Sobhita Dhulipala
الميلاد 31 مايو 1992 · Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sobhita Dhulipala is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil cinema alongside international projects. Born on May 31, 1992, in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, into a Telugu-speaking family, she grew up in Visakhapatnam and completed her schooling at Little Angels and Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar. She moved to Mumbai to pursue higher education, earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics. She rose to national prominence after winning the *Femina Miss India Earth 2013* title and representing India at the Miss Earth 2013 pageant in the Philippines, which paved the way for high-profile modeling campaigns and film auditions. She made her feature acting debut in Anurag Kashyap's acclaimed neo-noir thriller *Raman Raghav 2.0* (2016), earning a nomination for Best Supporting Performance at the Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight. She followed this with notable roles in *Chef* (2017), the black comedy *Kaalakaandi* (2018), and her Telugu debut in the espionage thriller *Goodachari* (2018). Dhulipala achieved massive critical and pan-Indian recognition portraying Tara Khanna in Amazon Prime Video's hit drama series *Made in Heaven* (2019–2023), receiving widespread praise for her layered and emotionally complex performance. She demonstrated her versatility across languages and streaming platforms with Netflix's spy thriller series *Bard of Blood* (2019), the horror anthology *Ghost Stories* (2020), the Malayalam crime drama *Kurup* (2021), and the biographical war drama *Major* (2022). She garnered widespread attention for portraying Vaanathi in Mani Ratnam's magnum opus period epics *Ponniyin Selvan: I* (2022) and *Ponniyin Selvan: II* (2023), and headlined the Disney+ Hotstar spy thriller series *The Night Manager* (2023) as Kaveri Dixit. In 2024, she made her Hollywood debut in Dev Patel's action thriller *Monkey Man*, followed by the family drama *Love, Sitara* (2024) on Zee5. Expanding her body of work, she starred in the Amazon Prime Video dark comedy-drama *Cheekati Lo*. Known for her unconventional script choices, striking screen presence, and sophisticated character portrayals, she remains one of contemporary Indian cinema's most distinctive leading talents.
