Born on 5th August, 1987, she grew up in Mumbai and studied at St. Teresa High School in Santa Cruz, Mumbai. She joined St. Andrews College, Bandra to pursue her Bachelor's Degree of Management Studies. She was also a state level athlete and a national level player before joining modeling and taking up films.
She has only a few films in Hindi but has acted in a number of films down south. The Tamil director Shankar saw her in a commercial with Amitabh Bachchcan and cast her in the Tamil version of his film ‘Boys’. She also starred in various Telugu films before again starring in the Hindi film Masti, again with Riteish Deshmukh.
She won Filmfare award for her acting in southern films and then came back to act opposite Akshaye Khanna in Mere Baap Pehle Aap which was a moderate success. Her big breakthrough in Bollywood of course came through the blockbuster Jaane Tu…. Ya Jaane Na, after which she has become recognized for her sweet, cute looks and refreshing way of acting.
