Nathalia Pinheiro Felipe Martins, known by her stage name Nathalia Kaur, or simply mononymously as Nathalia, is a Brazilian model and actress who works in Indian cinema. While primarily known for her work as model and special appearances in Indian cinema industry, she also ventured into acting in the movies Rocky Handsome and Guns of Banaras.
Early life Kaur was born as Nathalia Pinheiro Felipe Martins in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her mother has Portuguese ancestry, while the exact ancestry of her father is little known; in an interview, Kaur said that she is "half Punjabi", and that her father is half Indian, being her paternal grandfather of the Punjabi and her paternal grandmother of Portuguese.
Career Kaur modelled in Brazil and other countries until moving to India upon receiving an offer. In India, she took "Kaur" as a professional surname due to the difficulty of Indians to pronounce her surname. There she won the Kingfisher Calendar Model Hunt in 2012 and appeared in the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar that year.
Kaur participated and won the Miss Rio de Janeiro 2015. She went on to represent her state in Miss Brazil 2015 and placed in the Top 15. She also finished in the Top 10 in the Miss Brazil World 2015.
Kaur made her film debut in the Kannada film Dev Son of Mudde Gowda directed by Indrajit Lankesh. Before its release she was cast by Ram Gopal Varma to perform an item number in his next film Department. Earlier Varma had wanted to cast Sunny Leone, but due to her contractual obligations for Jism 2, Varma replaced her with Kaur.
Kaur played her first acting role in Bollywood in the movie as Anna in a supporting role. In 2020, Kaur played her first lead role as Hema in the film Guns of Banaras.
Filmography Films Year Film Role Language Notes Ref. 2012 Dev Son of Mudde Gowda Kavya's friend Kannada Debut film; Item number Department Item song performer Hindi Song "Dan Dan" 2013 Commando-A One Man Army Special appearance Dalam / Koottam Telugu / Tamil Song "Addirabanna"/"Kaalanaa Kannu" Bhai Telugu Song "Bhai" 2016 Rocky Handsome Anna Hindi credited as Nathalia Pinheiro Kaur 2020 Guns of Banaras Hema Lead role, credited as Nathalia
Television Year Title Role Notes TV Channel 2014Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6ContestantColors TV
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