Hindi Awards Zee Rishtey Awards 2014 - Cast & Crew

A girl from Kolkata had no dreams of becoming a model or an actress, but by following her inspiration Sushmita Sen she won the Miss Calcutta contest. And from there the journey starts and led her career by setting fashion statements and leading a title with a very beautiful and a talented Bengali actress Debina Bonnerjee. Born and grown up in Kolkata, Debina completed her graduation along with her keen interest in modelling.

Sambhavna Seth is an Indian dancer, Hindi television actress, model and television talk show host. She has appeared in several item numbers in Bollywood films the most popular being Subhash Ghai’s 36 China Town in which she did an item song “Aashiqui Mein Teri” with Upen Patel. The song with which the actress came into the limelight was the music video of “Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar ke Charche”. She has been featured in numerous Bollywood and Bhojpuri films as an actor and item girl. Known for being temperamental and for her blunt nature, she became popular with Big Boss Season 2 where she had a tough time with Raja Choudhary and Rahul Mahajan.

Hina Khan is a gorgeous Indian Model and Television Actress who belongs to a Hindu-Muslim household in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. She was born on October 2, 1987. She is also known for her nicknames Hina and Akshara. Her mother is from Srinagar and her father was a native of Mumbai. Her younger brother is Aamir Khan and Hina is the only daughter in their family. She moved to Delhi and studied at CCA School of Management in the city of Gurgaon. Then she took up her Masters Degree in Business Administration at Gargi College in New Delhi. She was a pretty average student in her studies but has a high passion for Singing and Painting. She also has a huge desire to become an actress.

Mugdha Chaphekar is a television and film actress and a model from India. She was born on March 24, 1987 in Mumbai. She started her journey in the industry when she was only 5 years old after working with actor Dharmendra in the 1995 Bollywood film, Aazmayish. Mugdha graduated in D.G. Ruparel College in Matunga, Mumbai and took up English Literature. She finished her graduation while shooting the historical drama, Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan on STAR Plus. She gained her fame and popularity after performing as Princess Sanyogita in this series. This is also her stepping stone to enter the world of being an actress and she has won the Yogya Jodi Award in Star Parivaar in 2007. She was also nominated for the Most Popular Actress category in the Indian Telly Awards on the same year.

She then entered Sagar Arts’ period drama, Dharam Veer on NDTV Imagine. She played the role of Shera, a strong girl who always follow her father. She is also a thug who works to kidnap people so she can add more money to their treasure. But this serial failed to make a success and did not even gain TRPs. In 2009, she did the drama serial, Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari and played the lead role as Chandni Chawla. But this as well did not impress the viewers and ended after six months. She was also seen in the Hindi sitcom, Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo as Aarti Jhaveri on SAB TV and in the Indian romantic comedy serial, Golmaal Hai Bhai Sab Golmaal Hai as Dhwani on SAB TV. Mugdha also appeared in Halla Bol on UTV Bindass. She was recently roped in to do the role of Aarushi in Saat Vachan on Zee TV, opposite with Ravish Desai.

Mugdha has done various television serials like Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Kya Mujhse Dosti Karoge, Solah Singar and more. She also did several commercial ads for products like Coca-cola, Clinic Plus, Reynolds, Rexona and a lot more.

Mugdha is the first from her family to enter the acting industry since her mother and father works in a regular office. She is also a look alike of the popular actress, Padmini Kolhapure. She is a very versatile actress who can portray almost every role needed for her character. She was called as a ‘natural actress’ by her fans. She performed all her characters very well and let the viewers understand all the emotions of the character she is playing.

Farida Jalal is a veteran film and television actress from India. She was born on March 14, 1949 at New Delhi. Farida was known for doing comedic roles but she also laid her hands to doing lead and supporting roles in more than 100 Bollywood films and has been part of the television industry for quite a long time. The actress started her career in 1960’s after winning the Filmfare’s United Film Producers Talent Hunt. She was luckily selected as finalists, together with Bollywood producer and actor, Rajesh Khanna. Farida got a film offer for the first time to do the film, Taqdeer which was offered by Tarachand Barjatya who is one of the audiences at that time. She gained her popularity after essaying a supporting role in the top-grossing romantic drama film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in 1995. This film is a blockbuster hit that earns a total of ?122 Crore in India and abroad. Farida also got the Best Supporting Actress Award in Filmfare Awards for her marvelous role as Lajjo Singh, the mother of Simran (played by Kajol).

