Asha Negi (born 23 August 1989) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Purvi Deshmukh in ''
Pavitra Rishta
''Pavitra Rishta'' (International title: ''Sacred Relationship'') is a 2009 Indian soap opera produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, that aired on Zee TV from 1 June 2009 to 25 October 2014. It is an adaptation of Tamil television serie ...
'' and Gauravi Karmarkar in
''Baarish''.
[ In 2010, Negi debuted into television with the role of Madhura in '']Sapnon Se Bhare Naina
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Plot
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in 2011. She achieved her breakthrough performance in the soap opera ''Pavitra Rishta
''Pavitra Rishta'' (International title: ''Sacred Relationship'') is a 2009 Indian soap opera produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, that aired on Zee TV from 1 June 2009 to 25 October 2014. It is an adaptation of Tamil television serie ...
'' where she played Purvi Deshmukh from 2011 to 2014.
In 2013, she won the dance reality show ''Nach Baliye 6
''Nach Baliye'' () is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus.
Production Concept
The show is a competition wherein 10 television celebrity couples compete against each other. Contestants danc ...
'' with her ''Pavitra Rishta
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'' co-star and partner Rithvik Dhanjani
Rithvik Dhanjani (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and web shows. He made his acting debut in 2009, portraying Parth in '' Bandini''. Dhanjani earned wider recognition with his portrayal of Arju ...
. Her other roles were in ''Ek Mutthi Aasmaan
''Ek Mutthi Aasmaan'' is a 1973 Bollywood drama film directed by Virender Sinha. The film stars Vijay Arora and Yogeeta Bali.
Cast
* Vijay Arora
*Radha Saluja
*Mehmood
*Yogita Bali
* Pran
*Kamal Kapoor
*I. S. Johar
*Aruna ...
'' as Suhana/Kalpana on Zee TV and ''Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan
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'' as Koyal on StarPlus. Later, she participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6'' on Colors TV. In 2019, she featured in the web series '' Baarish'' as Gauravi Karmakar opposite Sharman Joshi
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.
Early life
Negi was born and raised in Dehradun, Uttarakhand
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to LS.Negi and Beena Negi. In 2009, she was crowned Miss Uttarakhand 2009. She eventually moved to Mumbai to pursue an acting career.
Personal life
Negi began a relationship with her ''Pavitra Rishta
''Pavitra Rishta'' (International title: ''Sacred Relationship'') is a 2009 Indian soap opera produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, that aired on Zee TV from 1 June 2009 to 25 October 2014. It is an adaptation of Tamil television serie ...
'' costar Rithwik Dhanjani in 2013.
They later broke up in 2020 after 7 years of dating.
Career
Debut
Negi started her career as a model in 2009 after she won the title of Miss Uttarakhand 2009 during her college days. She appeared in various advertisements for companies and did many photo shoots. Later she auditioned for her first TV show in 2010 with the StarPlus show ''Sapnon Se Bhare Naina
''Sapno Se Bhare Naina'' (English: ''Eyes Full Of Dreams'') is an Indian soap opera which aired on Star Plus from December 2010 through February 2012.
Plot
The plot centers around the life of Naina Bhardwaj who was raised by her father and ...
'' playing the role as Madhura. In 2011, Negi appeared on the Balaji Telefilms series '' Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'', where she played the negative role Apeksha Malhotra. She has acknowledged the show as a great experience and has cited lead actress Sakshi Tanwar as her inspiration.
Breakthrough (2011–2014)
Her first main role was in 2011 when she was cast in part in Zee TV's Pavitra Rishta
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, as the intelligent, beautiful and determined Purvi Desmukh, the adopted daughter of Archana Deskmukh (Ankita Lokhande
Ankita Lokhande Jain (born 19 December 1984) is an Indian actress who debuted in an award-winning role in Balaji Telefilms's daily show ''Pavitra Rishta'' on Zee TV.
She was one of the highest paid television actors until she retired in 2018 to ...
). She has won the stellar performer of the year in Gold Awards and was awarded the popular favourite Jodi at Zee Rishtey awards with Rithvik. Negi has also won the Fresh Face Female at Indian Telly Awards.
In November 2013, Negi participated in the dance couple reality show '' Nach Balliye 6'' along with her partner Dhanjani. They both were one of the entertaining contestants. In February 2014, they both became the winner of the dance show.
In August 2014, Negi entered the Zee TV show ''Ek Mutthi Aasmaan
''Ek Mutthi Aasmaan'' is a 1973 Bollywood drama film directed by Virender Sinha. The film stars Vijay Arora and Yogeeta Bali.
Cast
* Vijay Arora
*Radha Saluja
*Mehmood
*Yogita Bali
* Pran
*Kamal Kapoor
*I. S. Johar
*Aruna ...
''. She played the role as Kalpana Raghav Singhania opposite Ashish Chaudhary
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. She made a small appearance in the &TV show ''Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah'' in March 2015.
''Khatron Ke Khiladi'' and further success (2015–present)
Negi participated in the celebrity stunt based show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'' in 2015. She became one of the finalists on the show. She then appeared in the Ekta Kapoor show '' Kumkum Bhagya'' along with Dhanjani reprising their roles in ''Pavitra Rishta''. She also did an episodic appearance in ''Code Red''. She also was a team member in '' Box Cricket League'' in Season 1 in 2015 along with Season 2 of BCL. Later, hosted the singing reality show ''Indian Idol
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'' in 2015.
In November 2015, Negi was approached and finalised to replace Shritama Mukherjee
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in the StarPlus show ''Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan
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'' opposite Gautam Gupta and Aly Goni. She plays the role of Gauravi Mehta in web series of Alt Balaji named ''Baarish'' opposite Sharman Joshi
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.
Other work and Appearances
In March 2012, Negi appeared as Purvi in the special episode of '' Punar Vivaah''. In August 2012, she again performed for the '' 5th Boroplus Gold Awards'' along with Dhanjani. Later she made a special appearance in two shows ''Hitler Didi
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The title of the sho ...
'' and ''Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke
''Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke'' (International Title: ''Young Dreams'') is an Indian television series, which premiered on 21 May 2012 and was broadcast on Zee TV. The show was all about celebrating adolescence depicting the lives of two teenage ...
''.
In the grand finale of '' Bigg Boss 6'', Negi made a special appearance and performed in the Bigg Boss house along with Rati Pandey
Rati Pandey is an Indian actress known for her performances in ''Hitler Didi'', ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'', '' Porus, Devi Adi Parashakti'', ''Begusarai'', '' Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' and '' Shaadi Mubarak''.
Early life and background
Rati Pandey ...
, Pooja Gor
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Early life
Pooja Gor ...
and Rashami Desai.
Later she performed at Zee Rishtey Awards
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2013. In 2014, Negi performed with Rithvik at the Star Parivaar Awards 2014. Negi also did photo shoots for a television calendar in 2014 and 2016. In 2014, she made a guest appearance on Jamai Raja (2014 TV series)
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with Sargun Mehta
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Mehta began acting in theatre product ...
. Later she made another appearance in '' Kumkum Bhagya'' in 2015.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Actresses from Dehradun
Indian soap opera actresses
Indian television actresses
Nach Baliye winners
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Hindi television
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants