Kadambari Jethwani

Kadambari Jethwani (born 20 April 1996) is an UAE-based Indian entrepreneur, US-qualified medical doctor,[3][4] HSC Board Exam Topper, internationally published medical author, film actress, model, and beauty pageant title holder, who is known for her work in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Punjabi films, and her modeling campaigns.[5][6][7]

Kadambari Jethwani
Jethwani in 2018
Kadambari Jethwani
Born20 April 1996
NationalityIndian
Alma materSmt. NHL Municipal Medical College : MBBS
Stanford University
Drexel University College of Medicine[1][2]
The American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
Occupation(s)Medical doctor, entrepreneur, Film Actress, model
Height5 ft 6-in (168 cm)
TitleFemina Miss India Gujarat
Femina Cover Girl

Early life and background

Jethwani was born into a Hindu Sindhi family. Her father, Narendrakumar Jethwani, is a Merchant navy officer and her mother, Asha Jethwani, is a manager with The Reserve Bank of India. Her maternal grandfather was a prominent social worker and social activist with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, who worked with Narendra Modi, when the careers of both of them were budding. She received her school education from Prakash Higher Secondary School, Mount Carmel High School and Udgam School in Ahmedabad. She started training in Bharatnatyam at the age of five and obtained Visharad (Bachelor of Arts) degree (on completion of seven years course) at twelve, from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi. She ranked fifth in the Gujarat Higher Secondary Examination. She played chess competitively during her school years and represented Gujarat at the National Chess Championships.[8] As a kid, she also modelled regionally for brands such as Nippo batteries, Gayatri dairy and Maruti bread for the Gujarat market.

Career

Films

Jethwani relocated to Mumbai with her mother's job transfer to the city.[9] There, a chance meeting with the director Muazzam Beg led to the lead role in Rajtaru Studios' Bollywood comedy-drama 'Sadda Adda'. The same year, she made her Malayalam debut with B. Unnikrishnan's thriller set in Bangkok, 'I Love Me', alongside Asif Ali and Anoop Menon. 2013 saw her starting the shoot for her Tamil debut as the heroine opposite Vinay Rai for Senthatti Kaalai Sevatha Kaalai directed by Saran,[10] and the lead in Dharmesh Darshan's Punjabi film opposite Karan Kundra, but both the projects were shelved then. Due to conflicting schedules, she had walked out of Girish Malik's Jal opposite Purab Kohli, and Rajesh Pillai's Traffic opposite Parambrata Chatterjee. Next, she debuted in Kannada with Rajkumar Reddy's SIIMA-nominated supernatural horror film 'Ouija' produced by Vega Entertainment,[11] and in Telugu with Aata. Ouija ran successfully for more than 100 days in theaters.

Modelling work

Jethwani has won Femina Miss India Gujarat, Femina Cover Girl, Miss Gujarat University, and Miss Ahmedabad Times titles.[12]

She has been the face of nationwide advertisement campaigns for Videocon d2h, Cygnus jewellery, Mahindra Xylo, Shoppers Stop, Rahna homes, Vespa, Pond's White Beauty BB+ Fairness cream, Coloressence cosmetics, Integym and Jashn sarees among other brands, and featured on the cover pages of Femina (India) and LSF magazine, on Femina calendar, and in Cosmopolitan (India), Vogue (India) and Filmfare, among others. She has also had a stint on the runway, at India Runway Week, numerous Femina Showcases, and for Indian fashion and jewellery designers like Babita Malkani, Varuna D Jani, etc. and featured in Punjabi Music videos.

Publications

Jethwani, in affiliation with Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has co-authored medical articles published in Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives and Cureus.[13][14]

As a physician

After her first 2 movies, Jethwani pursued her medical degree and earned her M.B.B.S. from Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College in Ahmedabad, on full scholarship, and with distinction level marks throughout, and a gold medal in physiology. She was enrolled in Post-Graduate Program (PGP) at Indian School of Business(ISB), before doing a summer management program from Stanford University: Summer Institute for General Management, on full scholarship, having scored a 730/800 (96 percentile) on the GMAT. She is trained with a three-year residency and American Board certification in internal medicine from Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[15][16] with a 96 percentile on the United States Medical Licensing Examination.

Jethwani is also an Aesthetic Doctor, having completed courses from The American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine.

