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Shraddha Arya
Shraddha Arya in 2023
Born	(1987-08-17) 17 August 1987 (age 37) New Delhi, India
Education	Masters in Economics
Alma mater	University of Mumbai
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Rahul Nagal ​(m. 2021)​
Children	2

Shraddha Arya (born 17 August 1987) is an Indian actress. She made her film debut as a lead role in SJ Suryah's Tamil film Kalvanin Kadhali along with Nayantara in 2006, in Hindi film Nishabd and in Telugu film Godava with Vaibhav Reddy. She is known for her performances in the Life OK serials Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki, Tumhari Paakhi and Dream Girl. Arya received widespread popularity for her portrayl of role of Dr. Preeta Arora in Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya. In 2019, she simultaneously participated in Nach Baliye 9 as a contestant along with Alam Makkar.

Early life

Arya was born in New Delhi, India. She holds a master's degree in economics from University of Mumbai.

Personal life

In 2015, Arya got engaged to an NRI named Jayant Ratti but the duo called off their engagement due to compatibility issues. She revealed her relationship with Alam Singh Makkar when the couple decided to participate in dance reality show Nach Baliye in 2019. The couple broke up soon after the show finished.

On 16 November 2021, Arya married Indian Navy Officer, Rahul Nagal in an intimate ceremony in her hometown New Delhi.

In September 2024, the couple announced that they're expecting their first child. On 29 November 2024, the couple got blessed with twins, a boy and a girl.

Career

Arya started her career with Zee TV's talent hunt show India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj; she became the first runner-up.

She made her acting debut in 2006 with the Tamil movie Kalvanin Kadhali opposite actor-director S. J. Surya. After that, she ventured into Bollywood with Ram Gopal Varma's Nishabd. She also appeared in the Shahid Kapoor-starrer Paathshaala. She simultaneously ventured into the Telugu industry and did substantial roles in films like Godava, opposite Vaibhav Reddy, Kothi Muka and Romeo. She also performed in Tamil cinema in Kalvanin Kadhali. She has also done two Kannada movies and a Malayalam movie. In 2011, Arya made her television debut with the Indian soap opera Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki. Her breakthrough performance came in the role of Paakhi in Life OK's Tumhari Pakhi. She further rose to prominence with the role of Ayesha in Dream Girl - Ek Ladki Deewani Si.

She won many awards for her performances in Dream Girl and Tumhari Paakhi, including Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role for Dream Girl, Best Jodi Award at the Zee Gold Awards, Hero of the Month Award by Life OK, and the Women Achievers Award in 2016.

In 2016, Arya hosted a comedy show called Mazaak Mazaak Mein, produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor.

From July 2017, she appeared in Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya as Dr. Preeta Arora Luthra initially opposite Dheeraj Dhoopar, followed up by opposite Shakti Arora and Shakti Anand until it went off-aired in December 2024. Her performance won her many awards and nominations including Best Actress at Gold Awards, Indian Telly Awards and Indian Television Academy Awards.

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Post Kundali Bhagya, Arya has established her among the leading and highest-paid actresses of the Hindi television. Arya has been placed in The Times of India's Most Desirable Women on Television list, since 2017. She ranked 16th in 2017, 15th in 2018, 18th in 2019 and 14th in 2020.

Filmography

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Films

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

See also

• List of Hindi television actresses
• List of Indian actresses

• Bollywood
• Biography

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External links

• Shraddha Arya at IMDb 
• Shraddha Arya on Instagram

• Living people
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• 1987 births
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• Actresses in Tamil cinema
• Actresses in Kannada cinema
• Actresses from New Delhi
• Actresses in Hindi television
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• Indian actresses
• University of Mumbai alumni
• Actresses in Malayalam cinema