Lesser-known Surveen Chawla films you must watch right away

Did you know that before having a passion for acting, Chawla dreamt of becoming a doctor? However, the actor studied commerce for two years, followed by becoming an Arts graduate.

Apart from working in Hindi cinema, she has also acted in Tamil, Telugu, and Punjabi films. One such film which brought her immense recognition was Disco Singh.

From acting in daily soaps to working in different regional films, Chawla also hosted some reality shows before debuting in Bollywood in 2014.

More recently, Chawla created quite a buzz with her role as Jojo Mascarenas. She played the character in the popular Netflix show Sacred Games 2. The story revolves around the characters of Ganesh Gaitonde (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) and Sartaj Singh (Saif Ali Khan).

Here are some of her lesser-known films and web shows that you should stream…

Although Chhuri was a film that focused on Tisca Chopra (also co-producer), Chawla also played an important role in the movie.

Chopra played the role of a domesticated woman just like her character in the short film Chutney, while Chawla was seen as her (entitled and selfish) husband Sharad (Anurag Kashyap)'s mistress.

However, unlike Chutney, which gets increasingly intense towards the end, Chhuri takes a humorous turn.

Chhuri, directed by Mansi Jain, is available for viewing on YouTube.

Haq Se is a Hindi web series starring Chawla alongside Rajeev Khandelwal and Parul Gulati. The show is produced by Viraj Kapur and Karan Raj for Ekta Kapoor’s video-on-demand platform ALTBalaji.

The story revolves around the life of four sisters of the Mirza family. Chawla plays the role of Meher Mirza, who is the eldest of all in this adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.

Saadi Love Story is a 2013 Punjabi movie directed by Dheeraj Rattan. The film featured Diljit Dosanjh, Chawla, Amrinder Gill and Neetu Singh in the lead roles.

Saadi Love Story revolves around a girl named Preeti (Chawla), who is a die-hard romantic, and believes that someday her prince charming will sweep her off the ground. There is, however, a twist of tale. Preeti finds two attractive men at her doorstep. They have reached Preeti's house to display their love interests for her sister Gurleen (Singh). This leaves for a confusing and hilarious situation in Preeti's home.

If you are looking for a mixture of romance, drama and laughs, then Saadi Love Story should be your pick. Stream the film on YouTube right away!

Parched is the story of three ladies - Rani (Tannishtha Chatterjee), Lajjo (Radhika Apte), and Bijli (Chawla) - and their sufferings in a rural and prejudiced society. Where Rani is traumatized by her son who regularly visits a brothel leaving his wife behind, Lajjo gets clobbered by her husband every now and then following her infertility. Meanwhile, Bijli dreams of freedom from her profession where she brandishes her sexuality for money.

The Titanic fame cinematographer Russel Carpenter has translated Leena Yadav’s directorial into appealing storytelling, in Parched.

The film bagged many national and international awards in cinematography and direction. The three actresses have also bagged best actress awards.

Parched is available for viewing on Amazon Prime Video.

Dharti is a 2011 Punjabi political suspense thriller film starring Chawla, Rannvijay Singha, Japji Khera, Prem Chopra, Rahul Dev, Binnu Dhillon, Shavinder Mahal, and Jimmy Shergill, who is also co-producing the film with Darshan Singh Grewal and J.S. Kataria.

The story revolves around Jasdeep (Shergill), who quarrels with his father (leading politician in Punjab) and leaves home to become squadron leader J. Singh. But he comes back home following his brother’s death. Bani (Chawla) plays J. Singh's love interest in the film.

Dharti can be streamed on Eros Now.