Yuvika Chaudhary

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Yuvika Chaudhary
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Chaudhary in 2023
Born (1983-08-02) 2 August 1983 (age 41)
Other namesUvika Choudhary
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse
(m. 2018)

Yuvika Chaudhary (born 2 August 1983) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Bollywood films such as Om Shanti Om , Summer 2007 and Toh Baat Pakki! . [1] In 2009, she also acted in a Kannada film Maleyali Jotheyali , in a lead role opposite Ganesh. In 2015, she was a contestant in Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 9 . [2] In 2019, she participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 9 with her husband Prince Narula and emerged as the winner. [3]

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Early life

Chaudhary was born on 2 August 1983. [4] She hails from Baraut in Uttar Pradesh. [5] [6] Her father worked in the Department of Education. [7]

Career

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Chaudhary in 2016

Chaudhary started her television journey with the Zee TV talent hunt reality show Zee Cine Stars Ki Khoj in 2004. This led to an acting assignment for the TV serial Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani , in which she played Aastha. In 2006, she also appeared in Himesh Reshammiya's Music Video for the song "Wada Tainu" from the album Aap Kaa Surroor . She also appeared in a Coca-Cola advertisement opposite Kunal Kapoor. Farah Khan took notice of her and gave her a Bollywood break in Om Shanti Om (2007).

She later did films like Summer 2007 and Toh Baat Pakki . In 2011, she appeared in Naughty @ 40 , her first role as a lead actress opposite Govinda, and in Khap opposite Manoj Pahwa. In Enemmy (2013), she acted opposite Kay Kay Menon.

Her most recent releases are The Shaukeens , Afra Tafri and Yaarana . She was also a part of Punjabi film Yaaran Da Katchup (2014).

Chaudhary made her comeback to television with Life OK's show Dafa 420 but was later replaced by Madhurima Tuli. In 2015, she took part in the reality TV show Bigg Boss 9 . [8] In 2018, she was seen in Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya as Tina. [9] She was also seen in an episode of Laal Ishq as Shikha opposite Prince Narula. [10]

Personal life

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Yuvika with her husband Prince Narula

Chaudhari dated actor Vipul Roy for ten years. [11] Chaudhary met Prince Narula during Bigg Boss 9 . He proposed to her on 14 February 2018 and they got engaged. [12] They were married on 12 October 2018 in Mumbai. [13] [14] The couple is currently expecting their first child conceived via IVF. [15]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguage
2000 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Hindi
2007 Om Shanti Om Dolly Arora
2008 Summer 2007 Priyanka / Pepsi
2009 Maleyali Jotheyali Anjali Kannada
2010 Toh Baat Pakki! NishaHindi
2011 Naughty @ 40 Gauri
Khap Riya
2013 Enemmy Priya
Daddy Cool Munde Fool Rinki Punjabi
2014 The Shaukeens Hindi
Yaaran Da KatchupNonaPunjabi
2015 Yaarana
2016 Lakeeran Roop
2018 Veerey Ki Wedding Inspector Rani ChaudharyHindi
2019S P ChauhanSeemaHindi
2020 Sab Kushal Mangal NeeluHindi
2021 The Power Shaila ThakurHindi
DaketiChandini SinghHindi

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2004 India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj Contestant
2005 Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani Aastha
2015 Dafa 420 Anusha
Bigg Boss 9 Contestant16th place [2] [16]
2016 Darr Sabko Lagta Hai Riya
Comedy Classes HerselfGuest
Yeh Vaada Raha
Amma Rehana Sheikh
2017 MTV Splitsvilla 10 HerselfGuest [17]
2018 Kumkum Bhagya Tina
Laal Ishq Shikha
MTV Love School 3 HerselfGuest
MTV Ace Of Space 1
2019Kitchen Champion 5
Nach Baliye 9 ContestantWinner [3]
MTV Ace Of Space 2 HerselfGuest
2022 Cyber Vaar Gauri

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022 Roohaniyat Ishanvi Purohit(Chapters 1–2) [18]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2006Wada Tainu Himesh Reshammiya [19]
2017Hello Hello Prince Narula [20]
2018Burnout
2019Goldy GoldenStar Boy LOC [21]
Lakk Boom BoomIshaan Khan, Abhinav Shekhar, Satwinder Noor, Charmaine Lobo [22]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 Gold Glam and Style Awards Stylish Couple

(With Prince Narula)

Won

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