Amyra Dastur

Amyra Dastur

Amyra Dastur (; born 7 May 1993) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, and Tamil films. Dastur is known for her work in Anegan (2015), Mr. X (2015), Kaalakaandi (2018), Prassthanam (2019), Jogi (2022), and Bagheera (2023). She has also been part of streaming series Tandav (2021) and Bambai Meri Jaan (2023).

Early life

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Dastur was born on 7 May 1993 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, to a Zoroastrian Parsi family. Her mother tongue is Gujarati and she also speaks Hindi and English. She described herself as shy and introverted. She holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from Mumbai's HR College.

Career

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Dastur started her career as a model in commercials. She made her acting debut in Manish Tiwary's romantic drama Issaq, alongside Prateik Babbar. Dastur made her Tamil cinema debut through Anegan directed by K. V. Anand, and co-starring herself with actor Dhanush.

In her first international project, Kung Fu Yoga, Dastur acted alongside Jackie Chan and it released in India on 3 February 2017.

Dastur was seen in director Akshat Verma's next, titled Kaalakaandi, starring Saif Ali Khan. Amyra shot for a song in the film which is an upbeat dance number and has some fun lyrics. The track has been choreographed by Adil Malik of Kar Gayi Chul fame.

She debuted in Telugu cinema with Mahesh Babu's sister's first directorial venture, Manasuku Nachindi. Also in 2018, Dastur had her second Telugu release with Rajugadu opposite Raj Tarun.

Incident

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In February 2016, while filming the Hindi movie Ticket to Bollywood, Dastur was involved in an on-set accident that resulted in serious injury to co-actor Diganth. The scene required Dastur to throw items during a scripted argument, originally involving clothes. However, she reportedly threw a stiletto instead, which hit Diganth in the eye. The impact caused significant damage, requiring him to undergo eye surgery in London and a subsequent operation in Scotland to repair his retina and lens. He was advised several months of rest following the procedures. Following the incident, the film was shelved and did not see a commercial release.

Filmography

Films

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Language</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2013</td><td>Issaq</td><td>Bachchi Kashyap</td><td>Hindi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Anegan</td><td>Madhumitha, Samudhra, Shenbagavalli and Kalyani</td><td>Tamil</td><td>Quadruple roles</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mr. X</td><td>Siya Verma</td><td>Hindi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Kung Fu Yoga</td><td>Kyra</td><td>Mandarin</td><td>Trilingual film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hindi</td></tr><tr><td>English</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Manasuku Nachindi</td><td>Nithya "Nitu"</td><td>Telugu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kaalakaandi</td><td>Neha</td><td>Hindi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Raju Gadu</td><td>Tanvi</td><td>Telugu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rajma Chawal</td><td>Tara "Seher" Chaudhary</td><td>Hindi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Judgementall Hai Kya</td><td>Reema Agnihotri Kumar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prassthanam</td><td>Shivi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Made in China</td><td>Rupali "Rupa" Bansal</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Koi Jaane Na</td><td>Suhana</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Jogi</td><td>Kammo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Influencer Life</td><td>Kareena</td><td>Short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bagheera</td><td>Ramya "Rabbit"</td><td>Tamil</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Any How Mitti Pao</td><td>Nimmi</td><td>Punjabi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chidiyan Da Chamba</td><td>Candy Dhillon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Furteela</td><td>Noor</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	The Trip	Ira	Season 2
2021	Tandav	Ada Mir
2023	Bambai Meri Jaan	Pari Patel

Music video appearances

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Singer(s)</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2015</td><td>"Aa Bhi Ja Tu Kahin Se"</td><td>Sonu Nigam</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>"Kaali Car"</td><td>Asees Kaur, Raftaar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>"Kya Loge Tum"</td><td>B Praak</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2014	Zee Cine Awards	Best Female Debut	Issaq	Nominated
2016	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut – Tamil	Anegan	Nominated