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Banita Sandhu
close-up of Banita Sandhu wearing a black sleeveless blouse, staring directly at camera
Sandhu in 2020
Born (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 27)
Caerleon, Wales
Alma mater King's College London
Occupation Actress
Years active 2018–present

Banita Sandhu (born 22 June 1997) is a Welsh actress. She is known for her work in Indian cinema and made her film debut with the 2018 Hindi-language film October, going on to star in the Tamil-language production Adithya Varma and the CW series Pandora (both 2019).

Early life and education

Sandhu was born and brought up in Caerleon, Wales to first-generation British Indian Sikh parents. She began acting at the age of 11 and moved to London at 18 to start her degree in English literature at King's College.

Career

Sandhu first appeared in an ad for Wrigley's Doublemint and one for Vodafone India. Her first feature film was October, starring Varun Dhawan, released in 2018. This was followed by the American TV series Pandora, and the Tamil-language film Adithya Varma, both in 2019. She later signed on to the Hindi-language film Sardar Udham Singh and the British production Kavita and Teresa.

Filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, role, and language shown
Year Title Role Language Notes
2018 October Shiuli Iyer Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2019 Adithya Varma Meera Shetty Tamil
Eternal Beauty Alex English
2021 Sardar Udham Reshma Hindi Released on Amazon Prime Video
2023 Mother Teresa & Me Kavita English/Hindi
Detective Sherdil Shanti Hindi Post-production
2024 Goodachari 2 Telugu Filming

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, role, and language shown
Year Title Role Language Notes
2018 Painting Humanity Lucy English Lead
2019 Pandora Delaney Pilar English Main role (season 1)
2024 Bridgerton Sita Malhotra English Recurring role (season 3)

Music videos

List of music video appearances, with year, title, artist, and language shown
Year Title Artist Language Ref.
2018 Jind Mahi Diljit Dosanjh Punjabi
2023 With You AP Dhillon
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