Yukti Kapoor

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Yukti Kapoor
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Kapoor in 2023
Born (1992-05-18) May 18, 1992 (age 32)
OccupationActress
Years active2010-present
Known for

Yukti Kapoor is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television. She is best known for portraying Urmila in Star Plus's mythological series, Siya Ke Ram , Ragini Singh in &TV's drama series Agniphera and S.I. Karishma Singh in Sony Sab's comedy series Maddam Sir .

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Personal life

In April 2022, Kapoor stated that she is in a happy relationship. [1]

Career

Debut and breakthrough (2010-2018)

Kapoor made her acting debut in 2010 with Nanhi Si Kali Meri Laadli where she was seen as Guddi. She subsequently appeared as Tanu Chauhan in Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga , Bittoo in Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara and Mayura Dunavati in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein in 2013. In the same year, she made her film debut with the Bhojpuri film Ka Ukhaad Leba where she played Mona Bai.

In 2015, she made her Hindi film debut with Uvaa . Later in the same year, she landed her first major role in Star Plus's Siya Ke Ram , where she portrayed Urmila opposite Karan Suchak.

In 2016, she played the role of Sudha Shekhwat in Balika Vadhu .

In 2017, she played one of the protagonist Ragini Singh in Agnifera alongside Ankit Gera and Simran Kaur. [2]

Success and further career (2019-present)

Agnifera took a leap in 2018, after which she portrayed her character's on-screen daughter Agni Singh Thakur alongside Samridh Bawa and Kaur(coincidentally portraying Kaur's earlier character's daughter) till 2019. Later, Kapoor played Swetha in an episode of Laal Ishq with Vikram Sakhalkar. The same year, she portrayed Lakshmi, Alakshmi and Matrikas in Namah alongside Savi Thakur.

In 2020, she appeared in her first music video Fakiri. Since 2020, Kapoor has been playing the role of a Lucknow based female cop S.I. Karishma Singh in Sony SAB's Maddam Sir alongside Gulki Joshi. In 2022, she also portrayed Kareena Singh, the twin-sister of her onscreen character Karishma Singh in Maddam Sir , in her third dual role.

Since September 2023, she is seen portraying a single mother Keerti Shukla in Star Plus's Keh Doon Tumhein alongside Mudit Nayar. [3]

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2011 I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona Un­known Kannada
2013Ka Ukhaad LebaMona Bai Bhojpuri
2015 Uvaa Roshni Hindi [4]
2024Break The SilenceArtiShort film [5]
Bihu AttackRuchitaFilming [6]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010Nanhi Si Kali Meri LaadliGuddi
2013 Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga Tanu Chauhan [7]
2015–2016 Siya Ke Ram Urmila [8]
2016 Balika Vadhu Sudha Shekhwat Shekhar [9]
2017–2018 Agniphera Ragini Singh [10]
2018-2019Agni Singh Thakur [11]
2019 Laal Ishq SwethaEpisode: "Tilasmi Almari"
Namah Lakshmi Narayan Lakshmi / Alakshmi
2020–2023 Maddam Sir S.I. Karishma Singh [12]
2022Kaushalya "Kareena" Singh [13]
2023 Keh Doon Tumhein Kirti Shukla [14]

Special appearances

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013 Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara Bittoo
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Dr. Mayura Dunavati [15]
2020 Kuch Smiles Ho Jayein... With Alia S.I. Karishma SinghEpisode 4
2021 Ziddi Dil Maane Na Episode 67
2022Good Night IndiaEpisode 29 [16]

Music videos

YearTitleSingerRef.
2020Fakiri Jyotica Tangri [17]
2021Dhat Arko Pravo Mukherjee [18]
Mere SathNicks Kukreja
2022Kya Fark Padta Hai Dev Negi [19]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2022 21st Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress - Comedy Maddam Sir Nominated [20]
22nd Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actress (Drama)Nominated [21]

See also

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