her as Asha Saini; some years later she would adopt a new screen name, Mayuri, as per the advice of an astrologer, before eventually reverting to her original name.[5]

The actress subsequently played supporting roles in more than a dozen Telugu-language films in the next three years. She appeared in the film Narasimha Naidu (2002), which went on to become highly successful. [6] It was for some time the most notable film in her filmography, and it led to her being referred to as "Lux Papa" thereafter.[7] In 2002, Flora made her first Hindi-language film, starring in the T. P. Aggarwal-produced Bharat Bhagya Vidhata.[8] Her second Hindi film, Love in Nepal (2004), also produced by Agarwal, saw her paired with popular playback singer Sonu Nigam.[3]

Flora has appeared in several Kannada-language films, too, including Giri, starring Srinagar Kitty, and Nammannna, starring Sudeep.[9]

In March 2008, she was arrested in Chennai for supposedly having forged visa documents,[7] and was subsequently banned from the Tamil film industry.[10] She claimed innocence,[11] and the ban was lifted a couple of weeks later.[12]

Three films in which Flora Saini stars – the Telugu-language Broker, and two Kannada-language films, Vismaya Pramaya and Vah Re Vah – were released on December 31, 2010, a rare occurrence that secured her an entry in the Limca Book of Records for the most film releases on one day.[13] In 2010, Flora Saini was honoured with the Uttarakhand Ratna Award.[14] She has also received The Great Daughter of Soil Award in Mauritius for her anti-poverty work there.[4]

She is last seen in a web-series called Gandi Baat season 2 with Anveshi Jain,[15] where she played a lead role. Recently, Saini was seen in many web series and notably worked in Mayanagari-City of Dreams of Hotstar.

In 2015, Flora Saini played the role of Muskan in MSG: The Messenger starring Gurmeet Ram Rahim. She played the role of a daughter with Jayshree Soni as Kasam and Olexandra Semen as Alice.

In October 2019 Flora Saini made her debut in Bengali web series through Dupur Thakurpo hoichoi web series. It was the 3rd season of the series and she played the iconinc role of Phulwa boudi.[16][17]

She also was chosen as a face of short video app "Firework" , while being managed by "Celeb Connex"[1].

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Film Role Language Notes
1999 Prema Kosam Aishwarya Telugu
2000 Antha Mana Manchike Nisha
2000 Sabse Bada Beiman Hindi
2000 Yeh Hai Green Signal
2000 Manasunna Maraju Telugu
2000 Chala Bagundi Ganga
2001 Cheppalani Vundi
2001 Sardukupodaam Randi Nisha
2001 Timepass
2001 Akka Bavekkada Shilpa
2001 Navvuthu Bathakalira
2001 Narasimha Naidu Sandhya
2001 Prematho Raa Anitha
2001 Rowdysheeter
2001 Subhakaryam
2001 Nuvvu Naaku Nachav Asha
2002 O Chinnadana Asha
2002 Adrustam Smita / Pinky
2002 Kodanda Rama Sangeetha Kannada
2002 Sontham Asha Telugu Cameo appearance
2002 Bharat Bhagya Vidhata Shabnam Hindi
2003 Ottesi Cheputhunna Telugu
2004 Love in Nepal Maxi Hindi
2004 143 Telugu
2004 Swamy Special appearance
2004 Gajendra Kausalya Tamil
2005 Giri Kannada
2005 Mr. Errababu Telugu Special appearance
2005 Nammanna Kannada
2005 Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu Manju Tamil
2006 Kusthi Abhi
2008 Michael Madana Kamaraju Mandira Telugu
2008 Swagatham Deepthi Telugu
2008 Kuselan Tamil Special appearance
2008 Dheemaku Indira Devi Kannada
2008 Chedugudu Telugu
2008 Dindigul Sarathy Tamil Special appearance
2009 Aa Intlo Pallavi Telugu
2009 Junction Special appearance
2010 Comedy Express
2010 Naane Ennul Illai Tamil
2010 Kanagavel Kakka Special appearance
2010 Broker Ganapathi's wife Telugu
2010 Vismaya Pramaya Meera Kannada
2010 Vah Re Vah
2011 Chattam Telugu Special appearance
2011 Money Money, More Money
2012 Dabangg 2 Hindi Cameo appearance as reporter
2013 CID Eesha Kannada
2013 Aakasamlo Sagam Vasu Telugu
2013 Sahasra Special appearance
2014 Paisa Yaar N Panga Meera Punjabi
2014 Ya Rab Hindi
2014 Lakshmi Swarna
2015 MSG:The Messenger Muskan
2015 Dhanak Gypsy Woman
2015 Guddu Ki Gun Nurse
2016 Do Lafzon Ki Kahani
2017 Begum Jaan Maina
2018 Stree Stree
2019 Fraud Saiyaan Shraddha
2020 Bahut Hua Samman Sapna Rani Hindi
2020 Darbaan Anukul's wife
2021 12 o'clock Hindi / Telugu Earlier titled as Geher
2021 Chaddi Mrs.Chaddha Hindi

