Ulka Gupta

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Gupta in 2017
Born
Ulka Gupta

(1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Ulka Gupta (born 12 April 1997) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi and Telugu films and television. [1] [2] [3] She is popularly known as Manu, as she played the role of Manu (the young Rani Lakshmibai) in the Zee TV soap Jhansi Ki Rani until the leap; later she made a re-entry in the same show as Kaali. [4] [5] [2] Her debut film was the Tollywood film Andhra Pori , in which she plays the lead character, Prashanti. Gupta also appeared in the 2015 Telugu film Rudhramadevi . [6]

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Personal life

Ulka Gupta was born on 12 April 1997 in Saharsa, Bihar. Her family is native to the area. She was brought up in Mumbai. Her father Gagan and her younger sister Goya are also actors. She studied at Rustomjee International School, Dahisar, Mumbai.[ citation needed ] [7]

Career

Gupta first faced the camera in Resham Dankh , and then appeared in Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar as Child Savri Singh, Saloni's daughter. She is best known for her versatile performance as Manu in Jhansi Ki Rani . For making the serial very lively, she worked hard and took horse riding and sword fighting training for two months. She also learned Sanskrit to deliver shlokas. She played Child Ami Joshipura in Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi on Zee TV. She worked in the Telugu film Andhra Pori , produced by Ramesh Prasad, opposite Akash Puri, the son of Puri Jagannadh. It was released in June 2015.

Ulka Gupta has been approached for playing the lead role as Savi Chavan in Star Plus's popular show Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin and she has also done the mock shoot for the same. [8] But due to some reasons, she couldn't do the show and so, makers have finalized Bhavika Sharma as Savi Chavan. She portrayed the role of Rajkumari Shyammohini Singh in Sony SAB's serial Dhruv Tara – Samay Sadi Se Pare . [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2015 Andhra Pori Prashanti Telugu
Rudhramadevi Young Rudhrama Devi / Young Rudhra Deva
2016 Traffic Riya Kapoor Hindi
2017 Mr. Kabaadi Meethi
Shrestha Bangali Bengali
2018Odh - The Attraction Marathi
Simmba Nandini MohileHindi

Television

YearSerialRoleChannelRef.
2009 Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar Child Savri Singh Zee TV
2009–2010 Jhansi Ki Rani Child Manikarnika Tambe aka Mannu, Rani Lakshmi Bai / Kaali [10]
2012 Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein
2013 Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi Child Ami Joshipura
2014 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Devi Kanyakumari Life OK
2017–2018Shaktipeeth Ke BhairavDevi Parvati Big Magic [10]
2022–2023 Banni Chow Home Delivery Banni Singh Rathod Star Plus [11]
2023 Dhruv Tara – Samay Sadi Se Pare Rajkumari Shyammohini Sony SAB [9]
2024Main Hoon Saath TereJanvi Joshi Bundela Zee TV

Web series

YearShowRoleChannelRef.
2022 Modern Love Hyderabad – About That Rustle In The BushesSneha (Episode 5) Amazon Prime Video

Awards

See also

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