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Kanchi Kaul is a Hindi TV actress who has good rating among her audience. She was born at Sirnagar, on May 24, 1982. She is an attractive and charming lady. She had good relations with Shabbir Ahluwalia. This relation finally resulted in their marriage. Kanchi Kaul gave birth to a baby boy on 23rd July, 2014 and became a mother also.

Kanchi has played roles in many serials but she is best known for her role of Ananya, in ‘Ek Ladki Anjani Si’ that was based on a story of an ambitious girl Anu. Anu (Ananya) wants to study journalism from a prestigious University in abroad and got scholarship from a University in America. The serial was aired on Star Plus. Later she was replaced with another actress named Sai Anand in ‘Ek Ladki Anjani Si.’ 

She also has essayed the lead role of Shraddha in a TV serial ‘Meri Bhabhi’ which is also aired on Star Plus. The story is about Shradha who is trying to establish her life after her divorce. She has the sport of her loving family, especially her sister in law (Bhabi) 

There is no doubt that she is an excellent actress.  She was nominated for Indian telly Award for Best actress in Leading role and Indian Telly Award for Best Fresh New Face (female). It can be considered a great achievement at early stage of her carrier. 

Other than TV serials and Movies, Kanchi is a trained Scuba Diver. She likes adventure sports. As a whole she is a versatile and efficient personality.

Sayantani Ghosh is a popular TV/film actress, dancer, and singer, and is famous for her roles in Naaginn, Adaalat, and Mahabharat. Born on 6th September 1987, she was brought up in Calcutta, West Bengal and earned a degree in English Literature. She is in a long term relationship with Bharat Kaul and is popularly known as the Bipasha Basu of Indian television.

She won the Miss Calcutta pageant which launched her career. She acted in Bengali movies like Raju Uncle, Swapnoo, Nayak - The Real Hero, and Sangharsha, before debuting on the small screen as Antara Wadhwa on Kumkum. 

She won the lead roles of Kakul Choudhary in Ghar Ek Sapna, aired on Sahara One; Amrita on Zee TV’s Naaginn – Waadon Ki Agnipariksha; and Pratibha on Life OK’s Meri Maa. She also played prosecutor Pranali Gujral on Sony TV’s courtroom drama, Adaalat, and had roles in Star TV’s Sabki Laadli Beboo and Sony TV’s Crime Patrol. She proved her versatility by playing a comedy role in Comedy Circus 2, and also delighted the audience and judges alike while contesting the reality dance shows, Ek Se Badhkar Ek on Zee TV and Nach Baliye Season 6 on Star Plus. She featured as a naagin in Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuyein. 

She was one of the contestants on Big Boss Season 6, the celebrity reality show on Colours. She had a special appearance in the film Himmatwala, and has acted in the Bengali movie, Chaap – The Pressure. This talented actress currently plays Satyavati in Star Plus’s Mythological drama, Mahabharat.

Tina Dutta is an Indian actress, who is best-known for her roles as Ichcha and Meethi in ‘Uttaran’, the soap opera that aired on Colors TV. She was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 27th November 1991, and began her career in acting at the young age of 5. When she was 16, she played a role in the Bengali movie, ‘Chokher Bali’, which also featured Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. She also starred in the Bollywood movie, ‘Parineeta’ (2005), where she portrayed the teenager, Lolita.

Karishma Tanna is an Indian Television actress born on December 21st 1983 in Mumbai. She did many commercial ads for Nirma, LifeBuoy, Stayfree and many others. She graduated from Sydenham college. From the beginning she had interest in acting. After completing her studies she started her acting career from Ekta Kapoor’s most popular drama of Indian Television Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in which she played the role of Indu Virani. Her character of Indu received much appreciation because of its innocence and naughtiness.

After Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, she did many TV serials also like Sahara TV’s Kahin to Milenge, Star Plus’s Shararat, Sony TV’s Kkusum, Zee TV’s Paalkhi, Sony TV’s koi Dil Mein Hai, Star one’s Virasat and Star plus’s Pyar Ke Do Naam ek Radha ek Shyam.

She also took a part in Sony TV’s popular show Kaante ki Takkar/ Comedy circus with her Co-partner Khayali. After that she again did many TV serials like Mansha, Jaane pehchane Se Ye Ajnabee, Ek Ladki Anjani Si and Adalat. She participated in Imagine TV’s show Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout as a contestant. She flaunted her dancing skills in Star Plus’s popular dancing show Nach Baliye with her partner Yartharth Agnihotri.

She started her Bollywood career in 2005 with Dosti: Friends Forever. She also did a Kannada movie I am sorry Mathe Banni Preethson in 2011. In 2013 she starred in Indra Kumar’s comedy movie Grand Masti which was a major hit. The movie was a sequel of Masti. It is rumoured that she is dating Hanif Hilal who is a dancer and model. Her upcoming movie is Tina and Lolo directed by Devang Dholakia which also stars Sunny Leone.

