Sriti Jha

Sriti Jha (born 26 February 1986)[2] is an Indian actress who appears in Indian soap operas.[1] She rose to prominence with her role as Pragya Arora in Kumkum Bhagya. She won the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role, ITA Award for Best Actress in Drama series and Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role for Kumkum Bhagya.

Sriti Jha
Jha at Zee-Rishtey-Awards 2018
Born (1986-02-26) 26 February 1986
Begusarai, Bihar, India[1]
Other namesPragya From Kumkum Bhagya
EducationB.A. in English from Sri Venkateshwara College, New Delhi
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Notable work
Kumkum Bhagya
Awards

Personal life

Jha was born on 26 February 1986[2] in Begusarai, Bihar, India. She went to live with her family in Kolkata, where they stayed for 10 years, then moved to Kathmandu, Nepal. They then moved to New Delhi, where she continued her studies at Laxman Public School.[3] She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in English at Sri Venkateshwara College, New Delhi. She is asexual and has spoken about it publicly at various LGBTQIA events in the form of poems.[4][5]

Career

Jha made her debut in 2007 playing Malini Sharma in Disney India's teen drama Dhoom Machaao Dhoom.[6] She went on to be a part of Jiya Jale where she played Sunaina Kotak. Jha has also participated in the dance show Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan.In 2009 she played Suhani in Star Plus's Shaurya Aur Suhani.She rose to prominence with Jyoti on NDTV Imagine playing Sudha Sharma, a split personality patient. In 2011, she played Jhanvi, a victim of domestic violence in Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?.[3]

Since 2014, Jha has played Pragya in Ekta Kapoor's Kumkum Bhagya opposite Shabir Ahluwalia. Her portrayal won her the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role.

Television
Year Show Role
2007–2008 Dhoom Machaao Dhoom Malini Sharma
2007 Jiya Jale Sunaina Kotak
2008 Kaho Na Yaar Hai Contestant
2009 Shaurya Aur Suhani Suhani
2009–2010 Jyoti Sudha/Devika
2010 Rakt Sambandh Sandhya
2011–2013 Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava? Jhanvi/Sia
2013 Balika Vadhu Ganga
2014–present Kumkum Bhagya Pragya Abhishek Mehra
2014 Jamai Raja Guest (as Pragya)
2015 Tashan-e-Ishq
Nach Baliye 7 Guest
2016 Naagin 2 Narator
2017 Kundali Bhagya Pragya Abhishek Mehra

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2015 Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role

(Tied with Devoleena Bhattacharjee from Saath Nibhaana Saathiya)

 Kumkum Bhagya Won [7]
Best Jodi

(With Shabbir Ahluwalia)

 Won
2016 Gold Awards Face of the Year Won
2018 Best Actress in Lead Role

(Tied with Shraddha Arya from Kundali Bhagya)

 Won [8]
Best Onscreen Jodi
(Along with Shabbir Ahluwalia)
 Nominated
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress (Drama) Nominated
2019 Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in Lead Role Female (Popular) Nominated [9]
Best Onscreen Couple
(Along with Shabbir Ahluwalia)
Gold Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role (Popular) Nominated [10][11]
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress (Drama) Won [12]
Zee Rishtey Awards Zee Ki Shaan
(Along with Shabbir Ahluwalia)
 Won [13]

See also

References
  1. "Didn't leave Saubhagyavati Bhava for Balika Vadhu: Sriti Jha". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. "Kumkum Bhagya's Sriti Jha turns 31; here are 6 times the actress looked completely different from her onscreen image". Times of India. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. "Kumkum Bhagya: 8 Lesser known facts about actress Sriti Jha aka Pragya". The Times of India.
  4. "What happens when you don't like sex? - Sriti Jha | Spoken Fest Mumbai'20 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "Kumkum Bhagya Actress Sriti Jha Recites a Beautiful Poem On 'I Am Asexual' at Spoken Fest Mumbai 2020 (Watch Video)". LatestLY. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. "I have no time for love: Sriti Jha". India Times. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  7. "Kumkum Bhagya star Sriti won the lead actress award". Indian Express. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  8. "Zee Gold Awards 2018: Jennifer Winget, Mouni Roy, Hina Khan, Ravi Dubey, Nakuul Mehta win big honours". 20 June 2018.
  9. Baddhan, Raj (20 March 2019). "Indian Telly Awards 2019: Winners list".
  10. "Gold Awards 2019: Check out the complete nominations list". Bollywood Life. 25 July 2019.
  11. Correspondent, BizAsia (11 October 2019). "Gold Awards 2019: Winners list".
  12. "ITA Awards 2019 Winners List: Kundali Bhagya, Shivangi Joshi, Dheeraj Dhoopar, Kapil Sharma Win Big At The Indian Television Academy Awards In Indore | 📺 LatestLY". LatestLY.
  13. "Zee Rishtey Awards 2019 Winners List: Sriti Jha, Shabbir, Dheeraj Dhoopar, Shraddha Arya & Others Bag Awards - Filmibeat". www.filmibeat.com. 8 December 2019.
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