Claudia Ciesla
Ciesla in 2008
Born (1987-02-12) February 12, 1987 (age 37)[1]
Wodzisław Śląski, Katowice Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic
NationalityPolish
German
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Websitewww.cclaudia.net

Claudia Ciesla (Polish: Klaudia Cieśla) is a Polish-born German actress and model who works mainly in the Indian film industry.[2][3][1] She was a contestant on the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss.

Early life

Ciesla was born in Wodzisław Śląski, Katowice Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic (now Silesian Voivodeship, Republic of Poland). Her father is a Clinicia psychologist and is of Polish descent and her mother, is an architect and is of German descent.

Career

Modelling and acting career

Ciesla started modeling at the age of 15 working for shows involved in fashion and dancing.[4]

In March 2006, Ciesla won a subscribers poll on the internet websites of Auto Bild, Bild, Sat.1, T-Online and Kabeleins to give her first place as Germany's Super Girl 2006.[5] In November 2007 she told in an interview, that she plans after her modelling career to become a tax consultant.[4]

In the touristic season of 2007–2008 Ciesla was representing the snowrichest tourist Ski-Village in the World, Damüls, Austria, as the Snow Queen 2008 and was showing up for various events, promotional appearances and photo shoots for magazines, advertising and brochures including a cover shoot for the magazine “MOTOR-Freizeit and TRENDS“ in Austria.[6]

In 2007, and again in 2008, she was appearing on the German Internet soap opera Beach House, playing Daisy Vandenburg.[7] The New Indian Express reported that Ciesla is acting in a Bollywood film Karma along with leads Carlucci Weyant, Alma Saraci as part of an international film crew to be filmed in India.[8] Film Director M.S. Shahjahan mentioned in an interview that there will be more assignments for Ciesla in Bollywood.[9][10]

In July 2008 Ciesla played "Claudia" in the Italian television sitcom Outsiders in Palermo, shot in Palermo.[11][12][13]

Claudia in a photo shoot in 2006
Claudia in 2010

She played the role of a German journalist in the film 10:10 (directed by "Arin Paul"), together with Soumitra Chatterjee.[14][15][16][17]

Ciesla was the Brand Ambassador of the "Lovely Professional University". LPU also honoured her as "New promising foreign face in India".[18] She also visited Thapar University for promotion of her Punjabi film during their technical fest Aranya. On 26 November 2009, Ciesla was awarded with the prestigious Karmaveer Puraskaar, which is iCONGO’s National People’s Award for Social Justice and Action, honouring concerned citizens who have led change. Past recipients of the Karmaveer Puraskar include Kajol, Alyque Padamsee, Rahul Bose, Remo Fernandes and M S Swaminathan.[19]

Bigg Boss and Bollywood entry

Ciesla participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 3. It began airing on 4 October 2009 on Colors with Amitabh Bachchan as the host. This was her first brush with Indian reality TV.[20] She was evicted on day 68, after spending 10 weeks on the show.

In December 2010 Ciesla attended the TV show Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout shot in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[21] It is the Indian celebrity version of Wipeout with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as the host. The show ended on 25 February 2011 with Kushal Punjabi as the winner, while Ciesla was the runner-up by 51 seconds, to come in second place.[22][23]

Ciesla made her first mainstream appearance in 2012, when she did the item song "Balma", sharing screen space with Akshay Kumar in his film Khiladi 786. The song is composed by Himesh Reshammiya and the dance is choreographed by Ganesh Acharya.[24]

