Hindi Tv Show Star Parivaar Awards 2017 - Cast & Crew

Shweta Bajpai is an Indian actress and model born on July 1, 1992, in Mumbai, India. Bajpai graduated from Mumbai's St Louis Convent High School and earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree. She got her dance training in street jazz, Bharatanatyam, and other styles. She began her acting career in theatre. She performed plays at Sathaye College in Mumbai, Aligarh University in Uttar Pradesh, and several street shows. Bajpai made her acting debut in the 2011 Bollywood film My Friend Pinto, in which she had a minor role. She appeared in the MTV show Warrior High as Krissane D'souza. She is the main character of the Alt Balaji online series Class of 2017. Tasha, played by Bajpai, is a notable one. She appeared in &tv Hosiyaar and Mtv The Big F. She's played in commercials for Myntra.com, Amazon, and Tresemme shampoo.

Originally A Chartered Accountant Tina Ann Philip Is A Brilliant Actor Who Made An Acting Debut With The Serial ‘Ek Astha Aisi Bhi.’ Born In Delhi, She Was Raised In London And Studied CA Before Becoming A Full-Time Actor. In Spite Of Her Family Opposing Her Acting Career, She Came To Mumbai, India And Started Giving Auditions For Serials.

Born in a Brahmin family, from Srinagar, Reyhna is a model turned actress in the Indian Film Industry. She got her first break in a Hindi movie named “Babloo Happy Hai” alongside Sumit Suri. Directed by Nila Panda, the movie was earlier named as “Love Is Not Mathematics” that released in 2014. Another venture that got her fame was “Antha Scene Ledu” a Tamil-Telugu project where she got a chance to work with Nazirji. Starring Navdeep and Shashank, Reyhna, after this project, was a well- renowned lady in the south. 

Arsheen Namdar is a child actor in Hindi serial. She was born on 15 September 2007. She is the daughter of actor Ali Raza Namdar and Anuradha Kanabar. Her hobbies include swimming, painting and playing n outdoors. This child actress made her film debut in 'Udta Punjab.’ After she acted in ‘Udta Punjab’, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt said she is not only cute but highly talented, and he has not come across such a talented kid in his whole career.

Pankhuri Awasthi is a young cute actress, who gave life to the legend Razia Sultana on television and she is known popularly by her character in the television series for her portrayal of the legend. The 24 year old actress was born in Lucknow but was brought up in the city of Delhi. She completed her schooling from Bluebells school in Delhi and obtained a degree in marketing from Delhi Hindu College. 

She was working as a marketing executive in a Bangalore based company after completing her college. She got a chance to do an episode of the famous show ‘Yeh Hai Aashiqui’ while she was still doing her job in Bangalore and it was through this show she got an attention. After the show ‘Yeh Hai Aashiqui’, she was part of the show ‘Fanaaha Season 2’ and she auditioned for ‘Razia Sultana’ later. She got through three to four rounds of auditioning and finally bagged the main role in the show. 

She stated in an interview that the role of ‘Razia Sultana’ was a pleasant surprize for her and that she had put in a lot of effort to get through the auditions. She said that she went through history of the character and did thorough research and studies before portraying her during the audition.

Sonakshi Sinha is a well-known Indian Actress. She is the daughter of veteran actors Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha. Her father is now a politician from Bharitya Janta Party. She was born on 2 June 1987 in Mumbai. She has two brothers Luv and Kush. She did her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir, Mumbai and graduation from Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University, Mumbai in Fashion Designing.

Sinha first worked as a costume designer and designed costumes for movie ‘Mera Dil Leke Dekho’. She did Modeling before moving to the big screen and walked the ramp in Lakme Fashion Week, 2008 and 2009.

She made her acting debut in the Salman Khan co-starred Dabangg, which turned out to be a huge success. For this role she had to lose almost 30 kilos. She followed a strict diet and workout regime. She donated the signing amount for the film to Salman Khan’s charitable organization Being Human. After her initial release she worked in many big films such as Rowdy Rathore, Son of Sardaar, Dabangg 2 and many others making unconventional beauty an established name in Bollywood.

She made her kollywood debut in Lingaa opposite to Rajnikanth. Currently she is working on an action-drama Akira which is set to be launched in near future.

She has won numerous awards for her work and received positive comments.

She is an animal lover and active member and face of PETA. She starred in a video asking people to adopt animals and have them sterilized. Sonakshi likes sketching, listening to music, hanging out with friends and watching movies.

Sonakshi has also been in the limelight in past years surrounding various controversies.

She has been romantically linked to her co-star Arjun Kapoor. Both of them were spotted together on many occasions however there is no confirmation from the two.

The Sinha Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)

Shweta Basu Prasad is a famous name on television, and she has had a decent stint in movies too. Her father’s name is Anuj Prasad and mother’s name is Sarmishta Prasad. Her mother is a Bengali while her father is natively from Bihar. Jamshedpur is Shweta’s birthplace. She is a pass out of R.N. Podar, which is located in Santa Cruz, Mumbai. She kickstarted her career in films as a child artist, and later she grabbed leading roles in Tamil, Bengali and Telugu movies. The break was when she got the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the movie ‘Makadee’. The movie hit the screens in the year 2002. She was only 11 years old when she made her movie debut. In the movie Makdee, she played a double role. The film was directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. Vishal Bhardwaj is a renowned Bollywood director who has given Indian cinema many big hits.

