Piaa Bajpai

Pia Bajpai
Born (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990
Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation Actress, Model
Years active 2008–present
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)

Pia Bajpai is an Indian film actress and model, who appears primarily in South Indian films. She is best known for her performances as Roshini in Venkat Prabhu's comedy Goa and Saro in K. V. Anand's political thriller Ko. Pia, with the motive of acting in films, earlier had been a model in commercials.

Early Life

Pia Bajpai was born in Etawah but resettled in Delhi at 15 to attend a computer course while hoping to gain a break in films.[1][2] Though her parents opposed her decision, she enrolled for a diploma in computer science, whilst undertaking small jobs such as working as a receptionist and tutoring in order to earn money to make a good portfolio. However after a year, the office job left her restless and she relocated to Mumbai on her own money. Pia then began to work as a dubbing artiste for serials, but found the job depressing and moved onto modelling appearing in print-ads, commercials and music videos.[3] Most notably, she went on to feature in adverts for Cadbury alongside veteran actor, Amitabh Bachchan and Sonata with cricketer, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. She was eventually signed on by noted film-maker Priyadarshan to appear in a commercial he directed and it became a platform for her to break into films.[4]

Career

After appearing in Priyadarshan's commercial, he offered her a chance to play a part in his Tamil film production, and Pia accepted the offer after an audition.[5] The comedy film, Poi Solla Porom, was directed by A. L. Vijay and featured Karthik Kumar and Nassar in pivotal roles. Upon release the film won critical acclaim and favourable reviews, with Pia's performance labelled as "bubbly and cheery".[6][7] She went on to feature in Raju Sundaram's Aegan as a college student, with the film featuring her alongside Ajith Kumar, Nayantara and Navdeep. The film, a remake of 2004 Hindi film Main Hoon Na, received average reviews whilst Pia's portrayal of Amrita Rao's character from the original also garnered a mixed response with a critic citing "she hams it", whilst another cited "she was promising" in her role.[8][9] In 2009, she appeared in a low-budget Telugu film, Ninnu Kalisaka and won positive acclaim for her portrayal of her character.[10]

On the final day of sets for Aegan, Ajith Kumar introduced her to director Venkat Prabhu, who signed her for Goa sixth months later, to appear as the love interest of Jai in the film.[11] During the making of the film in Langkawi, the crew cited that the hotel was haunted and Pia came out with an account of an eerie experience in her hotel room.[12] Goa became her big break and Pia won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Goan girl Roshini with critics citing that she looked "promising" and "endearing", while the award-winning song "Idhu Varai" was shot featuring her character.[13][13][14][14] With the help of director Vijay, she was selected to portray the lead role in Siddharth Chandrasekhar's comedy Bale Pandiya alongside Vishnu, becoming her first major release as a lead heroine.[15][16] The film won mixed reviews, though Pia's role was praised with a critic from Sify citing that "Pia is improving with every film and looks cute".[17]

Pia's next release was K. V. Anand's political thriller Ko, in which she portrayed Saraswathi, a journalist, alongside Jeeva, Karthika Nair and Ajmal. Prior to release Pia has revealed that the film will be a milestone in her career, citing that she is waiting for the release of the film adamantly.[18][19] The film went on to win commercial and critical acclaim, with Pia's performance winning particular praise. A critic cited that "Pia is outstanding in a supporting role" and that "her natural flair in comedy brings the house down",[20] whilst other reviewers labelled her as "effective" and that "she does the part well".[21][22] Her first Malayalam language film was Masters opposite Prithviraj.[23][24] She was signed as the female lead in the Tamil film Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan.[25] She has also featured in the television commercial-series of the online music portal Gaana.com.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2008 Poi Solla Porom Amritha Tamil
Aegan Pooja Tamil
2009 Ninnu Kalisaka Bindu Telugu
2010 Goa Roshini Tamil
Bale Pandiya Vaishnavi Tamil
2011 Ko Saraswathi (Saro) Tamil Nominated - Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
2012 Masters Daksha Malayalam
Sattam Oru Iruttarai Jessamine Tamil
2013 Backbench Student Chaitra Telugu
Dalam Shruti Telugu
2014 Mumbai Delhi Mumbai Pia Hindi
2015 Koottam Shruti Tamil
Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe Maya Tamil
Aamayum Muyalum Thamara Malayalam
X English Filming
Laal Rang Poonam Sharma Hindi

Album

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the real Babli". DNA India. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  2. ↑ "Piaa goes on a promotional tour". Sify. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  3. ↑ Sudhish Kamath (2010-05-06). "The Hindu : Arts / Cinema : Bale Pia!". Beta.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  4. ↑ "Cinema Plus / Cinema : Kollywood Dreams". The Hindu. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Pia - Tamil Movie Actress Interview - Goa | Eagan | Poi Solla Porom". Videos.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Review: Poi Solla Porom". Rediff. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Movie Review:Review: Poi Solla Porom". Sify. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Aegan is watchable in parts". Rediff. 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  9. ↑ "Movie Review:Aegan". Sify. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  10. ↑ "Ninnu Kalisaka film review - Telugu cinema Review - Santosh Samrat, Chaitanya Krishna, Dipa Shah, Pia Bajpai". Idlebrain.com. 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  11. ↑ "Meet Goa's bindaas heroine". Rediff. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  12. ↑ "It wasn't a dream: Pia Bajpai". The Times of India. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  13. 1 2 "Pia’s hard work pays off!". Sify. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  14. 1 2 "Movie Review:Goa". Sify. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  15. ↑ "Piaa is pleased about Bale Pandiya". Sify. 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  16. ↑ "I play a very bubbly, cheerful girl: Pia". The Times of India. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  17. ↑ "Movie Review:Bale Pandiya". Sify. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  18. ↑ "Pia Bajpai to take viewers by storm in 'Ko'". The New Indian Express. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  19. ↑ "Pia & 'Ko' - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  20. ↑ "Movie Review:Ko-Review". Sify. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  21. ↑ Malathi Rangarajan (2011-04-23). "Arts / Cinema : Tale with an unexpected twist". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  22. ↑ "Review: Ko is a spicy ride". Rediff. 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  23. ↑ "Pia Bajpai, actress". The New Indian Express. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  24. ↑ msbuzzz on March 8, 2012 in Upcoming (2012-03-08). "Masters getting ready for release – Theater Balcony « Theater Balcony". Theaterbalcony.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  25. ↑ "Pia Bajpai to star in Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's next Project". IANS. Biharprabha News. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 25, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.