Salony Luthra
Born
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India[1]
OccupationActress

Salony Luthra is an Indian actress who works in English, Tamil and Telugu-language films.

Career

Salony Luthra worked as a theater artiste in Mumbai and Pondicherry.[1] She made her lead film debut with the Tamil-language film Sarabham (2014) starring Naveen Chandra.[2][3] She landed the role after being selected from a hundred applicants.[4] In the film, she played dual roles as a normal woman and a drug addict.[2] To prepare for the film, she learnt the Tamil language.[2] For the negative character, she watched Hollywood films and hung out with people who smoked.[5] She is also a theatre artiste and has starred in several productions including the Hindi-language adaptation of the novel Blackbird by David Harrower.[6]

She was signed to play a role in Parandhu Sella Vaa and shot for the film in Singapore.[7] However, she left citing differences with the director.[8] She has also featured in several short films including Oliyum Oliyum as a blind street vendor and Kajal as a working woman.[9][2] In 2018, she starred in the Hollywood films Turned Out and Forbidden as a Spanish woman and an Indian medical student, respectively.[2][10][3] She made her Telugu debut with Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna in which she was paired with Naveen Chandra for a second time.[11][1] She played an independent woman in the film.[12][13]

Early life

Salony was brought up in Shimla, India.[6]

Filmography

Year Film RoleLanguage Notes
2013SiddharthTrain passengerHindi
2014SarabhamShruti and Sanjana ChandrasekarTamil
2017KajalHindi
2018Turned OutIshaEnglish
ForbiddenJasleenEnglishshort
2020Bhanumathi & RamakrishnaBhanumathiTelugu

Awards and nominations

Year Award CategoryWork Result Ref.
2014 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Villain — Female Sarabham Won
2016 New York Film Festival Best Actress Kajal Won
Florence Film Festival Best Actress Kajal Won
LA Film Festival Best Actress Kajal Won
Jaipur International Film Festival Best Actress Kajal Won
2017 Filmfare Awards Best Actress Kajal Nominated
2020 FFTG Awards Best Actress Forbidden Nominated
2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress - Telugu Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pecheti, Prakash. "Salony Luthra shares how she became Bhanumathi Ramakrishna". Telangana Today.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Kumar, Anuj (April 15, 2017). "'No child's play'". The Hindu.
  3. 1 2 "Tamil audience is my first priority: Salony". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Happy when people say that I resemble Angeline Jolie: Salony Luthra". Deccan Chronicle. 27 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Don't want roles similar to 'Sarabham': Salony Luthra". The Times of India.
  6. 1 2 "I miss Delhi's street food when I am away: Salony Luthra". Hindustan Times. February 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Salony shoots in Singapore". The Times of India.
  8. ↑ "Salony walks out of Nasser's son's film". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Salony turns street-vendor for a short film". The Times of India.
  10. ↑ "Salony Luthra readies herself for her upcoming Hollywood flick, Turned Out". Deccan Chronicle. July 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Salony Luthra is excited about her Tollywood debut". The Times of India.
  12. ↑ Adivi, Sashidhar (June 8, 2020). "Salony's reel and real lives merge". Deccan Chronicle.
  13. ↑ "Rooted in reality: Salony Luthra on OTT film 'Bhanumati Ramakrishna'". The New Indian Express.
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