Sangita Ghosh
{{short description|Indian television actress (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sangita Ghosh
| image = Sangeeta Ghosh.jpg
| caption = Ghosh at Mumbai Police and NGO kids function in 2014
| other_names =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|8|18}}
| birth_place = Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India
| occupation = {{hlist|Model| actress|dancer|television presenter}}
| years_active = 1986–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Shailendra Singh Rathore|2011}}
| children=1
| website =
}}
Sangita Ghosh (born 18 August 1976{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday: Des mein nikla hoga chand fame Sangita Ghosh turns 39 |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-sangita-ghosh-birthday-5086948-PHO.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar |access-date=22 June 2016 |date=18 August 2015}}) is an Indian film and television actress and model.{{Cite web |title=I refrain from watching myself on TV: Sangita Ghosh |last=Mulchandani |first=Amrita |work=The Times of India |date=16 September 2013 |access-date=23 June 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-refrain-from-watching-myself-on-TV-Sangita-Ghosh/articleshow/22628343.cms}} She is better known for her role of Pammi in the television serial Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand.{{Cite web |title=Oh my Ghosh! |last=Unnikrishnan |first=Chaya |work=Daily News & Analysis |date=26 August 2013 |access-date=28 August 2013 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/interview-oh-my-ghosh-1880049}} She has also anchored and hosted several award shows and television series. She anchored the show Nach Baliye with Shabbir Ahluwalia, where she also gave multiple dance performances.{{cite news |last1=Chattopadhyay |first1=Sudipto |title=I want a contractual marriage with Shabbir |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-want-a-contractual-marriage-with-shabbir-1014319 |access-date=18 March 2021 |work=DNA India |date=22 February 2006 |language=en}} She is also known for her role as Pishachini in Divya Drishti.
Career
Ghosh started acting when she was ten years old, in a serial called Hum Hindustani. She has done a lot of modelling for brands like Donear Suitings and Nirma. She finished her college studies in 1996 and acted in serials like "Mehndi Tere Naam Ki" Sansaar (in the early 1990s of Dheeraj Kumar), Kurukshetra, Adhikar, Ajeeb Dastan and Daraar. After Daraar, she was cast in Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand in which she played the role of Pammi. She portrayed the role of Priyanka Kharbanda / Priyanka Rahul Lamba on popular TV show Viraasat in 2006. She also participated in the reality dance show Zara Nachke Dikha 2 as the girls' team captain in 2010. Ghosh appeared on a daily soap after a leap of six years i.e. after Viraasat, she made her comeback on the TV show Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara{{Cite web |title=Sangeeta Ghosh on a learning spree |work=The Times of India |date=24 September 2013 |access-date=23 June 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Sangeeta-Ghosh-Sulbha-Deshpande-Marathi/articleshow/22999860.cms}}{{Cite news |title=Amitabh Bachchan proposes to Sangeeta Ghosh |last=Agarwal |first=Stuti |work=The Times of India |access-date=23 June 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Amitabh-Bachchan-proposes-to-Sangeeta-Ghosh/articleshow/23914012.cms |date=11 January 2017}} as Sanchi opposite actor Ruslaan Mumtaz on 15 August 2013. The show was praised for its fresh and unique concepts and Ghosh received wider appreciation for her chemistry with Mumtaz. The show ended in mid 2014.{{Cite news |title=I won't mind kissing Sangeeta Ghosh: Ruslaan Mumtaz |last=Agarwal |first=Stuti |work=The Times of India |date=25 August 2013 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-wont-mind-kissing-Sangeeta-Ghosh-Ruslaan-Mumtaz/articleshow/22092347.cms |access-date=23 June 2016}} She then appeared in the second season of the daily soap Parvarrish.{{Cite news |title=Heres why Sangeeta Ghosh said yes to finite series Parvarrish |last=Shrivastava |first=Vipra |work=India Today |date=30 November 2015 |access-date=23 June 2016 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/heres-why-sangeeta-ghosh-said-yes-to-finite-series-parvarrish-season-2-sony-tv/1/534644.html}} She also played the antagonist role of Sudha in Star Plus's thriller series Rishton Ka Chakravyuh. In February 2019, she was seen portraying Sachini, the antagonist in the TV show Divya Drishti. Her performance as Sachini received wider appreciation and the show was a commercial success. The show ended after a year long run in February 2020.{{cite news |title=Sangita Ghosh: I have done everything on TV that a heroine gets to do in a film |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/sangita-ghosh-plays-a-witch-star-plus-divya-drishti-5668786/ |access-date=4 February 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 April 2019}}
