Krutika Desai Khan

Krutika Desai Khan
Kruttika Desai at Ram Milaayi Jodi 100 Episodes Success Bash on March 2011
Born Krutika Desai
(1968-02-23) 23 February 1968
London
Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 1985–present
Spouse(s) Imtiaz Khan
Children 1
Parent(s) Shri Giresh Desai (father)
Family Jayant (father-in-law)
Amjad Khan (brother-in-law)
Inayat Khan (sister-in-law)

Kruttika Desai Khan (née Desai, stylised Kruttika Desai; born 23 February 1968), is an Indian film, theatre and television actress. She rose to fame playing "Mangala" in an early TV series of India - Buniyaad. She is known for her portrayal of Chandrakanta, Mansi - a talk show, Air Hostess, Superhit Muqabla - first Indian countdown show, Hungama - a travel show, Noorjahan- historical, Deewar- Hamlet on star, Ambaji in the Zee TV series Ram Milaayi Jodi and Uttaran, as a bald widow. She portrayed the role of Shanti Devi, on the Star Plus daily show Mere Angne Mein, which became one of the most successful and long-running shows. The show ended in August 2017 after a successful run of 2 years.[1]

She is the daughter of the late Shri Giresh Desai.

Acting career

She is involved in "Akansha",[2] a theatre workshop for street children and has also acted in a number of Gujarati plays including Shodh Pratishodh,[3] which won rave reviews and accolades from the masses as well as the classes and was performed 125 times in four months, a record of sorts.

She has also acted in Pallavi Bani Parvati and To Karo Shree Ganesh, both Gujarati plays.

She is also involved in 7x3=21 (Saat Tari Ekvees), in which seven directors, actors and writers come together to create seven monologues. She plays a middle-class woman married into a rich family whose marriage values challenge her childhood.

She shaved her head for the serial Uttaran, making her the first woman to go bald in the history of Indian Television.[4]

She has done many popular roles in Indian soap operas, most notably Ram Milaayi Jodi, and also Uttaran etc. In 2015, she played the pivotal role of Shanti Devi in the Star Plus serial Mere Angne Mein.[5]

Personal life

Desai is married to Imtiaz Khan, the son of Hindi film actor Jayant and the brother of actor Amjad Khan. The couple has one daughter.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

  1. ↑ Ltd., 9X Media Pvt. "SpotboyE | Sab kuch bollywood". SpotboyE.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  2. ↑ "Different dreams". Financialexpress.com. 2005-11-27. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Krutika Desai goes bald for a role - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  5. ↑ "Saas Krutika Desai turns bikini babe".
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