Background

Nushrat Bharucha was born on May 17, 1985, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Her father, Tanvir, is a businessman and her mother, Tasneem, is a homemaker.

Education

Bharucha studied at Lilavatibai Podar High School, Mumbai, and later graduated from Jai Hind College, Mumbai. She actively took part in plays and drama in her school days, and briefly studied martial arts in college.

Career

Bharucha debuted in Hindi cinema in 2006 with the film Jai Santoshi Maa. She then starred alongside Jackky Bhagnani in the science fiction romantic drama Kal Kissne Dekha (2009) which was a commercial failure. The following year, she was paired with Rajkummar Rao and Anshuman Jha in Dibakar Banerjee's experimental anthology drama Love Sex Aur Dhokha.

Bharucha next appeared in Luv Ranjan's buddy comedy Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2011). Co-starring Kartik Aaryan, Divyendu Sharma, Raayo S. Bakhirta, and Sonnalli Seygall, the film tells the story of three bachelors who fall in love with three different girls. With a worldwide gross of ₹500 million against a budget of ₹100 million, Pyaar Ka Punchnama proved to be a critical and commercial success.

Bharucha's pairing with Kartik Aaryan was well received by the critics, for which Luv Ranjan cast her opposite him for the second time in the romance Akaash Vani (2013). The film is about two lovers named Akaash and Vani who are separated when Vani is married to an abusive man named Ravi. The film received positive reviews from critics, but did not perform well commercially, thus becoming a flop.

In 2015, Bharucha appeared in two films: the horror film Darr @ The Mall and the buddy comedy Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2. In Darr @ The Mall, she starred opposite Jimmy Sheirgill and played the role of Ahana Manchanda. In Luv Ranjan's buddy comedy Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 (2015), which was a sequel to her 2011 film Pyaar Ka Punchnama, co-starred Kartik Aaryan, Sunny Nijar, Omkar Kapoor, Sonnalli Seygall, and Ishita Raj Sharma. The film's story was adapted from the previous film. Bharucha was paired opposite Aaryan for the third time. Commercially, both Darr @ The Mall and Pyaar Ka Punchnama performed well at the box office and proved to be successes.

After a three-year absence from full-time acting, Bharucha featured in the romantic comedy Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018), marking her fourth collaboration with director Luv Ranjan and actor Kartik Aaryan. The film tells the story of Sonu who tries to separate his best friend Titu from his fiancèe Sweety. With a worldwide gross of ₹148.71 crore against a budget of ₹30 crore, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety emerged as Bharucha's highest-grossing release.

In 2019, Bharucha will appear in the romantic comedy Dream Girl alongside Ayushmann Khurrana, set to release in September. She will appear in an item number "Peeyu Datke" in Milap Zaveri's action thriller Marjaavaan alongside Sidharth Malhotra. In 2020, she is set to reunite with Rajkummar Rao in Hansal Mehta's social comedy Turram Khan, set to release in January. Next she will feature in a romantic film, Hurdang alongside Sunny Kaushal and Vijay Verma, directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhatt.

Achievements

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  Nushrat Bharucha is known today as a promising young actress who is praised for her acting skills by critics and is loved by the audience. For her role in Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 she received two BIG Star Entertainment Awards and the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Foundation Award; for her role in Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety she received the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Foundation Award. She was also awarded the GeoSpa AsiaSpa Awards in 2016 and the Fashion Influencer Of The Year Award in 2018.

Works

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  • Love Sex Aur Dhoka

    (A video camcorder, a store security camera, and concealed...)

    2010
  • Watch Darr @ The Mall

    (Darr @ the Mall revolves around people who have a terrify...)

    2014
  • Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety

    (The film begins with a crying Titu who is worried as his ...)

    2018
  • Pyaar Ka Punchnama

    (After falling in love, three room-mates experience change...)

    2011
  • Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2

    (After falling in love, three roommates experience changes...)

    2015
  • Akaash Vani

    (Akaash and Vani fall in love but she is married off to a ...)

    2013
  • Jai Santoshi Maa

    (Jai Santoshi Maa is a Devotional film directed by Vijay S...)

    2006

Religion

Bharucha belongs to a Bohri Muslim family.

Views

Bharucha shared in an interview that she grew up in an orthodox as well as a liberal atmosphere.

Quotations: "It's a fight for every actor to surpass what they have done in their previous film, especially when it is accepted hugely."

"When you go through a tragedy with someone, the bond is stronger."

"As women, we need to know that we can overpower anyone with our mental strength."

"I believe that if I do good work, something in the universe will fall right for it."

"Since childhood, I was always told that I am petite and can get hurt easily. And I always felt the need to become physically strong, just to prove people wrong."

"I believe that 'ego' is much overused term."

"Money is not a concern, or even my priority."

"The audience's reaction is the most rewarding thing for an actor, especially me."

"Comedy actually is quite difficult to do. The timing, the tone, the delivery, and the precise expressions are all very crucial, especially for actresses, because we are not given the author-backed punches."

"I don't think, as an actor, you should define what genre you want to do. Once you do that, you lose the sight to see the film and what its story is all about."

"We can't say whether a film will be a hit or flop. There's something which just clicks with people."

"I take my time to understand the nuances of a character and prepare for a role, which is why I take time to do films. I work hard on myself to fit the character."

"I would rather do four films and be remembered for them than do 20 forgettable ones."

"Acting is an emotion which has to be felt. Some feel it, some don't."

"You need to be comfortable with yourself first and then decide what you want to achieve."

Personality

Although Bharucha is a non-vegetarian, she turned vegan during the shooting of the film “Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.”

She is a fitness enthusiast and visits the gym regularly. She also likes to do sports in open spaces.

Bharucha is passionate about dogs and often shares pictures with them on her social media accounts.

She is a die-hard fan of Ranbir Kapoor, and considers Nawazuddin Siddiqui her inspiration.

Bharucha told during an interview that her community didn't consider acting as a good profession, so during her initial days in the industry, she would tell her extended family that acting was just a summer job for her.

Physical Characteristics: Bharucha's height is 5' 4'' (163 cm), and she weighs around 121 lbs (55 kg). Her hair colour is black, and her eye colour is brown. She has a tattoo on her right hip.

Interests

• reading, dancing, movies, travelling, dogs

• Writers

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Arvind Adiga

• Sport & Clubs

  gym

Connections

Bharucha is currently not married and not dating anybody. There were rumors about her and Kartik Aaryan's relationships, but later they proved them to be untrue.

Her best friend's name is Ishita Raj Sharma.

Father:

Tanvir Bharucha

Mother:

Tasneem Bharucha

Friend:

Ishita Raj Sharma

colleague:

Jimmy Sheirgill

colleague:

Rajkummar Rao

colleague:

Anshuman Jha

colleague:

Kartik Aaryan

colleague:

Divyendu Sharma

colleague:

Raayo S. Bakhirta

colleague:

Sonnalli Seygall

colleague:

Sunny Nijar

colleague:

Omkar Kapoor

colleague:

Ishita Raj Sharma

colleague:

Sidharth Malhotra

colleague:

Sunny Kaushal

colleague:

Vijay Verma