Initially, Farida usually bagged the role of a sister or a scorned fiancée of the lead actors but she never bag the female lead role. She was critically acclaimed for her role as Alka Sharma, the mentally ill fiancée of Raj (played by Rishi Kapoor) in the Bollywood film, Bobby in year 1973 which was directed by Ram Kapoor. In the 80’s, she progressively turned her roles into an aunt, nani or a mother. She was notable for her role as Renu, the girlfriend of Arun (played by Rajesh Khanna) in Shakti Samanta’s film, Aradhana from which she sang the song, Bagon Me Bahar Hai, Kaliyon Pe Nikhar Hai. When she stayed in Bangalore from 1983 to 1990, she took a hiatus on acting. In 1990s, she acted in various blockbuster films in India such as Dil To Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai and a lot more. The actress finally bags the lead role in Shyam Benegal’s film, Mammo in 1995. This film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and Farida got the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. She also received the Best Supporting Actress Nomination for acting as the Ravi Khanna’s (played by Amitabh Bachchan) handicapped sister in the Hindi crime film, Majboor. Farida acted as the female lead in the film, Jeevan Rekha. Farida also received the Filmfare’s Best Supporting Award from the films, Paras and Henna. She got the Best Actress Award in the Harlem International Film Festival through the English Independent film, A Gran Plan in year 2012. The film was directed by Sangeeta Nambiar and stars Oliver Kennett. It was also screened in different Film Festivals in 2012.

Besides her long journey in the silver screen, the actress also made a name in the small screen industry. She has been part of the television serials like Dekh Bhai Dekh, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Balika Vadhu and more. She was starred on SAB TV’s comedy serial, Ammaji Ki Galli and in the fantasy sitcom, Shararat – Thoda Jaadu, Thodi Nazaakat which was aired on Star Plus and later, it was re-aired many  times on various channels. She also hosted Star Yaar Kalakaar, Star Parivar Awards and the 50th Filmfare Awards together with Saif Ali Khan and Sonali Bendre.

Farida got married to her late husband, Tabrez Barmavar from Bhatkal in November 1978. When she settled in Bangalore from 1983 to 1990, she live with her husband and son, Yaseen since her husband is running a soap factory business there.

Farida Jalal was born on 14th March 1949 in New Delhi. She is 5’ 1” tall. She met Tabrez Barmavar on the sets of Jeevan Rekha and fell in love with him during the shooting of the film. They got married in 1978. As she was not getting many film offers after marriage, they moved to Bangalore where her husband had a soap factory business. Unfortunately, he died in 2003. She has a son, Yaseen Jalal. Farida Jalal, a native of New Delhi, started her career as a child artiste in the 1960s, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare. She along with Rajesh Khanna was chosen as finalists and was presented on stage as winners at the Filmfare Awards function. She got her first film offer for Taqdeer from Tarachand Barjatya. 

She is an Indian actress and comedian, who played lead and supporting roles in over a hundred Bollywood films. She is well known for playing a supporting role in the 1995 romantic-musical-comedy Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which is one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. She also acted in the popular film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. She usually played the sister or rejected fiancée of the male lead but almost never the female lead. One of her most critically acclaimed roles is in Bobby where she played the part of the mentally challenged would-be fiancée of Rishi Kapoor’s Raj. During the 1980s, her roles progressed from sister and girlfriend to aunt, mother or nani. 

She is also remembered for her part in Aradhana, in which she plays Rajesh Khanna's girlfriend and sings the evergreen song "Bagon Me Bahar Hai, Kaliyon Pe Nikhar Hai". During the 1990s, she had a part in many major hits in India, among them Raja Hindustani, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil To Pagal Hai, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, for which she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In1995, she played the lead in film ‘Mammo’ which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. She has also been a part of Indian television, with hit sitcoms such as Dekh Bahi Dekh and Shararat (Thoda Jadu, Thodi Nazaakat) to her credit. She acted in more than 200 films, in various roles, — often playing the stereotypical Bollywood mother, from 1963 to 2012, for five decades.

Roopal Tyagi better known as Gunjan from Sapne Suhane Ladakpan ke is an Indian television actress and a choreographer. She hails from Bangalore and was born on 6th October 1989. She is a commerce graduate and is also a professional dancer. She took her training from Shaimak Davar Dance Institute, Bangalore. She has also assisted famous choreographer Pony Verma for the song Mere Dholna from Bhool Bhulaiya. She says that her father was not supportive of her career in television industry initially but then agreed.