Mouni was born on 28th September 1985 in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. Her father Anil Roy was the office Superintendent and her mother teaches in school. Her acting talent got from her grandfather Shekhar Chandra Roy, a well known theatre Artist. She completed her schooling from “Kendriya Vidyalaya” in Baburhat, Cooch Behar and graduated from the college “Miranda House” in Delhi. She also studied Mass Communication at “Jamia Millia Islamia University”. During her college days being a Kathak Dancer, she turns into a choreographer. She is an excellent dancer.

She put her legs in the small screen with the famous television drama “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi” aired on Star Plus. Her character was Krishna Tulsi. She then signed another famous serial named “Devo Ke Dev …Maha Dev” where is played the role of Sati. The story of most a powerful God “Lord Shiva”. She gets recognition by the show. Later she worked in many dances and television dramas like Kasturi, Dance Pe Chance Reality show Tolly vs Bolly, Tyohaar Dhamaaka, aired on 9x Channel and also Pati Patni aur Woh with Gaurav Chopra. She also worked in a Punjabi movie named “Hero Hitler in Love” as a Sahiban. She was participated in most celebrated show “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa” Season 7. She was last seen in television drama “Junoon –aisi Nafrat to Kaisa Ishq” a different kind of love story aired on Life OK.
 

Known for her role as the revenge seeking woman, Durga Thakur in the thriller series Ek Hasina Thi, Sanjeeda Sheikh is a renowned TV actress in India. She also participated in the dancing competition Nach Baliye 3 along with her husband and won it.

Born on 20th December, 1984 in Kuwait, she shifted to Mumbai and conducted dancing classes. She never aspired to become an actress. But within 18 months she had already acted in a couple of south Indian films. She entered the world of television when Ekta Kapoor spotted her at a party. She made her Television Debut with the Star One Tv show, Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka.

She soon gained attention and was later cast in many tv shows like Kayamath, Kya Dil Mein Hai, Jaane Pehchaane Se Yeh Ajnabee, Piya Ka Ghar Pyara Lage, and the latest flick Ek Hasina Thi in which her role as Durga Thakur won her critical acclaim.

She won Best Actress in a negative role for Kayamath at the Gold Awards 2008. Further for her role as Durga in Ek Hasina Thi, she won the most Stylish Female award and The Gr8! performer of the year award at the Indian Television Academy Awards (2014).

Apart from appearing in the TV shows, she also acted in a couple of Bollywood films such as in Baghban (2003) as Neeli, in Poonniyaan Selvan (2005) as Priya, in Pankh (2010) as Kusum, and in Johnny Mastana (2011).

In 2012, Sanjeeda Sheikh married her long time boyfriend Aamir Ali, and they are considered as the television industry’s cutest couple. Currently she is working for her role as Durga in the show Ek Hasina Thi.

Ashwini Kalsekar is an Indian actress who is very famous for doing soap operas and films. She was born on January 22, 1970 at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She was the daughter of a bank employee, Anil Kalsekar. She graduated her Bachelor of Arts in Bombay on the year 1991. Ashwini pursued her theatre career on year 1991 to 1994 as a backup. Then from 1992 to 1993, she is a backup to Neena Gupta. She is also a trained theatre actress by Muzammeel Vakil in 1992 to 1995. Besides acting, she is also a good and trained dancer of Kathak. Ashwini was married twice. First is with theatre actor, Nitesh Pandey from 1998 to 2002. Second is with television and film actor, Murali Sharma.

Kritika Kamra is an Indian model and television actress who becomes famous for portraying the main lead roles in Kitani Mohobbat Hai and Kuch Toh Log Kahenge. The gorgeous actress was born on October 25, 1988 in Barelly, Uttar Pradesh. She studied at Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj and took up Fashion Communication in NIFT Delhi. However, she left it after she was approached for a role in television serial. But Kritika wanted to complete her graduation so she took up B.A. in Mumbai.

In 2008, she was debuted in Yahan Ke Hum Sikander on Zee Next. She later appeared in some episodes of the youth-oriented show, Jersey No. 10. Her breakthrough came when she was selected to portray the role of Arohi Sharma in Kitani Mohabbat Hai. Kritika was also seen as the protagonist in the television serial, Pyaar Ka Bandhan on Sony TV. She was also seen in the reality show, Zara Nachke Dikha 2 before returning to the second season of Kitani Mohabbat Hai, and then it went off air in year 2011. She has done a cameo role in Ganga Ki Dheej on Sahara One.

From 2011 to 2013, Kritika played the main lead role as Dr. Nidhi in the Hindi series, Kuch Toh Log Kahenge. Later, she donned a cameo role on Channel V’s The Serial. In 2013, she played as Veera in the horror-thriller mini-series, Ek Thhi Naayka on Life OK. Besides acting, she also anchored the season 2 of MTV India’s Webbed. She also donned two short films entitled Best Girlfriend with Vikrant Massey that became a YouTube sensation and Dry Dreams with Barun Sobti. Kritika also join the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2014. This year, she is currently doing the fiction newsroom drama series, Reporters on Sony TV, opposite Rajeev Khandelwal.

