Erica Fernandes

Erica Jennifer Fernandes is an Indian actress and model, who works in Indian television and films. She got her breakthrough with her television debut, portraying Dr. Sonakshi Bose in Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi .Erica has also acted in many films in South including Ninnindale and Galipatam. In 2014, she made her bollywood debut with Babloo Happy Hai.She is also known for her portrayal of Prerna Sharma in kasautii zindagii kay

Erica Fernandes
Fernandes in 2021
Born
Erica Jennifer Fernandes

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
Years active2013–present
Known forKuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi
Kasautii Zindagii Kay

Early life

Fernandes was born in Mumbai to Ralph Fernandes and Lavina Fernandes, in a Konkani Mangalorean Catholic family.[1] She has an elder brother, Jermaine Fernandes.[2] She did her schooling from Holy Cross High School, Kurla and completed her Pre-Degree Course from Sies College Of Arts, Science & Commerce, Sion. She had enrolled for a BA degree from St Andrew's College, Bandra. Later she discontinued her studies to pursue a career in modelling.

Career

Modelling career

She always aspired to be a model since childhood, which earned her the crown of "Bombay Times Fresh Face", "Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face 2011" and "Pantaloons Femina Miss Maharashtra" in 2010 and 2011 respectively.[3]

Film debut and success (2013-2015)

Director Sasi had seen pictures of her at Meera Kathiravan's office, with whom she was shooting another film, when he was casting for Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu. Sasi offered her a role of a software engineer in the film alongside Bharath, who plays her love interest.[4] Due to the delay of her other films, Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu became her first release. In 2014, she made her debut in Kannada with the film Ninnindale, featuring alongside Puneeth Rajkumar,[5] which was followed by her debut Hindi film, Babloo Happy Hai, directed by Nila Madhab Panda.[6]

She was selected to play the lead role in the bilingual Virattu/Dega, featuring newcomer Sujiv, son of the director Kumar.[7] In February 2014, Virattu eventually released. Its Telugu version Dega, however, was pushed to late 2014 and Galipatam became her first Telugu release. The film received decent reviews from critics, who also noted that Erica "does a good job" and "shows maturity".[8][9][10] In 2015, she appeared in the Kannada film Buguri.

Television debut, breakthrough and success (2016-2020)

In 2016, Fernandes made her television debut with Sony TV's Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi where she portrayed Dr. Sonakshi Bose, opposite Shaheer Sheikh.[11] The show was a new age show and her onscreen chemistry with Shaheer Sheikh was appreciated.[12]

Her delayed film with Kathiravan, Vizhithiru, released on 6 October 2017[13] and saw her feature amongst an ensemble cast including Krishna, Venkat Prabhu and Sara Arjun.

From 2018 to 2020, she portrayed Prerna Sharma in Star Plus's Kasautii Zindagii Kay, opposite Parth Samthaan.[14]

In 2020, she appeared in the music videos, Juda Kar Diya and Maula.

Recent work

In 2021. Fernandes reprised her role of Dr Sonakshi Bose opposite Shaheer Sheikh in the third season of Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi: Nayi Kahaani. The show ended in November 2021.

Media

In 2017, Fernandes was ranked 4th in Times of India's Most Desirable Women on Indian Television List.[15]

In 2018, she was placed 15th in Biz Asia's TV Personality List.[16] She was also listed 3rd in Times of India's Most Desirable Women on Indian Television List 2018.[17]

Fernandes was placed 13th in Eastern Eye's 50 Sexiest Asian Women of 2019 List and 4th in Times of India's Most Desirable Women On Television List 2019.[18]

Fernandes was ranked first in The Times Most Desirable Women on TV 2020.[19]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleLanguage
2013 Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu Manjari Tamil
2014 Ninnindale Pramila Kannada
Babloo Happy Hai Natasha Hindi
Virattu Shri Tamil
Galipatam Swathi Telugu
Dega Sri Telugu
2015 Buguri Ishanya Kannada
2017 Vizhithiru Christina Tamil

