Angira Dhar
Indian actress
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Angira Satish Dhar is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi films and television.[1] Her most notable work includes her roles in the films Love per Square Foot (2018), Commando 3 (2019) and Runway 34 (2022) and in the web series Bang Baaja Baaraat (2015) and Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo (2023).[2][3][4][5]
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Angira Dhar | |
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Dhar in 2025 | |
| Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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Early and personal life
Dhar is a Kashmiri Hindu and was born and brought up in Mumbai and is from its Mulund suburb.[6][7][8] Her maternal grandfather was a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer based in Mumbai while her father's family migrated to the city from Srinagar following the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus in the 1990s.[7]
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Dhar married Love per Square Foot director, Anand Tiwari, in a secret ceremony on 30 April 2021.[9][10]
Career
Debut and early work (2013-2020)
Dhar began her career in TV production with Channel V. She also worked behind the camera as an assistant film director.[11] She also hosted the show Beg Borrow Steal on Bindass.[12] Dhar made her Bollywood debut in 2013 with Ek Bura Aadmi opposite Arunoday Singh.[13]
Dhar had her breakthrough in 2015, when she played a feisty and independent girl in Y-Films's web series, Bang Baaja Baarat opposite Ali Fazal.[14] Firstpost noted, "The gorgeous Angira Dhar really step up to the plate and deliver."[15] The second season of the show started in September 2016.[16]
Dhar played a bank employee in the 2018 film Love per Square Foot opposite Vicky Kaushal.[17][18] It was the first Bollywood film to release directly on a streaming platform. Hindustan Times termed her "terrific". News18 stated, "The oven-baked pairing of Vicky and Angira is a delight as both deliver an earnest and honest performance throughout."[19][20]
In 2019, she played a British Intelligence agent in Commando 3 alongside Vidyut Jamwal.[21][22] Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Angira Dhar is great as the no-nonsense cop and underplays her part."[23]
Further career and recent work (2021–present)
Dhar played a lawyer in Ajay Devgn's Runway 34 in 2022.[24][25] Bollywood Hungama said, "Angira Dhar doesn't get much scope." Hindustan Times noted, "Angira Dhar has a smaller part and she does her parts well in handful of scenes."[26][27]
Dhar played a quick-tempered women into the drugs business in her second web series, Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo opposite Varun Mitra.[28][29] Rediff.com stated, "Angira Dhar's flair for sly, snappish parts holds her in good stead."[30]
Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2013 | Ek Bura Aadmi | Unknown | ||
| 2018 | Love per Square Foot | Kareena D'Souza | [31] | |
| 2019 | Commando 3 | Mallika Sood | [32] | |
| 2022 | Runway 34 | Radhika Roy | [33] | |
| 2025 | Jombieland | Aanchal Hooda | Punjabi film | [34][35] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Bang Baaja Baaraat | Shahana Arora | [36] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2013 | Beg Borrow Steal | Host | [37] | |
| 2023 | Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo | Kajal |
Music video appearances
| Year | Title | Singer | Ref. |
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| 2023 | "Bairiya" | Arijit Singh | [38] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Female Debut | Commando 3 | Nominated | [39] |
