Riddhi Dogra

Riddhi Dogra (born 22 September 1984 or 1985) is an Indian actress known for her role of Nusrat in Jio Cinema's Asur, Astha in Alt Balaji's The Married Woman, Priya in Star Plus's Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? and Nisha in Zee TV's Woh Apna Sa. She also participated in the reality shows Nach Baliye 6 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6.^[3][4]

Riddhi Dogra
Dogra in 2017
Born	(1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 40)[1] or (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 (age 39)[2] Delhi, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Raqesh Bapat ​ ​ (m. 2011; div. 2019)​
Relatives	Akshay Dogra (brother) Arun Jaitley (uncle)

Early life

Dogra was born on 22 September 1984/85 in Delhi.^[1][2] She studied at Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai in New Delhi and graduated in Psychology (Honours) from Kamala Nehru College.^[5]

Career

Dogra at an event in 2017

Before she entered the television industry, Dogra was a dancer in the Shiamak Dawar Dance Institute. Her first job in the industry was as a co-producer^[6] on Zoom.

She has also hosted many televised events and travel based shows for Zee TV, NDTV Good times, Zoom Television, and on ground events since her years in Television. In 2013, she participated in Nach Baliye 6. Dogra also played Savitri in Savitri, Aditi in Diya Aur Baati Hum, and Nisha in Woh Apna Sa.^[7][8][9]

The Married Woman, had her in the titular role, directed by Sahir Raza. Dogra gathered critical acclaim and appreciation from her fans and audiences alike. The web series also features Monica Dogra in the lead role.^[10]

Personal life

Dogra with her ex-husband Raqesh Bapat

Dogra married actor Raqesh Bapat in 2011.^[11] They separated and divorced in 2019.^[12][13]

Her brother is actor Akshay Dogra^[6] and her uncle was senior Bhartiya Janata Party politician Arun Jaitley.^[14][15]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2023	Lakadbaggha	Akshara D'Souza
	Jawan	Jailer Kaveri		[16]
	Tiger 3	Shaheen Baig		[17]
2024	The Sabarmati Report	Manika Rajpurohit		[18]
2025	Abir Gulaal †	TBA	Filming	[19]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Jhoome Jiiya Re	Himani
2008	Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi	Rani
2009	Hindi Hai Hum	Bubbly
2010	Horror Nights
	Rishta.com	Sureena
	Seven	Diya
	Maat Pitaah Ke Charnon Mein Swarg	Payal
	Laagi Tujhse Lagan	Supriya
2010–2012	Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?	Priya Aditya Jakhar
2013	Savitri	Rajkumari Damyanti / Savitri Rai Chaudhary
2014	Yeh Hai Aashiqui	Mili Bhatnagar
2013–2014	Nach Baliye 6	Contestant	6th place
2015	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6		12th place
	Diya Aur Baati Hum	Coach Aditi
2016	Darr Sabko Lagta Hai
	I Don't Watch TV	Herself
2017–2018	Woh Apna Sa	Nisha Jindal
2021	Indian Idol	Herself	Guest
	Kumkum Bhagya
	Kundali Bhagya

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020–2023	Asur: Welcome to your Dark Side	Nusrat Saeed	Voot
2021	The Married Woman	Astha	[20]
2022	TVF Pitchers 2	Prachi Meena	Zee5
2023	Badtameez Dil	Liz
2023	Mumbai Diaries 2

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2022	Barsaat Ho Jaaye	Jubin Nautiyal, Payal Dev	[21]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Role	Show	Result
2011	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress Drama (Jury)	Priya Jakhar	Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?	Nominated
2013	Gold Awards	Best Actress (Popular)	Savitri	Savitri	Nominated
2017		Best Actor in Negative Role (Female)	Nisha	Woh Apna Sa	Won

References

1. "Riddhi Dogra Photos : देखें, बेहद हॉट और सेक्सी हैं रिद्धि डोगरा". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 18 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
2. "Wishes pour in from Ekta Kapoor, Sanaya Irani, Dheeraj Dhoopar and others on Ridhi Dogra's birthday". The Times of India. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
3. The Indian Express (12 November 2014). "Riddhi Dogra in 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 6'". Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
4. S Sen, Debarati (23 December 2014). "Ridhi-Raqesh return as an on-screen jodi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
5. Kaushik, Divya (29 December 2017). "Ridhi Dogra: I can't do Delhi's showshaagiri". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
6. "Check out some of TV siblings". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
7. "Ridhi Dogra hopes playing negative in Woh Apna Sa won't typecast her". The Indian Express. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
8. Shah, Aashna (26 September 2017). "Ridhi Dogra Refuses To Age On Screen, Quits Woh Apna Sa: Reports". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
9. "I thought about quitting acting: TV actor Ridhi Dogra". Hindustan Times. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
10. Keshri, Shweta (8 February 2021). "Ekta Kapoor shares The Married Woman poster, web series premieres on March 8". India Today. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
11. "TV couple Ridhi Dogra and Raqesh Bapat confirm split: We are living separately". India Today. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
12. Trivedi, Tanvi (21 January 2021). "Exclusive! Ridhi Dogra on life post divorce: I don't need anyone now to complete me". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
13. Goyal, Divya (7 February 2019). "Ridhi Dogra And Raqesh Bapat, Co-Stars Of Maryada, Announce Separation After 7 Years Of Marriage: Report". NDTV. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
14. Nijher, Jaspreet (24 April 2014). "Raqesh, Ridhi rush in Amritsar to support their families". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
15. Tiwari, Vijaya (7 August 2012). "Ridhi Dogra shows her hosting skills on Life OK's 'Azaadi' celebration". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
16. "Ridhi Dogra says she got tongue-tied before Shah Rukh Khan while filming for Jawan". The Telegraph (India). Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
17. "Tiger 3 Update : Salman Khan की फिल्म 'टाइगर 3' में अहम भूमिका निभाएंगी Ridhi Dogra". Mayapuri Magazine (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
18. "'The Sabarmati Report' teaser: Vikrant Massey investigates Godhra incident". India Today. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
19. "Ridhi Dogra checked with authorities before signing Abir Gulaal with Fawad Khan". India Today. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
20. Keshri, Shweta (14 February 2021). "The Married Woman trailer out. Ridhi Dogra, Monica Dogra are en route to self-discovery". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
21. "Relive monsoon romance with Jubin & Payal's new love ballad". The Statesman. 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

External links

• Riddhi Dogra on Instagram