Hindi Tv Show Golden Petal Awards 2017 - Cast & Crew

Snehal Sahai or Snehal Sahay is a Hindi television comic actor. She is famous for her role in Banoo Main Teri Dulhann, which is a very popular Indian soap opera. The show aired on Zee TV for a total of 700 episodes. The show has received many awards and nominations. The show was also aired on Romania National TV for a total of 300 episodes. She also acted in Sasural Simar Ka in which she played the role of a girl who has a Ph.D in cooking but still cooks horribly.

Monica Khanna was born on 7th August, 1985. Monica Khanna is a model-turned-television-actress and resides in Mumbai. She completed her schooling from Delhi Public School and her higher studies from Delhi University. She came to Mumbai with a dream of becoming a model and started her modeling career. At the age of 23, she got a chance to make an appearance in the television industry with famous producer and director, Yash Chopra’s serial named “Mahi Way”, playing the character of Roshini. After Mahi Way, she got a chance to appear in the dancing television show of Apoorva Agnihotri named “Aasmaan se Aage”, playing a negative lead dancer character named “Karishma Joglekar”. Monica Khanna got recognition from the character of Karishma Joglekar in Aasmaan se Aage, which was aired on Zee network television.

Jasmin Bhasin initially started her career as a Model and later became an Actress. Born on June 28, 1990, this attractive actress hails from New Delhi. Later, she moved to Mumbai. Her debut venture in films is the 2011 flick Vaanam. She shared screen space with Silambarasan in this film. A couple of her flicks in Telugu and Kannada include Veta and Karodpathi respectively. Her performance in Veta garnered negative criticism. 

Kratika Sengar or Kratika Sengar Vedant is an Indian television actress and dancer. She was born on 3rd July 1986 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She did her schoolings in Methodist High School, Kanpur and graduated from Amity University in Delhi. After her graduation, she moved to Mumbai to make her career in acting. She recently married to “Nikitin Dheer” in September 2014. Nikitin is also an Indian actor who acted in many movies in Bollywood.

Shy, quiet, simple but successful, all these words aptly describe Prachee Shah Pandya. She is a trained classical dancer in the Jaipur Gharana style of Kathak and is an alumnus of Raheja College.

Prachee Shah stood first runner up in Miss Teen Bombay when she was 16. She has a hoard of laurels to her credit including Sringarmani and Nritya Urvashi for her dancing talent. In this regard, she is also a Government of India HRD Scholar. She was appointed as Cultural Ambassador of India and participated in Harare (Zimbabwe) International Art Festival 2007.

Prachee runs a charitable institute to promote Kathak by the name of Prachi Nritya Niketan wherein the motto of the institute is “To Serve Music Is To Serve God”. On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2009, Junior Chamber (Jaycee International) honored her for her contribution to acting and dance by nominating her amongst the “Ten Outstanding Women of the City”.

Vishwas Pandya, her husband, himself is also an actor cum producer. He has acted in campaigns for Dalda Active and Good Night, among others. Prachee met Vishwas on the sets of the serial Manzil Apni Apni where he had come to meet the director. They got married on December 9, 2005. It was an Arya Samaj wedding with a mixture of Marathi and Gujarati rituals. They are now proud parents of a one year old daughter, whose name is Khiana.

The first break that Prachee got in the world of television was the role of Parvati in Ravi Chopra’s mythological series “Amar Chitra Katha”. Thereafter, Prachee has acted in various serials such as Kundali and Kahin Diya Jale Kahin Dil. Her roles in Piya Ka Ghar and Kyonki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi are always remembered by her fans. Kesar and Kayamat also gave her good exposure. Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam and Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon brought out Prachee’s talent to the fore. Another serial in which she featured was Ek Baar Phir. She also hosted a spiritual show “Urja” on Zee TV. Currently she is hosting a TV show “Rangoli” on DD National.

Other than television, Prachee Shah Pandya has also acted in several movies like Akash Vani and Student Of The Year. She has also shown her skills in the movies Haunted 3D, Isi Life Mein and Raja Natwarlal.

