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Sargun Mehta Dubey (; born 6 September 1988) is an Indian actress, model and television host. She has received three
PTC Punjabi Film Awards PTC Punjabi Film Awards are Indian film awards presented annually by the PTC Punjabi television network to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professional filmmakers and actors with achievements in the field of Punjabi cinema in ...
and two
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for her work in
Punjabi Cinema Punjabi cinema, sometimes metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, and based in Amritsar and Mohali. The cinema of Punjab has its beginnings with the ...
. Mehta began acting in theatre productions in her college, and later ventured into television roles, having made her screen debut in 2009 with Zee TV's '' 12/24 Karol Bagh''.
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's drama series ''
Phulwa ''Phulwa'' (English: ''Flower'') (also known as ''Phulwa Choti Dulhan'') is an Indian television drama on the Colors TV. It is set against the backdrop of Chambal forest near Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The story is loosely based on the life of P ...
'' marked a significant turning point in her career, earning her critical acclaim. Mehta received praise for her supporting work in the 2009 series ''12/24 Karol Bagh'' and in the 2013 series '' Balika Vadhu''. She also hosted the dance reality show ''
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''. Mehta made her
feature film A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...
debut with the 2015 Punjabi
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''
Angrej ''Angrej'' () is a 2015 Indian Punjabi-language historical romance film directed by Simerjit Singh. Set against the backdrop of the waning British Raj, the film chronicles the love story of a young man and a woman, played by Amrinder Gill an ...
''; the production, which emerged as the second highest grossing Punjabi film of the year had her play the role of Dhann Kaur, a member of an aristocratic family in the pre-partitioned Punjab. She won the PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. Mehta has since appeared in other successful Punjabi films including the dramas ''
Love Punjab ''Love Punjab'' is a 2016 Punjabi film directed by Rajiv Dhingra, written by Amberdeep Singh and starring Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta and Manvir Johal as the main protagonists of the film. This film is about a journey of a family to find love, t ...
'' (2016) and ''
Lahoriye ''Lahoriye'' is a 2017 Indian-Punjabi drama film written and directed by Amberdeep Singh. It stars Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta, Yuvraj Hans, Nimrat Khaira, Sardar Sohi and Guggu Gill. ''Lahoriye'' is about the effects of the partition of In ...
'' (2017). Her portrayal of a troubled housewife in the former earned her a Filmfare Award Punjabi for Best Actress. She had won seven Best Actress Awards in four years in different Award Ceremonies.


Early life and education

Mehta was born on 6 September 1988 in
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,
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,
She has a younger brother. As a child, along with her brother, Mehta auditioned for the dance reality show ''Boogie Woogie''; they were both rejected. Mehta did her schooling at the Sacred Heart Convent school and
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in Chandigarh. She did her graduation in
Bachelor of commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...
from the
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,
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. She then began studying for a
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's degree in
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, but left to pursue her acting career. Thereafter, she was cast in the television programme '' 12/24 Karol Bagh''. After the programme ended, she shifted to
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. Mehta's fame increased when she played in the 2011 television series ''Phulwa'' and the 2012 ''Kya Huaa Tera Vaada''. She established herself as a leading actress, when she appeared the Colors TV drama series ''Balika Vadhu'' in 2013.


Personal life

Mehta began dating her ''12/24 Karol Bagh'' co-star
Ravi Dubey Ravi Dubey (born 23 December 1983) is an Indian actor, model, television presenter and producer. He began his acting career in 2006 with a parallel lead role in the show ''Stree Teri Kahaani'' and followed it with roles in less successful sho ...
in 2009, and married him in December 2013.
On 5 February 2013, In an interview with IndiaTimes, Mehta said that she and Dubey "always shared a good bond and understanding. But after doing
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together we understand each other professionally more." After marrying, she changed her name to Sargun Mehta Dubey.


