Yukti Thareja | |
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 Thareja in 2021 | |
| Born | 6 January 2000 |
| Alma mater | Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
Yukti Thareja (born 6 January 2000) 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]
Yukti 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]
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 film KJQ [16] opposite Dheekshith Shetty and Shashi Odela and in an untitled film opposite Nikhil Kumaraswamy. [17]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rangabali | Dr. Sahaja Reddy | Telugu | [18] |
| 2024 | Marco | Maria | Malayalam | [19] |
| TBA | KJQ† | TBA | Telugu | [20] |
| Untitled next† | Kannada | [21] | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MTV Supermodel of the Year | Contestant | 4th place | [1] |
| 2020 | MTV Ace The Quarantine | [9] | ||
| 2023 | Suma Adda | Guest | Episode 25 | [22] |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | #GOATS† | TBA | Hindi | [23] |
| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ik Supna | Prabh Gill | [24] |
| 2021 | Sasarvadi | Rajneesh Patel | [25] |
| Lut Gaye | Jubin Nautiyal | [26] | |
| 2024 | Galti | Vishal Mishra | [27] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut Actress | Rangabali | Nominated | [28] |
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