Rashmi Sharma started her career in 2006 after setting up Rashmi Sharma Telefilms. She is now the producer of many successful Hindi Soap Operas, popular among people of all ages. The very first show released by the production house was ‘Raja Ki AayegiBaraat’ a story about an innocent girl who goes from rags to riches after she marries a king. This show debuted two new starts, Kapil Nirmal, and Mrinal Dev-Kulkarni. This show was a huge hit releasing up to 600 episodes. Rashmi, later on, went to produce the show ‘Soch Na Tha’ which was aired on Sony TV at primetime. This was another favorite show and managed to complete 100 episodes. Her next project was the show ‘SaathNibhaanaSaathiya’ which is still airing on Star Plus and has managed to be the number one show for over six months.

Bharti Singh is a well known comedian and actress in Hindi and Punjabi Industries. She was born in Amristar. Along with Kapil Sharma  she has become synonymous with Comedy in Indian TV scene. She first hogged the limelight when she secured the runner up position in “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (Season 4)” on STAR One.   Heralter ego “Lalli” still lingers in the mind of viewers. It opened the gate for Bharti and after that there was no stopping for her. She is the Undisputed Comedy Queen of Indian TV. Movie awards are incomplete if there is no item of Bharti Singh is incorporated. She is always there to entertain the crowd in any award function. She has become the much sought out lady of Indian TV industry.

This Amritsar born comedian has appeared as a participant in Comedy Circus's 2010 series. In fact she has appeared in all the versions of Comedy Circus. Her pairing with Sidhartha Jadhav in comedy circus series was hilarious. People use to laugh a lot seeing them on stage. She played a comic role in STAR Plus sitcom “Pyaar Mein Twist” and later participated as a contestant on the celebrity dance reality show, “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 5)”. Though she looks bulky but she danced very well in the competition.

She has also acted in Punjabi and Hindi movies like “Ek Noor” (2011), “Khiladi 786” (2012), “Jatt and Juliet 2” (2013)-Punjabi. She has re-established the position of comedians in the Indian TV industry and became the source of inspiration for many comedians in India. It is always said that to make people laugh is the toughest task in world but Bharti is doing this job with great ease. We wish all the best for his upcoming projects and future.

She is a well-known television actress who started as ‘Eshu’, the youngest one in ‘Dilli Wali Thakur Girls’ which is based on well-known novel those pricey Thakur girls. She won hearts of million Indian soap viewers with her great acting skills in acting as well as her good looks. Now she is currently playing the lead role in ‘Udaan’ in Colors TV as ‘Chakor’. She is very close to her mother and very friendly with her as she likes to include her mother in every important and unimportant decision in life. She also impressed her fans with her beautiful eyes, versatility and the dedication towards her work; she try to give her best in what she do; that is why she achieved so much in such a little time.

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.
 

Karuna Pandey is an Indian actress. She hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She completed her education in Mumbai only. She is married with a talented actor-cum-director Rutwij Vaidya. They tied the knot on 20th February 2014 in Gurgaon. She joined acting classes in Mumbai. She gave many auditions for different banners. She has made her debut in the movie “The Bypass” in 2003.

Rashami Desai is a well-known television actress, model, and dancer, and is famous for her role as Tapasya on Colors TV’s hit soap opera, ‘Uttaran’. Born as Divya Desai on 4th August, 1986, in Nagaon, Assam, she studied in Ulubari High School and learnt the Kathak and Bharatnatyam styles of dance.

Here is a girl who met with a major accident while she was travelling near Trichy in Tamil Nadu, lost one of her legs but never gave that as an excuse to stop her dancing rather attached a prosthetic Jaipur leg and came back with a josh and acted as dancer in a film called Mayuri. Isn’t that a wonderful story which boosts one’s confidence level. That’s Sudha Chandran, a sysnonym for WILL POWER.

Girish Dhamija who has penned some delightful dialogues in movies like Dushman, Sangharsh, Gangster, 1920, etc. says, Dialogue authors are conscious of the control that some stars exert. So yes, many a time discourses are written maintaining the star in mind. But, when there are beginners, then conversations have to be engraved logically. Like in Gangster, when he was lettering for Shiney Ahuja, Emraan Hashmi, etc.

Diljit Dosanjh, born on 6 January 1984, in Jalandhar district, Punjab, India, is a Singer by profession. His genres being Bhangra and Punjabi, he has also acted in Punjabi movies. He is about to make his Bollywood début with Udta Punjab. He will be working with Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, and Alia Bhatt. Diljit does not belong to a musical family. His Father Balbir Singh Dosanjh is a Punjab railway employee and his mother, a Housewife. This heartthrob of young Punjabi's started singing Sikh music at local gurdwaras. In school, he often did Kirtans.

