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Mrunal Thakur (born 1 August 1992), is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi cinema.[2] She began her acting career with the television soaps Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan (2012) and Kumkum Bhagya (2014–2016). Thakur made her Hindi film debut with Love Sonia (2018).

Mrunal Thakur
Thakur in 2019
Born (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 30)[1]
Dhule, Maharashtra
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

In 2019, she appeared in the biographical films Super 30 and Batla House. Thakur has since starred in commercial failures Toofaan and Dhamaka both in (2021), Jersey (2022), and had a commercial success in the Telugu film Sita Ramam (2022).[3]


Early life


Mrunal Thakur was born on 1 August 1992 in Dhule, Maharashtra. She did her schooling at St. Joseph's Convent School, Jalgaon, and at Vasant Vihar High School, Mumbai.[4] Mrunal left KC College before being able to graduate as she was pursuing television at the time.[5]


Career



Television career (2012–2016)


Thakur in 2012
Thakur in 2012

While attending college, Thakur signed a lead role as Gauri Bhosle opposite Mohit Sehgal in the Star Plus series Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan. The show aired from 2012 to 2013. Later in 2013, Thakur appeared in an episodic appearance on the mystery thriller Har Yug Mein Aayega Ek – Arjun, in which she played a journalist named Sakshi Anand.[6]

In February 2014, Thakur signed Zee TV's soap opera Kumkum Bhagya, for which she began shooting the following month.[7] The show, co-starring Sriti Jha, Shabir Ahluwalia, Arjit Taneja, and Supriya Shukla, started airing on 15 April, and saw Thakur portray Bulbul Arora Khanna, a woman who along with her elder sister (played by Jha) helps their mother (played by Shukla) run a marriage hall. The show received mostly positive to mixed reviews from critics in critical reception. Thakur quit the show in January 2016.[8]

Mrunal appeared as a Contestant on Box Cricket League 1 in 2014 and Nach Baliye 7 in 2015. In 2016, She performed dance in a special episode of &TV's SauBhagyalaxmi[9] and had a Guest appearance in Tuyul & Mbak Yul Reborn. Her final appearance on TV was with the Indonesian serial Nadin, where she was she as Tara, after which she took a retirement from television.


Film career (2014–present)


Thakur made her film debut with the Marathi film, Vitti Dandu, which released in 2014. She was seen as Sandhya. Her next Marathi film was Surajya, where she was seen as Dr. Swapna.

In 2012, Thakur began work on the international film Love Sonia, for which she stayed at Kolkata. The film was released in September 2018 after various delays and featured her in the titular role of a village girl who brings to light issue of global human trafficking. For preparation, Thakur stayed at a brothel to study the body language of prostitutes. The film however was a failure at the box office.[10] It marked her first Hindi project.

Thakur promoting Super 30
Thakur promoting Super 30

Thakur's Bollywood debut came in 2019 with Vikas Bahl's biographical movie Super 30, narrating the story of mathematician Anand Kumar (played by Hrithik Roshan in the film) and his educational program of the same name, in which she portrayed Kumar's love interest, a classical dancer Supriya.[11] In the same year, she played John Abraham's wife Nandita Kumar in Nikkhil Advani's Batla House, based on the 2008 Batla House encounter case. While Batla House grossed over ₹1.11 billion (US$14 million) worldwide, Super 30 had a global collection of ₹2.08 billion (US$26 million) worldwide, and both of them were commercially successful.[12]

In 2020 Thakur appeared in a Netflix venture, the four-part anthology horror film Ghost Stories as Ira in the Segment: Karan Johar's segment.[13] The same year she appeared in a music video "Gallan Goriya", alongside John Abraham.

In 2021, Thakur has starred in the sports drama, Toofaan,[14] directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and co-starring Farhan Akhtar, which premiered on 16 July 2021 on Amazon Prime Video.[15] In addition, she co-starred in the action thriller Dhamaka, directed by Ram Madhvani and co-starring Kartik Aaryan and Amruta Subhash, which released on Netflix on 19 November 2021.[16] She also appeared in two music videos in the year 2021, "Bad Boy x Bad Girl" with Badshah and "Aise Na Chhoro" with Guru Randhawa.

