Asha Negi

Early life

Negi was born and raised in Dehradun, Uttarakhand to L.S. Negi and Beena Negi. In 2009, she was crowned Miss Uttarakhand 2009. She eventually moved to Mumbai to pursue an acting career.

Personal life Negi began a relationship with her Pavitra Rishta costar Rithvik Dhanjani in 2013. They later broke up in 2020 after 7 years of dating.

Career Early work (2009–2010) Negi started her career as a model in 2009 after she won the title of Miss Uttarakhand 2009 during her college days. She appeared in various advertisements for companies and did many photo shoots. Later she auditioned for her first TV show in 2010 with the StarPlus show Sapnon Se Bhare Naina playing the role as Madhura. In 2011, Negi appeared on the Balaji Telefilms series Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, where she played the negative role Apeksha Malhotra. She has acknowledged the show as a great experience and has cited lead actress Sakshi Tanwar as her inspiration.

Career breakthrough (2011–2014)

Her first main role was in 2011 when she was cast in part in Zee TV's Pavitra Rishta opposite Shakti Arora and Rithwik Dhanjani as the intelligent, beautiful and determined Purvi Desmukh, the adopted daughter of Archana Deskmukh (Ankita Lokhande). She has won the stellar performer of the year in Gold Awards and was awarded the popular favourite Jodi at Zee Rishtey awards. Negi has also won the Fresh Face Female at Indian Telly Awards.

In November 2013, Negi participated in the dance couple reality show Nach Baliye season six, along with her partner Dhanjani. They both were one of the entertaining contestants. In February 2014, they both became the winner of the dance show.

In August 2014, Negi entered the Zee TV show Ek Mutthi Aasmaan. She played the role as Kalpana Raghav Singhania opposite Ashish Chaudhary. She made a small appearance in the &TV show Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah in March 2015.

Khatron Ke Khiladi and further success (2015–present)

Negi participated in the celebrity stunt based show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2015. She became one of the finalists on the show. She then appeared in the Ekta Kapoor show Kumkum Bhagya along with Dhanjani reprising their roles in Pavitra Rishta. She also did an episodic appearance in Code Red. She also was a team member in Box Cricket League in Season 1 in 2015 along with Season 2 of BCL. Later, hosted the singing reality show Indian Idol in 2015.

In November 2015, Negi was approached and finalised to replace Shritama Mukherjee in the StarPlus show Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan opposite Gautam Gupta and Aly Goni. From 2019 to 2020, Negi played the role of Gauravi Mehta in web series of Alt Balaji named Baarish opposite Sharman Joshi.

Other appearance on television In March 2012, Negi appeared as Purvi in the special episode of Punar Vivaah. In August 2012, she again performed for the 5th Boroplus Gold Awards. Later she made a special appearance in two shows Hitler Didi and Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke along with her costars Shakti Arora and Rithwik Dhanjani. In the grand finale of Bigg Boss 6, Negi made a special appearance and performed in the Bigg Boss house along with Rati Pandey, Pooja Gor and Rashami Desai. Later she performed at Zee Rishtey Awards 2013. In 2014, Negi performed with Rithvik at the Star Parivaar Awards 2014. In 2014, she also made a guest appearance on Jamai Raja with Sargun Mehta. Later she made another appearance in Kumkum Bhagya in 2015.

Media image

Negi was placed 8th in Rediff.coms "Top OTT Actresses" list of 2020. Negi has appeared on the cover of several magazines such as Telly Calendar and Gr8 Magazine, where she featured with Rithvik Dhanjani.

Filmography Films Year Title Role NotesRef. 2020 Ludo Asha Pathak Tiwari 2021 Collar Bomb ASI Sumitra Joshi

Television Year Title Role NotesRef. 2010 Sapnon Se Bhare Naina Madhura 2011 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Apeksha Malhotra 2011–2014 Pavitra Rishta Purvi Deshmukh Kirloskar 2012 Shubh Vivah Seethalakshmi Bai 2013–2014 Nach Baliye 6 Contestant Winner Code Rode Saraswati Indian Idol Junior Host Season 2 2015–2016 Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan Koyal Ghosh 2016 Box Cricket League 2 Contestant Team: Kolkata Baabu Moshayes 2017 Entertainment Ki Raat Various Characters 2021 Ladies vs Gentlemen Panelist Season 2

Special appearances Year Title Role Ref. 2012 Punar Vivaah - Zindagi Milegi Dobara Purvi Deshmukh Kirloskar Hitler Didi Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Bigg Boss 6 Herself 2013 Qubool Hai Purvi Deshmukh Kirloskar India's Best Dramebaaz Dance India Dance Super Moms 2014 Jamai Raja Herself 2015 Kumkum Bhagya Purvi Deshmukh Kirloskar Nach Baliye 7 Herself Nadaniyaan Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi Dance Plus 1 Koyal Ghosh Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Herself Comedy Nights Live 2017 Bigg Boss 11 Super Dancer 2 Lip Sing Battle 2018 Kaleerein India's Next Superstars

Web series Year Title Role NotesRef. 2019-2020 Baarish Gauravi Karmakar Mehta 2 seasons 2020 Love Ka Panga Neha Sharma 2020-2022 Abhay Sonam Khanna Season 2,3 2021 Khwabon Ke Parindey Bindiya 2023 The Talent Manager Kritika Kapoor 2024 Butterflies 5 Disha Episode: "To Suhani, From Disha" Industry Sanya Sen Honeymoon Photographer Ambika Nath 2025 Criminal Justice: A Family Matter Roshni Saluja

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2012 Gold Awards Stellar Performer Of The YearPavitra Rishta 2013Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Onscreen Couple (with Rithvik Dhanjani) Gold Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role