Shanti Bhushan is an Indian writer who has worked extensively in the Hindi film industry. He has written the screenplays for several popular TV dramas like ‘Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo.’ Bhushan comes from a small village, Yuvrajpur in Uttar Pradesh. Growing up, his father encouraged him to take up different forms of art and perfect them. His childhood interests included painting and later, poetry. Bhushan moved to Varanasi, Lucknow, and Allahabad, to study and gain experience in different sectors of media. In Allahabad, he began taking part in theatre. His plays were showcased on national platforms, and he was even awarded Best Director, Writer, and Actor for his work.

Karan Johar is one among the top ten celebrities in the Indian cinema, who is popular in almost all the important fields in the cinema. He was born in the year 1974 in Mumbai to Yash Johar and Hiroo Johar. This man is a multi talented personality, who shines in the field of direction, screenplay writing, producing, costume designing and acting. He has also worked as host in the television industry. Karan Johar is a graduate in Commerce, who studied in H. R. College of Commerce and Economics. He is also a post graduate degree holder in French. His debut to the film industry started as an assistant director in the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. After three years, he made his directorial debut through Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, a film with Sharukh, Salman, Kajol and Rani. This was a block buster hit and Karan Johar reached fame in his first movie, itself. This film won the National Award for the Best Entertainment Film. It has also bagged eight Awards from Filmfare including the Best Director and Screen Play. Kabhie Kushi Kabhi Gham, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, My Name Is Khan, Student Of The year and Gippi are the films directed by Karan Johar. He has produced many hit films including Kal Ho Na Ho, Wake Up Sid and I Hate Love Stories. Karan Johar has also acted in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, apart from his assistant direction. He has also performed as a costume designed for the popular celebrities like Sharukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Amitabh Bachchan. Koffee With Karan was the popular show hosted by Karan Johar, which made him popular among the TV audience. This program got aired for four seasons till 2014. He was also a part of the show Jalak Dikhhla Jaa, judging the participants along with Madhuri Dixit.

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.

Vikram Ghai is a Hindi television and film director. He celebrates his birthday on 22 June. He is the brother of actress and director Pooja Ghai. Vikram married the love of his life Naazeen Patel a Hindi television actress and founder of vermilion India in 2008. Vikram has been part of the direction crew of many famous Hindi television serials like Jassie Jaisi Koe Nahi and Kahani Ghar Ghar ki.

Kartikey Malviya is a very famous and popular face in the television industry who is currently working in the popular TV series, Karmaphaldata Shani, which airs on Colors. He was born on November 3, 2004, in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, India. Kartikey Malviya was just 9 when he started his debut in the television industry. His first appearance on TV was from a popular reality show India's Best Dramebaaz, season 1, in 2013 which airs on Zee TV, unfortunately, he got evicted very soon but he managed his eviction in a positive way to improve his skills in acting. After that, he improved himself, his skills and then he joined again in India's Best Dramebaaz, season 2, 2016 and came as the first runner-up. In April 2016, he got selected for the role of Shani Dev in Karmaphaldata Shani. Within a very short span of time, Kartikeya Malviya has tasted the taste of fame and success.

Vivian Dsena is a charming, young and talented television actor and model, who got his fame when he played the role of Abhay in the supernatural TV series, Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, on Star One, and as Rishabh Kundra in the drama comedy series, Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon. His portrayal as Abhay Raichand, the lead character in Pyaar Ki Yeh Ek Kahani, won him a lot of recognition and acclaim. He also caused a lot of buzz in Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, a show that pays homage to 100 years of Indian Cinema. Barely two months after he opted out of the show, the show took a 20 year jump ahead and he returned to play the role of Raja Khushwaha.

Siddharth Shukla is another actor who became popular in Tamil through the Hindi dubbed serial Manvasanai. Siddharth Shukla was born and raised up in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai. He belongs to a Brahmin family from Allahabad and his father was a Civil Engineer who works in the Reserve Bank of India. Balika Vadhu, the Hindi version of Manvasanai has made him popular and changed his life.

Sharad Malhotra, who is an Indian actor, was born on January 9th, 1983. Malhotra is from Kolkata who has done B.Com in St. Xaviers College. It was during the year 2003, he was selected as ‘Face of the Year – Kolkata’, after which he went to couple of acting workshops along with Samrat Mukherjee and Nishi Arora.