Deana Uppal (Actress)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Deana Uppal

• Deana Uppal is a British model, actress, and businesswoman who earned the title of ‘Miss India UK’ in 2012.

• At the age of 11, she moved to Birmingham where she lived for 8 to 9 years. Then, they moved to Mumbai, India.

• When Deana was 12 years old, her father passed away after suffering from cancer.

• When Deana arrived in Mumbai, she pursued modelling as a career.

• In 2010, the well-known Punjabi singer Harbhajan Mann offered her a role as a model in his song ‘Vaari-Vaari.’

• In 2012, she appeared as one of the housemates of the British reality TV show titled ‘Big Brother 13’ (UK).

• In 2012, she participated as a contestant in the 5th season of ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’.

• She also appeared as a model in music videos like ‘Billo Nach Nach Ke’ (Geeta Zaildar), ‘Aankhon Aankhon’ (Bhaag Johnny).

• She appeared in a few Punjabi films such as ‘Hard Kaur’ (2017), ‘Sardaarji’ (2015), and a Bollywood film titled ‘Parking Closed’ (2019).

• Deana is trained in Karate.

• During ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 (India vs England match), a picture of Shashi Tharoor with Deana Uppal went viral on social media. In the picture, they were both seen holding hands and the netizens were going crazy over who the ‘mystery girl’ was.

  

• In 2020, she established her own production company, DKU Productions, in India. Deana also runs another business, DKU Cosmetics, which specializes in hair transplants.

• Deana is the founder of Kindness Diaries DKU Charitable Trust, an Indian-based charity, that provides education to underprivileged children and distributes daily essentials to the below poverty-line communities.