Pratibha Ranta

Pratibha Ranta (born 17 December 2000) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and television. Ranta made her acting debut with the television soap opera Qurbaan Hua (2020–2021). She expanded to films with a leading role in the comedy-drama Laapataa Ladies, which became her break-out role and earned her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.

Early life Ranta was born on 17 December 2000 in a Pahari Rajput family hailing from Tikkar in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. She later shifted to Shimla for her education. She did her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Chelsea, Shimla and graduated in filmmaking from Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management in Mumbai.

Career

Ranta made her acting debut in 2020 with Qurbaan Hua, where she played Chahat Baig Bhatt Dhyani opposite Karan Jotwani. The series ended in 2021. Following this, she made her web debut with the romantic drama web series Aadha Ishq, where she played Rene Bhardwaj opposite Darsheel Safary and Gaurav Arora. In her review for Times of India, Archika Khurana praised her performance but found her character to be "cliched" and "confusing".

Ranta made her film debut in 2024, with Laapataa Ladies, where she played a swapped bride Jaya / Pushpa. The film was released in India in 2024. Saibal Chatterjee termed her a "show-stealer", while Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express noted, "The more worldly-wise yet not-as-independent-as-she-would-like-to-be Ranta, who has the more difficult role to pull off, wins the day." Laapataa Ladies earned her several nominations and she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. In the same year, she played Shama, a courtesan's daughter, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's series Heeramandi. Bollywood Hungama stated that Ranta doesn't have "much to do".

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2024 Laapataa Ladies Jaya Tripathi Singh / Pushpa RaniDebut film 2026 Accused Dr. Meera Mishra Netflix film

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2020–2021 Qurbaan Hua Chahat Baig Bhatt Dhyani 2022 Aadha Ishq Rene Bhardwaj 2024 Heeramandi Shama 2026 Pratibha Lahiri

Music video appearances Year Title Singer(s) Ref. 2024 "Saccha Wala Pyaar" Tulsi Kumar, Vishal Mishra

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2024 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Best ActressLaapataa Ladies 2025 International Indian Film Academy Awards Star Debut of the Year – Female Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Filmfare Awards Best Actress – Critics Best Female Debut