Claudia Ciesla Explained

Claudia Ciesla
Birth Date:1987 2, mf=yes
Birth Place:Wodzisław Śląski, Katowice Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic
Nationality:Polish
German
Occupation:Actress, model, Nutritionist

Claudia Ciesla (Polish: Klaudia Cieśla) is a Polish-born German actress and model who works mainly in the Indian film industry.[1] [2] [3] She was a contestant on the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. Ciesla is also an award-winning celebrity nutritionist in India and author of Keep Eating Keep Losing.

Early life

Ciesla was born in Wodzisław Śląski, Katowice Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic (now Silesian Voivodeship, Republic of Poland). Her father is a clinical psychologist and is of Polish descent and her mother is an architect and is of German descent.

Career

Modelling and acting career

Ciesla started modeling at the age of 15 working for shows involved in fashion and dancing.[4]

In March 2006, Ciesla won a subscribers poll on the internet websites of Auto Bild, Bild, Sat.1, T-Online and Kabeleins to give her first place as Germany's Super Girl 2006.[5] In November 2007 she told in an interview, that she plans after her modelling career to become a tax consultant.[4]

In the touristic season of 2007–2008, Ciesla was representing the snowrichest tourist Ski-Village in the World, Damüls, Austria, as the Snow Queen 2008 and was showing up for various events, promotional appearances and photo shoots for magazines, advertising and brochures including a cover shoot for the magazine “MOTOR-Freizeit and TRENDS“ in Austria.[6]

In 2007, and again in 2008, she appeared on the German Internet soap opera Beach House, playing Daisy Vandenburg.[7] The New Indian Express reported that Ciesla is acting in a Bollywood film Karma along with leads Carlucci Weyant, Alma Saraci as part of an international film crew to be filmed in India.[8] Film Director M.S. Shahjahan mentioned in an interview that there will be more assignments for Ciesla in Bollywood.[9] [10]

In July 2008 Ciesla played "Claudia" in the Italian television sitcom Outsiders in Palermo, shot in Palermo.[11] [12] [13]

She played the role of a German journalist in the film 10:10 (directed by "Arin Paul"), together with Soumitra Chatterjee.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Ciesla was the Brand Ambassador of the "Lovely Professional University". LPU also honoured her as a "New promising foreign face in India".[18] She also visited Thapar University for promotion of her Punjabi film during their technical fest Aranya. On 26 November 2009, Ciesla was awarded the prestigious Karmaveer Puraskaar, which is iCONGO’s National People’s Award for Social Justice and Action, honouring concerned citizens who have led change. Past recipients of the Karmaveer Puraskar include Kajol, Alyque Padamsee, Rahul Bose, Remo Fernandes and M S Swaminathan.[19]

Bigg Boss and Bollywood entry

Ciesla participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 3. It began airing on 4 October 2009 on Colors with Amitabh Bachchan as the host. This was her first brush with Indian reality TV.[20] She was evicted on day 68, after spending 10 weeks on the show.

In December 2010 Ciesla attended the TV show shot in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[21] It is the Indian celebrity version of Wipeout with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as the host. The show ended on 25 February 2011 with Kushal Punjabi as the winner, while Ciesla was the runner-up by 51 seconds, to come in second place.[22] [23]

Ciesla made her first mainstream appearance in 2012 when she did the item song "Balma", sharing screen space with Akshay Kumar in his film Khiladi 786. The song is composed by Himesh Reshammiya and the dance is choreographed by Ganesh Acharya.[24]

In 2016, she appeared in the third part of the successful Bollywood franchise Kyaa Kool Hain Hum film series, titled Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3. She was last seen dancing on a peppy number alongside Krushna Abhishek[25] in the film Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle.[26]

Nutritionist and lifestyle coach

Ciesla is also a nutritionist and lifestyle coach who operates the website "Claudia's Concept".[27] She has written Keep Eating Keep Losing (2019, Om Books International;) in which she presents her philosophy that enjoying food and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can go hand in hand.[28]

Achievements as a nutritionist

Ciesla was one of the panellists at the "Festival of Wellbeing" at St Regis Hotel Mumbai in May 2024. She spoke about current nutrition challenges such as obesity and protein deficiency in India.[29]

She has appeared in a nutrition talk show called Weight & Watch by Claudia, which was released on Tata Play Fitness, D2H and Dish TV in August 2023. In this 4-episode series, she spoke about the relationship with food, mindfulness, gut health and digestive system, intermittent fasting, circadian rhythm, and the importance of all of the above to thrive in life.[30]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Country
2007 Beach House Daisy Vandenburg German Germany
2008 Karma Linda English United Kingdom
2008 Outsiders in Palermo Claudia Italian Italy
2008 10:10 Serin Bengali India
TBA Private Number - Kannada India
2012 Yaar Pardesi Anna Punjabi India
2012 Khiladi 786 Special appearance in song "Balma" Hindi India
2013 @ Andheri Malayalam India
2014 Desi Kattey Special appearance in item song "Patne Wali Hoon" Hindi India
2016 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 Shakuntala (Sakku) Hindi India
2018 Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle Special appearance in item song "Confused Lover" Hindi India