Career


Acting career

Mehta began her career with theatre shows. During her three years in college in Delhi, she performed in several theatrical productions. Later, she was selected for the supporting role in Zee TV's 2009 television programme '' 12/24 Karol Bagh''. In it, she appeared opposite Ravi Dubey in the role of Neetu Sethi, an effervescent young woman.
The show tells the story of four children, Simi, Anuj, Neetu and Mili, of the Sethi family, which lives in the middle-class locality of
Karol Bagh Karol Bagh is a neighbourhood in Central District of Delhi, India. It is a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood known for shopping streets such as the Ghaffar Market and Ajmal Khan Road. It was home to the Karol Bagh Lok Sabha cons ...
in Delhi. Neetu is the third sibling out of the four, who is married to the mentally challenged Omi (played by Ravi Dubey). In an interview with ''
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'', Mehta said that she gained the role by accident: "My friends and I from the theatre club were asked by one of our professors to audition for the role and I landed Neetu's part". Following the programme's end, Mehta portrayed the lead in another Zee TV production, ''
Apno Ke Liye Geeta Ka Dharmayudh ''Apno Ke Liye Geeta Ka Dharmayudh'' is an Indian television drama series that aired on Zee TV. It is the story of Geeta, a timid girl who changes into an avenging fury when her whole family is implicated in a false case of domestic violence. G ...
''. In the show, which first aired in December 2010, she played the role of Geeta, who stands up for truth and saves her family from being ruined because of the misuse of section 498A which aims to protect women from domestic violence and abuse. In May 2011, the show went off-air after it failed to gain popularity. In January 2011, Mehta featured as the lead protagonist opposite
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in Siddharth Tewary's drama series ''
Phulwa ''Phulwa'' (English: ''Flower'') (also known as ''Phulwa Choti Dulhan'') is an Indian television drama on the Colors TV. It is set against the backdrop of Chambal forest near Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The story is loosely based on the life of P ...
'' on Colors TV, in which she played the title role. The story is loosely based on the life of
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-turned politician. Referencing her work in the series, she said, "when I did Phulwa it became the significant turning point of my career, which gave me recognition and creative satisfaction as well". The following year, she appeared in an episode of Sony television's crime series '' Crime Patrol'', as Aarti Shekhar. In 2012, Mehta was chosen to play the pivotal role of Sonia in Fireworks Productions' suspense/thriller series ''Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath'', opposite
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. The story revolved around a murder that took place at a rave party. Mehta then guest-starred as Anika, opposite
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in Shontara Productions' ''
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'' Star Plus network anthology series in August 2012. At the end of October 2012, Mehta was approached for the role of Aradhya in Shashi Mittal's show ''Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat'', but was removed from the show due to conceptual changes. Ekta Kapoor's soap opera ''
Kya Huaa Tera Vaada ''Kya Huaa Tera Vaada'' (English: ''What About Your Promise'') is an Indian soap opera that premiered on 30 January 2012 and went off air on 23 May 2013 on Sony Entertainment Television. The show stars Mona Singh and Pawan Shankar and Mouli Gan ...
'' was Mehta's next show. In it, she played an independent girl character after a ten-year leap in the show's storyline. Co-starring alongside
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, she was cast as grown-up Bulbul, a journalist. She began shooting on 5 December and was telecast in mid-December 2012. She said: "My character has different shades. I haven't done this kind of role before. The show went off the air near the end of May 2013. After acting in ''12/24 Karol Bagh'' (2009), ''Phulwa'' (2011) and ''Kya Huaa Tera Vaada'' (2012), she portrayed a docile character role of Ganga in Colors drama series '' Balika Vadhu''. In an interview with
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, Mehta said that she was surprised to be offered the role, as it was not her usual character. In mid-November 2014, she quit the show due to creative dissatisfaction. After a long break from fiction shows, Mehta made a comeback with the Zee TV's mini series ''
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'', she began shoot for the show on 16 April 2015, In it, she played the central character Deepika, who is a young beautiful girl of today's modern era. The show had featured ten episodes, in which she starred alongside an ensemble cast of Eijaz Khan,
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. The show followed the journey of Deepika, a runaway bride, escaping from her cruel police inspector fiancé (played by Eijaz Khan). Deepika runs into a fair where she meets women that each have a story to tell.
The show went off-air on 8 May 2015. Sargun Mehta Stars in Music Video For 'Titliaan' With
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.


Career in Punjabi films

In July 2015, Mehta made her filming debut with ''
Angrej ''Angrej'' () is a 2015 Indian Punjabi-language historical romance film directed by Simerjit Singh. Set against the backdrop of the waning British Raj, the film chronicles the love story of a young man and a woman, played by Amrinder Gill an ...
'', in a
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directed by Simerjit Singh, alongside Amrinder Gill, Aditi Sharma. In this film she portrayed the central role of Dhan Kaur. The film had receive significant opening in India, which earned in its first week. The film grossed in the international markets in 17 days, and emerged as the second highest grossing Punjabi film of 2015. In 2016, she appeared in ''
Love Punjab ''Love Punjab'' is a 2016 Punjabi film directed by Rajiv Dhingra, written by Amberdeep Singh and starring Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta and Manvir Johal as the main protagonists of the film. This film is about a journey of a family to find love, t ...
'' as Jessica Brar. She got Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Punjabi films) for her portrayal of Jessica. In 2017, she appeared in ''
Jindua ''Jindua'' is a romantic drama film directed by Navaniat Singh starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Neeru Bajwa and Sargun Mehta in the lead roles. It was released on 17 March 2017. Plot The movie is set initially in Calgary, Canada, where Karma (Jimmy Sh ...
'' as Saggi, and in ''
Lahoriye ''Lahoriye'' is a 2017 Indian-Punjabi drama film written and directed by Amberdeep Singh. It stars Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta, Yuvraj Hans, Nimrat Khaira, Sardar Sohi and Guggu Gill. ''Lahoriye'' is about the effects of the partition of In ...
'' as Amiran, which got her second Filmfare Awards for Best Actress for the film. In 2018 she portrayed Baani in ''
Qismat ''Qismat'' () is a 2018 Punjabi language, Punjabi Romance film#Subgenres, romantic drama film written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu. Produced by Shri Narotam Ji Productions, the film stars Ammy Virk and Sargun Mehta in lead roles along with Gug ...
'', and got PTC Film Awards for Best Actress. In 2019, she gave commercial hit ''
Kala Shah Kala ''Kala Shah Kala'' () is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Amarjit Singh. The film is produced by Infantry Pictures and Naughty Men Productions in association with Dreamityata Entertainment. It stars Bi ...
'' with
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, which is the highest grossing Punjabi film of 2019 as yet. Her second release was ''
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'' with
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. Her third release of the year was ''
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'' with
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. Gurnaaz of ''
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'' Gurnaaz praised the performance of Mehta, and said, "Watch it for the stellar act displayed by Sargun Mehta and Gurnam Bhullar, their exhilarating love story and the happy ending that stays with you even when you step out of the theatre." Her fourth release was quirky comedy ''
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'' opposite
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, co-produced by herself with Dhillon, and Munish Walia. It was released on 15 November. In 2021, her film ''
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'', a sequel to her 2018 film ''Qismat'', was released on 24 September. In 2022, she appeared in romantic comedy film ''
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'' opposite
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and
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, and ''
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'' with
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, released on 8 July. Her third film of the year ''
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'', with
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, the director of her earlier film series ''Qismat'', will be released on 16 September 2022.


