Hazel Crowney, also spelt as Hazel Croney, is an English actress and model who has appeared in many ad campaigns and some Bollywood films.
Early life Crowney was born in London, United Kingdom, to English parents Karin and Phil Crowney. She has two younger sisters (Robyn and Zoë). Crowney grew up in Grosvenor Park, Chester, England; she completed her schooling at Bennett Memorial School in Tunbridge Wells, and later studied fashion and textiles at West Kent College.
Career Crowney's entry into Bollywood came by chance in 2004 when she was backpacking in Thailand and stumbled upon an Indian film being shot there. So it came that her first appearance in a Bollywood film was in the item song "Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar". She was an extra in the film Janasheen. With little prior knowledge of the sub-continent, she was attracted by the music and dance, and decided to try her luck in Mumbai.
She went on to do advertisements for Pond's, Nokia, HSBC and Samsung before landing her first proper role in the film MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar in 2007. She also worked in shows, for which she was highly paid.
In 2010, Crowney along with other non-Indian actresses such as Alice Patten were asked to leave Bollywood by Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), a Mumbai-based political party. They campaigned for a ban on the estimated 1,000 British and other foreign actors who regularly appear in Bollywood films accusing them of stealing jobs from local girls.
Crowney has performed in an item song named 'Reshma Ki Jawani' for the film Kaash Tum Hote which was released in 2014. She also appeared in an item song in the Telugu action-drama Shankara, which was released in 2016.Hazel Crowney grooves to item song in 'Shankara', Published: 9 October 2013, The New Indian Express
Filmography Films Year Film Role Other notes2003 Janasheen 2006 Ho Sakta Hai Claire 2007 MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar Ayesha Mehra credited as Hazel2008 U, Me aur Hum Girlfriend of Ajay's son credited as Hazel Crony 2009 Kick Special appearance in the song "Dil Kalaase" Telugu film 2010Mittal v/s Mittal Item song credited as HazelDunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon credited as HazelA Flat Gitika D. Singh credited as Hazel/Hezal Crony2012 Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal Shrishti 2013 Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! Belly dancer in song "Tu Hi Khwahish" Kyun Hua Achanak Kash Tum Hote 2014 Jilla Special appearance in song "Jingunamani" Tamil film Unforgettable Nisha Kaanchi: The Unbreakable Item Number 2016 Khel Toh Ab Shuru Hoga Shankara Telugu film 2017 Aadesh - Power Of Law Marathi film 2019 Ghost Neena Hindi
Television appearances Year Television Series Role Other notes2009-10 Fear Factor Herself Contestant2010 Zara Nachke Dikha Herself Contestant2010 Aahat Herself Season 5 episode 69
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