Roopal has won the Zee Rishtey award for “Favourite Nayi Jodi” and “Favourite Behen” and was also nominated for Indian Telly Awards-“Fresh new face category”. She made her television debut with Fauji-2 and has also acted in serials like Hamari Betiyon ka Vivaah (Mansha), Dill Mill Gaye (Pari) and Ek Nayi Choti Si Zindagi (Kuhu).

She will make her big screen debut in a Kannada movie directed by debutant Giridhar for which she is currently staying in Bangalore.​

Supriya Shukla is well known as Supriya Riana, born in India. She is an Indian television as well as Bollywood actress. She is identified for her role in Tere Liye.

The actress is well known for her chirpy smile both in on screen as well as off screen. The show Sanskaar – Dharohar Apno was telecasted in Colors TV and the role Rameela Vaishnav was played by Supriya Shukla, who had a big chirpy smile on her face throughout the show. Her biggest asset is life is her husband and her child. It has been 18 years of marriage and she is very happy in her married life. She has been married to Haril Shukla. She is the proud mother of Jhanak Shukla, who is also a child actress from the hit Hindi movie Kal Ho Na Ho.

Her current project is KumKum Bhagya by Balaji Telefilms which is being telecasted in Zee TV. Her character in the show is Sarla Arora, the mother of the lead Pragya. In the recent press meet she asserted “KumKum Bhagya is very close to her heart and she has become part and involved deeply in the serial”.

Supriya Shukla has acted in all types of roles including negative roles, serious roles and sporting mother character as well.

In the entertainment world, we have seen many mother-daughter or son-father duos in the same field. Though they may not work together but still share the same profession. Here we have one such pair who has shared the same entertainment platform, i.e. Supriya Shukla and Jhanak Shukla.

Reshmi Ghosh was born in the city of joy, Kolkata to a typical Bengali family where she spent her entire childhood and her formative years before relocating to Mumbai. Reshmi did her schooling from the esteemed Carmel Convent in Kolkata before completing her Bachelors from the revered Jogmaya Devi College in South Kolkata with first class.

This Bengali beauty was not only good in studies but she also had a keen interest in modelling. Her curiosity is what earned her accolades in the modelling industry finally culminating in her winning the prestigious crown of MISS INDIA EARTH in the year 2002. This turned out to be the stepping stone in her career. After this there was no turning back for her as she was asked to model for the best brands and top notch designers in response to which she took up the jobs at hand gracefully.

Reshmi believes in the phrase, “Sky is the limit”, and she soon realized that she is not just satisfied with modelling and wanted to explore the world of acting. She started off with commercials before landing herself a role in the superhit Ekta Kapoor television series ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ as Bhoomi Virani. It is a television series that has racked up more than 1800 episodes and was one of the most successful series ever on Indian television. She did her part in the show which in return earned her fame and success. In addition to that, more lucrative offers came flowing in and she kept on performing. Whether it was Nupur Basu in Tere Liye or Urmila in Piya Ghar Pyaara Lage she never stopped and is still working hard as if it were her first day at work.

As of now she is working as Mangala in the hit series Buddha. Reshmi got married to her Shobha Somnath Ki co-star Siddharth Vasudeva on 1st February 2013 and is now happily enjoying her life, juggling it through work and marriage.

Achint Kaur is an Indian serial and theatre actress who was born and brought up in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She was a paratrooper and very adventurous in her life. She was known best in the industry for her role as an antagonist in the soap operas, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Mandira and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii as Pallavi.

Neha Marda is a daughter of a Marwari family settled in Kolkata. She was born in Kolkata on September 23, 1985 and her birth was celebrated by her family with much fanfare because she was the first girl child born in the family after a gap of 72 years. She was interested in acting and dancing from her early childhood and was consecutively winner of the popular dance contest on TV 'Boogie Woogie'. She completed her Bahcelors degree in Economics from IGNOU and took up acting as her full fledged career.

 She appeared in Imagine TV chat show Meethi Chhoori No. 1 as one of the participants. She was also seen in the serials Mamta in 2006, Saath Rahega Always and Ghar Ek Sapna but could not an impression by her performances in these serials.

She acted in the role of Gehna in the extremely popular Colors channel serial “Baalika Vadhu' as a teenager wife of a person of 55 years of age. Her performance was superb in the serial and she immediately shot to fame by her performance in the serial. He popularity increased with the popularity of the serial and soon she became a household name in the entire Hindi speaking belt of the country. 

After this serial, she took a break from acting on account of her marriage. She got married to Ayushman Agarwal, a business man from Patna. It was an arranged marriage and was consummated on 10th February 2012. but after some time, the acting bug started biting her again and she came back to Mumbai to perform the role of female lead in the serial Doli Armaanon Ki, which is still continuing with her acting being rated very highly.

