Amyra Dastur

Amyra Dastur (born 7 May 1993)[1][2] is an Indian actress who has starred in Hindi,Tamil and Telugu films.[3][4] She made her Bollywood debut with Issaq, opposite Prateik Babbar. She started her career at the age of 16 as a model in a few commercials including Clean and Clear, Dove (toiletries), Vodafone and Micromax. She starred in Mukesh Bhatt's sci-fiction thriller Mr. X alongside Emraan Hashmi.[5] She also made her Tamil debut with Anegan alongside Dhanush.

Amyra Dastur
Dastur in 2018
Born (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993[1][2]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress, model
Years active2009-present

Early life and career

Amyra Dastur began her education in Cathedral and John Connon School. She started her Secondary education from Dhirubhai Ambani International School but dropped out to pursue acting. Dastur is Parsi and she speaks English, and Gujarati at home.[6] She is currently studying in Mumbai's HR College.[7] Dastur started her career as a model in commercials.

Dastur made her Hindi cinema-acting debut in Manish Tiwary's romantic drama[8] Issaq, alongside Prateik Babbar.[9][10]

Amyra in her first international project, Kung Fu Yoga acted alongside Jackie Chan which released in India on 3 February 2017.[11] She has also started filming for Oodi Oodi Uzhaikanum starring Santhanam.

Amyra Dastur was also seen in director Akshat Verma's next, titled Kaalakaandi, starring Saif Ali Khan. Amyra shot for a song in the film which is an upbeat dance number and has some fun lyrics. The track has been choreographed by Adil Malik of Kar Gayi Chul fame.[12] she is all set for her Telugu debut in 2018 with Rajugadu opposite Raj Tarun[13] and Manasuku Nachindi acting opposite Sundeep Kishan directed by Manjula Ghattamaneni.[14]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2013IssaqBachchi Kashyap (Juliet)Hindi
2015AneganMadhumitha / Samudhra / KalyaniTamilNominated SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress — Tamil
2015Mr. XSiya VermaHindi
2017Kung Fu YogaKyraMandarin
Hindi
English
2018Manasuku NachindiNithyaTelugu
KaalakaandiNehaHindi
Raju GaduTanviTelugu
Rajma ChawalSeher/Tara ChaudharyHindi
2019 Judgementall Hai KyaReemaHindi
PrassthanamGunjanHindi
Made in ChinaRoopaHindi
2020 Oodi Oodi Uzhaikanum TBATamilFilming
Kadhalai Thedi Nithya Nandha TBATamil
2021 Pilfer SinghTBAHindiRemake of Telugu movie Raju Gadu

Web Series
Year Title Role Language Platform Notes
2018 The Trip 2 Ira Hindi/English Bindass Originals [15][16]

References
  1. "Amyra Dastur celebrates her 22nd birthday in Thailand". Mid-Day. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. TNN (9 May 2015). "Amyra's flaunts her bikini in Thailand - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. "A royal gift for Manish Tiwary". mid-day.com.
  4. "Amyra's headstrong nature helped her bag debut film". The Times of India.
  5. Avinash Lohana (30 May 2015). "Amyra Dastur in 'Ticket To Bollywood'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. "I never really wanted to act for fame: Amyra Dastur". The Times of India.
  7. "I am not a romantic person: Amyra Dastur". Hindustantimes.com.
  8. Priya Sharma (2013-07-18). "Juliet comes to Benaras". The Hindu.
  9. "Director Manish Tiwary talks about his film Issaq, Prateik Babbar and Amyra Dastur". dna. 2013-06-29.
  10. "Prateik goes down on his knees for Amyra Dastur". mid-day.com.
  11. "Amyra Dastur braves the cold for Jackie Chan's 'Kung Fu Yoga' - Times of India".
  12. Hungama, Bollywood (16 November 2016). "Amyra Dastur to do a peppy number in Saif Ali Khan starrer Kaalagandi - Bollywood Hungama".
  13. "Rajugadu is almost complete". 12 December 2017.
  14. "'Manasuku Nachindi's' teaser to be out soon! - Times of India".
  15. "Check out Mallika Dua, Shweta Tripathi, Sapna Pabbi and Amyra Dastur's latest pictures from 'The Trip 2'". DNA India. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  16. "Amyra Dastur, Mallika Dua contribute to screenplay of their upcoming web series The Trip 2- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
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