In 2016, she appeared in the third part of the successful Bollywood franchise Kyaa Kool Hain Hum film series, titled Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3. She was last seen dancing on a peppy number alongside Krushna Abhishek[25] in the film Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle.[26]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Country
2007 Beach House Daisy Vandenburg German Germany
2008 Karma Linda English United Kingdom
2008 Outsiders in Palermo Claudia Italian Italy
2008 10:10 Serin Bengali India
TBA Private Number - Kannada India
2012 Yaar Pardesi Anna Punjabi India
2012 Khiladi 786 Special appearance in song "Balma" Hindi India
2013 @ Andheri Malayalam India
2014 Desi Kattey Special appearance in item song "Patne Wali Hoon" Hindi India
2016 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 Shakuntala (Sakku) Hindi India
2018 Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle Special appearance in item song "Confused Lover" Hindi India

Television

Year Name Role Channel Note Ref
2009 Bigg Boss 3 Contestant (Evicted on Day 70 (semifinalist) Colors TV [27]
2011 Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout Contestant (Runner-up) Imagine TV [28]
2016 Box Cricket League 2 Player Colors TV Jaipur Raj Joshiley [29]

Personal life

Ciesla was born an Ashkenazic devotee of Judaism, though converted to Hinduism in 2009, after developing interest in Hindu culture and mythology.[30][31] She is a self-proclaimed adherent of Lord Ganesha and is a Karma believer.[30][32]

References

  1. ^ a b Claudia Ciesla Featured Model Interview Archived 9 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine 4 January 2005
  2. ^ "I am not a reincarnation of Lord Ganesha, says Claudia Ciesla". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "German actor Suzanne Bernert said Claudia Ciesla has no right to play with Indian religious sentiments". Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b casting-agentur.de Interview mit dem Model Claudia Ciesla, 09. November 2007 (in German)
  5. ^ "Autobild Article, Supergirl 2006". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Claudia Ciesla in Österreich zur Schneekönigin gewählt – Claudia Ciesla in Austria chosen as Snow Queen." Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, cclaudia.wordpress.com, 24 December 2007
  7. ^ Clipfish Beach House Channel Archived 3 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Actor wants Ooty to be Hollywood crew's destination"[permanent dead link], The New Indian Express, 30 January 2008
  9. ^ "Bollywood-smitten Claudia" Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, India-EU Film Initiative, 24 March 2008
  10. ^ "Süße Claudia-In Indien wird sie jetzt Kinostar", Bild, 23 February 2008
  11. ^ "Cronache di Sicilia" Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ ""BILD-online, 1. Aug. 2008"". 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  13. ^ "Interview in ital. TV Kanal 7Gold"[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "The Telegraph of India, August 8, 2008". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  15. ^ "The Telegraph of India, August 23 , 2008". Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  16. ^ "DERWESTERN, "Claudia Ciesla: Von Bamberg nach Bollywood", 11.01.2009". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  17. ^ [1][dead link]
  18. ^ The Deccan Chronicle, July 2, 2009 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ FPR Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 27 November 2009
  20. ^ "The Times of India, September 26, 2009". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  21. ^ official website of zorka-jhatka-total-wipeout, December 29, 2011 Archived 6 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ "Kushal Punjabi Wins Zor Ka Jhatka". NDTV Movies. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011.
  23. ^ "Kushal Punjabi wins 'Zor Ka Jhatka'". The Times of India. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011.
  24. ^ "KHILADI 786: RD Burman features with Akshay in new song". Hindustan Times. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  25. ^ "Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle: 'Confused Lover' Krushna gets groovy with Claudia". Bollywood Bubble. 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  26. ^ "Krushna Abhishek and Claudia Ciesla on sets of Teri Bhabhi Hain Pagle". mid-day. 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  27. ^ "Bigg Boss' Claudia Ciesla gets candid with fans". 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  28. ^ "Claudia Ciesla features in Zor Ka Jhatka". 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  29. ^ "200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin". India.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.[dead link]
  30. ^ a b "Claudia wants to be a Hindu - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  31. ^ "GERMAN ACTRESS - Claudia Ciesla Converted to Hinduism". THE HINDU PORTAL - spiritual media to elevate Indian culture, spirituality. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  32. ^ "Global celebrities who have turned Hindu or have been touched by sanatana dharma". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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