Sukirti Kandpal (born 20 November 1988) is an Indian actress and model who appears in
Hindi
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television. She is known for portraying leading role of Dr. Riddhima Gupta in ''
Dill Mill Gayye
''Dill Mill Gayye'' ( ''Hearts Have Met'') is an Indian medical drama television series that aired on Star One from 20 August 2007 to 29 October 2010. It was a sequel to the Star Plus series '' Sanjivani - A Medical Boon''. The series is availa ...
'' and Piya Dobriyal in ''
Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani
''Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' (translation: ''This is a Story of Love'') is an Indian supernatural television series produced by Ekta Kapoor that aired on STAR One from 18 October 2010 to 15 December 2011. Developed under the working title "Fanaa ...
''.
In 2014, She participated in
Salman Khan
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's reality show ''
Bigg Boss 8
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'' as a contestant. Her other notable works include portraying Simran Khanna in ''
Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai... Ajab Sa Risk Hai'' and Debjani Thakur in ''
Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls
''Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls'' is an Indian television series based on the 2013 novel ''Those Pricey Thakur Girls'' by Anuja Chauhan. It aired from 30 March 2015 to 23 October 2015 on &TV. The show stars Sukirti Kandpal and Aamir Ali. The show i ...
''.
She was last seen portraying business woman Alia Shroff in ''
Story 9 Months Ki'' (2020–2021).
Early life
Kandpal was born in
Nainital, Uttarakhand, to B.D. Kandpal (former President of the Uttarakhand
Bar Association
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, Deputy Advocate General of
Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court is the High Court of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The building of Uttarakhand High Court was constructed by Santoni MacDonald in 1900.
The Uttarakhand State was carved out from the State of Uttar Pradesh on ...
) and Manju Kandpal. She has two siblings – an elder sister, Bhavna Kandpal, and a younger brother, Manjul Kandpal – and attended
St. Mary's Convent High School, Nainital. Kandpal originally wanted to pursue law as her father was a public prosecutor. She received an honors degree in
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
from
Sophia College for Women
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,
Mumbai
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.
Personal life
She dated Manavendra Singh Shekhawat during the early years of her career but split afterwards.
Career
2007–2009: Start of a career and ''Dill Mill Gayye''
Kandpal started her television career in 2007 with ''
Jersey No. 10
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Plot
The story revolves around two step-brothers, Nakul and Arjun, who share have a ...
'' on
Sab TV
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History
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, an Indian adaptation of the American series ''
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''. A creative director from
Cinevistaas Limited
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spotted her at a coffee shop and asked her to meet him later for an audition. In the same year, she also appeared in the various episodics of
India
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n horror
thriller television
anthology series
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''
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai'' on
Star One
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...
.
In 2008, she replaced
Shilpa Anand
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Notable people with the given name Shilpa Jain
* Shilpa Anand (born 1982), Indian actress and model
* Shilpa Raju (born 1 ...
as Dr. Riddhima Gupta in medical romantic comedy show ''
Dill Mill Gayye
''Dill Mill Gayye'' ( ''Hearts Have Met'') is an Indian medical drama television series that aired on Star One from 20 August 2007 to 29 October 2010. It was a sequel to the Star Plus series '' Sanjivani - A Medical Boon''. The series is availa ...
''. She worked there for ten months and quit in 2009.
In 2009, she appeared in the official music video of the song "Teri Yaad Mein" from the album ''
Chaandan Mein
''Chaandan Mein'' is the third studio album by Indian fusion band Kailasa, released in June 2009 by Sony Music.
Track listing
All songs written by Kailash Kher and music by Kailash Kher, Paresh Kamath & Naresh Kamath
Personnel
* Paresh Kama ...
'' by
Kailash Kher
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.
