Shivaleeka Oberoi

Shivaleeka Oberoi (born 24 July 1995) is an Indian actress predominantly working in the Hindi film industry. Oberoi made her on-screen film debut with the romantic thriller Yeh Saali Aashiqui (2019),[2] which garnered her a Filmfare nomination for Best Female Debut.[3]

Shivaleeka Oberoi
Born (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Before venturing into acting, she worked as an assistant director at the Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment productions for Kick (2014) and Housefull 3 (2016).[4] Her upcoming film is Khuda Haafiz, opposite Vidyut Jammwal, produced by Panorama Studios.

Early life

Oberoi was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her father Sumir Oberoi, is a businessman and her mother, Sarina Oberoi, was a teacher. Both her parents are from Mumbai, but her grandparents are originally from Punjab. Her grandfather Mahavir Oberoi, who passed away when her father was very young, had produced a Bollywood film Sheba and Hercules in 1967.[5]

Oberoi was educated at Arya Vidya Mandir School and Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai. She graduated from Mumbai University where she studied Majors in English and Psychology. While she was graduating she did a 3-month diploma course from Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares acting institute.[5]

Soon after, she started working at Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and became an Assistant Director on Kick (2014) and Housefull 3 (2016).[6] After that, she started auditioning for films and took up ads and modelling assignments before she got her debut film.[7]

Career

Oberoi made her acting debut in 2019 with the romantic thriller film Yeh Saali Aashiqui, co-starring Vardhan Puri, grandson of Amrish Puri.[8] The film was directed by Cherag Ruparel and produced by Pen India Limited and Amrish Puri Films.[9] She will be doing her second film Khuda Hafiz with Vidyut Jammwal, directed by Faruk Kabir.[10][11]

Personal Life

Oberoi got engaged with her long-term boyfriend TV actor Karam Rajpal in 15 Jan 2018.[12] In November 2019, she denied the reports of engagement and called these reports false.[13]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2019 Yeh Saali Aashiqui Mitee Deora Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2020 Khuda Haafiz Nargis Released on Disney+ Hotstar
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References
  1. "Stars who made their Bollywood debut in 2019". Indiatimes.
  2. "Filmfare Awards 2020 Nominations | 65th Filmfare Awards 2020". filmfare.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. "Nominations for the 65th Filmfare Awards 2020 are out! - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. "'Yeh Saali Aashiqui' trailer: Vardhan Puri and Shivaleeka Oberoi starrer will keep you at the edge of your seats - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. "'Akshay Kumar made me cry!'". Rediff. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. "Shivaleeka Oberoi: I led a life away from cinema, but it still found its way to me - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. "'Yeh Saali Aashiqui' motion poster: Vardhan Puri and Shivaleeka Oberoi's debut film to release on November 22 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. ANI (17 October 2019). "Amrish Puri's grandson Vardhan to debut with 'Yeh Saali Aashiqui'". Business Standard India. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. Nov 05, Firstpost •; Ist, 2019 14:15. "Yeh Saali Aashiqui trailer: Amrish Puri's grandson Vardhan makes film debut in this romantic thriller - Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 18 February 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "Shivaleeka Oberoi signs her 2nd film ahead of debut - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  11. "Vidyut Jammwal begins shooting in Lucknow - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  12. Desk, ABP News Web (17 January 2018). "CONGRATS! Karam Rajpal gets ENGAGED with Shivaleeka Oberoi". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  13. "नामकरण फेम एक्ट्रेस ने अपनी सगाई की खबरों को बताया झूठा, बोलीं- मैं सिंगल हूं". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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