Nia Sharma is a renowned Indian television and film actress. She was born as Neha Sharma on September 17, 1991, in Delhi, India. Initially, she wanted to be a broadcaster, and so she studied Mass Communication and Journalism at Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS) in Rohini, Delhi. Her father died at a very early age, and she maintained a close relationship with her mother.

Sargun Mehta is an Indian model, comedian, actress and dancer. Her most famous roles include her role as Phulwa in Zee Tv’s self titled series and as a daughter of a middle class family in 12/24 Karol Bagh. Apart from that she has anchored many reality tv shows, dance shows and award ceremonies.

Sargun Mehta was born on 6th of September, 1988 in Punjab. She was a member of the theater club in Delhi University from where she completed her graduation. She made her television debut as Neetu in 12/24 Karol Bagh, and won the New Talent Award for Best New Actor in Supporting Role for the same. Later she was cast in Apno Ke Liye Geeta Ka Dharmayudh, episodes in Crime Patrol and Teri Meri Love Stories and reality shows like Nach Baliye, Comedy Circus and Boogie Woogie Kids Championship. It was the role of Phulwa in Rajesh Ram Singh directed Phulwa that rose her to stardom. In 2012 she was nominated at the Prestigious Television Awards and was announced the winner. In 2013 Sargun married her co-star Ravi Dubey, whom she had been dating for some time now. Ravi proposed her on a dance reality show Nach Baliye.

Born on 7 February 1986, Shikha Singh hails from Chandigarh. She is an Economics graduate from MCM College. In the year 2006, she became "Miss Chandigarh".

In the year 2007, she relocated to Mumbai. Here in Mumbai, she unintentionally started her acting career. She never longed herself to become a performing artist. She demonstrated her ability in the introduction serial "Meri Doli tere Angana". She has packed away the solid and challenging parts of Amba the dacoit, in the popular Colors TV’s show "Na Aana Is Des Laado". Few people do know the fact that besides acting, Shikha loves writing, dancing and has got a natural flair for cooing also. She was one of the performing artists of the Chandigarh's Theater Group. She has likewise appeared in a couple of music videos and has done various photo shoots for her serials. Her enthusiasm over cooking forced her to participate in the show "Kitchen Champion" aired on Colors TV.

She has additionally showed up in a couple of movies. Her enchanting role in the serial "Meri Doli Tere Angana" opened the door for her next serial titled "Left right Left" aired on Sab TV. She played the part of Cadet Akriti Bhatt in the show. At present she is assuming the part of Alia Mehra in the serial Kumkum Bhagya. Aliya is Abhi’s sister in the show. She is a young lady with a presumptuous mindset. Belonging to a rich family, she doesn’t like poor people. The wonderful performer Shikha has played the part of Meghna Singhania in the serial the Sasural Simar Ka. Her role was effective and solid, much the same as her part in "Na Aana Is Des Laado". Recently, she was seen assuming the role of Shikhandi in the show Mahabharat aired on Star Plus.

Aruna Irani is an Indian actress who has acted in over 300 films, mostly doing supporting roles. She was born to a Parsi family on 18th August 1946 in Mumbai. Aruna has mixed origin of Irani Zoroastrian and Hindu background. She was the sister of famous filmmaker, Indra Kumar and actor, Adi Irani. She is married to film director, Kuku Kohli. Aruna Irani was first introduced in the film, Gunga Jumna in 1961. She was just 9 years old at the time when she played the role of Azra. 

Ankita Lokhande was born on 19 December, 1984, in Indore to a Maharashtrian family. She has finished her schooling and college from Indore itself. Her father is a businessman and her mother is a housewife. Before working on Pavitra Rishta, she struggled a lot to get a decent break. Ankita got an opportunity to show her talent on Zee Cine superstar Ki Khoj in the year 2006, where she was chosen as one of the participants from Indore. Ankita Lokhande was supposed to have started her acting career with the show Bali Umar Ko Salaam in 2008 along with Jay Soni, but due to some unknown reason the show was dropped off. Ankita came into limelight when she took up the leading role of Archana in the daily soap Pavitra Rishta on Zee T.V. This show is one year old now, but still gaining popularity and Ankita is definitely main reason for that.  Besides television, Ankita Lokhande is a good stage performer. Ankita Lokhande has performed in the dancing show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

This is about the incredible journey of a girl who belonged to a small city & then shifted to many big cities, fought with her time & atlast fulfilled her dream of becoming an actress. She was born in Darbhanga, Bihar. She did her schooling from Kolkata & Nepal. Then she went to Delhi for higher studies & graduated from Delhi University.

