Disha Patani Biography

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Disha Patani is a glamorous Indian model and a Bollywood actress born on 13 June 1992 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. Disha Patani initially appeared on the big screen through a Cadbury Dairy Milk commercial in the year 2015.

She began her acting career with the South Indian Telugu film ‘Loafer’ opposite actor Varun Tej, directed by Puri Jagannadh in the year 2015. The actress later made her Hindi debut on the silver screen in the sports biopic ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’ opposite actor Sushant Singh Rajput, directed by Neeraj Pandey in the year 2016.

Disha Patani also starred in Jackie Chan’s Chinese action comedy film ‘Kung Fu Yoga’ along with Sonu Sood in the year 2017, which is known to be ranked among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time. She appeared in a T Series music video Befikra along with Tiger Shroff and was widely appreciated in audiences.

Early Life & Family Details

Disha Patani was born on 13 June 1992 in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, India. She belongs to a Rajput family and her hometown is Aambagh, Tanakpur, Uttarakhand. There is a controversy surrounding her real age. According to some sources, Disha was born on 13 June 1992, whereas some other sources say that she was born on 27 Jul 1995.

In her childhood, Disha aspired to become an Indian Air Force Pilot. After completing her schooling, Disha Patani went to pursue her graduation in Electronics Engineering from Amity University, Noida. When she was in the second year of her Engineering Degree, she discontinued her studies and went on to participate in the 2013 Ponds Femina Miss India Contest held at Indore. She was declared the first runner-up of the contest. At that time she also auditioned for the film ‘Heropanti’ starring Tiger Shroff but got rejected.

Disha Patani Family Details

Her father’s name is Jagdish Singh Patani, who is a Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Uttar Pradesh Police Department and her mother’s name is not known.

She has a younger brother named Suryansh Patani, pursuing his studies from Bombay Scottish School, Mumbai, and an Elder Sister Khushboo Patani, who is a Major in Indian Army’s Signal Corps.

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Disha Patani Career / Awards & Achievements

Disha Patani kick-started her carrier as a model and did various TV ads and modeling assignments for many popular brands like Cadbury, Imperial Blue, Calvin Klien, Reliance Trends, etc. She first got public appreciation after her TV commercial for Cadbury Dairy Milk. She stepped into modeling and participate in the 2013 Ponds Femina Miss India Contest Indore, in which she was declared the first runner-up title of the contest.

In 2015, she made a debut on the silver screen with a Telugu film titled ‘Loafer’ opposite Varun Tej, Directed by Puri Jaganath. In ‘Loafer she played the role of a girl who runs from home to escape a forced marriage. But unfortunately, this big budget film performed poorly at the box office.

Disha then was appeared in a Music Video along with Tiger Shroff, produced by Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar, composed by Meet Bros under T-Series.

In 2016, Disha won the hearts of the audience with her powerful performance in Neeraj Pandey’s M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story, a biographical sports film based on the life story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian Cricket Team along with Sushant Singh Rajput and Kiara Advani. In this move, she played the role of Dhoni’s ex-girlfriend – Priyanka Jha, who died in a car accident.

In 2017, Disha appeared in a Chinese action-adventure film ‘Kung Fu Yoga’ with Jackie Chan, which is known to be ranked among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time. The film also starred Sonu Sood, Amyra Dastur, and Aarif Rahman. Disha Patani undertook special training in martial arts for her role in this movie.

In 2018, Disha was appeared in another blockbuster movie Baaghi 2, a sequel to the 2016 hit Baaghi, starring Tiger Shroff, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Ahmed Khan.

In 2019, Disha acted in the film Bharat starring Salman Khan as one of his leading ladies. She started 2020 with the February release Malang opposite Aditya Roy Kapur. In March 2020, she appeared in a song in the film Baaghi 3 starring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor, a sequel to Baaghi 2.

Awards

Star Screen Awards (2017) for the ‘Best Female Debut’ for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Stardust Awards (2017) for the ‘Best Acting Debut (Female)’ for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
International Indian Film Academy Awards (2017) for the ‘Best Female Debut’ for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
BIG Zee Entertainment Award (2017) for the ‘Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut – Female’ for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story