Yukti Thareja

Yukti Thareja (born 5 January 2000) is an Indian model and actress. In 2019, she participated in the reality shows MTV Supermodel of the Year. She also appeared in the films Rangabali and Marco (2024).

Early life Thareja was born on 5 January 2000. She began her modeling career with "Oppo Delhi Times Fresh Face 2017", while pursuing her graduation from Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi.

Career

In 2019, she participated in MTV Supermodel of the Year, where she was evicted at the 4th position. In 2021, Thareja appeared opposite Emraan Hashmi in T-Series music video "Lut Gaye", sung by Jubin Nautiyal. It has received more than 1.1 billion views on YouTube.

In 2023, she made her Tollywood film debut with Rangabali, opposite Naga Shaurya. The same year, she was chosen as the female lead for Devil: The British Secret Agent starring alongside Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. Later, she was replaced with Samyukhta Menon.

In 2024, she joined Unni Mukundan's Marco making her debut in Malayalam cinema. It became her highest grossing film. In 2025, she was seen in JioHotstar's musical drama series Hai Junoon! Dream. Dare. Dominate.. The same year, she appeared in a romantic comedy film opposite Kiran Abbavaram, titled K-Ramp.

Thareja is slated to appear in Telugu films King Jackie Queen opposite Dheekshith Shetty and in an untitled film opposite Nikhil Kumaraswamy.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Language Ref. 2023 Rangabali Dr. Sahaja Reddy Telugu 2024 Marco Maria Anna Paul Malayalam 2025 K-RampMercy JoyTelugu 2026 KJQ: King Jackie Queen Bhargavi TBA Untitled Nikhil Kumaraswamy film Kannada

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2019 MTV Supermodel of the Year Contestant 4th place 2025 Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Dasara Special

Web series Year Title Role Language Ref. 2025 Hai Junoon! Swati Hindi Delhi Crime (Season 3) ASI Simran Masih

Music videos Year Title Singer(s)Co-actorRef. 2020 Ik Supna Prabh Gill 2021 Sasarvadi Rajneesh Patel Lut Gaye Jubin NautiyalEmraan Hashmi 2024 Galti Vishal MishraAayush Sharma

Awards Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2023 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress Rangabalirowspan="2" 2024 Best Debut Actress Marco