There she joined the drama societies & trained herself to be a good actor. She did so good that she bagged the Best Actor Award in Delhi University. Then she went to Mumbai & she got her big break in Dhoom Machaao Dhoom. This show introduced her as an actor convincingly. Before of her talent got featured in many famous shows like Jiya Jale, Rakt Sambhand & many more. Now she is working in famous TV soap Kumkum Bhagya & show is doing exceptionally well.

She has traditional looks with potential to do any kind of roles. In her career she has played a variety of roles which makes her a valuable asset for producers & directors. She has been approached by Bollywood producers & we should not be surprised if we see her in a Bollywood sooner or later. Serials & Movies: She started her career with Dhoom Machaao Dhoom & later featured in many shows namely Jyoti, Shaurya Aur Suhani, Rakt Bandhan, Balika Vadhu & a few more. She is very popular for her role in Kumkum Bhagya.

Mrunal Thakur is a television and film actress who is popular for bagging the role of Sakshi in the action crime television series, Har Yug Mein Ayega Ek Arjun on STAR Plus. She was born on August 1, 1992 at Nagpur, India. Mrunal was brought up in Mumbai. She studied at KC College in South Mumbai and took up journalism before landing into the field of acting. She came from an orthodox family so she had a hard time convincing her parents and uncles to enter the television industry. She started when she was just 15 years old through a Marathi documentary drama.

When she was studying in college, a friend adviced her to audition and she got the lead character role as Gauri Bhonsle Gaikwad in Hemant Devdhar soap, Mujhse Kuchh Kehti… Yeh Khamoshiyaan, opposite with Siddharth Kapoor (played by Mohit Sehgal). Gauri was raised in London and she went missing after returning to India. This serial ended after few months but she said that her experiences were really amazing and she learned so much from her co-stars like the proper intonation, how to deal with people and how to become professional and some life lessons too.

Besides acting, she also did the Hindi play Do Fool Chaar Mali together with Barun Sobti under the direction of Manoj Verma. Recently, she played the role of Bulbul Arora, sister of Pragya Abhishek Prem Mehra (played by Sriti Jha) in the drama serial, Kumkum Bhagya on Zee TV which was directed by Ekta Kapoor. 

She also appeared in the silver screen through the film Rangkami in year 2013. She was also given a spot in the romantic comedy film, Jab We Met in 2007 by Shahid and Kareena Kapoor. Mrunal was also roped in to do a role in a Marathi film, Hello Nandan by Shashi-Sumeet Mittal. She played the role of Ruby, Nandan’s another love interest. Later, she did a pivotal role as Sandhya in the Marathi film, Viti Dandu which was directed by Ganesh Kadam. This year, in another Marathi film, she bagged the role of Dr. Swapna Bhosale in Surajya under the direction of Santosh Manjrekar

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Mrunal likes to enter the Bigg Boss house when given a chance. She was known for her beauty and her beguiling smile that can melt a stone. She is also waiting for a better opportunity to come her way either in television or films.

Mrunal also acted in various films such as “Super 30,” “Batla House,” “Ghost Stories,” “Toofan,” “Dhamaka,” “Jersey,” “Sita Ramam,” “Jahaan,” “Selfiee,” “Gumraah,” “Lust Stories,” Season 2, “Aankh Micholi,” “Pippa.” She was also appeared in a Web series “Made in Heaven,” Season 2. She also appeared in music videos such as “Gallan Goriya,” and “Aise Na Chhoro.” Mrunal also received many awards, such as “Rising Star From Indian Television to Films,” “Most Promising Newcomer- Female,” “Most Stylish Rising Star (Female),” “Most Stylish Game Changer,” “Diversity in Cinema Award,” “Best Actress Critics- Telugu,” “Best Female Debut- Telugu,” “Best Actress in a Short Film.” 

Vaishnavi Mahant is a prominent TV personality, who can currently be seen as Shail Garg (Rachna's mother), in the serial Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke. She was born on 9 December 1972 in a Vaishnav family. Her father was a Hindu, and her mother was a Christian. She grew up as a Hindu but converted to Christianity in 1990. She is married to Leslie Macdonald and has a daughter whose name is Margret. 