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Kritika Kamra is an Indian TV actress. She was born in a small town in UP called Bareilly, on 25 October, 1988. She got early education from Delhi Public High School, Vasant Kunj and now she is doing her graduation in Arts and Fashion Design from the Institute of Fashion Technology. Her father is a dentist and mother is a Nutritionist. Now, she is living in Mumbai.

Kritika has natural beauty and is a versatile actress. She can carry off any get up. She was first seen in a serial “Yhan Ke Hum Skindar” she played a side role in this serial then she got a chance to perform in another show “Kitni Mohabat Hai” the serial became extremely popular when it aired on Imagine TV channel. It was a romantic drama serial in which she has played the role of Arohi Sharma.

She performed the role of Dr.Nidhi in another serial “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” which is produced by Director Kut’s Production and is premiered on Sony entertainment TV Channel. Nidhi is a lady who falls in love with a doctor who is 18 years older than her.

Kritika has participated in some realities shows also. She was the part of the team which won the competition in “Zara Nach Ke Dikha 2.” She has won the “Best Jodi Award” Kritika is fond of shopping and likes jewelry like rings, bangles and nose pins etc. but she is more crazy about perfumes. She likes to spend her free time with family and friends.

Shabbir Ahluwalia is an Indian television and film actor, host, and producer. Born on 10th August 1979 in Mumbai, he studied at St. Xavier’s High School and the University of Maryland.

He began his acting career by debuting in Hip Hip Hurray. This was followed by his roles as Aniket in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Shashank in Kahin To Milenge, and Soumil Dixit in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, where he steadily built a name for himself. However, he’s most famous for portraying Rishi Garewal in the hit soap opera Kahiin To Hoga, and Milind Mishra in Kayamath. He also appeared on Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat, Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa, as Vansh in KKavyanjali, as Sandeep Sikand in Kasamh Se, as Omi in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, and as Dutta Bhau in Laagi Tujhse Lagan. He currently plays the lead role of Abhishek Mehra opposite Sriti Jha in Zee TV’s drama serial Kumkum Bhagya, which is loosely based on Sense and Sensibility, a novel by Jane Austen.

He has hosted many shows such as Nach Baliye seasons 1 and 2, Dancing Queen, Meethi Churi No. 1, and Guinness World Record Ab India Todega. He also participated in Dhamaal Express and Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3, which he went on to win.

He made his big screen debut in Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) and also featured in Mission Istaanbul (2008), before becoming a producer of running Flying Turtles, his production company.

He works out a lot and plays badminton and squash. In November 2011, he married Kanchi Kaul, and the couple is rumored to be expecting their first child. He says he would love to have a daughter. He finds anchoring as challenging as acting and thoroughly enjoys doing both. He claims that he is a very hard actor to please.

Gurmeet Choudhary shot to stardom with his role of ‘Ram’ in the television serial ‘Ramayana’ in 2008 with Debina Bonnerjee playing the character of ‘Sita’, whom he married in 2011.  

Gautam Rode is an Indian actor who predominantly acts in television serials and Bollywood movies. Gautam is basically from Delhi and was born on 14th August 1977. Gautam did his schooling at Army Public School, Delhi and completed his graduation from Bhagat Singh College majoring in Commerce. Initially, Gautam didn’t have plans for making an entry into acting or films, and he took care of his father’s business and stock brokering in the share market. Despite his father’s advice to continue the same business, fate had other ideas and hence now he is an actor and a model.

"Kasamh Se" series was well perceived by the audience, and hence it has won many awards. Unfortunately Gautam Gulati has not won any award for this series, but his acting talent was well-recognized by many. He then went on to act a Sri Lankan movie called "Sri Siddhartha Gautama" in 2013. This was a massive blockbuster box office hit movie of Sri Lanka, and it has turned his fortune on. The current project of his in the TV series is "Diya Aur Baati Hum", where he plays the role as Vikram Arun Rathi, brother of Suraj Arun Rathi.

Manish Paul is an Indian television actor, host and a stand-up comedian. Manish was born and brought up in Delhi, did his schooling from Apeejay School and B.A. from College of Vocational Studies. After he shifted to Mumbai, he landed his first show as a host in Sunday Tango.

He was also a VJ with Zee Music and radio jockey with Radio city. He landed his acting debut as a ghost in Ghost Bana Dost. Manish also acted in several television serials like Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi, Ssshhhh... Phir Koi Hai, Zindadil, Wheel Ghar Ghar Mein and Kahani Shuru with Love Guru and Kuchh Cook Hota Hai.

Manish Paul got noticed as a television host after hosting the popular show Saa Ree Gaa Maa Paa Chhote Ustaad and his appearance on the show Comedy Circus. He was the host of Dance India Dance Li'l Masters. He was a participant in celebrity singing show Star a Rockstar. He is currently co-hosting Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa's seventh instalment with Ranvir Shorey.

He was awarded Best Anchor award for Dance India Dance Li'l Masters in 2011. He had appeared in guest role in Tees Maar Khan but he made his big screen debut with Mickey Virus.