Dhruv Sehgal

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Dhruv Sehgal
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Born (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 34)
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Education Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication
Occupation(s)Writer, actor
Spouse
Kannagi Khanna
(m. 2021)
AwardsMTV IWMBuzz Digital Awards (2019)

Dhruv Sehgal (born 19 March 1990) is an Indian actor, writer and director. He is best known for his work in Dice Media's and Netflix romantic comedy series Little Things , where he portrayed Dhruv Vats alongside Mithila Palkar.

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Life and career

Sehgal is from Delhi. After completing his school in London, he studied at Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune. Sehgal worked as an associate director and co-editor for the documentaries Baavra Mann (2013) and I Am Offended! (2015). His short film Kunal won the Golden Gateway Dimensions Mumbai Award at the Mumbai Film Festival, 2016 and was selected for the Mumbai International Film Festival. He has written, acted and directed comedy sketches for Filter Copy and conceptualised three of Dice Media's webseries. He took the lead in the series Little Things, opposite Mithila Palkar, beginning in 2016. Sehgal is the creator and head writer of the series. [1]

He married Kannagi Khanna, his college girlfriend. [2]

Recognition

WorkAwardCategoryResultRef
Little Things (TV series) MTV IWMBuzz Digital Awards 2019Storyteller of The YearWon [3]
Best Youth ShowWon
Critics Choice Shorts & Series Awards 2019Best Writing (Comedy/ Romance)Won [4]
Best Actor in Comedy/ Romance (share with Vikrant Massey)Won
Best Series (Comedy/ Romance)Won
IReel Awards 2019 Best Actor in Comedy SeriesNominated [5] [6]
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Comedy SeriesNominated [7] [8]
Best Actor in Comedy SeriesNominated
Critics Best Actor in Comedy SeriesWon

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