Before entering into the television industry, she did a number of leading roles in Bollywood movies. Her debut movie was horror movie ‘Veerana’ of Ramsay Brothers, which released in 1988. Though she wanted to be a scientist, she chose to be as an actress after acting in ‘Veerana’. In 1994, she did a cameo in the movie Laadla and in 1996, she played a bar dancer in the movie Bambai Ka Babu. She was also seen in Bharat Kapoor’s movie Barsat Ki Raat (1998), and played the role of Sudha in Danveer movie opposite Ronit Roy. In 1997 she did a Malayalam movie Oru Mutham Mani Mutham opposite actor Mukesh. Later on in 1998, she bagged the role of Geeta Vishwas, a news reporter, in famous serial ‘Shaktiman’ which aired on Doordarshan. This serial and her character are still memorable. After Shaktiman, she appeared in ‘Saturday Suspense’ and ‘Awaaz Ki Duniya’. She also played as an inspector named Shivangi Chauhan, in Karmyudh on Doordarshan. 

She is known for playing Sharda role in TV serial Chhoti Maa - Ek Anokha Bandhan in the year 2001. She also played a surrogate mother in Zee TV’s serial Chandan Ka Palna Resham Ki Dori. In 2004, she played Ishita Khandelwal in a thriller soap K. Street Pali Hill, which aired on star plus. During 2005-07, she worked in the serial Ek Ladki Anjaani Si as lead character Anu’s mother on Zee TV and played Vasundhara in the Serial Mamta (2006-07). Then in 2007, she was seen as Sapna Singh in air force theme based serial Chhona Hai Asmaan on Star One. From 2008-10, she played Shilpa Sharma in teen drama ‘Miley Jab Hum Tum’ and Bashkar's mother in TV serial ‘Bhaskar Bharti’. In 2009, she appeared in the serial Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari which aired on Colors. Her other memorable role includes, Sunanda Dev Pundir in serial Bairi Piya and Anjali in Sapno Se Bhare Naina. These days she is famous as Rachna's mother in Zee TV's popular daily serial ‘Sapne Suhane Ladakpan ke’.

Rithvik Dhanjani is a popular television actor, dancer, and choreographer who became famous for his role as Arjun on Zee TV’s ‘Pavitra Rishta’. Rithvik was born in Madhya Pradesh on 5 November 1988. He was quite rowdy as a child. He spent many years in Dubai, where he dabbled in theater and assisted in his father’s business.

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.  

Sudesh Berry is an Indian television and film actor. Sudesh Berry was born on 20 July, 1959 and is a resident of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is married to a beautiful girl Sarita. Sudesh belongs to a traditional family. He was a boxer in his college days. 

He made his debut in film industry in the year 1988 with Khatron Ke Khiladi. He played the main character in Vansh (1992) and Yudhpath (1992). He has done supporting characters in many multi-starrers films, including Ghayal (1990), Border (1997), Refugee (2000), LOC Kargil (2003), Tango Charlie (2005). He appeared in Wafaa (2008) and Shaabash! You Can Do It (2009) directed by Shankar Mondal. 

He has appeared in many famous TV serials, including Andaaz, Kashish and Suraag, Dil se Diye vachan. He played Inspector Bharat in the television serial Suraag - The Clue and Loha Singh and as King Drupada in Mahabharat. He was seen in a dual role for "Mata Ki Chowk". He also appeared in "Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo" played on Zee TV. He is planning to start his own production house, where he can be the root and rectify the problems of recognition in the industry, to support the other actors. Sudesh is a fabulous actor and has always done justice to the roles which have developed for him.

Himanshu Soni is an Indian television actor best known for the leading role in Indian television show ‘Buddha’. Buddha is a television serial based on the life story of spiritual leader Gautam Buddha. Himanshu Soni had previously appeared in television series like Parvarish and Dwarkadeesh. Himanshu Soni says he is very lucky to get an opportunity to portray this role of Siddhartha Gautam. Himanshu has enrolled in martial arts lessons and have studied several historical and religious texts to get a proper grip of his character. In this popular television series Buddha, Himanshu Soni is portraying the role of Prince Siddhartha and Kajal Jain is portraying the role of Yashodhara. Himanshu is also slated to appear in a serial Neeli Chatri Wale. In the serial he is portraying the role of Lord Shiva who comes down on earth to help one of his followers. The concept is said to be very familiar to the storyline and concept of Akshya Kumar, Paresh Rawal starrer movie Oh My God. Himansu Soni may be just starting out in the industry, but he has won the hearts of audience and minds of critics by his impeccable acting in the popular television series.

