DIANA PENTY ,HINDI ACTRESS BORN 1985 ,NOVEMBER 2

DIANA PENTY ,HINDI ACTRESS BORN 
1985 ,NOVEMBER 2

Diana Penty (pronounced [ɖaːjnaː peːnʈiː]; born 2 November 1985) is an Indian model and film actress who appears in Hindi films. Born in Mumbai, in a Parsi-Christian family Penty completed her education from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and simultaneously began modeling as a part-time profession.

After initial reluctance, Penty began a full-time modelling career in 2005 when she was signed up by Elite Models India. She soon established a successful career as a model after walking the ramp for many of India's top designers. In 2012, Penty made her acting debut in Homi Adajania's commercially successful romantic comedy Cocktail. Her performance in the film garnered praise, and earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

After a four year break from acting, Penty played the title role in the sleeper hit Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016). Penty is an active celebrity endorser and has been associated with brands like TRESemmé and Nokia.

Personal life[edit source]
Penty was born on 2 November 1985 in Mumbai to a Parsi father and a Christian mother.[1][2] She attended St. Agnes High School in Mumbai, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mass Media from St. Xavier's College.[3][4]

Career[edit source]
Modelling career (2005–11)[edit source]

Penty walking the ramp for the Mijwan fashion show, 2012

Penty began her modeling when she sent her photographs to Elite Models India, who liked her work and suggested she take up modelling assignments. At this stage, she was in college, and was reluctant to choose on a career in modelling, so Penty decided to work part-time as a fashion model.[5]

In 2005, Penty officially started working for Elite Models India, and made her runway debut at the Indo-Italian Festival for Italian designers Nicola Trussardi and Gianfranco Ferré.[6] Thereafter, Penty modelled for several other Indian designers, including Wendell Rodricks, Rohit Bal and Rina Dhaka.[7] By 2007, she had established a successful modelling career after appearing in print campaigns for some of India's most prominent brands, including Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri, Parachute and Westside; as well as featuring on the covers of a few Indian fashion magazines.[8][9]

The following year, Penty went on to model at the international circuit when she began to endorse global brands including Maybelline, Garnier and Forever 21.[9] On Penty's international appeal, the CEO of Elite Models India Sushma Puri commented, "Diana has a face that is very versatile and appeals to both Indian and international markets and she is also young, beautiful and confident. This makes her the ideal choice for any international brand."[10] Later in her modelling career Penty started to receive film offers, though she believed herself to be too inexperienced, and rejected them to focus on modelling.[11] From 2008 to 2010, Penty established herself internationally after modelling for fashion weeks in Paris and New York.[12][13]

Bollywood debut and breakthrough (2012–present)[edit source]

Diana Penty at a promotional event for Cocktail, 2012

Penty was originally slated to make her Bollywood debut in 2011 with Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar opposite Ranbir Kapoor, although she rejected the film due to her modelling commitments at the time and was subsequently replaced by Nargis Fakhri.[14] She later signed up for Homi Adajania's Cocktail instead; at Ali's suggestion.[15] Cast alongside Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, the film received mixed to positive reviews. Penty's portrayal of Meera, a simple Indian girl with traditional values was well received by critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama commented that "Diana, who makes her acting debut, gets to portray a rather difficult character for her debut film. There's a very disarming kind of innocence that she brings to the role and she impresses a great deal."[16] Raja Sen agreed, mentioning that she is "refreshingly natural".[17] Anupama Chopra added that "Diana is saddled with the most colourless character but [...] infuses her role with a quiet poise and holds her own."[18] Her performance earned her nominations for best debut and best supporting actress at numerous Indian award ceremonies. Cocktail emerged as a box office hit.[19]

After a four year absence from the screen, Penty played the titular runaway bride in Anand L. Rai's production Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016). About the break from acting, Penty said: "It wasn’t a conscious break. I was taking my time looking to be a part of an interesting story. I didn’t want to do anything that came my way."[20] The film earned mixed reviews from critics but was a sleeper hit.[20][21] Rohit Bhatnagar wrote that Penty "steals the spotlight in every frame", while Anna M.M. Vetticad of Firstpost said: "Penty is brimming with potential [...] but her Happy, despite being the titular protagonist, is the most under-written character."[22][23]

Diana Penty was recently seen as a diligent NGO Worker "Gayatri Kashyap" in "Lucknow Central" released on September 17, 2017. [24] As of September 2017, Penty has one upcoming project. Diana Penty has also been confirmed to return for the sequel of Happy Bhag Jayegi.[25] and in Abhishek Sharma's Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran, she is cast opposite John Abraham [26]

In the media[edit source]
In addition to modelling and acting, Penty is currently the Indian brand ambassador of TRESemmé,[27] Nokia, in particular the Lumia 510 phone[28] and Micromax Mobile.

Penty has also featured on several magazine covers, such as the July 

Filmography[edit source]

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Cocktail	Meera Sahni
2016	Happy Bhag Jayegi	Harpreet "Happy" Kaur
2017	Lucknow Central	Gayatri Kashyap
2018	Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran	Ambalika	Post-Production [35]
TBA	Happy Bhag Jayegi Returns	Happy	Filming [36]

Awards and nominations[edit source]

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result
2012	Cocktail	Vogue Beauty Awards	Female Debut	Won[37]
		UK Bollywood Cosmopolitan Awards	Best Debut (Female)	Won[38]
		BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut - Female	Nominated[39]
2013		ETC Bollywood Business Awards	Most Profitable Debut (Female)	Nominated[40]
		Filmfare Awards	Best Female Debut	Nominated[41]
		Screen Awards	Most Promising Newcomer – Female	Nominated[42]
		Zee Cine Awards	Best Female Debut	Nominated[43]
		Star Guild Awards	Best Female Debut	Nominated[44]
			Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated[44]
		International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated[45]
2017	Happy Bhag Jayegi	B4U Viewers Choice Awards	Best Actor -Female