Ritu Chhina
| Ritu Chhina | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 9, 1995 India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian/Australian |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Australia |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| Known for | The Bachelorette |
Ritu Chhina is an Indian-Australian actress and director known for her work in both film and television.[1][2][3][4]
Early Life and Education
Chhina was born in India and grew up in Mumbai before moving to New Zealand and later to Cairns, where she attended Cairns State High School. During high school, she wrote an award-winning play about children during the Holocaust. She went on to study Law/Arts at the Queensland University of Technology, Film and TV at the SAE Institute, and act at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Career
Chhina's career in the entertainment industry began with the short film "Karma," which she directed in 2012.[5] She later appeared as the lead cast in the reality television show Take Me Out in 2018 and produced several short films in 2019. In 2020, she wrote and directed "Athena,"[6][7] a science-fiction proof-of-concept film, and appeared in the TV series "Assigned Female at Birth."[8] In October 2021, Chhina made her mark on the entertainment world by appearing as the first bi-sexual bachelorette in the global franchise "The Bachelorette."[9][10][11] In 2022, she was cast as the lead in the feature film "To."[12][13]
Recognition
Actress
Her work has been recognized with several awards, including being a finalist and receiving an honorable mention at the Changing Face International Film Festival, Nosferatu Film Festival, London International Film Festival, and Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Genre Lab - Presented by Lift-Off Global Network.
Filmography
Actress
| Title | Type | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step Into Her Shoes | Short | Ritu | Completed (2019) |
| The Room | Short | Prachi Desai | Completed (2020) |
| Assigned Female at Birth, a Web Series about Some Bodies | TV Series | Pav | Completed (2020) |
| Counter Girls | TV Series | Rochelle's Sidekick | Completed (2022) |
| The Dealer | The Hipster Chick #3 | Completed | |
| To | Ritu | Pre-production |
Editor and Director
| Title | Type | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athena | Short | Editor | Completed (2020) |
| Road Trip | Short | Editor/Director | Completed (2019) |
References
- ↑ "May 2020 Winners". Changing Face International Film Festival. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ "Ritu Chhina joins the Bachelorette Australia 2021 cast". The Cairns Post. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ "Ritu Chhina joins the Bachelorette Australia 2021 cast". The Cairns Post. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ "ritu chhina to be a participant on the bachelorette australia". cairnspost.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ↑ Qazi, Basmah (25 May 2022). "Having Three White Men Front The Bachelors Isn't Groundbreaking, It's Just Sad". POPSUGAR Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ↑ "Athena Horror Film - Nosferatu Film Festival". nosferatufilmfest.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ "Ritu Chhina's Sister Has Dragged The Bachelorette For Giving Our Queen Barely Any Airtime". PEDESTRIAN.TV. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ "'I Knew It In My Soul': Ritu Chhina Explains Why She Was 'Meant To Be' On This Season Of The Bachelorette". 10 play. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ↑ Vrajlal, Alicia. "The Bachelorette's Ritu Chhina Says She Felt 'Tokenised' During Filming". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ "Bachelorette star reveals 'surprising' moment fans didn't see: 'Bit of a miss'". au.lifestyle.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ↑ Boseley, Matilda (26 November 2021). "Brooke Blurton on the Bachelorette Australia backlash: 'I was frustrated with the level of biphobia'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ↑ Alavi, Faezeh. "To". imdb. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ "brooke blurton is back and ready for real love this time in the drivers seat". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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