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Sugandha Garg

Sugandha Garg is an Indian actress, singer and television host.[2] She was last seen in Indian web series Guilty Minds.

Sugandha Garg
Portrait picture of Sugandha Garg at Aarakshan movie media preview. Her brunette hair is loose over her shoulders and she is wearing black rimmed 'Clark Kent' style glasses.
Sugandha Garg in 2012
Born
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Other namesSugandha Ram
Occupation(s)Actress, TV Host, Singer, Director, Photographer
Years active2008–2023
Spouse
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(m. 2006; div. 2018)​
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Career

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Garg appeared as Shaleen in the film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008).[3][4]She played the role of the best friend to Gayatri Patel in the movie Let's Dance, released on 19 June 2009, and appeared as a student reporter in My Name Is Khan. She has played a major role of Zoya the makeup artist in Tere Bin Laden, released on 16 July 2010. She also worked as a call center employee in the British comedy Mumbai Calling (7 epi) in 2009. In 2012 the actress was seen in film Patang.

Her upcoming films include Santosh Sivan's Ceylon, Shefali Bushan's Jugni, the sequel of Tere Bin Laden and Manu Warrier's Coffee Bloom.[5] In Ceylon (Inam in Tamil), she has played the role of a Sri Lankan refugee.[6] About her performance in the film, Sivan stated that "nobody could have done what she has done here".[7][8][9]

Garg has worked in television and hosted several shows and has been linked to many television personalities. She first hosted the show Haath Se Haath Mila for BBC when she was 18.[10] She later hosted the shows Whats with Indian men along with Indrani Dasgupta[11] and Season 2 of It happens only in India on Fox Traveller.[12] She has also performed in theatre plays I Have Gone Marking and Sometimes.[13] She performed the Assamese song "Tokari" with Papon in Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 2.

She played the role of lead Sushmita Sen's characters best friend in Aarya (TV series) as Hina Khan.[14] She is also Sangram's love interest in the series and Jeet's mother.[15][16]

Personal life

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Garg with her ex-husband Raghu Ram at The Antiquity-Club Fusion in 2012

Garg graduated from Maitreyi College, Delhi University.[17] Garg married Raghu Ram, a television producer and MTV Reality Show Host in 2006.[18] They have been officially divorced as on 30 January 2018.[19][20][21]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Role Notes
2008 Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Shaleen
2009 Let's Dance Anoushka
2009 Mumbai Calling TV series
2010 My Name Is Khan Komal (reporter)
2010 Tere Bin Laden Zoya Khan
2011 Patang Priya
2014 Ceylon Rajini Named : Inam in Tamil / Bilingual film (English, Tamil)
2015 Coffee Bloom Anika
2016 Tere Bin Laden 2 Zoya Khan
2016 Jugni Vibhavari

Web series

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Year Series Role Language Platform Notes
2020–present Aarya Hina Khan Hindi Disney+ Hotstar
2021 Guilty Minds Vandana Kathpalia Hindi Amazon Prime Video [22]

TV

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Year Series Role Language Notes
2003 Haath Se Haath Mila Co-host (Along with Sameer Kocchar) English For Doordarshan [23][9]
2011 What's With Indian Men Co-host (Along with Indrani Dasgupta) English FOX History & Traveller's original series [24]


Discography

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Year Title Band/Solo Co-singer Lyrics
2012 Tokari Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2 Papon[25]
2022 Ghalib Single Sugandha Garg[26]
2022 Sawal Single Sugandha Garg[27]
2023 Mazzaak Single Sugandha Garg

References

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  1. ^ Chaurasia, Ankita (6 January 2016). "Reason behind Raghu Ram-Sugandha Garg's divorce revealed". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. ^ "What's With Indian Men?". Women's Web. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na Theatrical Release". Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  4. ^ "When Theatre Met Television: 5 Bollywood Actors Who Found Their Love On TV". HerZindagi English. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ "'It's MyTime'". Hindustan Times. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Supporting actors turn heroes in Tamil films". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  7. ^ Sudhish Kamath (16 November 2013). "A special point of view". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. ^ "In conflict zone". The Hindu. 27 March 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b Yolande D'Mello (6 April 2014). "Reluctant diva". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  10. ^ "My next is an international film: Sugandha". The Times of India. 18 December 2010.
  11. ^ "What's With Indian Men?". Women's Web. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Girl on the Go - Indian Express". The Indian Express. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  13. ^ "A playful weekend in Kolkata". The Times of India. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  14. ^ IANS, IANS. "Maya Sarao loved her character's 'no-nonsense attitude' in 'Aarya 3'". ianslive.in. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  15. ^ Srivastava, Soumya. "Aarya 2: Sushmita Sen finally breaks bad, but takes 7 long, boring episodes to get there".
  16. ^ Sharma, Suparna (28 June 2020). "Aarya review | Yes, women’s heads and feet turn in rage". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  17. ^ "I will always be a Delhi girl, says Sugandha Garg | NDTV Movies.com". Movies.ndtv.com. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  18. ^ Ghosh, Debasmita (4 May 2012). "Sugandha wants to act with Raghu". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Break In marriage". 5 January 2016.
  20. ^ "Sugandha Garg, Raghu Ram Are 'Still Each Other's Support System'". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  21. ^ Correspondent, HT (30 January 2018). "Raghu Ram-Sugandha Garg end their marriage, announce their 'divorce goals'". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  22. ^ Desai, Rahul (25 April 2023). "Guilty Minds, On Amazon Prime Video, Breaks The Echo Chamber And Raises The Bar". filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  23. ^ "6 TV Actors Who Should Act In More Bollywood Films As They Have Insane Talent". MensXP. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  24. ^ archive, From our online (16 May 2012). "The mind of the Indian man". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  25. ^ "10 of the Biggest Hits of Coke Studio India". news18.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  26. ^ India, Rolling Stone (22 September 2022). "#RSDailyMusic: Here's What We're Listening to Today". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  27. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (4 July 2023). "15 Years of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na EXCLUSIVE: Sugandha Garg admits that her character Shaleen was gay: "Girls, who are trying to figure out their sexual preferences, always, come up to me. They say, 'I have a question. Was Shaleen gay?'" 15: Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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