Komal Jha

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Komal Jha is a Civil Engineer turned Indian Actress who predominantly works in the South Indian film industries. Hailing from Ranchi, she studied at MSRIT, Bangalore and pursued a bachelor's degree in Engineering. She resigned her job in Dubai and returned to India to become an actress.

Early life

Komal Jha comes from an orthodox Brahmin family based in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Her father is Philosopher and a published Author Dr. Shyama Nand Jha. Komal Jha studied in DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir Shyamali School situated in the MECON Colony in Ranchi. Komal Jha and Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni lived in the same colony in Ranchi. Komal moved to Bangalore for further education. She has BE degree in Civil Engineering from MSRIT. She was her Department Topper and was placed on-campus by a reputed Construction Firm located in Dubai. Komal worked for a year there and resigned her job to pursue her dream of becoming an actress.

Career

Komal Jha made her first appearance in the film 3 Idiots while in college. She has worked in 24 hours in Malayalam. Her second Telugu film, Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama was released on 21 March 2013. Before the release of the film, Komal Jha lamented that her role was chopped and that actor Varun Sandesh had removed her from the posters of the film and kept her away from the promotional activities. Her performance in Chinna Cinema was appreciated for her crucial role.

In 2014 her long delayed Kannada film Nimbe Huli directed by Hemanth Hegde was released. She said that working on this project was "not a good experience for me, so much so that it put me off Sandalwood altogether". Her next Telugu film Eduruleni Alexander released in March 2014. She has completed her shooting for Billa Ranga. She has recently completed her Telugu project Maine Pyaar Kiya, in which she is playing the HR Manager of a Software Company. In March 2014, it was reported that she had been signed up for a Bollywood film. She is currently very excited and preparing for her first Bollywood venture.

Personal life

Komal was reported to have had affairs with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and R. Madhavan.

Komal Jha is planning to auction off her designer wears to raise fund for an orphanage named `Little Angels' which is in Mumbai.

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