However his wife, Aditi Shirwaikar, also an actress, understood his plight and helped him through it. They met on the sets of 'Miilee' and participated as a jodi on 'Nach Baliy'e on STAR Plus. They married on the 1st of December 2010. Aditi, Mohit says that she is his best friend, and “She is very understanding despite my hectic work schedules”. He has also been using his character of Samrat as a tool to raise awareness about domestic violence in homes, and to raise a voice for the plight of women.

Ashwini Dhir is a writer turned director born on 23 September, 1968, in Kanpur, India. He has contributed to Bollywood since 2005. His first movie was “One two three” in 2008 starring Tusshar Kapoor.He is also the director of the recent hit “Son of Sardar” that was well received by the critics as well as the audience. Actress Kajol made her comeback with the movie directed by Dhir . His three big projects arrived in a span of just 50 days in 2008 namely: ‘Krazzy 4’, 'U Me Aur Hum’ and ‘One Two Three’. He has worked with different capabilities for each of these three films. He was the story and screenplay writer for ‘Krazzy 4’ and also has written the dialogues for ‘U me Aur Hum.' He marked his directorial debut with ‘One Two Three’.

Aakarshan Singh is a well known personality today. A 22 year old guy born on 13th April, 1993 with a star sign Aries from the city Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh got much fame in the TV industry today. He was brought up in Chandigarh and spent some years in Delhi but now residing in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He studied from St. Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh, India and started his TV career as a superhero in a daily soap MAHARAKSHAK ARYAN. He is playing a lead role in this series. This serial broadcasts at one of the famous TV channels of this industry ZEE TV. Aakarshan plays this character as the name Aryan in this serial which is very well suits him according to his personality. This show is very popular among the audience, which gave a boost to Aakarshan’s career. With this success many other channels are offering him the same kind of roles.

Karanvir Bohra who is a very popular Indian TV actor was born on August 28 1982 in Rajasthan. His real name is Manoj Bohra but he changed it to Karanvir Bohra. He is grandson of Ram Kumar Bohra, who was a very famous actor, director, screen writer and Film Producer. He completed his schooling from G.D. Somani Memorial High school and got graduated from Sydenham college. He began his acting career with popular TV show Just Mohabbat in 1999. After Just Mohabbat he appeared in TV shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Shararat, Kabhi Kabhi Pyar Kabhi Kabhi Yaar but he got limelight from Ekta Kapoor's popular drama Kasauti Zindagi ki in which he played the role of Shweta Tiwari's son.

In 2008 he played the role of Viraj Dobriyal in popular drama Dil Se Di Dua Saubhgyavati Bhava for which he got best Anti hero award. The character of Viraj Dobriyal was praised by the audience. He made his Bollywood debut in 2007 from the movie Kismat Connection. He got married with his girlfriend Teejay Sidhu in 2006. Teejay Sidhu is a Canadian film actress, channel V Vj and model. karanvir and his wife did a punjabi movie together Love you Soniye in 2013.

He appeared in many reality shows like Nach Baliye (2008) ,Welcome- Baazi Mehman Nawazi ki (2013) , Jhalak Dikhla Ja (2013), Khatro Ke Khiladi(2014). He showed his dancing skills in Nach Baliye and Jhalak Dikhla ja. He performed in Nach Baliye season 4 with his wife Teejay Sidhu. In khatro Ke Khiladi, he was one of the toughest contestants.

Karanvir Bohra is one of the most stylish and talented celebrity of Television industry. Recently he is appearing in Zee TV's popular drama Qubool Hai in which he is playing role of Ahil Raza Ibrahim opposite to Surbhi Jyoti. The character of Ahil Raza Ibrahim is praising by the audience.

Ankit Gera is an Indian TV actor and TV presenter, born on September 1, 1987 in New Delhi. He currently presides in Mumbai. Ankit was never been part of any school plays or stage dramas. He graduated from Delhi and he loves playing soccer during his free time and played with his guitar. But Ankit’s main goal is to be an actor.

Anas Rashid is widely known for his character as Suraj in Diya Aur Baati Hum. He was born on August 31, 1980. At present, he is working as an Indian TV actor. He won the ITA (Indian Television Academy) Awards in 2013 as best actor drama (jury) for the recent no.1 daily serial of Star Plus (Diya Aur Baati Hum). However, he started his acting career with a supporting role in ‘Kahiin To Hoga’ in the year of 2006, but his work really caught the eyes of viewers with his first leading role where he played the Character of Pritviraj Chauhan (2006-2009).
Anas, who comes from a Muslim background, was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. He is the eldest one among his two brothers and two sisters. Anas’s school, religion, and family gave him a scope to have command over Urdu, Arabic, and Persian apart from Hindi and English. He completed his Post Graduation on Psychology. Also, he is a trained singer. In 2004, Anas won the Mr. Punjab title and this is where his modeling career starts. After Kahiin to Hoga and Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Pritviraj Chauhan, he took the challenge of doing the character Kuwar Yashwardhan in Aise Karo Naa Vidaa. Presently, Anas is playing the male lead in the most famous and watched love story of Star Plus. The show, Diya Aur Baati Hum has brought him fame and recognition. He also won several awards for this show including Star Parivaar awards in 2012, ITA (2013), Zee Golds (2012) and many more.

