Harshita Gaur

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Harshita Shekhar Gaur
Harshita Gaur attends the trailer launch of the web series "Mirzapur" (cropped).jpg
Gaur in 2018
Born (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 34)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
Years active2013–present
Known for Mirzapur
Sadda Haq

Harshita Shekhar Gaur (born 12 October 1990) [1] is an Indian actress known for her work on the youth-based show Sadda Haq , in which she played the lead role of Sanyukta Agarwal and Dimpy Pandit in the 2018 web series Mirzapur . [2] [3]

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Early life and career

Harshita Gaur was born in New Delhi to a family of doctors. She completed her studies in engineering at Amity University, Noida, where she also participated in drama and creative societies. She started her career as a model, and while she was still pursuing her engineering studies, she got an offer from Sadda Haq, which marked her television debut. She managed to act while finishing her studies. [4] [5]

Gaur is also a trained Kathak dancer and has performed in stage shows across India. She has also performed in many commercials, including Dabur Vatika hair oil, Garnier light cream, and Sunsilk. Her latest commercial ad is for Renault Kwid. In 2018, she was hired for the role of 'Dimpy Pandit' in the Amazon Prime web series Mirzapur and was highly praised for her performance. [6] [7] [8] [9] She is seen again in the second and third seasons of Mirzapur.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2018AmanNeha Hindi Short film
2019 Falaknuma Das Sakhi Telugu [10]
Kanpuriye Bulbul TiwariHindi [11]
2021Love, RaddiSara MalickHindiShort film
2022Akasha VeedulloTelugu [12]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013–2016 Sadda Haq Sanyukta Aggarwal Shekhawat [13]
2014–2016Box Cricket LeagueContestant2 seasons [14]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017Black CoffeeHemal
2018–present Mirzapur Dimpy Pandit3 seasons [15]
2019 Sacred Games Mary MascarenasSeason 2 [16]
BribePadma Devi
2019–2021 Puncch Beat Divyanka Tripathi2 seasons [17]
2020 Happily Ever After Avni Mehndiratta Bagchi
2023 Jehanabad - Of Love & War Kasturi Mishra [18]

Music videos

YearTitleSingerRef.
2019Rehne Do Zara Madhubanti Bagchi [19]
2020Yeh Dil Rochak Kohli [20]

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