Hansika Motwani-biography

Hansika Motwani (born August 9, 1991) is an Indian actress and a former child actress, most famous for her role in Aap Kaa Surroor – The Moviee – The Real Luv Story.

Born	August 9, 1991 (age 19) Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actress, Model
Years active	2001-present
Parents	Seema Motwani Pradeep Motwani

Early life

Hansika attended Podar International School. Hansika mainly speaks Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, English, Hindi and Tulu, although her native tongue is Sindhi. Her father is Pradeep Motwani, a businessman, and her mother is Seema Motwani, a dermatologist. She is learning Tamil as she is making her debut in the Tamil film industry.

Career

She began her television career with a serial called Shakalaka Boom Boom, a story about a boy named Sanju and his magic pencil. Simultaneously, she also acted a child's role in the Indian serial Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chaand, for which she received the Favorite Child Award at the Star Parivaar Awards. She also appeared as one of the children in Koi Mil Gaya with Preity Zinta and Hrithik Roshan.

Film career

Hansika made her film debut in Puri Jagannadh's Telugu film, Desamuduru, starring opposite Allu Arjun. The film was about a crime reporter who falls in love with a sannyasi, played by Hansika.

Hansika made her debut as a leading actress in Bollywood with Himesh Reshammiya in Aap Kaa Surroor – The Real Luv Story. She played the role of Himesh Reshammiya's lover Ria. The film was released on 29 June 2007 and was a moderate hit movie in India. She will also appear in the Hindi film entitled He: The Only One, where she will be essaying the role of a killer, hell-bent on taking revenge for her family.

Hansika made her debut as a lead actress in the Kannada film Bindaas with Puneet Rajkumar. The film was released on 15 February 2008. She paired with Jr. NTR in the film Kantri, which was released in May 2008. The film was a moderate hit. She is also making her Tamil film debut in the 2011 film Engeyum Kadhal opposite Jayam Ravi, following which she has signed three movies Tamil films, Mappillai opposite Dhanush, and Velayudham opposite Joseph Vijay and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi opposite Udhayanidhi Stalin.