Shraddha Das ' debut release was the 2008 Telugu film '' Siddu from Sikakulam '' , After '' Target '' and '' Sidhu from Srikakulam '' , she quickly signed four more Telugu films within six months : '' 18 , 20 Love Story '' , '' Diary '' , '' Adhineta '' and Sukumar 's '' Arya 2 '' , which was her first high profile project . In 2010 she made her Bollywood debut in Sai Om Films ' maiden venture '' Lahore '' , directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan . '' Lahore '' was the first film Das acted in ; she shot for the film during the last year of her college , but delays meant that several other of her films released earlier . Shraddha played a Pakistani psychiatrist in the film and received critical acclaim for her performance . The film , which focuses on India – Pakistan relations , was released in March 2010 and won awards at the 42nd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and the 57th National Film Awards . Her other three releases of the year , A. Karunakaran 's '' Darling '' , '' Maro Charitra '' produced by Dil Raju , the remake of the 1978 film of the same name , and P. Vasu 's '' Nagavalli '' , saw her playing leading roles . Due to her appearances in the sequels of '' Arya '' ( '' Arya 2 '' ) , '' Mantra '' ( '' Diary '' ) and '' Chandramukhi '' ( '' Nagavalli '' ) , Shraddha Das acquired the nickname " sequel queen " . Her second Hindi film was '' Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji '' that released in 2011 . In the next two years she appeared in one film each , '' Hosa Prema Purana '' and '' Dracula 2012 '' which were her Kannada and Malayalam debut , respectively
57th National Film Awards
57th National Film Awards
Shraddha Das