Television[edit]

Year Series Role Language Notes
2019 Apna News Aayega Hindi
2020 Mere Sai – Shraddha Aur Saburi Suvarna Bai, a female singer and dancer Hindi A mythological tv serial , show premiered in Sony Entertainment Television.[18]

Web series[edit]

All web series are in Hindi Language, otherwise noted the language.

Year Series Role Platform Notes
2016 Maid in India Maid Webtalkies [19]
2018 Gandi Baat Sajelli ALTBalaji S02E01[20][21][22][23]
X.X.X Rukmani Lalwani ALTBalaji S01E01[24][25]
2018- 2019 Inside Edge Ayesha Dewan Amazon Prime Season 1 Recurring ; Season 2 Main[26]
2019 Wanna Have A Good Time Ullu
Bombers Minister's Wife ZEE5 [27][28][29]
Dupur Thakurpo Phulwa Boudi hoichoi Bengali webseries[30]
Mayanagari: City of Dreams Mystery Woman Hotstar [31][32]
2020 Aarya Radhika "Rads" Hotstar
2020 Paurashpur Nayantara ZEE5, ALTBalaji
2020 Darbaan ZEE5

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "#MeToo Movement: Flora Saini appreciates the way men are supporting the movement".
  2. ↑ Vinita Chaturvedi (19 December 2011). "Flora Saini: Another southern hottie ready to storm Bollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Love in Delhi, the Fllora way". The Hindu. 28 August 2003. Archived from the original on 24 October 2003. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Deepa Natarajan (22 April 2010). "Rising like a phoenix". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Y Sunita Chowdhary (18 February 2012). "Arts / Cinema : Itsy-Bitsy: Name game". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Asha Saini arrested in Chennai". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "rediff.com, Movies: Puru, Chandrachur: Face off!". Rediff. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Karnataka / Bangalore News : Flora Shiny had acted in Kannada movies". The Hindu. 15 March 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Aasha Saini aka Mayuri arrested en route to the US". IndiaGlitz. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Asha Saini claims innocence". Sify. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Actress relieved from ban". IndiaGlitz. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Flora Saini bags a place in Limca Book of Records". 123telugu.com. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Anveshi Jain Plays a role with Flora Saini in Gandi Baat Season 2, Videos Available on App". Anveshi Jain Official App. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  16. ↑ https://boxofficeindia.co.in/flora-saini-debut-bengali-entertainment-industry-dupur-thakurpo
  17. ↑ https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/celebs/2019/oct/31/actor-flora-saini-relates-to-the-character-of-phulwa-boudi-in-the-webseries-dupur-thakurpo-19396.html
  18. ↑ "Flora Saini: Things you may not know about her". Bollywood-Junction. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "Flora Saini: Look at me beyond just a bold actress". mid-day. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "I never felt objectified on Gandii Baat 2 set: Flora Saini". The Indian Express. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  21. ↑ MumbaiMay 2, Indo-Asian News Service; May 2, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 12:20. "Gandi Baat actress Flora Saini: Look at me beyond just a bold actress". India Today. Retrieved 10 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ "5 Indian Bold and Sexy Actresses in Web Series". whyit.in. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  23. ↑ "Gandii Baat Season 3 : release date, download and watch online". whyit.in. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  24. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani on Asha Negi's reaction to XXX Uncensored: She is completely fine with it". The Indian Express. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "ALTBalaji's X.X.X: Rithvik Dhanjani and Kyra Dutt's midnight tidbits are NSFW!". DNA India. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  26. ↑ "Inside Edge Season 2 (2019) | Amazon Prime Video". whyit.in. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  27. ↑ "Flora Saini to essay the role of a minister's wife in ZEE 5's football based show Bombers". Peepingmoon.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  28. ↑ "On set interview with flora saini for her upcoming web series 'Bombers' with ZEE5" – News Stock Live". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  29. ↑ "Bombers Web Series (TV Series) Review | Zee5". whyit.in. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  30. ↑ "Flora Saini made her debut in Bengali web series". 30 July 2019.
  31. ↑ "Nagesh Kukunoor to direct web series 'Mayanagari #CityOfDreams'". Scroll.in. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  32. ↑ "Hotstar ties up with Applause Entertainment for first set of originals". live Mint. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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