disha patani is an indian actress who works primarily in hindi films. she began her acting career with the telugu film "loafer" (2015), opposite varun tej. after making her bollywood debut in the sports biopic "" (2016), she starred in the chinese action comedy "kung fu yoga" (2017), which ranks among one of the highest-grossing chinese films of all time. she went on to play the romantic interest of the lead male character in the commercially successful hindi action films "baaghi 2" (2018) and "bharat" (2019).