Personal life
In her early years, Ghosh also studied in Airport High School of Mumbai. Ghosh married polo player Rajvi Shailendra Singh Rathore of Jaipur in a private ceremony in 2011.{{cite web |last1=Merani |first1=Anil |title=Sangita Ghosh: My husband and I are still in the lovey-dovey phase of marriage |url=http://www.spotboye.com/television/tv-interviews/sangita-ghosh-my-husband-and-i-are-still-in-the-lovey-dovey-phase-of-marriage/57136420032ee7bc21f3866c |website=Spotboye |access-date=22 June 2016 |date=17 April 2016}} In July 2022, Ghosh revealed that she and her husband were parents to a daughter. However she and her husband decided not to reveal the news as the baby was born premature and was in NICU for about 15 days. She further revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage in 2015 and it was devastating for her to lose her first child. The couple had named their daughter, Devi.{{Cite news |title=I missed acting: TV actress Sangeeta Ghosh |agency=Press Trust of India |work=Business Standard |date=7 August 2013 |access-date=23 June 2016 |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/i-missed-acting-tv-actress-sangeeta-ghosh-113080701254_1.html}}{{Cite web |title=Nothing is wrong with my married life: Sangeeta Ghosh |last=Sinha |first=Seema |work=The Times of India |date=21 October 2012 |access-date=23 June 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Nothing-is-wrong-with-my-married-life-Sangeeta-Ghosh/articleshow/16890621.cms}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Show !Role !Notes | |||
| 2008 | Rainbow | Herself | Special appearance in a song "Sala Sala Sala" |
Television
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Show !Role !Notes |
| 1986
| Hum Hindustani | — | |
| 1995–96
| Kurukshetra | — | |
| 1997
| Ajeeb Dastan | — | |
| 1997
| rowspan="3" | Saturday Suspense | Dolly / Fake Anita Rana | Episodic role (Episode 11) |
| 1998
| Episode 40 | Episodic role |
| 1998
| Episode 90 | Episodic role |
| 1996–1999
| Daraar | — | |
| 2000
| Khushi | — | |
| 2000
| Adhikar | Saba | Supporting role |
| 2000
| Thriller At 10 | Advocate Shruti Vikas Malhotra | Episodic role (episodes 141 and 145) |
| rowspan="3" | 2000–2001
| rowspan="3" | Rishtey | Jyoti | Episodic role; ("Saal Mubarak" - Episode 42) |
| Parul
|("Jhoota Sach" - Episode 99 - 6 February 2000) |
| Vinati
|("Rang" - Episode 151 - 8 March 2001) |
| 2000 - 2002
| Muskaan Malik | Lead role |
| 2001–2005
| rowspan = "2" | Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand | Parminder (Pammi) Singh Kent |
| 2004–2005
| Mahi Malik (Gungun) | |
| 2003
| Maya Siddharth Nath / Meera's reincarnation | Lead role |
| 2004
| — | Lead role |
| 2005
| rowspan="2" | Host |
| 2006 |
| 2005–2006
| Veera | Lead role |
| 2006–2007
| Viraasat | Priyanka Kharbanda / Priyanka Rahul Lamba | Lead role |
| rowspan = "2" | 2007
| rowspan = "2" | Doli Saja Ke | Aditi Chaitanya Shekhawat | Cameo role |
| Neha
| Negative role |
| 2010
| Contestant | (Girls' team captain)Reality Show{{cite news |title=Dancing for a cause |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/dancing-for-a-cause/articleshow/6063215.cms |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=29 June 2010 |language=en}} |
| 2013–2014
| Sanchi Prabhu / Sanchi Dhruv Goyal | Lead role |
| 2015–2016
| Surinder (Suri) Kulvinder Khurrana | Lead role |
| 2017–2018
| Sudha |
| 2019
| Bhram | Durga | Web series released on ZEE5 |
| 2019–2020
| Pisachini |
| rowspan = "2" | 2022
| rowspan = "2" | Swaran Ghar | Swaran Kanwaljeet Bedi / Swaran Ajeet Lamba | Lead role |
| Chandni
| Cameo role |
| 2024–2025
| Saroj | Negative Role |
Awards
=Won=
- ITA Award for Best Anchor - Music & Film Based Show
- Indian Television Academy Award for Best Onscreen Couple (2013) - Ruslaan Mumtaz & Sangita Ghosh{{cite web |url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/ita-awards-2013-winners-indian-television-academy-awards/ |title=ITA Awards 2013 Winners: Indian Television Academy Awards |publisher=Indicine |year=2013 |access-date=23 June 2016}}
=Nominated=
- Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role,
- Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Indian Telly Award for Best Anchor
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|1922391|Sangeeta Ghosh}}
- {{Bollywood Hungama person|sangeeta-ghosh|Sangeeta Ghosh}}
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Category:Female models from Madhya Pradesh
Category:Indian television actresses
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Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema