Sumona Chakravarti

Sumona Chakravarti (born 24 June 1988)^[4] is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television productions. She is best known for her roles in Sony TV's daily soap opera, Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, with Comedy Nights with Kapil on Colors TV and The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony TV. In 2024, she participated in the stunt based show, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 14, and was placed 7th.

Sumona Chakravarti
Chakravarti during Durga Pooja
Born	(1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 36)[1] Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Jai Hind College, Mumbai[2][non-primary source needed][3]
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	1999–present
Known for	The Kapil Sharma Show Comedy Nights with Kapil Comedy Circus

Career

She began her acting career at the age of 11 through Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala starrer Mann in the year 1999.^[5] In the next few years she did quite a few television shows but her big breakthrough happened in 2011 when she played the role of Natasha in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, a television show produced by Balaji Telefilms.

Sumona in 2018

In the following year she participated in the comedy show Kahani Comedy Circus Ki on Sony TV with Kapil Sharma and the duo emerged as the winners of the show. From there on began her professional partnership with Kapil Sharma that is still going on. From June 2013 to January 2016 she was seen as Manju Sharma in Comedy Nights with Kapil where she played the role of Kapil Sharma's wife. In 2016, she came back to the screen with Sony TV's The Kapil Sharma Show which she was seen playing the role of Sarla Gulati, a girl deeply in love with her neighbour Kapil. The show came back with its second season in 2018 where she is playing the role of Bhuri.

Sumona Chakravarti has presented two travel shows namely Dubai Diaries and Swiss Made Adventures both on NDTV Good Times. While she was the host in Dubai Diaries,^[6] she went in as a participant seeking the adventurous side of Switzerland in Swiss Made Adventures.^[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1999	Mann	Neha	[8]
2010	Aakhari Decision	Mansee	[9]
2012	Barfi!	Shruti's Friend	[10]
2014	Kick	Vidhi	[11]
2015	Phir Se...	Pia	[12]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Kasamh Se	Nivedita Deb; Aparajit's sister		[citation needed]
2007	Detective Doll	Detective Doll		[citation needed]
2007	Sun Yaar Chill Maar			[citation needed]
2007–2009	Kasturi	Vandy Singhania		[13]
2010	Neer Bhare Tere Naina Devi	Chiraiya		[14]
2010	Sapno Se Bhare Naina			[14]
2010	Horror Nights	Mia	Episode: "Haunted Hospital"	[15]
2011	Khotey Sikkey	Anjali	Episode: "MLA Ashok Rao gets murdered in Williamson Hotel"	[16]
2011–2014	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain	Natasha Amarnath Kapoor		[citation needed]
2012	Kahani Comedy Circus Ki	Sumona Chakravarti		[citation needed]
2013	Ek Thhi Naayka	Laboni		[17]
2013–2016	Comedy Nights with Kapil	Manju Sharma		[citation needed]
2014	Savdhaan India	Shruti	(Episode 740)	[18]
2014	Yeh Hai Aashiqui	Tejaswini "Tej"		[19]
2015	Jamai Raja	Misha Grewal		[20]
2016–2023	The Kapil Sharma Show	Sarla Gulati / Bhoori / Bindu Sharma		[21]
2016	Dubai Diaries	Host		[22]
2016	Swiss Made Adventures	Sumona Chakravarti	Traveller	[23]
2017	Dev	Meera Ghosh		[24][25][non-primary source needed]
2018–2021	Shonar Bengal	Host		[26][27]
2024	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 14	Contestant	7th place	[28]

Theatre

Title	Year	Role	Director	Venue	Notes	Ref.
Da Dating Truths	2009		Prriya Ary and Ravi Gosain	St. Andrews Auditorium, Bandra (W), Mumbai		[29]
The Relationship Agreement	2016	The Girl	Meherzad Patel	National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)		[30][31]

Awards and nominations

Indian Telly Awards

Year	Nominated Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Comedy Nights with Kapil	Best Ensemble Cast	Won	[32]

Indian Television Academy Awards

Year	Nominated Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	Comedy Nights with Kapil	Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Comedy)	Nominated	[33]
2023	The Kapil Sharma Show Season 5	Best Actress – Comedy -TV	Won	[34]

Yash Bharti Award

Sumona Chakravarti was awarded with the Yash Bharti Award ^{[35][36][non-primary source needed]} on 27 October 2016 by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

See also

• List of Indian television actresses

References

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2. "Back to my college #JaiHindMumbai n this time to judge an event.. #Nostalgia". Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2017 – via Twitter.
3. "College days were the best phase of my life". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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6. "Dubai Diaries". Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
7. "Swiss Made Adventures". Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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27. "A brand new chapter begins as Meera Banerjee in #DevOnColors". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2017 – via Twitter.
28. "Sumona Chakravarti on 'KKK 14': "Thodi si jhalak mil jayegi ki Sumona real life mein hai kaisi"". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
29. "DA DATING TRUTHS...Feel the magic of Indian Cinema on Stage..." Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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31. "Rules of Engagement". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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33. "Nominations for Indian Telly Awards 2015 out; see who all have made the cut". Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
34. "The 23rd ITA Awards 2023 – The Indian Television Academy". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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36. "Today i'am truly honoured and overwhelmed embracing the coveted & prestigious award of U.P, #YashBhartiAward". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2017 – via Twitter.

External links

• Sumona Chakravarti at IMDb