Parul Chauhan

Parul Chauhan Thakkar is an Indian television actress. She is known for her portrayal as Ragini Sharma in Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai and Swarna Goenka in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.^[1][2] Before venturing into acting, she did modelling.^[3] In 2009, she participated as a contestant in the reality series Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3.^[4][5]

Parul Chauhan Thakkar
Chauhan in 2016
Born	Parul Chauhan Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupations	Television actress model
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Chirag Thakkar ​ (m. 2018)​

Career

Chauhan started her career playing the lead role of Ragini Ranvir Rajvansh in the show Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai from 2007 to 2010. In 2009, Parul then participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 3.^[6]

In 2010, she replaced Shalini Chandran as the lead in the television series Rishton Se Badi Pratha. She was seen in shows like Punar Vivah - Ek Nayi Umeed, Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi. From 2016 to 2019, Chauhan played the pivotal role of Swarna Jha Goenka (male lead - Kartik's step-mother) in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.^[5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Kahiin To Hoga	Receptionist	Cameo
2007	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Ragini Rajvansh/Sareen (née Sharma)	Guest appearance
2007–2014	Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai			[7]
2008	Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star
	Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?
	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
2009	Perfect Bride
	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3	Contestant	8th place	[8]
2010	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya	Ragini	Special appearance
	Zara Nachke Dikha		Guest appearance
2010–2011	Rishton Se Badi Pratha	Surbhi Abhay Suryavanshi
2011	Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi	Herself	Dance performance
2012	Amrit Manthan		Guest appearance	[9]
	Savdhaan India	Ameesha		[10]
2012–2013	BIG Memsaab	Presenter	Seasons 6-7	[11]
2013	Punar Vivah - Ek Nayi Umeed	Divya Raj Jakhotia
2014–2015	Box Cricket League	Contestant		[12]
2015–2016	Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi	Aarti Singh Ahlawat
2016–2019	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	Swarna Jha Goenka		[13]
2018	When Obama Loved Osama
2022	Dharm Yoddha Garud	Queen Rani Kadru		[14]
2024	Mil Ke Bhi Hum Na Mile	Kashmira

Personal life

Chauhan hails from Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh.^[15] On 12 December 2018, Chauhan married Chirag Thakkar.^[16][17]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2008	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actress In Lead Role	Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai	Won
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress (Popular)		Won
2018	Gold Awards	Best Supporting Actor- Female	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	Won

References

1. "Parul attends Vivek Jain's wedding". Oneindia.in. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
2. "Parul Chauhan fainted on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". Oneindia.in. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
3. "The Indian Television Academy Awards: Best Actress". www.indiantelevisionacademy.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
4. "I will never quit television: Parul Chauhan". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
5. "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai: Parul Chauhan & Sandeep Rajora to enter Star Plus show!". India.com. 14 October 2016.
6. "Parul Chauhan: People thought I won't be able to do anything but I proved them wrong". Hindustan Times. 28 June 2017.
7. "Everyone cried on the last day of Bidaai". Rediff.
8. "Baichung wins 'Jhalak 3'". India times.
9. "Parul Chauhan is back with Amrit Manthan". Times of India. 27 April 2012.
10. "Parul Chauhan returns to TV with Savdhaan India". Times of India. 10 September 2012.
11. "Parul Chauhan will be back on the Big Memsaab and host along with co-host and actor Priyesh Sinha". Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
12. "Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities". india.com. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
13. "Parul Chauhan aka Swarna Confirms Quitting 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai', Here's Why". News18. 12 April 2019.
14. "Parul Chauhan on playing negative role of Kadru". Times of India. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
15. "Character Killed The TV Star". Mid Day.
16. "Parul Chauhan Wedding PICS, Marriage Photos, Images, Pictures: Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's Parul Chauhan gets married, makes for the prettiest bride". The Times of India. 12 December 2018.
17. "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actor Parul Chauhan ties the knot". The Indian Express. 12 December 2018.

External links

• Parul Chauhan at IMDb