Banita Sandhu

Banita Sandhu
Sandhu in 2022
Born	(1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 27) Caerleon, Wales
Alma mater	King's College London
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2018–present

Banita Sandhu (born 22 June 1997)^[1] is a Welsh actress.^[2][3] Known for her work in Indian cinema, she made her film debut with the 2018 Hindi-language film October, going on to star in the Tamil-language production Adithya Varma and the CW series Pandora (both 2019).

Early life

Sandhu was born and brought up in Caerleon, Wales^[4] to first-generation British Indian Sikh parents. She began acting at the age of 11^[5] and moved to London at 18 to start her degree in English literature at King's College.^[3]

Career

Sandhu first appeared in an ad for Wrigley's Doublemint and one for Vodafone India^[when?].^[3][6] Her first feature film was October, starring Varun Dhawan, released in 2018. This was followed by the American TV series Pandora,^[7] and the Tamil-language film Adithya Varma, both in 2019.^[8] She later signed on to the Hindi-language film Sardar Udham^[9] and the British production Kavita and Teresa.^[10][11]

Filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, role, and language shown

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2018	October	Shiuli Iyer	Hindi	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut^[citation needed]
2019	Adithya Varma	Meera Shetty	Tamil	Nominated – Best Female Debut at SIIMA
	Eternal Beauty	Alex	English
2021	Sardar Udham	Reshma	Hindi

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, role, and language shown

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2019	Pandora	Delaney Pilar	English	Main role (season 1)
2024	Bridgerton	Sita Malhotra	English	Minor role (season 3)

Music videos

List of music video appearances, with year, title, artist, and language shown

Year	Title	Artist	Language	Ref.
2018	"Jind Mahi"	Diljit Dosanjh	Punjabi	[12]
2023	"With You"	AP Dhillon		[13]

References

1. "Inside Banita Sandhu 24th birthday celebration". The Indian Express. 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
2. "Varun Dhawan's October heroine Banita Sandhu: Everything you need to know about her. See pics". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
3. "Banita Sandhu – the London undergrad moonlighting as a Bollywood star". The Guardian. 30 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
4. "Banita Sandhu on October: I was so frustrated acting still for so long". The Indian Express. IANS. 21 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
5. "Welsh star Banita Sandhu makes Bollywood debut". itv.com. ITV plc. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
6. "Banita Sandhu: Lesser known facts about the debutante". The Times of India. 30 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
7. "October actor Banita Sandhu joins in sci-fi series for Netflix Pandora, Varun Dhawan is proud of her". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
8. "Arjun Reddy's Tamil remake now titled Adithya Varma, new poster out". Hindustan Times. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
9. Jha, Subhash K. (19 November 2019). ""Yes I'm doing Sardar Udham Singh," October actress Banita Sandhu is back in Shoojit Sircar's Udham Singh". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
10. "Lockdown Diaries: Banita Sandhu says how her lifestyle has become so sedentary during this crisis". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
11. "Banita Sandhu to Star Opposite Adivi Sesh in 'Goodachari' Sequel 'G2'". Deadline. 20 November 2023.
12. "Diljit Dosanjh: Thankful to Banita for being a part of Jind Mahi". The Indian Express. 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
13. "With You: AP Dhillon is 'lovestruck' in new song also featuring Banita Sandhu". The Indian Express. 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

External links

• Banita Sandhu at IMDb