Sargun Mehta

Personal life

Mehta began dating her 12/24 Karol Bagh co-star Ravi Dubey in 2009, and married him in December 2013. On 5 February 2013, in an interview with IndiaTimes, Mehta said that she and Dubey "always shared a good bond and understanding. But after doing Nach Baliye together we understand each other professionally more." After marrying, she changed her name to Sargun Mehta Dubey.

Career Acting debut, early work and recognition (2009–2011) Mehta began her career with theatre shows. During her three years in college in Delhi, she performed in several theatrical productions. Later, she was selected for the supporting role in Zee TV's 2009 television programme 12/24 Karol Bagh. In it, she appeared opposite Ravi Dubey in the role of Neetu Sethi, an effervescent young woman. The show tells the story of four children, Simi, Anuj, Neetu and Mili, of the Sethi family, which lives in the middle-class locality of Karol Bagh in Delhi. Neetu is the third sibling out of the four, who is married to the mentally challenged Omi (played by Ravi Dubey). In an interview with The Hindu, Mehta said that she gained the role by accident: "My friends and I from the theatre club were asked by one of our professors to audition for the role and I landed Neetu's part". In May 2011, the show went off-air after it failed to gain popularity.

In January 2011, Mehta featured as the lead protagonist opposite Ajay Chaudhary in Siddharth Tewary's drama series Phulwa on Colors TV, in which she played the title role.

Mehta then guest-starred as Anika, opposite Karan Patel in Shontara Productions' Teri Meri Love Stories Star Plus network anthology series in August 2012.

At the end of October 2012, Mehta was approached for the role of Aradhya in Shashi Mittal's show Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat, but was removed from the show due to conceptual changes.

Ekta Kapoor's soap opera Kya Huaa Tera Vaada was Mehta's next show. In it, she played an independent girl character after a ten-year leap in the show's storyline. Co-starring alongside Mohit Malhotra, Mona Singh, Mouli Ganguly, and Neelam Sivia, she was cast as grown-up Bulbul, a journalist. She began shooting on 5 December and was telecast in mid-December 2012. She said: "My character has different shades. I haven't done this kind of role before. The show went off the air near the end of May 2013.

After acting in 12/24 Karol Bagh (2009), Phulwa (2011) and Kya Huaa Tera Vaada (2012), she portrayed a docile character role of Ganga in Colors drama series Balika Vadhu.

In September 2014, Mehta participated in the reality show, Bigg Boss 8 as a contestant, but she got eliminated in the first episode itself. The show went off-air on 8 May 2015. Sargun Mehta Stars in Music Video For 'Titliaan' With Harrdy Sandhu.

Established actress in Punjabi cinema (2015–present) In July 2015, Mehta made her filming debut with Angrej, in a Punjabi film directed by Simerjit Singh, alongside Amrinder Gill, Aditi Sharma. In this film she portrayed the central role of Dhan Kaur. The film had receive significant opening in India, which earned in its first week. The film grossed in the international markets in 17 days, and emerged as the second highest grossing Punjabi film of 2015. In 2016, she appeared in Love Punjab as Jessica Brar. She got Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Punjabi films) for her portrayal of Jessica. She later participated in the sports reality show, Box Cricket League 2.

In 2017, she appeared in Jindua as Saggi, and in Lahoriye as Amiran, which got her second Filmfare Awards for Best Actress for the film.

In 2018 she portrayed Baani in Qismat, and got PTC Film Awards for Best Actress.

In 2019, she gave commercial hit Kala Shah Kala with Binnu Dhillon, which is the highest grossing Punjabi film of 2019 as yet. Her second release was Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh with Gippy Grewal. Her third release of the year was Surkhi Bindi with Gurnam Bhullar. Gurnaaz of The Tribune Gurnaaz praised the performance of Mehta, and said, "Watch it for the stellar act displayed by Sargun Mehta and Gurnam Bhullar, their exhilarating love story and the happy ending that stays with you even when you step out of the theatre." Her fourth release was quirky comedy Jhalle opposite Binnu Dhillon, co-produced by herself with Dhillon, and Munish Walia. It was released on 15 November.

In 2021, her film Qismat 2, a sequel to her 2018 film Qismat, was released on 24 September.

In 2022, she appeared in romantic comedy film Saunkan Saunkne opposite Ammy Virk and Nimrat Khaira, and Ghund Kadh Le Ni Sohreyan Da Pind Aa Gaya with Gurnam Bhullar, released on 8 July. Her third film of the year Moh, with Jagdeep Sidhu, the director of her earlier film series Qismat, will be released on 16 September 2022.

