Ashlesha Thakur

Ashlesha Thakur is an actress and has achieved phenomenal recognition in Indian entertainment industry. Born on 19 October 2003 in Mumbai, India, she has proved to be full of spirit and talent. Over time, she has established herself as an actress with many faces and can act across various mediums due to her charisma. Ashlesha's career worldwide has been very fascinating as she started at a young age, as a result she has some imposing works under her name as well in the film industry as on television. She debuted in acting in a popular daily soap aired on Colors TV called ‘Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki’ in 2017. The series was focused on transgender representation and cast her in a significant role which helped her represent her talent to a broader audience.

That same year, she also appeared for the first time as a film actor when she appeared in Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai, which introduced viewers to the Hindi movie industry. Although these roles were merely the start and the entry point for her, they cleared the way for her new exploits in both markets. But when she played Dhriti Tiwari in the well received web series, The Family Man that made Ashlesha a star. ‘The Family Man’ could be watched on Amazon Prime Video and it was massively popular. Besides, Ashlesha’s portrayal of Srikant Tiwari's teenage daughter in the series directed by Manoj Bajpayee Born on 23 April 1969, Manoj Bajpai is first a Bol >> Read More... was appreciated both by the viewers and the critics. Due to her involvement in The Family Man, Ashlesha gained a broader reach to the audience, and this audience base grew with her other projects. In the year 2021, she was cast in a movie Pagglait where she had a notable character. It’s a dramedy that tells the story of a young wife trying to deal with a complex mix of emotions following the death of her husband. Ashlesha as Aditi Giri, one of those women having too much of a society adhesive around them, contributed a lot to the film.

That same year, she also had a cameo in Gupt Gyaan, a short film available on Amazon Mini TV, where she portrayed a character that is unlike her usual take on acting. 2023 proved to be the game changer in Ashlesha’s cinema career as she acted in two significant projects that garnered attention. She worked in first one directed by Atlee. Jawan which was an action film only this time she worked as Alia Gaikwad daughter to bad guy Kalee Gaikwad played by Vijay Sethupathi Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi was not born with silv >> Read More... . The movie which turned out to be a blockbuster also brought out Ashlesha's potential in performing for high budget and big stars movies. Later that same year, Ashlesha starred in Shanthala, a Telugu-language film for the Tollywood industry. The film was released on 15 December 2023. It was her initial attempt at regional cinema and, served better to establish her as a skilled actress in various languages and other film features.

Apart from films and television shows, Ashlesha has also made her mark in the advertising industry. Her face has appeared in the commercials of well-known brands like Himalaya, Kissan, Cadbury, Reliance Fresh, Amazon, Swiggy, Samsung, and L & T. Such high-status campaigns enabled her to have a wider exposure and, level up her modelling career as well, making her one of the most sorted and up-and-coming faces in the Indian entertainment industry. Ashlesha has also created a niche for herself on social media because of her celebrity status. She was known as a household name due to her role in The Family Man, and her fan following on Instagram keeps increasing as the Indian audience loves her work. To the extent that, after the second season of The Family Man, Ashlesha said in interviews that she received fan messages in large numbers, including marriage proposals in her Instagram direct messages during the increasing popularity and popularity. This only made her more of a youth icon and one of the most loved actresses of her period.