Pratibha Ranta | |
|---|---|
 Ranta in 2024 | |
| Born | 17 December 2000 Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Relatives | Abha Ranta (sister) [1] |
Pratibha Ranta (born 17 December 2000) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. Ranta made her acting debut with the television show Qurbaan Hua (2020-2021). She has since starred in her film debut, Laapataa Ladies (2024) and the web series Heeramandi (2024), the former becoming her breakout role. [2]
Ranta was born on 17 December 2000 in the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. [3] [4]
Ranta made her acting debut in 2020 with Qurbaan Hua , where she played Chahat Baig Bhatt Dhyani opposite Karan Jotwani. The series ended in 2021. [5] [6] Following this, she made her web debut with the romantic drama web series Aadha Ishq , where she played Rene Bhardwaj opposite Darsheel Safary and Gaurav Arora. [7] In her review for Times of India , Archika Khurana praised her performance but found her character to be "cliched" and "confusing". [8]
Ranta made her film debut in 2024, with Laapataa Ladies , where she played a swapped bride Jaya/Pushpa. The film was released in India in 2024. [9] [10] Saibal Chatterjee termed her a "show-stealer", while Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express noted, "The more worldly-wise yet not-as-independent-as-she-would-like-to-be Ranta, who has the more difficult role to pull off, wins the day." [11] [12] In the same year, she played Shama, a courtesan's daughter, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's series Heeramandi . [13] Bollywood Hungama stated that Ranta doesn't have "much to do". [14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Laapataa Ladies | Jaya Singh / Pushpa Rani [a] | [15] | |
| TBA | Untitled film† | TBA | Completed | [16] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | Qurbaan Hua | Chahat Baig Bhatt Dhyani | [17] | |
| 2022 | Aadha Ishq | Rene Bhardwaj | [18] | |
| 2024 | Heeramandi | Shama | [19] |
| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | "Saccha Wala Pyaar" | Tulsi Kumar, Vishal Mishra | [20] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Best Actress | Laapataa Ladies | Nominated | [21] [22] |
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