Kira Narayanan is an Indian actress and TV presenter. She is best known for playing Aayat in "Jee Karda" on Amazon Prime Video, hosting Cricket Live on the Star Sports Network and for playing the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney and BookMyShow's Aladdin the Musical in India.
Personal life Kira grew up in Malaysia and started acting when she was 13. She was a member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (London).
Career
Television and film Kira debuted as an English Television Sports Anchor for Star Sports India during Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 7 (2019). She then went on to anchor for "Cricket Live" in the absence of Mayanti Langer, hosting her first Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2020, as well as the India/England Test, ODI and T20I Series in 2021. She's appeared alongside cricket greats and network regulars Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Brett Lee, VVS Laxman, Gautham Gambhir, Greame Swann, Lisa Sthalekhar, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and Dean Jones.
She starred in Jee Karda on Amazon Prime Video co-starring Tamannaah Bhatia, and in the 2019 web series Minus One, where she appeared opposite Indian web stars Aisha Ahmed and Ayush Mehra.
She made her feature film debut as a classical dancer in the 2018 Tamil film Koothan.
Stage Kira was cast by Tess Joseph to play Princess Jasmine in the stage Musical version of the Disney film Aladdin, produced by Disney International and BookMyShow.
In 2019, Kira stepped into the iconic shoes of Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews to play the role of Eliza Doolittle in Rael Padamsee's My Fair Lady the Musical.
Work and filmography
Television YearTitleRoleChannelLanguageNotes2019KBD Live/Total KBD Raid OnAnchorStar SportsEnglishAnchor for live/recorded Vivo Pro Kabaddi programming2019Cricket Live/Match Point/Follow The BluesReporter/AnchorReporter/Anchor for Cricket Programming2020Cricket LiveAnchorAnchor for Dream 11 IPL 20202021Anchor for India/England 2021 (Test/T20I/ODI)2023Jee KardaAayat MerchantAmazon Prime VideoHindi2019Minus OneDevika/LavanyaYouTube
Plays/Musicals
YearShowRoleDirectorProducerNotesRef.2018Aladdin the Musical (India)Princess JasmineShruti SharmaBookMyShow/Disney IndiaPlayed in Mumbai (NCPA) & Delhi (JLN Stadium)2019My Fair LadyEliza DoolittleKarla SinghACE ProductionsNCPA (Mumbai)
Films
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.2018KoothanDeviTamil
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