Sanya Malhotra

Sanya Malhotra born February 25 1992 is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi cinema After training in contemporary dance and ballet she made her feature film debut portraying wrestler Babita Kumari in the biographical sports drama Dangal 2016 She subsequently choreographed the song Sexy Baliye for the musical drama Secret Superstar 2017 and gained further recognition with leading roles in the rural comedydrama Pataakha 2018 the family comedy Badhaai Ho 2018 and the drama Photograph 2019 for which she received a Filmfare Critics Award nomination for Best Actress Throughout the 2020s Malhotra established a prominent presence across theatrical and streaming releases starring in the biographical drama Shakuntala Devi 2020 the ensemble black comedy Ludo 2020 the comedydrama Pagglait 2021 and the crime thriller Love Hostel 2022 She later headlined the satirical comedydrama Kathal 2023 and the drama Mrs 2023 alongside supporting appearances in the action thriller Jawan 2023 and the biographical drama Sam Bahadur 2023 Her later work includes the romantic comedydrama Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari 2025 and the 2026 feature Toaster