Ashlesha Thakur | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 19 October 2003 (21 years) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 2017-present |
Ashlesha Thakur 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 Hindi web series, The Family Man . [1]
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 Hindi movie Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai . She also acted in movies like Pagglait and web series like Sarvam Shakthi Mayam, Gutar Gu , and Gupt Gyaan.
She gained recognition for her role as Dhriti Tiwari, the daughter of Manoj Bajpayee and Priyamani, in the web series The Family Man . Recently in 2023, she did a film called Jawan , in which she played the role of Kalee Gaikwad's daughter named Alia, where Kalee was played by Vijay Sethupathi. In the same year, she played the titular character in a Telugu-language film Shanthala, thus making her debut in Tollywood. The film was released on 15th December 2023.
She has also done ads for brands like Himalaya, Kissan, Cadbury, Reliance Fresh, Amazon, Swiggy, Samsung, and L&T.
The popularity of The Family Man series brought Thakur into the limelight, and led to a significant rise in her social media following. After her performance in the second season of that series, Thakur revealed that her Instagram DMs (Direct Messages) were filled with proposals. [2] [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai | Unknown | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | Young girl in school | ||
| 2021 | Pagglait | Aditi Giri | ||
| 2023 | Jawan | Alia Gaikwad | ||
| Shanthala | Shanthala | Telugu | Tollywood debut |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Shakti: Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki | Unknown | Hindi | Colors TV | 61 episodes | [4] |
| 2019-2021 | The Family Man | Dhriti Tiwari | Amazon Prime Video | Season 1 and 2 | ||
| 2021 | Gupt Gyaan | Ritu | Amazon Mini TV | Short Film | [5] | |
| 2023 | Gutar Gu | Ritu Chauhan | ||||
| Sarvam Sakthi Mayam | Revathi | ZEE5 |
The Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role. Although the awards started in 1954, this category was first introduced in 1992 and has been marked as obsolete since 2007.
Manoj Bajpayee, also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of numerous accolades including four National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, and two Asia Pacific Screen Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri.
Prachi Desai, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and television. Desai is a recipient of several accolades including an IIFA Award and four Indian Telly Awards, as well as two Filmfare Awards nominations.
Shool is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Eeshwar Nivas. Written and produced by Ram Gopal Varma, it portrays the politician-criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in Bihar and its effect on the life of an honest police officer. It stars Manoj Bajpayee as Inspector Samar Pratap Singh and Sayaji Shinde as the criminal-politician Bachhu Yadav.
Shweta Basu Prasad is an Indian actress known for her works in television, Hindi cinema, Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. She won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her role in Makdee (2002). After Iqbal (2005), she transitioned to adult roles and found success with Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008), The Tashkent Files (2019), and OTT platform films and web series such as Serious Men (2020), Criminal Justice, India Lockdown (2022), Jubilee (2023) and Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper (2024).
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, also known by the initialism YRKKH, is an Indian Hindi-language romantic family drama television series that airs on StarPlus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It premiered on 12 January 2009 and is the longest running Indian television soap opera. The series is produced by Rajan Shahi under Director's Kut Productions. It has previously starred Hina Khan, Karan Mehra, Shivangi Joshi, Mohsin Khan, Pranali Rathod, Harshad Chopda, and Shehzada Dhami. Currently, it stars Samridhii Shukla and Rohit Purohit.
Apara Mehta is an Indian television and Bollywood actress most famously known for playing Tulsi's mother in law Savita Mansukh Virani in the iconic show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.
Shabana Raza, known professionally as Neha, is an Indian former actress and film producer known for her work in Hindi films. She made her acting debut with Kareeb (1998). Neha is best known for Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999), Fiza (2000), Rahul (2001), Aatma (2006) and Acid Factory (2009). She is married to actor Manoj Bajpayee since 2006.
Reem Sameer Shaikh is an Indian actress, known for her works in Indian television and Hindi cinema. Her work includes Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Tujhse Hai Raabta, Gul Makai,Fanaa: Ishq Mein Marjawan, Khatra Khatra Khatra, Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal and Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment.
