Nushrat Bharucha
Nushrratt Bharuccha is an Indian actress known for her work in Bollywood films.
Bharuccha made her acting debut with the 2006 film 'Jai Santoshi Maa'. Her second venture was the box office flop Kal Kissne Dekha. The 2011 buddy drama Pyaar Ka Punchnama marked her first commercial success. She had her biggest successes by portraying the female lead in the comedies Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety and Dream Girl.
Personal life
Born in Dawoodi Bohra Muslim family, her father, Tanvir, is a businessman and her mother, Tasneem, is a housewife. She is the only child of her parents. In June 2020, she made some changes in her name as she changed Nushrat Bharucha as Nushrratt Bharuccha due to astrology.Career
Bharuccha began her film career in 2006 with 'Jai Santoshi Maa' and then the 2009 film Kal Kissne Dekha. Her next release was Dibakar Banerjee's suspense film Love Sex Aur Dhokha. In 2011, she appeared in Luv Ranjan's buddy drama Pyaar Ka Punchnama, featuring an ensemble cast in which she was cast opposite Kartik Aaryan.Bharuccha then starred in Ranjan's 2013 unsuccessful romantic drama Akaash Vani as the titular female lead opposite Aaryan and Sunny Nijar. Her first film of 2015, Darr @ The Mall opposite Jimmy Sheirgill, was a major box-office disaster. Later that year, she appeared in a sequel to Pyaar Ka Punchnama entitled Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, which paired her opposite Aaryan again, alongside debutante Sunny Singh Nijjar. It became her first major commercial success, and her second success, earning over worldwide.
In 2018, Bharuccha reunited with Aaryan and Nijjar in Ranjan's Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, a romantic comedy about a man who tries to separate his friend from his fiancée as he thinks her to be a gold digger. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety proved to be a blockbuster with domestic earnings of over, and became Bharucha's first release to enter the 100 Crore Club. It emerged as one of her most successful as well.
In the next year, Bharuccha played Ayushmann Khurrana's romantic interest in Raaj Shaandilyaa's comedy film Dream Girl. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Dream Girl grossed at the domestic box office within 10 days of its release becoming Bharucha's second consecutive film to cross the mark of 100 Crore Club; with a worldwide gross of over, it also emerged as her highest-grossing release. Also that year, she performed an item number "Peeyo Datt Ke" in the Milap Zaveri-directed
thriller Marjaavaan sung by Yo Yo Honey Singh.
As of July 2019, Bharuccha has finished work on Hansal Mehta's social film Chhalaang, in which she is paired opposite Rajkummar Rao for the second time, and has been filming Nikhil Nagesh Tiwari's romantic thriller Hurdang opposite Sunny Kaushal and Vijay Varma.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Jai Santoshi Maa | Mahima | |
| 2009 | Kal Kisne Dekha | Riya | |
| 2010 | Taj Mahal | Shruthi | Telugu film |
| 2010 | Love Sex Aur Dhokha | Shruti Dhaiya | |
| 2011 | Pyaar Ka Punchnama | Neha | |
| 2013 | Akaash Vani | Vani | |
| 2014 | Darr @ The Mall | Ahana | |
| 2015 | Meeruthiya Gangsters | Mansi | |
| 2015 | Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 | Ruchika/Chiku | |
| 2016 | Vaaliba Raja | Sweety | Tamil film |
| 2018 | Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety | Sweety Sharma | |
| 2019 | Dream Girl | Mahi Karamveer Singh / Mahi Rajput | |
| 2019 | Marjaavaan | Unnamed | Special appearance in song "Peeyu Datt Ke" |
| 2020 | Jai Mummy Di | Young Pinky | Special Appearance |
| 2020 | Chhalaang | Post-production | |
| 2020 | Hurdang | Post-production |
Music Video
| Year | Title | Singer | Label |
| 2019 | "Baarishein" | Atif Aslam | T-Series |
| 2019 | "Ishq Tera" | Guru Randhawa | T-Series |
| 2020 | "Peeyu Datke" | Yo Yo Honey Singh | T-Series |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
| 2002 | Kittie Party | Chiku | Zee TV | |
| 2010 | Seven | Drishika Kashyap | Sony TV |