Bio/Wiki
Full Name | Dolly Ahluwalia Tewari |
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Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Hometown | Delhi |
Religion | Sikhism |
Ethnicity | Punjabi |
Food Habit | Vegetarian |
Physical Stats & More
Height | 5' 6" (168 cm) |
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Weight | 65 Kg (143 lbs) |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Salt & pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
School | St. Thomas' School, New Delhi |
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College/University | National School of Drama, New Delhi (Graduate, 1979) |
Personal Life
Address | House No 201-A Sector 5, Shikhar Apartment, Gh-2,, Mansa Devi Complex, Panchkula-134109, Haryana, India |
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Relationships & More
Marital Status | Married |
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Affairs/Boyfriends | Kamal Tewari |
Family
Father | (Government employee, died in 1985) |
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Mother | (Homemaker, died in 2005) |
Siblings | 1 Brother, 2 Sisters (one of whom is Sunir Ahluwalia, who died in 2007) |
Spouse | Kamal Tewari (Haryana government employee and actor) |
Children | None |
Career
Debut |
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Awards and Achievements |
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Notable Work |
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Favourites
Car Collection | Maruti 800 (as of 2014) |
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Style Quotient
Money Factor |
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Social Media
https://www.instagram.com/dollyahluwalia/ | |
https://www.facebook.com/dolly.a.tewari | |
https://x.com/dollyahluwalia | |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dolly-ahluwalia-b64185203/ |
Some Lesser Known Facts
Dolly grew up in a Punjabi family with an early interest in dance and acting. | |
Initially disinterested in attending the National School of Drama after witnessing smoking students, she was encouraged by her father to pursue acting. | |
After her course at NSD, she briefly trained to be an air hostess but returned to her passion for acting. | |
She joined a theatre group and continued for over nine years before transitioning to costume design. | |
Dolly learned costume design from Ebrahim Alkazi's wife and made her debut as a costume designer in a play. | |
She assisted Richard Attenborough during the making of Gandhi and worked on many national TV serials. | |
Despite her success in costume design, she remains humble about material possessions. | |
In 2016, she returned to television to play her husband's sister in a show, marking her return to acting. | |
She is a strong advocate for women’s empowerment and philanthropy. | |
Dolly has survived a cancer diagnosis and has never been a smoker or drinker. |