Kruttika Desai is an Indian film, theatre and television actress. In the 90s, she gained initial fame in the serial BUNIYAD and later for her role of Vishkanya in popular fantasy series '' Chandrakanta'', and later in the next 2 decades, she went on to earn huge recognization for portraying a wide range of characters in television soap operas like Kismet, Dewaar, NOORJAHAN, Junoon, Lipstick, Tumhari Disha, hosted many shows like Mansi, Suprerhit Muqabla, Super hit Hangama. First Television actress to go bald for a show, UTTARAN. In recent times, ''

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'', '' Mere Angne Mein'', ''

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Acting career

Krutika is involved in "Akansha", a theatre workshop for street children and has also acted in some

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plays including ''Shodh Pratishodh''. The actress went on to shave her head for the serial ''Uttaran'', making her the first woman to go bald in the history of Indian Television. Krutika played many popular roles in

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s, most notably ''

'', and also ''

'' etc. In 2015, she played the pivotal role of Shanti Devi in the

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serial '' 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.

Personal life

Krutika Desai's husband Imtiaz Khan is the brother of actor Amjad Khan. The couple have a daughter named Ayesha Khan. Their nephews Seemaab Khan and

Shadaab Khan Shadaab Khan (born 20 September 1973) is an Indian Hindi film actor, writer, and film director. He is the son of actor Amjad Khan. Personal life Shadaab Khan was born on 20 September 1973 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India (now Mumbai) into a ...

are actors in the industry.

Filmography

Films

2022 Blurr

Television

Web series

References

External links

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