Bhavna Pani (born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actress, model and dancer. She is trained in classical dance forms Odissi and Kathak, as well as in ballet and contemporary modern dance. She debuted in films in 2001 with the Kannada film Yuvaraja and the Hindi movie Tere Liye - both released within a gap of one month.
Career Bhavna Pani was born on 6 July 1985 and brought up in Mumbai, India. She is the daughter of ad filmmaker Uday Shankar Pani. She has a younger sister Devna Pani who is a fashion designer and actress. She did her BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Mithibai College, Mumbai.
She is trained in Odissi and Kathak by Kelucharan Mohapatra and Birju Maharaj. She has learned contemporary dance at Terrence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and is also trained in Jazz and Ballet.
She started her career in films with the Puri Jagannadh directorial Kannada film Yuvaraja (2001). Her first Bollywood film Tere Liye released a month later. Since then, she has acted in many films including R. Srinivas directed Telugu film Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu ( 2002 ) and Priyadarshan's Malayalam comedy film Vettam. She got well acceptance by malayalee audience for portraying Veena in Vettam and the film achieved a cult status after TV release. She has also expressed that she likes to do more romantic comedy films.
She has been performing as the lead dancer in Sahara India's ambitious production Bharti for over ten years. She won Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress for So Many Socks.
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes2001 Yuvaraja Janaki Kannada Debut film Tere Liye Piya Anand / Piya Bose HindiLove MarriageShobhaTamil2002 Ninagoskara Apoorva Kannada Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Rachna Hindi Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu Kaveri Telugu 2004 Vettam Veena Malayalam2005 Gilli Gilli Atta Teacher Didi Hindi 2009 Fast Forward Jheel 2012 Tezz Radhika 2013 The Graveyard Shift 2014 Aamayum Muyalum Dancer Malayalam Special appearance in the song "Kaanakombile" 2015 Hawaizaada Queen Hindi 2017 The Big Fat City Anu 2018 Fraud Saiyaan Chanda 2019 Space Mom's Dr. Shanti Srivastava 2025 Madam Driver Hassan's Wife 2026 Bhooth Bangla Ragini 2026Pritam and PedroAna GorettiHindiWeb Series
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