Television
Year Title Role Note Ref.
2016–2017; 2021 Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi Dr. Sonakshi Bose [11][20][21]
2018–2020 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Prerna Sharma [22]

Music videos
YearTitleSingerLabelRef.
2020 Juda Kar Diya Stebin Ben Desi Music Factory [23][24]
Maula Papon Saregama [25]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2016 Asian Viewers Television Awards Female Actor Of The Year Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi Won [26]
2018 Asian Viewers Television Awards Female Actor Of The Year Nominated [27]
2019 Indian Telly Awards Best Jodi Popular

(With Parth Samthaan)

 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Won [28]
Gold Awards Best Actor Female (Critics) Won [29]
Style Diva N/A Won [29]
Asian Viewers Television Awards Female Actor Of The Year Kasautii Zindagii Kay Won [30]

See also

References
  1. Kavya Christopher (18 October 2013), "Puneeth is very down to earth: Erica Fernandes", The Times of India, archived from the original on 5 November 2013, retrieved 6 June 2015
  2. "Erica Fernandes". India.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. Neha Madaan (8 August 2011), "Erica Fernandes is Miss Maharashtra 2011", The Times of India, archived from the original on 14 August 2018, retrieved 26 July 2017
  4. "Review: Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu is a breezy entertainer". Rediff. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020.
  5. Confirmed: Erica Fernandes to romance Puneet Rajkumar. Entertainment.oneindia.in (25 July 2013). Retrieved on 19 February 2014.
  6. Jyoti Prabhakar (29 December 2012), "Nila Madhab Panda's next film revolves around Delhi", The Times of India, archived from the original on 14 December 2013, retrieved 26 July 2017
  7. Rinku Gupta (15 April 2013), "I am not Ileana's sister, I am Erica", The New Indian Express, archived from the original on 18 April 2013, retrieved 26 July 2017
  8. Suresh Kavirayani (10 January 2016), "Movie Review 'Gaalipatam': Innovative marital drama", The Deccan Chronicle (published 9 August 2014), archived from the original on 12 August 2014, retrieved 26 July 2017
  9. Ranjani Rajendra (8 August 2014). "Bold and unapologetic". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  10. Sangeetha Seshagiri (8 August 2014), "'Galipatam' Review Roundup: Bold Attempt, Worth a Watch", International Business Times, archived from the original on 11 August 2014, retrieved 26 July 2017
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  12. "5 reasons why we love 'Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi' lead pair Sonakshi, Dev". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  13. Vizhithiru
  14. "Kasautii Zindagii Kay promo: SRK introduces Parth and Erica as Anurag and Prerna". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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  19. "Meet The Times 20 Most Desirable Women on Television 2020 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  20. Gursimran Kaur Banga (26 September 2017). "Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi 2 review: Erica Fernandes and Shaheer Sheikh's show holds promise". The Times of India.
  21. "Erica Fernandes is excited to begin shooting Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi 3 soon". India Today. 18 May 2021.
  22. Farzeen, Sana (25 September 2018). "Erica Fernandes on Kasautii Zindagii Kay: I relate a lot to Prerna's character". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019.
  23. "Erica Fernandes shares a candid picture with Harshad Chopda ahead of their music video". Bollywood Hungama.
  24. "Juda Kar Diya poster: Erica Fernandes & Harshad Chopda's music video to release on this date". ABP Live.
  25. "Erica Fernandes and teams up with Sushmita Sen's beau Rohman Shawl for 'Maula'; Their chemistry will win your heart". ABP Live.
  26. "AVTA 2016: Winners List". BizAsia. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019.
  27. "AVTA 2018: Nominations List". BizAsia. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  28. "Indian Telly Awards 2019: Winners". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  29. "Gold Awards 2019: Hina Khan, Karan Singh Grover, Erica Fernandes win big. See pics". hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  30. "Erica Fernandes and Harshad Chopda win big at Asian Viewers Television Awards in London". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019.
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