Shweta_Keswani

Sweta Keswani

Sweta Keswani

Indian actress


Sweta Keswani is an Indian actress, dancer and model, who is known for her roles in Hindi TV shows, Bollywood films and TV commercials. She received fame from Indians globally after playing the role of Gudiya Thakkar in the Star Plus series Baa Bahoo Aur Baby. Apart from her Bollywood career she also had a role in U.S. Television series The Blacklist.

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Personal life

Keswani started acting in class two with an adaption of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. She attended MMK College in Mumbai and graduated with a degree in commerce. While she was at school, she started Kathak (an Indian dance form) and kept up with it for about 6 years at Sangit Mahabharati institute and later with Guruji Shri Surinder Kaur, whom she idolizes. Later she trained in jazz dance from Shiamak Davar's.

Keswani is a Soka Gakkai Buddhist and is a leader in the SGI[clarification needed] Buddhist community. She has said, "There are many branches of Buddhism but essentially the SGI Buddhist philosophy that I practice is a religion for the 21st century. It is a process of transforming the self by chanting a mantra and through that changing not only ourselves for the better but our environment as well. Chanting gives me the clarity to see what action I should take and how I can make both myself and the people around me happier and more fulfilled."[1][2]

Since 2020, Keswani has served as the Vice President of River's Edge Theatre Co. in Westchester, NY.[3]

Keswani married American actor Alexx O'Nell in 2008. The couple divorced in 2011. In October 2012, she married NYC-based lawyer Ken Andino, with whom she has a daughter (b. 2013).[4][5]

Career

After doing many TV commercials for industries such as Wall's Ice Cream, Pond's and Fanta, Keswani entered television with shows such as Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand.

Filmography

Films

Television

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Theatre

  • Residence Visa (2007)
  • Fragile (2007)
  • Now She Says She's God (2005)
  • 3 Aces (2001)

References

  1. "Budding Buddhism in the city". DNA India. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. "River's Edge Theatre Co". riversedgetheatre.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. "River's Edge Theatre Co. Board of Directors". riversedgetheatre.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. "Sweta Keswani ties the knot again! - Times Of India". 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. "Sweta Keswani expecting child from second marriage". The Times of India. 20 August 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. Tallerico, Brian. "The Beanie Bubble movie review (2023) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  7. "Fast forward". The Tribune.

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