Thakur's first film of 2022, Jersey, a remake of the 2019 Telugu film of the same name, co-starring Shahid Kapoor, released on 22 April 2022.[17] It received mostly positive to mixed reviews from critics. However the film turned out to be a failure at the box office.[18][19] Thakur made her Telugu film debut opposite Dulquer Salmaan in Hanu Raghavapudi's Sita Ramam.[20] It received mostly positive to mixed reviews from critics and went onto become a box-office success.[21][22]


Upcoming films

Thakur will appear opposite Abhimanyu Dassani and Paresh Rawal in the multi-starrer comedy Aankh Micholi.[23] Following this, she will be seen with Ishaan Khatter in the war action film Pippa.[24] She will also be seen playing the role of a police officer alongside Aditya Roy Kapur in the Hindi remake of the 2019 Tamil film Thadam.[25][26] She also completed Maddock Films Pooja Meri Jaan alongside Huma Qureshi.[27]


Filmography



Films


Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014Vitti DanduSandhya Jain Marathi film[28]
SurajyaDr. Swapna[29]
2018Love SoniaSonia Gupta [30]
2019Super 30Supriya Singh [31]
Batla HouseShobhna Yadav [32]
2020Ghost StoriesIrawati Kapoor [13]
2021 ToofaanDr. Ananya Prabhu [33]
Dhamaka Saumya Mehra [34]
2022 JerseyVidya Rao Talwar [35]
Sita Ramam Sita Mahalakshmi/
Princess Noor Jahan		 Telugu film [36]
Pippa Radha Completed[37]
2023 Pooja Meri Jaan TBA Completed[38]
Aankh Micholi TBA Filming[39]
Gumraah TBA Filming[40]

Television


Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012–2013 Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan Gauri Bhonsle [6]
2013 Har Yug Mein Ayega Ek Arjun Sakshi Anand
2014–2016 Kumkum Bhagya Bulbul Arora Khanna [7]
2014 Box Cricket League 1 Contestant Team: Mumbai Warriors [41]
2015 Nach Baliye 7 8th place [42]
2016 Saubhagyalaxmi Herself Guest appearance [9]
Tuyul & Mbak Yul Reborn [43]
2017 Nadin Tara Special appearance [44]

Music videos


Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2020 Gallan Goriya Dhvani Bhanushali, Taz [45]
2021 Bad Boy x Bad Girl Nikhita Gandhi, Badshah [46]
Aise Na Chhoro Guru Randhawa [47]

Awards and nominations


Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Gold Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Kumkum Bhagya Nominated [48]
2016 Nominated [49]
2018 London Indian Film Festival Best Newcomer Award Love Sonia Won [50]
2019 Gold Awards Rising Star From Indian Television to Film — Won [51]

See also



References


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  2. India Times On August 1, actor Mrunal Thakur has turned 30. As per age calculator according to The Economic Times her birthday year is 1992.
  3. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (28 July 2022). "Hanu Raghavapudi: The war in Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur's 'Sita Ramam' is an internal battle". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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  11. "Flawed but powerful sex-trafficking drama". The Guardian. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  12. "'Love Sonia': A familiar tale brutally told". Business Standard. 13 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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  20. "Mrunal Thakur set to play Sita in Dulquer Salmaan's upcoming film: 'Here to conquer your hearts'". The Indian Express. 2 August 2021.
  21. "Sita Ramam Movie Review : A predictable but poetic tale of love". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  22. "Sita Ramam box office day 6 collection: Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur film crosses ₹40 crore mark". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  23. "'Aankh Micholi' starring Abhimanyu Dassani, Mrunal Thakur, Paresh Rawal, and others to release on May 13, 2022". The Free Press Journal. 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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  32. "Mrunal Thakur on working with John Abraham for Batla House". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  33. "Mrunal Thakur starts shooting for Farhan Akhtar starrer 'Toofan'". The Times of India. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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  36. "Sita Ramam glimpse: Rashmika Mandanna's Afreen is on a mission to make Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur win". The Indian Express. 10 April 2022.
  37. "Mrunal Thakur wraps up the shoot of Pippa". Bollywood Hungama. 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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  44. "Now Indonesia to get its own version of Naagin". India Today. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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  46. "Bad Boy x Bad Girl: बादशाह का नया Party सॉन्ग रिलीज, 4 घण्टे में 11 लाख व्यूज..." Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  47. "New Hindi Hit Music Video - 'Aise Na Chhoro' Sung By Guru Randhawa Featuring Mrunal Thakur | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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