Elli Avram

Elisabet Avramidou Granlund (born 29 July 1990 ), known professionally as Elli AvrRam, is a Swedish-Greek actress based in Mumbai, India. She is known for her Hindi film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon. AvrRam came to prominence after participating in the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss in 2013.

Early life Elli was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She grew up in Tyresö kommun, She would go to a video store in Stockholm that used to sell Hindi movies and she would buy Bollywood films from there. She also used to watch Hindi films on YouTube.

AvrRam has done some acting projects in Sweden,

In 2010, AvrRam participated in Miss Greece beauty contest. She also appeared on the Swedish TV-show Gomorron Sverige.

In September 2012, AvrRam moved to Mumbai on a tourist visa to pursue an acting career in Bollywood. About the decision of acting in Hindi movies, she expressed in an interview with N Magazine, "[When] I was 14, I had a TV in my room and watched Devdas which is almost four hours long. I didn't move the entire time. I thought, 'Wow, I want to act and dance like that. I have to do Bollywood movies.'" She signed up with a modelling agency and soon got a work visa. The agency helped her getting auditions. The first considerable project she managed to get was a TV commercial for Eveready Industries India with the leading Indian actor Akshay Kumar.

She eventually got her first major breakthrough by bagging a lead role in Saurabh Varma's comedy thriller film Mickey Virus. AvrRam recollected, "The photographer who took pictures of me knew a director who was looking for a girl for a lead role. I called him and had come to audition for his film." In this film she plays the role of Kamayani George, the love interest of the character Mickey Virus, played Manish Paul, who is a popular TV host and is making his debut in film industry. The film, shot in Delhi, released on 25 October 2013.

The first Swedish actress to act in Bollywood, AvrRam has been noted for looks very similar to the actress Katrina Kaif.

In 2013, AvrRam participated as a contestant on an Indian reality TV show, Bigg Boss 7, where celebrities from various walks of life live together in a large house, completely cut off from the outside world. They try to avoid being evicted every week by public votes, with the aim of prize money at the end. The show, based on Dutch-based Endemol's Big Brother, went on air in September 2013 and is hosted by the actor Salman Khan. After spending ten weeks on the show, she got evicted in November 2013. AvrRam said in an interview with PTI, "I did not come to Bigg Boss for money or fame but with the agenda to have fun. This show has helped me become a household name. I am very humbled by the appreciation I have received from audiences and will cherish this experience for years to come."

In October 2013, colleges in Chandigarh reportedly banned the students from possessing or displaying posters of AvrRam in the campus and dormitories as the college authorities considered her images inappropriate.

In 2014, Elli appeared as a guest contestant in Colors TV's dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in its seventh season for the teen ka tadka special week along with Sophie Choudry.

In 2015, her third film, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon released in September. The film received good reviews and was a success at the box office. In 2017, she appeared in two films Naam Shabana and Poster Boys. She later presented the reality show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.

In 2018, appeared in the film Baazaar in the song "Billionaire" along with Rohan Mehra and Saif Ali Khan. While the film failed at the box office, the song got good reviews.

AvrRam performed a dance act on the song "Chamma Chamma" for the film Fraud Saiyaan. The special song, was released in December 2018 by Tips Industries and gained over 15 million YouTube views in just three days of its release. Despite popularity of song, film was flopped in box-office At the song launch event, AvrRam said, "I signed up for this dance song because it's such an iconic thing to get to be part of the recreation of it." She appeared in another song "Zila Hilela" along with Sidharth Malhotra in Ekta Kapoor's movie Jabariya Jodi.

In March 2019, she appeared in a music video called, Haaye Oye, released by Sony Music India. In 2020, she acted in the film Malang playing the role of Jesse. In 2021, she made her Tamil debut with the film Naane Varuvean opposite Dhanush. Her special dance number "Har Funn Maula" with Aamir Khan got more than 90 million views on YouTube. In recent work, Elli has also starred in the 2025 music video for "Zaar Zaar" by Rusha & Blizza feat. Farhan Khan getting more than 6.2 million views as the lead dancer.

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Television Year Name Role Notes Ref. 2013 Bigg Boss 7 Contestant10th place 2014 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 Appeared in teen ka tadka special 2016 Box Cricket League 2 2017 The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Host

Web series Year Name Role Ref. 2019 The Verdict – State vs Nanavati Sylvia Nanavati Typewriter Anita Inside Edge 2 Sandy 2025 Ekaki Voice Cameo in Episode 3