Krutika Desai Khan

Kruttika Desai
Kruttika Desai
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–present
Notable work	Uttaran ; Mere Angne Mein ; Pandya Store ; Chandrakanta ;
Spouse	Imtiaz Khan
Children	Ayesha Khan
Parent(s)	Giresh Desai, Virbala Desai
Relatives	Amjad Khan (brother-in-law)

Last updated July 09, 2024

Kruttika Desai is an Indian film, theatre and television actress. In the 90s, she gained initial fame in the serial Buniyaad and later for her role of Vishkanya in popular fantasy series Chandrakanta , and later in the next 2 decades, she went on to earn huge recognization for portraying a wide range of characters in television soap operas like Kismet, Dewaar, Noorjahan, Junoon, Lipstick, Tumhari Disha. She also hosted many shows like Mansi, Superhit Muqabla, and Superhit Hangama. She is the first television actress to go bald for a show, Uttaran . She is widely known for her role in Pandya Store .^[1]

Acting career

Kruttika started her career with theatre, Modelling (Surf, White line, Reliance) and moved onto television in its earliest stages with Airhostess, Ek Kahani, and Ramesh Sippy spotted her and cast her as Mangala in Buniyad. Later she was involved in "Akansha",^[2] a theatre workshop for street children and directed their musical extravaganzas. She has also acted in some Gujarati plays and monologues. She has done over 40 serials and later in her career went on to shave her head for the serial Uttaran, making her the first woman to go bald in the history of Indian Television.^[3] Kruttika played many popular roles in Indian soap operas, most notably Noorjehan, A mouthful of sky, (only English serial made in India), Kussum, Chandrakanta, Betal, Black, Junoon, Ram Milaayi Jodi , Uttaran . She also did India’s first count down show, Superhit Muqabala where she covered the Michael Jackson show in Bangkok, and many chat shows like Mansi and game shows like Surf Dhamaka. In 2015, she played the pivotal role of Shanti Devi in the Star Plus serial Mere Angne Mein which became one of the most successful and long-running shows. The show ended in August 2017 after a successful run of 2 years.^[4] She has done some international films like Turn left for this world, Au bout du Monde and Bengali films and a few Hindi films like Section 375, Blurr, Kiya, Sarpanch Lajoji.

Personal life

Kruttika’s was married to Imtiaz Khan who was a talented and avant-garde film and serial director and actor having done many movies and series. Imtiaz died on 15 March 2020.^[5] The couple have a daughter named Ayesha Khan who is a model.^[5] Their nephews Seemaab Khan and Shadaab Khan are actors in the industry. Kruttika is a pure vegetarian.^[6]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Note
1987	Insaaf
1996	Dastak
2001	Dattak
2004	Turn Left	Rachel Talkar	Israeli film
2019	Section 375	Justice Indrani
2022	Blurr

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986-1987	Buniyaad	Mangla
1986	Air Hostess
1993-1994	Dekh Bhai Dekh
1993-1994	Superhit Muqabla
1994-1996	Chandrakanta	Sabhya/Ramya/Amba/Vishkanya/Jwala
1995	Zameen Aasmaan
1995	A Mouthful of Sky	Anita
1996-1997	Kismet
1997-1998	Betaal Pachisi	Naina Jogan
	Hungama
2000-2001	Noorjahan	Maharani Maan Bai
2004-2006	Tumhari Disha	Gargi Sehgal
	Mansi
2007-2008	Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki	Kamya Abhay Parashar
2007-2008	Annu Ki Ho Gayee Waah Bhai Waah
2007–2009	Chandramukhi	Durgeshwari
2008	Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai	Mansi Veerpratap Singh	Episode 76/77
2008	Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai	Madhavi	Episode 94/95
2009	Black	Rubi Gujral
2010	Do Saheliyaan	Anadi's mother
2010-2012	Ram Milaayi Jodi	Bharti Gandhi
2011	Kaala Saaya	Rubi Gujral
2013-2015	Uttaran	Ekadashi Chatterjee
2015-2017	Mere Angne Mein	Shanti Devi
2017	Paramavatar Shri Krishna	Chandalni
2017-2019	Jiji Maa	Haryali Rawat
2018	Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki	Preeto's mother
2018	Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka	Parvati	Cameo
2019	Laal Ishq	Kesar Dadi	Episode 114
2021–2024	Pandya Store	Suman Pandya
2022	Ravivaar With Star Parivaar	Suman Pandya	Episode 6/7/9/11/16

Web series

Year	Title	Role
2020	Bebaakee	Rashida Abdullah

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References

↑ "Pooja Banerjee to Meghna Naidu: 5 times Vishkanyas gave Naagins a run for their money".
↑ "Different dreams". The Financial Express. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
↑ "Kruttika Desai goes bald for a role". The Times of India. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
↑ "Mere Angne Mein To Go Off Air After Two Year Run! | SpotboyE". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
1 2 "Krutika Desai's husband Imtiaz Khan passes away at 77". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
↑ "Actress Krutika Desai thinks she and her husband are one of the most oddly matched couples". The Times of India. 11 September 2010. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 January 2024. Among other differences, she says her muslim husband being a "kattar" non-vegetarian and she being a pure vegetarian, is certainly an odd match.

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[1] "Pooja Banerjee to Meghna Naidu: 5 times Vishkanyas gave Naagins a run for their money".

[2] "Different dreams". The Financial Express. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[3] "Kruttika Desai goes bald for a role". The Times of India. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

[4] "Mere Angne Mein To Go Off Air After Two Year Run! | SpotboyE". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[:0-5] 1 2 "Krutika Desai's husband Imtiaz Khan passes away at 77". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[6] "Actress Krutika Desai thinks she and her husband are one of the most oddly matched couples". The Times of India. 11 September 2010. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 January 2024. Among other differences, she says her muslim husband being a "kattar" non-vegetarian and she being a pure vegetarian, is certainly an odd match.

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