Name- Geeta Basra
Date of Birth- 13 March 1984
Age- 36 years(as in 2019)
Religion- Hindu
Nationality- Indian
Mother- Parveen Basra
Father- Rakesh Basra
Sister– Ruby Basra
Brother- Rahul Basra
Marital Status/Marriage- Married
Husband- Harbhajan Singh
Son- N/A
Daughter- Hinaya Heer Plaha
Height- 5’5 approx.
Weight- 58kg approx.
Net Worth- N/A
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Geeta Basra Biography
Geeta Basra is an Indian actress and model. She is primarily known for her work in Bollywood Industry. Born on 13 March 1984, she did her schooling from Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, England. The actress rose to fame for her work in movie “The Train” as Roma opposite actor Emraan Hashmi. In this role, she did a role of women who tends to have extra marital affair. This movie was remake of American film Derailed. The movie was a hit at the box office and people got to know about her. Though she didn’t continue working in movies after some time and get settled in her personal life.
Facts About Geeta Basra
- Madhuri Dixit is her Favorite Actress.
- Fried Food and Sweets are her Favorite Food.
- Dubai is her Favorite Destination.
- Dancing and Singing are her Favorite Hobbies.
- She actually wanted to become a criminal psychiatrist but later turned out becoming an actress.
- Being born in England, she came to Mumbai and learned acting from Namit Kapoor’s School of Drama.
- She has made her Bollywood debut with movie “Dil Diya Hai” as Neha Mehra. But the movie didn’t work well at the box office.
- In 2007, she did another Bollywood movie named “The Train” which was Hindi remake of an American movie. It was a big hit at the box office.
- She has featured in few music videos including “Ghum Sum Ghum Sum” with Sukshinder Shinda and has worked with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan as well.
- She once had the privilege of meeting Football legend Pele.
- In 2015, she appeared on Comedy Nights with Kapil along with her husband Harbhajan Singh.
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Geeta Basra Family
She was born in Portsmouth, England into a Punjabi family. Her father name is Rakesh Basra and mother name is Parveen Basra. She has two siblings, a sister Ruby Basra and a younger brother named Rahul Basra. She is very close to her family and often shares pictures with them on her social media account.
Geeta Basra Husband/ Boyfriend
She is married to cricketer Harbhajan Singh. Their love affair started with a music video where Harbhajan fell in love with her after watching her in song Woh Ajnabi. Somehow he managed to get her number and the two met each other. They got to know each other well and eventually became good friends. After dating for almost 5 years, the couple got married in Punjabi style accompanied by close friends and family on 29 October 2015. In 2017, they became proud parents of a daughter named Hinaya Heer Plaha. The couple is madly in love with each other and shares adorable pictures together on their social media accounts.
Geeta Basra Career/ Movies
After completing her studies from England, she moved to Mumbai and learned acting from Namit Kapoor’s School of drama. And finally in the year 2006, she made her acting debut with movie Dil Diya Hai which didn’t work well at the box office. Then in 2007, she came with another movie named “The Train” which was a hit. After this, the actress did few more movies but they didn’t work well on big screen. She did not have a successful career and later she left Bollywood and got married to the love of her life. Now she is living a happy life and working as an entrepreneur. Here is the list of all the movies she has been part of:
Year Movies Role Language
2006 Dil Diya Hai Neha Mehra Hindi
2007 The Train Roma Kapoor / Richa Malhotra Hindi
2013 Zilla Ghaziabad Special Appearance in song "Baap Ka Maal" Hindi
2014 Mr Joe B. Carvalho Gehna Hindi
2016 Second Hand Husband Neha Kaur Grewal Hindi
2016 Lock Pammi Punjabi
Geeta Basra Television Shows
She has been part of comedy show reality show Comedy Nights with Kapil. She appeared on the show with her husband and had lots of fun on the sets. The show was aired on Colors channel in the year 2015.
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