Lata Sabharwal

Lata Sabharwal is an Indian actress, who has worked in Hindi television and films. Sabharwal is best known for her portrayal of Rajshri Goyel Maheshwari in Star Plus's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke. She has also starred in successful television shows like Shaka Laka Boom Boom, Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki as well as films like Vivah and Ishq Vishq.

Personal life In 2009, Sabharwal married fellow actor Sanjeev Seth from the show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. In 2013 she gave birth to a boy.

On 21 June 2025, Sabharwal announced separation from her husband on Instagram.

Career Sabharwal started her career in 1999 with Geeta Rahasya. She has played supporting roles in all three of her movies, among which Vivah has been her most successful movie to date. Besides acting in Bollywood movies, she has also acted in television series, among them Arzoo Hai Tu, Awaz - Dil Se Dil Tak, Jannat, Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kaate and Khushiyan. She usually plays supporting roles in Hindi television programmes. She was seen in Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki, which aired on Sahara One channel. Then, she played the role of Sanju's mother in Shaka Laka Boom Boom. From 2007 to 2008, she played the role of Cynthia in Sahara One's Ghar Ek Sapnaa. In 2008, she appeared in Main Teri Parchhain Hoon on Imagine TV. This role got her fame in Indian Television. In 2007, she was seen in Naaginn, which aired on Zee TV, as Ratna, Triveni's daughter in law.

From 2009 to 2019, she played Rajshri Goyel Maheshwari, the mother of the main lead, Akshara, the grand mother of later main lead, Naira in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Star Plus. The role brought her much recognition and fame. She won several awards in the category of Best Onscreen Mother. She married her on-screen husband from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Sanjeev Seth. Lata and her husband, Sanjeev Seth, participated in the Star Plus dance show Nach Baliye 6 in 2013.

She reprised her role of Rajshri Goyel Maheshwari in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke, the spin-off series of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. She has played the role of Vasundhara Ranjeetpratap Singh in the Colors TV show Ishq Mein Marjawan. In 2021, she made an announcement about her decision to quit television.

Television Year Serial Role Zara Si Zindagi 1999 Geeta Rahasya Draupadi 2000 X Zone – 6 1/2 2001–2002 Jannat Naaz 2001–2002 Jai Mahabharat Rajmata Kunti 2002 Kehta Hai Dil Vikram's Wife 2002–2004 Shaka Laka Boom Boom Sanju's mother 2002–2006 Aap Beeti Story:Rajnigandha(2005), Story:Pukaar(2002) 2003 Raghu More: Bachelor of Hearts 2003 Arzoo Hai Tu Smita 2003–2004 Awaz – Dil Se Dil Tak Lata Pramod Gupta 2003–2004 Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kaate 2004 Devi Kavita Sharma / Kavita Vasudev Kumar 2004 Dishayen Reema 2004 Khushiyan 2005 Anant 2005–2006 Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki Shalini Mittal / Shalini Puneet Agarwal 2006 Apradhi Kaun Dr. Julie 2007–2008 Naaginn Ratna Vishnu Singh 2007–2009 Ghar Ek Sapnaa Cynthia Rishabh Chaudhary 2008 C.I.D. – Kissa Bhatakti Aatma Ka Ragini (Episode 534) Mandy (Episode 534) 2008–2009 Main Teri Parchhain Hoon Jaya Siddharth Tyagi 2009–2019 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Rajshree Goyel Maheshwari 2013 Nach Baliye 6 Contestant 2017 Woh Apna Sa Kalyani Amrish Jindal 2018–2019 Ishq Mein Marjawan Vasundhara Ranjeetpratap Singh

Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2003 Ishq Vishk Alisha's friend 2006 Vivah Bhavna 2008 Konchem Koththaga Seema Bheoroll Telugu 2015 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Sangeeta Singh Cameo Role 2023 The Rise of Sudarshan Chakra Hero's Aunty