Ashlesha Thakur

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Ashlesha Thakur
Born (2003-10-19) October 19, 2003 (age 20)
Nationality Indian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2017-present

Ashlesha Thakur (born 2003) is an Indian actress and model. She is best known for playing the role of Dhriti Tiwari, daughter of Srikant Tiwari (played by Manoj Bajpayee) in the Web-Series, The Family Man . [1]

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Early life

Ashlesha was born in 2003 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Career

In 2017, Thakur started acting with a role in the TV show "Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki" on Colors TV. In the same year, she worked in the Bollywood movie "Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai". She also acted in movies like "Pagglait", "Sarvam Shakthi Mayam", "Gutur Gu", and "Gupt Gyan".

She is very famous for her role as Dhriti Tiwari, the daughter of Manoj Bajpayee and Priyamani, in the web series "The Family Man". Recently, she did a film called "Jawan" with Shah Rukh Khan and Sanya Malhotra. In this movie, she played the role of Kalee's daughter, where Kalee is played by Vijay Sethupathi.

She has also done ads for brands like Himalaya, Kissan, Cadbury, Reliance Fresh, Amazon, Swiggy, Samsung, and L&T.

Personal life

The popularity of The Family Man series brought Thakur into the limelight, and led to a significant rise in her social media following. [2] [3]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2017 Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai Un­known Hindi Debut film as Child artist
2017 Badrinath Ki Dulhania Young girl in school
2021 Pagglait Aditi GiriDebut in a Supporting Role
2023 Jawan Alia Gaikwad
ShanthalaShanthala Telugu Debut as a Lead Actress in Telugu

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotesRef.
2020 Shakti: Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki Un­known Colors TV 61 episodes [4]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesReferences
2019-2021 The Family Man Dhriti Tiwari Amazon Prime Video web debut; Season 1 and 2
2021Gupt GyaanRitu Amazon Mini TV Debut as lead actress [5]
2023 Gutur Gu Ritu Chauhan
Sarvam Sakthi MayamRevathi ZEE5

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References

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  3. Handoo, Ritika, ed. (10 July 2021). "The Family Man actress Ashlesha Thakur aka Dhriti says 'kissing scene was no fun' and she has 'a lot of rishtas' in her DMs!". Zee News . Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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