Sargun Mehta

Sargun Mehta Dubey (born 6 September 1988) is an Indian punjabi actress and model.

She is the recipient of three PTC Punjabi Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards Punjabi for her work in Punjabi Cinema respectively.

Mehta was born on 6 September 1988 in Chandigarh, India, She has a younger brother.

As a child, along with her brother, Mehta auditioned for the dance reality show Boogie Woogie; they were both rejected.

Mehta did her schooling at the Sacred Heart Convent school and Carmel Convent School in Chandigarh.

She did her graduation in Bachelor of commerce from the Kirori Mal College, Delhi University.

She then began studying for a Master's degree in Business Management, but left to pursue her acting career.

Thereafter, she was cast in the television programme 12/24 Karol Bagh.

After the programme ended, she shifted to Mumbai.

Mehta began acting in theatre productions in her college, and later ventured into television roles, having made her screen debut in 2009 with Zee TV's 12/24 Karol Bagh.

Colors TV's drama series Phulwa marked a significant turning point in her career, earning her critical acclaim.

Mehta received praise for her supporting work in the 2009 series 12/24 Karol Bagh and in the 2013 series Balika Vadhu.

She also hosted the dance reality show Boogie Woogie Kids Championship.

Mehta began dating her 12/24 Karol Bagh co-star Ravi Dubey in 2009, and married him in December 2013.

Later, she was selected for the supporting role in Zee TV's 2009 television programme 12/24 Karol Bagh.

In it, she appeared opposite Ravi Dubey in the role of Neetu Sethi, an effervescent young woman.

The show tells the story of four children, Simi, Anuj, Neetu and Mili, of the Sethi family, which lives in the middle-class locality of Karol Bagh in Delhi.

Neetu is the third sibling out of the four, who is married to the mentally challenged Omi (played by Ravi Dubey).

In an interview with The Hindu, Mehta said that she gained the role by accident: "My friends and I from the theatre club were asked by one of our professors to audition for the role and I landed Neetu's part".

Following the programme's end, Mehta portrayed the lead in another Zee TV production, Apno Ke Liye Geeta Ka Dharmayudh.

In the show, which first aired in December 2010, she played the role of Geeta, who stands up for truth and saves her family from being ruined because of the misuse of section 498A which aims to protect women from domestic violence and abuse.

Mehta's fame increased when she played in the 2011 television series Phulwa and the 2012 Kya Huaa Tera Vaada.

In May 2011, the show went off-air after it failed to gain popularity.

In January 2011, Mehta featured as the lead protagonist opposite Ajay Chaudhary in Siddharth Tewary's drama series Phulwa on Colors TV, in which she played the title role.

The story is loosely based on the life of Phoolan Devi, the dacoit-turned politician.

Referencing her work in the series, she said, "when I did Phulwa it became the significant turning point of my career, which gave me recognition and creative satisfaction as well".

The following year, she appeared in an episode of Sony television's crime series Crime Patrol, as Aarti Shekhar.

In 2012, Mehta was chosen to play the pivotal role of Sonia in Fireworks Productions' suspense/thriller series Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath, opposite Rahil Azam.

The story revolved around a murder that took place at a rave party.

Mehta then guest-starred as Anika, opposite Karan Patel in Shontara Productions' Teri Meri Love Stories Star Plus network anthology series in August 2012.

She established herself as a leading actress, when she appeared the Colors TV drama series Balika Vadhu in 2013.

On 5 February 2013, In an interview with IndiaTimes, Mehta said that she and Dubey "always shared a good bond and understanding. But after doing Nach Baliye together we understand each other professionally more."

After marrying, she changed her name to Sargun Mehta Dubey.

Mehta began her career with theatre shows.

During her three years in college in Delhi, she performed in several theatrical productions.

Mehta made her feature film debut with the 2015 Punjabi romantic comedy Angrej; the production, which emerged as the second highest grossing Punjabi film of the year had her play the role of Dhann Kaur, a member of an aristocratic family in the pre-partitioned Punjab.

She won the PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.

Mehta has since appeared in other successful Punjabi films including the dramas Love Punjab (2016), Lahoriye (2017) and earned critical acclaim with the romantics Qismat (2018) and Qismat 2 (2021).

Her portrayal of a troubled housewife in the former earned her a Filmfare Awards Punjabi for Best Actress.

She had won seven Best Actress Awards in four years in different Award Ceremonies.