Krystle D'Souza (born 1 March 1990) is an Indian actress who mainly works in

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television. She made her acting debut in 2007 with the role of Kinjal Pandey in '' Kahe Naa Kahe'' and had her breakthrough with ''

Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'' ( ''My Sister Is One in a Thousand''), also known internationally as ''The Inseparables'', is an Indian Hindi-language family drama television series that aired on StarPlus during weekdays from 3 October 20 ...

'' where she portrayed Jeevika Vadhera. D'Souza is best known for her portrayal of Sakshi Modi in '' Ek Nayi Pehchaan'', Raina Sharma in ''

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'' and Roopa Awasthi in '' Belan Wali Bahu''. She made her web debut with ''

Fittrat ''Fittrat'' is an Indian romantic drama web series produced by Ekta Kapoor for ALTBalaji. It stars Krystle D'Souza, Aditya Seal and Anushka Ranjan. It started streaming simultaneously on ALT Balaji and ZEE5 on 18 October 2019. Tarini Bisht is ...

'' in 2019 and film debut with '' Chehre'' in 2021.

Early life

D'Souza was born on 1 March 1990 in

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into a

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family. She considers herself deeply religious.

Career

D'Souza started her acting career in college, and then was cast for '' Kahe Naa Kahe'' in 2007. She then appeared in ''

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'' as Tamanna. In 2008, she appeared in

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's '' Kasturi'' as Navneet and ''

Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil ''Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil'' (''In Which Country Does My Heart Live'') is an Indian television drama series that aired on Star Plus. It starred Additi Gupta, Harshad Chopda, Sushant Singh Rajput and Meher Vij. It was produced by Ekta Kapo ...

'' as Veera. In 2010, D'Souza appeared in Sony TV's ''

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'' as Tara. She also had a cameo appearance in Sony TV's ''

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'' and played Yamini in the same year. In 2011, she portrayed Jeevika Vadhera in ''

'' opposite Karan Tacker. The show went off air on 13 September 2013. In December 2013, she signed

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's '' Ekk Nayi Pehchaan'', playing Sakshi opposite Karan Sharma. The show went off the air in September 2014. In 2016, she returned to television playing Raina in

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's ''

'' which aired on

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. The show went off air in February 2017. In February 2017, she appeared in Lakme Fashion Week. In 2018, D'Souza played Roopa in

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's '' Belan Wali Bahu''. For her performance, she won the Gold Award for Best Actress in Comic Role. Currently, she is seen in

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's ''Fittrat''. She also appeared in Colors TV's ''Mirchi Top 20'' opposite Karan Tacker in 2015, 2016 & 2017.

In the media

D'Souza was ranked 19th in the 50 Sexiest Asian Women List by '' Eastern Eye'' in 2013. She was also listed 5th in the Top 20 Most Desirable Women on Indian Television 2017 by ''

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.''

Filmography

Television

Films

Web series

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Souza, Krystle Living people 1987 births Indian soap opera actresses Indian television actresses Actresses from Mumbai Actresses in Hindi television 21st-century Indian actresses Indian Christians