Bhavna Chauhan (actress)

Bhavna Chauhan (actress) Biography

Bhavna Chauhan is a successful model and actress, who most recently played the pivot role of Shazia in the historic series - Razia Sultan. She was also seen in the popular show of Bindass - "Yeh Hai Aashiqui" (an episodic show) based on Hindu-Muslim love story opposite Ruslaan Mumtaz. Hasee Toh Phasee and Jai Ho – are her noted Bollywood appearances. Bhavna loves mythological shows than Saus-Bahu stereotype serials.

Bhavna hails from Shimla and her father worked in Indian Army. She spent her childhood and teens in North India, where she was brought up in a disciplined way by her father. She worked in the retail industry for a few years before she joined entertainment world. She came to Mumbai in 2008 and started her career as a model. Then she got opportunity to work in a couple of Bollywood movies and episodic show, - "Yeh Hai Aashiqui" opposite Ruslaan Mumtaz.  

She played the bubby elder sister of Razia Sultan, Shazia (Old) in the historic series - Razia Sultan, lead roles played by Pankhuri Awasthy, Rohit Purohit and Sooraj Thapar. She was later replaced by noted model – Zara Barring for the show. Zara is the girlfriend of Saurabh Pandey who plays the pivot role of Jamal-ud-din Yakut in the show. Interestingly Bhavana was initially offered the lead role of Razia in the series. But she rejected the role, as she couldn’t relate herself to the character. She felt that she is quite similar to the character Shazia, a typical woman who loves jewellery, makeup and dress up, just contradictory to the character of Razia Sultan, first offered to her. After essaying character roles in Bollywood hits – Hasee Toh Phasee and Jai Ho, she is to play Om Puri’s daughter in the upcoming comedy film.

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Updated: February 21, 2016