Entrepreneurship

In the recent years, Jethwani has taken on the roles of Director of Billion Bricks Dubai (BLB), a multiple-award winning Real estate firm, and Tesoro Entertainment LLP(media production company), Mumbai.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2012Sadda Adda[17]RiddhimaHindiLead role – Debut film, credited as Kahkkashan Aryan
2012I Love MeSusanMalayalam
2015Ouija[18]NiharikaKannadaLead role
2015Oh Yaara Ainvayi Ainvayi Lut GayaJaspreetPunjabiCameo appearance alongside Jassi Gill
2016Aata[19]NiharikaTeluguLead role

Awards and achievements

References
  1. Siddiqui, W. J.; Khan, M. Y.; Rawala, M. S.; Jethwani, K.; Khan, M. H.; Alvarez, C.; Kashif, R.; Hasni, S. F.; Aggarwal, S.; Kohut, A.; Eisen, H. (19 June 2019). "Anti-thrombotic therapy strategies with long-term anticoagulation after percutaneous coronary intervention – a systematic review and meta-analysis". Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 9 (3): 203–210. doi:10.1080/20009666.2019.1611330. PMC 6586086. PMID 31258858.
  2. Siddiqui, W. J.; Iyer, P.; Aftab, G.; Zafrullah, F.; Zain, M. A.; Jethwani, K.; Mazhar, R.; Abdulsalam, U.; Raza, A.; Hanif, M. O.; Sharma, E.; Aggarwal, S. (17 June 2019). "Hydrocortisone Reduces 28-day Mortality in Septic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Cureus. 11 (6): e4914. doi:10.7759/cureus.4914. PMC 6692095. PMID 31423390.
  3. Siddiqui, W. J.; Khan, M. Y.; Rawala, M. S.; Jethwani, K.; Khan, M. H.; Alvarez, C.; Kashif, R.; Hasni, S. F.; Aggarwal, S.; Kohut, A.; Eisen, H. (19 June 2019). "Anti-thrombotic therapy strategies with long-term anticoagulation after percutaneous coronary intervention – a systematic review and meta-analysis". Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 9 (3): 203–210. doi:10.1080/20009666.2019.1611330. PMC 6586086. PMID 31258858.
  4. Siddiqui, W. J.; Iyer, P.; Aftab, G.; Zafrullah, F.; Zain, M. A.; Jethwani, K.; Mazhar, R.; Abdulsalam, U.; Raza, A.; Hanif, M. O.; Sharma, E.; Aggarwal, S. (17 June 2019). "Hydrocortisone Reduces 28-day Mortality in Septic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Cureus. 11 (6): e4914. doi:10.7759/cureus.4914. PMC 6692095. PMID 31423390.
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  14. Siddiqui, W. J.; Iyer, P.; Aftab, G.; Zafrullah, F.; Zain, M. A.; Jethwani, K.; Mazhar, R.; Abdulsalam, U.; Raza, A.; Hanif, M. O.; Sharma, E.; Aggarwal, S. (17 June 2019). "Hydrocortisone Reduces 28-day Mortality in Septic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Cureus. 11 (6): e4914. doi:10.7759/cureus.4914. PMC 6692095. PMID 31423390.
  15. Siddiqui, W. J.; Khan, M. Y.; Rawala, M. S.; Jethwani, K.; Khan, M. H.; Alvarez, C.; Kashif, R.; Hasni, S. F.; Aggarwal, S.; Kohut, A.; Eisen, H. (19 June 2019). "Anti-thrombotic therapy strategies with long-term anticoagulation after percutaneous coronary intervention – a systematic review and meta-analysis". Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 9 (3): 203–210. doi:10.1080/20009666.2019.1611330. PMC 6586086. PMID 31258858.
  16. Siddiqui, W. J.; Iyer, P.; Aftab, G.; Zafrullah, F.; Zain, M. A.; Jethwani, K.; Mazhar, R.; Abdulsalam, U.; Raza, A.; Hanif, M. O.; Sharma, E.; Aggarwal, S. (17 June 2019). "Hydrocortisone Reduces 28-day Mortality in Septic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Cureus. 11 (6): e4914. doi:10.7759/cureus.4914. PMC 6692095. PMID 31423390.
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