Priti Sapru (also spelled as Preeti Sapru), is an Indian actress known for her works in

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. She featured in a number of films including '' Nimmo'', ''Yaari Jat Di'' and '' Qurbani Jatt Di'' among others, with actors Veerendra, Gurdas Maan and Raj Babbar.

Early life

D.K. Sapru was her father, and actress Hemavathi Sapru was her mother. Actor Tej Sapru is her brother and screenwriter Reema Rakesh Nath is her sister. Sapru's family used to live in Bandra. Her grandfather held the position of 'Treasurer' for the Dogra Kingdom. She studied in

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, Bombay, and started acting at the age of 13.

Career

She started her career with the film ''Habari'' in 1979, then appeared in small parts in '' Laawaris'' (1981) and '' Avtaar (''1983). She was seen in lead roles in Punjabi movies, and as leading and supporting actress in numerous Hindi movies. Sapru was the pioneer on the album activity through ''Bhangra Gidda'' in 1990. She wrote '' Zameen Asmaan'', which starred actors

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, Sanjay Dutt, Rekha, Anita Raaj. She wrote directed and produced the Punjabi movie '' Qurbani Jatt Di''. She launched the first Punjabi channel (Alpha), which was a part of Zee at that time. Sapru was active in initiating the relief rally for earthquake victims in

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and has also participated in various social activities in Punjab. She is actively forwarding donations or any other help required for the NGOs such as Balbhavan, Catherine Home, and Premnidhi. Sapru has followed Narendra Modi since he was a BJP candidate in Gujarat and has been active in campaigning for rallies with Arun Jaitley and Vijay Sampla in Punjab. Sapru accompanies Jaitley in social activities, but is also considered to be close aide to Sangeeta Arun Jaitley. Rajnath Singh invited Sapru to join the BJP, and she formally joined the party during the Fateh Rally in Punjab on 23 February 2014. Sapru has plans to initiate an anti-drug campaign in Punjab. In 2018 she lobbied for minority status to be granted to Sikhs in

Awards

Sapru has received the Punjab State Award for Best Actress in 1995, the "Mahila Shiromani 1998" for contributions to Punjabi Cinema, the "First Lady Director in Punjabi Film History" from

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Vimala Sharma and "Punjabi Ratna" from the Press club along with Dr.

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(ex- Prime Minister), Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, and sports persona

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in 2002. "Punjab Shiromani" was presented by Amarinder Singh from Patiala University for the first time to a non-Punjabi. The "Hamdard Award" from ''Ajit Daily'' was given to her by Prakash Singh Badal among other awards. She has received the Punjabi Legend Award for contributions to the Punjabi film Industry from Pranab Mukherjee in Chennai to celebrate of 100 years of Indian Cinema in November 2013.

Personal life

She is married to architect Upvan Sudarshan Ahluwalia. They have twin daughters Riya Walia and Rene Walia. She is proficient in Hindi, English, and Punjabi.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sapru, Priti Living people 1957 births 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses from Mumbai Indian film actresses Actresses in Punjabi cinema