Ivanka Das

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Ivanka Das
File:Ivankadas.jpg
Born
Kolkata, India
OccupationsActress, Dancer, Model
TelevisionDance Deewane

Ivanka Das (born as Arandeep Das[clarification needed]) is an Indian actress, dancer, choreographer, and model.[1][2] She is known for her participation in the Indian reality television show Dance Deewane, the films Haddi and Ghoomer, as well as the Netflix series Bombay Begums.

Early life

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Das was born in Kolkata as a boy, and grew up in a conservative family in Mumbai and Kolkata.[1][2] Both of her parents died during her childhood.[2] She has said she always identified as female, and experienced gender dysphoria, but after visiting the Iskcon temple of Lord Krishna, understood she is a woman, "and through that spirituality, I got inner power and felt I was reborn."[1]

She moved to Delhi and began working as a choreographer, and also experienced illness and hair loss, ultimately shaving her head.[2] She was then recruited to become a model and moved to Mumbai.[2]

Career

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Beginning in 2017, after an invitation from Keshav Suri of the Lalit hospitality chain,[3] Das has worked as a dancer at the Kitty Su club in Chandigarh,[1] and in Kitty Su drag nights nationwide.[2] She also became a popular contestant on Dance Deewane.[2]

In 2019, she was featured on an online cover of Vogue India[4][5] as part of a celebration of the first anniversary of the Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India decision that decriminalized consensual sexual conduct between adults.[6] She told Vogue India in 2019, "I am a trans woman and a fighter. And I will be a super star someday."[2]

In 2019, she debuted as an actress in the web series Ye Hai #Mandi, in the role of Kareena, a brothel owner.[7] In 2020, she had a supporting role in the Netflix web series Bombay Begums[8] as the character Beauty, a trans woman.[9]

In 2020, she was featured in the MTV Beats Love Duet album song "Khud Ko Hi Paake" with Nikhita Gandhi.[10][11]

In 2023, Ivanka was featured alongside Abhishek Bacchan, Shabana Azmi and others in the Bollywood film Ghoomer.[12][13][14][15]

Television and web series

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References

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