Abir Abrar


Abir Abrar
Born 1985
Mumbai, Maharashtra,  India
Occupation actress
Years active present

Abir Abrar is an Indian stage, film,[1][2] and television actress. She is active in theater and television and recently made her film debut in the Ashutosh Gowarikar film Jodhaa Akbar.[3][4][5]

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Background

She received her acting training from Daisy Irani at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Academy, and through a theatre workshop at Ek Jute. She is also well versed in Kathak and Hindustani classical music. She is the niece of KumKum, a popular star of 1950s and 1960s.

Career

Theater

She played Juliet in the Nadira Babbar production of Romeo and Juliet directed by Atul Tiwari, and the lead Razaia Sajjad Zaheer in the play Roshnai ka Safar under direction of Nadira Babbar. She was also in Sone ki Machli,[6][7] and another Babbar directed play, 'Pencil se Brush Tak', based on the life of artist M. F. Hussain.[1] She remains actively associated with the 'Ek Jut' theatre company.

Television

She played the central character in the 2006 television documentary Reflections in a Mirror. The experimental film is based on the turmoil of human emotions and revolves around the trials and tribulations of a person seeking her own true identity.

Film

Her first behind the scenes endeavor as an Assistant Director was Ramaa: The Saviour (2008).[8] She made her screen debut as the character Bakshi Banu Begam, the sister of Akbar (Hritik Roshan), in the Ashutosh Gowarikar film Jodhaa Akbar[2][9][1][10][11][12]

Filmology

Sources

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Super talented Abir". deccanherald.com. August 28, 2008. http://www.deccanherald.com/CONTENT/Aug282008/metrothurs2008082786924.asp. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  2. ^ a b "Age no bar". indiatoday. March 14, 2008. http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?issueid=89&id=5801&option=com_content&task=view&sectionid=2. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  3. ^ a b "I’m not worried about getting stereotyped"". timesofindia. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Im_not_worried_about_getting_stereotyped/rssarticleshow/2849834.cms. Retrieved on 01-20-2009. 
  4. ^ "Hindi film Jodhaa Akbar". cinechance.com. http://www.cinechance.com/view/hindi-film-jodhaa-akbar.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  5. ^ "Abir Abrar — Filmography". Movies.yahoo.com. http://malaysia.movies.yahoo.com/Abir+Abrar/biography/185136/filmography/. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  6. ^ "Sone Ki Machhali Darpan Mishra, Kajli Sharma, Abir Abrar, Bharat Jha, Vijay Singh, Sonu Anand, Amit Rosha, Mithilesh". 4to40.com. 7/11/2008. http://www.4to40.com/art/gallery_ramp_shows_detail.asp?gid=227. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  7. ^ "Sone Ke Machhali.". mumbaitheatreguide.com. http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/hindi/29_preview_sone_machhali.asp. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  8. ^ "Abir Abrar". IMDB :Filmography. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2935202/. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  9. ^ "Abir Abrar Celebrity". tvguide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/abir-abrar/292552. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  10. ^ "Controversial ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ in Colombo". sundaytimes.lk. March 2, 2008. http://sundaytimes.lk/080302/TV/tv-times00008.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  11. ^ "Aishwarya, Hrithik film Jodhaa Akbar a hit in Poland". khabrein.info. Dec 28, 2008. http://www.khabrein.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18850&Itemid=70. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  12. ^ "Jodhaa Akbar to release on Oct 12:Ashutosh Gowariker". indicine.com. July 29th, 2007. http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/jodhaa-akbar-to-release-on-oct-12/. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 
  13. ^ "A dose of Baroda in Mumbai!". timesofindia. 11 Mar 2008. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2852058.cms. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. 

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