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, 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 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.

Career 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 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 +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films Year Title Role Language NotesRef. 2013 Issaq Bachchi Kashyap Hindi 2015 Anegan Madhumitha, Samudhra, Shenbagavalli and Kalyani Tamil Quadruple roles Mr. X Siya Verma Hindi 2017 Kung Fu Yoga Kyra Mandarin Trilingual film Hindi English 2018 Manasuku Nachindi Nithya "Nitu" Telugu Kaalakaandi Neha Hindi Raju Gadu Tanvi Telugu Rajma Chawal Tara "Seher" Chaudhary Hindi 2019 Judgementall Hai Kya Reema Agnihotri Kumar Prassthanam Shivi Made in China Rupali "Rupa" Bansal 2021 Koi Jaane Na Suhana 2022 Jogi Kammo2023 Influencer Life Kareena Short film Bagheera Ramya "Rabbit" Tamil Any How Mitti Pao Nimmi Punjabi Chidiyan Da Chamba Candy Dhillon 2024 Furteela Noor

Television All series are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.

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

Music video appearances Year Title Singer(s)Ref.2015"Aa Bhi Ja Tu Kahin Se"Sonu Nigam 2022 "Kaali Car" Asees Kaur, Raftaar 2023 "Kya Loge Tum" B Praak

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