In 2019, she has opened her own production house Dreamiyata Entertainment Pvt Ltd, with her husband Ravi Dubey and co-produced a film Jhalle. In January 2013, she quit the show due to her busy schedule involving multiple other programmes.

Mehta walked the ramp at the prestigious award the twelfth Indian Television Academy (ITA)'s fashion event titled, Fashion Ka Jalwa on 4 November 2012. In December 2012, Mehta participated in the fifth season of Star Plus' celebrity couple dance reality show Nach Baliye. She was joined by Ravi Dubey, and on a 23 March 2013 finale episode, she was announced as the first runner-up of show. In addition, she participated in another version of show, entitled Nach Baliye Shriman v/s Shrimati, in which the couples competed against each other. The mini-series began in April 2013, and Mehta competed against Dubey. On 24 May 2013, Mehta walked the ramp as showstopper at Gitanjali Fashion Nights in Mumbai.

In December 2013, she made a special appearance in the sixth season of Nach Baliye, along with Dubey. By the end of 2013, mehta landed her first television hosting assignment with special children's season of Sony Entertainment Television's dance reality show Boogie Woogie.

In January 2014, Mehta featured in the print campaign for the 2014 GR8! TV Magazine's 15th calendar edition, GR8! Love Stories Calendar, which featured twelve real life television couples. She appeared along with her husband, Dubey. The first edition of the calendar was shot by the fashion photographer Pravin Talan, and it was launched by Anu Ranjan and Shashi Ranjan, founders of GR8 Entertainment Ltd., at a Gala event on 6 January 2014. In mid-February 2014, Mehta appeared as a guest along with Sidharth Shukla, Ravi Dubey and Karan Wahi on Colors Television's comedy/talk show Comedy Nights with Kapil, performing in a special episode of Pinky Bua's (Upasana Singh) wedding. Mehta appeared as a special panel member on the show Bigg Boss 8, after getting evicted in the premiere. Bigg Boss 8 on 21 September 2014, along with Gautam Gulati and Sukirti Kandpal.

On 18 February 2015, Mehta started to shoot for an episode of Colors TV's cookery/talk show Farah Ki Dawat, on which she appeared as a guest in its first episode along with actor Abhishek Bachchan. The show was hosted by filmmaker Farah Khan, and its first episode was telecast on 22 February 2015.

In May 2015, Mehta featured in the director Waseem Sabir's music video titled O Meri Jaan, in which she appeared alongside many actors, include Gautam Rode, Ruhana Khanna, Riddhi Dogra, Meiyang Chang and Hiten Tejwani. The music video highlights the father-daughter relationship, which spreads the message of the importance of raising a girl child with love. The video song sung by Suhail Zargar and It released on Father's Day.

In the second week of June 2015, Mehta was selected to appear as a special dance performer in the seventh season of Star Plus television's couple dance reality show Nach Baliye, in which she performed with the contestants Nandish Sandhu and Rashami Desai in special "Teen Ka Tadka" episode on first week of July 2015.

Mehta appeared as a guest-participant in the ninth season of the reality show Bigg Boss. She participated and teams up with Mandana Karimi and Rishabh Sinha on the day 23 in "Hotel BB" luxury budget task on 3 November 2015.

Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released All films are in Punjabi, unless otherwise noted.

Television As actress

Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2009 12/24 Karol Bagh Neetu Sethi Dagar 2010–2011 Apno Ke Liye Geeta Ka Dharmayudh Geeta 2011 Crime Patrol Aarti Shekhar Nach Baliye 5 Contestant1st runner-up 2013 Nach Baliye Shriman v/s Shrimati Contestant 2013–2014 Balika Vadhu Ganga Singh Boogie Woogie Kids Championship Host 2014 Bigg Boss 8 Contestant 20th place The Kapil Sharma Show Dr. Sudha 2017 Lip Sing Battle Contestant

As producer

Music video appearances Year Title Singer Ref. 2017 "Qismat"Ammy Virk2019"Laare"Maninder Buttar 2020"Nach Nach"Gippy Grewal"Toxic"Payal Dev, Badshah"Taare Baliye"Ammy Virk "Titliaan"Afsana Khan 2021"Titliaan Warga"Harrdy Sandhu, Jaani 2022"Mere Kol"Afsana Khan 2024 "Ve Haaniyaan" Danny

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2014 Indian Television Academy Awards GR8! Performer Of The Year – Female Balika Vadhu 2016 PTC Punjabi Film Awards Best Actress Angrej Best Female Debut 2017 Best Actress Love Punjab Filmfare Awards Punjabi 2018 Lahoriye PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2019 Qismat 2020 Surkhi Bindi 2022 Best Actress – Critics Qismat 2 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Story Udaariyaan