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Sakshi Agarwal (born 20 July 1990) is an Indian film actress, primarily known for her work in the Tamil film industry, Kollywood. She started her career modelling in Bangalore and also worked in two Kannada films, Sandalwood before she began working on Tamil films. Apart from acting, Sakshi has also worked on many TV commercials and photo shoots for some big brands in the city.
| Sakshi Agarwal |
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| Born |
(1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 27)
Almora, Uttaranchal, India
(now Uttarakhand, India) |
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| Nationality |
Indian |
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| Occupation |
Actress, Model |
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| Years active |
2013–present |
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Brought up in Chennai, Sakshi completed her engineering degree from St. Joseph's Engineering College, Chennai in 2006 and pursued further studies by attending MBA from a leading institute in Bangalore. After working for a few months in one of the India's top IT companies, she was noticed by a well known fashion designer from Bangalore who gave her a break into the modelling industry.
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Sakshi was born in Almora but soon moved to Chennai with her parents. She grew up in this city. Her father is from Rajasthan and her mother is from Tamil Nadu.[12][13] Sakshi received a gold medal in Bachelor of Information Technology from Anna University (one of top 256 engineering colleges), then pursued her MBA from Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore.[14][15][16] She completed her crash course on Method Acting at the most prestigious school in the world- "Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute" which follows the Stainslavaski approach to acting. She is the only actress in South India to have done this course, other prominent names include Uma Thurman, Scarlett Johansson, Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan etc. Her mother is a home maker and father a Businessman in the south.
She has worked in over 100 TV commercials and modelled for many photo shoots. Some brands she has worked with are, Palam Silks,Kalyan Silks, Sakti Masala, Toni&Guy, Times Of India, Max Life style, Coco fresh, Saravana stores, Malabar Gold, ARRS Silks, MRF Aqua fresh, Mysore Silk, Hebron Builders, Jullaaha (Medimix group), Cura Health Plus, Life style galleria, Aruna Masala. She has also walked as a show stopper for some top designers in Chennai and Bangalore, in likes of Tina Vincent, Kirtilal's Jewelers, Krishna Chetty and Sons, Ramesh Dembla, Sanjana Jon, Shilpi Choudhary, Calonge, Clover studio.[17][18][19][20]
