Sarita Choudhury is a British actress best known for her role as Meena in Mississippi Masala (1991).
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Sarita Choudhury was born as Sarita Catherine Louise Choudhury on Sunday 18 August 1966 (age 56 years; as of 2022) in Blackheath, London, England. His zodiac sign is Leo. Studied Economics and Film at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′5″
Weight (approx): 58 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (Approx.): 36-25-36
family
parents and siblings
Sarita was born to an Indian father, Prabhas Chandra Choudhury, who was a scientist, and an English mother, Julia Patricia.
Sarita Chowdhury’s father
Sarita Chowdhury’s mother
He has two brothers, Kumar Michael Choudhury and Chandra Paul Choudhury.
Sarita Choudhury’s brother, Kumar Michael Choudhury
Sarita Choudhury’s brother, Chandra Paul Choudhury
husband and children
Sarita’s husband is a photographer and they have a daughter Maria.
Sarita Chowdhury with her daughter
Ethnic
He is half Indian and half English.
signature/autograph
Signature of Sarita Chowdhury
Career
movie
Sarita made her acting debut in Mississippi Masala (1991) playing the role of Meena.
Sarita Chowdhury in the movie ‘Ms
She has appeared in many films, including The House of the Spirit (1993), Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), Just a Kiss (2002), She Hate Me (2004), and The Incidental Husband (2008).
Sarita Choudhury in Kama Sutra A Tale of Love
television
Sarita made her television debut in 1995 in the show Down Came a Blackbird, playing the role of Myrna.
Sarita Choudhury in the movie “The Blackbird Has Arrived”
She has appeared in other television shows, including Subway Stories (1997), The Good Wife (2010), Homeland (2011-2017), The Path (2018), and Jessica Jones (2019).
Sarita Chowdhury in TV show “The Good Wife”
A short film
Sarita first appeared in the short film ‘Dinner Party’ in 1997 as Rosie.
Sarita Chowdhury in the short film “Dinner Party”
He has appeared in other short films including The Lady in the Box (2006), Nightfall (2013), The Awakening (2016), Human Terrain (2019) and Here Comes Frida (2020).
Sarita Choudhury in the short film “Human Terrain”
award
In 2022, she won Best Supporting Actress for The Green Knight.
Facts/Trivia
- Sarita’s hobbies include dancing and cycling.
- In an interview, he said that as a child he noticed people around him and studied their accents. He also added that his brothers teased him for copying other people’s accents.
- He was interested in entertainment since childhood. At the age of four, she attended dance classes. At the age of sixteen, he realized that he wanted to be an actor.
- When he was studying acting at Queen’s University, he acted in films that his friends made as part of their projects. In an interview, he said that his first job in the film industry was when university professors had him translate scripts.
- He made his first film Mississippi Masala when he was twenty-three years old. He wanted to continue his studies further, but he didn’t get the chance because he got many acting roles.
- She was often asked to play girls of different nationalities, such as South American and Bosnian.
- In an interview in 2010, he said that he wanted to move to India and work in Bollywood films. He further added,
I want [move to India]. People think I don’t want to come back. They think I want to be in America because it’s been really good for me. But now I need something more culturally rich. I want to do it soon. I think I should do it soon.”
- She learned classical Indian dance while filming Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996). In the film, she shot many nude scenes. In an interview, she said that she took nude scenes in films only when she trusted the director of the film.
- In an interview, he talked about Indian cinema and said:
Fortunately, Indian cinema is no longer just Bollywood, because that kind of cinema is not really my taste. But there are smaller films, more original and real, that are also being made and I want to be a part of that kind of cinema.”
- Sarita was in her fifties when she appeared on the show “And Exactly” in 2021.
When you turn 50, they tell you you’re done. In 2021, most marriages did not last until people were in their fifties. You’re back on the dating scene. You’ve had a bad date, maybe a few good ones. There’s a lot going on. In your thirties, you go to a disco or a cool bar. Where are you going on Pentecost? What’s the scene?’ They did a good job of trying to figure it out for us and making a lot of mistakes.”
- In 2022, Sarita was criticized by the public because she referred to a lehenga as a sari in the Diwali episode of the TV series “And Exactly”. In the episode, she went to a shop with her friend and offered to buy a lehenga, which she called a saree.
Categories: Bollywood
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