Television

Year Name Role Channel Note Ref
2009 Bigg Boss 3 Contestant (Evicted on Day 70 (semifinalist)[31]
2011 Contestant (Runner-up)[32]
2016 Box Cricket League 2Player Jaipur Raj Joshiley [33]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I am not a reincarnation of Lord Ganesha, says Claudia Ciesla . 22 February 2014 . 26 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226221620/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-i-am-not-a-reincarnation-of-lord-ganesha-says-claudia-ciesla-2233761.html . dead.
  2. News: German actor Suzanne Bernert said Claudia Ciesla has no right to play with Indian religious sentiments. . The Times of India . 24 June 2011 . 22 February 2014 . 30 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030054032/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/German-actor-Suzanne-Bernert-said-Claudia-Ciesla-has-no-right-to-play-with-Indian-religious-sentiments-/articleshow/8977110.cms . live.
  3. http://www.citynetmagazine.com/model-cclaudia.html Claudia Ciesla Featured Model Interview
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20090207003458/http://www.casting-agentur.de/?cmd=interviews.detail&id=20 casting-agentur.de Interview mit dem Model Claudia Ciesla, 09. November 2007
  5. Web site: Autobild Article, Supergirl 2006 . 15 October 2007 . 17 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071017100113/http://www.autobild.de/artikel/Themen-Tuning-CClaudia-raeumt-ab_58049.html . live.
  6. http://cclaudia.wordpress.com/2007/12/24/claudia-ciesla-in-austria-chosen-as-snow-queen-2008/ "Claudia Ciesla in Österreich zur Schneekönigin gewählt – Claudia Ciesla in Austria chosen as Snow Queen."
  7. http://www.clipfish.de/channel/247/video/2725283/beach-house-teaser-1 Clipfish Beach House Channel
  8. http://www.cclaudia.net/english/images/dsc0512bbbpp777.jpg "Actor wants Ooty to be Hollywood crew's destination"
  9. http://www.iefilmi.co.uk/content/bollywoodsmitten-claudia "Bollywood-smitten Claudia"
  10. "Süße Claudia-In Indien wird sie jetzt Kinostar", Bild, 23 February 2008
  11. http://www.ilove-sicilia.it/ils/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=910&Itemid=135 "Cronache di Sicilia"
  12. Web site: "BILD-online, 1. Aug. 2008" . 31 July 2008 . 26 August 2008 . 6 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206130122/http://www.bild.de/BILD/muenchen/leute/2008/07/31/city-talk-bild-girl-claudia/italiener-sind-von-ihr-begeistert.html . live.
  13. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=39589061 "Interview in ital. TV Kanal 7Gold"
  14. Web site: The Telegraph of India, August 8, 2008 . 26 August 2008 . 27 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827080418/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080808/jsp/entertainment/story_9661721.jsp . dead.
  15. Web site: The Telegraph of India, August 23, 2008 . 26 August 2008 . 13 September 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913160424/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080823/jsp/calcutta/story_9731033.jsp . dead.
  16. Web site: DERWESTERN, "Claudia Ciesla: Von Bamberg nach Bollywood", 11.01.2009 . 25 August 2017 . 4 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090204145405/http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/kultur/film/2009/1/11/news-104102484/detail.html . live.
  17. http://www.imdb.de/title/tt1032754/
  18. http://www.bluebytes.info/newscheck/Lpu_DetailedNews.aspx?id=568024 The Deccan Chronicle, July 2, 2009
  19. http://www.free-press-release.com/news-hollywood-actress-claudia-ciesla-wins-the-prestigious-karmaveer-puraskaar-1259377121.html FPR
  20. Web site: The Times of India, September 26, 2009 . 1 July 2013 . 25 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025161529/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-26/tv/28100052_1_bigg-boss-reality-show-claudia-ciesla . . dead.
  21. http://zorkajhatka.in/zorka-jhatka-total-wipeout-2/ official website of zorka-jhatka-total-wipeout, December 29, 2011
  22. News: Kushal Punjabi Wins Zor Ka Jhatka . NDTV Movies . 26 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714162435/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20110170304&keyword=television&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=88011 . 14 July 2011.
  23. News: Kushal Punjabi wins 'Zor Ka Jhatka' . . 26 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110302103615/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Kushal-Punjabi-wins-Zor-Ka-Jhatka/articleshow/7579277.cms . 2 March 2011.
  24. News: Khiladi 786: RD Burman features with Akshay in new song . Hindustan Times . 18 October 2012 . 12 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130320194757/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/KHILADI-786-RD-Burman-features-with-Akshay-in-new-song/Article1-946617.aspx . 20 March 2013.
  25. Web site: Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle: 'Confused Lover' Krushna gets groovy with Claudia . 28 June 2018 . Bollywood Bubble . 17 February 2019 . 18 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190218081931/https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/videos/teri-bhabhi-hai-pagle-confused-lover-krushna-abhishek/ . live.
  26. Web site: Krushna Abhishek and Claudia Ciesla on sets of Teri Bhabhi Hain Pagle . 11 June 2018 . mid-day . 17 February 2019 . 18 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190218141718/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/krushna-abhishek-and-claudia-ciesla-on-sets-of-teri-bhabhi-hain-pagle/19508164 . live.
  27. Web site: Claudia's Concept.
  28. News: Claudia Ciesla booked for Fitness . Deccan Chronicle . 30 June 2016 . 31 May 2024.
  29. News: Harmonising Health By Exploring Nutrition’s Vital Role . BW Wellbeing World . 16 May 2024 . 31 May 2024.
  30. News: Acclaimed Actress Claudia Ciesla Launches “Weight & Watch”: A Refreshingly Real Approach to Weight Management and Wellness . Startup News . 3 August 2023 . 31 May 2024.
  31. Web site: Bigg Boss' Claudia Ciesla gets candid with fans . 17 December 2009 . 24 March 2019 . 24 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190324204202/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-bigg-boss-claudia-ciesla-gets-candid-with-fans/20091217.htm . live.
  32. Web site: Claudia Ciesla features in Zor Ka Jhatka . 3 February 2011 . 20 June 2019 . 20 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190620053929/https://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/feb/030211-informer-8.htm . live.
  33. Web site: 200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin . India.com . 4 March 2016.

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