Yukti Thareja

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Yukti Thareja
Yukti-Thareja-celebrates-Emraan-Hashmi-birthday-with-the-team-of-Lut-Gaye.jpg
Thareja in 2021
Born (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 23)
Alma mater Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
Occupations
  • Model
  • Actress
Years active2019–present

Yukti Thareja (born 5 January 2002) is an Indian model and actress. In 2019, she participated in the reality shows MTV Supermodel of the Year . [1] She also appeared in the films Rangabali (2023) and Marco (2024). [2] [3]

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Early life

Thareja was born on 6 January 2000 in Karnal, Haryana. [4] [5] She began her modeling career with "Oppo Delhi Times Fresh Face 2017", [6] while pursuing her graduation from Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi. [7]

Career

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Thareja with Emraan Hashmi in Lut Gaye

In 2019, she participated in MTV Supermodel of the Year, [8] where she was evicted at the 4th position. [1] In 2020, she participated in MTV Ace The Quarantine. [9] In 2021, Thareja appeared opposite Emraan Hashmi in T-Series music video "Lut Gaye", sung by Jubin Nautiyal. [10] It has received more than 1.1 billion views on YouTube. [11]

In 2023, she made her Tollywood film debut with Rangabali , opposite Naga Shaurya. [12] The same year, she was chosen as the female lead for Devil: The British Secret Agent starring alongside Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. Later, she was replaced with Samyukhta Menon. [13]

In 2024, she joined Unni Mukundan's Marco making her debut in Malayalam cinema. [14] It became her highest grossing film. [15]

Thareja is slated to appear in Telugu films KJQ [16] opposite Dheekshith Shetty, K-Ramp [17] opposite Kiran Abbavaram and in an untitled film opposite Nikhil Kumaraswamy. [18]

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2023 Rangabali Dr. Sahaja Reddy Telugu [19]
2024 Marco Maria Malayalam [20]
TBAUntitled nextTBA Kannada [21]
KJQ Telugu [22]
K-Ramp [23]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 MTV Supermodel of the Year Contestant4th place [1]
2020 MTV Ace The Quarantine [9]
2023 Suma Adda GuestEpisode 25 [24]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
TBA#GOATSTBA Hindi [25]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2020Ik SupnaPrabh Gill [26]
2021SasarvadiRajneesh Patel [27]
Lut Gaye Jubin Nautiyal [28]
2024Galti Vishal Mishra [29]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2023 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress Rangabali Nominated [30]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Supermodel Of The Year: Malaika Arora and Masaba Gupta school models for not getting the brief in a task". The Times of India. 4 March 2020.
  2. "Rangabali Trailer: Naga Shaurya Clashes With Shine Tom Chacko In A Bitter Turf War". www.filmcompanion.in. 28 June 2023.
  3. "Unni Mukundan has no mercy in Marco teaser". www.dtnext.in. 13 October 2024.
  4. "Yukti Thareja: నవయుగ సోయగం ఈ అందాల మందారం.. నాగశౌర్య సినిమాతో తెలుగు ప్రేక్షకుల ముందుకు యుక్తి." TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). 6 January 2023.
  5. "The 7 Times Yukti Hit It Out Of The Park". Rediff. Archived from the original on 1 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. "Rain no pain for fuchchas at Guru Gobind Singh college". The Times of India. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. "Fresh Face auditions @ SGGSCC". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  8. Shrivastava, Nivi (26 January 2020). "Toxic shows and hosts". www.asianage.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  9. 1 2 Bhasin, Shriya (3 July 2020). "This unlock, 'Ace the Quarantine' with Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal. Know how". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  10. "Lut Gaye song: Emraan Hashmi plays a cop in this corny, romantic ballad by Tanishk Bagchi". The Indian Express. 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  11. "Ten most stunningly popular songs of singing star Jubin Nautiyal on YouTube | EasternEye". www.easterneye.biz. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  12. Sundar, Anusha (22 March 2023). "Naga Shaurya's next titled Rangabali". Cinema Express.
  13. "Samyuktha Menon replaces Yukti Thareja in Devil". Cinema Express. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  14. "Marco – The Unni Mukundan-starrer will have THIS Telugu actress as a female lead". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  15. "'Marco' box office collections day 15: Action thriller surges past Rs 45 crore mark!". The Times of India. 4 January 2025. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  16. "Yukti Thareja signs her second Telugu film, the project has a major 'Nani's Dasara' connection, details inside". OTTPlay.
  17. "Yukti Thareja Cast Opposite Kiran Abbavaram In His New Film 'K-Ramp'". Times Now. 3 February 2025.
  18. "Nikhil Kumaraswamy's next to be bankrolled by Lyca Productions". The Hindu. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  19. "Rangabali teaser: Naga Shaurya plays a funny, aggressive youngster in this action-romance". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  20. "Unni Mukundan's Marco locks a release date". The Hindu. 13 November 2024. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  21. "Confirmed: Lyca Productions to make Kannada debut with Nikhil Kumaraswamy, deets inside". OTTPlay.
  22. "Dheekshith Shetty's next titled King Jackie Queen". Cinema Express. 20 February 2024.
  23. "Kiran Abbavaram announces K-Ramp: Cast, director, genre, and release date - all you need to know". OTTPlay.
  24. Desam, A. B. P. (9 July 2023). "'రంగబలి' దర్శకుడి జోకులకు భయపడిన సుమ - జనాలు అపార్థం చేసుకుంటే?". telugu.abplive.com (in Telugu).
  25. Sharma, Bhavana (11 September 2024). "Another GOAT in the making featuring Jacqueline Fernandez and Neil Nitin Mukesh". www.deccanchronicle.com.
  26. "Ik Supna by Prabh Gill on Apple Music". 16 January 2020.
  27. "Watch The Latest Marathi Music Video For Sasarvadi By Rajneesh Patel And Sonali Sonawane". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  28. "Watch: T-series' Lut Gaye features Emraan Hashmi and Yukti Thareja in a star-crossed love story". Firstpost. 17 February 2021.
  29. "આયુષ શર્માનું નવુ સોંગ Galti ના લિરિક્સ ગુજરાતીમાં વાંચો, જુઓ વીડિયો". TV9 Gujarati (in Gujarati). 29 February 2024.
  30. "Gayatri Bhardwaj gets nominated for Best Debutant Actress at SIIMA 2024". www.femina.in.