Harleen Sethi

Harleen Sethi (born 23 June 1992) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television and web series. Sethi is best known for her portrayal in the series Broken But Beautiful, Kohrra and Doctors. In 2025, she expanded to Hindi films with Be Happy.

Early life Sethi was born on 23 June 1992 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She completed her schooling from Jankidevi Public School in Andheri, and subsequently pursued her graduation from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies(NMIMS).

Career Sethi started her acting career with the 2013 film Country of Bodies: Bombay in Dance, following which she appeared in the 2014 Punjabi film Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin. Sethi then made her debut on television in 2015, with Gulmohar Grand, where she played Tina, one of the hotel staff. She then hosted Yarri Dosti Shaadi and India Adventures, both in 2016. Sethi portrayed a rapper Bani in Gabru: Hip Hop Ke Shehzaade opposite Amol Parashar in 2018.

From 2018 to 2021, Sethi portrayed Sameera, a heartbroken girl opposite Vikrant Massey, in Broken But Beautiful. The series proved to be her breakthrough and earned her recognition. Soumya Rao of Scroll.in noted, "Sethi’s rendition of Samira is one of the high points of the series. The actress infuses pathos into Samira’s desperation and makes her character likable and admirable."

In 2022, Sethi appeared in three web series: Flirteen, where she played Priya, The Gone Game, where she played a CBI officer Sharmila and Kathmandu Connection, where she played a RAW agent Tasneem. For the latter, Archika Khurana of Times of India stated, "The way Sethi is dressed like a 90s heroine makes her look even more stunning. She was, however, unable to provide depth to her character Tasneem, an intelligence officer."

The year 2023 proved to be a turning point in her career. She first played Nimrit, a police officer's daughter in an unhappy marriage alongside Barun Sobti in Kohrra. Saibal Chatterjee opined that the series gave ample scope to Sethi to make her presence felt. She then played Preeti, a gangster's wife in Sultan of Delhi opposite Tahir Raj Bhasin. Nandini Ramnath felt Sethi was wasted in the series following her "nuanced" performance in Kohrra.

Sethi had two web releases in 2024, Bad Cop and Doctors. She played Devika, a police officer in Bad Cop opposite Gulshan Devaiah. Suparna Sharma of The Week noted, "Sethi, who plays the angry cop-wife, is quite good, but like all characters, she too is single-note." In Doctors, Sethi played a resident doctor Nitya opposite Sharad Kelkar. Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com stated, "Sethi is a tad better in a role that gives her a vast emotional range to showcase. She is especially good in the scenes that show the patient-doctor relationship."

Sethi expanded to Hindi films with Be Happy, her first release of 2025. She played Rohini opposite Abhishek Bachchan. Hardika Gupta of NDTV stated, "Sethi in a brief but significant role as Dhara's late mother, is underutilised." Sethi will next appear in a mystery thriller on Netflix.

Personal life From 2018 to 2019, Sethi was in a relationship with actor Vicky Kaushal. The couple broke up in early 2019.

In 2024, Sethi revealed that she had been diagnosed with PCOD.

Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Films Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2013 Country of Bodies: Bombay in Dance Herself 2014 Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin Jaan #3 Punjabi film 2017 Love, Bites Meghna Short film 2020 Nice to Meet You Niharika 2025 Be Happy Rohini Rastogi TBA Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan? Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2015 Gulmohar Grand Tina 2016 Yarri Dosti ShaadiHost India Adventures 2018 Gabru: Hip Hop Ke Shehzaade Rapper Bani 2019 MTV Ace of Space Herself Season 2

Web series Year Title Role Notes Ref.2018–2021Broken But BeautifulSameera Joshi 2020 Bandish Bandits Unnamed Special appearance in song: "Chedkhaniyaan" 2022 Flirteen Priya The Gone Game Sharmila Gupta Season 2 Kathmandu Connection Tasneem 2023 Kohrra Nimrat Kaur Sultan of Delhi Preeti Ganmukh Patel 2024 Bad Cop SHO Devika Naik Doctors Dr. Nitya Vasu TBA Untitled Netflix series Filming

Music videos Year Title Singer Ref. 2022 Dooron Dooron Paresh Pahuja

Discography Year Song Album Ref. 2018 "Teri Hogaiyaan" Broken But Beautiful

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor Female – Drama Series Kohrra 2024 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Best Actress – Series