Nathalia Pinheiro Felipe Martins, known professionally as Nathalia Kaur,[1] is a Brazilian model and actress who works in Indian cinema.
Nathalia Kaur | |
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 Kaur at Radio City FM in April 2012 | |
| Born | Nathalia Pinheiro Felipe Martins Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Universidade Candido Mendes (dropped out) |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Early life
editKaur was born as Nathalia Pinheiro Felipe Martins in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her mother has Portuguese ancestry, while the exact ancestry of her father is little known; in an interview, Kaur said that she is "half Punjabi", and that her father is half Indian, being her paternal grandfather of the Punjabi and her paternal grandmother of Portuguese.[1][2]
Career
editKaur modelled in Brazil and other countries until moving to India upon receiving an offer. There she won the Kingfisher Calendar Model Hunt in 2012 and appeared in the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar that year.[3]
Kaur made her film debut in the Kannada film Dev Son of Mudde Gowda directed by Indrajit Lankesh.[4] Before its release she was cast by Ram Gopal Varma to perform an item number in his next film Department.[5] Earlier Varma had wanted to cast Sunny Leone, but due to her contractual obligations for Jism 2, Varma replaced her with Kaur.[6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Dev Son of Mudde Gowda | Kannada | Debut film; Item number | |
| 2012 | Department | Hindi | Item song Dan Dan [7] | |
| 2013 | Commando-A One Man Army | Hindi | Special appearance[8] | |
| 2013 | Dalam / Koottam | Telugu / Tamil | Special appearance | |
| 2013 | Bhai | Telugu | Herself | Special appearance |
| 2016 | Rocky Handsome | Hindi | Anna | |
| 2020 | Guns of Banaras | Hindi | Hema | |
| Jism 3 | Hindi | Meghna | Adult Feature Film |
- Television
- 2014 - Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 (Contestant) [9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Only Indians worship their actors: Nathalia Kaur". The Times of India. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "From Pinheiro to Kaur: Nathalia cashes in on the exotic". The Times of India. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Nathalia Pinheiro crowned Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2012 : What's Hot News". India Today. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Nathalia used me and I used her: Indrajit Lankesh". The Times of India. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Brazilian model Nathalia Kaur shakes her booty in RGV's 'Department' : EYECATCHERS News". India Today. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "From Pinheiro to Kaur: Nathalia cashes in on the exotic". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Nathalia Kaur: Ram Gopal Verma's new item girl — Movies News — HitList — ibnlive". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Subhash K Jha speaks about Commando". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "WOW! Bollywood diva Nathalia Kaur to be the hottest contestant on Khatron Ke Khiladi?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 November 2014.