--- name: "Sanya Malhotra" canonical: "https://film.one/person/sanya-malhotra" fi1m_id: "sanya-malhotra" imdb_id: "nm7621667" tmdb_id: 1756851 wikidata_id: "Q28316728" roles: ["Actor"] born: "25 February 1992" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-24T08:04:16.913987+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Sanya Malhotra ## Identity Sanya Malhotra - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sanya-malhotra - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** sanya-malhotra - **IMDb ID:** nm7621667 - **TMDB ID:** 1756851 - **Wikidata ID:** Q28316728 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanya_Malhotra, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28316728, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7621667/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1756851 Actor. Born 25 February 1992 in Delhi, India. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 25 February 1992, Delhi, India - **Active:** 2016–present - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanya_Malhotra, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28316728, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7621667/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1756851 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Dangal*](https://film.one/film/dangal.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Sanya Malhotra > Sanya Malhotra gives supporting characters a physical presence without forcing them to compete for attention. We value that restraint, particularly in *Dangal* (2016), though her films do not always give her enough room to make it count. In *Dangal* (2016), Sanya Malhotra makes Babita Kumari matter through the physical work of playing a wrestler. Nitesh Tiwari's drama keeps returning to the father's determination, but Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh give his older daughters a presence of their own. We were moved by the sisters' physical effort, especially when the story seemed more interested in their father. Malhotra helps make a familiar sporting story worth caring about, without needing to insist on our sympathy. Aamir Khan's Mahavir Singh Phogat has the stubbornness to dominate the film, and Malhotra and Shaikh have to hold their place beside him. They manage it, although the emphasis on Mahavir sometimes leaves the daughters short of attention. Malhotra's intensive wrestling preparation matters because it makes Babita credible as an athlete, giving us something to watch beyond her responses to her father. The film's length and familiar training routines remain drawbacks; a committed performance cannot shorten them. Our affection for her work comes with a wish that Babita had more of the film. That was her debut, and *Pataakha* (2018), directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, followed with another part involving physical and dialect preparation. The subsequent work has moved between leads and ensembles, including *Photograph* (2019) and *Ludo* (2020). In *Kathal* (2023), she led a satire as Inspector Mahima Basor; *Jawan* (2023) put her back in a supporting role. There is no steady progression towards larger parts here, which makes the size of a role a poor guide to what she might do with it. The reservation is how much space those parts leave her. Limited screen time in *HIT: The First Case* (2022) illustrates the difficulty: there is only so much an actor can establish in a small part. Her understated playing is worth making room for, and we would welcome more roles that use the physical confidence apparent in *Dangal* without relegating her to someone else's story. Start there, provided a lengthy wrestling drama sounds like your evening. ## Biography Sanya Malhotra is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Born on 25 February 1992 in Delhi, she trained in contemporary dance and ballet, and graduated from Gargi College, University of Delhi. She participated in the dance reality show Dance India Dance before moving to Mumbai. Malhotra made her feature film debut as Babita Kumari in the biographical sports drama *Dangal* (2016). She later appeared in *Pataakha* (2018), *Badhaai Ho* (2018), *Photograph* (2019), *Shakuntala Devi* (2020), *Ludo* (2020), *Pagglait* (2021), *Jawan* (2023) and *Kathal* (2023). She also choreographed the song "Sexy Baliye" for *Secret Superstar* (2017). She received Filmfare Critics Award nominations for Best Actress for *Photograph* (2019) and *Ludo* (2020), and has won Filmfare OTT Awards for performances in *Kathal* (2023) and *Mrs.* (2024). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Dangal* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Babita Kumari — [page](https://film.one/film/dangal.md) ## Complete filmography (23) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Bandar* (2026), as Suhani Mehra - *Toaster* (2026), as Shilpa - *Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari* (2025), as Ananya Bhatia - *Thug Life* (2025), as Wedding Dancer (Cameo) - *Baby John* (2024), as Satya’s prospective bride - *Sam Bahadur* (2023), as Silloo Manekshaw - *Mrs.* (2023), as Richa - *Jawan* (2023), as Eeram - *Kathal* (2023), as Inspector Mahima Basor - *HIT: The First Case* (2022), as Neha - *Love Hostel* (2022), as Jyoti Dilawar - *Meenakshi Sundareshwar* (2021), as Meenakshi - *Pagglait* (2021), as Sandhya Giri - *Ludo* (2020), as Shruti Choksi - *Shakuntala Devi* (2020), as Anupama Banerji - *Photograph* (2019), as Miloni - *Badhaai Ho* (2018), as Renee Sharma - *Pataakha* (2018), as Genda 'Chhutki' Kumari - *Secret Superstar* (2017), Choreographer - *Dangal* (2016), as Babita Kumari — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/dangal.md) - *Badlapur 2*, Actor - *Sundar Poonam*, as Poonam - *Pagglait 2*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Sanya Malhotra](https://film.one/media/person/103164/gallery-ebec141ed8b0.jpg) Sanya Malhotra — Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Sanya_Malhotra_at_the_launch_of_Netflix_Slate_2025_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Sanya Malhotra](https://film.one/media/person/103164/gallery-7ff648259de2.jpg) Sanya Malhotra — Image via TMDB - ![Sanya Malhotra](https://film.one/media/person/103164/gallery-e2ca471faa5f.jpg) Sanya Malhotra — Image via TMDB - ![Sanya Malhotra](https://film.one/media/person/103164/gallery-3bc774d52096.jpg) Sanya Malhotra — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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