Biography

Lin Laishram is an Indian model, actress and businesswoman who is known for being in a relationship with Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda.When she was a youngster, she joined a dance college in Manipur but her parents asked her to quit it and focus on her studies. Lin Laishram as a child.She never dreamed of becoming an actress or model because, in her hometown, such professions were not taken very seriously. In an interview, she shared how she got her first break in the fashion industry. In the interview, she said, that she was selected by an agency that was looking for girls with long hair for a photo shoot for L’Oreal magazine during a college fest. She got selected and after her first photoshoot, she received a call from Elite Modelling Agency which asked her to prepare a portfolio in 2007. Lin Laishram’s first picture for her portfolio.When she was a child, her father used to encourage her a lot play sports. Her father was a sportsman and the President of the Manipur Archery Association when he was young. Lin is a trained archer and was a Junior National Champion in the 1998 Nationals held in Chandigarh. She also won the best sportsperson of the year in the championship. Lin Laishram as a youngster practicing archery.In 2008, she represented Manipur in Miss North East and became the first runner-up at the event held in Shillong. Lin Laishram as Miss North East runner-up.In 2006, she shifted to New York and participated in various fashion shows like the India Fashion Week and New York Bridal Week. In 2010, she became a print and fashion model there. She was also the brand ambassador of the New York-based jewellery brand, Ozoru Jewelry. A picture of Lin Laishram from a photoshoot in New York.In 2011, she joined the theatre group, Motley, by Naseeruddin Shah, Pravah theatre Lab by Neeraj Kabi, and Rangbaaz.In 2012, she participated in the television reality show Kingfisher calendar girl and became the first Manipuri model to wear a swimsuit on national television which created a lot of problems in her hometown. Lin Laishram’s picture on the Kingfisher calendar.She has appeared in the films Mary Kom (2014) as Bem, Umrika (2015) as Udai’s wife, Rangoon (2017) as Mema, Qaidi Band (2017), and Axone (2019) as Chanbi. Lin Laishram in the film ‘Mary Kom’.She has been part of short films including We Are Mahindra (2017) and Ave Maria (2020).