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Amyra Dastur

Amyra Dastur is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema, with additional credits in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She began her professional life as a model before transitioning to acting in the early 2010s.

Key facts

Full name Amyra Dastur
Profession Actress, model
Nationality Indian
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra
Languages of work Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Debut film Issaq (2013)

Background

Born into a Parsi family in Mumbai, Dastur was educated in the city and started her career in modelling, appearing in television commercials and print campaigns for several Indian and international brands. Her work in advertising led to film offers in the early 2010s.

Career

Dastur made her film debut with the Hindi romantic drama Issaq (2013), directed by Manish Tiwary, a contemporary adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in Varanasi, in which she played the female lead opposite Prateik Babbar.

She subsequently appeared opposite Jackie Chan in the Indo-Chinese co-production Kung Fu Yoga (2017), directed by Stanley Tong, which gave her wider international visibility. The same year she was seen in the Tamil film Anegan phase of her south Indian work, expanding into multilingual cinema.

Her later Hindi releases include Mr. X (2015) directed by Vikram Bhatt, Rajma Chawal (2018) directed by Leena Yadav for Netflix, and Made in China (2019) directed by Mikhil Musale, in which she appeared alongside Rajkummar Rao and Mouni Roy. In Tamil cinema she featured in Manga and other projects, while also taking up Telugu and Kannada assignments.

Timeline

  • Early 2010s — Modelling and television commercials in Mumbai.
  • 2013 — Film debut in Issaq.
  • 2015 — Appeared in Mr. X.
  • 2017 — Featured in Kung Fu Yoga opposite Jackie Chan.
  • 2018 — Lead role in the Netflix film Rajma Chawal.
  • 2019 — Appeared in Made in China.

Significance

Dastur is among the Indian actors of her generation to have moved across Hindi and South Indian film industries while also taking part in an India–China co-production, reflecting the broader trend of cross-industry mobility in 2010s Indian cinema.

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