Elli AvrRam
Elisabet Avramidou Granlund, (Greek: Ελισάβετ Αβραμίδου Γκράνλουντ; born 29 July 1990[1]) known professionally as Elli AvrRam, is an Swedish Greek-Indian actress[2] and is now based in Mumbai, India. She is known for her Bollywood movie Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon.[3] AvrRam came to prominence after participating in the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss in 2013.[4][5] Elli along with Aamir Khan had a special appearance in the Koi Jaane Naa movie song Har Funn Maula.[6]
Elli AvrRam was born on 29 July 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden. She grew up in Tyresö kommun,[7] Stockholm. Her Greek father, Jannis Avramidis, is a musician who is now settled in Sweden; and her Swede mother, Maria Granlund [sv], is an actress who had a part in Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander.[2] AvrRam took an interest in figure skating, singing and dancing from her initial years. AvrRam received training in acting from her mother and aunt who runs a theater in Skåne County, Sweden.[2] AvrRam felt a connection to India since her childhood.
In an interview with the local Stockholm newspaper Mitt i, she said, “Even when I was five, I was fascinated by Indian dance and the colorful clothes.” Since her father is a Greek musician, she found some Greek songs are related to Indian melodies. AvrRam dreamt of being a Bollywood actress since her adolescence.[7] She would go to a video store in Stockholm that used to sell Hindi movies and she would buy Bollywood films from there. She also used to watch Hindi films on YouTube.[7]