2010–2015: Breakthrough in ''Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' and ''Bigg Boss''
![Sukirti Kandpal Ekta Kapoor and Vivian Dsena at the launch of Star One's Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Sukirti_Kandpal_Ekta_Kapoor_and_Vivian_Dsena_at_the_launch_of_Star_One%27s_Pyaar_Kii_Ye_Ek_Kahaani.jpg)
In 2010, she appeared as Siddheshwari Singh in ''
Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo
''Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo'' (In the next birth make me a daughter) is an Indian television series. It premiered on 16 March 2009 on Zee TV. It starred Ratan Rajput, Abhishek Rawat, Sudesh Berry, Mukul Harish, Richa Mukherjee, Dipika Kak ...
''. In June 2010, she participated in
Imagine TV
Imagine TV was a Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, and based in New Delhi.
The channel was known for shows such as '' Ramayan (2008), Chandragupta Maurya, ''Swayamvar'', ''Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo'', ' ...
's reality show ''
Meethi Choori No 1
Meethi Choori No 1 is a 2010 Indian reality show aired on Imagine TV starring several Indian television actresses. It was produced by SOL Productions.
Concept
The show was a chat show which includes 8 actresses, from among whom a few actresse ...
''. Later in October 2010, she played a double role in
Balaji Telefilms
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' supernatural romance ''
Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani
''Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' (translation: ''This is a Story of Love'') is an Indian supernatural television series produced by Ekta Kapoor that aired on STAR One from 18 October 2010 to 15 December 2011. Developed under the working title "Fanaa ...
'' as Piya Dobriyal and as Princess Maithili. The show was first youth centric supernatural series in India inspired by ''
The Vampire Diaries
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'' and ''
Twilight Saga''. The show aired its last episode on 15 December 2011
and established her fame and recognition. In the same year, she participated in another reality show for Imagine TV, ''
Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan
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Show People
Teachers
*Saroj Khan ... Head Teacher(Headmaster A.k.a. Masterji)
*Manish ... Co-teacher Only for D ...
''.
![Sukriti Kandpal RSSI Launch](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Sukriti_Kandpal_RSSI_Launch.jpg)
Kandpal took a break before returning to acting in 2012 as
NRI
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* National Radio Institute, a now defunct post-secondary vocational correspondence school
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Jazz in ''
Rab Se Sona Ishq'' in 2012. She appeared as four characters with same face in
Life OK's series ''Mystery of clones'' as a part of ''Hum Ne Li Hai...Shapath'' and later returned for another episode as a part of team of criminals who escape from prison to take revenge on Shapath team. She co-hosted a special episode based on the harassment of girls in the crime based television series ''
Gumrah: End of Innocence'' on
Channel V
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, and later made an appearance on the same show as a college girl in an episode based on the consequences of an open relationship.
In 2013, she starred in ''
Kaisa Ye Ishq Hai..ajab sa risk hai'' on ''
Life OK'' as lead. In 2014, she participated in the reality show ''
Bigg Boss 8
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'' where she survived for two weeks until she got evicted on day 14.
In 2015, she played a journalist, Debjani Thakur, in
&TV's ''
Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls
''Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls'' is an Indian television series based on the 2013 novel ''Those Pricey Thakur Girls'' by Anuja Chauhan. It aired from 30 March 2015 to 23 October 2015 on &TV. The show stars Sukirti Kandpal and Aamir Ali. The show i ...
,'' which was a TV adaptation of
Anuja Chauhan's novel ''Those Pricey Thakur Gurls''.
2016–present: Kaala Teeka and further success with Story 9 Months Ki
In early 2016, Kandpal appeared as a lead in the episode "Grahan" of &TV's horror fiction show ''
Darr Sabko Lagta Hai''. She next played the character of a
Haryanvi
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girl Rajjo in Zee TV's
Tashan-E-Ishq
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...
.
She was a celebrity host for the travel-centered web series ''
Desi Explorers
''Desi Explorers'' is an Indian web based travel show hosted by a group of Indian television actors. The show has currently finished its third season consisting of ''Desi Explorers Jordan'', ''Desi Explorers Taiwan'' and ''Desi Explorers Yas Islan ...
