Meghna Naidu (born 19 September 1980) is an Indian actress who has starred primarily in Hindi films. She has also appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali films.
Biography Naidu's first major appearance was in the music video for UMI10's "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" (2002), an official remix of Lata Mangeshkar's 1981 song "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" (in turn, the 2002 song "Addictive" by Truth Hurts was inspired by the remix). She was also featured in Saru Maini's video "Dil De Diya Tha (Sutta Mix)" before starting to work in Indian films.
Early life Naidu was born on 19 September 1980 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father Ethiraj works for Air India and was a tennis coach and her mother Purnima, was a school teacher. She has one younger sister, Sona. She told that she requested her mother to quit her job and accompany her to shooting locations, after her sister who used to travel with her got a job abroad. She grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and considers herself "more of a Mumbaiite". She studied at Bhavan's College, Andheri, Mumbai, and graduated with a B.Com degree. She trained in classical bharatanatyam for seven years. She stated that she also was coaching tennis in the US for four years.
Career At the age of 18, she met a model co-ordinator at the wedding of her cousin in Chennai, who called her for a screen test for a feature film. Luckily she secured a role in the Telugu film Prema Sakshi (1999), following which she appeared in one more Telugu and two Kannada films. She then appeared in UMI10's music video "Kaliyon Ka Chaman", directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, which she says happened by accident. She was accompanying her friend to the audition for the video, when she was approached by the team. She was asked to send in her photographs and within few days, she was selected for the video. "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" became a grand success and gained her recognition. She subsequently went on to do many stage performances in and outside of India.
She made her Bollywood debut with the B-grade film Hawas (2004), which dealt with extramarital affair. It was followed by lead roles in Classic Dance of Love (2005), which featured her as a dancer, and Rain: The Terror Within... (2005), in which she played a blind author. In Mashooka, she played a character with negative shades. In her latter career, she mostly made special appearances in item numbers in South Indian films.
She also participated in the television shows Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi and Dancing Queen. She played the role of Benazir in the TV series, Jodha Akbar.
Personal life Naidu started a relationship with tennis player Luis Miguel Reis in 2011; they married on 12 December 2016. They live in Dubai, and she travels to India for work.
Filmography Year Title Role Language Other notes1999Prema SakshiTeluguDebut2002 Action No. 1 Telugu Prudhvi Narayana Telugu Vendi Mabbulu Shanaya Sardesai Telugu 2003 Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu Kannada Debut Don Jhansi a.k.a. Kaveri Kannada 2004 Hawas Sapna R. Mittal Hindi Debut AK-47 Hindi Special appearance Coolie Bengali Debut Satruvu Club Dancer in Dubai Telugu 2005 Jackpot – The Money Game Gauri Hindi Classic Dance of Love Doli Hindi Mashooka Sanjana Hindi Bhama Kalapam Anjali Telugu Rain: The Terror Within... Sandhya Bhatnagar Hindi Bad Friend Sargam Hindi 2006 Saravana Sathya Tamil Debut Eight: The Power of Shani Sapna Hindi Vikramarkudu Dancer Chameli Telugu Special appearance Jambhavan Anu Tamil Bada Dosth Malayalam Debut Special appearance2007 Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule Herself Telugu Special appearance Veerasamy Tamil 2008 Vaitheeswaran Roopa Tamil Pandurangadu Telugu Special appearance Pandhayam Herself Tamil Cameo appearance2010 Kutty Dancer on the train Tamil Special appearance2011 Siruthai Item girl Tamil Special appearance 100% Love Herself Telugu Special appearance Rivaaz Chanda Hindi Puli Vesham Tamil Special appearance Vellore Maavattam Tamil Special appearance Pilla Zamindar Herself Telugu Special appearance2012 Love at First Sight Hindi Ishq Deewana Hindi 2013 Parari Kannada Special appearance Election Kannada Special appearance 2014 Ranathantra Kannada Special appearance Dhamak Marathi Debut S Special appearance2016 Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 Maasi Hindi Ilamai Oonjal Tamil 2019 Dharmaprabhu Tamil SitaraBengali2024Sur Lagu De Marathi
Television shows Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 on Colors TV Dancing Queen on Colors TV Jodha Akbar on Zee TV MTV Fanaah on MTV India Adaalat on Sony Entertainment Television Sasural Simar Ka on Colors Maharakshak Aryan on Zee TV
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