Urvashi Dholakia is an Indian television actress who played the iconic villain Komolika in the long running television series Kasautii Zindagii Kay and won the sixth season of Bigg Boss.[1][2]
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Born | (1978-07-09) 9 July 1978 (age 44)[1] India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
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Children | 2 |
Awards | Full list |
Dholakia was born on 9 July 1978 to a Punjabi mother and a Gujarati father.[3][1]
She married at age 17 and had twin boys, Kshitij and Sagar, at age 18; she has raised them as a single mother.[4]
Dholakia made her acting debut at 6 in a TV commercial for Lux soap with Revathi.[5] As a child she appeared as Rajlaxmi in the Doordarshan TV series Shrikant. Her first TV adult role was in Doordarshan's Dekh Bhai Dekh as Shilpa followed by Waqt Ki Raftar.[6]
The 2000s decade came as a golden period in bringing Dholakia to the top list of most popular actresses up until then, as she achieved a lot of universal acclaim and awards success for her great performances in the Ekta Kapoor shows Ghar Ek Mandir, Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii, Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Kahiin To Hoga.[7]
Among these, the character of Komolika in Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001–2008), one of the most longest running television series at that point, went on to be opined by many reviews as the most iconic villain till date, winning her a number of recognitions.[citation needed] Since then, Dholakia and Kapoor have collaborated many times.
In 2012, she participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 6 and on 12 January 2013, she emerged as the winner of the season.[8] As of 2017, she is featured in Colors TV's historical fantasy series Chandrakanta as Queen Iravati.[9]
Dholakia in 2022 again came back to fiction genre in Naagin 6 as Urvashi.[10]
Year | Serial | Role |
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1987 | Shrikant | Rajlakshmi |
1993 | Dekh Bhai Dekh | Shilpa |
1995 | Zamana Badal Gaya | Anju Mathur |
1997 | Waqt Ki Raftar | |
2001 | Shaktimaan | Mansi Sharma |
2000–2001 | Ghar Ek Mandir | Sonia |
2000-2002 | Mehndi Tere Naam Ki | Pooja |
2001–2002 | Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii | Sonia |
2001–2008 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Komolika Majumdar |
2003 | Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan | Shweta |
2003 | Kahani Terrii Merrii | Kajol |
2003–2007 | Kahiin To Hoga | Archana "Archie" Khanna |
2008–2009 | Comedy Circus | Contestant |
2009 | Sacch Ka Saamna | Guest |
2009–2010 | Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai | Karishma Mehra |
2010 | Meethi Choori No 1 | Contestant |
2012 | Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava? | Dr. Komolika Rana |
2012–2013 | Bigg Boss 6 | Contestant (Winner) |
2014 | Bigg Boss 8 | Guest |
2015 | Badi Door Se Aaye Hai | 555 |
2017–2018 | Chandrakanta | Queen Iravati Singh |
2018 | Juzzbaat | Guest |
2019 | Ishq Mein Marjawan | Mohini |
Tu Aashiqui | ||
Kitchen Champion 5 | Contestant | |
Nach Baliye 9 | ||
2020 | Bigg Boss 13 | Guest |
2022 | Bigg Boss 15 | |
2022–present | Naagin 6 | Urvashi Kataria |
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1986 | Babul | Rani "Rannu" / Nandini "Nannu" Singh | Hindi |
1988 | Kab Tak Chup Rahungi | Laxmi | |
1991 | Izzat | Anu | |
2006 | Swapnam | Yamini/Komolika | Malayalam/Hindi |
Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role | |
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