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Sanya Malhotra (Babita Phogat) – Career, Age, Wiki, and more

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3 years ago

June 10, 2022

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Sanya’s Brief Intro

Sanya Malhotra is an Indian actress, model as well as a dancer. She is famous for playing the role of ‘Babita Phogat’ in the Bollywood movie, ‘Dangal’. Let’s have a look at her in detail.

Sanya’s Wiki

Name	Sanya Malhotra
Birthdate	25 February 1992
Age as of 2022	30 years
Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
Birthplace	Delhi, India
Nationality	Indian
Profession	Actress, Model, Dancer

Sanya’s Physical Appearance

Height	5’2″ (Approx.)
Weight	50 kgs (Approx.)
Body Measurements	32-26-32 (Approx.)
Hair Colour	Black
Eye Colour	Black

Sanya’s Educational Details

School Name	Ryan International School, Mayur Vihar, Delhi
College Name	Gargi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	Not Known

Sanya is a trained ballet dancer.

Sanya’s Family Details

Sanya Malhotra took birth in a Punjabi Middle-class Khatri family.

Father’s Name	Sunil Malhotra
Mother’s Name	Renu Malhotra
Siblings	Sister – Shagun Malhotra

Her father is an engineer whereas her mother is a Homemaker. Shagun is her elder sister.

If we talk about her relationship status, then she is single and also not dating anyone.

Her Career

Sanya Malhotra started her career in 2013 by participating in Zee TV’s reality show named ‘Dance India Dance’ but she didn’t come in the top 100. Then, she appeared in many TV commercials.

In 2016, she got a chance to show her talent by appearing in a Bollywood movie named ‘Dangal’. In this movie, she played the role of ‘Babita Kumari’, an Indian female wrestler. This was a biopic of two wrestlers. She won the gold medal in Commonwealth Games in 2014. During the shooting of this movie, Sanya along with Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Sheikh and Suhani Bhatnagar used to live at Aamir Khan’s old apartment in Mumbai.

After this movie, she worked at ‘Aamir Khan Productions as an Intern. In this internship, she learned the skills of pre-production, Post-production, background score and VFX.

For the film ‘Secret Superstar’, she worked as a Choreographer. Then, she appeared in many movies like –

Dangal in 2016
Pataakha in 2018
Badhaai Ho in 2018
Photograph in 2019
Shakuntala Devi in 2020
Ludo in 2020
Pagglait in 2021
Meenakshi Sundareshwar in 2021
Love Hostel in 2022

Awards

In 2018, she won the Best New Action Star at the prestigious 4th annual Jackie Chan Action Movie Week in China.

Her Favourites

Food	Rajma Chawal
Beverages	Coffee, Beetroot Juice
Actors	Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor
Actress	Alia Bhatt, Kangana Ranaut, Deepika Padukone
Movies	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil Chahta Hai, Maqbool, The Lunchbox
Director	Karan Johar, Imtiaz Ali, Vishal Bhardwaj
Destination	Europe
Songs	Lana Del Ray, Coldplay