Mugdha Chaphekar

Mugdha Chaphekar is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi-language television and Marathi-language television productions and films. She is best known for her role as Princess Sanyogita in the Star Plus's historical drama Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan and for her role as Prachi Mehra Kohli in Zee TV's romantic drama Kumkum Bhagya .^[1][2]

Mugdha Chaphekar
Mugdha Chapekar at Mumbai Cyclothon 2011
Born	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995; 2001; 2006–present
Known for	Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan Kumkum Bhagya
Spouse	Ravish Desai ​ ​ (m. 2016; div. 2025)​

Chaphekar made her television debut with Kya Mujhse Dosti Karoge in 2006. She also worked in the film The Silence for which she won the Maharashtra State Award for Best Debut Female in 2016.

Career

Mugdha Chaphekar first appeared as a child artist in the Bollywood movie Aazmayish.^{[citation needed]} Later in 2001, she appeared in the television series Junior G as Shelly. Chaphekar made her television debut as an adult artist with the show Kya Mujhse Dosti Karoge in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Chaphekar had her first lead role in Star Plus's epic historical series Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan where she played Princess Sanyogita. This was followed by roles in Dharam Veer and Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009, she joined Sab TV's comedy drama show Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo as Aarti Jhaveri. The show enjoyed quite long run of two and half years and ended in 2011. She also worked in the show's spin off Golmaal Hai Bhai Sab Golmaal Hai as Dhwani

In mid 2014, she joined Zee TV's daily soap opera Satrangi Sasural as Aarushi opposite Ravish Desai whom she later married in December 2016. Her role ended in September 2015.^{[citation needed]} She also appeared in the short film Sumati in 2019.^{[citation needed]}

She made her debut in Marathi television with the show Gulmohar as Kalindi in 2018.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2019, Chaphekar joined the cast of Zee's Kumkum Bhagya opposite Krishna Kaul. Chaphekar received widespread popularity after her portrayal of Prachi Mehra Kohli. ^[3]

In September 2022, She was seen in Marathi language movie Roop Nagar Ke Cheetey.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Chaphekar met actor Ravish Desai on the sets of her series Satrangi Sasural, in 2014. The couple got engaged on 30 January 2016.^[4] Chaphekar married Desai on 14 December 2016. In April 2025, Desai announced the couple had separated since over a year ago and mutually decided to part ways. ^[5]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
1995	Aazmayish	Un­known	Hindi	Child artist
2015	The Silence	Tejaswini "Chini"	Marathi		[6]
2019	Sumati	Sumati	Hindi	Short film
2022	Jeta	Un­known	Marathi
	Roop Nagar Ke Cheetey	Kshipra	Marathi		[7]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2001	Junior G	Shelly	Child artist
2006	Solhah Singaarr	Akanksha Bharadwaj
	Kya Mujhse Dosti Karoge	Shweta
2006–2007	Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan	Sanyogita		[8]
2008	Dharam Veer	Shera / Rajkumari Ananya
2009	Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari	Chandni Chawla
2009–2011	Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo	Aarti Jhaveri Shah		[9]
2012	Golmaal Hai Bhai Sab Golmaal Hai	Dhwani Dholakia
2014	Halla Bol	Isha
2014–2015	Satrangi Sasural	Aarushi Vihaan Vatsal		[10]
2015–2016	Sahib Biwi Aur Boss	Anisha/Manisha Kumar		[11]
2016	Box Cricket League 2	Contestant
2018	Gulmohar	Kalindi	Marathi series
	Savitri Devi College & Hospital	Mishri Malhotra
2019–2024	Kumkum Bhagya	Prachi Mehra Kohli		[12]
2021	Bhagya Lakshmi		Special appearance
	Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet
2021, 2023	Kundali Bhagya			[13]
2025	Jamai No.1	Herself

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2007	Best Actress - Popular	Indian Television Academy Awards	Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan	Nominated	[14]
2015	Maharashtra State Film Awards	Best Actress Debut	The Silence	Won	[15]
2019	Gold Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Kumkum Bhagya	Won	[16]
2023	Indian Telly Awards	Best Onscreen Couple (with Krishna Kaul)		Nominated	[17]
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress – Drama		Nominated	[18]

See also

• List of Indian television actresses
• List of Indian film actresses
• List of Hindi television actresses