Matylda

Matylda Bajer’s story isn’t your usual model-turned-actress cliché—she’s got layers. Born in Warsaw, raised in Europe, but then she just up and moves to Mumbai because, well, Bollywood’s got its own gravitational pull, right? Before all that, she was juggling business studies in Ireland and crunching numbers in an office. Not exactly the classic pipeline to stardom, but here we are. 2015 hits, and she’s in Mumbai, ditching ledgers for film scripts. Pretty gutsy move if you ask me. Her first big splash comes with Karenjit Kaur: The Untold Story of Sunny Leone. Not exactly a soft launch—dipping straight into a bold web series about a polarizing Bollywood icon. And she nailed it, handling all that emotional stuff like she’s been doing it forever. That role kind of kicked open the doors for more. She ends up on State of Siege: 26/11, which isn’t just another series—it’s gritty, intense, based on real-life terror attacks. Then she flips the vibe in Bandish Bandits, showing she can do lighthearted drama too. People dig her for being real, not just another pretty face. She’s not glued to just the big screen either. Jumps into the digital space with A Beautiful Breakup—some wild mix of romance and horror, with Ilaiyaraaja doing the music (which for Indian cinema nerds, is a huge deal). She called the whole thing a game-changer, said the music pulled emotions out of her she didn’t know she had. Off set? She’s all about fitness. Posts workouts, collabs with brands like MyFitness and Divine Nutrition—total wellness influencer vibes. The hustle doesn’t stop, and honestly, neither does she.