Banita Sandhu

Banita Sandhu (born 22 June 1997)^[1] is a Welsh actress.^[2][3] Known for her work in Indian cinema, she made her film debut with the 2018 Hindi-language film October, going on to star in the Tamil-language production Adithya Varma and the CW series Pandora (both 2019).

Banita Sandhu
Sandhu in 2022
Born	(1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 27) Caerleon, Wales
Alma mater	King's College London
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2018–present

Early life

Sandhu was born and brought up in Caerleon, Wales^[4] to first-generation British Sikh parents. She began acting at the age of 11^[5] and moved to London at 18 to start her degree in English literature at King's College.^[3]

Career

Sandhu first appeared in an ad for Wrigley's Doublemint and one for Vodafone India^[when?].^[3][6] Her first feature film was October, starring Varun Dhawan, released in 2018. This was followed by the American TV series Pandora,^[7] and the Tamil-language film Adithya Varma, both in 2019.^[8] She later signed on to the Hindi-language film Sardar Udham^[9] and the British production Kavita and Teresa.^[10][11]

Filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, role, and language shown

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2018	October	Shiuli Iyer	Hindi
2019	Adithya Varma	Meera Shetty	Tamil
	Eternal Beauty	Alex	English
2021	Sardar Udham	Reshma	Hindi
2023	Mother Teresa & Me	Kavita	English

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, role, and language shown

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2019	Pandora	Delaney Pilar	English	Main role (season 1)
2021	Star Stable: Mistfall	Skye Rowan	English	Lead voice role (season 1)
2024	Bridgerton	Sita Malhotra	English	Minor role (season 3)

Music videos

List of music video appearances, with year, title, artist, and language shown

Year	Title	Artist	Language	Ref.
2018	"Jind Mahi"	Diljit Dosanjh	Punjabi	[12]
2023	"With You"	AP Dhillon	Punjabi	[13]