Swathi Varma

Swati Verma is an Indian film actress primarily working with Bhojpuri film industry. She has also acted in Tamil and Telugu films. She has established a career in Bhojpuri language films and is cited in the media as one of the most popular celebrities. Verma parachuted into stardom soon after her maiden Bhojpuri film Sasurari Zindabad hit the marquee.

Early life

Swati hail from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh but her birthplace is Mumbai. Her parents are doctors, and worked in KEM hospital, Mumbai, in the 1970s. Later, her parents shifted to Bilaspur and Verma went to Russia. She did her diploma in Russian and also studied interior designing in Russia. She speaks English, Hindi, Bhojpuri and Tamil and is a well trained Kathak dancer. She also have a black belt in Karate.

Career

Verma felt daunted as the very prospect of acting, She commented saying, "Hailing from a place like Bilaspur that is nowhere even distantly associated to glitz and glamour, acting did seem a bit far-fetched." Before starting her career off as an actress, Swati joined Kishore Namit Kapoor's acting school in Mumbai. She made her acting debut in episodic serial Ek din ki vardi (Sahara). Later, she appeared in Suraag (SAB TV) and Aryaman (Doordarshan network).

Selected filmography

Year Film Language 2007 Sasurari Zindabad Bhojpuri 2007 Rasik Balma Bhojpuri 2009 Brahma Deva Tamil 2009 Hamar Rajo Daroga No 1 Bhojpuri 2010 Drogam Nadanthathu Enna Tamil 2010 Mada Mrugam Telugu 2011 Maatti Bhojpuri 2012 Kootanchoru Tamil

Galleries of Swathi Varma