Other work and appearances

In October 2012, Mehta participated in
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's reality-based ''
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'' series titled ''Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe'', along with
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. It was her first foray into comedy. In January 2013, she quit the show due to her busy schedule involving multiple other programmes. Mehta walked the ramp at the prestigious award the twelfth Indian Television Academy (ITA)'s fashion event titled, ''Fashion Ka Jalwa'' on 4 November 2012. In December 2012, Mehta participated in the fifth season of Star Plus' celebrity couple dance reality show ''
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''. She was joined by Ravi Dubey, and on a 23 March 2013 finale episode, she was announced as the first runner-up of show. In addition, she participated in another version of show, entitled ''Nach Baliye Shriman v/s Shrimati'', in which the couples competed against each other. The mini-series began in April 2013, and Mehta competed against Dubey. On 24 May 2013, Mehta walked the ramp as showstopper at Gitanjali Fashion Nights in
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. In December 2013, she made a special appearance in the sixth season of ''Nach Baliye'', along with Dubey. By the end of 2013, mehta landed her first television hosting assignment with special children's season of Sony Entertainment Television's dance reality show ''
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''. In January 2014, Mehta featured in the print campaign for the 2014 GR8! TV Magazine's 15th calendar edition, ''GR8! Love Stories Calendar'', which featured twelve real life television couples. She appeared along with her husband, Dubey. The first edition of the calendar was shot by the fashion photographer Pravin Talan, and it was launched by Anu Ranjan and Shashi Ranjan, founders of GR8 Entertainment Ltd., at a Gala event on 6 January 2014. In mid-February 2014, Mehta appeared as a guest along with
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, Ravi Dubey and
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on Colors Television's comedy/talk show '' Comedy Nights with Kapil'', performing in a special episode of Pinky Bua's (
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) wedding. Mehta gave a special dance appearance on the grand premiere of the Indian reality show ''
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'' on 21 September 2014, along with
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and
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. Later, on 18 October 2014, she appeared as a special panel member on the show. On 18 February 2015, Mehta started to shoot for an episode of Colors TV's cookery/talk show '' Farah Ki Dawat'', on which she appeared as a guest in its first episode along with actor
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. The show was hosted by filmmaker
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, and its first episode was telecast on 22 February 2015.
In May 2015, Mehta featured in the director Waseem Sabir's music video titled ''O Meri Jaan'', in which she appeared alongside many actors, include
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, Ruhana Khanna, Riddhi Dogra,
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. The music video highlights the father-daughter relationship, which spreads the message of the importance of raising a girl child with love. The video song sung by Suhail Zargar and It released on Father's Day. In the second week of June 2015, Mehta was selected to appear as a special dance performer in the seventh season of Star Plus television's couple dance reality show ''Nach Baliye'', in which she performed with the contestants
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and Rashami Desai in special "Teen Ka Tadka" episode on first week of July 2015. Mehta appeared as a guest-participant in the ninth season of the reality show ''
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''. She participated and teams up with
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and Rishabh Sinha on the day 23 in "Hotel BB" luxury budget task on 3 November 2015. In 2019, she has opened her own production house Dreamiyata Entertainment Pvt Ltd, with her husband
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and co-produced a film ''
Jhalle ''Jhalle'' () is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language dark comedy film written and directed by Amarjit Singh Saron. The film is produced by Binnu Dhillon, Sargun Mehta and Manish Walia, under their respective banners Binnu Dhillon Production, Dreamiy ...
''. In March 2021, Dreamiyata Entertainment produced television series ''
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'', which airs on Color TV.


Filmography


Television


Films

*''All films are in Punjabi, unless otherwise noted.''


Music videos


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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