Arpen Kaur Thandi is a Indian actress. She was
born on
May 26,
1987 in
Toronto, Canada. Her
parents are Ajit and Manjit Thandi. She has an older sister,
Fulroop, who is a doctor, and two brothers, Babek, currently
studying at university, and Harj, finishing up his high school
career.
At the age of 18, Arpen has become well known in the
Indo-Canadian film industry, with major and minor roles in
Bollywood films such as "Sada Pyaar" and "Bollywood vs. Hollywood."
She also has an upcoming role in "Des Pardes" filming in Goa, India
and Vancouver, Canada.
Arpen has also embarked on a modelling
career, which began at the age of 4 when she was one of the first
indian models to be signed with elite agency Sutherland
Models.
Growing up, her mother was a former model who inspired
Arpen to begin a modelling career of her own which eventually
flourished into an acting career. Her participation in "Bollywood
vs.Hollywood" was widely acclaimed by Canadian Critics.
Arpen is
currently a part time student studying theatre at the University of
Toronto, while filming in India and Vancouver. She is rumored to be
preparing for her role as a student in the upcoming movie "A little
brown in the city", at a local private school.
Arpen's extended
and well-publicized love affair with world-renowned stage magician
Andrew Rusk, who
trained at
West Point Grey Academy, has been a
recent highlight in her career. This affair was revealed by the
infamous gossip columnist
Lindsay Spencer of Playboy Enterprises.