'' also featuring in two sub series of ''Desi Explorers'': ''Desi Explorers Jordan'' and ''Desi Explorers Taiwan''. In 2017, she returned to fictional TV series in season 2 of
Zee TV
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's ''
Kaala Teeka
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'' as Naina Yug Choudhary. After this, she decided to have some time off to spend with her family. In July 2019, after a hiatus of two years, she appeared as Saundarya in a five part special crime thriller titled "Chausar" as a part of
Savdhaan India special crime series on
Star Bharat.
In November 2020, she made a comeback as a lead character of a successful businesswoman Alia Shroff in
Story 9 Months Ki on
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. ''Story 9 Months Ki'' is first-ever show based on choice motherhood through
In vitro fertilization
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on
Indian television
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and explores the journey of a successful single woman towards motherhood on her own terms. Show was termed as ''one of the most pathbreaking shows of the year 2021'' by Urban Asian.
Her character Alia Shroff was included among a list of ''Strong female characters on Indian television and web series'' by
The Times of India
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.
Modelling
Kandpal has appeared in advertisements and
TVCs for PC Chandra Jewellers Goldlite collection,
Hyundai 4S Fluidic Verna The World Sedan,
Dove shampoo,
Shahnaz Husain
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's Fair One Cream, and
Margo *** People
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...
Neem Face wash.
Other work
In 2016, she was associated with the "Sarvodaya Women Empowerment" initiative by
Nainital
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police in her home state of
Uttarakhand
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. In 2020, she was associated with "Main Darpok Hoon", an awareness campaign by
Hamdard India which was aimed at encouraging people to stay indoors and take preventive measures to stay healthy and safe during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. In 2021, she received MEGA Achievers Award by Make Earth Green Again (MEGA) foundation for her work for animal welfare.
In the media
In a
Hindustan Times
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poll on ''The Next Big Thing: Television actors'' (2011), she was chosen by senior actor
Varun Badola
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Early life
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as the one who "has the potential to make it big" alongside
Ragini Khanna
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and
Ankita Lokhande
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She was one of the highest paid television actors until she retired in 2018 to ...
. She was included in ''
Eastern Eye''s list of the top 50 sexiest Asian women in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. An Indian lifestyle website for men, MensXP.com, listed her among the "35 Hottest Actresses In Indian Television" and also included her among the most desired actresses of Indian Television among teens from 2000s. In 2016, ''
MissMalini.com'' listed her among the "28 Sexiest Hindi Television Actresses".
She was ranked 20th Television Personality in a 2015 poll by
Sabras Radio
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for her show ''
Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls
''Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls'' is an Indian television series based on the 2013 novel ''Those Pricey Thakur Girls'' by Anuja Chauhan. It aired from 30 March 2015 to 23 October 2015 on &TV. The show stars Sukirti Kandpal and Aamir Ali. The show i ...
''. She has been a regular face of the annual Telly Calendar, featuring popular Indian television actresses by Marinating Films and Balaji Telefilms, and was part of all six of its editions up to 2017. She received the Aadhi Aabadi Women Achievers Award in 2013 for outstanding contributions in her field.
She was featured in the list of ''2021's Top 50 Women of Indian Television'' by a
South Asia
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n entertainment website ''Urban Asian'' for her performance in ''
Story 9 Months Ki''.
Beauty pageants
Kandpal represented India (as
Miss India Worldwide India
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Hist ...
) in the 2011
Miss India Worldwide
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contest held in
Dubai
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, won the title Miss Bollywood Diva, and was one of the top ten contenders among the participants spanning over 30 countries. She was a judge for the Mrs. India Dubai International Beauty Pageant in 2016, alongside
Dia Mirza
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and Mr and Miss Delhi India in 2017, alongside
Aditi Govitrikar
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and
Shahnaz Hussain.
Filmography
Television
Reality and guest appearances
Other appearances
Music videos
Short Film
Awards and nominations
Other awards
References
External links
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Living people
Actresses from Uttarakhand
Soap opera
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Actresses in Hindi television
People from Nainital
Sophia College for Women alumni
Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants
1988 births