Kratika Sengar

Kratika Sengar Dheer (born 3 July 1986) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. Sengar is widely recognised for her portrayal of Rani Lakshmibai in Ek Veer Stree Ki Kahaani – Jhansi Ki Rani and dual portrayal of Tanushree Khurana Bedi / Tanuja Sikand Bedi in Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki. She is a recipient of a Gold Award.^[2]

Kratika Sengar
Kratika in 2016
Born	(1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 (age 38) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Other names	Kratika Sengar Dheer[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Nikitin Dheer ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1
Relatives	Pankaj Dheer (father-in-law)

Sengar made her acting debut with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, where she portrayed Sanchi and Sugandhi Virani. Her first major role came with her portrayal of Prerana Gill Garewal in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. Sengar earned further success while portraying Aarti Goyal Scindia in Punar Vivaah – Zindagi Milegi Dobara and Payal Prasad in Service Wali Bahu.

Sengar is married to actor Nikitin Dheer with whom she has a daughter.

Early life

Kratika Sengar was born on 4 July 1986^[3][4] in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.^{[citation needed]} She went to Methodist High School, Kanpur, and then moved to Delhi and graduated in Mass Communication from Amity University, Noida.^[5][6]

Personal life

Kratika Sengar married Nikitin Dheer, son of actor Pankaj Dheer, on 3 September 2014 in an arranged marriage. In November 2021, Sengar announced her pregnancy. The couple welcomed their first child, a girl Devika Dheer on 12 May 2022.^[7][8]

Career

Debut and early career (2007–2011)

Kratika Sengar started her acting career in 2007, in the series Kasautii Zindagii Kay, and in "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" in 2008.^[9] She then bagged another Balaji Telefilms show Kya Dill Mein Hai in 2008. Later, she had a small guest appearance in Sony TV's comedy show Bura Na Mano Holi Hai. She also appeared in the reality show Lux Kaun Jeetega Bollywood ka Ticket.

In 2009, Sengar got her first main lead role with Zee TV's show Jhansi Ki Rani. She did a small cameo appearance in Balaji's show Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil. In 2010 she also appeared in an episodic appearance in Aahat.

Success and lead roles (2012–2015)

Sengar at Punar Vivah success party

In 2012, Kratika made her comeback to television with Zee TV's show Punar Vivah opposite Gurmeet Choudhary. The show ended on 17 May 2013. While playing Aarti, she made an appearance on Qubool Hai to promote her show. In January 2014, she made a special appearance in Star Plus' show is Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera. Later in the year, she entered Life OK's show Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev starring Mohit Raina and Mouni Roy before the show ended.

She made her film debut in 2014 with My Father Godfather. In 2015, Kratika acted in Zee TV's next Service Wali Bahu.

Establishment and further career (2016–present)

In 2016, Sengar appeared in Ekta Kapoor's show Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki. Her character was replaced by Shivani Tomar. She came back in September 2016. The show went off air on 27 July 2018.^[10]

In 2017, she acted as the Narrator in the show Chandrakanta. In 2021, she appeared in Choti Sarrdaarni.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Read My Silence	Arsala Fatima	Short film
2014	My Father Godfather	Jhanvi Singh		[11][12]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Sanchi		[13]
2008		Sugandhi Virani[a]
2007–2008	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Prerana Gill Garewal		[14]
2008	Kya Dill Mein Hai	Naina Mann
	Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket	Contestant		[15]
2010–2011	Ek Veer Stree Ki Kahaani – Jhansi Ki Rani	Rani Lakshmibai		[16]
2010	Aahat	Chitra Devasthal	Episode: "Bheemganj Part I & II"
2012–2013	Punar Vivaah – Zindagi Milegi Dobara	Aarti Goyal Scindia		[17]
2014	Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev	Manasa
2015	Service Wali Bahu	Payal Rai Prasad		[18]
2016	Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki	Tanushree "Tanu" Khurana Bedi
2016–2018		Tanuja Sikand Bedi
2018		Kritika Kohli[a]		[19]
2021	Choti Sarrdaarni	Sandhya Shastri

Special appearances

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2008	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	Prerana Gill Garewal
	Bura Na Mano Holi Hai	Herself
	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil	Simran Dasgupta
2011	Chotti Bahu – Sawar Ke Rang Rachi	Aarti Goyal Scindia
2012	Qubool Hai
2014	Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera	Herself
2017	Chandrakanta	Narrator	[20]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2013	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actress in a Lead Role	Punar Vivaah – Zindagi Milegi Dobara	Nominated	[21]
		Best Onscreen Couple (with Gurmeet Choudhary)		Nominated
	Gold Awards	Best Actress in a Lead Role		Nominated	[citation needed]
2016			Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki	Nominated	[22]
		Best Popular Jodi (with Sharad Malhotra)		Won
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress - Popular		Nominated	[23]
		Best Actress - Drama		Nominated
2017	Gold Awards	Best Actress in a Lead Role		Nominated	[24]

Notes

1. Sengar played two or more characters in a single series.