Jayna Tida

Jayna Tida is a British Indian Actress. She played the lead Ayesha Merchant in the west end Musical The Merchants of Bollywood directed by Toby Gough and Choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant.[1][2] Based on the true story of two notable choreographers of the Indian film industry, Hiralal Merchant and his granddaughter, Vaibhavi Merchant. In July 2015, she was cast as Rani Sulakshana[3] in the period drama Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani.[4] She has featured in multiple commercials for companies such as Honda City,[5] Ponds and Samsung.[6]

Early life and background

Tida was born in London, United Kingdom. She is of Gujarati descent. She is a medical physiology graduate from King's College London. Before pursuing a career in acting she worked for Estée Lauder Companies, UK and was the director of choreography of the eastern-western dance troupe Dhoon XY based in London, who have performed live at the Royal Albert Hall.[7]

Commercials

Tida was signed by the celebrity management agency Matrix India Entertainment and went on to feature in commercials for Honda City, Samsung, Capri, Dove, Sony Cybershot, Hp Laptops, Micromax, Airtel, ICICI, Ponds and Dabur Hair oil.

Filmography

Stage

Television

Short films

Music video

She was featured in Shafqat Amanat Ali's song Dil Kookay from his album Muh Dikhai.[10]

References

  1. "印度超豪华音乐剧 "宝莱坞明星" 主演介绍". sohu.com (in Chinese).
  2. "谁是 "宝莱坞明星" ?". indiancn.com (in Chinese).
  3. "Me and Rani Sulakshana share in common is our belief in Fairy-Tales: Jayna Tida". Entertainment-Tadka. 24 August 2015.
  4. "Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani". The Times of India.
  5. The New Honda City TVC. 24 January 2012 via YouTube.
  6. Samsung Demo. 1 November 2014 via YouTube.
  7. "About". Jayna Tida.
  8. "A Dream Debut". The Hans India. 22 November 2015.
  9. Indear.in Presents "Accidentally in Love" - The Indian Wedding Film. 17 December 2014 via YouTube.
  10. Dil Kookay – Shafqat Amanat Ali – Brand New Romantic Love Song – Muh Dikhai. 17 March 2015 via YouTube.

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