Kritika Kamra

Kritika Kamra (pronounced [krɪtɪka kaːmra]; born 25 October 1988[1][2]) is an Indian film and television actress.[3]

Kritika Kamra
Kamra in 2023
Born (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2007–present

Kamra is known for playing Arohi in television shows Kitani Mohabbat Hai, Dr. Nidhi in Kuch Toh Log Kahenge, Ananya in Reporters and Chandrakanta in Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta. In 2014 she participated in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Kamra made her Bollywood debut in 2018 with Mitron.[4]

Early life

Kamra was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh[5] and grew up in her hometown Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh.[6] She did her early schooling at Anand Primary School, Sukhpur, where her father is a dentist and mother a nutritionist and an educationist in Shri Anandpur Trust Charitable Hospital, Ashoknagar. She also briefly attended Tara Sadan Sr. Secondary school, Ashoknagar, M.P. She completed her middle school from St. Joseph's Senior Secondary School, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and then pursued secondary and higher secondary studies at Delhi Public School, New Delhi.[7][8][9] She then went on to study fashion at National Institute of Fashion Technology but dropped out after her first year, as she was cast for Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar.[10]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRole Notes Ref.
2015 Best Girlfriend Sonali Short film [11]
Dry Dreams Unnamed [12]
2016 White Shirt Vani [13]
2018MitronAvni [14]
2023BheedVidhi Prabhakar [15]

Web series
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
2016Friend ZonedCompany boss [16]
I Don't Watch TVHerself [17]
2021TandavSana Mir [18]
2022Kaun Banegi ShikharwatiKaamini Shikharwat/Princess Kaa [19]
Hush HushDolly Dalal [20]
2023 Bambai Meri JaanHabiba [21]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007–2008 Yahaan Ke Hum Sikander Arshiya [22]
2009 Kitani Mohabbat Hai Arohi Sharma [23]
2009–2010 Pyaar Ka Bandhan Kajol Das/Pratiksha Das [24]
2010 Zara Nachke Dikha Contestant Season 2 [25]
Ganga Kii Dheej Geeta [26]
2010–2011 Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2 Arohi Ahluwalia [27]
2011–2013 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Dr. Nidhi Verma [28]
2012–2013 V The Serial Herself Cameo [29]
2013 Ek Thhi Naayka Veera Episodes 15/6 [30]
2014 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 Contestant 14th place [31]
2015 MTV Webbed 2 Host [32]
Reporters Ananya Kashyap [33]
2017 Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta Princess Chandrakanta [34]
2019 Khatra Khatra Khatra Herself Guest

Discography
Year Title Ref.
2017Mera Jahan[35]
2019Hai Pyaar Kya

Awards and nominations
Year Work Award Category Result
2009 Kitani Mohabbat Hai Indian Telly Awards Popular Fresh New Face (Female) Won[36]
2012 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Won[37]
2017 Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Nominated[38]

See also
Main article: List of Hindi television actresses

References
  1. "TV actors and their birthday bash pictures". The Times of India. 17 August 2015.
  2. "Kritika Kamra chooses Game Of Thrones cosplay for her birthday bash".
  3. "Kritika Kamra: I don't enjoy saas-bahu dramas". The Times of India.
  4. "Telly queen Kritika Kamra talks about making her Bollywood debut with Mitron". Time Now.
  5. Chakraborty, Debashish (25 October 2019). "Kritika Kamra: Kritika Kamra latest photos, Style, Fashion Trends photos pics: These glamour-defining shots of the Mitron actress will melt your heart for good | Entertainment News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. "Teacher's Day special: I'd make sure I never cross paths with my mum at school, says Kritika Kamra". Hindustan Times. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. "Born in Uttar Pradesh, Kritika completed her High school and higher secondary schooling from Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi".
  8. "Kritika Kamra: Kanpur feels like home". The Times of India. 5 December 2015.
  9. "Know more about Kritika Kamra #JDJ 7". Colors. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  10. "'You can call it my first major show'". Hindustan Times. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  11. "The Internet success of Kritika-Vikrant's Best Girlfriend to set a series rolling". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. "Watch: Kritika Kamra kills Barun Sobti for water". India Today. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  13. "Kunal Kapoor and Kritika Kamra to feature in Short film 'White Shirt'". Mid Day. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  14. "Kritika Kamra on Mitron: Couldn't have hoped for a better Bollywood debut". The Indian Express. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  15. "Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar Starrer Bheed Gets New Release Date". Zee News. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  16. "A twisted tale". The Hindu. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  17. "Trailer of 'I Don't Watch TV' web series launched – Watch it here". Zee News. 15 February 2016.
  18. "'Tandav': Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Kritika Kamra's character posters out". DNA India. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  19. "What Made Kritika Kamra Say Yes To 'Kaun Banega Shikharwati'". Outlook India. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  20. "Hush Hush: Suffocated Dolly Dalal aka Kritika Kamra fears grave consequences of her actions'". ZEENews India. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  21. "Bambai Meri Jaan trailer: Kay Kay Menon, Avinash Tiwary series drops us into Mumbai underworld of the 70s". The Indian Express. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  22. "I hardly get time for myself: Kritika Kamra - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  23. "It's showtime, folks!". The Times of India. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  24. "Balaji Telefilms Limited : Television, Motion Pictures".
  25. "I'm On A Break From Fiction: Kritika". indiatimes.com. 15 April 2014.
  26. ""Faced Prejudice And Still Do": Tandav Actress Kritika Kamra On Her Transition From TV To Bollywood". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  27. "Imagine to bring season 2 of Kitani Mohabbat Hai".
  28. "Meet Kuch Toh Log Kahenge's Dr Nidhi Varma". Rediff. 5 October 2011.
  29. Desai, Purva (20 November 2012). "Chose to stay away from The Serial: Kritika Kamra". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  30. "'Ek Thi Daayan' scared 'nayika' Kritika Kamra". Zee News. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  31. "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 to be tougher this season". DNA India. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  32. Adivarekar, Priya; Kanabar, Ankita R (4 April 2014). "Kritika Kamra will anchor MTV Webbed". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  33. Olivera, Roshni (13 April 2015). "Kritika Kamra: I'm not a damsel in distress, but a strong, opinionated woman". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  34. "Kritika Kamra: My role in Chandrakanta is neither spineless nor 'a bechari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  35. "Watch: Chandrakanta actress Kritika Kamra stars in a music video". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  36. "2009 nominations". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  37. "Telly awards 2012 Jury Awards winners". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  38. "ITA Nominations". Indian Telly Awards. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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