Surbhi Chandna is a model and upcoming actress who has recently entered television and movies as well. She was born in Mumbai. She completed her schooling in Mumbai and later graduated from Atharva Institute of Management studies. Before getting into television, she has worked for Indian Princess Contest 2011. She has recently been signed for the TV serial ‘Qubool Hai’ as Hayaa Imran Qureshi, one of the lead characters. Here she plays the role of a dumb and deaf girl. Her innocence in this serial has already stolen everyone’s heart. The serial is telecasted in Zee TV. She also got a small character to play in the movie ‘Bobby Jasoos’ with Vidya Balan. She has done a number of commercials on television. Surbhi is a young and talented girl in her mid- twenties and is ready to give her best in building her acting career. This beautiful model and actress loves juicy fruits and have plenty of it, especially during summer. She avoids oily food. She doesn’t like hot food also. She is very fond of dancing and so includes Zumba in her workout regime. Surbhi loves travelling and Greece is one of her favorite holiday destinations.

Kruttika Desai is a popular theater artist, who rose to fame through the TV Series “Buniyaad,” which was telecasted in 1986 in the National Channel Doordarshan. She is not only the best actress but a social activist too. She says that Theater was her school, which educated her entire nook and corner of acting. Kruttika says, “Theatre was my learning school...my discipline, my confidence, my growth all happened there, though I was studying then and it was a hobby only... and for the extra spending power... but it was my Buniyaad,! I wanted to pursue psychology and I did finally finish my M.A. in psychology but did not do my Ph.D. Buniyaad shot me to levels of fame that I had never contemplated.” When asked about the best medium of performance, a theater or cinema or TV Series, the experienced artist said, “All three mediums have their own lure...theatre for the thrill of a live audience and all its other magic, small screen for its instant fame through millions seeing you every day in their homes and feeling you are a part of their daily lives and discussions and the silver screen for its canvas and detailing and exclusivity and larger than life magic!

Ananya Agarwal is a cute Indian child actress who was debuted in television through the Balaji Telefilms’ soap opera, Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna on Star Plus, where she played as Prerna. In 2010, the young actress essayed the role of Tanvi in Rajshri Productions’ Yahaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli on Zee TV. After some time, she acted in Ekta Kapoor’s soap, Kya Huaa Tera Vaada which was aired on Sony Entertainment Television Asia. She donned the role of young Rano. 

Shivangi Joshi is an excellent Indian TV artist, who is best known for her role in the serial “Beintehaa”. She is exceptionally straightforward in nature. Right from her childhood days, she wanted to become an actress. Her enthusiasm over acting made her to remain in such a position in the television industry. Presently, she had snatched an opportunity to play a lead protagonist in another show titled as “Begusarai”. It will be aired on Zee TV. The show features some of the most promising actors of the television industry like Rituraj Singh, Harshad Arora, etc. It is a Muslim based social dramatization.

Vishal Singh is a famous Television Actor got famous after his show " Sath Nibhana Sathiya" as a supporting lead. He was born on 7th September 1985 in Punjab. He is an actor, model and a professional polo player who got an award as Maharaja Sawai Man Singh award in 2001. But later he headed towards the TV industry he has done many shows like "Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar", " Kasamh Sey", " Kis Desh Mai Mera Dil", " Kuch Ish Tarah" and few more.

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.

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.

Kunal Jaisingh is an Indian television actor. He was born on July 29, 1989, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is Hindu by religion. He graduated from H. R. College of Commerce in Economics. His Nickname is Kunz. His Zodiac Sign is Leo, and his Birth name was Kunal Kulbhushan Jaisingh.

Karan Patel is an Indian television actor born on 23rd of November, 1983, in Calcutta. He comes from a Gujarati family. His father, Nishit Patel, is a businessman by profession and Karan is the only child of his parents. He completed his schooling from Utpal Sanghvi School and graduation from Mithibai College, Mumbai. Later, he joined Kishore Namit Kumar’s Acting School and Shiamak Davar’s Dance Classes.

Remo D’Souza, who is primarily an Indian dancer cum choreographer, is also an actor and film director. He was born on 2nd of April, 1972 in Jamnagar, Gujarat and was named as ‘Ramesh Gopi’. He changed his name, when he moved himself into Christianity religion. His wife’s name is Lizelle D’Souza. It is a very true fact that he struggled hard in his life to reach the celebrity place. He is primarily involved in choreography and choreographed several numbers of films as of now.

Mohammad Nazim the Ahem Modi of Saath Nibhana Saathiya of Star Plus started his career as a model.

Mohsin Khan is an actor, model, and an assistant director, he was interested in the cinema industry from a very young age whether be it writing, directing or acting. Before going into the world of films, Mohsin graduated in electronic engineering and later got a management degree.

Nakuul Mehta is an Indian Model, Anchor and an Actor who became popular for his performance as the main lead character in Rajshri Productions television serial, “Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyara Pyara” on STAR Plus channel. He played as Aditya Harish Kumar opposite Disha Parmar who played as Pankhuri Aditya Kumar. Nakuul has done some music videos and been working on theatre for a long time. He was part of the award winning and critically acclaimed stage play, Cock by Michael Barlett in 2013.