Mahima Makwana

Mahima Makwana (born 5 August 1999) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. After entering television with Miley Jab Hum Tum and Balika Vadhu as a child artist, Makwana received recognition with her character Rachana in Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke, following which she went on to appear in several television shows. In 2021, Makwana made her Hindi film debut with the action thriller film Antim.

Early life Makwana was born and brought up in Mumbai. Her father was a construction worker who died when she was four months old. Makwana and her elder brother were raised by their mother, a former social worker. Makwana completed her schooling from Mary Immaculate Girls' High School. Makwana has a bachelor's degree in mass media.

Career Television (2009–2020) Makwana started auditioning for acting parts at the age of 10, and appeared in a few Television advertisements. Her television debut was Mohe Rang De on Colors TV and she appeared in CID, Aahat, Miley Jab Hum Tum and Jhansi Ki Rani as a child artiste. In 2009 she played the role of young Gudiya/Gauri in the Colors TV show Balika Vadhu.

In 2011, Makwana was cast as the Parallel lead in Imagine TV's Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto. Her first major lead role was in the Zee TV blockbuster soap opera Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke. Mahima said in an interview that reaching this point in her career was not easy and that she had participated in more than 500 auditions prior to Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke.

After Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke, In March 2015, Makawana played the role of Ram Kapoor and Gurdeep Kohli daughter in Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane. After the end of Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane in August, In November 2015, Makwana signed Adhuri Kahaani Hamari where she played the lead roles of Manasvini Choudhry, a Devrakshika and her reincarnation Radhika Khosla, a film-making student who learns about her previous birth life.

In 2015, Makwana appeared in an episodic role in Zing's youth show Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya as Mandira opposite Nikhil Chaddha.

In August 2017, Makwana played the lead Anami Baldev Singh in the Star Plus show Rishton Ka Chakravyuh. From December 2019 to November 2020, Makwana appeared as a protagonist Rani Dave Reshammiya in Colors TV's Shubharambh.

Films and web series (2017–present) In 2017, Makwana made her film debut with Telugu Movie Venkatapuram. In 2019, Makwana appeared as Natasha in the short film titled Take 2. Take 2 was officially selected and premiered at the 10th Jagran Film Festival 2019, 10th Zumba film festival, and Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles, Hollywood. Take 2 won 'BEST FOREIGN FILM' at the Real-time film festival, Nigeria, 2020 and 'best festival themed film'. In 2019, Makwana made her digital debut with Rangbaaz Season 2 as Chiku. In 2020, Makwana appeared in a web show Flesh as Zoya. In 2021, Makwana was seen in a Tollywood-Hollywood flick Mosagallu which stars Kajal Agarwal, Vishnu Manchu and Suniel Shetty.

In December 2020, Makwana was cast as the female lead in the movie Antim: The Final Truth opposite Aayush Sharma. Antim: The Final Truth was released on 26 November 2021 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Bollywood Hungama wrote that she, "makes a confident debut and is memorable in the scene where she blasts Aayush." In 2023, Makwana played Devika, an urbane, social media manager in Nitesh Tiwari's Tumse Na Ho Payega. Grace Cyrill of India Today wrote, "Mahima Makwana's character has a very trendy job of as a social media manager for celebrities. The actress has done a great job with her performance." While Dhaval Roy of Times Of India wrote, she "effortlessly essays her character as a practical young woman who doesn't compromise on settling for a boyfriend who is not up to her standard, even if it means being in and out of relationships."

In 2024, Makwana played Mahika Nandy in the Dharma Productions series Showtime co-starring Naseeruddin Shah and Emran Hashmi. Mudit Bhatnagar of Times Now writes She "makes you root for her with her confident yet grounded performance." Similarly, Chirag Sehgal of News18 India says, she brings "simplicity to her character" and that her "performance looks very natural". Bollywood Hungama says, "Makwana creates a strong position for herself in the presence of the stalwarts and proves that she is the right fit for the role."

Filmography

Films

All films are in Hindi unless noted.

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2008–2009 Mohe Rang De Unknown Child actor 2009 Balika Vadhu Young Gauri Singh Miley Jab Hum Tum Young Nupur Bhushan 2011–2012 Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto Sonam "Sonu" Dhillon 2012 Aahat Juhi Mehra CID Gopi Dhurvanshi 2012–2015 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Rachana Garg / Rachana Kabir Tripathi 2014 Divya Omkar Luthra Dance India Dance 4 Rachna Tripathi Guest appearance 2015 Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane Disha Ahuja Code Red Ria Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Mandira 2015–2016 Adhuri Kahaani Hamari Manasvini Choudhry/Radhika Khosla 2017–2018 Rishton Ka Chakravyuh Anami Singh 2018 Kumkum Bhagya Herself Guest appearance 2018–2019 Mariam Khan - Reporting Live Mariam Khan/Manjeet Kaur 2019–2020 Shubharambh Rani Reshammiya

Web series

Music video appearances Year TitleSinger(s)Ref. 2019"Dhadkanein Meri"Asees Kaur, Yasser Desai "Darwaze Band"Harry, Enbee 2020"Oh Jaaniye"Varun Dhone "Teri Baat Aur Hai"Stebin Ben "Main Hoon Tera"Piyush Shankar 2021"Toota Taara"Stebin Ben "Bas Ek Tera Main Hoke" 2022"High High"Uchana Amit, King