Gurdeep Kohli

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Gurdeep Kohli
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Gurdeep with her husband, Arjun Punj
Born
Gurdeep Kohli

(1980-01-30) 30 January 1980 (age 44)
Occupations
Years active1995–present
Known for Best of Luck Nikki
Spouse
(m. 2006)
Children2

Gurdeep Kohli, also known by her married name Gurdeep Punj is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. [1] She is known for her television roles as Hemani Singh in Best of Luck Nikki , Dr. Juhi in Sanjivani , and Bani in Kasamh Se . [2]

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Early and personal life

Gurdeep Kaur Kohli is of Punjabi descent. She was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra into a Sikh family. After years of working on television and as a model, Gurdip married Arjun Punj on 10 December 2006, her co-star from Sanjivani . The couple have two children, a daughter named Meher born in 2010 and a son named Mahir born in 2015. [3]

Career

Television

Gurdip started her career as a model for advertisements on Indian television. She then appeared in Falguni Pathak's music video "Haire Mere Hui Gulabi". The most important role in her career was Dr. Juhi Singh on Sanjivani which earned her accolades. [4] [5] She later worked in Zee TV's Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka . She was part of STAR One's Jet Set Go and Nach Baliye 2 with her husband Arjun Punj. Later on she appeared in Kasamh Se as Pronita Walia Mitra née, who later turns out to be Bani Jai Walia. She was seen in Best Of Luck Nikki as Hemani Singh. She is hosting her own cooking program named Bacha Party and ABC (All 'Bout Cooking) on Zee Khana Khazana. She played a negative role in Diya Aur Baati Hum [6] and in Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane . She played the role of "Sethji" Ahilya Devi in the Zee TV show Sethji . She acted in Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain, on ALTBalaji, along with Ronit Roy and Mona Singh. She portrayed Jodha Bai in Colors TV's Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali . [7] She again portrayed Dr. Juhi Singh in Sanjivani 2 which premiered on 12 August 2019.[ citation needed ]

She is currently playing the role of Bhoomi Premraj Mahajan in Sony SAB's serial "Vanshaj".

Film

Gurdip debuted in the 2012 Bollywood film Rowdy Rathore , which was directed by Prabhu Deva. [8] She also appeared in the 2019 film Student of the Year 2 , as Anamika Bani.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2012 Rowdy Rathore Razia KhanSupporting role
2019 Student of the Year 2 Anamika Bani
2023 Dono Shilpa Kothari

Television

YearSerialRoleNotes
2002–2005 Sanjivani [9] Dr. Juhi Singh
2005–2006 Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka Vedika Agarwal / Vedika Dhruv Raizada
2006Jet Set GoContestant
Nach Baliye 2 Contestant
2007 Durgesh Nandinii Pawan Khanna's wife
2007–2008 Bhabhi Geetanjali Sabharwal / Geetanjali Dev Thakral
2008–2009 Kasamh Se Pronita Jai Walia / Bani Jai Walia [10]
2011–2016 Best of Luck Nikki Himani Singh [11]
2012 Adaalat Drishti
2013 Lakhon Mein Ek AnuEpisode 22
2013 Arjun Senior Inspector Meenakshi DixitEpisode 124
2013Bacha PartyHost [12]
2014 Diya Aur Baati Hum Maya / Baiji [6] [13]
2015 Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane Anandita Ram Ahuja / Anu
2017 Sethji [14] Ahilya Devi
2018 Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain [15] Poonam MehraWeb series
2018–2019 Dastaan-E-Mohabbat Salim Anarkali [16] Jodha Bai
2019 Naagin 3 Poonam MehraTo promote Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain 2
All About Cooking [12] Host
2019–2020 Sanjivani 2 [17] Dr. Juhi Singh
2021HumkadamShanti
2021 Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye Kaveri Pratapsingh
2023–2024 Vanshaj Bhoomi Premraj Mahajan

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