Yashpal Sharma is that actor who has performed his best in Theatres, on small as well as big screens. He is a Bollywood Actor, who has acted in many movies inside roles. His acting was recommendable in Sudhir Mishra’s Hindi movie Hazaroon Khwaishein Aisi apart from Lagaan, Gangajal, Ab Tak Chhapan, Apaharan, Singh is Kinng, Arakshan, Rowdy Rathore. Yashpal Sharma was born in Hisar city in Haryana state on 9th August 1970. His father, Premchand Sharma, worked in Public Works Department in the Irrigation Branch of Haryana Government. Since childhood, he had the keen interest in acting and participated in social stage shows like Ramlila. His brother Ghanshyam Sharma supported him in acting when other family members were bit resistive towards his passion of acting. He got graduated from the National School of Drama, New Delhi in 1994 and then worked for about two years before moving to Mumbai in 1997.

Ravish Desai is an Indian actor and model, working in TV serials and commercials. Ravish was always fascinated by the film industry since childhood. After doing schooling from GD Somani School, he joined Jai Hind College, Mumbai for graduation. Further on he did an MBA in Finance from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. After finishing his MBA, Ravish worked as a consultant with one of the finest consultancies in the world, JP Morgan Chase, Ernst and Young. But that could not stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming an actor and to chase his dreams he left the job and started pursuing acting as a career.

Rajat Tokas is a prominent Indian television actor. He was born on July 19, 1991 in Munirka, Delhi, India. His parents, Ramvir and Pramila Tokas supported him in pursuing his career as an actor. He attended Hope Fall Foundation School in RK Puram district, New Delhi but due to his heavy schedules, he later studied through correspondence. He moved to Mumbai at the age of 15 to auditioned for Sai Baba and luckily, he was selected so he went to Baroda.

Rajat started his career through the television show, Bongo. Then, in 2005 he bagged the role of Tantya, the brother of Sai Baba in the historical drama series, Sai Baba on STAR Plus. He was starred as the young Prithviraj Chauhan on Sagar Arts’ historical drama series, Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan in 2006. Initially, he was supposed to appear for few episodes only; but Shree Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, India’s former Vice President got impressed to his acting, so Sagar Arts decided to increase his appearance in the serial. Rajat played his role for over a year. Later, the actor essayed the role of Veer, the cousin and best friend of Dharam (played by Vikrant Massey) in another Sagar Arts’ period drama series, Dharam Veer on NDTV Imagine. In 2010, he played as the young Keshav in the first episode of the Balaji Telefilms’ Keshav Pandit on Zee TV. In the same year, Rajat was cast as Robindo Ganguly or Robi in the very popular drama series, Tere Liye on STAR Plus. He made a guest appearance as Krishna in the television series, Bandini in 2011. He also made an episodic in the thriller series, Fear Files…Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein opposite Neha Saxena on Zee TV in 2012. Rajat became more popular after donning the role of Akbar in Ekta Kapoor’s historical drama series, Jodha Akbar on Zee TV. His brilliant performance in the series gained him the Best Actor (Drama) award at the Indian Television Academy Awards and the BIG Star Most Entertaining TV Actor award at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards in 2013. Rajat also won the Best Actor in Leading Role award at the Zee Gold Awards in 2014.

Rajat got engaged to Shrishti Nayyar, a theatre artist last April 10, 2014 and they are set to tie the knot this January 2015. Because of his popularity, the actor recently hired bodyguards to take care of those people that will go near the actor. Prior to this, he also tried his luck in the big screen but it didn’t work well. During those times, he got depressed since he doesn’t have work so he utilized those times to finish his studies.

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.

Ravi Dubey is an Indian Television and film actor who is best known for his heart-warming appearances in daily television soaps and Television commercials. He has been working in the Hindi television industry from the last seven years. He always dreamt of making a career in the entertainment industry due to his natural bent towards the arts, acting & music.