Suzanne Bernert, is a German actress based in India who works in Indian films in various languages. She has acted in Ramdhanu - The Rainbow, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. and television serials like 7 RCR and Kasautii Zindagii Kay. She speaks French, Italian, English, German, Spanish, Hindi, Marathi and Bengali. She acted in Colors TV's historical serial Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat as Queen Helena and received nominations and praise for it. She also appeared in the Star Plus serial Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. She portrayed Sonia Gandhi on the television series 7 RCR, and in the Hindi film The Accidental Prime Minister.
Saiyami Kher is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Telugu films. Kher made her acting debut with the Telugu film Rey (2015) and her Hindi debut with Mirzya (2016), for which she received Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female. Kher has since appeared in Mauli (2018), Choked (2020), Wild Dog (2021) and Ghoomer (2023). She has also starred in the streaming series Special OPS (2020) and Faadu (2022).
Shivangi Joshi is an Indian actress known for her work on Hindi television. One of the highest-paid television actresses in India, Joshi is widely recognised for portraying Naira Singhania Goenka in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. She is a recipient of several accolades including one ITA Awards, and three Gold Awards.
Shilpa Raizada is an Indian television actress. She is known for her roles of Padmini in Star Plus's Hamari Devrani, Begum Rukhsar in Colors TV's Veer Shivaji, Shehnaaz in Zee TV's Jodha Akbar and Binny in And TV's Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls. She was seen as Surekha Akhilesh Goenka in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Star Plus from 2016 to 2021.
Missing is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film written and directed by Mukul Abhyankar. It is produced by Shital Bhatia, Shabana Raza Bajpayee, Vikram Malhotra, Markand Adhikari, Anand Pandit and Roopa Pandit, and stars Tabu, Manoj Bajpayee and Annu Kapoor. It has also been referred to as murder mystery. It was released on 6 April 2018.
Sanya Malhotra is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has had supporting roles in the sports film Dangal (2016) and the action film Jawan (2023), both of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films. Her other commercially successful films were the comedy Badhaai Ho (2018) and the biopic Sam Bahadur (2023).
The Family Man is an Indian Hindi-language spy action thriller streaming television series created by Raj & DK for Amazon Prime Video and features Manoj Bajpayee as Srikant Tiwari, a middle-class man secretly working as an intelligence officer for the Threat Analysis and Surveillance Cell (TASC), a fictitious branch of the National Investigation Agency. It also stars Priyamani, Sharad Kelkar, Neeraj Madhav, Sharib Hashmi, Dalip Tahil, Sunny Hinduja and Shreya Dhanwanthary. The series is produced and directed by Raj & D.K, who also co-wrote the story and screenplay with Suman Kumar, with dialogue penned by Sumit Arora and Kumar. Samantha Ruth Prabhu was hired for the second season of the series as the main antagonist, making her foray into the digital medium with Suparn S. Verma directing a section of the season.
Pagglait is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language black comedy drama film written and directed by Umesh Bist. The film was produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Guneet Monga and Achin Jain under the banners Balaji Motion Pictures and Sikhya Entertainment. The film features Sanya Malhotra, Ashutosh Rana, Shruti Sharma and Raghubir Yadav in lead roles.
Anupamaa is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 13 July 2020 on StarPlus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi under the banner of Director's Kut Productions, it is a remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Sreemoyee. Rupali Ganguly plays the titular role and formerly starred Sudhanshu Pandey, Madalsa Sharma and Gaurav Khanna. Since October 2024, the series stars Ganguly with Adrija Roy and Shivam Khajuria as second generation leads.
Horogouri Pice Hotel is an Indian Bengali drama television series which premiered on 12 September 2022 on Star Jalsha and also digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar.The show went off air on 26 January 2025 It stars Subhosmita Mukherjee, Rahul Majumder and Arnab Banarjee as the leads and Arunava Dey and Surabhi Mallick as main antagonists.
Abhay Verma is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He first gained recognition for his supporting role on the second season of the thriller series The Family Man (2021), and had his first lead role in the independent film Safed (2023). Verma had his breakthrough with a starring role in the comedy horror film Munjya (2024), a commercial success.