Chitrashi Rawat

Chitrashi Rawat
Rawat in 2017
Born
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Occupations
  • Hockey player
  • actress
Years active2007-present

Chitrashi Rawat is an Indian model, national level athlete and actress known for her role of Komal Chautala in Chak De! India in 2007. Chitrashi is a real life hockey player. She started playing hockey at the age of 17. She played as a left striker.[1][2][3][4]

Career

Rawat had been playing field hockey since childhood.

She was picked for the role of a hockey player in the movie Chak De! India by the producers after an audition in Jabalpur. The film turned out to be a blockbuster worldwide, and Rawat shot to fame. In 2008, she starred in her second venture, Fashion. The film was a success at the box office, and received critical acclaim. She had a main role in the 2009 action film Luck opposite superstars Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Shruti Hassan, Mithun Chakraborty, and Ravi Kissen. Luck did average business at the box office.

Her latest films include Yeh Dooriyan and the 2012 hit Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya.

Rawat is a former student of the Guru Nanak Academy. The daughter of T. S. Rawat, a resident of Raipur, Uttarakhand, Rawat regularly represents the Uttarakhand hockey team in the national championships. Currently, she is studying at St Andrew FYBMM pursuing her bachelor's degree in mass media. She has campaigned for Minute Maid pulpy orange, along with co-stars Vidya Malvade and Sagarika Ghatge.

She hails from Dehradun. She is also hosting Star Gold's Sabse Favourite Kaun. She was also a contestant in a Comedy Circus 2 of Optimystix. She acted in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion as Shomu and recently as "Shortkut" in the 2009 action thriller movie Luck. She subsequently participated in Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao, the Indian remake of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

In 2020, Rawat acted in Rubaru, a short film directed by Tisca Chopra.[5]

Filmography

Movies

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2007 Chak De! India Komal Chautala [6][7]
2008 Fashion Shomu [8]
2009 Luck Shortcut [9]
2011 Yeh Dooriyan Nikki [10]
2012 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya Dhani
Prem Mayee Shrishti
2015 Black Home Mirchi [11][12]
Hogaya Dimaagh Ka Dahi Saara
2021 Urf Ghanta Lollypop
TBA Monsoon Football [13]

Television

Show Role Ref.
Sabse Favorite Kaun Host
Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao
F.I.R. Inspector Jwalamukhi Chautala [14][15]
Comedy Circus 2
Tu Mera Hero Rajnigandha [16][17]
Shankar Jaikishan 3 in 1 Simple Kapoor [18]

Awards

Year Awards Categories Ref.
2008 Star Screen Award Best Actress In A Supporting Role [19]

References

  1. ^ "Chitrashi Rawat's next is a web series". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Zee Comedy Show set to tickle the funny bone, to launch this weekend". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "It's football time for 'Chak De!' girls". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Acting, poetry and storytelling at this manch". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 October 2018.
  5. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (28 November 2020). "Tisca Chopra turns director with 'Rubaru'". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ^ "10 years of Chak De! India: The girls recall their best moments with Shah Rukh Khan". hindustantimes.com. 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Chak De! India clocks 12 years". tribuneindia.com. 12 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Exclusive! Chitrashi Rawat on 12 years of 'Fashion': Priyanka Chopra made me feel comfortable, important and equal". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 29 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Chitrashi had hard time shooting for Luck". indiatoday.in. 23 July 2009.
  10. ^ "Yeh Dooriyan". Bollywoodhunga.com. 28 May 2016.
  11. ^ "I am a performer, not heroine: Chitrashi Rawat". indanexpress.com. 23 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Chitrashi Rawat is a teekhi mirchi in Black Home". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 April 2015.
  13. ^ "After A Decade, Chak De Girls Sagarika Ghatge & Chitrashi Rawat Reunite For 'Monsoon Football'". indiatimes.com. 8 June 2018.
  14. ^ "'Chak De' girl Chitrashi to play Jwalamukhi Chautala in 'FIR'". news18.com. 6 March 2013.
  15. ^ "Jwalamukhi Chautala turns into a ghost in 'F.I.R.'". business-standard.com. 14 June 2013.
  16. ^ "Chitrashi: I have to straighten my curly mop to not look modern". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 26 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Actress Chitrashi Rawat to enter Tu Mera Hero". bollywooddhamaka.in. 5 June 2015.
  18. ^ "Chak De actress Chitrashi Rawat to play female protagonist in Shankar Jai Kishan- 3 in 1". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 4 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Chak De India". filmbeat.com